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I have a machine with XP Pro SP3, on an Asus P5L...something board and an Intel E5200 dual core CPU. The BIOS shows both cores, and windows shows both cores in device manager, but not in Task Manager. See screenshot: [url]http://edgebox.ca/singlecore.PNG[/url] From what I've googled, it seems to be a …

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HP Notebook - Pavilion using Vista Home Premium. Had for 2 yrs. I'm not an IT person, just a user. Recently obtained new cellphone & was searching for different ringtones. One website I was suddenly switched to a "scan website", I immediately tried to X out & it started a …

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This post is to help a chap who pc'd me; I put it here in full to aid others. Nouveaunoise "hello there my name is conor i am from ireland and i have a problem with my comp. basically im an idiot and did something i knew i shouldnt have …

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(sorry, no caps) running xp pro, system started freezing especially when on the internet, even though system is always on broadband w/ a router. updated all anti- software and scanned several times w/ avg8.5, superantispyware, malwarebytes, ad-aware, spybot. Nothiing detected. After a few days i was getting error msg at …

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Hi there. I was installing some software, just a statistics program, but when I changed the disc as prompted, the computer jammed. I shut it down manually but since then the computer refuses to start up. The power works fine and it gets to a screen where it reads: Checking …

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We have an SBS Server as PDC, exchange server & SQL server. It is old and in need of upgrading. We have an office nearing the limit of SBS. So, we bought a new non-SBS server as well as exchange & SQL. Now the question is how to best go …

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Hello everyone! This is my first inquiry and I'm wondering: I just became a Windows 7 user. In my folders, how do I make it possible to manually drag files. (Right now, they won't budge.) Thank you for reading this and helping.

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Hi all, I try to update windows and I keep getting the error......."WindowsUpdate_0000052F" "WindowsUpdate_dt000" I have tried troubleshooting several times and no success. I have accessed the available updates and and tried just selecting two of the 16 available. it still downloads them, shows installing up to the last of …

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Almost every time I shut off my computer, I get a message saying the application failed to initialize because Windows was shutting down. This seems to be shellmon.exec from Aol 9.1 program files. I have closed Aol and gone off line, waited for a minute or more, and then tried …

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I wasn't sure wehre to post this, so here it goes. OS: 98SE The computer will boot up, but when it comes time for the desktop to come, there is an error message from the monitor: OUT OF RANGE Hf: 30kHz - 70kHz Vf: 50Hz - 140Hz Current: fh: 94.8 …

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I have not been able to access "user accounts" in windows xp for some time now. I have run anti virus, spy bot and tried a few other recommended "fixes" I have found online. So far they haven't worked. I found the following, post on this forum and tried it. …

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I am a tech for a school district. We are having issues with users logging in and getting this error: userinit.exe - application error The application failed to initialize properly. Click on ok to terminate the application. Once they click on Ok their Icons do not appear, some get text …

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Hi all, I am looking for an open source installer to install some application software (java based s/w programme) and i do not want to commit any sort of change in registry. The installer should perform following actions: 1. License Terms: Accept/Reject selection by user 2. User must select installation …

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Dear All, I have a bulk of folder and word and excel files. i.e A Folder contains so many sub folder and sub folder contains SUb SUb folder and inside excel and word file. I mean there are thousand of file in sub folder. Is there any technique or script …

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Hi All the coders out there. I need a suggestion. I have windows xp installed on my computer and i need to develop application for windows vista. I would prefer to use .net framework 2.0 and visual studio 2005. Instead of .net framework 3.5 and visual studio 2008. Well, selection …

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There was a good analysis [URL="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/microsoft-google-and-the-bear/"]in the NYT yesterday[/URL] regarding the Google Android strategy, which according to author Saul Hansell, is intended not to make money for Google, but to block Microsoft from getting traction in the mobile space. Given that Google is giving Android away, it's a theory that …

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I'm having problems Networking Windows7 and Windows XP in the meantime until I upgrade the Windows XP computer to Windows7, which is I have the network running perfectly under Windows 7 but it won't see the Windows XP box. I've done some searching and reading and went into the advanced …

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Some people like to get their free Microsoft products by adopting the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4255.html"]eye patch and a parrot approach[/URL] via sites such as The Pirate Bay. Some of us, however, rather like the idea of getting Windows 7 totally free, totally legally, and direct from Microsoft for good measure. Yes, I …

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hello! Please help me how to repair this one...i watched dvd movies yet some of them wont play...there's a video but no audio to avail... your advice will be greatly appreciated! ;)

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How to breakup XP administrator password or how to recover forgotten xp administrator password.

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hello! I have two problems that I am unable to solve.. hope someone here can help me out with this. First, When I click on the taskbar button of my uTorrent or Firefox window, it does not minimize it, instead the window just loses its focus. All the other programs …

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I moved and when I plugged my PC up, the fans run, but nothing will start (black screen). I have checked to make sure nothing came unplugged inside and everything appears to be fine and the fans run, but nothing else. Can you tell me what to do, please? I …

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my computer says that the windows xp SP3 i use is not genuine..option is i should either reinstall a new XP or reinstall without removing the files alredy existing..but this takes me to pay 7,000+ pesos worth of money, which i cant do..how can i retrieve a new cd-key without …

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I would appriate any help with this hijackthis log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:24:43 PM, on 10/5/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe …

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I am not so computer savvy -- just enough to be dangerous to myself. My computer locked up when I upgraded to Internet Explorer 8, so I resorted to reinstalling the original system disks. I am fine running Mozilla, but I am still locking up in Internet Explorer. I have …

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hi all, i am having trouble wit my pc its gone so slow and also i keep getting a lot of bsod crashes. if i reboot my pc will also not come back on sometimes. here is my hijack this log. any advice/help would be greatly appreciated Logfile of Trend …

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hey so i think i got this virus from downloading a game from frostwire a few weeks back. i checked it for viruses with my avg and it said there was nothing and when i opeded it nothing happen. so i did a scan immeditly and it said there was …

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I brought a new Philips 20" LCD Monitor. When I plugged in the monitor, the screen resolution was 1024X768. After I installed the nvidia card 7100GS driver, the resolution became 640X480. I am not able to increase it to any higher resolution. Every thing in the computer appears really big! …

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