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Remove FilterHi all. I am trying >_< to use Ejay Dance 7 to make music to put in the games that I make. I put the disc in and a menu comes up: play, install, unistall blah blah blah. So I click play, obviously. The screen goes black, and the mouse …
I just got a Macbook and I've always had a PC when it comes to doing worky stuff. (For many years I had an iMac at home, Dell at work, and I haven't had a mac at all for the past 4 years). First I had a problem installing Zend …
I have a one day old Macbook Pro. I tried to install PHP Zend Studio (which is what I use to code in). Everytime I try to run it for the first time after dragging and dropping it into the Applications folder, it crashes and this is what I get: …
I got a new case (Thermaltake View 27) and I'm having trouble undoing the screw on the PCI shield thing where the GPU should be. I can undo all the other screws except this one. Can anyone provide tips on how I can go about getting it loose so I …
If all computers are on a network sharing the same network name. The only group or userName I can assign to the network is; everyone. How can I give each computer it's own unique name that is only specific within the Share permissions for a Group or Username ?
Hi, New to the forum and I hope I can get some help in the venture in achieving my CCENT/CCNA. I have done lots of research and been have come to the conclusion of using: 3x 2621XM's or 3x2821'S (Routers) 3x 3750 / 3350 (Switches) I eventually want to venture …
Can someone please tell me what version of software i have to use to build a kernel module. Kernel version 3.10.49 perf .....aarch64
My laptop drive has WIN 10 installed. I am try to use the same drive as an external drive. So basically I take the drive out from the laptop and put it in USB enclosure and the put some folder with files on the drive. Then I put the drive …
ScanPST.exe fails repeatedly while error “Microsoft Outlook Won’t Start” still exists. Why it happens in Outlook 2016? Help me!
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I've had my hands on what is being described as the 'most secure hard drive ever made' for a while now. Such are the advantages of being a well known reporter on all things security I guess, I get to play ahead of the crowd. As the first journalist to …
Hello I have a Windows 10 Pro (v.1511 - x64) PC, whereby in the "Update & Security" window it shows that updates are available, for example "Definition update for Windows Defender", "Security update for ASP.NET..." and so on, but it does not download the update at any point in time. …
hi i have an ASUS F8vr note book and when i plug in my friends keyboard through the usb connector via the ps/2 to usb converter it works. but when i connect mine the same way the keyboard light flashes up(the num lock, scrol lock and the cap lock) and …
This is not really an issue, just more of an information gathering. I've read in many places to go to this location to change the Shell Interface icons in Windows XP... ""HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\explorer\Shell Icons"" My main question is though, where is the "Shell Icons" item in the registry? Every time …
I am working on Mac Lion and have learned in some tutorials that duplicates files in your system kill too much of free space and that (Lack of free space) could be one of the reasons of Slow performing Mac. So, I want to know the tips to find duplicate …
Hello, hope someone could possible help me. I have recently upgraded my PC with a new: -Motherboard -CPU -GPU -RAM Since this I haven't had any signal to my monitor. I have made sure all the cables are in the correct places and I have tried my other graphics card …
hey guys .i have the same probleme with my alfa network....; alfa network model AWUS036h,when i plug it to computer using 5 meters usb cable it show me the message: usb device not recognized,any advice that can help??
Good morning Recently I put an excell files on my desktop. This file wu4.xlsx was draged from a secure vautl (cryptainer). I did some draggring of file into a CD-R . Because of some limitation this file and 1 other could not be moved. When I go back to the …
I'm at the cottage for the summer. Out here I have a metered connection and I try to keep under 3 gig per month (or I have to pay extra). Until this year that hasn't been a problem. This year, however, I have Windows 10. With Windows 7 I could …
i have been having some problems with my keyboard but the funny thing is i dont think the keyboard is broken. i have tried to use a new keyboard but the same problem exists. the problem is the keyboard does not type anything. i have no trouble typing in my …
Hi, Does anyone know of a tool that I can download to run on pc's and laptop's to check that they are compatible with Windows 10? I know I could just compare the specs but I've been asked to find out if there is software that I can just run. …
Hello everyone, I have a Sony lv-240J and I it turns on all the fans spin but then there is no beep, no boot, no display or anything. After a couple of minutes it just turns off. I connected a display to it and nothing. I tried to use it …
I want to stream some random data from a wifi chip to another ip(cellphone or tablet). How shall I do it?I want to stream data at 30mbps or more. The hardware that I want to use is first a laptop ( make it send via a router to another computer). …
Hello everyone. I’ve been using a ticket system called Keeping to work with customer requests, but seems like developers of this product don’t support it anymore. I’m looking for something with similar features and maybe at more reasonable price. It should be a ticket system compatible with Gmail and Google …
I have a Maokesi external DVD drive burner and have lost the adaptor. It is cheap Chinese brandless and cannot find specs online or manual and nothing written on the device. Can I use any adopter which plug fits? I have about 4 that fit it. But there voltage and …
Weird problem, one browser works other ones do not. AT&T (Yahoo) Browser works fine, but when I try to use MS Internet browser or Firefox they do not connect. Any suggestions!? Thanks in advance!
New User so don't blame me for my totally un-technical terms! At the moment using Windows 2000 instead of 98 My toshiba 1620 has got a ghost or something. My Accupoint mouse in the middle of the keyboard has taken to moving randomly up and down the screen and then …
My ps's motherboard is burned and i was just trying to see where or how i would get a motherboard for my TEK 6633 all in one pc. I am from Namibia and noone here is unable to help me.
Hi. I wasn't sure which topic this falls under as it sort of concerns both OS and this is, I'm sure, a **really noob** (I want to start learning linux) question but can i use one pen drive between the 2 different OS's? Earlier I was using my pen drive …
Hello. I am a newcomer to Daniweb and need some advice. I've been using Ubuntu regularily on several PCs and note books installing without problems until now. I have just purchased an Acer Aspire ES 11 (ES1-132-CONU) that is using an Intel Celeron Quad Core 3450 processor launced Q3'16 possibly …
Hi folks. I use Win 7 on my desktop. I have a 1TB HDD that I partitioned so I could boot from C: drive and then store data on the larger "partition" D: drive, a common practice. Well I bought a SSD to install as a boot drive and loaded …
My microphone is vislible and shown as default in sound settings but the windows sound recorder does not work "An audio recording device was not found" and Skype echo voice test does not work.
Hi there, I’m doing some research around cybersecurity — specifically access management. Does anyone have a moment to answer the below please? 1. Since Windows Active Directory is nearly ubiquitous in enterprises, what are IT professionals doing to secure access? What are the biggest challenges to securing user access using …
I was write code for excel vba xml database values write into text file. when i using without any special characters xml values parsed into their text file without any issues but when i using special characters xml cannot parse special characters (&,- etc) error getting on my macro page. …
Hi ! I feel a little dumb, as I am trying to understand something which seems evident to everyone, and so that I cannot find a clear answer. I hope you guys could enlight my questions: I am trying to figure out how can a server handle multiple entrant connections. …
I just signed up for Comcast for an apartment I'm renting in California. (Yes, I'm bicoastal now ... I own my place in NYC and I rent here in downtown Palo Alto.) Either way, I went to the Comcast store and got a little self-install kit that comes complete with …
Hello, I have a small form factor gaming PC with the following hardware. MSI X170I Gaming Pro AC mini iTX MB Intel i7 6700K CPU 32GBs GSkil DDR4 ram Nvidia GeForce 1080 Founders edition GPU OS Windows 10 Pro I subscribe to Frontier FIOS (formaly was Verizon) for my hi …
I've been asked many times how to play Video DVD and Blu-Ray (BR) on Windows for years. Until now I've always lamented the lack of free BR player software. But last week the CNET Cheapskate published a freebie player. I'll try it in a few days. Link -> https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-watch-dvds-for-free-in-windows-10/ Most …
Hi all, I have a huge problem with my Deep Freeze. I dont know how it happened, but a few days ago I wanted to update my video card driver, so I pressed the shortcut buttons for DF... nothing... I have Deep Freeze Standard v7.20.020.3398. I tried to manually run …
Ok folks, I rarely log in to ask questions so forgive me if I'm in the wrong category. Ok, the pc is a laptop (HP Elitebook 8460p, i5-2520m CPU 2.50GHz, 4GB RAM, Crucial 240GB SSD) running Win 7 Pro 64. Now I've scoured the net and can't find a single …
When I opened my powerpoint 2007 document I got: The Presentation ****.pptx is incomplete. I need to repair pptx document by any manual or other methods.
hi guys, I accidentally formatted my usb flash memory and lost all the files i kept in it. i have tried some data recovery software but am not getting my files back. how can i go about it to recover my files?
Machine runs Microsoft Windows 10 (Home) and Microsoft Word 2016 (Home and Student). Recently it began turning on Tracking on new documents. I go in and disable it, it stays off for a day, then comes back on. Since I don't want to use that, it can be annoying. All …
I have all of my components for a new build but before I start I have been thinking about maybe getting an SSD to use as my boot drive. I have a very large collection of music, 200 plus Gb worth. I keep it in " My Music " on …
When I quit for the day on my PC I always used "sleep" instead of shutdown. The monitor would go black and after a few seconds the power would shut down. That was normal. Now when I tell it to sleep the monitor goes black, the PC never powers down …
Hello Members, I had used the Ghost cd to clone my Windows XP and Restore it in another PC. I never need to install any thing in computer but just insert the cd and for bacuking up/ restore.. That is Norton Ghost 11 version i reckon. it never supports Windows …
I recently built a crypto currency miner and I'm using Linux Mint as my OS for the miner. I manually turn on the miner by navigating to ~/Desktop/claymore and running ./start_only_eth.bash and my miner starts mining. So i palced this line `./home/ethereum/Desktop/claymore/start_only_eth.bash` in the /etc/init.d/rc.local file but I don't think …
hello when i ping Facebook.com it shows this below.. Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\OVN>ping facebook.com Pinging facebook.com [127.0.0.1] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply …
Has anyone used the Stylish extension for FireFox ? I can't get a style to effect an absolute URL and any and all pages within a absolute URL ?
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