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I bought a new hard drive, and i was trying to install WIndows XP pro, and when it finishes formatting the patition, it starts to copy files to the hard drive, and like when is like 43%, it says it cant copy a hid.dll file, etc... and i dont know …

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WIN $ 50 - CHALLENGE TO TECHIES Respected computer techies and dear friends, I am confronted with a baffling problem and it appears that only a computer guru can solve it with his knowledge, expereience and skills. Here goes the problem: I have one SATA seagate HDD 160 GB having …

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Hi there i have a Dimension 2300 that my brother got and im haveing some really problems with installing Windows XP SP2 Now i have tryed with about 3 different hard drives and then tried a 40GB then i was able to install Windows 98 but i want the Windows …

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Dns in particular is a huge topic and in Windows 2003 the possibilities are almost endless - conditional forwarding, AD partitions, secondary zones, stub zones, integrating with Bind, zone transfers, AD replication, secure updates, troubleshooting tools, DHCP's role, root hints, internet name resolution, etc. One needs to know how to …

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Hi there, We are installing Windows XP on a brand new SATA RAID system with the HDs being 200 GB & windows is having problems in the final stage of install. We get the blue screen of death. It says there is something wrong w/ the HDs. HELP! LOL Thanks …

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I have bought XP Professional and when I try and upgrade my Home Edition PC it says that the version is newer than the one I am trying to install. I have uninstalled all the hotfixes and patched that I can but there are still 5 or 6 left which …

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OK, so I'm just about ready to tackle the dreaded reinstall of the O/S on my chronically disfunctional P3 650 that currently has Win98se installed. I've been reassured by good folks like you that this is the way to go. I have a Microsoft version of Win98se and I also …

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Hello and greetings I have a computer using XP as the operating system and with SP 2 installed. I recently had a bad virus infection that thanks to the help from this website was able to remove and I am very grateful as the commercial virus removal programs couldnt help …

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Hi all, I am a computer enthusiast and I assemble my own PCs. I wanted to know how to brand the PC with custom System Manufacturer and System Model settings. I am aware of the OEMINFO.ini file but that only changes information in the Computer properties page when you right-click …

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The issue is occuring on my other house computer which runs on windows 2000. When i tried to start the computer up it would open to the windows page, however i could not click on any desktop item. I also could not open the start menu. When i did ctrl-alt-delete …

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I'm running Windows XP Whenever I boot or restart my computer I get the following message: nwiz.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Error Signature: AppName: nwiz.exe AppVer: 6.13.10.3190 ModName: nview.dll ModVer: 6.13.10.3190 Offset: 00002429 Files included in this error report: C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\1e58_appcompat.txt …

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I've got Windows Xp which i recently reinstalled. For about the first week the drives were reading now when i put in any DVD/CD i get an error saying: [U]the disk is not formatted or it is corrupted and windows cant read them.[/U] when all the disks i put in …

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My computer crashed with the message: Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE I tried the "last known configuration" by pressing F8--to no avail. So, I tried this in the recovery console: md tmp copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak …

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I cannot open my task manager at all. Ive ran my spyware, my virus scanner, ive tried evertthing i know to no avail. any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you

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bought a new PC with WinXP, have another hard drive with Win98 I installed in this box on a seperate hard drive, Is there any way I can put both drives in ths tower and make it a dual boot system? I would prefer to keep both operating systems on …

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Could someone please tell me how to delete this folder? The folder is on the desktop and when I try to delete it, it always give me the error message, "Cannot delete CA8V1BIM.: cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name." This message …

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New computer...need info from old computer. Old computer isn't connected to internet, and I cannot even get the mouse and keyboard to work. Can I go directly from one modem to another to get the info? Do I need an adapter?Card? Professional help??? If anyone can walk me through this... …

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Hi, I'm not increadibly computer savvy, but I've thrown together a couple Windows machines before and never had this happen. In short, I installed a new HD. Installed Windows XP Home, and the DSL software. Got on the internet with no problems and started installing all the XP updates that …

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Ok i'm running windows xp, and when i try to the task manager it immiedently closes, the application freezes when i try to open add/remove programs, and autorun for cds doesn't work, and moreover the applications freeze when i try to open internet links from windows not within the web …

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Ok the new Firefox web browser, 1.07 is ready for update/download. Have you seen lately the red circle under the restore button (left of the close window), well double click on it and itll install the new Firefox browser

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I can trun off the 'Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the ALt key' feature using the WAPI like this (Delphi) [B] ul := true; systemparametersinfo(SPI_SETKEYBOARDCUES,0,@ul,SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE + SPIF_SENDCHANGE);[/B] But I can't reverse the effect by using [B] ul := false; systemparametersinfo(SPI_SETKEYBOARDCUES,0,@ul,SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE + SPIF_SENDCHANGE);[/B] Can anyone tell me …

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Still froze after all of that. I realize that after it freezes I restart my comp put it in Safe Mode and run lavasoft and spybot. The spybot comes up with nothing, But the Lavasoft comes up with 5 MRU List things all the time it says that they are …

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I have a problem starting Windows own Help and Support. When I go to the start menu and choose Help and Support I get an error message saying that the application can not open because a system service is not running. When I try to activate the help and support …

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Hey I am new to the forum and ya all seem pretty helpful. My computer keeps freezing for no reason when I play FFXI I got an NVIDIA Geforce FX 5200 updated with the newest drivers. Running Windows XP with Service pack 2, DirectX 9 is installed and have 30 …

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I have two hard drives: 80 GB with Windows XP installed and 20GB. I took off my 80 GB hard drive and let only 20GB plugged in(I didn't want to mess with my Windows XP system). I then repartitioned the 20GB hard drive and installed Windows 2003 server on it. …

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Don't know if this is the right place to post - please move if not. I just bought a laptop and wanted to transfer all my files from my old desktop (windows 95 version). The laptop does not have a floppy and to be honest I don't want to use …

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Well, after two unslept nights, I am finally here, finally turning to someone else so maybe I feel less stupid on finding this pc's problem. Machine Config: COMPAQ 5WV296 5000 Series (I know it is old, guys...) - AMD Athlon 1Ghz - 768Mb RAM - 30Gb HD - Dvd-ROM - …

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Hi All. I was wondering if someone could help me.I added 2 Gigs of Ram to my system. Which should have brought me up to 4 Gigs. However when I run dxdiag or Belarc it tells me all 4 sockets are present 1024 x 4 but the total only comes …

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Hey guys and gals, just ofund this place and from reading alot on here, sounds like I may have found the right people to help me out. I'm running winnt and had a bad case of trojan the other day. Actually still do have it. I run semantac virus scan …

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Hi, 294 exam is not very difficult. Take your time and read the questions and answers carefully. I had already MCSA certification and for upgrade to MCSE needs 70-293 and 70-294 and a design exam (70-297 or 70-298). Microsoft training kit is best for all microsoft exam. Beside this i …

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