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Friends computer. Cannot boot into vista. Tried using reinstall discs. Will not reinstall. I get a D:/sources/install.wim(or win)?? error. Help. I have really no other knowledge on how to reinstall this visita on this computer. The computer is a toshiba satellite A206. Also tried to get to recovery software by …

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my dvd/cd rw driver all of a sudden started messing up.. ive done system restore..everything i can think of..im not computer stupid and i have been looking at alot of forums trying..and still nothing. It doesnt detect my driver at all..it says cd drive in the device manager but it …

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Latley I figured I would try using Windows DVD Maker to burn DVDs, versus using the super basic version of Roxio that came with my PC. I like the varitety of menu styles and features it has (for a freebie), but the encoding process before burning is extremely slow. To …

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I'm still looking into why I keep getting redirected to paid ads sites when clicking on Google search page links. When clicking a link from the results page for any sites listed in those results, I find it strange that the first time I click it it redirects to an …

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Hi there, i have an irritating problem with a number (less than 15%) of my users. I have just replaced my file and print server and some users are getting 'Access Denied' when they attempt to access on of 4 mapped drives. They can access the other mapped drives (different …

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hi, we are currently adding one file server that will be running ws2008 standard, there will be 40 users that will be connected to that server, since we will only be purchasing one server license w 5 CALs included, is it still possible to make wksations connect to that server …

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Hello all. I'm trying to compile a socket program in DevC++ but everytime I do it I get a lot of linker errors like these: [CODE] [Linker error] undefined reference to `WSAStartup@8' [Linker error] undefined reference to `htons@4' [Linker error] undefined reference to `inet_pton' [Linker error] undefined reference to `socket@12' …

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Hi everyone, We encounter a problem from the server last week. It makes a beep sound then shutdown automatically. I figure out the the heat sink was not fit properly. It looks like loosen from the motherboard. While the motherboard was on repair. I tried to slave our SATA Seagate …

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Hello all! I know that I sound completely like a novice, which I guess I am, but I am a networking specialist (almost...I will have my CCNA in about 2 months) and thus haven't ever really dealt much with Active Directory. I understand the basics such as creating new users, …

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OK so I found an old server laying around our company that has win2k3 Standard x86 SP1 OEM channel. After a few days of tinkering and my boss remembering a few old passwords I regained access to the machine. However, we can't find any software or manuals for the machine. …

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I have a new install of a windows 2008 server with active directory dhcp and dns roles. I have dns settings on the dhcp options set to the servers ip then the isp 2 dns enteries under that. MY workstations periodically drop the dns name of the server i run …

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I just finished building a htpc, everything is new. I loaded Win XP and then the mobo disc, thats it so far. Now during the XP set up windows apparrently recognized the 1394 on my new mobo (gigabyte ga-ma785gm-us2h) and when I was prompted with options for this connection there …

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Hello. Thanks in advance for your help. I first noticed a change in my microsoft office outlook ...then later in all of the office suite products. The physical appearance changed to one that appeared something more like "safe mode". After running the scan on my pc with Lightspeed Total Traffic …

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I am using Windows Vista Business and Microsoft Office 2007 on a couple of computers. When transfering a document (for example a word doc) from a computer to the other, it sometimes happens that the source document is not identical with the destination. The main problem is that certain things …

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I'm trying to get Android to run on a VM using VirtualBox, but every time I go to start the VM I get an error message that says: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine A virtual device is configured in the VM settings but the device implementation …

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Does anyone know how to create a batch file that will send email through outlook express without using 3rd party programs??

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Hi~ i'm new here, so just quick, my name is lori, i know the very basics of a computer, my husband is so computer illiterate it's scary! lol anyway, we bought a system mechanic program for our desktop (vista) we removed all firewalls, vipre etc like we are supposed to. …

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Just deleted my Ubuntu partition and went through the steps to fix Windows's boot process. I used the Installation CD to fix the MBR (typed 'bootrec /fixmbr' and 'bootrec /fixboot' in cmd prompt). That didn't work. I tried it while having the operating system selected and not selected in the …

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Hi all, I've read a previous thread on this... but I've tried everything that was on the thread, but I've still got the problem. Basically, the problem is that IE just opens up on its own all the time. But I don't ever use IE. I'm an avid Firefox user. …

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i have windows xp. lenovo y410. 1 GB RAM! i m using guardian antivirus. but i dont feel its good. can i upload anti malwares/spywares/free antivirus all together? will it affect speed of my lapi?

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So, I recently got an MBR virus and after (and partially during) removal I began to get frequent BSOD's and freezes (as in, no debug info simply stop doing any operation), and those BSOD's didn't provide any useful debug information (no message in all caps such as "IRQL NOT LESS …

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[URL="http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/01/install-mac-leopard-os-x-retail-dvd-on-a-ordinary-pc-with-boot-132-hack/"]i tried to follow the steps here[/URL] but it doesn't work my problem is in the very first step burning the boot 132 generic iso actually i don't know if i did it right or not. i tried to copy the iso paste it in the cd then press "burn …

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I have a DVDRAM LG GH22NS50 ATA Device, the problem is he do not want to read any CDs or DVDs. DVD drive is new, my computer recognize dvd normal, but when I insert any media nothing happens.

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I have got a really nasty virus on my PC, I have used the dell sytem restore to restore it back to factory settings as this has worked with other virus probs, but when I restart its still there, on the black bios start up screen it has green lines …

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I installed ACPI compliant virtual controller, then i restarted my lapi, it asked about a file that if u r sure then only accept, in hurry i rejected it! since then my desktop has gone blank (black) no wallpaper is remaining there. what should i do? i have lenovo y410 …

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I am supporting application and sometimes I have to remotely shutdown users pc and I know there is a dos script file when execute will prompt user saying "your computer will be shut down in 2 minutes, please save all the work". Could any one please help. Thank you.

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I am using an Hp Pavilion a1253w running Xp media edition. It has python preinstalled on an hidden hp bin path. If I try to open it ask me to install in folder python22, or select new folder. Can I use this installation, or will it harm what hp is …

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My Lenovo Laptop has XP-Pro and has developed a problem of not recognizing CD or DVD when inserted. The drive is Optiarc AD-75605. It used to work fine. I have reinstalled the system from scratch but no change. I ran Mats_Run.dvd as recommended by Microsoft and uninstalled/auto installed the device …

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I just got a new HP machine. It's one of those pre-built systems, and it came with Windows 7. My previous machine was an XP machine, and so I set up the new one almost exactly like the old. However, one thing seems to work only in a very strange …

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