| Subject | Date Asked |
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| formats | 11/13/2008 |
Q: 1: Of .mkv, .mp4, .avi formats, which one has the best quality with minimum disk space usage? I mean ...
A: The video codec not the container for the mp4....you shouldnt have a loss of quality if the ...
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| Window Xp pro-hardware problem | 11/13/2008 |
Q: I have upgrade my pc wth 2 new hardisk but how come i cant see the 2 new hardisk in "my computer". I ...
A: Set it to cable select not master. to access chkdsk Click Start > Run. 2 In the Run box, type the ...
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| Window Xp pro-hardware problem | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I have upgrade my pc wth 2 new hardisk but how come i cant see the 2 new hardisk in "my computer". I ...
A: So you have 2 hard disks with 2 partitions each....Ok first off put a jumper on the first hard disk ...
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| Boot up related problem | 11/12/2008 |
Q: When i boot up it appear this award modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright(c) ...
A: Well I am going to guess you bought a new drive recently and its possible you have 40 pin cables and ...
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| Computer Shut Down | 11/11/2008 |
Q: Lately, for no apparent reason, my computer has been shutting down by itself. I thought it could be ...
A: Well since you have checked for a virus, I would venture to guess you need a new power supply or the ...
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| External Hard Drive | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if I get an external hard drive can I download lime wire to it for my music if I do ...
A: yes you can put anything you wish on it just make it so the folder you create in the external is ...
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| formats | 11/8/2008 |
Q: 1: Of .mkv, .mp4, .avi formats, which one has the best quality with minimum disk space usage? I mean ...
A: The total best quality would be mp4 but it would take more space then avi which I would suggest you ...
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| computer question | 11/1/2008 |
Q: my computer has been shutting down it will run for15-20 minutes before shutting down there is also a ...
A: Your problem has all the signs of a bad power supply unit. The smell you mentioned is probably a bad ...
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| What to close and HOW to close to save RAM | 10/23/2008 |
Q: Nathaniel. I don't think I want to close anything in Office 2003 on my 2005 HP Media Ctr. PC. I have ...
A: No no the task manager is the program used to close the other programs you can access it by ctl alt ...
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| What to close and HOW to close to save RAM | 10/22/2008 |
Q: Nathaniel. I don't think I want to close anything in Office 2003 on my 2005 HP Media Ctr. PC. I have ...
A: To follow up as i said before the task manager can be accessed by ctl alt del at the same time.The ...
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| DVD-ROM Drive and RAM | 10/22/2008 |
Q: Hwllo Nathaniwl. Does it consume RAM when you play DVDs in the DVD-ROM drive of a PC? If I am ...
A: You can open the task manager and see waht processes are running.If for instance you are running ...
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| DVD-ROM Drive and RAM | 10/19/2008 |
Q: Hwllo Nathaniwl. Does it consume RAM when you play DVDs in the DVD-ROM drive of a PC? If I am ...
A: It does consume RAM. Almost every program consumes RAM. If you are out of RAM windows will use whats ...
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| Anti-virus ! | 10/18/2008 |
Q: When we scan the PC with an Anti-virus,and when we are advised to quarantine / delete the infection ...
A: Quarantining is basically taking the infected file and putting it in a plce where it can no longer ...
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| modem help | 10/3/2008 |
Q: my dad has a hp xf145 laptop running xp edition. he gets a message stating that the laptop can't ...
A: Assuming he is connecting through the modem to his Isp and cant. I would guess if they walked him ...
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| Intel D850MV | 9/27/2008 |
Q: I been building computers for a long time, and now I am stuck. I got a Intel D850MV desktop board. ...
A: The schematic on page 70 shows how to hook them up instead of one row of pins there are 3 rows. The ...
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| Program not Visibly Loading | 9/8/2008 |
Q: I wonder if you can help me figure out how to access a program that isn't visibly loading - it was ...
A: scandisk is a tool used by MS to scan your harddrive for errors restart in safe mode Open My ...
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| Program not Visibly Loading | 9/8/2008 |
Q: I wonder if you can help me figure out how to access a program that isn't visibly loading - it was ...
A: ...Try to end the process and restart the program....also check to make sure the program isnt ...
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| hard drive | 8/31/2008 |
Q: i was trying to install a floppy disc drive but that wasn t working very well so i abandonned that ...
A: Well without looking I would guess either the IDE cable came loose from either the back of the HDD ...
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| internet connection | 8/31/2008 |
Q: I have just inherited a Dell computer I can only get dial-up internet connection at the momewnt too ...
A: Look at the back of the PC and if there is a telephone port that will be your modem for dial ...
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| trouble typing on laptop | 8/26/2008 |
Q: We've recently gone from a big computer to a laptop and I am going around the twist trying to type ...
A: Most have a scroll on the side of the pad I would imagine your finger is slightly touching it ...
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| Outlook & importing pst files | 8/24/2008 |
Q: Nathaniel, I want to import certain emails and contacts from a pst file into Outlook. I have tried ...
A: Maybe the reason is you aren't copying them INTO the other files rather you maybe creating new ...
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| USB hubs | 8/15/2008 |
Q: Those hubs, so confusing. I am running Vista with SP1, 32 bit Home Premium. The best I can do ...
A: If an external HDD has its own power source its only using the hub as its access point to the usb ...
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| Computer log file | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I heard the computer logs your activities somewhere but how do you access this log file? Is it in ...
A: There are performance logs and stuff like that under administrative tools in the control panel...it ...
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| Power save | 7/31/2008 |
Q: im not real sure what happen, but...Our power went off and when it came back on and i turned the ...
A: It sounds to me like a video card may be bad....possibly a power supply. Check all your connections ...
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| comp memory | 7/30/2008 |
Q: i would likt to scan in my client invoices and manage them somehow like a paperless office. i put ...
A: Well you wont run out of memory because stored data such as the 9.93 mb invoice is stored on the ...
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| flash the BIOS | 7/30/2008 |
Q: What does it mean to flash the BIOS? A Dell tech in India had me download a file that supposedly did ...
A: It means to basically upgrade your BIOS so it can accept new hardware changes and helps to recognize ...
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| about the different operations in the ALU | 7/30/2008 |
Q: How are you doing. my name is derick. i was wondering if you could answer a question for me since ...
A: Well its not really mixed into one....a control unit sort of figures all of it out from an input ...
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| WordPad Error | 7/29/2008 |
Q: Have you ever heard of an error report from trying to print to fax from WordPad? I sent a fax of a ...
A: It's quite possible there is it may not be able to send that specific file or just a wordpad file in ...
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| Specific Blue Screen Error | 7/28/2008 |
Q: One of my computers here (Dell-just out of warranty, of course) running windows xp is currently ...
A: Apparently the error is corrupt sectors in the hard drive. To use the CHKDSK you will probably have ...
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| Read Only Files | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I had to reformat my computer harddrive due to a virus. I made a backup of my document files on a ...
A: Hmmmmm unchecking the box should have let you have access to it. You can try this from the Microsoft ...
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| Gateway Go Back | 6/30/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a new computer, a gateway, and remembered the good old days with my old gateway ...
A: I did have a post a few months back. Unfortunately I am not really a gateway guy so I took the ...
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| Laptop wifi signal boosters | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I have been searching and searching, but have had no luck in finding a signal booster for my laptop ...
A: Well it's not really a signal booster you should be looking for. It's more of a long range wifi card ...
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| laptop keyboard input needs correction | 6/8/2008 |
Q: Suddenly, my laptop started writing 4 when I hit the U key, 5 for I, 6 for O, 1 for J, etc. I must ...
A: Yes you did you turned on the number lock....to get it to go back to normal you should see a key ...
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| Photo Storage | 6/4/2008 |
Q: I hope this is the right place to ask this question! I have thousands of photos stored on my ...
A: Ok without the use of a CD burner, I would say the easiest way is to use what is called a jumpdrive ...
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| Vista help | 6/1/2008 |
Q: The whole screen is like it desktop, internet explorer any icons everything. How do i get it back ...
A: right click anywhere on the desktop and select graphics options....where it says setting make sure ...
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| Copy Editing Software | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I want to set myself up as a freelance online copy editor. Basically, I'll be correcting things ...
A: Well when speaking of text editing I keep thinking of Microsoft Word. I'm not sure if this type of ...
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| dial up box | 5/29/2008 |
Q: I have 2 questions, different comp. one is using ME and when the dial up box comes up (analog) the ...
A: to address the issue of the checkmarks you should create a new connection and set it up ...
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| windows vista | 5/14/2008 |
Q: Q-1 Everytime windows vista starts the internet explorer, the task bar (I think it's called the ...
A: sorry for the late response......go to start then in the search type system configuration and go to ...
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| How can I change a WINRar file into a utz file? | 5/10/2008 |
Q: I have a SonyEricsson P990i mobile phone and I have downloaded many zipped WINRar files as themes to ...
A: Well the problem to begin with is the utz files are used by symbian which Is a mobile phone OS....I ...
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| Noise | 5/8/2008 |
Q: I want to ask you why do my computer is so noisy when I turn it on? It diminishes after some time, ...
A: Usually noise especially a loud humming or rubbing noise. It usually indicates a hard drive that is ...
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| windows 98 | 5/5/2008 |
Q: What command would reinstall the boot files on a window 98 pc. Thank you ANSWER: it should be ...
A: To reinstall them you should need a boot disk...not just the Win 98 cd. A boot disk is a floppy disk ...
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| windows xp | 4/23/2008 |
Q: recently i've been experiencing some problems with my laptop, which uses windows xp i've notice ...
A: usually a slowdown is caused by spyware or alot of programs running in the background.....download ...
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| icons | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I would like to know how to put the icon for NORTON anti virus on my shortcut toolbar. thanks for ...
A: I am going to assume you mean the taskbar icons in the lower righthand corner near the clock ? Right ...
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| Gateway GoBack Feature | 4/13/2008 |
Q: After using the Gateway GoBack Feature what would cause the computer to say it was logged on and off ...
A: Well unfortunately I am not really all that familiar with the go back feature...I think it is ...
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| no control panel | 4/4/2008 |
Q: i have no control panel, therefore i cannot change anything without system administrator permission. ...
A: hmmmm...i would suggest you scan for viruses and spyware....possibly an infection. If they show ...
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| Restart against my will | 4/1/2008 |
Q: My computer restart lately without any warning. Sometimes it just happen even when the computer was ...
A: i would suspect the power supply might be going bad causing it to shut off and then restart....I ...
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| Partitioning | 3/28/2008 |
Q: Can I use a Hard Disk without Partitioning it? and How?
A: I think you probably mean formatting it....partitioning it would mean to select different sizes as ...
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| Won't boot or POST | 3/16/2008 |
Q: This a new motherboard, cpu, RAM and power supply install. Microscope 2005 won't boot, HD won't ...
A: Well my first thought is maybe the Hdd is installed incorrectly, is the IDE cable or sata installed ...
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| startup glitch | 3/2/2008 |
Q: don't know much so here goes I have a Dell Windows XP 3 years old 1 gig Dell Dimension E 310 CPU. ...
A: Well the way i described it's not really deleting the program it just stops it from running on ...
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| Word program | 2/27/2008 |
Q: My computer is running hard and sometimes slow. I use all the maintenance and performance tasks and ...
A: Hmmmmm that does seem kind of high....That would actually translate to be about 4 gig which is odd ...
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| error message | 2/25/2008 |
Q: i recieved a message sayiny that the virtual memory was low. i went to a web site for help but got ...
A: Basically virtual memory means that a program or programs is taking up alot or all of your actual ...
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| startup glitch | 2/6/2008 |
Q: don't know much so here goes I have a Dell Windows XP 3 years old 1 gig Dell Dimension E 310 CPU. ...
A: Well if you dont want to delete it...then to stop it from coming up you can go to RUN in the start ...
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| DVDs | 2/1/2008 |
Q: I would like to know what filename extensions a movie file should have if it is to be playable on an ...
A: I am assuming you are talking about either a copied version of DVD which would be a VOB file. Or you ...
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| Data recover from external HD | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I have a 40 Gb Freecom external USB hard drive split into two logical drives. One logical drive is ...
A: As far as the I/O error, it's quite possible the external drive case itself is malfunctioning ...
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| adding another hard drive? | 1/22/2008 |
Q: I am new to this computer thing but I am just messing around with an older computer I have. I'm ...
A: Well we have all been there at one point and seen the dreaded no operating system found lol. ...
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| Photos to CD | 1/21/2008 |
Q: Can you give me step-by-step instructions as to how to transfer photos from my camera to a CD? (I ...
A: When you insert a blank cd-r, which is the type you want to use. Assuming you have Windows XP or ...
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| issues with making copies of pics | 1/10/2008 |
Q: when i click on a pic to move it into another folder or delete pics, i get a copy of the pic. it ...
A: hmmmmm I think that you may possibly be infected with some sort of spyware...im not sure but its ...
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| programs running at start up | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I have windows xp and my computer has been running real slow...just recently we had a new internet ...
A: go to the start menu click on run type msconfig....click on the startup tab disable any program you ...
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| duplicate files | 12/29/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell laptop with Windows XP. I also have an “H drive” that synchronizes with a drive on ...
A: Sorry for my late reply. I am not sure it's possible to have the computer default to save to a ...
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| cd rom driver | 12/21/2007 |
Q: I have an Acer travelmate 4200 and have lost the cd rom driver some how, how can I download it back ...
A: I took the liberty of finding the support site. ...
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| Help with Search Folder window size | 12/11/2007 |
Q: I am pretty new to home computing, but am having a particularly frustrating problem in setting up my ...
A: Well first of all thanks for the question. Second I have to say I don't really like Microsoft but am ...
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| computer terminology | 12/11/2007 |
Q: I have no idea what this stuff means!! laymans terms please. i realize i'm pathetic. *Windows vista ...
A: Alrighty The Windows Vista Premium is the operating system. The newest version of Windows. 2 GB ...
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| .housecall6.6 | 12/6/2007 |
Q: I have noticed a folder called ".housecall6.6" in my "user" folder. ie; "Local disk (C:)Documents ...
A: From what I found out it is a Virus scan from Trend Micro. It is safe, basically what it does is ...
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| Flash Player active X error | 11/20/2007 |
Q: Today my computer was running slower than normal, so I used the disc clean tool under performance ...
A: I found this as well while researching the problem you may find it useful.....First off…go ahead and ...
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| Flash Player active X error | 11/20/2007 |
Q: Today my computer was running slower than normal, so I used the disc clean tool under performance ...
A: I think the problem may lie in the fact that win Windows XP is installed it has it built in but it ...
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| VISTA - IE7 | 11/13/2007 |
Q: How can I remove the arrow from my desktop shortcuts (OS Vista)? How can I remove the "INTERNET ...
A: I have seen the tags on the IE kind of annoying I did some research go to this link and follow the ...
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| Only some files were copied. | 11/6/2007 |
Q: I'm sorry if your the wrong person to ask but sometimes finding the right person to ask can be quite ...
A: Hmmmm the only thing I can really think of would be....either human error..which means you forgot to ...
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| Having to restart my computer often | 11/4/2007 |
Q: When connecting to the internet, I often get the message that AOL needs to install new software. ...
A: It depends on AOL they may update their system often which would make you have to restart more ...
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| programs don't respond on line | 10/23/2007 |
Q: Sir, My computer has started acting-up a lot when on-line. It will sort of freeze up and the ...
A: I know that Norton 360 will protect against spyware tracking you...I am not sure if it stops it from ...
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| Computer | 10/12/2007 |
Q: how are you going? My name is Christina and I live in Australia. Thank you for taking the time to ...
A: As far as the printing from wordpad. Make sure that in the printer properties that the paper size is ...
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| desktop and tool bar dissapearing | 10/9/2007 |
Q: i have a windows emachine 98 and my desktop and toolbars dissapear right when i turn it on i got to ...
A: The only real way to reformat the hard drive is by using either a floppy disk or a CD that contains ...
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| desktop and tool bar dissapearing | 10/8/2007 |
Q: i have a windows emachine 98 and my desktop and toolbars dissapear right when i turn it on i got to ...
A: I really don't understand the question.....If I assume you want to reformat or restore using the cd ...
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| Printers and Paper | 10/4/2007 |
Q: Hey, sorry if this is a little off topic but do u know if you can still copy and print good qualty ...
A: Well I'm no expert on printers but I do know that an Inkjet is slower but I can't imagine for one ...
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| how to clean it up. | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I have a PC from about three years ago, and it is super slow. Can you tell me, or direct me to a ...
A: No a system restore is built in to XP to reverse the operating system. A restore disk will erase ...
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| how to clean it up. | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I have a PC from about three years ago, and it is super slow. Can you tell me, or direct me to a ...
A: Well the program file itself should be under the folder Program files under the name Picassa or ...
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| how to clean it up. | 10/1/2007 |
Q: I have a PC from about three years ago, and it is super slow. Can you tell me, or direct me to a ...
A: Well it sounds to me like you may have spyware/malware and possibly some viruses. To basically clean ...
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| How to display of Guest Icon, after restarting. | 9/29/2007 |
Q: After I restart my computer (Windows XP OS) I would like my computer to display Guest icon and also ...
A: Click start then go to control panel after that find the users account and click that. Once youre at ...
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| error message | 9/18/2007 |
Q: When I put my "ISP disk" into my older, second computer I immediately get the message: the ...
A: I looked around about the problem, apparently bartshel is a program by people pc to let you view ...
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| laptop running too slow | 9/13/2007 |
Q: I am fairly computer literate and I know there some simple and routine things you can do to a ...
A: Well for one you could empty the prefetch folder every once in awhile. Run Msconfig and make sure ...
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| cursor. | 9/8/2007 |
Q: Dell and xp. I use Yahoo as my default browser- when I access internet this is the first page. ...
A: It's possible the webpage itself has a special cursor or it's possible you downloaded a program that ...
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| Power supply failure? | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I have several computers networked which I use as a 3D animation render farm. Most of them are ...
A: I would say you're right, my best guess would be a power supply or a motherboard especially since ...
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| clipart | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I have a dell laptop with windows XP. I send get well cards to the patients on my floor when they ...
A: That sounds like a good idea....If you buy a cd such as printshop for around 20 dollars or so...the ...
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| canot open my documents after reinstalling windows | 8/29/2007 |
Q: plz help me wid the following. THE PROBLEM: i just formated my c: drive and reinstalled windows ...
A: It sounds to me like the file extensions may have changed....like when you open your music is the ...
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| Office 2003. | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I have a laptop with XP Pro SP2 and Office 2003 loaded on it. I also have a desktop PC with Windows ...
A: I assume the floppy drive on the desktop is working fine and the disk doesn't need formatted. If I ...
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| Watching DVDs | 8/15/2007 |
Q: I have copied a DVD to a network drive from a computer with a DVD player. I want to be able to watch ...
A: By copy...do you mean you ripped the DVD and are sharing it to the other computer ? If you mean just ...
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| Strange problem....... | 8/6/2007 |
Q: Certain web pages have very large lettering and sometimes these letters are jumbled together. When I ...
A: Well I would try to reset the font size to medium in IE and then change my monitor resolution to the ...
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| error message | 8/6/2007 |
Q: I have been getting the following, the screen goes to blue and the message is: ...
A: Well it could be anumber of issues. It could be caused by a program conflict which you could go to ...
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| Strange problem....... | 8/6/2007 |
Q: Certain web pages have very large lettering and sometimes these letters are jumbled together. When I ...
A: That is an odd problem. It almost sounds like a corrupt font cache but I was sure that was for Mac ...
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| Keyboard. | 7/28/2007 |
Q: My old computer got alot of viruses, so we got a new one, we had to get a new keyboard as well, but ...
A: If the keyboard works properly in Windows but only has errors when you're in a chat room I would say ...
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| Computer Response Slowed to a Crawl | 7/27/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension B110 Series (a low-end) computer that I purchased in December of last year. ...
A: It sounds to me like you may have a browser hijacker or some sort of spyware/malware that is causing ...
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| Problems in Win XP Pro | 7/23/2007 |
Q: I've been playing games on my pc for years now. Just bought a refurbished laptop and now all the ...
A: It might be something with the direct draw. Go to start and run type in dxdiag.go to the display tab ...
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| Problems in Win XP Pro | 7/22/2007 |
Q: I've been playing games on my pc for years now. Just bought a refurbished laptop and now all the ...
A: Ok I know you said you tried all the small stuff but one question I have is. Do you have it set in ...
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| i need some help | 7/22/2007 |
Q: i have problem.. someone put a password on my computer.. the administrator's password to be exact.. ...
A: I found the answer on another web page so credit goes to that author not me. If ever you’ve lost a ...
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| video problem | 7/18/2007 |
Q: I don't know what I've done! A couple of weeks ago we were watching videos on the web & playing ...
A: It sounds to me like your flash player might be corrupted somehow try to reinstall it at ...
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| Dropping Internet connection | 7/14/2007 |
Q: Nathaniel: Thanks! My desktop PC runs great except everytime I leave it on for several hours, when I ...
A: Try going into control panel>system>hardware then click device manager. Then find your network card ...
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| Question | 7/13/2007 |
Q: Much of the World Wide Web uses hypermedia. The creation and use of the links in a hypermedia ...
A: Good question In my opinion I would say the developer can control what the user will see and what ...
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| Dropping Internet connection | 7/12/2007 |
Q: Nathaniel: Thanks! My desktop PC runs great except everytime I leave it on for several hours, when I ...
A: When you leave for awhile does the computer go into hibernation? If so it may be shutting off the ...
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| powerpoint and music downloads | 7/7/2007 |
Q: Please help!!! I am trying to put together a powerpoint for my parents 40th wedding anniversary. I ...
A: Well first of all to download a song legally you can join any number of sites, Walmart for instance ...
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| user a/c administrative a/c deleted wrongly | 7/5/2007 |
Q: sir i have deleted administrative a/c from my computer and now only guest a/c is working..what ...
A: I had never heard of anyone doing this before your question. I have to be honest I didn't think it ...
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| laptop | 7/4/2007 |
Q: 1. How do I get my laptop to go to standby instead of hibernate when I close my cover? 2. Does ...
A: Ok well I am going to assume you are using a laptop with either Vista or XP installed. To change to ...
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| win 98 v/s win XP | 6/28/2007 |
Q: 1)I urgently need to upgrade my desktop PC system, ('my pc is dangerously lacking in ...
A: Well I am assuming you mean to build your own ? If I were you and had no budget to worry about I ...
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| Memory | 6/23/2007 |
Q: I have an outdated Gateway ME computer that still works okay but definately outdated as sometimes ...
A: Well I'm not sure if it is your system memory or virtual memory that you refer to. If all you want ...
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| hard drive data | 6/20/2007 |
Q: getting a new computer. Do not want any data stored on the hard drive. Family has intruded in the ...
A: Well first of all do you mean to have an external HD that has the operating system on it to boot ...
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| copy and Paste | 6/20/2007 |
Q: I am having a problem trying to copy alinl in the address bar when I click on the edit and the ...
A: Try copying it manually by using the cursor line. While holding the left mouse button scroll over ...
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| battery | 6/18/2007 |
Q: I had to get a new battery for my laptop. the store person told me that i should remove the battery ...
A: In regarding the issue of the battery,In older model laptops plugging them in to charge was a no no ...
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| Intrvw | 6/16/2007 |
Q: I am an American writer based in Kuwait. I just received an assignmnent for an article and it has to ...
A: I am sorry I wasn't able to answer your questions right away as I see you had only a couple of days ...
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| color printing | 6/14/2007 |
Q: My problem is that I got into my control panel and set it to monochrome printing, now I can't seem ...
A: Ok Well first go into Internet options, click the Advanced tab, scroll down to printing and make ...
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| copying a cd | 6/14/2007 |
Q: I am putting on a church musical in a few weeks. I got a cd that I would like to take the songs and ...
A: If the CD is store bought it is copy protected. It is illegal unless the CD license grants you the ...
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