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Today i tried turning off my computer, everything went normal, it shutdown and everything then the lights went off. but about 5 seconds the lights began flicking on and off, and siginal where being sent to the monitor also (because the stat' light was turning on to orange), when i …

Hi all, I own a Dell Optiplex GX260, and my computer started acting up a few days ago, not wanting to boot to BIOS. So I played around and figured out that one of my RAM sticks went bad (I had 2x 512 DDR - PC2100). So, I decided that …

Please help I'm on the verge of tears. 1) I cannot open most of the programs in my computer i.e. iTunes, My Computer, My Documents,Control Panel. A blank window just pops up and hangs. 2) I cannot 'Save As' files from the internet into my computer either. If I try …

Hi Everyone In the interest of not hijacking someone else' troubleshooting thread, I'm starting a new one, but I don't know if anyone will be able to help me at this point. Here's the situation: I passed an older HP computer "sight unseen" on to a friend to let his …

I have attached a LAN consulting plan for an assignment. The assignment is finished I was just wondering if I could possibly get a little feedback on the given information thank you!

It started the other day when i started downloading IE 7 but half way through it crashed and now the sound doesn't work at all what can i do because i need the computer to do my work as a virtual dj PLEASE HELP!!!! thank you

I'm attempting to install a SATA HDD into my system, but no success. The system consists of: MoBo: ECS PM800-M2 CPU: Intel P4 2.4G Mem: 2 Gb OS: Win XP Home, SP3, all updates, still fairly fresh and clean, runs well Security: MSE Primary HDD: 160 Gb WD1600AAJB, 95Gb free …

[COLOR="blue"]Good morning All I have a customer who has an old DOS application which he wishes to continue running on his new laptop with Windows 7. The software installs correctly and starts to run. Soon after starting it appears to issue a command to switch to full screen mode, at …

Howdy, First of all, just let me say i really don't know much about computer systems so you will need to bear with me.....i have recently tried to install the program Pinnacle studio 9 onto my computar. While installing disc 1, a dialog box appeared reading " component transfer error" …

Hi Everyone: I am Carla 312. I am having a problem with My Dell Dimension8400. I am running it on Windows XP. My mouse and Keyboard are freezing up sporadically and I can't do anything other than restarting the computer. I tried running a systems restore, And I got a …

Hi, I got up this morning to find "American Megatrends" on my screen along with a message of a hard disk error. My computer won't reboot and when I turn it off and back on I get the same message. Is "AMI" a real company and how would it have …

I use Win xp with IE 8, I want to do a windows update, I went to the update section, it wants to install MS Framework 1.1 Service pack 1, during installation it encounters a problem with sl56.tmp, consequently it ceases installation and needs to close. Before doing the update, …

A couple months ago i came home to my computer and discovered hundreds of ad popups in mozilla firefox. I tried to close them but my computer started to heat up pretty bad and then it just shut down. Everyime I tried to boot it up over the next few …

Just because security holes and vulnerabilities get reported to software vendors doesn't mean they are actually patched. A new report from IBM's X-Force security team found that of all the software holes reported in the first half of this year, more than half are still unpatched. IBM's X-Force report is …

Previously I had a rogue antivirus virus, and also other viruses including a boot virus (right term?).. I’m sure they spun from the same thing. At some point while trying to fix it myself, the situation just got worse…BSOD only. I had to take the computer to the shop because …

lenovo 8113-jcg 2GB RAM 160 HDD Pentium D 925 (3.00ghz) Flashing cursor appears on start up after Lenovo splash screen. Problem has occured after serveral tests... - Faulty ram was changed and tested on other machine. RAM 100% works. - Possible faulty HDD. Replaced with brand new HDD. - After …

Is there a way to set the keyboard languages via the registry? I need to set some computers to have English (UK) as the primary keyboard language but also have Polish as a secondary. This is only needed for some users though so the plan is to have it run …

Good morning. I read and followed the instructions posted on this site. I ran the Microsoft Malicious software removal tool and it identified the Alureon.h virus. I could not fully delete the virus as I was unable to access the Internet and get the rest of the manual steps to …

Hi! Sorry for my bad english. I have a program (CamStudio) for recording screen. This program will record screen in hd. Then, I wanted that this video contains the text. So, I add text in windows movie maker. And I save this movie in hd. But, this movie isn't in …

HI i just build a comp coustom parts and i get this error i have no idea why it worked before then the mother board fried so i had to get it replace then i connected everything again and i got this error... ok i know i should check connections …

I work for my family's small business. I recently graduated with a BS in Comp Sci but I didn't have much networking education. I am setting up a small file server to serve core files to about 10-12 computers. It will be running Ubuntu Server while the PCs connected will …

hi, i have never used a dedicated linux server, however i am going to be switching one of our sites from shared hosting to a dedicated server due to traffic etc. the host is giving cpanel which i just wanted to check with you guys if this is fine to …

hello. I switched on my laptop this morning and i was faced with a "black" screen, none of the keyboard keys were responding. I then resorted to removing the battery and forcing a reboot. i started windows on safe mode and once got the error I from a pop-window. I …

Hello, my other laptop, which is running a 32bit Windows 7 OS, has recently stopped working. My dad was the last person to use the computer and he told me he didn't install any new programs, visit any site he shouldn't have or change anything. All the laptop does is …

Hey guys, Who's been following the Apple Event today? It's being live-blogged on Engadget FINALLY wireless printing for the iPad, which is practically the only reason I got the iPad in the first place lol. Really been waiting on that one especially. Plus confused about multi-touch on the new super-small …

I've got an older Dell Dimension 4550 (likely almost 10 years old) Without any advance warnings, computer has died. Pressing the power button results in computer starting for about 3 seconds, shutting down, then restarting on it own and continually running, no additional signs of startup. Nothing ever appears on …

Hi, I normally use windows at home but at my office we all use macs. (and I am having a horrible time adjusting to osx). Could anybody please tell me how to do the following 2 things in osx: 1) make my windows snap to the edge like in win7. …

I'm not sure if this is in the right forum, but here goes. I'm running a home server from an old (not too old) PC, and have a cooling question as the title insists. It might seem stupid, but my question is, can I put my PC by my air …

does anyone know a free program to delete computer history or how to do it?

I know I have seen this problem once before, but I am currently seeing it on a dell latitude d600. During POST and while windows is loading the display is about half its normal size and centered within the viewable area. It appears this way in any PE environment as …

I keep my Toshiba Satellite M45-S355 laptop powered on virtually all the time. One morning I woke up to a blue error screen that was full of text, but most notably said "Memory Dump". I restarted and it ran as normal for several days. But then it happened again. And …

I'm tryin to extend a lan network with an engenius ap so i can get wireless internet and for some reason when i connect the ap to the network i can't get an ip to assign to the ap but when i connect my laptop i get an ip automatically …

So, here's the big deal. I recently installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS alongside my Windows 7 install. It's great, all of the drivers are working, and I love the graphical effects! Anyway, I can't get it to connect to my home network. It is in range (sitting right next to it …

Hello. I am experiencing a problem with my desktop, where it will not start up fully. This occurred directly after I updated to Adobe 8. "something". I was prompted to restart the computer, so I did. During shutdown, an error box appeared for a brief second, but before I could …

hello everybody I need for help here... I have problem wit my PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse (touch pad) after upgrade vista home basic to Win 7 ultimate on every I started my laptop Toshiba M300 32 bit. Please give me answer for this problems. and thank you choirul911 surabaya-indonesia

for some resone my computer is running super slow it takes15 min to get in to windows and for ever for every thing else i re did windows and thr same thing i even tryed a nother hard drive same thing it takes 1 day to install windows this is …

Ummm okay, so hi! I have a big problem with my table computer.. Here is my story: So I had a pirate copy on Windows 7 and they got it and made my screen black (The picture).. And 1 day the AVG Antiviris started to scann and after that if …

My computer is infected with some sort of malware called AntiMalware Doctor. This is like a scanning program that appears to pop up and scan my computer. It also has a windows security logo that pops up on my taskbar. Aside from getting scan popups, the main problem is that …

I recently started using my laptop again and I cannot get into travelocity. I can go to all other websites with no problem but when I type in [url]www.travelocity.com[/url] internet explorer (7.0) says it is unable to display webpage. The site is not broken. I went to the library and …

Right, I'm new here so many appologies if this is a duplicate thread. I cannot open McAfee, MSN and various sundry programs. I've done the normal with SpyBot (love that program) and have no positive result to speak of - basically, I'm flumixed. It may be down the amount of …

Can anyone help me recover my desktop. I keep getting the message: Active desktop recovery/ Script error. When I press the button marked 'Restore my Active desktop' I get the following: [COLOR="Red"] INTERNET EXPLORER SCRIPT ERROR[/COLOR] A error has occured in the script on this page. Line : 65 Char: …

Help!! I have a Dell Dimension E310. I have placed a password as the Administrator and I have forgotten the password. Is there anyway I can override this? No one can download anything without this override.

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Would like to use it on a single laptop with limited space. I would ask the following: Have there been any improvements to the security exploits of prior years? Would like to minimize the total volume of the inbox. Is there a way to configure for only the last week …

hi every one,i developed windows application and installed on laptop having 1900 higher resolution, the button, labels, text box controls are overlapped but i is working fine in low resolution laptop

In an old thread, someone posted advice to try mounting a disk with a bad $mft onto a different computer. (See [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post171363.html#post171363[/url]) This worked for me. (That is, on one computer a particular removable USB Sata drive wasn't readable, even after reboot. On a second computer, the same drive is …

It can convert between different popular video formats 2. In the past I encountered a serious problem-the image of the converted video was inverted! Thus, this time I want to find a gadget to tackle this problem. 3.I want to add subtitles, in various formats, to the video I will …

hi, can anyone please tell me how to get my Run again after it disappeared from my start list

This includes all kinds of Internet -- Windows can't even do updates. I use a wireless D-Link card that has always worked... the connection on the bottom right says "Very Good" with 3 out of 4 green bars and when I "ping" my computer (I think that's what it is …

I built this PC 8 months ago never a problem, i moved to a new (and better) house, after the move i am trying to setup my home network again and i cant get my new PC to stay on. about 20-30 seconds after POST it will turn off by …