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Hello CRC's - I've read what they are - but how do you work around them? This is the first time I have seen this error. Here is what happened: I was trying to burn a CD and in the process - the burner or software (ASHAMPOO BURNING STUDIO) got …

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my friends computer got infected with the Internet Security 2010 virus and when i when to try to remove it the virus put the computer into a log in\off loop once i fixed that the desktop freezes and the virus has disabled task manager. the cursor is the I beam …

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Hi, Im kinda new here and Im hoping someone could help me. My problem is that whenever I startup my machine I'm getting Limited or no connectivity. After a while of tinkering with the modem and the cables and stuff and doing commands (ipconfig/release/flushdns/renew, netsh int ip reset/winsock reset) turning …

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Heres one for ya! I made the mistake of letting someone sit at my pc while they where spending the weekend here with our family, and after almost 3 years of good pc health, yep, I got one. Pretty smart one to, undetected by all the major spyware, and virus …

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hi, I am experiencing a strange problem , when I trace from Start->Programs->accessories->Entertainment, at the entertainment tag I find that it empty and also I cant find two programs viz. paintbrush and calculator.any help will be appreciated and thanks in advance.

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I have read all of the posts thus far with similar issues. Mine is different in that the clicking is constant (several per second) . I have a gateway desktop running xp pro sp3. I logged on the other day, and tried to open a browser window, and it opened …

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Windows won't load at all kept going back to OES startup,now the system won't let me go in to safe mode. Changed boot order in BIOS now I can't access anything and the Caps,Number,and Scroll Locks are flashing on the keyboard now. What can I do?Pleas any help is useful …

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I use xp pro. Idistribute an educational PDF with sound embedded. Some recipients tell me they can't get any sound. They click onthe links on various pages of the document and nothing happens. Sometimes I get sound and sometimes I do not even on my own PC. I am at …

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Is it necessary to have all versions of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1,SP2. Framework 3.0, and Framework 3.5 SP1 installed at once, or can I get rid of them to free up some space using just 3.5 since it's newest? Seems like alot of memory usage that I could use. …

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ok i turn on my computer and it goes through everything that it normallly does and after it gets to the windows xp screen and shows the bar on the bottom loading it just restarts again and again. does anybody know why this could be happening or has some things …

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my computor freezes on start up and does not recconize CD drive and I would like to do a XP repair installation...I tried a new power supply and that was not the problem...sometimes I can get to Windows sometimes it locks up before boot is compleate ..when it locks up …

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I have used Outlook Express for many years and am happy with BUT >>>> I do not understand the advantages or disadvantages of Synchronizing accounts >>> Lay-mans terms please techies ! Many thanks in anticipation :-/

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Have an HP Pavilion with Pent 4 processor (3-4 years old). I recently got some nasty spyware (Anti Virus Live) which took over my PC. I restarted in Safe Mode with Networking, I then tried to do a System Restore. Now when I restart the computer normally, after the Windows …

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hi reinstalled xp pro,now there is no lan icon in My Network Places folder or My Network Connections,any help appreciated,thanks

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Alright, Got my new build up and running finally. Installed Windows 7 pro, installed the VGA drivers and the mobo utilities. Not connected to the internet with it at this point, but Im not real concerned about that yet. I have a spare G adapter, just want to get the …

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my computer has been running slow and iexplore.exe is close to 100% at times, especially when changing pages, when cpu usuage is near 100% i get spikes in networking usuage. how can i fix this problem? any help appreciated

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I ran malwarebytes this morning and it found a few spyware programs and removed them. I do this regularly with no issues. After the computer restarted I cannot access any websites. I could before the reboot. The computer is connected to the router at 54mbps. My IP is 192.168.1.31, subnet …

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Hi, I'm not really sure if I'm posting this in the right place - I've only just joined so please forgive mee!!! I started up my laptop the other day which is windows xp service pack 2, and when I logged in to windows this cmd.exe black screen thing came …

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I've been trying to reinstall windows. I started reformatting my hard drive as part of this process using the manufacturer reinstallation cd. The format stops at 89% and just sits there. No error messages. I have all my data backed up on an external hard drive but I am unsure …

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I am working on my first build and I am getting no display when powered up. I have checked all connections, there is no power connector on the GPU, onboard graphics are not present on this board, and the cooling fan on the GPU works when I try to power …

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I open my computer, access to a drive then it shows many folders viewed as tile, then I change to list and I click on a folder and click back. It still show view as tile. My question is: how to control the view as list when I move forward …

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Hi: I am new to this. I have windows XP. I download a file and it will not open. When I double click on it, nothing happens. I use Mozilla Firefox as my browser.

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I've tried the microsoft's way which was [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545[/url] but i was stuck when i got to copy c:\windows\system32\config\system because it said "the system cannot find the file specified" then i tried the fixboot and fixmbr and it still didn't work. Is there any other way besides formatting? -EDIT- Nevermind, I …

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I have gotten myself into a mess with this one. My friends XP Pro computer locked up solid on a windows update. The only solution that seemed open to me was to do an XP repair install which I did. I think the machine had XP3 on it but I …

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Hello all, my computer has been freezing badly for a few weeks already. The freeze is random from bootup to windows inside. However, my computer has gotten worse but im fixing it now(long story ill skip ) , now problem is it is very annoying it frequentsly freeze up at …

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Hello after i changed my laptop fan, i started receiving this message everytime i try to turn on the WifI: Driver IRQL not less or equal to error and i also get this tech.inf : *** STOP: 0x0000000A (0xFF1711F2,0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x804D9B64) can anyone tell me what to do???

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First allow me to explain, I was simply in the process of cleaning out my old PC. I was using a can of compressed air to blow out the accumulation of dust from within. Once done, I made sure all plugs were snuggly in place, and closed up my PC. …

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EU's computer boots to XP, gets to the desktop, and keyboard and mouse stop functioning. Same story Safe Mode, and Last Known Good. Tried different Keyboard/Mouse. No PS/2 connectors. Found a XP Pro disk - it wouldn't repair (couldn't see) the XP Home install, but I loaded a new windows …

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Using Masm 4.0 at Dos prompt with a legitimate .asm File from a well-known Author, while linking the Libraries, the error Message... "Can't find Doscalls.lib" appears. Haven't had this Message before, although this Author's .asm Files (Directives?) start differently from the usual layouts with Masm. Have surfed the Net but …

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I have a question, couple of years ago, I had a system failure and windows tech support help me fix it but had me do a lot of registry entries in windows recovery console. What ended up for the fix was he had me actually put the boot files on …

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