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I've been looking over the same .htaccess codes that will not work for a subdomain. It seems not many people really know how to do a correct .htaccess (including me I suppose). I've tried: [CODE]RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^site\.net$ [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://site.net/$1 [R=301,L][/CODE] And it requires the WWW on the subdomain, …

Hello Team, I am having an issue unzipping the Windows 7 file. During the extracting, when it gets to "efi\microsoft\boot\fonts\chs_boot.tff" it gives me the error "Unable to create file". I have download the file several times and everytime I get the same error message when unzipping the file. I am …

I'm using Windows XP. I got a new flash disk and I used it outside in an internet cafe. When I got home, there was this weird file that suddenly popped out so I supposed that it was a virus or some malicious file because I haven't seen it before. …

To all, I definitely have the crap listed in the title. This is a work machine. Tried running Norton, it said I some cookies, and got rid of them. My Symantec pops up frequently scanning an outbound email, it looks like, even though I am not sending them, and there …

i know my problem is caused by a virus or is the residue of a virus. im having dificulty opening my flash drive and my local disk, everytime i click on it an open with window pops asking me which program i would like to use to open the file …

With DSL (new user) you can remain online all the time unless you power off or standby. Is the risk any greater for hacking, breakin, and all the nastys that can happen by just leaving your PC always online. ? I usually shut down at bedtime. Am I being too …

I have a computer that is connected a wireless network, i can access the internet but then only problem i have was downloading updates from the internet... esp. for my anti-virus and windows defender....when connected using a modem the same problem still occur.....n-e computer settings that i need to change …

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Hello, I have previously consulted on daniweb.......i have yet another problem now...... there seems to be some malware or something on my comp.......i recently installed a fresh XP2 after removing the previous version(coz it was not booting with that version, had no other way).......firstly avast is not updating and does …

hi folks, this isn't the first time i've had to deal with something like this but this time around i'm unable to execute [i]any[/i] applications on my pc. i tried rebooting in safe mode and then using sdfix but even that won't run. and because of this i'm unable to …

I recently had a run in with a virus problem and my antivirus gave me up. I was assisted greatly in fixing it by Crunchie and now my computer is all fixed. Except for fact that I am unable to update any software. Be it Kaspersky Internet Security, or MBAM …

The status bar has doubled in height, the "sound system" icon has disappered and I am not sure if we have plugged the speakers back into the correct port. Each time I try to open the device manager for audio on computer hardware there is an error code [U]cmicnfg.cpl[/U] The …

Im new to this site but I found out that alot of people recieved help here. I have a Windows Vista laptop that cant access the internet right now due to this Virus so I am using another system to do research. Can someone help me please in removing this? …

Hi There, I really need help as I am a dumb bunny when it comes to windows problems. I already contacted the HP techs, after 10 hours of chatting with them for 4 days, nothing was resolved.... my vista computer, almost 14 months old, has a problem starting up/stalling/crashing after …

New to all this, so if I've done it wrong, tell me! EXCEL for MAC: I have a long (3000 names) mailing list stored as data in columns, of course. In combining lists, some of the address entries are in Caps others in Upper and Lower case. Is there any …

I have no idea about scsi cards - I have a 2000S Ultra scsi raid Controller card (I found it in some trash) and need as much info as you can muster. Device Manager accepts it and it works. There is a Cylon like red light that scans back and …

After about 10 hours of chatting with my ISP's technical support (off and on over a few days) nothing has been resolved. At all. Please help. One of my desktops (XP SP2) will not pick up an IP address at all. I have another desktop, an xbox, and 2 wireless …

Hi I want to learn UNIX and UNIX shell scripting. But right now I can just read the tutorials as I don't have UNIX/LINUX at my computer. Is there any way by which I can try and test my UNIX commands and scripts over internet. What I mean to say …

Hi all, Thanks in advance for the help. This issue has really got me stumped, so I'm hoping that you guys and gals here at Daniweb can help. So, heres the problem: Whenever I double click a MS Office file (word, excel, ect), the associated program shell starts up and …

I have been trying for days to get rid of this search engine redirect virus to no avail. I have run several anti-spyware programs and have had no success. I ran through the DaniWeb pre assistance request protocol and my problem remains. Essentially the problem is that when I do …

title pretty much says it. except i can only view web pages for like 10 mins before it gives page not found errors. think its malware but i ran malbytes and avg antivirus and got nothing. here is my hijack log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at …

I am having serious issues with my computer..no active x, programs won't open, i can't install anything, the computer tells me to click the bar at the top, but theres no bar...computer is running super slow, If someone could help me i would really appreciate it...below is the hijack this …

My wireless router hasnt worked since our power outage last tuesday. I've tried resetting and turning both modem and router on n off. Only way I can connect to internet is if I connect directly to modem. I've tried to go to routerlogin.net and i couldnt get the page to …

PLEASE HELP! OS is WIn XP Pro w. SP3. Have already done the following: Tried to download both Mcafee adn AVG (neither would install) . So I Rebooted in Safe mode Downloaded and ran MalwareBytes Malware removal. Also Tried to Download and run Microsoft Malicious Sftware Removal Tool ( would …

I have two HDD's in my computer, can I transfer data to the HDD without Vista installed on it and reinstall Vista? Will I save my data this way?

hi. does anyone can give a link to download XP drivers for this desktop pc SG3570d? thanks...

Hi, and thank you very much for checking this out, I downloaded a nice little package, and it installed a lot of random viruses into my computer, it seems to run fine, I mean I'm here aren't I? But it is hyjacking my Google searches, it redirects with a starting …

Hi all, is it possible to up date to 10.4 Tiger. Thanks, Norm.

Please can someone advise me if my second storage SATA 320 Gbt HD should be set to have a primary or logical partition as I am somewhat confused about this. My main bootable HD is a SATA 1.5 Tbt which already has 3 partitions. I am using XP SP3. P4 …

Greetings, I've just bought a GeForce GTX 260, which is apparently being bottlenecked by my old CPU (an amd athlon x2 3800+). I'm looking for a cheap "solution" (a CPU that'd make a noticable difference but not necessarily 100% without bottlenecking). So I'm wondering if an AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core …

Hey Guy's. I recently upgraded from XP Home to Pro, but there's one problem it won't recognise my DVD Drives, XP Home recognised them, BIOS recognises them, but as soon as I open My Computer - NOTHING. The copy of Pro is full legit and it's driving me mad, any …

My Windows XP machine was recently infected with a virus. I received the virus from advertising on a website. My virus scanner (avast!) told me there were infected files in my temporary internet folder and it spread from there. The alerts were killing me, so I disabled it and manually …

For some reason when I recently restarted my computer or whatever I don't know, I couldn't find my internet explorer program icon anywhere on my computer. I even went to Local Disk (C:)/ Program Files/Internet Explorer and couldn't find the program file/exe anywhere in the folder. But good thing I …

Hi, I had to recently uninstall my AV and when I try to reinstall it, it does install but when I click on the icon nothing happens. In addition to that, my internet service is gone into super slow motion too. Taking quite a while to open pages etc. I …

[COLOR="Green"][/COLOR] Even after shutting down the system ,how the System manages the CORRECT time. How the clock "ticks" in the computer even there is no power supply.

Hi, I have a problem "can't locate instal.log" file for magic iso. The file isnt in the program folder. I don't know what to do as i think this file is the cause of the trojan i have on my laptop. Cheers

I have a Compaq Presario-SR2173WM that a customer brought in, and said that when you plug it in and power it up you get nothing on the monitor. I switched monitors, and tried different video cards, and still get nothing. Me and my boss concluded that the motherboard was bad, …

Hi, I cannot connect to internet using internet explorer. I can browse web pages with any other browser. When I type a web page and click enter in internet explorer, explorer just waits and indicates that it is connecting to some ip on the left below corner. I think it …

Hi Daniweb family !!! I have an Acer Aspire 4520 with Vista Home Premium and 2GB of RAM. The Internet Explorer just quit working. When I click on the icon to start it, nothing at all happends. I went into Program Files, Internet Explorer folder and clicked on the icon …

i have a dell poweredge 1950 server currently running linux redhat. i want to have 6 total instances of linux/centos running on this server. what is the best free vmware download that will suit my needs? i heard for freeware you can only use the windows version of vmware not …

I have 2 hard disks on my pc......sda with 80GB and sdb with 250GB.....on sda i have two OS windows XP and PCLinuxOS........I tried to install DREAMLINUX on sdb and i formed 3 partitions on it for /,/home and swap........it got installed and i attached its entry to previously installed …

I am trying to do a Redirect with SOME Querystring Parameters Maintained. I already know how to do a redirect with ALL parameters maintained, or with NO parameters maintained, but in this particular case, i need only ONE of them dropped. For example, my old links for my old system …

I need my list fron Hotmail to go to Outlook Express......It wont synchronise....and hotmail does not export a csv file ......so what now please clever geeks !!!

I was trying to add a few sites under my reseller hosting to host for some friends but I could not figure out how to add them and when I tried I made them end up in my accounts file manager listings. Could someone tell me how to remove them …

Hi, I recently upgraded my CPU from Athlon 64 X2 to Phenom II X4. Everything runs fine, except that Windows Vista only recognized 2 cpus instead of 4 cpus. I run dual boot with Windows XP, and there's no problem in XP. All 4 cores detected, with CPU-Z v1.50. Any …

Hi Daniweb family !!! I have an Acer Aspire 4520 with Vista Home Premium and 2GB of RAM. The Internet Explorer just quit working. When I click on the icon to start it, nothing at all happends. I went into Program Files, Internet Explorer folder and clicked on the icon …

Hi all, this must be the most absurd inquiry in the history of inquiries. i cannot, for the life of me, locate the plug for the internet networking cable on my tower of my PC computer. it runs ME, and veiwing the help files I came accross a vague suggestion …

I had a spring clean with a happy click finger the other day and used Windows install cleanup / smithfraudfix / ccleaner and a defrag....now I cannot browse to change frontpage,No MS Office enterprise,cant uninstall or install office enterprise as blue screen murders one or the other after 10 minutes …

Hello, I have an old IBM Netfinity 5500 M20 server that i want to use as a server for backups and other stuff The server works but i do not have the driver for the ServeRAID-II controller i need it during the installation of Windows Home Server / Windows Server …

My Dell Inspiron 1505 previously ran Vista Ultimate SP1 with all the aero services operating correctly. Following the automatic updates to Vista Ultimate SP 2 and Explorer 8, I can no longer get my aero servcies, no tranparency etc etc. My laptop has a 'rating' of 3.7, a grpahics card …