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Hi, Can I install Windows 98 on an XP machine? Run dual operating systems? I need Windows98 because some of my old software won't run on XP. Is this a good/bad idea? How do you do it? or should this be done by a professional? Thanks!

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Am trying to download and install driver of HP Scanjet 5590p for both Vista 32 bit and XP pro. The driver downloads list two options for each computer: XP pro and XPx64, Vista and Vista 64. Which driver do I use. Am using AVG free antivirus which I need to …

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hi can anyone please help me i have just formated my pc and reinstalled xp without any form of backup (i know not clever!) now my pc cannot install my Ethernet Controler. i have little knollage about this sort of problem and have know idea how to overcome this. my …

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When I try to open control panel, it does a search for the control panel then I receive the following error message. Windows XP Home edition is OS. explorer.exe-Application error Yhe instruction at "0x05959e56" referenced memory at"0x00000000". The memory could not be "written". Click on Ok to terminate the program …

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Hello folks, I have a Toshiba Equium M50-244 laptop that did work but now doesn't. I press the start button and get the Toshiba press F2 for set up or F12 for boot. Then i get a blank screen! nothing boots up from there on. I can start it in …

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Friend of mine computer with windows xp will not boot. She bought a new comuter is there a way to recover the data from computer that will not boot.

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Hi, I'm sort of new here. I'm not really laptop smart but I know a little about computers. However, This is my question. Can I remove the hard drive from my laptop, then format it, reinstall my windows then reconnect my hard drive? Is this even possible or does the …

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When I try to open control panel, it does a search for the control panel then I receive the following error message. Windows XP Home edition is OS. explorer.exe-Application error Yhe instruction at "0x05959e56" referenced memory at"0x00000000". The memory could not be "written". Click on Ok to terminate the program …

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I suppose it had to happen. [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Apple[/URL] was rumoured to be launching a 'slate' computer so others including [URL="http://www.hp.com"]HP[/URL] have done so too. All of which leaves me a bit bemused. You see, I don't really know what these slate computers are for. Let's be straightforward. The first touch-sensitive laptops …

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My cd rom would not read any cds so I was trying to find a solution to fix it, one I read said to go to start run cmd enter and I did and the screen system32 came up and I typed in WinMSD and retarted the computer now the …

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I'm installing this wireless access point (router Linksys WRT54GS) and everything seems to be working fine, and it connects to the router via wireless network adapter. On the network connections page, it shows that the Computer connection to the router is excellent, But the router connection to the internet is …

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I would be really thankfull if anyone can help me . I am a elderly person and not real good on computers. I just purchased new computer with win7 and installed a thomson TG782T modem for the internet.using ethernet lead. It work fine and I thought I would hook my …

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Does anyone use Yahoo! Mail Classic as their email program? I find that this program blocks all those annoying ads that used to crowd the right-hand side of my screen and limit my space when writing my emails when I used the original Yahoo! Mail. Is it just me that's …

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I have a Vista Home Basic Edition and I need to complete my School projects that need IIS .. I understand there are not much work -arounds for this issue.. 1) I dnt think i have the Vista Installation CD with me.. 2) Can i upgrade it to Vista Professional …

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Hi My laptop is Lenovo 3000 it was infected with worm.win32.netsky and InternetSecurity 2010 i removed these and restarted my laptop but from then it starts shows wall paper and log off and then shuts down. It happens even in safe mode with networking. Is there a way where i …

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Good morning all, So I am having a major issue and am really at a loss on this one. I have an Acer 5050 laptop running Vista. It came with 1gig of ram which I upgraded to 2.5 a couple weeks ago. I also downloaded IE8 shortly before upgrading RAM. …

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Hi, I have a Sony Vaio VGN-NS110E laptop, my friend was playing a game on it, then all the sudden he said it froze so i turned it off and turned it back on, then i get the message saying "A disk read error occurred." I grab the recovery disks …

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I have just purchased a brand new Laptop with Windows 7. My older PC will be decommissioned. I have all my disks for reloading my programs however although I have the disks for MS Office 7, I downloaded the BETA version of Office 10 and it seems to have overwritten …

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Hmm why does my computer say that i have 415 GB of memory but if i look on the HDD then there is 500 GB there is the 85 GB gone?

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I was thinking about all the amazing things that people go thru to get their pc and laptops fixed so they can run smooth. So I came up with the Idea of something like, maybe it'll be nice if people could post their favorite software that did wonders for them. …

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I have an old icon program with icon in .dll format. The program installs ok in windows 7 home premium, but I get a message saying winodws cannot open files, not associated with anything. Is there any hope in getting this old Titan Seal Icon program to work? It has …

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When I start my computer, it keeps coming to a screen that says "a disk read error occured. press ctr+alt_del to restart". I've tried this but it comes back to the same screen. My HP laptop did not come with windows cd. I have to reinstall OS. How can I …

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Can I install a 64 bit Windows 7 on a computer that currently has a 32 bit version of Vista? I think that my hardware can handle a 64 bit Operating System. I tried to install a 64 bit version of Windows 7 but the installation program checked my current …

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Hi i am doing C programming in netbeans and when i compile and run my program i get a message in the dos console that says i need to use the nodosfilewarning to disable the cygwin warning i am getting. I have attached a screenshot as it is a rather …

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Hi Everybody, I have a new query for you and was wondering if anybody has had the same problem and if they ever found a solution. I bought a Kingston 2 Gb Data Traveller to use for my printer files as I do not have a printer. I put it …

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Hello USB problem solvers, I would like to let you know that I have solved my problem regarding my Flash drive, when I plugged it in to the USB port it was recognised by the system but I could not see what folders it had, so I looked everywhere to …

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Hope someone may be able to help... I have always had a problem with the modem connection, if I pull out the lead to the broadband voyager modem, without cancelling the internet connection, the computer tends to freeze. My wife decided she wanted to use her computer and so pulled …

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