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Title: HowToFixComputers.com - http://howtofixcomputers.com HowToFixComputers.com
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Gordon
40
user's latest post:
Windows 7 NG's ? - Page 3 -...
Published (2009-11-24 09:05:00)
"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message news:uIPIOdIbKHA.6028@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:uFZpWCIbKHA.5608@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > >> >> So where are the masses of Windows 7 posts here then? > > > Type 'Windows 7'...
Paul
40
user's latest post:
Trying to repair registry -...
Published (2009-11-24 11:18:00)
djbeard83 wrote: > Thanks for your input. I've been planning for months to buy a new PC over > Thanksgiving while I'm visiting a no-sales-tax state, so once I get it set up > and see how many files I had backed up I'll reevaluate how much time I want > to invest in restoring the old PC. How does one connect a HD as a slave > drive? > If you ever need to connect a hard drive from another...
Bob I
38
user's latest post:
Windows cannot find...
Published (2009-11-19 22:07:00)
Where ever do you come up with this kind of kind of bogus stuff?!? I certainly hope you don't actually believe it, cause if you do, you really need to do some real research! Registered_User wrote: > yes jose you should get in the habit. i reckon you're probably safe > using your xp that was installed in 2003, seeing as how you probably > would never notice any performance change. solitare doesn't take much...
Electro Lytes
38
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Full marks to microsoft
Published (2009-11-19 20:02:00)
"Alias" <alias@dontspam.com.invalid> wrote in message news:he46b8$61n$1@news.eternal-september.org... > Electro Lytes wrote: >> >> >> "Alias" <alias@dontspam.com.invalid> wrote in message >> news:he43fk$ibl$1@news.eternal-september.org... >>> Electro Lytes wrote: >>>>...
Jose
36
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Windows task manager??
Published (2009-11-24 11:15:00)
On Nov 24, 1:57*am, "L.S." <n...@yahooie.com> wrote: > My bad, it's csrss.exe. > Ran spybot but nothing found. > Will run viruse check. > > > > >>>> Suggestions please, Spybot is a cookie finder and if it installs TeaTimer, a virtual memory hog (which has nothing to do with your problem). Perform some other scans for malicious...
Neil Harrington
30
user's latest post:
Copying PDF images into Windows...
Published (2009-11-20 05:01:00)
"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message news:he44ei$gb1$1@news.albasani.net... > Neil Harrington wrote: > >> I subscribe to two online newspapers, Investor's Business Daily and the >> Washington Times. I download both as PDF files, which I view in Adobe >> Reader >> 9. Often there are cartoons in each paper that I want to save. With...
Rod Speed
27
user's latest post:
Mess up copies if use XP...
Published (2009-11-24 09:04:00)
detlev.e wrote > Sjouke Burry wrote >> Fragmenting on E only occurs when more programs try to write to it >> at the same time, so only when the C program tries to write E at the >> same time, will fragmentation take place. >> The time slicing between you and the C progam in itself will not >> cause fragmentation. > Doesn't the OS write system volume...
PA Bear [MS MVP]
27
user's latest post:
Windows task manager??
Published (2009-11-24 07:33:00)
Is this a used/previously owned computer? L.S. wrote: > Moving from Internetexplorer.general, "IE7 & IE8 slow".... > > When I go to Task Manager I'm running between 35-70% CPU usage even if no > apps are open. If I open OLE or IE7/8 it pegs at 100% and stays there. > Even if I do a complete shut-down and restart, let the system sit, go to > WTM > and programs are...
Daave
24
user's latest post:
OEM XP Home Generic on a Packard...
Published (2009-11-22 22:35:00)
How would that solve his conundrum? All he wants to do is be legit (following an unfortunate action by someone else). He clearly has a license to run XP Home on his PC (per the COA sticker), Why not have a friend like "C" help him out by performing a Clean Install, using a generic OEM XP Home CD and valid Product Key (from his COA sticker)? PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: > Have your friend shoot an email to...
Ken Blake, MVP
23
user's latest post:
Windows 7 NG's ?
Published (2009-11-23 01:04:00)
On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:07:37 -0700, "gush@cox,net" <gush@cox.net> wrote: > Hi > > As my daughters said "You would like the movie Dumber & Dumber". > Think they might be right as I can see no Windows 7 news groups. > > Can someone please show me the way? Unfortunately it's highly unlikely that there will be any Microsoft Windows 7...
 

Top 10 active forums on HowToFixComputers.com during last week:

Windows XP - 758 new posts Windows XP - forum profile
Windows Vista - 314 new posts Windows Vista - forum profile
Microsoft Office - 258 new posts Microsoft Office - forum profile
Digital Photo - 186 new posts Digital Photo - forum profile
Storage - 133 new posts Storage - forum profile
Dell - 94 new posts Dell - forum profile
Windows XP Basics - 86 new posts Windows XP Basics - forum profile
Homebuilt PC - 65 new posts Homebuilt PC - forum profile
Hardware - 46 new posts Hardware - forum profile
Windows Vista Installation - 39 new posts Windows Vista Installation - forum profile
 

Top 10 forums on HowToFixComputers.com:

Windows Vista - 67,726 posts Windows Vista - forum profile
Windows XP - 54,717 posts Windows XP - forum profile
Digital Photo - 21,784 posts Digital Photo - forum profile
Microsoft Office - 14,162 posts Microsoft Office - forum profile
Windows Vista Installation - 10,342 posts Windows Vista Installation - forum profile
Dell - 7,960 posts Dell - forum profile
Windows XP Basics - 7,791 posts Windows XP Basics - forum profile
Homebuilt PC - 5,678 posts Homebuilt PC - forum profile
Hardware - 5,443 posts Hardware - forum profile
Printers - 4,088 posts Printers - forum profile

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HowToFixComputers.com
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-16 11:02:00)  by David Brown
Eddie wrote: > Do I always need to close or stop a USB flash drive before I remove > it? > > I'm using XP. In XP's Device Manager there is an entry for Disk > Drives and when I look at the Policies tab for the flash drive, it > says: > > "Optimized For Quick Removal. This setting enables > write caching on the disk and in Windows, so you can > disconnect this device ...
Forum:  Storage Storage - forum profile
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Started 21 hours, 16 minutes ago (2009-11-25 21:38:00)  by ANONYMOUS
Yes you can install your Small Business 2007 software on your XP partition. If the activation doesn't work on internet, you will need to use the phone to activate (watch the screen for the telephone number) it but I am pretty sure your software will activate alright online without any problems. For your Win7 problems, you will need to use online forums to resolve them. Hope this ...
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Started 1 day, 3 hours ago (2009-11-25 15:06:00)  by Elmo
Skye wrote: > After a Trojan was cleaned on my PC running XP Home I can no longer get back > into the operating system. I can't get past the logon screen using either > Administrator or User, nothing happens it just says logging on then > immediately logs off and I can't get into safe mode either. I remember seeing > that the Trojan was in Windows User Logon Hotkey Registry, not ...
Forum:  Windows XP Windows XP - forum profile
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Started 2 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-24 00:48:00)  by rmo555@cox.net
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:17:50 -0600, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote: >Hi, rmo555. > >What does Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) say about that card reader? > >RC It's not there.
Forum:  Windows Vista Windows Vista - forum profile
Thread:  Show this thread (10 posts) Thread info: Can't find my Card Reader or driver Size: 378 bytes
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Started 1 day, 2 hours ago (2009-11-25 16:23:00)  by Dave-UK
"JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message news:OHFFlodbKHA.2160@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > I can't "see" C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Cookies > unless I uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in folder options. > > Why would Vista consider the contents of this folder operating system files? > > How do I change the Hidden attribute for for...
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Started 1 day, 3 hours ago (2009-11-25 15:23:00)  by BS
Mel wrote: > Hi All, > > If im in the wrong newsgroup please accept my apologies. > > I currently have a hp machine with a triple core amd phenom 8550 triple > core processor and 4 gig of memory running vista home premium. Is it > possible to up grade to windows 7 64 bit with the machine I have. > > Thanks > > Mel. I upgraded my ASUS 64-bit computer with 8 Gigs of RAM from ...
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Started 1 day, 14 hours ago (2009-11-25 04:48:00)  by Man-wai Chang to The Door (28800bps)
> A little off topic as this is a sw ques rather than hw, does a program exist > to make a drive appear empty as if it has been fdisk'ed/wiped? And then by > rerunning the program make the drive appear normal again? Ask Pentagon. -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux ...
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Started 1 day, 4 hours ago (2009-11-25 13:59:00)  by bm
My Total is 486148 Limit is 1277160 Peak is 780224 Blair "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message news:eidSk%23RbKHA.808@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Blair > > Do you have plenty of free disk space? You can set a larger maximum > pagefile but it is normally better to add RAM. Accessing RAM is quicker > than accessing the pagefile. > > Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to ...
Forum:  Windows XP Basics Windows XP Basics - forum profile
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Storage
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-16 11:02:00)  by David Brown
Eddie wrote: > Do I always need to close or stop a USB flash drive before I remove > it? > > I'm using XP. In XP's Device Manager there is an entry for Disk > Drives and when I look at the Policies tab for the flash drive, it > says: > > "Optimized For Quick Removal. This setting enables > write caching on the disk and in Windows, so you can > disconnect this device ...
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Digital Photo
Started 4 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-22 00:10:00)  by nospam Guest
In article <MPG.257290a73a8ef66e98c1cb@news.supernews.com>, Alfred Molon <alfred_molon@yahoo.com> wrote: > A full colour sensor, an idea some people here hate so much. it's not that people hate it, it's that there's a lot of drawbacks that some people blindly dismiss. a full colour sensor would be better *if* it didn't compromise on high iso, dynamic range, frame rate and colour ...
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Storage
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-18 20:29:00)  by Grant
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:52:53 -0800 (PST), Al <bigal.nz@gmail.com> wrote: >Hi Folks, > >I am hoping some kind people on this NG could help me better >understand HDD Geometry. Dont get me wrong I have done some googling, >and read some wiki's - but some parts are still very blurry. I have >also used the man command since most of what I am doing is in linux. > >Most of my questions have ...
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Windows XP
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-18 11:38:00)  by C Guest
Big House wrote: > Hello > > first of all, I have to say that all worked fine since this morning. I > haven't changed anything, maybe it depends on one of the latest > automatic update. > > Before today, when I clicked on change user (start > disconnect > > change user) and chose another user, xp would let me in the other > account. Now the account is loaded for a second and then I ...
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Windows XP
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-18 15:35:00)  by Bob I Guest
What did HP tech support have to say about it? s wrote: > I got a HP officejet J3600 and connected it with my phone cable. When > I get a phone call the officejet device keeps ringing for 15mins or so > (as if a fax is being received). I thought it should only do when a > fax is received, not for any phone call. I guess I might not have > installed something properly. A quick search on ...
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Digital Photo
Re: DSLR Cameras - 25 new posts
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-16 00:29:00)  by Savageduck
On 2009-11-16 16:15:47 -0800, Wally <Wally@luxx.com> said: > On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:29:19 -0800, Savageduck > <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote: > >> On 2009-11-16 14:12:35 -0800, "boothmarcus@hotmail.com" >> <boothmarcus@hotmail.com> said: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> How many pictures would you expect to take with an average dslr camera >>> before needing repair or replacement...
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Digital Photo
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-19 01:42:00)  by rwalker
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:05:30 -0800 (PST), bucky3 <bucky3@mail.com> wrote: >Let me start by saying this is not to debate the merits or demerits of >HDR. All I want to understand is the technical reason that overdone >HDR/tone-mapped photos look like paintings or cartoon drawings. > >I can't grasp why changing the tone of a photo would make it look like >a painting. I found some clues at...
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ATI videocards
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-19 02:52:00)  by DerekBaker
William wrote: > Highlights for the HD 5870: > > Dual GPU card > 4.3 billion transistors > 3200 Shader Processors > 160 Texture Units > 4.64 TeraFlopps > 294W maximum power, 42 W idle > > 2gig of GDDR5 memory > Drives 3 monitors up to 2560x1600 each, (2-DVI, 1-Display Port) > Length 13" > > This card has been built for overclocking > > Take a look at an article at: > http...
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Windows Vista
Started 3 days, 20 hours ago (2009-11-22 22:14:00)  by Ken Blake, MVP Guest
On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:49:06 -0500, "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1@luvscats.com> wrote: > Would I still be able to do the upgrade even though I was never able to get > SP 1 or SP 2 installed on my laptop? Maybe, but... Here's my view. I recommend doing an upgrade rather than a clean installation because it usually saves you a lot of work (and worst case, if it causes you trouble, ...
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Dell
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-16 05:14:00)  by Christopher Muto
it is a solid machine but ebay buying is always risky. overstock.com sell older off lease refurbished dells. your ebay deal seems a little better priced but it would have to be to make me even consider buying from a stranger vs an established and reputable seller like overstock. note that the pentium 4 is several generations old now... there was penitum d, dual cores, core 2 duo, ...
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