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Hi guys.. I have this really weird problem. I am using Acer Aspire 4310. Whenever I play movies or audio, the volume is very low even on the highest settings. I even checked the audio settings in the control panel and everything was in its highest settings. When I restart …

Hi guys.. I need help with selecting an item in a listbox which gets its items from a database table using While-Wend Loop. The listbox lists the table's contents properly. My problem is how will I add the item I selected in the listbox (e.g. John, Erick) in another table …

I am a beginner in VB 2008 and MS SQL Server 2005. How can I connect my vb app into a database in SQL Server? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Guys, I really need help here.. I'm being some sort of paranoid in choosing antivirus programs.. So which do you guys prefer when it comes to overall safety? Avira or Avast? Both are free versions, of course.. Thanks in advance!

I was able to install Visual Basic 6.0 in Vista Ultimate without problems... However, when I try to activate the ADO Data Control Component, it displays an error message (something concerning with the registry entries or some sort)... Then I tried reinstalling VB 6. The same thing happens again.. Can …

Hi guys.. I have this weird problem.. Everytime I shut down windows xp, I hear this series of beeps that sounds like an error message from a program. There is nothing unusual in the screen. Just a usual shut down screen and a series of beeps. Any ideas? I really …

Hi.. I'm having problems with my torrent downloads. When I use utorrent as my client, the speed is stuck to 11 Kbps. I tried changing the port number but it doesn't make any progress. When I finally gave up utorrent, I tried Torrent2Exe which converts a .torrent file into a …

I am planning to buy Nod32 internet security or kaspersky. But I'm not sure if these programs requires periodic subscription. Is these programs one-time payment or do I have to pay over a specific period of time say yearly? I need expert response. Thank you.

Hi.. I am currently looking for a really effective antivirus program. Then I stumbled upon AVG FREE 8. The previous version of AVG AV wasn't able to protect me from the nasties. So I would like an expert opinion about this AV program. IS this really effective? How is the …

I cannot connect to the internet as soon as I start my laptop and the router. I had to run winsock fix to fix the registry keys that are necessary for internet connection and restart to establish a connection.. I scanned my entire system with antivir, ad-aware, a2 free and …

I have installed Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier. After installation, I noticed that the default Windows Defrag Program is gone! I even searched C:\Windows\System32\ folder and found that the dfrg.exe program executes Diskeeper 2008. Is this normal? Or is something wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I was searching for the best free antispyware program. As it turns out, it seems that Windows Defender, Spyware Terminator and Lavasoft Ad-Aware are the highest competitors in the market. AVG Antispyware has terminated its free version. So which of the above names would you recommend? Or do you have …

I currently use Avira Antivir Personal Edition Classic (which is the free version) as my main antivirus software. Can I install other AVs like BitDefender Free Edition 10 (which doesn't have real-time shield according to many reviews) as my back-up scanner? Or is this allowed in Windows XP Professional SP2? …

Which is the most recommended? Antivir or Avast? Ty.

I currently have AVG Free 8. Can I install Avira Antivir Personal Edition Classic 8 with AVG's real-time shield turned off and make it an on-demand scanner? Or can I turn off Antivir's real-time shield? Thanks..

I reformatted my laptop yesterday. Automatic updates are enabled, and supposed to check for updates every 3:00 am. But it hasn't download any until now. But when I try the manual update through Microsoft's web site, all updates were downloaded and installed successfully. May I ask why is my automatic …

I have a router with a built-in firewall (the router box said that it has but I'm not sure how to configure it). I have done a research from the internet. I have found out that a router's built-in firewall only protects a computer from inbound connections. Is it still …

Will switching off a router or a modem/router reset its settings? I'm not sure if I can turn it off but it's getting a bit hot now because it's been running for more than 24 hours. Please give me answers. Thank you..

Hi guys! I have a problem.. When I start my laptop, everything was going fine. Then suddenly, when I click the START menu, the menu went all black. No icons could be seen until you point at them one by one. When I restart, everything went back to normal again. …

Hi guys! I was wondering if there is any way that I can get Visual Basic 6 to run in Windows Vista? If not, will it work in SP1? I have done so many research but I can't find any answers.. Any help will be greatly appreciated.. Thank you..

I am using Comodo Firewall Pro with HIPS. Now I want to try Spyware Terminator which also has a HIPS feature. I have read an article that two or more programs with HIPS may conflict with each other. Can I install Spyware Terminator with real-time shield and HIPS enabled together …

I am a Windows XP Professional SP2 user. My computer ran really fast before. Then I decided to reformat my system, backing up my files in the second partition and started a fresh OS install. After I have installed all necessary device drivers and restoring my previously installed programs, my …

I have wiped out my hard drive assuming that I could start fresh again. After the wipe process has been completed, I could not install Microsoft Windows since it cannot reformat my disk. The setup says the hard disk is inaccessible. I also can't run my LiveCD version of Ubuntu. …