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Hi guys, I've been fighting this bug and could use some help. Windows XP SP3 and I've lost the desktop. Not just icons, etc. No desktop at all. I can run from Task Manager and this is my second machine so I can do most anything I need for the …

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I accidently ( means I didn't know what I was doing) deleted stuff yesterday, and now am unable to boot up system.Whenever I try, it goes to safemode, which then tells me" registration/configuration error- Run SCANREG to correct". But then nothing happens and all I have is a gray screen …

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Ladies and Gents, I would appreciate your help solving a problem with an XP laptop I have been asked to clean up. It was riddled with Malware and Spyware including various fake scanners asking the user to upgrade to pro. I have been running malwarebytes and avg 2011 on it, …

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I can't do it through the normal way because it's been locked out by administration (I'm at school). I'm just trying to add the Python installation.

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Can anyone help with possible whistler@mbr. I am an experienced it professional and no stranger to malware removal of all types, in fact I am generally quite expert in this field, but this one has me stumped.# I am running W7 ultimate Avast detected Whistler@mbr on my system however there …

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I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 desktop machine, built in 2001. User upgraded to Vista SP2 some time ago. The machine is a Pentium 4 running at 2.4ghz; 1GB RAM. Problem is, when it starts up normally, it will load the desktop and run for about 1 minute...then I get …

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I have HP Pavilion dv6516tx Entertainment Notebook PC. It came with vista premium. Now i want to install Window 7 on it. Could any one guide in How to take backup of hardware drivers ie the hardware which are in NoteBook?

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I have Windows 7 OS in my HP laptop.I bought it before about 1 year.I still didn't created the recovery discs.Actually i tried to do it.One of my friend who has done it(but in Windows Vista,not in 7),told me that i just need 4-5 DVDs to do that.But when i …

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Hi I have a new HP G62-b24eo laptop that I just started using this Friday, and I get several bsod every day. What comes up on the screen is "IRQL Driver not less or equal" and further down "tcpip.sys." I'm trying to find out if this is a problem that …

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I have an SBS 2008 server that is configured with JBOD and would like to set it up to Raid 1. The thought of building the server from the ground up again doesnt really appeal to me as the server is now business critical. Ive thought of ghosting an image …

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Hi. I hope question fits in this section. I am looking to buy a laptop. Going to use it for studies and work. Specs I'm looking for are: [LIST] [*]procesor: core 2 due up to cheapest i3 [*]RAM: 3-4 GB DDR3 [*]HDD: 320 GB or more [*]videocard: doesn't really play …

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i need a complete map as to how to use the controlo panel on my pavilion dv7 i-5 460m , windows 7 home proffesional , enternet explorer 8 , i need my 1987 start button back and i need my computer to do one thing at a time and quit …

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Hi I have a Triple boot system XP, Vsta and Win7, but due to somehow Virus or Trojan on Vsta, I want to take that drive out and replace with a new harddrive. The Vsta HD is a 2nd drive so I not worried about the data, which I can …

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Xp Machine is very slow to boot. I notice that MsMpEng.exe is using up a huge amount of memory during start up process. It goes from about 150,000k to 15,000k. When it reaches the lower figure - which takes some time - things then start to make progress. Also, I …

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Whenever I attempt startup, I receive this message: We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this. If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, choose Last Known …

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I'm currently running on a Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 and my CD-Drive doesn't seem to close itself. It will open on it's own, most of the time, but when it does do that it won't close itself. But that's not my main concern. My …

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[B]Hi Everybody I want to uninstall Fedora8 from my PC as it has Windows7 and its creating some problem, so let me know how to uninstall Fedora 8 from my PC as it is quite different from XP. Thank you Aditya SNIP

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i was wondering if its posiable to put windows media center on vista home basic???? Kevinkc14!!

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I want anything pasted in desktop automatically copied to another folder in next drive. Is it POSSIBLE?

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I have a small network of about 6 computers. For some reason yesterday when a client terminal logs off the entire network freezes and does not recover. It has happened 3 times since then. Initially I logged USERENV 1058 and 1030. I searched Microsoft and made a correction in the …

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Hi, I run a Lenovo PC with Windows XP. Lately, it's been doing some funky things. It's hard to define, so I will give a couple of examples. When clicking on bookmarks, I usually have to click and hold the mouse to get it to get to the bookmark. Or …

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Hi everyone, hoping I can find someone that can help. Recently my computer's background changed to a blue screen with a message saying "Warning! Spyware detected." Since the computer wasn't used much I failed to update any antivirus software and let it lapse. Now I can't even get on the …

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I (hopefully) can get the normal file displays to show in LIST mode but I see no way to get [I]Save File[/I] or [I]Open File[/I] lists out of Details mode. Any ideas?

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I have just downloaded William Hill poker software but when i run it there seems to be a lot of issues. My mouse arrow and loading icon vibrate so not able to navigate the site. When i click to exit the whole thing freezes. I troubleshoot and get message incompatible …

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Hello friends, I am having a trouble with dosbox 0.72. I opened turbo c++ using dosbox and tried a program. But it throws an error 'unable to create hello.obj'. my program [CODE]#include<iostream.h> #include<conio.h> void main() { cout<<"hello"; }[/CODE] I gave this while opening turbo c++ in dosbox... Z:\>mount c d:\turboc3\ …

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Hi all, I have done some googling and just can't seem to find the information I am looking for so I thought I'd post here. What I would like to be able to do is modify the graphical content of the taskbar of Windows 7. I have a Lenovo laptop …

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Hey there. You know that little folder on the left hand side at the bottom next to the windows icon? You know that folder that when you minimize windows, it minimizes to that folder? Welll, i managed to unpin that folder so now it is GoNE... And i have NO …

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I have somehow contracted the search engine redirect virus. I have tried various remedies I've found online and nothing has worked. Here's my HiJackThis log file. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:38:09 AM, on 2/9/2011 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT …

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My sister has a problem with her laptop: whenever a menu/folder is opened there is mad scrolling through all the entries which you can't stop. This is driving her crazy because you can't run anything effectively without restarting the computer several times. Adaware, spybot, macafee and a few other malware …

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my co-worker has infected your computer @ work...I have been able to get into the divice manager and find out that there is 5 viruses..when I turn on the comp, all I get is the wallpaper, no shortcuts, no tool bar @ the bottom...nothing. I tried to download another anti-virus …

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