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Hi all. I'm running on 10.6.6 Snow Leopard. If i delete all items from the trash folder is that really final or am I able to retrieve them in some way.

Hey all ! I have an Acer laptop with Vista on it. It had some viruses on it and also ZoneAlarm firewall. I "think" I got all the nasties off of it and I removed zonealarm. Now, everytime I bootup, the Windows firewall stays on for about 30 seconds and …

3 days ago I plugged in my external into a USB hub to connect it to my laptop and be able to use a USB mouse and keyboard at the same time. I was running music off it (My iTunes library is on my external) when I heard it make …

Hi I have an XP Pro PC with SP3. I have all the latest drivers. And everything in Bios and windows itself is setup correctly. ACPI is in S3 mode. When I want to shutdown the PC, I press the Sleep key, which I have done for ages, and the …

Kind: HP ProBook 4510s hi all, I last time switched off my laptop after using it on projector. i disconnected projector fine, then turn it off normal. Then next day I turned on and screen was black and blue light at power button as usual. I decided that I would …

I'm working on another Pavilion (the 750n this time) and when you plug it in, it automatically turns on without the power button, does one solid beep for probably 5 seconds, and turns off, won't let you press the power button to try again. The only way to get it …

I am soon going to build a computer. My components: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (overclocking @ 4.60GHz) Sandybridge CPU Asus P8P67 DELUXE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Corsair A50 CPU Cooler OcUK GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express …

I am on a godaddy server now and trying this mod-rewrite stuff and it is still not working. I have been searching google now for hours looking for the answer and cannot find it. Here is my entire .htaccess file: #Rewrite Rules Options -MultiViews Options +FollowSymLinks +Indexes RewriteEngine on RewriteBase …

I am working on a friends Dell Latitude D610 that suddenly lost all video. [U]Failure mode was described as:[/U] using the computer on lap, it got very hot all of a sudden, video started to go fuzzy so the computer was shutdown. Once the computer cooled down for a while …

hi, i am currently going to be setting up a linux dedicated box and have a few questions if somenone could give me some input into it. not too in depth so lamens terms would be best. 1. can someone recommend a good hosting company for a dedicated box? 2. …

I just got a new laptop with windows 7 and of course compatibility issues with some of my older games. I was wondering if it would be possible to install windows XP onto a partition with the recovery discs that came with my old laptop? Or on a external hard …

Hi guys, I've been fighting this bug and could use some help. Windows XP SP3 and I've lost the desktop. Not just icons, etc. No desktop at all. I can run from Task Manager and this is my second machine so I can do most anything I need for the …

I can't do it through the normal way because it's been locked out by administration (I'm at school). I'm just trying to add the Python installation.

Hello I run ubuntu linux and I have just bought a new ipod touch You need itunes to set it up, which is, as usual, only available for Windows and mac (stupid apple for forgetting linux!!!). How can I set up my ipod? Thanks, Calum

I am trying to know my own server name and domain name. I use windows xp, I try to install freeBSD 7.0 to one of my laptop. I need the network info.... Can anyone please tell me how I can check what my server name and domain name? I know …

Can anyone help with possible whistler@mbr. I am an experienced it professional and no stranger to malware removal of all types, in fact I am generally quite expert in this field, but this one has me stumped.# I am running W7 ultimate Avast detected Whistler@mbr on my system however there …

I have Windows 7 OS in my HP laptop.I bought it before about 1 year.I still didn't created the recovery discs.Actually i tried to do it.One of my friend who has done it(but in Windows Vista,not in 7),told me that i just need 4-5 DVDs to do that.But when i …

Sorry guys, don't flame me! Couldn't find a suitable forum for my question. I think this may be my best bet. I've got a Dell inspiron 1545 which does not have a NumLock - so no ASCII codes with ALt/Fn. Bit of a bummer seeing as all my work is …

Xp Machine is very slow to boot. I notice that MsMpEng.exe is using up a huge amount of memory during start up process. It goes from about 150,000k to 15,000k. When it reaches the lower figure - which takes some time - things then start to make progress. Also, I …

Whenever I attempt startup, I receive this message: We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this. If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, choose Last Known …

I want to go to the bios setup to make some settings changes so that I can run windows startup disk as it not being recognised as of now. The problem is that I cant get to the setup no matter how hard i try to do it .I tried …

helllo experts i need Wifi 10km antenna anybody tell me that how to i make wifi antenna please don't hesitate send me diagram and parts detail. i wait your response.

How to compile linux i put the kernel in a sony memory stick pro duo i need real help i know C++ but not linux Thanks In advance

Hello friends, I am having a trouble with dosbox 0.72. I opened turbo c++ using dosbox and tried a program. But it throws an error 'unable to create hello.obj'. my program [CODE]#include<iostream.h> #include<conio.h> void main() { cout<<"hello"; }[/CODE] I gave this while opening turbo c++ in dosbox... Z:\>mount c d:\turboc3\ …

Hey there. You know that little folder on the left hand side at the bottom next to the windows icon? You know that folder that when you minimize windows, it minimizes to that folder? Welll, i managed to unpin that folder so now it is GoNE... And i have NO …

I have bought all new parts for my comp... [LIST] ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO USB3 AMD 880G AM3 Motherboard Ultra Gladiator Blk w/Clear Side Mid-Tower Case Ultra LSP650 650w Power Supply 2 Sets of Corsair XMS3 4GB PC10666 DDR3 Dual Channel 1333MHz HIS Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 PCIe Eyefinity IceQ …

Hi Guys! I Need Help Getting Into My Dell D600 Laptop, I Forgot My Password And Now I Cannot Use It Anymore. It Has No Cd Rom So There Is No Other Was. Please Help

I have a Gateway P-6860FX laptop that is not booting. I previously had a blue screen hardware error the night previous while gaming (Screen glitched up with horizontal lines, went to blue screen). The next morning I attempted to boot it, but it went to start-up repair. There the screen …

hi everyone is there's any different between linux and unix ???

My laptop has been working for years - now it won't boot. I press the power button, the fan whirrs up as normal. About 3-5 seconds of normal whirring. Then it dies. Nothing appears on screen. It sounds like it does when I try to boot from battery when the …

I have two laptops here that will not connect to websites. I punch an address in the address bar and I get a cannot connect page. One both I have disabled firewalls, antivirus, antispy programs. I have reset the IP stack, flushed DNS, etc. I have reset IE back to …

Any ideas on this one.....? I cleaned down a virus infected pc (Windows XP Media Centre Edition SP3 with IE8). All the scans are now clean but iexplore.exe runs as a process in task manager. It throws an error every few minutes saying Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and …

Hi .. i am unable to install any anti virus or run avast as i dont know what is wrong with my system and this is irritating me neither i can open task manager as it says it has been disabled by admin nor can i run safe mode, please …

Hi Folks; This is my first post. I attempted to search through some of the threads hoping to find the specific problems i see on my desktop (running on XP), to no avail. Hope you can help. Thanks Symptoms: Virus or Malware downloaded? 1. Have to type "explorer.exe" on Task/Manager/File/new …

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Hello My Temp folder in XP has many files in it, and I want to free some space on my C, can I safely manually delete these files or are there steps/tools to delete its content automatically?

Hi guys, I have a CISCO 5500 Firewall and it already has 2 networks connected: one connecting to the internet and the other one connecting my private network. I have now connected another network on one of the interfaces but I am unable to enable communication between the new network …

I got this blemish t23 IBM Thinkpad Laptop that did not come with a hard drive, a hard drive caddy, RAM, RAM cover, and some other things. I got all the stuff for it and installed WinXP on it. I got all the needed updates and Anti-Virus and everything. It …

Whenever I turn on my gaming PC, I get green scanlines on the BIOS screen. Does this mean my video card is FUBAR? Thanks in advance

My antivirus scanner found a few viruses with on our exchange server. The files had a .eml extension and they were located in the " \Progam Files\Exchsrvr\Mailroot\vsi2\UceArchive" folder. I assume they are emails, but what is this folder for and why are there 2GB of .eml files in it?

Hi! I got a stationary pc with Windows Vista, as it's not having bluetooth, I thought of connecting my Sony Ericsson W595 mobile phone via USB, and access it's bluetooth on my stationary pc. But when I tried to Google this, I came up with nothing :( Please help! And …

I think my girlfriends netbook has become infected with a rootkit virus thingy. I've tried several things the latest of which was reinstalling Windows XP. Unfortunately search results in Google still redirect to random shopping websites. Below the various log files as requested. Any help will be appreciated! mbam log: …

Gateway computer - Intel Celeron - Win XP SP2 I just had to reinstall Windows on my computer. I backed up all of my files into a folder called "My Backup -- --/--/--". So I go into that folder to make sure my important files are still there but when …

My PC has windowxp/SP2 and I can no longer run cmd.exe using either of these: 1. Start\Run\cmd or Start\Run\cmd.exe or Start\Run\C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe These will get me this error: Windows cannot find 'cmd'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start …

[COLOR="Green"][B][B]HI folks, my toolbar after some idle time just disappears... I tried toggling the F11 key just to confirm that it is there, but invisible. The only temporary solution is restart the computer. It appears after restarting, but then, disappear again. I tried to fix it with the recovery partition, …

Hello, I have a problem with my desktop computer's internet connection. I am running both my desktop and laptop through my router to connect to the internet. My laptop has no problems at all but my desktop internet browser's won't work. I can access the internet on other ports such …

Ok, so I have decided to dual-boot my laptop with Windows 7 and Fedora 14. So here is a list of questions I have about the choices I have: [CODE] 1. KDE or GNOME? I've heard that KDE is the better way to go, especially for development, but wanted to …

Hey folks- Question: I know my computer maintains a log. If someone was to download files onto an external device, is there a record of that? And if so, How do I access that? Thanks. higgo5

Hello - I would like to know if using Bootcamp requires me to backup all my files or risk losing them. I ask this because when i launch the "Boot Assistant" application it recommends that I backup my data, but on the other hand I have heard that the beauty …

Hi dell xps m1530 nvidia GS4000 ram: 2G My graphic card is dead. in order to replace it i have to replace all the mother board? Is it better to buy a new computer?