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Solve : creating a shortcut - script language? |
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Answer» I KNOW that "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 1" can be used in a |
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Solve : computer start? |
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Answer» HI, I did on my PC , There was coming a HORIZONTAL white LINE in my monitor and then it was restart.Then also came same line and then computer restarted. so i couldn't open my computer.please SUGGEST me. How can solve this problem. Thank you |
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Solve : folder names in blue writing? |
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Answer» Hi When the folder is compressed then the writting is blue The previous post already explained that. And it's not "writing", which is done with a pen. |
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Solve : Fix Volume Level? |
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Answer» How can I fix the volume level in PC? |
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Solve : ZHOTKEY? |
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Answer» Where can I GET rid of the file ZHOTKEY on my friends computer? It is causing problems and I know it is not a virus, after I installed Quick Time it comes up. She has windows XP E-Machines. After doing a bit of research, it seems to be something to do with the E-machines keyboard. Obviously, Quick Time has interferred with it somehow. I read that it is not necessary and can be removed...If it's a startup program just download and RUN Mike Lin's Startup CONTROL Panel and keep either zhotkey.exe or quicktime from loading with the system. |
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Solve : Can't load XP after installing win 2000 on a Slave Drive:? |
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Answer» Hello , We want Linux newbies to restore their new toy, but also help the Linux advanced user make potentially dangerous operations to the MBR in a safe way. Super Grub Disk is also a TEACHING tool to help you learn more about bootloaders and the booting process. After all, booting is the most important thing your computer does -- without the boot process, you would not have an operating system to use!http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ Before you use this, there are some other things you may want do do first. Like have a full backup.Quote from: RIF on July 11, 2010, 05:16:49 AM check out Super Grub Disk. It can resolve just about any bootloading issue. Why would you suggest a Linux tool ? ? Windows does not use a Grub bootloader... |
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Solve : Reinstall XP after formatting HD? |
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Answer» I had a virus in the boot sector. I tried to reinstall xp but got a 0x0...7b blue screen after drivers were loaded and setup was about to begin. I used a boot UTILITY and FORMATTED the entire drive. Now, I still get the blue screen at the same place. Do I need to write a new boot sector from a boot disc somehow? |
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Solve : 3 lots of.....? |
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Answer» Hi |
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Solve : PC wont shut down. help please? |
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Answer» I have a Compaq Evo D500 small FORM factor PC running Windows XP just updated with SP 2 &3. Just installed USB HUB. And WIRELESS Dongle. Now it wont shut down,but re-starts as if I had pressed the Re-Start button. PLEASE Help! Regards John.Remove the USB hub and wifi dongle and see if it shut downs properly. Well I think I have solved this one! (well sort of), When I click Stand By, it SHUTS down, no trouble at all, (very strange). Thanks for your help, Regards John. |
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Solve : Code 19? |
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Answer» I have a Sony DV D Rom model DDU 1613 and a Sony DVD RW D W-D 23 A neither of which is working. I get the message "Windows cannot start this hardware device because its Configuration (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged (Code 19). Broni, you are nothing short of a genius.You're not telling us anything we didn't already know Quote from: Allan on August 19, 2010, 04:08:58 PM You're not telling us anything we didn't already know I am agreeing, I just thought it was funny. That's all. I'm glad to see your problem being solved and thank you for all kudos How do I learn all that stuff? I've been in love with computer for over 20 years and with open brain, eyes and ears, it kept coming by itself....LOL |
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Solve : can't reinstall xp? |
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Answer» when i TRIED to reinstall xp,everything ok. after formatting the hdd, a blue screen appear saying that system had to shut down to protect the computer. then i restarted the computer blue screens kept on appearing with different common causes normally in a blue screen. so i am stucked. i can't install any os whatsoever. can somebody HELP???What type of Computer/specs, model do you used ? Working Operating system you used before reinstalling Win XP?Hi there, thanks for your attention. the system i am using is a bit old. its windows xp professional . my computer spec: asrock m266a.p4 2.8 and 2 kingston 1GB ram. the hdd is MAXTOR 80gb. i tried to install other systems like xp home and linus ubuntu but with no success. blue screens came out all the time with different reasons. i did try with another hdd maxtor40 but just got the same result. software or hardware problem?What are the exact blue screen error MESSAGES?http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=M266A http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=M266A That's not the issue... |
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Solve : Boot from CD? |
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Answer» Hello, |
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Solve : CDROM is sick or ignorant? |
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Answer» Initially I got in basic Windows XP (have non internet connection with machine) Optical drives have not needed drivers since WinME...patio... you might want to change this... drivers haven't been required for Optical drives since windows 95. Quote from: friedemann on July 11, 2010, 07:08:39 PM Went from 98se up to a burned copy of XP Pro.(which is tagged by the MS people) The discs aren't "tagged". the keys are. All XP discs are the same within a SP/edition. all XP SP2 discs, for example, are exactly the same in every manner. Quote from: friedemann on July 11, 2010, 07:08:39 PM So, does XPPro basic on disc also carry the same information as ME? Not even sure what you're asking here. Quote from: friedemann on July 11, 2010, 07:37:04 PM Did not realize you are working for MS. You must have misread. He never said he did. he never even implied it. He's a moderator, therefore it is his responsibility to try to make sure the forum rules are followed (you know, the ones you agreed to when you registered). forum rules Quote Unlicensed/Cracked versions of Windows It has nothing to do with being "high and mighty" and everything to do with the legal culpability of the Forum administrator as per the contents of the forum itself. Quote (Don't get too high and mighty - you probably drive a car and use BP fuel).what does British Petrol have to do with this? Least of all Microsoft? Quote It is not like I knew about it in the beginning..... The "This copy of windows is not genuine" prompt could mean anything! Quote it is I who lost out and have to pay twice for the same product. You're saying 98SE/ME are the same? That's pretty much the case. but XP is part of the NT line and is completely different from the 9x line and the DOS roots that it carried all the way to ME. Quote It interests me that you support the "spyware" that MS has out to watch their product.A:) he never said he SUPPORTED "it"... B:) what the blazes are you on about? what spyware? the cloest thing I can think of is WGA, and that doesn't install automatically. Even then it's pretty much only used by windows update to make sure the install has a legitimate product key (that is, not one forced to skip the activation step) Quote The most I got is the XP GUI over 98se. forgetting of course the NT subsystem, segregated kernel, true protected memory architecture (windows 9x programs could write all over each other, although it was a little harder then it was with windows 3.1), full support for Unicode (thereby making internationalisation easier, both at the customer level (changing system languages) as well as at the developer level (no need to make sure the codepage can display hte characters in question, or perform gross translations between ASCII and unicode and thereby lose any extended characters (such as Hangul and Kanji characters as well as various other special character sets). Full implementation of paged memory flags, such as being able to define blocks as data or code, meaning that data cannot be the target of the instruction pointer. Additionally, unlike Windows 9x, 2000/XP, GDI, USER, and KERNEL handles are not limited to 64K. the "OMG all my fonts are system" or crashes from a program that creates USER or GDI handles but doesn't release them are no longer a problem; terminating a process now forces all the open handles in that process to be closed, releasing the various brush, window, pen, device context, and so on handles to be deallocated. Additionally, the implementation of Look-Aside lists in the heap manager allows multiple threads to read and write from a heap without locking the heap globally and therefore suspending all the other threads until the lock is released. Additionally, the problem of heap fragmentation for large applications was addressed. This was a problem that existed in both windows 9x as well as NT4. I'll spare the extra technical drivel but the end result was better memory management, and that's on top of the better features provided in Windows 2000. Truly, saying Windows XP is anything like Windows 9x (except perhaps from a distance through frosted glass) is really more an expression of ignorance then it is any sort of belief based on fact. Now, if you were to say windows XP was pretty much windows 2000, well, they are immensely similar, the main difference between 2K and XP is of course the Luna theme used in XP, but there are variety of other ammendments (similar to what I've already stated) some of them were introduced in 2000, some in XP, and some in server 2003. And let's not forget the changes made to the user INTERFACE; Although the choise to use the blue-green theme as a default is peculiar, the concept of the Luna theme is rather useful. It's a shame that MS didn't start the theme site they planned, that combined with needing to use "signed" themes (now that's silly) can be a mild hurdle. with a few changes any Luna theme can be modified, and when you look at a few that are available it's really a full-featured skin system built right into the operating system. Some may contend that such changes are useless. of course they are- but consider also that many of those people make utterly false claims like saying that "Windows calculator has been the same since windows 3.1" (which is untrue, since the entire calculation engine was rewritten from the ground up on at least 3 occasions)- it basically proves that "if everything looks the same, people assume it is the same" which in the case of an Operating System is usually a rather flawed gambit. Quote You probably don't know anyways(as most high and mighty people don't)don't know what? The "inner truth" that despite me having to rewrite a good portion of my programs to get them working on the new NT architecture, that it's all a "smokescreen" and MS took time to purposely change their entire operating system just so that people would think it's different? Wait a minute! But if they changed the entire operating system, then it be different, wouldn't it? And it is, since nearly everything from the very low level memory management API's to the higher level window management API's would be required in order for me to have needed to make the changes I did, such as the few times I accidentally reused a pointer after free() (bloody debugger is supposed to flag those things...) which worked on 9x, but not in NT. Although fixing that did solve the mysterious crash bug I had been trying to track down for ages at the time. Quote Gotta go and rebuild a optical drive now. ... If you are trying to boot to the "burned" XP CD, it may be that it's not BOOTABLE, or it could be an upgrade edition, or, more likely then not it was burned/copied improperly. This is of course assuming you hadn't use the disk before, in which case it could be either the disk or the drive (you only state results with the XP and Linux discs, both of which could be damaged or scratched enough to cause the symptoms you describe. of course it's also fully possible it's not broken at all and may be a OS issue, this could be especially the case since many pirated versions of windows (no matter which version) have presents strewn about (in the worst case) or the person who created it has made decisions for you about what you want on your machine (including removing and adding various "improved" drivers to replace the generic ones that normally come with windows). I did not ask for help to IMPROVE my access to the Windows system of service packs. I am happy with what is on the disk as it is. It is on 4 computers. The situation where I am having the problem is that I swapped out the original optical device that was in that machine a BenqCDRW unit and swapped it with a working unit of a different make from another machine. I wanted the burner unit in the faster machine, which it is in and working. There is NO problem(scratches) on my CD's Sp I have a Creative Optical reader in a Dell computer that "initially worked". It has seemingly moved backwards after I installed "Ubuntu" full version onto that computer - and then after tasting that morsel decided to go back to XP(which meant I had to feed it the Windows CD again) It read the disk and installed the XP program again. Then the optical device became blind to information on windows disks, but it was searching for a disk and I could use a Windows type disk and it was quiet..."could not see what was on the disk except that it was "full" and there was no "free space on the disk" That is why I wondered whether an Optical driver was what was needed. That Linux nuked the information needed to run the Optical drive. What do I know. I fix cars, stereos, TV's and appliances. I don't do programming. I figured a dead non functioning unit was "dead" not semi alive. Someone stated that optical drive information has been included since Windows Me. I never got into Me, or 2000 or any other interm editions. I went from Win98se and tried the upgrade to XP. I never said 98 and XP are the same. I like the XP GUI. I don't need anything more (I have 15 year old machines) I know the problem with the Optical drive arose when I yanked out one and swapped it with the other one and basically did not do more than that. Basically - unplug, unscrew checked to be sure the jumpers are the same and swapped. It was not a simple matter to get the CDRW to work in the other machine either. I needed an installation disk? Which of course, I knew nothing about ? Am thinking this is the same type of problem. I have a diskette drive as well. I don't mean to be pissed off at you guys "but bugger", you stop by my shop and ask for advice on fixing you car (or whatever) and I help. I don't ask if you stole it. I suggest a fix to the "problem"....which is a "cheap out for many of your tear jerking stories," just to get you by. If I can't get that in return, I am out of here. At this point the thread could come to a close. Now there is one point worth considering. Why did the CD drive stopped working? The original poster claims that a version of Linux destroyed the optical drive. Or something to that effect. That is just not possible. Well, very, very unlikely. The drive may have started mechanical breakdown during the installation of Windows XP. It is not uncommon for optical drives to fail either SUDDENLY, gradually, or in unexpected way. Standard CD-ROM drives can be read both by current Linux systems and current versions of Windows. The drives that require additional drivers are the combination drives with special features. Such as the ability to read and write Blu-Ray discs. If the original poster wishes to pursue this question here are my observations. It is possible for an operating system to alter the firmware of the CD-ROM drive. This would be a very unusual thing for the operating system to do. If anybody knows anything about this, please speak up. Otherwise, put the CD-ROM drive and a good working desktop computer. Find the current firmware revision for that particular drive. Then try flashing the firmware of that drive. If the drive comes back to normal operation, this would indicate that somehow the firmware had been altered by some software process. But that is conjecture. The firmware could have failed for other reasons. The firmware chips do get old and tired and they can be refreshed and restored. So it would take quite a bit of diagnostic procedures to determine if the firmware really had been damaged by the operating system. The fact that the CD-ROM drive was already old and had been used for quite while makes it difficult to assume that the damage was done by the operating system. |
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Solve : win 7 help? |
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Answer» It was a Type O It was a Type O give this LINK a read. Hopefully it helps you.nymph4, too many emoticons! Yes. One QUESTION mark is plenty................................. ...... I put EXTRA periods to reinforce how strongly I felt about the sentence ending. |
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Solve : User profile recreated everytime PC is restarted? |
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Answer» Hello everyone, One DOMAIN user´s PROFILE is recreated every time the pc is restarted, all docs, SETTINGS are lost. OS: XP SP2 Note: No group policy is set and only this user has this problem Antivirus: Sophos up to date Any idea to AVOID recreating profile after reboot or restart? |
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Solve : picture, image help? |
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Answer» FIRED up the old desktop today to retrieve some pictures, however when i try to open any of my photos i get this message......windows cannot find (location and file name here), make sure that you typed the name CORRECTLY and then try again, to search for a file click the start button and then click search. the thumbs that ussualy showed a PICTURE in the file folder have turned to a generic picture...... picture and fax viewer was my default viewer i know they are not gone because i can open them with paint and they show up about 3 times LARGER than how i saved them.....can ayone tell me how to get them all back to the original size so i can view them in something other than paint? |
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Solve : Additional Plugins? |
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Answer» How can I TELL what ADDITIONAL PLUGINS are on my system?Plugins for what?Just software that I am UNSURE of in general.No idea what you are talking about, sorry. |
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Solve : Flash disk not formatted? |
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Answer» just formatted the flash disk now it is showing that the disk is not formatted Hmmmmm...Quote from: mackervan on August 14, 2010, 06:54:57 AM just formatted the flash disk now it is showing that the disk is not formattedMost sticks come already formatted. Why format? We can sometimes format with our camera? We can sometimes format with the computer? We need the correct software. Back to square one? What is the brand of the stick? Is it 2G or 4G. Goto the site for the camera and/or stick and read instructions? If the stick is full, erase or delete some of the files. Save the files to your computer before you delete. Format as a last option. Good Luck p.s. If format did not take, the software is WRONG. Or try another stick? The sticks are cheap.Quote from: victoria on August 14, 2010, 09:53:28 AM Most sticks come already formatted. Why format?Perhaps the most useless post of the year.Quote from: mackervan on August 14, 2010, 06:54:57 AM just formatted the flash disk now it is showing that the disk is not formattedWe need more info. Is this "flash disk" a flash drive or a camera memory card? How did you format it, via computer or camera? What device is showing "not formatted", computer or camera? What OS do you have? Why were trying to format? Quote from: Allan on August 14, 2010, 11:15:00 AM Perhaps the most useless post of the year. Oh really? Soybean ask the same questions. Allen offered no help at all. Quote from: victoria on August 16, 2010, 06:06:59 AM Oh really? Soybean ask the same questions.Most people, if they know they aren't wanted somewhere, stay away. Why do you keep coming back? Quote from: patio on August 14, 2010, 08:08:58 AM Hmmmmm... Yes. Likewise. If the flash drive is an older drive that is been used frequently for several years, it's write cycles are near depleted, in which case Windows(R) will view that drive as being in RAW format when viewed under Properties, even when 'formatted' to FAT32. In this case, please PURCHASE a new drive. If this is a brand new drive you are referring to, you could try to format it using the command line if Windows(R) Explorer--the app that shows My Computer, etc., fails to correctly format it correctly. Before continuing, please note your drive letter. (e.g. E:) that will show up in My Computer, such as "SD Drive (E:)". 1.To start, PRESS the Windows key+R to invoke the RUN box. Type cmd and press Enter as soon as it comes up. 2. In the command prompt, type (without quotes and assuming E: is your drive letter--substitute E: for your drive letter) "format E: /fs:fat32" and press Enter. 3. Windows(R) will ask for a drive label. You can call it flash or whatever, or leave it blank. When you're done, press Enter. 4. Once the disk is formatted, you can type exit and press Enter. In My Computer, you should now be able to format the drive. ------------------------------------------------------------- If it still does not work, check the integrity of your flash drive and USB ports by testing them. TIP: Though not required when cached for safe removal by Windows(R), safely remove the drive by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area/system tray whenever you're done with it. This will ALLOW the flash drive to last longer. In fact, Macs require you eject it before removing it to avoid an error message. |
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Solve : Using remote computer to access my PC? |
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Answer» FB notified me of strange activity on my acct: My Fb was accessed from a remote computer. Not surprising to me my husband and I separeted recenty and he has the KNOW how and the means and VAST knowledge of my home laptop. Please tell me how I can find out for SURE his is in my PC .And how do I get him out!Here's my idea: Though I think you're probably familiar with some of those things listed, it's probably STILL a good idea to run through them. I'd clean out the computer, backup all important stuff and reinstall windows and such but I think you're not wanting to do that. But maybe someone else can get you further in the right direction. HOPE that helps you some. What is FB ? ?Quote from: pcdummy on July 12, 2010, 07:06:38 PM FB notified me of strange activity on my acct: My Fb was accessed from a remote computer. You mean Facebook? Change your PASSWORD. |
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Solve : icons missing? |
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Answer» The internet explorer icon has disappeared from my start menu. This happened after I uninstall windows messenger. Drag IE icon from desktop to STARTMENU (pin to startmenu). This will add IE to startmenu items........This is a very common issue I've seen before, which is very easily fixed. 1. Please right-CLICK the button that says 'Start' on it on the very left, bottom corner of the screen (that is, unless you moved the taskbar ACROSS the screen). 2. Click Properties. 3. Click CUSTOMIZE... and under the Internet list by the Show Internet checkbox, choose Internet Explorer. 4. Click OK in that box, then OK in the second box. The Internet Explorer icon should appear on the Start menu. This is the more proper way to do it--rather than just DRAGGING an icon to the top of the menu. The icon in the top is also linked to what browser Windows(R) will use as the default for some strange reason. |
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Solve : wht new in xp3...? |
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Answer» Hye friends can anyone tell me whts new in the xp3 service pack . SUPPORT for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010. If you are running Windows XP SP2 after support ends, you will not receive security updates for Windows. To keep your Windows XP computer up-to-date download Service Pack 3 through Windows update now. |
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Solve : I think I may have installed windows incorrectly? |
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Answer» HELLO, My Moms COMPUTER crashed and we had another one that had never worked so we tried reinstalling WINDOWS. That worked but there have been some issues. Occasionally it crashes. Like a blue screen with writing on it will flash really fast, not there long enough to read then it just reboots like its fine. Also, sometimes it is just slow. It has a updated graphics card we put in and not a ton of stuff like our other computer yet its slower half the time. It doesn't make sense..... When we installed windows I think it asked about what location or file or place to install and I think we may have chosen the wrong one... How can I check that?? Also I ran updated Malware Bytes full scan and only 1 infected file came up called Zwangie or something like that and it was removed. There is an updated virus program from F-Secure.....and an eset scan....It is an HP computer...let me know what all I need to provide if anything more.....The computer is usable just not working as well as it should. I'm confused and not a computer expert....Id like my moms computer to be working right its not really fair its she has a new computer but it works worse than the ancient one we had before (her grandchildren broke that one grrr) THanks1) What does "it's not working as well as it should" mean? 2) After installing the OS did you install all drivers, including the chipset driver? 3) You are saying that you do have one anti virus utility active at all times, correct? 4) Open Windows Explorer. Where is the Windows folder (which drive)?1) What does "it's not working as well as it should" mean? It MEANS everything I said. the crashing, the slowish/freezing. seriously the crashing can't be good... 2) After installing the OS did you install all drivers, including the chipset driver? I don't know because I'm not sure what your talking about so probably...no? 3) You are saying that you do have one anti virus utility active at all times, correct? correct. I have F-Secure which is updated, always running an updating when necessary. It is my active antivirus program that runs all the time. I did the other scans just as extras to see if they found anything. Just in case. 4) Open Windows Explorer. Where is the Windows folder (which drive)? Um if you mean My Computer and then a folder NAMED windows is in the C..... Thanks !Okay. Assuming you either did a format and new install or if the hd was blank to start with, you probably did the installation of Windows correctly. But you need to install the drivers. Go to the website of your computer manufacturer and download and install the chipset driver (unless you still have the cd that came with the system, in which case you can install it from there). Then go to the websites of the video card and sound card manufacturers and download and install the current drivers for your specific model cards. |
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Solve : PhotoPropertyHandler Reg Key? |
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Answer» Hi, You know, you joke - but only about 1 out of 3 posters who use my name spell it right. How hard is it to look at someone's name and spell it correctly? Especially when there are only 5 letters! Somtimes it's pretty obvious why they can't figure out how to boot to a cd My NAMES a little longer, "Michael" but people on spelling it "Micheal" It's Mike-ull NOT mich-eel, *censored*! To make matters WORSE, whoever copied down my name at the hospital when I was born made this same mistake, so, legally, my name is misspelled, but only on half my stuff- it's spelled correctly on my Care Card and my bank seemed to have the common sense to know how to spell it. So half my stuff has my "legal" (wrong, as far as I'm concerned) name, and the other half has the correct one. I wonder if I could absolve myself of any debt in the future by signing my name with the ael ending and then claim ignorance and that they should look for this Michael because, as you can see on my birth certificate, it's clearly not my name. Ahh yes the potential for evil is staggering.... I wonder if people named Bob have these problems? "Ok Sir, now your Name please" "Bob" "And how do you spell that, sir?" "Q,R, batman symbol, greek letter Mu, Epsilon, B, O,B" "Ok, just give me a moment" "The Q,R, batman symbol, greek letter Mu and Epsilon are silent." Just wanted to let you know IE 8 installed as well as a lot of old patches that were being held back. Thanks for the help! Glad you got it all sorted out. Thanks for the update. |
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Solve : Change of wireless network screen? |
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Answer» Hi every one. First post here, and I have searched for this topic with no luck. So, I hope I'm not repeating something. |
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Solve : CPU usage stats not adding up? |
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Answer» OS: XP Pro |
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Solve : topic has been removed? |
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Answer» i received email from CH that a topic has been REMOVED what was the topic? and why was it removed ?I just LOOKED at your posting history. |
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Solve : Securely Deleting Files? |
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Answer» I have to turn in a work LAPTOP soon and want to securely delete some personal files. I did a search here and no SHAREWARE popped. Any SUGGESTIONS? Thanks in advance.http://www.fileshredder.org/Thanks for the QUICK reply.Sure |
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Solve : DualBoot WinXP/7? |
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Answer» Currently I got Win7 configured as I want |
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Solve : When I go home i shut down the pc....then....? |
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Answer» Hello Friends, |
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Solve : Yellow message boxes? |
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Answer» When you go over a button on your desktop and for exmaple you go over your RECYCLE bin and a YELLOW BOX saying recycle bin appears in the yellow box. |
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Solve : Hard Drive working constantly? |
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Answer» 10 minutes after start up, my computers' hard drive is constantly working for about 30 minutes rendering my computer useless. SHUTTING off and on my DSL modem seems to stop it. I've checked for viruses and spyware but nothing came up. There are no scheduled tasks such as defrag. Thank you for any advice. ...Window XP 2...It looks like you have WinXP-SP2. It's probably trying to download & install SP3, SP2 support ended in July. |
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Solve : BSOD's and can't get into XP.? |
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Answer» (Some of this is copied+pasted from another forum I posted for help on) Yesterday both of my headsets were playing up and randomly cutting out, I decided to uninstall them, then rebooted the PC. It only got so far as just before the windows XP splash screen, and it just froze with a black screen. I rebooted again and it kept freezing at the same point. I then tried to boot into safe mode, again it only got so far and it rebooted by itself. But after trying "last known good configuration" I got this BSOD (though oddly it wasn't blue.. it was GREEN *photo*) : ***STOP: 0X0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x8970316F, 0xBA4C36F4, 0xBA4C33F0) Right now I'm having to use my Ubuntu live CD so I could get to firefox and try and get some help. - Loading Windows as normal does the same as last known good configuration, - Safe mode shows that big list of things and says "Press Esc to cancel loading SPTD.sys" then it reboots, - Safe mode with NETWORKING shows the XP splash screen and loading bar then gives this BSOD: *** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x89D3B16F, 0xF789E6F4, 0xF789E3F0). Safe mode just reboots after cancelling SPTD.sys, but safe mode with networking and cancelling SPTD.sys gives this BSOD: ***STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x89EEF16F, 0xF789E6F4, 0xF789E3F0). I did a repair install over the top of my existing XP installation (suggestion from another forum), it went fine up until the splash screen/loading bar, I got another "green screen of death". Safe mode just reboots again, safe mode with networking gives a BSOD. Haven't tried the other options but I'm guessing I'll just get more BSOD's from those too... PC specs: Windows XP Home SP3, Asus P5Q3 Motherboard, Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, Gainward HD 4870 512MB GS, 2GB Novatech PC3-8500 1066Mhz DDR3 RAM, 250GB Seagate SATA Harddrive (Master), 1.5TB Seagate SATA harddrive (Slave). Any ideas on what to try next? Thanks Pretty much every troubleshooting step for a 7E error requires booting to EITHER the actual installation or safe mode. One suggestion Microsoft makes is updating the bios (assuming there is an update available) and it certainly can't hurt, but the fact this error arose immediately after uninstalling a headset is unusual and baffling. How, exactly, did you uninstall the headsets?Quote from: Allan on July 13, 2010, 01:17:31 PM Pretty much every troubleshooting step for a 7E error requires booting to either the actual installation or safe mode. One suggestion Microsoft makes is updating the bios (assuming there is an update available) and it certainly can't hurt, but the fact this error arose immediately after uninstalling a headset is unusual and baffling. How, exactly, did you uninstall the headsets? I had the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window open, and on the hardware tab I selected the headsets (yes, I made sure I picked the correct ones) and uninstalled them from there, XP told me I needed to reboot, so I did.I assume you mean in Device Manager, yes? If that's all you did I can't imagine why you are having this problem or why a repair install didn't work. The only thing I can think of is there was some coincidental hardware problem or error at just the same time, but that's also very unlikely. Did you have your critical data backed up? If so, you should probably try to format and REINSTALL the OS. If not, you can try a parallel install (I'll explain if needed).Quote from: Allan on July 13, 2010, 01:59:12 PM I assume you mean in Device Manager, yes?No, I didn't mean Device Manager, I meant like this: http://delltech.150m.com/XP/audio/audio.devices.png I have backed up the files I most want to keep from the C drive. Most of my files are on the bigger, 2nd harddrive anyway. Could you please explain a parallel install? I don't want to format and reinstall XP unless it's the only thing left to try really.The link doesn't work. How about you just tell me? A parallel install would only be to retrieve the files. It would be instlling a second instance of XP on the same drive on which it's currently installed. If you can't resolve the problem, I'd suggest a format and reinstall. But let's see if anyone else comes up with any ideas first.Quote from: Allan on July 13, 2010, 02:20:59 PM The link doesn't work. How about you just tell me?It's the menu when in XP you go to Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware tab, then clicking on the headset from the list > Properties > Driver > Uninstall. (I have no idea why I did it this way in the first place.. I was just going through the menus seeing what I could do to try and get my headset to work) Doing a parallel install would just take up space then if it's only to retrieve files from. My C drive has 133.5GB space left from the 250GB. If I backup the files I need, it'd be better to just format and reinstall then, if that's what I end up doing.That's not how you uninstall a piece of hardware. You uninstalled a driver and I don't know which one. Anyway, I still don't understand why you can't do a repair install or get to safe mode - sorry. |
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Solve : Can I auto end a program when sleepping? |
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Answer» for some reason ,i have to run some program at 4 am ,so i MADE a PLAN to let the program run automaticly |
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Solve : Master boot record missing? |
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Answer» Hello guys. EXACTLY what happens when you boot and what is the EXACT error message? Quote from: CarlRowley1 I have managed to create a boot CD and have now got into windows. Hello alan I'll tell you where i went from here. I went to the the recycle bin and found "NTDETECT.COM" After doing a bit of research......i found out that "NTDETECT.COM" was not on the C:\ Drive. Well it must have been there yesterday Re-traced my steps and found it there. I had been getting rid of some folders and somehow this was selected with them. I usually run CCleaner after every session on the computer......for some reason i didn't this time. I did not know a file as critical as this could deleted by mistake..... Quote EXACTLY what happens when you boot and what is the EXACT error message? Just for reference........The normal text on screen as you turn the computer on.........but i noticed some extra text that said " Boot sector record missing" then it just repeats this over and over. But everything is okay now?Quote from: Allan on August 15, 2010, 03:20:09 PM But everything is okay now? Yes everything is back to normal.........sorry, i paniced a bit and posted right away. I don't get these problems MUCH......its a bit like BSOD it nearly knocks you of your chair when you see one Thanks for replying Allan No problem. Glad your system is back up. |
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Solve : user32.dll blue screen error? |
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Solve : VPN freeware to watch UK webcast? |
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Answer» Hi was not sure where to put this question. I have been watching a UK BBC webcast for the past 8 years and now they have decided to limit access to the site to UK RESIDENTS. I was using Free VPN v 3.2 to continue watching the show, but that seems to have stopped working. Does anyone know of a good alternative with the servers in the UK so I can still access their site? |
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Solve : how to uninstall IE*? |
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Answer» Quote from: granpa71 on August 11, 2010, 10:26:41 AM sorry for not being more specific. I did open add/remove and it was not listed. The problems it causes are hanging up, freezing, and really slowed down. I ran two anti-virus and spyware programs to be sure there was not a problem there and everything was find. I also tried Microsofts recommendations from their site but still cannot get rid of it. Hi. Try running www.CCleaner.com There could be a lot of Temp files and other junk built up in there, which will slow things down. If there has been a lot of install and uninstal activity, I would run the registry tool in CCleaner as well, after having first saved the registry files ( it will ask if you want to that before "Fixing" things ). Another good app is PCDecrapifier.The OP mentioned going back to IE6, do you not have to have IE7 before you can properly install IE8 and if you do have IE7 is it actually possible to even revert to IE6. I was under the assumption that once you did have IE6 or later you could not totally uninstall IE because of it's integration with the OS, especially if it's XP. In any event Windows Explorer should display it in Program files and Documents and settings /Application Data (showing hidden files) for uninstalling, shouldn't it not? Maybe GIVE Revo Uninstaller a try to see if it shows up there.finally got it unistalledI have no idea why one would want to uninstall IE...but that's just me.Quote from: granpa71 on August 11, 2010, 10:26:41 AM sorry for not being more specific. I did open add/remove and it was not listed. The problems it causes are hanging up, freezing, and really slowed down. I ran two anti-virus and spyware programs to be sure there was not a problem there and everything was find. I also tried Microsofts recommendations from their site but still cannot get rid of it.Do you normally have two anti-virus programs running? That's a no-no.Quote from: granpa71 on August 14, 2010, 10:33:40 AM finally got it unistalledSo, now what? Are you going to USE the security-hazardous IE6? Follow the advice here and at least get IE7.Quote from: soybean on August 14, 2010, 10:39:25 AM So, now what? Are you going to use the security-hazardous IE6? Follow the advice here and at least get IE7. I don't see anybody Giving CBMatt a hard TIME for using IE6...Even MS has GIVEN up on IE 6. Some one held a mock funeral for IE 6 and MS sent flowers.Quote from: rthompson80819 on August 14, 2010, 05:00:28 PM Even MS has given up on IE 6. No they didn't. If I recall, they released HUGE security updates to IE6 quite recently.They have and they haven't. MS has agreed to support IE 6 until 2014 but they are trying to get everyone to upgrade. For more information about IE 6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_6Quote from: rthompson80819 on August 14, 2010, 05:29:33 PM They have and they haven't. Yes, they have, The updates are referred to as IE7 and IE8 respectively.Quote from: BC_Programmer on August 14, 2010, 05:06:30 PM ...If I recall, they released HUGE security updates to IE6 quite recently...I have an old PIII/XP computer with IE6 and it still receives IE6 updates. Got some this week on Update Tuesday.Quote from: BC_Programmer on August 14, 2010, 04:38:14 PM I don't see anybody Giving CBMatt a hard time for using IE6...Didn't know he was still using it but now that I know ....Quote I don't see anybody Giving CBMatt a hard time for using IE6...Well then I will! It drives me potty when designing new sites. PNG transparency is non-existant. |
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Solve : Yellow Folder Icons all changed, other icons removed by Windows.? |
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Answer» Look go to Start, All PROGRAM, Accessories, System tool, and System restore. ou can undo if it don't work but what you GOT to LOSE. |
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Solve : What is tk file extension !? |
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Answer» Hello folks, |
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Solve : Sound echo? |
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Answer» The computer I am using is running a C-Media AC97 onboard sound card. Whenever any sound is played I get a strange echo as if i was using SPEAKERS and a microphone spaced apart just right so there is no feedback but I get a fading echo from any sound played. This happens on both my speakers and headphones but I do not have a microphone.Check to see if you have SPECIAL EFFECTS turned on. Go into control panel and see what options are available for your sound card. |
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Solve : Computer restarts but won't boot up. Instead it beeps.? |
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Answer» Our computer repeatedly restarts, but instead of turning back on and booting up, it gives long beeps. To turn it off, we have to unplug it. The monitor displays the " Self test. Check your PC and Signal CABLE. Monitor is working." message like it does when only the monitor is on. ...After leaving the computer alone overnight, it works again and will boot up. We first started getting this problem in early May, and then it would be fine for at least a week, but now we have two hours at the most before it shuts down...This is an indication that something is overheating. Follow Patio's suggestions.Quote from: patio on July 13, 2010, 06:19:29 PM PS When's the last time you did any housekeeping on this machine inside the case ? ? I ran the disk defragmenter Mon. night, and I tried to run the disk clean up, but the computer started being difficult. Will swapping a PSU from a Windows 98 work? If so, how do you do it?Quote but the computer started being difficult. Be more specific... As to the PSU swap i probably wouldnt do it with one from a Win98 machine...if yours is newer which it probably is an older PSU probably doesn't have enough juice to test properly...you need one of the same or greater wattage # as the one you have... Ask around...again don't BUY one yet as we don't know if it's the issue... Quote Will swapping a PSU from a Windows 98 work? If so, how do you do it? 10 to 20 minutes with someone who has done it before...OKAY.... if the PSU swap won't work with the Win98, which the only other computer I would be able to do it with, how do you run a memtest? |
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Solve : lsass.exe - The endpoint format is invalid? |
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Answer» lsass.exe - The endpoint format is INVALID - I get this message everytime I boot WINDOWS even if I GO into safe mode and when I click ok it REBOOTS and starts BACK up giving me the same message. Is the computer bootable at all. |
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Solve : Can't install this device? |
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Answer» I have a firewire audio INTERFACE that I'm trying to install on my laptop. I insert the driver disk, it walks me through the pre-installation, then asks me to turn on the device. When I turn on the unit, Almighty windows takes over and the add hardware wizard fires up and automatically decides this is a Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller and installs the thing as a 1394 NETWORK ADAPTER. |
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Solve : virur problem? |
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Answer» inter net not worcking i after 5mints |
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Solve : Problems with PC? |
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Answer» Can someone please help me. A while AGO I INSTALLED Vista on my PC. The problem is that after I experience how slow it makes the PC, I decided to install XP again. But now for the fun PART. It says the Windows on my system is a newer version and try as I might I can not uninstall it. Will someone please help, because at the moment my PC is useless to me. |
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Solve : slow paging and download? |
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Answer» My Intel Celeron 2.7GHz - 1.25 GB Ram PC has recently started running Your post is a little hard to follow - is it the internet that is slow or is the system slow? They are two different things. I think he means that the INTERNET and SYSTEM are both slow.Thanks for your replys Sorry if my request was not clear. Seems everything is a little slower. especially the internet. If it's just the internet you should call your ISP. It is very unlikely that BOTH the system and the internet are both experiencing a problem at the same time if it isn't malware related. |
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Solve : browser change? |
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Answer» Exporting bookmarks with Google Chrome: |
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Solve : Problems with IE, bad display? |
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Answer» HELLO, I have IE6 In Windows XP SP Many tmes it loads the pages LIKE with no CSS. I also have the problem with FF last version. Please see the problem in this caption and compare with how you see it: http://www.10musica.com/contenidos/popup_radio.html?radio=42 I checked OS INTEGRITY and REINSTALLED IE6 and the problem persists. What can it be?. Thanks Try another browser such as Firefox...they can run side by side. Or update your IE to a newer vwersion.Quote from: patio on April 20, 2010, 03:40:48 PM Try another browser such as Firefox...they can run side by side. In my post I mentioned I already have FF. It was a problem with accesibility settings. |
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Solve : Cannot load Windows XP after intalling AVG 9.0? |
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Answer» After installing the latest AVG antivirus on older computer with Windows XP, it says to reboot. Computer won't boot past the Windows XP screen. I tried rebooting in SAFE mode and also returning to an EARLIER time when Windows SUCCESSFULLY loaded, but no luck. Help!Try system restore from recovery console.Lesson: Lesson: Ridiculous response.Quote from: patio on July 15, 2010, 05:04:42 PM Ridiculous response. all softwares out there will have problems for at least ONE person. So you can 'not' use every program in the world out there 'cuz there's going to be problems with it . |
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Solve : No user input on web forms / script error (line 1545) trying to use sys restore? |
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Answer» A friend brought his Dell computer by for help. The PC displayed the symptoms in the subject line. He had removed several programs, including JAVA, and installed several Windows XP updates. Then the symptoms began. I found no malware on the PC, and reinstalled JAVA, but no improvement in the situation. cCleaner displays 3 months worth of system restore points, but Windows system restore apparently can not see them. I can only guess that the Windows updates may have installed incorrectly and possible corrupted certain Windows files. User input is possible in I/E page headers (i.e., Google search, URL addresses, etc.), but not in the body of the pages. Links do not work either. Outlook Express email works, but it is impossible to INSERT any text in the body of any email being created or replied to. |
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