Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows/Linux/MacOS, including drivers
Windows 98 Help
i have a old laptop for things it is windows 98 i am running winzip on it to do some backups it is winzip 11.1 <------- that is the version every time i try to install it it says A device attached to the system is not funtioning. but in dev...
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XP themes
Are there any ways to get more xp themes? I downloaded the royal blue theme but i want some more.
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Dual Boot Question
This is whats going on. I have 120 GB in this Dell Vostro 1000 I formated and made three parts, Two for Ubuntu, one witch is a swap and other is 10 GB. Then I installed Windows XP Pro and didn't even think about the boot set up. Yea I know I am...
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acpiec.sys corrupted
On Christmas my power went out. Then afterwards it flickered on and off again a few times. After a while it comes back on. So I turn on my computer, and I notice I can't type anything in Windows. It doesn't surprise me, because my keyboard/that...
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Switching to Mac from PC
Hello everybody! Sure you can help me...
I've been a PC user for 8 years. And now I am going to try Mac. But I am sure that still I couldn't dismiss some of my favourite Windows apps. Can I keep the opportunity to use them working in OS X?
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What software do you use to run Windows on your Mac?
Hello!
I need some advices about software that runs Windows on Mac. I have some uncertainty about which piece of software to purchase.
What are advantages and disadvantages of each of this piece of software?
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how to copy select files from an xp machine to a vista one?
hello,
I just bought a vista system. I have an xp computer that I am keeping, but there are quite a few files I want to copy to the vista machine.
I've seen software that transfes files to vista, but I don't want to get rid of them o...
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Windows Vista System Builders single pack
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
what is this... is the actual windows vista just i can only install once? i dont wanna get the wrong software with my system
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windows vista recovery disk
Hi. My pc is not prebuilt so it does not have have the recovery disk like those provided by dell, gateway etc. All I have is only the windows vista OS disk (single) and all the other CD Roms Drivers for the motherboard etc.
How do I make a rec...
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Explorer.exe keeps crashing on boot
I was working on my little sisters computer and it was infected with a lot of virus's and spyware. I removed virtumonde and now explorer.exe keeps wiping the background, icons, etc and reloading it. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to f...
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Rem Desktop:
I am using windows vista home premuim and i need to connect to win xp home edition in another room we are on a network i know the ip adress.
But i keep getting message after typing username and password:
cannot connect to remote client contact ...
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Hiren boot disc
I had downloaded the Hiren boot disc iso files recently .The problem is i don't know how to make it to a bootable cd or DVD .I attempt to burn the image plainly to the cd and even burn it within the compilation of "Make Bootable CD".I...
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Problems w/updates
I had a problem with my computer and brought it into a shop to have it repaired. The guy was great. But I got home and seen I had a windows update. It is failing to install windows installer 3.1. Any recommendations on what I can do?? I really ...
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google/micrsoft office outlook
question: on my husbands computer when he opens up his Microsoft Office Outlook the very first window pops up is:
The add-in "C:\Program Files\Google Desktop Search\Google DesktopO..." could not be installed or loaded. This problem...
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Xp or Vista for gaming
At the moment i am using windows vista and i do have windows XP which one is the best for a gaming PC
Thanks
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net user command problem in xp
hi guys
i got problem with net user command as i explain it below:
if you have user name which is seprated by space then net user does not woek for that user for example
if your ser name is :john smith (with space between )
and type :net u...
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Problem with custom themes and styles.
I have patched my uxtheme.dll with the UXtheme multipatcher v5.5. However, whenever I try to load a new theme or visual style by double clicking on it, it just comes up with the display properties window and a preview of the theme which is no d...
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Upgrading from Vista to XP
Yes yes.... I know what you're thinking. "Is this guy a moron? Vista to XP is a downgrade" - Well, I urge you to read this article. Maybe after reading this you'll realize that you can upgrade from Vista to XP...
http://dotnet.org.za...
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Windows XP 64 Bit?
Howdy just recently purchased my first 64bit system(AMD 4000+x2)
Just wondering if installing windows xp 64bit would be better than my traditional xp 32bit?
Im not interested in vista at this point in time
Thanks
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vista restore points???
i have windows vista home premium, and i have system restore points for the c: disabled. I know it is still hogging space because when I do disk cleanup to delete system restore points, it gives me like 4gb space back. I also did the thing to s...
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Sounds Drivers Vista
Hey,
I've got Vista installed, but can't get the sound working, apparently the ones on the CD that came with my MOBO aren't designed for Vista, can you find a link for the ones that will work with my MOBO please?
It's a Gigabyte 965PS3 re...
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vista 32 and/or vista 64 (same hdd)
I have vista 32 Buisness atm using all space on my 500gig hd. I recently purchased Vista ultimate 64, should i resize my drive and dual boot with 32bit? Or is dual boot only important when it's like vista/xp.
As long as the 64bit can pre...
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Please Please Help!
Okay I know I am a dumb*&%, but I accidently changed something possibly with my windows task manager processes. Now when I log on to my user acct nothing will load. (ex. task bar and start menu, desktop icons) Is there anyway to reverse or ...
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Window 3.11 ghosting~~~help needed
Hi all
Recently i manage to clone a Window 3.11 hardisk with 2 partition inside. The original hardisk is 2G while the cloned hardisk is 6G. The partition used is FAT16. When i plug in the cloned hardisk to the original PC(quite old PC), it man...
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reformatting hard drive??? Help?
I have an old sony vaio pcg-fxa63 laptop. It has a 20 gb hard drive in it but it has two partitions. c: is pretty much full and only has about 2gb remaining on it..........D: has 8.63 gb free and is not being used at all. Is there a way for me ...
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Installing Vista
I upgraded my PSU, Ram, and GPU. I had a hard drive that was blank that I was using for storage when I was on XP, the hard drive was formatted, and has nothing on it. I boot up past my splash screen on my XP hard drive, I unplug that, and attac...
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Disk Boot Fail...?
Hello my name is Josh and I would really appreciate anyone's input on this:
I've recently decided to put together my own computer. It's cool how I saved money buying the separate parts, and the process of putting everything together has bee...
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Boot Windows from Hard drive
I just installed windows onto my computer, but I am having a problem just having it boot up without using a CD. I installed it all the way, but it still say it requires a boot CD to run. I went into the Bios to have it boot from the Hard Drive ...
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error codes
When I run spybot I get an error code in a window that says ("Exception Processing Message c0000013 Parameters 75b6bf9c 4 75b6bf9c 75b6bf9c")with "Cancel" "Try again" "Continue" blocks ...
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