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If I'm not asking this in the correct forum, please point me in the right direction. I am using System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal FindByIdentity in C# to create an object containing the group members (user IDs and names) for the target group. My goal is to iterate through the resulting list of UserPrincipals …

Hi there, when I click and drag files from afolder onto a USB to display on a TV (slideshow) I have to get someone on a PC to delete invisible copies of those files. What is that about? How can I do that myself without relying on a PC user …

I have a Dell Inspiron E1705. For some odd reason, my computer will freeze sometime while my wireless radio is on, while I'm at my apartment. I have already ruled out a power, memory, or overheating issue. I reformatted and reinstalled XP, yet it still did it. If I disable …

I have just installed a new DVD burner in my computer (a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-105 internal drive) and am trying to figure out what kind of blank disks I should be using.

Hello i have a problem in my UDP implementation in java. I supose to make the program read two files which is itc-1 and itc-2 but my program only read the itc-1 and function right actully but when i run it and read itc-2 file it crached i don't know …

Remember when once upon a time all you had to do to start Windows in safe mode was go all Woody Woodpecker on the F8 key during boot? Well in Windows 10 it seems you have to do just a little more... 1. On the login screen click on the …

Hi chaps, I have a Dell XPS17, dual booting with Windows and Ubuntu on it. I have to give it away and therefore reinstall windows. Usually, I'd format the whole HD and reinstall Windows, but I don't have the Windows CD – it wasn't dispatched with the laptop unfortunately – …

Greetings, Okay, so having an odd issue with a network at work. This is a fairly small LAN with about 30-50 workstations / devices / printers / etc. So the issue in essence is that only one of the workstation on the network can access craigslist. All others time out. …

Hello. My name is Leon and I'm new to this website. So let me go ahead and ask my first question: Are there any tools/techniques out there that can help me manage the applications/services on my computer? I'm running Windows 7. That's all. Hope you can answer this question with …

I am tasked with this excercise: Edit the Python file processData (or use it as a guide when you create a new Python file) so it reads in the data from population.txt, checks to make sure the file exists and is in the right format (if it isn’t throw an …

My wife's laptop is a Dell Latitude E6520. A good enough machine except for one annoying quirk. The wireless card keeps disabling itself. We have it configured so that closing the lid puts it to sleep. When it wakes up, the wireless card is disabled. Before you ask, I already …

It wasn't bad enough that Skype nagged me with "your current version will soon stop working" every time I brought up the GUI. When I ignored the upgrade requests is started popping up notices even when I wasn't using Skype. So I finally bit the bullet and did the upgrade …

I'm looking for a program reproduces in a picture box the AVI files present within the various files (of course continuous playback and transparent effect including). dll and others, I found one in Visual Basic and it works, but I can not do it Running in VB 10, i have …

I am currently searching for a new Windows VPS. I am calculating how much disk space I need so my question is how many Gb are required by the OS, either Windows 2012 or 2016 to run the IIS and Plesk ? Any idea ?

Hi, My Acer Aspire One mini laptop gives me a black screen after powering on. Power light on, battery light on, NO hard drive light on and never shows anything but black. I have tried a lot of the strategies I've read here (remove battery, replace, unplug, etc., pressing various …

Hey lately i have currently been looking for a new cpu cooler considering that i still have the default stock cooler that came with the cpu and/or case... Which isn't really doing its job too well not cooling and extremely loud (doesn't help that the computer is in the hottest …

I need to take a video posted on youtube that was once a powerpoint and convert back to a powerpoint and print. I can't seem to find a converter for mp4 to ppt, i.e., that would work once I have the video download. Obviously there has to be a free …

My PC broke and I have some "bad stuff" on it. How do I destroy the files from my hard drive?

Can you tell me how to do a differntial image using Windows 10 and with the what free software?

My computer keeps zoning out. Losing Wifi connection and when I "fix" the wifi adapter soon after it notifies me that the "wifi does not have a valid IP configuration" and then, it re-connects itself and it's fine for a while..then zones out again. I would appreciate it if someone …

hi want to know what is the good antivirus to use to my comp which is freeware and have good updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks in advanced !!!! :p

Tried to block internet access for one of my iPhone for testing purpose (it has dummy SIM means no cellular data) Enable Parental Controls (i.e it is ON) Choose a specific home device that I want to block then choose option : "Always" ,,,,,,,,,,,,my router screenshot same as the link …

We have a two small office locations with a total of 4 computers. We are looking for a way to make some security changes in the office in an inexpensive way. What we would like to do is: - Allow only the chrome brower to be active - restrict browsing …

I run Sierra unsupported on a late 2009 Mac Mini and have had no problems with it until now after trying to uninstall and re-install (unsuccessfully) Skype. The Finder is not working properly. I can't open the Finder window from the Dock nor will Finder - Go work on the …

I'm running VirtualBox on Sierra with a Windows 7 Guest VM. How can I increase the space available to the VM? I started with 20GB but I realise now it wasn't nearly enough.

ASUS Computers I recently had dealings with Asus. The situation was regarding a malfunctioning keyboard. The computer is a several-year-old (no longer under warranty) Asus K53E laptop. It belongs to my father-in-law and because he is somewhat careless with food (he is 91 so this is understandable), something eventually got …

Guardian newspaper columnist [Dawn Foster](https://twitter.com/DawnHFoster) posted images on Twitter this weekend showing how she was able to login to the official Conservative party conference app as Boris Johnson, until recently the UK Foreign Secretary. Not only was there no password required to login to the app, all that was required …

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I had made a Microsoft Office Access 2007 database with more than 2000 records. A copy of which was given to my friend. We both made a number of amendments and added new records in our respective copies. Now I want to compare both databases & merge the databases into …

Yesterday I have updated Windows 10 new patch around 450 MB. After installation computer restart automatically. What I have to do now?

How do Cat5 cables work? and what difference between cat5 and cat5e.

I've following configuration PC. It goes crazy sometimes. All cabinate fans starts running crazily & display goes off, still I can hear audio like songs or movie audio. After switching the power it becames normal. **configuration** 1. **CPU:-** Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz 2. **Motherboard:-** Intel DH87MC 3. **RAM:-** …

Hi guys. I can't figure out how to setup a macro like this "S+F" . someone explain this please. Also, i have a alienware 15 if that helps.

Please forgive the length of this post; I have a complex problem with a lot of symptoms and a lot of background. But if you like chewing on a really tough problem, this might be just your cup of tea... The title of this post is the text of an …

Can not create a dvd dl in windows 10 only a dvd or cd since the april 2018 windows update

HI :)) I just bought a canon pixma mp520 and also the new ink cartridges. The thing is the printer doesn't print anything except black texts. With the color texts, the printer just skipped straight to the next black ones. I tried cleaning and deep cleaning options already, did the …

I could easily buy a liquid cooler and call it a day, but unfortunately this is going into a 4U rack server chassis. it has a double 120mm fan but its covered by drive bays. the only other fan is 80mm, and i dont know any liquid coolers with a …

lists all files in the given folder that start with the letters pic and end with a .jpg extension. While the dir command allows only ? and * wildcards, regular expressions allow you to do so much more ...

Hello, I have a PC at the office, which was by default a Windows 8 Pro OEM licensed one (not 8.1), but for some unknown reasons, it was downgraded to Windows 7 Pro, which is again showing "OEM" in the activation Product ID. I would like to format and perform …

I'm trying to get my computer to output audio in mono but despite selecting the option within the Ease of Access centre to enable mono audio, my audio is still coming out stereo. The reason I need mono audio is because I need to hear all of some audio tracks …

Hi I have 500GB WD my passport with bad sector, I try to take disk imaging for forensics investigation with ddrescue but ddrescue was very slowly, is it really take 131d 22h? Is there any command or way that I can use to speed up ddrescue and just take 8 …

I have a Dell Inspiron 7000 series laptop. When the battery is low and as soon as i plug it into charging the laptop starts the shutdown process. The laptop is almost 3.5 years old and never had any problem. Never even formatted it. What should i do to solve …

I download some music songs from a website. The website gets the requests from users and then it searches through WWW and lists you hundreds of URL that may have fulfilled your requests. I got what I want, but when I doubled clicks the music files, which are of RM …

Hello friends, I am facing problem related to my email service. I just want to know that How do I recover my RoadRunner email password. If anyone have good knowledge about this. Then please share with me. Thank you

I've been writing about various security risks in the health sector for many years now. Usually my articles cover patient privacy, data protection and health provider network insecurity issues. Occasionally, they spill over into darker territory where the cyber risk morphs into a very real one as far as the …

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Hello, I ususally browse internet using google chrome. OS is windows XP. Can anybody tell me any free and safe proxy server? Whenever I search for any online shop, my all other pages come with advertisements of those objects whichever I clicked over the time. It seems like so many …

PLP27G-00091D-MFPX6K-609H03 (Failure ID) What to do??? Whats wrong???

Hey people I have just recently purchased an Advent ERT2250 Laptop and the function (fn) key seems to be constantly on. This means i have to hold the fn key down so i am able to use some of the keys on the keyboard properly, if i dont hold the …

There is no signal to the monitor, it powers up and there is the initial beeping sound, cd drives, HDD, floppy and all lights and fans work fine. It doesnt boot up. I googled to try and solve the problem and have tried a process of elimination, so far I …