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Hello everybody, I have a problem, and I am wondering if you can help me.

My D drive is listed in "My Computer". According to my DEVICE manager, my drive is working properly and has been updated.

I've uninstalled both ITUNES and AnyDVD. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Nero. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drive. And I've tried the regedit steps that are on the Microsoft support site.

So basically what is happening is that when I put media into the drive, it starts trying to spin for about 30 seconds, and then it stops. I get the disc icon next to my cursor while the disc is spinning. It's all kinds of media, including DVD's, Cd's, DVD-r, DVD+r, and blank DVD's and blank CD-r's.

When I go to "my computer", and click on the DVD Drive, the disc tray opens and tells me to insert a disc. When I insert the disc, the drive tries to read it for several seconds, and then stops.


I don't know if this will help, but this problem started this morning when I tried to burn a DVD with a new spindle of discs.

I'm not technically savvy at all. When it comes to computers, I have the skill level of a kindergartener. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!If the drive is 3+ years old chances are it is getting ready to fail...
Sounds like you've checked everything you could up to this point.Thanks. The drive is only about 1 year old.Would it be worth it for me to try a lens cleaner?I've seen them work...and seen them do nothing.if you are using vista then there is an known issue with i tunes trying to REPLACE the driver for the system.

try uninstalling the drive in device manager and then scanning for new hardware. Install the default driver again and see if you can burn then. If you can then the issue is with i tunes. Last time I checked there was no resolution for this issue. I tunes will still work but will not be able to burn CDs directly from it's self.

let us know if this is the case.Thanks. I've actually already uninstalled Itunes, and it didn't correct the problem.One of these may help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore MISSING CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or...
4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

I have a HP dv 9535nr Notebook.
I upgraded from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7.
When using Vista,I found the LOCATION of the Built in camera,and was ABLE to make a shortcut icon,to turn it on and off.
I could then use the camera to record the family at gatherings,etc. and RECORD them on my HD for later viewing.
Note: After MUCH searching I did find My Camera,and a way to record what it saw.
For the life of me,I can't recall Where I found it.

Now I have Windows 7,and again, I can NOT find my camera Location,so I can Make a Shortcut Icon.
If/when I do,I'll also be trying to Record what it sees.

Would APPRECIATE any HELP. Thanks.Right clik My Computer...
Find the camera...
Right clik it and select create shortcut...Thanks for your reply..I tried that. Didn't work.
I tried Control Panel,found the Icon for the camera. The Icon does NOT make the camera active.

Interesting though,My IM Programs DO cause my camera to BECOME active.

Side note: I also use a HP Desktop machine,and I use an usb Logitech camera.
By using the above Control Panel procedure doing the Icon ,it does in fact bring up Logitech's menu and it does work for me.

Thanks .Hmmmm

But GLAD you found a workaround...Well,I sure thank you for you time,but as you can see by my reply,It didn't fix my LAPTOP.
That is the computer I requested help with.

I'll see if anyone else has any ideas.
Thanks again.

Where is this version of WIN7 from ? ?

5 What?

have dell inspiron 1525 with vista. no sound on internet. have RUN all basic checks. has happened before and hubby got in fixed...too bad he's out of town and can't help me! Please somebody RESCUE me!!Based on all the INFORMATION you've provided, all I can suggest is you call hubby.sorry - have never posted on anything like this before. not really sure what to put on here. week two of no sound....Might want to look at this Microsoft Link. It's got some tips that may help you.

I would take it slow and follow everything to dot and if problem still happen after attempting Microsoft suggestions, we're still here for you... Your original post says you have no sound on the internet. Your second post says you have no sound. Please tell us EXACTLY EVERYTHING that is happening and what led up to it.Quote from: Allan on December 04, 2009, 05:52:44 AM

Your original post says you have no sound on the internet. Your second post says you have no sound. Please tell us EXACTLY EVERYTHING that is happening and what led up to it.

I just tried to install a copy of windows 7 home PREMIUM on my computer, and while doing so recieved a message that the installation could not continue and that I needed to uninstall my Intel Proset Wifi software. Well this made no sense to me because then I would not have internet access for the installation, but I just did what it said to do. When I tried an install again it of course said I needed an internet connection to continue. This makes no sense at all to me. Anyone have any ideas whats up with this

ThanksI don't know the answer regarding the WiFi issue but can't you connect to the Internet via cable, at least to complete your OS installation?check the microsoft win7 install db on their site, there might be a solution thereI thought I was going to have the same problem when I initially tried to install Win 7 on my WIFE's laptop - only to find-out I could do a fresh install - however, I did get as far as the part where the upgrade disc uninstalled my WiFi drivers, and a couple other things. Thank Dell for supplying the driver discs with the initial purchase!

Anyway, with the Upgrade discs I recieved the first one is the Upgrade "Compatibility and Set-up" Disc - this one is the culprit that uninstalls uncompatible drivers and programs. Before it told me that it was about to do this, it WARNED me of this and the fact that I would be told to put this disc in after the installation finished so that it could re-install the correct drivers for what it had removed.

Yes, this would leave you high and dry for the WiFi connection settings and your Validation of the Poduct KEY Code, but only until the "Compatibility" disc recovered your driver(s).

And, you could always just use the good old ethernet PORT with its proper cable - if you don't wish to wait that long.

since i built my computer in stutters while playing video.but since updating to windows 7 its unbearable it makes my recorded tv files stutters with my 360 as a extender. sometime it will go to a blue screen and sometimes it will go black and come back on saying the driver for your nvidia graphics card stop responding.so im fed up with this problem and i want to bring a end to it all.the steps ive already made was replace my graphics card with GeForce GT 220 which didnt help my next step is to take a e5200 that i have new in box for my dedicated mce computer and replace a e8400 to see if its a cpu issue .if that doesnt work then i have a GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R with a pci express slot problem or something else right? im confused at this POINT.i do have 1 more thing when i test my power suppy with a a pc/sps tester the only led that is not green is -5v.almost forgot my memory is OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) when i built my computer this was the first thing i rma thinking this was my problem well no luck there at that point i GAVE up it wasnt that big of a deal back then but know it is.so please help TIA sorry if i confused you please ask ? if i didQuote

since i built my computer

My friend has a little predicament. She was on her laptop last night, and SAID she was a little tired at the time. She changed her password, and when she woke up this morning she couldn't remember the password.

There are 3 accounts on her laptop: 1 admin (her account), 1 standard (her BF's), and 1 guest. If she goes into the standard account to reset the password it asks for her password. I've gone to Microsofts website, and they say you have to have a reset disk, or you have to re-install windows. I had her to try to go into the standard account and re-install...but it asks for the admin password.

Anyone have any suggestions??

Specs:
OS: Vista Home Premium
RAM: 1GB RAMhttp://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS304US305&q=Lost+Vista+Login+PasswordThanks Allan, I'll try that later on.

I'll let you know what happens.The next to last entry on this forum, says to go into Safe Mode. As the computer was loading up, I constantly hit the F8 key and when the MENU came up there was no reference to Safe Mode. The only option I got was to boot into Windows Vista.
http://www.ozzu.com/mswindows-forum/vista-password-lost-t73232.html

If I were to install any kind of software that would help to reset the password, I'm GOING to be prompted for that "password" that is lost.

I've also tried to re-install the OS and I have to put in that "password".

i already install my windows 7 but i cant connect to internet it always a page cannot be displayed prompt please help meYou need to provide more informationI'm having the same problem. plz help.


sorry, thought I'd get that out of the way before somebody else did it.


Is your internet working fine through your modem? Is your internet connection being detected fine by the operating system?

If that's all ok, probably it's software error?Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 04, 2009, 10:23:22 AM

I'm having the same problem. plz help.

sorry, thought I'd get that out of the way before somebody else did it.

I can't read my e-mails....
Can anyone help ? ?

I have the Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5965. I'm trying to FIGURE out whether or not it has a built in microphone. I recently upgraded to Windows 7 from Vista so I have no idea if I had ONE that worked as some point or not. I am able to start a call with people on Windows Live but all they hear is STATIC. It shows that I have some sort of microphone but it's not detecting my voice at all. The volume on the microphone is turned all the way up. I'm so confused! Should I just get a regular mic and plug it in? No.
How do you know the volume of the microphone is turned up?
Somewhere in your stuff, inside of Windows 7, there is a voice recorder. BRING up the voice recorder and tried to MAKE a few recordings. If you can't get the voice recorder to work, then you've got something plugged in wrong or something turned off somewhere. Most of laptop and notebook computers now have a built-in microphone somewhere. Look in your user's guide.I tried the voice recorder and all I hear is static. When I go to Sound and click on Recording, two mics show up but they say the same thing. They say Microphone - High Definition Audio Device. When I switch the other one to the default it will not let me open voice recorder or speech recognition. So I keep the one it lets me use enabled but all I hear is static.

i have recently cleaned up my system files and now the java.exe files i use to run an auto-dialer for my home business is not releasing ANY data and it is choking my RAM to capacity and slowing down my machine. So, I just upgraded from 2 Gig of RAM to 4 Gig and when i am in task manager/ processes I can see that it just sucks it up till it is dry, too.

It's SIMPLY not releasing Anything in the Memory: Private working set. FIELD. It is the same when i try running Pandora - it runs up to over 250,000 KB just on the one process. Please HELP.

The Hardware: Dell 2008 Desktop
The Software: Windows Vista 6.0 Home Basic
(Build 6002: Service Pack 2)

Physical Memory available to to Windows: 3,395,856 KB

DLoad and INSTALL StartupCPL from MIKE Lin and get a handle on your processes...

one driver cd come with my LAPTOP,it come with vista but i turn BACK to xp now i m ALSO USING xp now i m thinking to get windows 7 so i have cd which has laptop drivers for xp n vista,so after booting window 7 is vista drivers should i installed.,will they work or where can i get windows 7 drivers,mainly ATI VIDEO DRIVER,sound driver and wireless lan drivers.thanksGo to the website of your laptop manufacturer and download the latest drivers for Windows 7 for your specific system. If the drivers are not unique to your laptop you can try the OEM website (ie, ati.com).Check the Manufacturers website.
Laptop drivers should always be from the makers SITE...

Hey all,

I wanted to do a wipe of my OS and reinstall. I changed my BIOS to boot from CD first and when it attempts to boot it asks me to hit any key to boot from CD. At this point I pound on all kinds of different keys and it seems to not recognize it and boots from hard disk drive. I have tried changing KEYBOARDS and also tried changing the port in which i PLUGGED the keyboard in. Still no luck booting from CD. Can anyone throw me a BONE here?

ThanksBONE


How old is the computer and what is the make/model of it?Is the keyboard connected to a usb port? If so, have you tried a ps2 port? If that's not available, make sure usb support at boot is available and enabled in bios.

I saw an article at http://on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/Miss-the-Old-Movie-Maker-Get-it-Back-on-Windows-7/ and I WANTED to know if I can use Movie Maker 2.6 (Or the Vista HD movie maker) on Windows 7 since I will start USING it when I BUILD my next PC (I delayed my PC build because of budget cuts)? I don't like the Windows Live Movie Maker.
Quote from: neelchauhan on December 15, 2009, 01:51:34 PM

I saw an article at http://on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/Miss-the-Old-Movie-Maker-Get-it-Back-on-Windows-7/ and I wanted to know if I can use Movie Maker 2.6 on Windows 7 since I will start using it when I build my next PC (I delayed my PC build because of budget cuts)? I don't like the Windows Live Movie Maker.

I have used it before on windows 7 (when it was still in one of the beta builds). I assume the official final released version of Windows 7 should be able to handle it.

I would make a clean system restore point before you start tinkering with that older Movie Maker, in the event that Movie Maker is not working, you can easily go back to previous state.

Why is the Windows Live Movie Maker not an option?

Hi There,

Can someone please help me to fix a problem....I'm not savvy about computers but have a feeling there's a solution out there that will help keep me sane

When I am typing in any of my APPLICATIONS(?)--email, word etc....the cursor will suddenly go back several spaces, lines or even paragraphs--do any of you know how to fix this?

Gratefully,
Maryann What has "javascript:void(0);" GOT to do with it?QUOTE from: Maryann14 on December 16, 2009, 05:12:49 AM

When I am typing in any of my applications(?)--email, word etc....the cursor will suddenly go back several spaces, lines or even paragraphs--do any of you know how to fix this?

Hello All

Last NIGHT when i was trying to open my yahoo messenger, word or any other PROGRAM from start menu
it was opening by IE and IE is trying to DOWNLOAD that softwares .lnk file. My start menu looks as follows now.


Please help me in solving the problem

[Saving SPACE, attachment deleted by admin]Run .lnk fix: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.htmlThank You Broni. Your link perfectly solved my problem. Very good

i have to uninstall and then reinstall the adobe flash player every time i turn my computer on. why does the computer or internet no recognize it is ALREADY installed? also, my main volume control has disappeared. i didnt delete/uninstall it, or if i did i dont KNOW how i did. i was working the other day and i went to turn on the volume and it wasnt there. i went to the control panel to make the icon come back on and i still couldnt find the main control. the only thing i could find was for headphones. PLEASE help. both of these issues are quite annoying !PS. i also just noticed that the icon that SHOWS my batery life is gone too...

ever since I upgraded to windows 7 (ultimate 64 bit) I had the idea one of my CPU's wasn't working, the same goes for my vista installation after that.
so now I ran "CPU identification utility" and it returned:
http://img682.imageshack.us/i/cpuv.jpg/
so now IM pretty sure it ain't working anymore.
so do you have any idea what could be causing this?

by the way, the type is core 2 duo E8200 of both and both the processors show up in device managerCPU Identification Utility showed that you have 1 physical cpu with 2 CORES. Are you saying you have 2 physical cpus? What make & model of motherboard?



Quote from: Salmon Trout on December 04, 2009, 01:28:02 PM

CPU Identification Utility showed that you have 1 physical cpu with 2 cores. Are you saying you have 2 physical cpus? What make & model of motherboard?

foxconn G3IMX-K

If that is a multiprocessor board, where is the other cpu socket?

system requirements lab always displayed 2 processors

what I have is Foxconn G31MX

I was told at sale it had a quad core CPU

That board supports multi-processer CPU's...what is the question ?, ?

That board supports multi-processer CPU's...what is the question ?, ?

Sorry....multi-core CPU's...

I suspect (although I am not sure!) that the OP was previously under the impression that he had a "multiprocessor" system and grew suspicious that one of them was "not working" when he noticed signs that there was only 1 physical cpu running.

Hello,

I am having trouble with my HPdv9000 laptop. I run Windows Vista Ultimate. Pentium Dual Core Processor, with 2 hard drives

Last night I got a blue screen of death, restarted ran on board diagnostics, came up with driver on my Nvidia Geforce 7600 was not up to date. Otherwise computer ran fine.

Left it on overnight, came out in the morning, noticed the computer had shut off and rebooted on it's own.

So I went to Nvidia's site downloaded and installed the latest driver. Restarted no problems. Did some surfing and had to leave for a couple of HOURS. Closed the lid, left it on, came back screen wouldn't return. I manually turned it off, and then pulled the battery.

It won't boot, I can hear the fans and the drives going, but it won't enter startup. All I get is a blank screen.

Please help!

It is not likely to be a software issue.
That are some reports that say:
"The HP Pavilion 9000 overheats too quickly!"
http://www.epinions.com/review/Hewlett_Packard_HP_Pavilion_Dv9000z_Customizable_Notebook_PC_EW680AV_PC_Notebook/content_298919104132
Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 02, 2009, 04:54:35 PM

It is not likely to be a software issue.
That are some reports that say:
"The HP Pavilion 9000 overheats too quickly!"
http://www.epinions.com/review/Hewlett_Packard_HP_Pavilion_Dv9000z_Customizable_Notebook_PC_EW680AV_PC_Notebook/content_298919104132

You need a new HDD...

Hah, no viruses this time.

So I just got the Toshiba Satelite L505D-S5983 laptop.
I installed everything and It works great, except the screen is super jumpy. EVERY time I open a browser, a video is playing, or basically I move any windo or menu, it jumpy around and it looks like it's glitching. I have no idea what to do.
Also, I have a dynadock, which is also TRYING to display 2 screens on my laptop, and I have to change it back to display on multiple monitors and pick my laptop. I dont know why it thinks I have 2 monitors when I only have one though.
But even when its not plugged into the dynadock, the sceen is super jumpy.
Ive TRIED uninstalling and re-installing the drivers, but that did nothing except kill my graphics performance (A windows update put it back to normal).
Anyone know whats wrong?
Im running Windows 7, 32-bit.
I just did some playing, and I turned off Aero by unchecking the "Enable desktop composition" button. When I turned that off, all was right again. But that doesnt give me the look that I want, or all the features the laptop provides.
So obviously the computer is having problems recognizing/running aero. So how do I fix this?

The only ones I have checked in performance options are:

-Enable desktop composition
-Smooth edges of screen fonts
-Use DROP shadows for icon labels on the desktop
-Use Visual Styles on windows and buttons How much RAM is in this machine ? ?Specs on Best Buy's website: Toshiba Satelite L505D-S5983. Well with 3G of RAM it should be able to handle AERO with no problem...
You may want to be exercising the Warranty on that machine...Do you think It could have ANYTHING to do with a clash of drivers between the dynadock and the video card one?FYI, at my local Best Buy that same computer model's graphic card on the display isnt workin too well either. May be a problem with that model?If it's a new machine, return it.

I have just installed Windows Sec. Essentials and it seems to be working just fine picking up a couple of trojans. I did UNINSTALL Avast and disabled Defender and Super Antispy as Microsoft suggested and am wondering if I can now enable Defender again, or Super Antispy, as Defender keeps popping up to TELL me that it is disabled and turn it on.
I have Vista home basic, 32 bit.
Many thanks in anticipation.
Barry.http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msestart/thread/5309cb8d-02e1-40e8-974f-0dcedb9ab9fd

Quote

Q: Is Microsoft Security Essentials designed to replace Windows Defender?

A: No but if you are running Microsoft Security Essentials, you do not need to run Windows Defender. Microsoft Security Essentials is designed to disable Windows Defender in ORDER to manage the PC’s real-time protection, including anti-virus, rootkits, Trojans and spyware.

hello, recently, my computer that i have owned for about 3 years has been acting weird. sometimes, i cannot GET the pc to turn on right. when i press the POWER button, all i get is the light it shows on the power button.(not flashing) .. i also get a BLACK screen, and on top of that, a loud fan noise. i checked my computer for spyware using the program spyware DOCTOR. it removed all harmful programs but hours later, the computer crashed on its own. now i might know what is causing this but im not sure....sometimes when i'm playing pc games, it just freezes up so there is nothing i can do but hold the power button. i know i am not suppose to but i don't have a CHOICE. can that be the problem? please help me guys, i need you help. Overheating would be my first guess...
REMOVE a side panel and determine which is the offending fan...
If it's the PSU fan get a new PSU.i dont believe it is overheating. i cleaned all the fans out a while ago.. that was my recent problem. but now, when i restart the computer, i get a black screen. so im pretty sure it isn't overheating.Quote from: milkncheese on December 15, 2009, 09:44:38 PM

i get a black screen. so im pretty sure it isn't overheating.

and on top of that, a loud fan noise.

You have a failing fan in there somewhere...

I have a problem with some files when I play them by WINDOWS Media player.I TRIED to solve it so I used microsoft help and it SAYS the error code is(C00D10D1)but it does not show me where exactly Ican find this codecs.( I have downloaded them from LearnVisualStudio.net) CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHERE CAN I FIND THIS CODECS? K-Lite codec PACK...K-Lite Codec Pack does not solve my problem(I have it INSTALLED on my system)DLoad VLC Media player and see what happens...you could also try super32 build 36. it is a video encoder but it also supplies more codecs than you will ever usehere is the dl for it

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_encoders/super.cfm

Around 2 days ago, my PC's screen resolution went haywire.
I normally have it set at 1280 by 1024, but the next day I logged on, the resolution was different. Not by a little amount, it looked like the PC was at 800 by 600. So I checked the resolution and... It was set at 1280 by 1024. I changed it around a couple of times, to 800 by 600, to 1600 by 1280, but no success. I restarted the computer as well, several times, and NADA (nothing).
Is there any WAY to fix this problem without having to reformat the computer?
The problem is not only affecting the desktop, but it's also affecting everywhere (Windows Explorer, any GAMES I play, etc.)

Thanks in advance,
Azka.

Screenshots

Before problem:
http://img509.yfrog.com/img509/3345/latest.jpg

After problem:
http://img143.yfrog.com/img143/325/desktopwithproblemo.png

EDIT: I shall add more system information about my computer.
Quote

OS NameMicrosoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version6.0.6002 Service PACK 2 Build 6002
Other OS Description Not Available
OS ManufacturerMicrosoft Corporation
System NameYPC
System ManufacturerDell Inc.
System ModelStudio 540
System TypeX86-based PC
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, 2336 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4

Get the latest graphics driver down loaded, uninstall the current one in device manager and reboot, then install the new one.

Have you recently installed any Windows optional updates for Video drives?

Did you search the Dell site for updates to your PC?
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/

Are you saving the changes when you make them and re-booting ? ?

1) Click Start, right-click "Computer," left-click "Properties."
2) Click "Device Manager" in the upper-left hand corner.
3) Click the + sign to the left of "Display Adapters"

Tell us exactly what it says under "Display Adapters."

Hi There,

Can someone please help me to fix a problem....I'm not savvy about computers but have a feeling there's a solution out there that will help KEEP me sane Smiley

When I am TYPING in any of my applications(?)--email, word etc....the cursor will suddenly go back several spaces, lines or even PARAGRAPHS--do any of you know how to fix this?

Gratefully,
Maryann Double POST.
Topic Closed.

Please see your other post for replies.

Thanks for posting back

when i boot into my laptop, i have 2 windows vista to choose from. how do i get RID of the other? thanks.Download and INSTALL EasyBCD: http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1

After installation, open the program.
Click on Add\Remove Entries button.
It'll LOOK LIKE this:



In your CASE, you'll have 2 Vista installations listed.
Highlight the entry, you don't need and click Delete button.

Restart computer.

How much memory do you have to have to run Windows 7 64 bit.3GB or more for 64bitEither ver. of Win 7 runs with 1G of RAM.....2G starts the sweet spot though.Quote

Either ver. of Win 7 runs with 1G of RAM.....2G starts the sweet spot though.

2 GB minimum, as stated by MS
however in my experience 4GB is probably the minimum for vista, sometimes my computer's 6 GB isn't enough.

2 GB minimum, as stated by MS
however in my experience 4GB is probably the minimum for vista, sometimes my computer's 6 GB isn't enough.

1st of all that is not the MS requirement...

I've had this Acer Aspire 4330 for about a few months now and the programs on it started crashing and rebooting. After a while i thought it was a virus so i downloaded windows security essentials and secureIT to make sure that everything was ok. I was also downloading programs for a windows 7 86x OS OEM ISO so i could MOUNT it onto a 8gb usb. Some of the programs made me a little iffy so i started deleting them but it didnt seem to get rid of the errors. I even downloaded windows 7 DVD/USB iso mounter but everytime i clicked it, it said error bout some system files failing. So I redownloaded it and tryed repairing it but those did nothing.
Now thats not really the problem. The big problem is the fact that when I restarted the computer to see if it would fix anything doing that, but it said windows wasn't shut down correctly so it was asking me if i wanted to load in safe mode and I said no. When windows VISTA loaded I logged on and all i got was a black screen and my cursor. I restarted again into safe mode to see if it would make any difference but all it was saying when i logged into my extra user was login... then logging out... seconds later. I tryed logging in severaly times but nothing worked.
Before all of that happened I downloaded ophcrack usb version with vista_free and xp_free and thats now how im running my computer now. I decided to see if I could remove the PARTITION and split it into 2 so i could install something else and try to fix vista while im at it but all it did was remove all the hashes and now I've got 150gb of free space. I have no idea what kind of virus caused this to happen or what i can do to fix it. please help.You need to get legit 1st of all...

I just installed windows 7 and when i typed in my username i misspelled it i changed the name to show up as what i want but how do i change the user file name (ex. C:\User\User File Name\) its getting on my nerves but there is no rename button. How do I change it?You cannot change the actual file name. The best you can do is create a new username and copy everything from the original folder to the new one.Would I be able to delete the other one and claim to my new profile?I believe you should be able to, yes. You'll have to delete the username in Control Panel first.Just so i dont mess this up I have to create the profile copy my files over then delete the other one right?Yep. Before deleting ANYTHING HOWEVER, make sure everything is working to your satisfaction with the new profile.WARNING TO ANYONE THAT DOES THIS!! IT MESSES UP YOUR PROGRAMS YOU MUST UN INSTALL AND REINSTALL EVERYTHING!!! still the PICTURES dont show up i just get that "file extension" picture for everythingYou don't need to uninstall anything. If anything, just reinstall the programs to the same location. And "pictures" should not be effected. But as I said, as long as you didn't delete anything there's no problem.the programs didnt work i couldnt open anything that want installed to the new profile so i jsut did it that way insteasdd of worrying with changing the PROGRAM locations and stuffhttp://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/122011-user-account-name.htmlYou did create a new user account with the new username, didn't you?ya i created a new user and username but when i went to try the programs all of them were installed to the other profile See the link above.im on windows 7No difference. The process is the same.

i just INSTALLED win7 and i like it, however i lost the use of the quick launch buttons that were a key componet to xp and vista. what i would like to know is that SINCE i have done a clean install is the quick launch gone or can i still make use of this???

Ps i know that the icons are still like the quick launch but i mean just like a rectangular box with pgrm short cuts that don't expand when U click themhttp://www.smartestcomputing.us.com/index.php?showtopic=38312thanks ya didn't REALLY think of that but it was a lot easier than i thoughtCool Quote from: Broni on December 14, 2009, 05:32:03 PM

Cool

Hi,
I am currently using my sis-in-law's comp. She recently UPGRADED from windows VISTA to windows 7 home edition. She accidently DELETED the email with the product key (because she had no idea u had to activate the o.s.). This being after she has paid for the upgrade 2 times. So after allready having problems with microsoft for reimbersment thay are not being much help. So i have been through the registry searching for the key with no luck. And i have used magical jelly bean. key finder, and other programs but they only retrieve the codes for the default o.s. not the upgrade . so does anyone have any ideas what i can do? I have only 2 days LEFT to activate. Thanks and GOD BlessShe PAID for Win7 twice and MS is being un-cooperative ? ?
I find this very hard to swallow...

But Good Luck.

I had a svchost.exe (dcomlaunch) problem recently. Along with this problem came no sound. At first, the speaker icon at the bottom right looked like it normally does, but I had no sound at all. Then I uninstalled Realtek audio and drivers, and tried to re-install, when I uninstalled it the speaker icon had an X on it. For some reason, under sound in the device manager, I have two "High Definition Audio Device" and one "Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus". Before the LATTER read "Realtek Audio Device" I think.
I've uninstalled all of these and tried to re-install using drivers from the manufacturer of the computer (Gateway) and the manufacturer of the Motherboard. Every time I try to install using a driver the procedure times out or it will say it's been installed successfully even though the speaker icon in the bottom right has an X on it still and I have no sound still.

I can only think it would be a busted sound card. What should I do to determine exactly what the problem is? Thank you.And here are my Specs.

Gateway DX4200-9
Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
ADM Phenom 9100e Quad Core
ATI Radeon HD 4350Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 2 (build 6002)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) Gateway DX4200-09 7B3P091G
System Serial Number: PTG040X00790703F1E2703
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a MAIN CIRCUIT Board b
1.80 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9150e Quad-Core
512 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
2048 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded Board: Gateway RS780 Rev 1.0
Serial Number: U007090708749
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 7B3P091G 08/06/2008
Drives Memory Modules c,d
629.65 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
313.00 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

ATAPI DVD A DH16A6S ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000 [CD-ROM drive]

IOI CF/MicroDrive Disk.. USB Device -- drive 1
IOI MS/MsPro Disk ... USB Device -- drive 4
IOI SD/MMC Disk ... USB Device -- drive 3
IOI SM/xD-Picture Disk.. USB Device -- drive 2
ST3640623AS [Hard drive] (640.13 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 9VK0G5N0, rev SD43, SMART Status: Healthy 3840 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM2' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 629.65 GB 313.00 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accountslast logon
Jessica 12/3/2009 9:38:11 PM (admin)
Owner 12/3/2009 7:33:01 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator 2/10/2009 3:51:18 AM (admin)
Guest 3/15/2009 2:18:12 PM

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account

Canon iP2600 series on USB001
Canon iP2600 series on USB001
Canon iP2600 series on USB001
Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort:
Controllers Display
AMD IDE Controller
AMD SATA Controller IDE mode
IDE Channel [Controller] (4x) ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics [Display adapter]
ATI Radeon HD 4350 [Display adapter]
Gateway HD1900 [Monitor] (19.1"vis, s/n M1Y91D0I21543, January 2009)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
A2HASISG IDE Controller
MagicISO SCSI Host Controller
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
SCSI/RAID Host Controller
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller (2x)
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller (5x) Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus
High Definition Audio Device (2x)
Virus PROTECTION [Back to Top] new Group Policies
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
None discovered
Communications Other Devices
Agere Systems PCI-SV92PP Soft Modem


6TO4 Adapter
Marvell Yukon 88E8071 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
primary Auto IP Address: 174.50.57.130 / 22
Gateway: 174.50.56.1
Dhcp Server: 68.87.68.16
Physical Address: 00:22:68:49:11:DF
Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Networking Dns Servers: 68.87.68.166
68.87.74.166
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
HID-compliant device
USB Human Interface Device (2x)
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (7x)
Generic volume shadow copy
D-Picture Disk..
icroDrive Disk..
MC Disk ...
sPro Disk ...If you go to 'control panel' and click on 'sound' is there a speaker listed under the playback tab? If so click on it and click properties. Click on the enhancements tab and see if there is an option listed at the top to "Disable all enhancements" . If so check it and hit apply. Then restart your comp .Quote from: cruisin702 on December 05, 2009, 08:08:41 PM

If you go to 'control panel' and click on 'sound' is there a speaker listed under the playback tab? If so click on it and click properties. Click on the enhancements tab and see if there is an option listed at the top to "Disable all enhancements" . If so check it and hit apply. Then restart your comp .

If this is on-board sound chip, it looks like it may be busted.

If it's 6 months old, you can always take advantage of warranty.

On-board as in integrated into the motherboard or as in how the computer was at time of purchase?

I seemto have lock myself out of 1 openzone site and one btfon sit. does ANYONE know how i can RECTIFY thisNot with this AMOUNT of info...bt may stand for BT, (British Telecom) and I think the talk about hotspots may mean this person is having some KIND of wifi problems in England, but I think getting the info may be tricky... if they ever COME back...

Hello,

I'm building a new computer very shortly, and I want to INSTALL Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on it. I had planned on buying a license from a friend who bought a 3-pack, and is only using 2.

Before I do, I wanted to verify a few things;

Firstly, 32-bit and 64-bit DVD's where included when he bought the 3-pack. He was given 3 codes. Can the codes be used interchangably with 32 and 64 Bit versions?

Secondly, Am I able to just pop in the 64 bit DVD and install Windows 7 Home Premiumm 64 bit edition? This is going on a new hard drive, with absolutley no prior OS.

(My friend had said something about needing an existing 64 bit edition to install the Windows 7 64 bit edition, but you don't need an existing 32 bit OS to install the Windows 7 32 bit OS. Is he correct? The License he bought is for a new installation, NOT an UPGRADE only license!)

Thanks for reading,
-NNJZ (formerly known as Image)Each key works for 1 copy of both the 32 and 64bit versions...you can install either but not both at the same time...

It is as simple as setting the CD to the 1st boot device in the BIOS...inserting the Win7 CD and re-booting the machine...setup will start automatically...

You are going to enjoy Win7...CONGRATS and keep us posted.
Your price for it should be around 50 Bucks as the 3Pack retails for $149.95.Thanks patio.

I am paying exactly 50 bucks..

I thought it was that simple, but my friend is insisting that you need a previous OS that runs in 64 bit to install the Windows 7 64 bit, otherwise you're stuck with 32 bit.

I understand now, I think he's confusing the "upgrade" option you can choose with windows vista.

I appreciate the help, and will keep you posted!
No problem....we'll be here.Before you begin the process of installing Windows 7 on your machine, DO NOT forget to save ALL of your files and settings to your new hard drive or ANYTHING else that will hold all of that, because if you lose your old hard drive without backing it up, you will lose all of that important data. Also, make sure your machine meets all of the system requirements and that you have all of your drivers updated to meet Windows 7's performance requirements. Good luck! I am using Windows 7 on my laptop and I love it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do Quote from: timtim41 on December 07, 2009, 08:42:27 AM

Before you begin the process of installing Windows 7 on your machine, DO NOT forget to save ALL of your files and settings to your new hard drive or anything else that will hold all of that, because if you lose your old hard drive without backing it up, you will lose all of that important data. Also, make sure your machine meets all of the system requirements and that you have all of your drivers updated to meet Windows 7's performance requirements. Good luck! I am using Windows 7 on my laptop and I love it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do

Hi, I have been wanting to replace my laptops hard drive which is 80GB to like 320GB or higher, and I am just curious if there is a maximum limit for how much hard drive SPACE Windows 7 will support. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron E1705/9400 and the current hard drive that I am using is a Fujitsu MHV2080BH SATA hard drive with 80 GB of memory. All comments are appreciated. Thanks NTFS supoorts up to 2TB without any special setup per drive so you have a WAYS to go...2TB! Wow, that's higher than I thought. Thanks patio Yepper...The only concern would be if the laptop was old; in this case, it's recent enough (considering it uses SATA) that all the previous BIOS hard drive SIZE limitations have been solved and bypassed; so as LONG as you can plug in the hard drive the laptop should detect and use it.

recently WHILST running i.e 8, I am getting the following error at regular times...

Cannot find
'FILE///C:/Users/Steve/AppData/Local/Temp/Low/FCTB000058819/cache/offline.html'. Make sure path or Internet ADDRESS is correct.


I have confirmed that the file 'offline.html' does NOT exist at the posted location....

THOUGHTS..Turn off Active Desktop...Hmm...!

I'm running VISTA....

I was under ther impression that Vista doesn't have 'Active Desktop'... It was replaced with Windows sidebar.
(which is running without fault.. and no new gadgets have been added in over a year)

My friend has a Dell Inspiron 530 running Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit (SP2) which he purchased in July 2008. Yesterday, he uniinstalled and reinstalled my Microsoft VX-3000's drivers. Today, it is giving me the error message, "Windows Failed to Start- A Recent Hardware or Software Change Might be the Cause."

It gives him:

/Windows/system32/winload.exe
Status: 0xc000000sF

The selected entry could not be loaded because the APPLICATION is missing or corrupt.

When he tries to repair using his Dell Repair Disk (for SP1), it gives

Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically.

Problem Event Name: StartupRepairV2
Problem Signature 01: ExternalMedia
Problem Signature 02: .0.6001.1800.0.0.0.0
Problem Signature 03: 0
Problem Signature 04: 65537
Problem Signature 05: unknown
Problem Signature 06: Corrupt bootconfig data.
Problem Signature 07: 0
Problem Signature 08: 1
Problem Signature 09: Fixed partition table.
Problem Signature 10:1168

OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033


Please note that he told me all of this over the phone, so there may be slight mistakes in the error codes. I have a feeling that because his repair disk is for SP1, and he is running SP2, it is not working. I vaguely remember something about "slipstreaming" Windows XP service PACKS on to older installation disks.

If you could please, along with diagnosing the problem, give me a download link for the Repair Console for Vista SP2 along with instructions on how to use it (as long as its legal)?

Every SINGLE time I come to this help community, I get tons of reliable assistance. Thanks a lot! Vista Slipstream Info...

This is indeed the source of the error messages...you need SP2 minimum.The slipstreaming looks really complicated...the partitioning, reinstalling Vista, burning ISO's, etc. Would this still work if he upgraded to Windows 7? Slipstreaming...although looking complicated at first is the way out of this dilemna...

If in fact he decides to just install Win 7 all his data and apps will be gone...

Only he can decide if this is the way to go...From the articles, it looks like he needs a working Vista OS to get this going. Currently, his computer is not booting in to Windows, and I believe that the single disk Dell gave him does not include the full version of Vista on it (so he can't reinstall on a new partition).

I'm running Windows 7 on my computer, and I remember that the setup screen has a recovery feature. Will this recover the Vista SP2? I'm just exploring options here. No.
He would have to borrow a Vista DVD...it needs to match the version he has installed.
Then he can run the Vista repair.When my XP computer had partitioning issues, I was told to download the Recovery Console for it. Is there a similar download for Vista? The NeoSmart download is a torrent...which is usually illegal. Is there a non-torrent download the ISO? My friend has no other computer in his house...so I will be doing the burning.Why would he think the Recovery Console would solve the issues ? ?

At any rate Here is the DLoad...Hi. I'm the friend that is having the computer issues. I downloaded the file and made the recovery disk. When I boot the disk, it takes me to maybe 5 different options. One of them is "Startup Repair." I pressed it and it searches for problems, but then it says "Startup Repair could not fix these problems automatically." I don't know what to do from here. By the way, the recovery disk looked exactly like the Vista disk that came with my Dell computer. Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.Quote

By the way, the recovery disk looked exactly like the Vista disk that came with my Dell computer.

No i didn't say, and unfortunately, I don't have a backup date far enough back..... guess i'm up a creek!! I do find it ridiculous a "critical UPDATE" from Microsoft can create such a mess on an unaltered system of theirs.... should have been marked "use at your own risk"!! I've found pages of nothing but people having trouble with IE8.... oh well..... I give up on em. How much of IE can you strip out without screwing up anything else??? Or am I now stuck leaving the "dead weight" on the Hard Drive Personally I review every update; IE8 appeared before, but I'm not sure why, but it no longer appears on my updates list, nor on my "hidden updates" list. Only a few updates for the MSRT show up in my critical updates.

I've also had updates make my network card stop working, too. Generally, I review the updates, and don't install new programs or drivers through them, regardless of vendor. this includes Internet Explorer and, since it happened any driver for my hardware. Mostly just security updates.

Since you cannot find a way ot remove the program, perhaps you can uninstall the update that installed it. You can find installed updates:

In the "programs and features" control panel, the task pane on the left posesses a link to "view installed updates"; there you can probably find Internet Explorer 8 and try to uninstall it that way.
Tried that, got error "some parts failed to uninstall"... so in MS wisdom, we leave everything THERE then! Functional or not... Tried to use the Vista disc to do a "system repair"... but it looks like they took that option out too!!! I went to try and got as far as it preparing to format the HD.. so I stopped!! what's up with them taking out USEFUL options and .... never mind. I'll run on Firefox and let er go frankly I don't have time to keep fiddling around fixing their nonsense.... Thank you for trying tho!!is your Vista disc an actual Vista disc? Mine still has System recovery options; it's far better then that offered by XP, actually. Although I do sort of prefer the recovery console, makes me feel smart. heh.

Personally I had updated to IE8 using windows update, but found that it broke my winamp lyrics plugin, so I uninstalled it- went along without incident, fortunately.

I haven't used Internet Explorer in ages for browsing; since IE6, in fact. I found it was the main vector that I kept getting infected with, and since switching to firefox have only had one infection that really affected me.

Does your computer only have problems running IE8? I was under the impression that FF was also experiencing symptoms as with the rest of the system (firefox works 98% of the time, should be 100%! ). My recommendation, since I'm not 100% sure exactly what is going on, is that the next time your working with a clean install is to review each update, MS likes to try to force Internet Explorer and a few other programs because they've made the case that they are "part of the operating system". In reality, IE includes a few components that upgrade the windows versions, IE could easily make an update that includes those updated Libraries but that would MEAN everybody won't get IE.

Microsoft Certainly makes a good number of good programs, such as office, and Visual studio, and so on; their paid offerings are for the most part of much higher quality then what they offer for free, but what they offer for free is by no means trash; personally, I don't like IE; but some of it's VERSION releases broke new ground with windows itself; perhaps only conceptually the whole idea of ActiveX controls, while horrible as a web-based technology, is extremely useful and powerful when developing applications.

I guess MS kind of lost interest when Netscape no longer offered much competition; and then they gave too little too late to prevent Firefox from becoming a powerful adversary.

of course Allan disagrees with me on many points here but I do hope that he can understand my position since I'm not really bashing IE itself but rather logically concluding that while it posessed a lot of potential MS kind of let it sit on IE6 for a bit too long.

We were thinking similar there!! Took the plunge... backed up to cd what I needed to save, wiped the drive and did a clean install....If you're gonna do it.....might as well go all the way! and yes, other programs acted off but only occasionally.... IE8 would lock almost as fast as it LOADED!! I'm running 7 now as it came on the Vista disc with no problems whatsover....thats what frosted me most... I had no issues with Vista UNTIL IE8 went on!! Then everything went to crap... I installed a new driver for my video board, it "seemed to help", for one night! but I still intend to use Firefox as My primary now.... both for Virus resistance...and it just seems to be less of a pain. reason I still wanted/needed IE is I'm going into setting up a Forum board, and wanted to see it on BOTH Browsers to make sure it looked and worked right. Wife does websites and she sometimes works on this one, and I wanted it 100% up to snuff... I'm also going to add new stuff more carefully and check each for any problems before ADDING another new program, AND plan to use the "restore points!! Had I done that, most of this stuff might have been minor instead.... Thanks for the helpful points ETC.. sure i'll be BACK!! Hank

According to this site, if I own a 32-bit retail copy of Vista business, provided I use my license key, I can send in for an upgrade DVD (for 9 bucks) with the 64-bit version of the same OS.

However, since I already have a license key, is it legal to just download a torrent of the 64-bit DVD image? If I can save 9 bucks I'd rather do that. I'm a cheap skate There's no telling what you would get with that and we don't support torrents of illegal apps here...Sorry.If you are running Vista Business, maybe you are using Windows in a business? You'd have to be the shortsighted cheapskate of the century to prefer a Bit Torrent download of mission critical software when you can get a legal licenced pressed DVD for the sum of 9 dollars which you can return if it does not work. As patio says you do not know what you are getting. What you download could be full of Trojans or back doors or just plain corrupted files. And burned DVDs don't always last as long as pressed ones.

Anyhow, when you use Bit Torrent to download a file, it is split into chunks, and as the download proceeds, you are sharing all your chunks that you have downloaded so far with all the members of the swarm, and uploading them to some, so even disregarding the licensing question, you would be sharing copyright material illegally.

Quote from: patio on November 25, 2009, 06:56:37 AM

There's no telling what you would get

press the start button, type "cmd". Right click "cmd.exe" and select run as administrator.

Command prompt should start; type "CHKDSK /r" and press enter. It will likely ask you if you want to dismount- SAY y. it will likely then say the volume is in use, yadda yadda, "do you want to schedule this disk check for when the system is rebooted?" or something along those lines. Say yes to that as well.

Once you FINISH that, reboot. Note this will take a LONG time, in the area of several hours, depending on hard drive size.yo guys thanks for everything but, I did factory reset and reseted everything like when i bought it. Oh well i didn't need does documents ANYWAYS...PROBLEM SOLVED!

After I am on my computer for awhile everything freezes up. I can't move my mouse and when I HIT ctrl alt del and doesn't work.What happened just before this started (new hw, sw, virus, error, etc)?Just had the same problem. Here is a short DIAGNOSTIC worklist where it is going wrong. After each step try doing something that would normally cause your computer to freeze. In my case it was trying to copy files over my home network, but it could freeze at any time tho.

1: Unplug/deactivate all unnecesary peripheral devices from your computer. (note: network, modem, sound, printer, television, bluetooth mouse, and all other usb devices)
2: Replug/activate them one by one to rule out involvement. (note: when a device causes your computer to freeze it can STILL be software related, so reinstall drivers first if the device gives problems)
3: Unplug/switch/replace RAM. (note: replace means borrow from someone )
4: Unplug unnecesary drives in your computer (note: DVD drives, etc)
5: Test/replace powersupply. (note: don't remove any hardware from your computer, just plug in the powercables in your motherboard, cpu-fan, videocard and primary HDD after unplugging the current powersupply)
6: Reinstall windows.
7: Test/replace harddisk. (note: this takes a while, so make sure you have a few hours atleast)
8: Cry because you have a major problem, atleast I would. (note: I guess your motherboard is not functioning properly anymore)

Good luck,

STuFF

I really hope this helped finding the problem

Hi,
I know nothing about computers, but i know that weird music and adverts aren't supposed to be playing randomly.
On my Laptop i have Visa Home Basic and today had a random advert for St. Trinians 2, and then some wierd - quite nice - atmospheric music playing on loop.
I looked at my Volume Mixer, and it showed the music was coming from a DEVICE called "Windows COM+ Manager. I then looked at Task Manager and sure enough, a program called complmgr.exe is active.
I ended the process and the music STOPPED. I don t know if its going to happen again or not.
Can anyone enlighten me as to what this is, how i got it and how i can stop it?
Its a bit WORRYING...

Thanks
niallYou're infected...
Visit Our MALWARE and Virus section and follow the instructions at the top of the page...

PC would noT start, so I have removed hard DRIVE to recover some important files before doing a full re-set which will wipe clean.

I have done this with a lap top hard drive and I have a 'special' cable with USB (I think its a USB IDE cable?), which plugs in to another computer, then you simply read it as another drive and copy files over.

But, my cable does not fit seemingly fit the hard drive.

Does anyone know what cable to buy?

Hard drive is a Samsung SP2504C (250GB)You need a SATA connector likely.

Something like this below...

see image

Then you can look around on here for USB to IDE\SATA cables....

Newegg


Many thanks - I think I may have ONE of them 'enclosure' things kicking around somewhere!

Bought in error ages ago, but I never throw anything away I have GOT a Pluscom 2.5'' IDE/SAT to USB 2.0 aluminium enclosure.

I dont know what this thing does at all!

Am I right in thinking that I put the hard drive inside this enclosure, and then usb it to another pc? If this is the case I just cant see how the hard drive I am looking at will fit in!

Can anyone help Slave Drive Info...OK, its starting to make a bit of sense. So I put the hard drive actually into another pc......but

is there a way of doing this via a USB port? (like I did with my laptop hard drive using a IDE/USB cable)I dont trust a USB connection when it comes to retrieving valuable data...I have removed a Samsung hard drive from my Sons pc because the pc will not start.

I want to read the hard drive on another pc via a USB port to copy off a few picture files.

Is this possible?

What cables etc do I need?

many thanks - sorry if i'm repeating myself but just trying to find the easiest solution Quote from: patio on November 25, 2009, 03:28:47 PM

Slave Drive Info...

Hi, have i HP DV6833 laptop and it has been acting up recently.
It runs on Windows Vista

When I type on the top row of letters it also TYPES numbers, also when i type numbers it types the letters

for example

1q, 2w, 3e, 4r, 7u, 8i, 9o, 0p. also the arrows don't work left and right.

I thought it might be they keyboard so i bought a replacement one and turns out its still doing it. Number lock isnt on and i have searched but couldn't find any answers any HELP will be greatly appreciated.Have you run a full scan with BOTH your anti virus utility AND MalwareBytes?ok just did and Avira Antivirus Scan, and downloaded MalwareBytes and scanned it.

MalwareBytes found something and deleted it, but the problem is still here.any other ideas?Unfortunately I don't have an answer but wanted to post to say that I just started having the same problem on my HP 9500dv laptop two weeks ago. I also replaced the keyboard and reinstalled the driver but the same 1q 2w 3e 4r problem exists with the new one. An external keyboard works fine and I can't detect any other issues.

I noticed a handful of similar complaints after searchng the web but no fixes -- they all seem to involve HP laptops. My machine is 3 years old so out of warranty -- any suggestions would be appreciated !http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01458194&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3691785Thanks for the suggestion, but this is not a Num Lock problem and when I type "jump" I get j7um0p not *140

The weird thing is that the only keys that are affected are the top row of letters and numbers above them. Also, the directional arrow keys don't work (which is consistent with a COUPLE other posts).

Tried a BIOS update, no joy. Any other suggestions are welcome.Have you been to Control Panel-Regional And Language Options- Keyboards and Languages-Change Keyboard to make sure your default language is set on English? The characters you are typing appears to be a VARIATION of the Korean keyboard shown here http://hangulkeyboard.com/ Language is not the issue (I checked). I even went to the extreme step of totally reformatting my hard drive and re-installing the factory image and still had the same problem. By process of elimination, it would seem to be a MOTHERBOARD defect -- looks like my laptop is now a desktop with an external keyboard

When using any office application or OUTLOOK on my laptop I kept getting a message from microsoft telling me that the version I was using was pirated/unofficial, I made CONTACT with the store that I got the laptop from and was asvised that the copy of vista INSTALLED on the laptop was only for trial, so I purchased Office Home and STUDENT 2007 and had to uninstall the trial version first. I hope this helps!! Double/Triple Post...
Topic CLOSED.

hi,

i recently decided to install windows 7 and removed window xp. been using it for a week and it works great.

however, because i need to develop a software which requires xp environment, i install an additional HARDDISK and installed windows xp pro.

after installation, there wasnt a choice to choose which OS to boot from but rather it boot from window xp as default.

so i unplug the window xp harddisk and now i cannot boot from windows 7. it says corrupted file in system 32


====================
UPDATE
====================
okay i managed to get back windows 7 by repairing. but i dun see a boot selection during startup to choose which OS to boot from.

how should I install windows xp when I ALREADY have windows 7 installed. anyone??
what shall i do?Use the BIOS to determine which DRIVE you want to boot to.

There is no OPTION because you installed XP AFTER Win7 was installed.

How do I delete search history from Google 6.3 tool bar using WIN 7 and IE 8.0? There is no longer a "clear history" button.
Thanks, eddie460
Click the dropdown arrow on the Google Searchbox and the first item should be Clear Search HistoryThanks for the reply, ALLEN. Unfortanetly in Google 6.3 and IE 8.0 the "clear history" button is missing.Hang on....Okay, it's there. It's in the lower right CORNER when you dropdown - it looks like a blue hyperlinkYou are right, Thank you. There were so many there that the ,"clear history" was hidden below the last line. I was able to see just atiny piece of BLUE.
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I need instructions. I have received a long e-mail. I want to print only a small part. I know how to hi-light the part I want to print but what do I do next?
I am using Vista Home Basic on an E MACHINE 32 bit. I hope I given enough information. Thanks Bob Copy the TEXT and paste it to a text editor (notepad, MS Word, etc) and print it from there.Allan -
Thanks for your reply. I hi-light the part I want and you say paste it to a text editor. What is a text editor. I have used wordpad but when I bring up wordpad and click on "copy" it goes back to the part of the e-mail I have hi-lighted. Thanks for your help. You have HELPED me before and I APPRECIATE that. Bob I don't understand what you are doing. Just open the email and highlight the text you want to print. Then right click on it and choose COPY. Now open a new document in Word Pad and choose "PASTE".Or highlight ...then CTRL -C to copy...
Then open wordpad and CTRL-V to paste.Allan & Patio -
OK I got it. My MISTAKE was that I did not recognize the copy icon that was in the heading of Word Pad. Thanks BobBob - even if it wasn't, all you have to do is either right-click in the body of the message and then choose PASTE from the context menu or, as patio said, just press CTRL-V to paste. Anyway, glad you got it sorted out.Allan -
What I should have said was: I did not recognize the "paste" icon in the Word Pad heading. BobYes, I knew what you meant .