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I have a Dell Vostro 200 Slimline that I want to put another hard drive in. I have a harddrive out of a Dell Dimension E521 that I want to put in their, however, I don't want to lose my data on it. Currently the BIOS is set to RAID, …

hi, if anyone can help me? I have problem with windows live mail. the preview pane show different email with the selected email I click in message list pane. It is not happened to all the message but some do. this is happened just recently, I didnt have this problem …

I manage a restaurant. I need a new program because the one I have is 20 years old and has many bugs I am told. I don't want to use a POS software because I want to be able to print our old fashion checks. Any advice?

Hi, I have problem on how to share a folder from my laptop to my pc and from my pc to my laptop,My Laptop is connected to my neighbor's wifi,..my First question is how can i share my folder from my laptop(windows7) to my desktop(windowsxp) and etc...second question is i …

Hi, I have a Sony VAIO laptop with a 1.13G P3 processor, 30G hard drive, 256 SD ram, Windows XP, over a year old. My problem is that when I start up the computer, it will load up as normal to the startup/desktop screen. Once it reaches the desktop, the …

( make 2>&1 | tee make.log && exit $PIPESTATUS ) && Could someone give me a detailed explanation of the above line? I know that tee is creating a text file while also allawing the output to come to the screen but need a better understanding of $PIPESTATUS. Is "exit" …

I'm not even sure that this is the correct forum to post this question, so please feel free to redirect me if it isn't. I've been tasked with something that seems just short of impossible (for me) to do. Bottom line: I have to allow anybody with a browser to …

void main (void) { /* create three message queue */ mesgQueueId1 = msgQCreate(MAX_MESSAGES,MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH,MSG_Q_FIFO); if((taskIdOne = taskSpawn("t1",90,0x100,20000,(FUNCPTR)t1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)) == ERROR) printf("generating task1 failed\n"); if((taskIdThree = taskSpawn("t3",90,0x100,20000,(FUNCPTR)taskThrees,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)) == ERROR) printf("generating task3 failed\n"); } void t1(void) { timer_t task1; struct itimerspec value; value.it_value.tv_sec = 3; value.it_value.tv_nsec = 0; value.it_interval.tv_sec = 3; value.it_interval.tv_nsec = 0; …

My laptop had XP on it, but a french version. I installed Vista over the top of it, but cant get it to work. It installed correctly, then rebooted. Its now stuck on the black screen with the green bars going back and forth, and it just sits there. So …

Hi, I am hoping someone can help me out here. I am having some trouble using the wifi from my router. I got this router from a friend, who has forgot the password. I tried the IP address that he gave me, which was the wrong one, and hence it …

Hey everyone. I've been having trouble booting up my desktop computer. It was restarting randomly a few days earlier, but I thought it was just because it was overheating. I put an additional fan next to my computer, and the crashes seemed to stop. However, this stopped working and now …

Hi, can i ask some help with you all experts...I have a laptop and i want to put a restriction to the other user account,I have only 1 administrator account and 1 user account.I want that he cannot install software and only me can install as the administrator with the …

I just went and bought a Creative Recon3D soundcard and I cannot get it to see the Front Panel microphone. Just says its unplugged. FP output is fine - when plugged in it mutes rear speakers and plays out headphones. As far as I can tell, the Recon has the …

1.Are the token rings same as star topology? 2. what is the big difference between Ethernet and token ring? 3.are these two(ethernet ,token ring) capable of trnamitting data at the same time? thanks

please tell me the answer of this question i am not good in advanced maths

Hello everyone, since yesterday I cannot open any Microsoft page. It says Error 404 with a Google logo and a brokon robot sketch. Ir invites me to download Google Chrome but to me it seems a fake. Probably a Trojan.... Can anyone help? Thanks!

I have a wireless access point. I can connect to it just fine. I can go to Google and I can type in a search, however I cannot GO to the searches result links at all. I've tried IE and Firefox and both the same. I can search for something …

OK, I've just finished setting up my dual boot system - WinXP Home Edition and Ubuntu Linux 5.10. I've installed all the upgraded drivers and BIOS needed for my system. (A Dell Dimension 8400) So I've just logged on to Windows and hear that familiar start-up sound, and think "Well, …

i installed window as my laptop was not working.now when my laptop started working there no internet in my laptop.the wifi button use to blink with orange light but it isnt blinking.am unable to use internet.what shall i do to start internet work and so that wifi starts.wifi is able …

Hello, my problem is very strange. Since few weeks couple of my pen drives don't work on any of my USB Ports. Mouse and Keyboard is working, strange thing is that when I plug my IPhone via USB cable it can be read like normal, but pen drives don't (they …

I am going to be putting together another computer and using another SSD. I was wondering what the required setting for and SSD in the bios is? Don't I set it to AHCI? I have SATA burners and also 3 HDDs though. What should I do for that situation?

I recently installed a 2nd HDD in my optical drive space using an optibay imitator. Basically, there is a PATA to SATA converter so that I have an HDD instead of a disk drive. It is a late 2006 MacBook white. Everything worked great except for one minor glitch. When …

am finish to install the operating system but local disk c is not appearing i don't know the problem that's why i want your help my computer is showing only new volume d

I use Win 7 OS. My home connection is named linksys and the connection I try to connect at work is named linksys. When I try to connect at work I get an error message my settings are wrong. I don't want to change the network profile setting otherwise I …

Hi, I would like to do a presentation with a flipping page book. I am searching the Web but I can't find a freeware. Does everybody know one to help me ? I don't know flash programming

I have a desktop pc that keeps on looping instead of loading windows xp, the problem is even when I try to use safe mode to restore it still keeps on looping.it has 80gb hdd that uses sata cables,2gb ram and its motherboard is FOXCONN N15235.When I use it's HDD …

Hello guys, i need a help slightly with this project of my university. my equipment are working with some components, 1. Radius Server - MySQL - OS Linux Ubunto 12.04 or OS Microsoft WindowsServer2008 - SQLServer. 2. Router Linksys Wrt-54g 3. Other Server with certification unit, which we need manage, …

hi everyone i have a dead laptop which is not working its motherboard is dead, but its screen is prefectly working. i have a desktop but dont have a spare monitor. what i want to do is to detach my laptop screen from laptop and use it as a monitor …

my laptop was running well.but today when i swtched on my laptop everything has become very slow.when am trying to open folders nothing is opening and its loading.nothing is getting opened.what to do now.whats the solution for it?

Hello community, I was wondering if there is a way to make an installer. My own installer not like innosetup or something else i talking my very own setup/installer. If there is a way to can you tell me how if you know how. Thanks

Hello. Right now, I use a hub to provide internet to the two computers at my house. Reason why I chose this route was I have heard that some people have connection issues with wireless routers. But not trying to argue this point. What I am here to ask is: …

After disassembling my Presario 2100 to resolder the DC jack, the computer no longer recognizes the touchpad, and the LEDs for 'on/standby' and 'battery charging' no longer work. Strangely, the LED for hard-drive activity does work. The touchpad ribbon cable is connected. I am 99.999% it is seated all the …

One of my computers is 7 or 8 years old. I've never had any problems until now with Microsoft accepting my OS as genuine (and it is). Yseterday, I got a notice that MSE would no longer be operational because my copy of Vista Home Premium was not "genuine". Today, …

From the LoL forums it says: "The following are the minimum and recommended system requirements for running League of Legends on a PC: Minimum System Requirements: 2 GHz processor 1 GB RAM (Windows Vista and 7 users will want 2 GB of RAM or more) 2 GB available hard disk …

Hi i have a px running with xp and i had a lot of files and folders..because i had a virus that i could not take it was crashing my internet then i want to install a second boot ubuntu.. and i did not format any drive when it was …

l have a linux machine with **ClearOs and a directory (/home/mcafee)** that l have downloaded a mcafee update and l want my windows machine to be able to automatically access that Share and update my **Mcafee antivirus**, l specified the path for my Mcafee `**using ftp or http (e.g //192.168.2.3/home/mcafee) …

Would you say its time to increase the RAM on this lil machine or is it okay? Could you please explain this output? free -m -s 5 total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 496 439 57 0 20 250 -/+ buffers/cache: 167 328 Swap: 511 5 506 Thanks, M

I have two computers: a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop with wireless capability, and an old Gateway desktop. Both are running Windows XP. I have a Linksys cable modem connected to a Linksys WRT54G router which is connected to the desktop PC. This setup was working fine, and Internet connectivity was …

on my computer when i turn it on nothing happen but there a blinking nosie when it goes on and smells like burn

I have two Win 7 computers successfully networked with a WInXP. All is well until suddenly the WinXP computer loses connection with the Win 7 computers. The only way I have found to fix this is to reboot the XP. Is there something I can do to keep the connection? …

i would like to know how one can be able to **run / start LIGHTSQUID **on my linux server.

**I HAVE PROBLEM TO MY LAN CONNECTION SOMETIME IN MY PC LAN CONNECTION IS DISABLE & SEND REVIVED TO STOP SO PLEASE GIVE ME REASON & HOW TO RESOLVED PROBLEM ME …??????????**

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Please anybody, I need to backup my macbook before I install windows and I have all my windows backup on the same external hard drive, every time I try to back up my macbook, I get a prompt to erase my external hard drive first and it contains all my …

Dear, I have hidden my folder in an external hard drive by using Wondershare SafeLock software but now I have forgotten my password and can not enter the software to unhide my folder and get access to it. Is there any way to unhide this folder using other softwares or …

Have an SATA adaptor to allow an SATA drive to be used in a machine intended for an IDE drive. There is a power connector that is connected to a counterpart power connector from the system board. I need a power cable to go directly to the SATA drive. Images …

hello im hakim from malaysia... i have are problem about sharing file connection... first,i have are computer with window 7 but can't sharing file from linux server [redhat 9]...second,have are problem ip conflict with window 7 and window xp to access linux server...how to reconnection that problem and how to …

hello dear friends which states of process isn't in multiprogramming systems ? states of process : " ready to run" to "running" or "running" to "ready to run" or "running" to "waiting (blocked)" or "waiting" to "ready to run" . i need a complete answer with clear reason please

Hi I want to map a windows 7 laptop to a windows NT pc. There are rumours that this is not possible, which i find hard to believe. Not bothered about encryption or any other security issues, just want to be able to access a NT drive via W7 &/or …

Hi, I wanted to get into driver dev. While reading a book on driver dev it was mentioned that it is better to work of a mainline branch from kernel.org instead of a linux patch as they usually change the kernel api? Has anyone had problems do general linux driver …