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does anyone knows how to fix my computer... i tried every anti virus.. and even reformatted my computer..but still i cant install any antivirus programs..after i click the "setup.exe" the program will show in a blink..!! then there's nothing...hel me please... if anyone knows how to fix this.. please help …
Hi everyone, I have a big problem about my backspace and delete key. When I pressing the two keys my computer suddenly shutdown. Also my Enter key got affected and changes it to character "/". I was wondering if this was effect of virus or malware. Thank you, Jovy
Hi all, and thanks in advance for any replies :) So I have a 300GB hard disk with Windows 7 on it, I also have a NAS drive for storing my music etc, so my C:\ drive only has to have the OS, my apps and games. Now a couple …
I'm still here at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2010, and just had the chance to try out something cool. The Intel Atom processors are lightweight x86 processors for use in a whole range of small devices. And being x86-based, they can run modern desktop operating sytesms. At the beginning …
I trying to run the sfc /scan I have inserted the windows disk into the drive. I have shut off the screen saver and closed all windows while doing it. I find that this goes like 3/4 of the way and then appears to totally freeze., to such an extent …
it happens only when i am using Utorrent, after few minutes connection dies n "network cable unplugged" balloon comes up . can any1 help... thanks!!, in advance!!
Ok: I am going to set up a game server at my home and i plan on buying the hardware and software that i need because i prefer to figure out how to do it my self. but I am not at all positive of what i need: I am …
few days ago my brother-in-law brought me his computer with problems. It is an hp pavilion a6519fh running Vista with a 500 MB seagate 7200 rpm hard drive. When I powered up the computer it would take me to a screen with the option to do a bios setup ( …
I've been searching the internet from the start to the end with no real luck. My new Windows Vista ULTIMATE 32-bit install simply won't connect anymore. I was online long enough to get activated, but that's about it. I am connecting directly through a cable modem atm, but I was …
Hello, all. I'm a relative amateur when it comes to all things IT related so I'm hoping I can find some much needed assistance here. I'll get right to specifics. Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P35 Chip: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 Dual Core RAM: 4GB DDR2 Power supply: Dynex 400W Monitor: Dell …
Hello, I am a consultant performing a groupwise migration to exchange. In order for me to do this i need to have access to the groupwise snapin for Netware Admin( ConsoleOne doesnt give me access to everything i need to configure to my knowledge if i am wrong please let …
[B]Hi Folks, I am a new member & after a quick look around the site I think I will gain some valuable advice & learn some stuff in areas where I only have basic Knowledge. My problem at the moment is a dead Mobo, I purchased a "bundle" from Maplins …
hello can you help me please, I have problem during formatting my windows here's the scenario when i insert my windows xp cd...then i press any key...after i make a partition C and D.. after that i installed the xp on C...after the process format in NTFS and after copying …
On my mom's computer, sometimes windows xp (home edition) won't boot past the loading screen. We have done a system restore to earlier date and it still will stop at the loading screen. We have only gotten it to work by pure luck I think. Computer has done this about …
hi let me tell you the problem i currently facing in our company we have a workgroup network connected to ISP DHCP server through a cisco 8oo router but two of my computers on second floor they fail to connect both the network and the internet i tried different thigs …
Hey Everyone, I've just notice this now but most of my software programs will not update and when trying to update Uniblue RegistryBooster it is saying "it cannot connect to the uniblue server" however every other program cannot connect to the internet for the latest updates and so forth. Thank …
i uninstalled service pack3 for XP. When I tried to restart the computer a blue screen came up and said : c000021a (Fatal System Error) i would like to know how to fix this i have tried opening in safe mode and Last Known Good Config and nothing worked. i …
hi, Plz help me out. i want to buy external laptop battery for IBM laptop. plz suggest me where shold i buy.. i need to buy from that which provides warranty of at least 1 year + after sale services
Hi, Have problem with Microsoft Outlook 2010. I haven't see option "Leave copy of message on the Server" which I have to uncheck because my provider keepeng all mails I receiving and sending, even deleting and often come with messages that my inbox excited quota. That forcing me to login …
I've had this computer for several years. My wife uses it and recently acquired a virus that forced me to take the hardrive out, connect it to my own PC, and run a virus scan to clean it. When I reinstalled it, the computer would no longer turn on. NOTHING …
hi there, Which are the best motherboard available in current market??? along with the company ratings???
I was uninstalling a program using ADD/Remove....system hanged....and it now not booting. When u power on the PC, it comes to a screen which shows safe mode etc....but selecting any mode it goes thru the entire cycle...shows the windows image and comes back to the screen showing safe Mode, Start …
I've managed to pick up an email virus that is sending out emails under my name. They contain this link [url]http://www.obt3.xmedx.com[/url]. I had downloaded a program whose site and program were approved by McAfee SiteAdvisor. After discovering the problem I went in and uninstalled the program but it's still sending …
I have windows 7. It takes forever for my PC to start-up. One of the problems, there are some programs that start automatically with windows. How can I stop that, I would like to remove some programs from my start-up process. How can I do that. Pease help!
Here's the problem. Bought a new wireless printer, HP B209a. Have a wireless router, Belkin, been using it for years. I take it, the printer, out of the box, follow all the instructions on setting it up, run the setup program in a laptop, following all on screen instructions. It …
Is an ISP always connected to an HTTP server or remote pc? I am currently doing a topology for a project and I do not know if I should include something like that. There contains no network addresses that I must assign unto the isp router to server connection, but …
I recently heard that comcast is limiting bandwidth usage to 250gb/month and other isp's could go as low as 5gb/month. I was looking online for bandwidth usage monitors, to see how much internet bandwidth i was using, but all of them are complicated and not what i was looking for. …
Hi all, my PC wouldn't start showing file is missing "system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys I tried to repair this using windows xp setup. Everything wroked well and after following all steps for about half hour I was very relived to see my computer start normally, dsiplaying every thing as usual. Unfortunately this only …
[I]Summary[/I] [QUOTE] new laptop would ideally like to partition the hd and install a unix based system and xp that came with the laptop, no media backup came with laptop, looking for advice on what to go with and what to do thank you even if you just took time …
Hello everyone, I was trying to install ndiswrapper and the drivers needed to get my laptop working with wireless properly. I never got around to finish installing the drivers although I did install ndiswrapper. I lost my wifi completely and my system doesn't even pick up my card now. It …
Snow Leopard Is it possible to delete an e-mail without it going to the Trash, bin. As in a PC if you pressed Shift and Delete, that was it, gone. Any help?
Any one could help me where to download IIS? as i wanted to use it as my webserver for my incoming web development project. Does IIS have the same functions with apache server? Mar...
My computer will power up but when it gets to the place where windows start it stalls. Before this happen I got it started in safe mode but after 2 tries in safe mode it quit starting. Once a message came up that said Nvidia GeForce not working. Please help.
Some of my desktop icons keep reproducing themselves, it happened after I downloaded Hashcheck, I may have hit the wrong button during download or something, downloaded source code, but don't know why this is happening: First it started with Hashcheck icons, then with email short cut and FF shortcut and …
When I use the windows experience index test, my computer ALWAYS freezes when it gets to the CPU part. I have tried multiple times,and it always happens. So I decided to try another program. I did the 3dMarkVantage test, and the graphics tests did fine, the first CPU test finished, …
First of all Thank you for reading my post Here is the Basic Information that I know of my computer. CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, 2199 MHz 2GB's of Ram Current Video Card ATI Radeon X1550 Series (256 MB) I want to Know Which would be …
I have a new Gateway laptop with Intel Core i5 2.26 Ghz and4 gb ram. I downloaded Firefox immediately, my browser of choice. However, what I've discovered is that almost immediately Firefox would open an unrequested new browser window when I click a link. E.G. I was on Yahoo today …
We have a Dell Optiplex 330 fresh out the box, run through the initial setup, preloaded with XP. I have 2 seperate but equal evaluation edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition complete with packaging and product keys. 1 downloaded nero burned ISO of Server 2003, a suggestion I found on …
The video playback on my Acer Aspire 751 Netbook is poor (choppy, lagging). It is configured with 2GB of RAM and has a integrated graphics card running on Vista Home Basic. I tried to download a newer version of the driver for the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 but the …
I recently acquired a Toshiba Satellite M45-S355. It was actually given to my wife so I have taken on the project of trying to get it running. It also came with an external hard drive. When I originally tried to boot up the computer all I got was the Toshiba …
i was scaning my computer with Kaspersky it kept poping up with not-a-virus adware i was wondering if it was bad i tried to delet it but it was still there:-O:(:'(
When I login to Windows XP(home edition) under my name all of my desktop icons are missing and there is no task bar or start menu - only the wallpaper background. I can only hit (Ctrl Alt Del) to access the task manager, but nothing is listed. I tried running …
I dont know if i have leopard mac os x.. but it shows i have Mac OS X version 10.5.8.. i have a simple issue. i am trying to download Xcode for GCC complier... but it doesn't get downloaded as it requires me to update my software to 10.6.1.. i …
When I use my computer, I often feel that my CPU is under performing. The only time I don't feel like this is when I am using programs or playing games that are made for multi-core processors. This has stopped me from upgrading to i7 simply because I don't know …
Dell 4500 was working fine up until yesterday but today, cannot power on. Tried: - Removed front cover - switch seems okay mechanically - Removed RAM, all drive connectors, and all cards except graphics adapter. Still nothing - no beeps, no signal to monitor Other observations: - No fans running …
Hijackthis! Report . Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 12:33:16 AM, on 29/8/2010 Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WISPTIS.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Program Files\Motorola\SMSERIAL\sm56hlpr.exe C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TSVNCache.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPStart.exe C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPHelper.exe C:\Program …
I'm having problems fixing my winxp computer? It says something about the kerne32.dll. Pls i need help.
My cpu won't start when my main hard disk is plugged in, but when I took the power cord out of the hd the cpu started fine. When the hdd is plugged in, the cpu will blink for like a second, then everything dies down. Help please? :(
hi to all, I would like to transform one of my systems as a mail server for the intranet people of my group. *=>[COLOR=DarkGreen]What should be the configuration for a optimum mail server.[/COLOR] *=>We have a LAN and myself set up a web server for learning php.Can the mail server …
Hi, I have an Acer Aspire 4720Z. I was on the Internet last night when my screen blinked. About 20 minutes later my screen froze, so I turned it off. This morning I turned it on, and logged in. The screen is blank. I've tried turning it off and on …
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