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I'm trying to install XP Home on a machine that sold bundled with Vista (A Toshiba Satellite A200-16V). When I attempt to boot from CD and it inspects my hardware configuration, I consistently get the same error: *** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xF748E0BF, 0xF78DA208, 0xF78D9F08) *** pci.sys - Address F748E0BF base …

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I attempted to save files from a friends malfunctioning IDE hdd (primary drive not found msg) by connecting it to my XP desktop (both are dell's). The damaged hdd was recognized by windows and in the process of being scanned when at about 40% complete it made the clicking sound …

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hi i have a problem with my window media player everytime i try and play a movie on my media player the sounds appear to working fine but their is no video or image i dont know why

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This is my HJT any one can help Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:39:11 p.m., on 24/11/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18828) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\SmcGui.exe C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe C:\Windows\System32\igfxtray.exe C:\Windows\System32\hkcmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\igfxpers.exe …

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Hi, I have been having problems with random shut downs. I was only using IE and it started, so I installed Firefox and it was ok but now it's doing it there also. Sometimes it shuts Firefox down 2-4 times in a row(then I give up) and then will totally …

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Is there a way to uninstall SP3 using knoppix? My brother had some issues with one of his mmo games so he thought he would just update his OS he didn't tell me what he was doing so i couldn't get the fix for sp3 on his PC b4 he …

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I have a HP pavillion 512 @ my work I installed new ram yesterday now it wont do anything. I even took out the new and put the old back in, but it will not start. I can hear the fan running it beeps once then the amber light comes …

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how do i get my computer to boot up without having to click the owner icon. i used to just turn on my computer and it booted up totally straight to the desktop but since i had to reinstall windows due to a nasty virus i cannot get rid of …

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I have windows xp installed on my computer.When i try to pres shut down button with my mouse it doesnt work or it just shows blue screen with message "windows is shutting down" butt i wait and system is not shutting down. Please answer to me how to resolve my …

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I've done a bit of research on Windows 7 Enterprise to discover some of its new features and to uncover its secrets. From what I've seen so far, [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Microsoft[/URL] has provided some interesting Linux-esque features that might accidentally boost Linux adoption as a side effect. The two primary features to …

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I just dont know why all of my icons are highlighted dark blue? Does anyone know anything about this. Thanks

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I have a monitor (ViewSonic VA1912wb) that has a resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels and everything looks great at that resolution. After installing a wireless keyboard and a KVM switch, I am no longer offered that resolution as an option in the Control Panel. Since I know everything looks …

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Hi all, I am currently having a small problem with my Windows XP computer: when I am for example playing Call of Duty 4 or Age of Mythology, the computer minimalizes the window by itself every half hour (or something like that). It doesn't happen with browsers or other applications. …

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This is with regard to a new installation of Vista (Black Edition) I just noticed a folder on the desktop that I did not put there. It has my username on it. But... I noticed THAT after a security popup (admin permission requested) for an instance of vistalizator.exe to run …

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hi all, can we share our thinking on how to trouble shoot the following. I have only come across 2 cases in several years. The cable modem works ok but either only on its own i.e no router or on a laptop and not a desktop. My conclusion was that …

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My friend has a laptop that boots strait to the safemode selection screen then crashes. He says he might have a virus. His battery is fine...could a virus have corrupted his boot sector that bad? and what steps should we take to fix this?

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"desktop window manager stopped working and closed" is message when I open magnifire in windows 7 how solve it? thanks

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Double clicking folders to view the contents always results in a new window opening. This is very frustrating when trying to view a deep pathfile. I've already gone to Folder Options and made sure open each folder in same window is selected. I use to have ACD See installed, and …

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I copied some photo's onto a media drive from my pc, now i have to give the media drive back i can not put the photo's back onto my pc. I have tried copy and paste, cut and paste and send to new folder nothing seems to work any ideas …

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Hi ive been trying to fix my pc for months and i think i have a strange virus that boots off an on my pc consistantly every 10 secs.. ill try to type this short since it might shut off while im writing thisnow .. ive replaced the heat sink …

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hey guys, im currently getting a huge problem with my computer booting up. at first it was just the occaisional weird hanging noise? i guess once in awhile which just required a reboot. Then gradually i started experiencing problems with actually turning it on. i had to play with the …

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Back again!!! Friend called nad asked me to get her computer clean of viruses. Staes she was getting pop ups of all kind. Ran software as requested. ESet Scanner did not find anything but I did not save or can find a log. She had no antivirus so I added …

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HI all I rebuilt my computer with some new parts [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread238968.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread238968.html[/URL] and installed xp, it did updates then came SP3. Install went fine then restarted and it came up with "Auto check not found - skipping autocheck" or something to that effect cant quite remember, then it would blue screen …

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I have a friend that can't get her computer out of safe mode. It keeps asking for a command prompt. Do you know what command it is talking about? And can you help?

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I have been using spybot s and d for several months. Tonight Windows defender popped up and said I had trojandownload threat. I removed it. I went to run my spybot and I get a pop up that says windows cannot access the specified path or file and that I …

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How do I solve this problem of my pc being unable to read or open some files copied from other computer

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Hi everyone, Is there anyway in Window XP to open a lot of file explorer tabs in a single window just like we could do in Ubuntu ? For instance, C: D: and C:\Program Files are opening in the same window without requiring to open 3 new windows? I need …

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HI I am new here so hope i am in the right place. I am running win xp sp 2 ie 7. on my laptop i can no longer access the internet wireless but i can access the internet thru a wired connection. when i am wirless and i enter …

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Hello, Could you pls. help me to solve the following problem? I have a laptop (Toshiba Satellite L500) with Windows Vista Home Premium op. system (32 bit) , connected to a PLUSTEK PS 286 scanner which, according to its specs, supports ADF duplex scan. Although I tried two different S/W …

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