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hi my laptop keeps crashing it doesnt happen with any particular program but when it crashes and i restart it comes up with os not found. running windows xp home sp2. please help. thanks james

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Hey guys I hope you can give me a little bit of help with this one because I'm miffed. Ive been trying to reformat windows xp pro. I put the disk in my dvd drive, set boot from CD first priority in my BIOS, restart, then watch as it hangs …

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The last thing I can remember doing before this current problem occured was running spybot. I ran the program and removed the suspect files. Now when my computer sits idle over night, when I try to use it in the morning, everything except outlook express is hung. When I hit …

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my isp has changed my speed from 384/128-512/128.I have a speedtouch 530 modum and it is showing new speed ,also local area connection status speed is 512.but all the speed tests I have done still show the old speed.Do i need to reset somthing. Thank You.

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My computer is very slow working i have PIV(2.8), 256 MB OS Win XP Pro. & in task Manager CPU Usage Shows 100%.

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OK I noticed this just today which is really annoying. I tried to view some streaming videos earlier and I noticed that instead of the site using my updated WMP, it used the Classic version which I have no idea how this happened because I never changed any settings. And …

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I'm fairly new to building systems, but I'm working on a HTPC and have run into an O/S issue. Brief details: - I'm working with a brand new mother board/ & CPU. - Unable to boot into OS, even in safe modes. As a result, I can't generate a boot …

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have a new hard drive, no os on it . have xp media edition, win 98 2nd ed, disc for board drivers, ect but don't how to start. Have access to win xp home, another computer. This computer has Vlos 1.1 on one hard drive and 2nd is blank........ boot …

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ok iv got a 250gb externalHDD hooked up to my computer via firewire. now very so often when im reading writing alot it happins "delayed Write failed F:\M$Sf (or somthing like that) any way i was just wondering dose anyone here have a solution. My computer Specs Are Attached

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"Error 1606. Could not access network location <Common Administrative Tools>.AllUsers\." This happens almost everytime I try to install something thus preventing me from installing anything. Recently my spyware program messed up so I was forced to uninstall it now I can't get it to reinstall due to this error... until …

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Have XP When trying to access MSN I get message"Your gateway appears to be offline" Other sites I get " Invalid syntax error" or "cannot find server" My original problem was on another thread: [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?&p=210082#post210082"]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?&p=210082#post210082[/URL] Did all as advised except downloading SP2 as I cannot back up date at this …

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Hi all, On site, we use a web proxy/cache box, which is supposed to authenticate users (via LDAP queries) against one of our Win2K3 AD servers. How would I log the receipt of and response to these LDAP queries on the server? Basically I need to check to see that …

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Help anyone. I have lost my password to signon my computer. I cannot sign on as administrator either to reset my password. I am completely lost without this pc, it has all the files and information on it. Can anyone help me get this solved? :confused: Thanks Daniella

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I'm looking for a cheep portable hard drive with about 40-60 GB for a notebook with Windows XP SP2. Any good thoughts as to where I could get one? ares

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Need some help....Reloaded windows XP home edition on Dell 2400 PC. All seems to be working great except under Device Manager, (Other Devices) I have a Yellow question mark by Ethernet Controller "which I disabled" and a yellow ? by SM Bus Controller which I do not have an idea …

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I have determined that my computer has a virus which is preventing Windows XP Pro from starting up. To rid this problem i was going to format my HDD and start a fresh, but before i do this i want to extract some irreplacable files from my HDD. Is there …

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alright. I'm getting that error when I try to load up my computer, and I don't know how to fix it. Once it finishes checking the drive for consistency, it just sits there...and just sits...leaving that screen up...never moving. it's really annoying.. I actually sat and clicked around blindly with …

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Everytime I start Window's I get this message "You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Window's starts. The System Configuration Utitlity is currently in Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time Window's starts. …

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Just wondering if there is some sort of limitation on the sound output in remote desktop. My comp at home has a sound that will support a 4 speaker sound setup. At my friends house, they have the exact same card setup with the surround sound. and it works... its …

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I cannot get my machine to reboot into safe mode. I am running XP and upon restart, I should be able to press F8 at the manufacturer's (Dell) splash screen to enter Safe mode. Ain't happenin'. I need to get into safe mode to use BlackICE's uninstaller to remove this …

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I have a fresh installation of Win XPMC. I originally was setting up an ftp server on my computer when i realized the problem. But now I realize that I cannot connect to any ftp server. Here's what i have and what i've done: [LIST] [*]Win XP with Norton IS …

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Hello, I tried to access my folder which includes various text documents of my job but the folder won't open. I did Disk Defragment but it still won't work. I also tried to delete this folder cause at least I would control these files from the recycle bin and the …

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Im am fairly new in here and still learning alot about computers. I am a VP for a small company and more and more I find myself handling our computer problems. Im an intemidiate in computer problem solving so far. Recently I had a Sony Vaio motherboard go out on …

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Hi.. Iv'e got this realy annoying error,, as soon as I start up mij PC it says Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error! Program: C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/SPOPSETU.EXE This program has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Pleas contact .. blablabla I don't know what it means :-| …

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I HAVE XP INSTALLED, BUT i WANT TO BUY SOFTWARE NEEDED TO INSTALL 95. I HAVE old games that will not work even with compatability (i tried). So how can I install 95, just buy the software and it will do it itself? Please help, Thank you :confused:

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Just tryin to open a floppy and got this message: [B]This disk was compressed using DriveSpace 3, which requires Windows 95.[/B] [B]To use this disk, you must first mount it. To mount it:[/B] [B] 1. Run DriveSpace by choosing Run from the Windows 95 Start menu, and then typing DRVSPACE.[/B] …

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I recently updated my ATI Display Driver and all the stuff on my screen shrank. Well, it was like this the first time I bought the computer. But it grew after awhile and after I fixed a driver problem(ati2dvag.dll). The res is 1680x1050 and the stuff is set to 120Dpi. …

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I am a former user of music match but now full time WM10 user. I figure if it can play music and my videos then I'll learn to like it. One of the best things MM had to offer though was the smart splitting when you are burning cd's. It …

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I recently visited a website and pop-ups came up on my computer. I installed a pop-up blocker then ran Ad-Aware. The next time I started my computer it opened up Common file or window and has continued to do so. I checked the start-up folder and it is empty. I …

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I am running tech support for a software company with a particular program that uses an Internet connection to register itself and must be registered to run. I have recently encountered a problem with a number of different users who are unable to register their copy of our software, as …

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