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How To Enable Hardware Virtualization
I am trying to run a virtual os on my laptop. When I got into the bios, I cannot find the option for it to turn it on. I have tried running Securable and the result is that the Hardware Virtualization is locked off. I am on Intel Core 2 and Phoneix Bios v1.3508. Does anyone know how could I enable it? Or how can I change the bios in Window XP if it is possible. Thanks in advance.
What Is A Really Good Wmv And Avi To Dvd Converter?
hello, i have many movies in avi format and some small clips in wmv format which i would like to convert to dvd format. can anyone please comment on what is a really good converter i can get for free? thanks a bunch Also, can you guys also tell me what are the best dvd formats that are supported by nero and or nero express? thank you
How To Reset Your Bios (guide)
There are 2 ways you can reset your bios. 1. On the motherboard there is a small watch battery. Remove this battery along with the power cable from the power supply. Hold down the power button to fully discharge the system. Wait 2-3 minutes then reinstall the battery and plug in your system. Your reset is now complete 2. Some motherboards have a 3 pin jumper by the battery. Lets say that the jumper is on pins 2 and 3. Remove the jumper while the machine is OFF and place onto pins 1 and 2. Po
External Harddrive Freezing Computer - Help
Hi I have an external hard drive Transcend 500 GB which has two USB plug ins. I have been using only one cable and it has been working well until recently when I plug into my computer Dell m1330 with Windows XP, it completely freezes my computer and I will have to hard press restart button. I have updated my BIOS tried to restore to previous month, nothing fixes it. Any tip?
my usb flash is dead! is there any way to fix?
[b]my usb flash is dead! is there any way to fix?[/b]Formating Usb Flash DriveI think it is dead. Maybe I removed it unsafely. Or it damaged by viruses. I tested the manage on right click on "my computer" icon. It shows "no madia" on removeble drive. Also it can not format. It shows "insert the disk". But when I plug it on PC. The XP find it as a new hardware and then ready to use. The icon for a removeble is creat, but I can not open and format because of abov
I know a lot of people who build their own computers, and most people on forums have custom PCs too. Are there any benefits to doing this? I know that if your a gamer, a custom computer is the way to go because you get better performance or whatever... but I'm not a gamer. So don't tell me about that. I want to get into music producing, so what would do for that? Like would there be certain parts that would be needed that aren't as necessary in others? I'm thinking about buy
How To Convert Primary Partition Into Logical Partition In Win Xp
I own a Win XP PC with 160GB Hard Disk. I've 3 Primary Partitions and 3 Logical Partitions. I want to combine the 2 Primary partions with the extended drive so that I can increase the size of the partition. Please kindly tell me How to convert Primary Partition into Logical Partition in Win XP using the windows Storage Manager in the Computer Management utlity present in Administrative tools. I also get recurring scandisk check each time i boot my system, help me to get rid of this too.
I had download the .rmvb movie from internet. How to play it?
How To Change Connection Speed
i really don't know. please help me with that... it really get me crazy... this wind...
How To Convert Static Ip To Dynamic Ip`?
I have static ip. I want to convert it into dynamic ip. please let me know if its possible to do with the help of any software? thanks
Ok here goes... I'm a little curious about your internet speed, as you know broadband getting trends now after P2P blast and online gaming popularity. I myself sign up for 2000Kbps (about 2Mbps) package with upload speed upto 256Kbps. Well, at least that is as the ISP advertised, the question is; is that true? am is my connection speed as same as advertised? Okay, for instance, go to [url="http://www.testmy.net"]http://www.testmy.net[/url] for testing your download and upload speed. After ta
So here's the deal. I have this computer for I think 3 years now. Then one of this days it started to hang. It hangs when I'm playing Ragnarok Online, but as of the moment, I'm just surfing the internet and everything is fine. I don't know what the problem is. I've formatted this several times thinking that the problem was a virus. I also have a habit of turning of the computer by the AVR, I mean I don't shut it down properly. Could it be the case? I just thought that if
This was the last thing i wan't... It's not a virus and my antivirus can't detect it. Ad Aware 6 can find it but it coudn't be removed. It ruins my rundll.exe.I couldn't find it..it runs randomly and frequently... It destroyed my browser and it's disturbing my applications... i played a pc game and the system was paralyzed when this app runs... It opens my browser repeatedly with a url: [url="http://www.filost.com...blah"]http://www.filost.com...blah[/url] blah How do i
Annoyingly Long Time For Shut Down
To begin with , there are several reasons why windows takes an excessive amount of time for shut down to be complete , in order to understand why this happens we must remember that windows os is not a single program , but rather a collection of individual services.Each of these must be stopped during shut down. Therefore any problem related to any of these may prolong the shut down process or cause a crash . A potential cause for this problem is that windows contains an option to erase the syste
I recently built a computer, everything seems to be alright with it, except one thing, CTRL + C just won't work. I'm running a Windows Windows Xp Pro SP2, and Ctrl + X and Ctrl + V work fine. I mean, I could probably just cut and paste anything I want to copy but it seems like such a hassle. Has anyone came across this problem before? Or know how to fix it?
Review Idisksoft Data Recovery: Rescue Your Files Easily On Mac Os.
Mac operating system is one of the best and most popular operating system. Your family Mac computer may be the sole keeper of your precious family photos and home videos, vast music collection and even financial records. Whereas, there always comes a situation when you lose your important data from your Mac computer memory. Have you lost your important files from your Mac system? There are so many reasons for the data loss from your Mac system like hardware failures, accident deletion, malware,
The Future Of Computers, What Do You Think?
Well, what do you guys think the future of computers will become? Will computers manage many of the things that humans do nowadays? I think a good example is the movie iRobot. I mean is our world going to become like that, if yes, well when do you think this will happen? Do you think we will be able at some point to travel as fast as the speed of light going from galaxy to galaxy?? I think we will, and i hope i am alive for when this happens. I wonder if one day we will be able to live in a n
[color=#FF0000] Level: [/color] Easy [color=#FF0000] Material: [/color] - Using EditText, Button, TextView, String to Integer conversion with parseInt, conversion String with toString. [center] [img] http://images.plurk.com/8d3e670d46370d8d33a7b90b79e0d586.jpg [/img] [/center] 1. Open [b] Eclipse [/ b], create a new project adjusted as shown below: [spoiler] [img] http://images.plurk.com/cb0296dd80d6b6814afed8a5abbbe295.jpg [/img] [/spoiler] 2. Click Finish, on the left hand side go into the
Basically my pc has started to randomly RR whenever i put a disk into the CDrive, it's never done it before.. I have literally no idea what to do! helppp?
In which one of these 2 do you find yourselves? And do you think that there is a difference between those two? The most often opinion is that it's all about semantics. Coders are those which analyse the written code, solve errors, and type the same lines of code very often. Programmers are allegedly those who "have the brain", those who create stuff. If you ask any expert from a software's house, he'll say to you that for programming you need academic knowledge for comple
First post on here and here it goes.... I got a laptop the "A" button now doesn't work. I pryed off the black top to check if any dirt or liquid is under there and cleaned it put it back on and it still doesn't work. I ordered a keyboard for my laptop off ebay. Now how exactly do i take off the old one and put a new one in? Thanks
What happen if your own computer say to you like this: Hey Bro 1. Open your notepad. 2. Write down this code : Dim msg, sapi msg=InputBox("Enter your text","Talk it") Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice") sapi.Speak msg 3. Save the file as sound.vbs 4. Open the sound.vbs file & one pop up window will occur 5. Write down something in the text box ("Hey Bro") & click OK & then listen the written text on it. This trick work in all the v
[quote]Here are 3 weird facts about Windows: 1. Nobody can create a folder named \"Con\". Try to create anywhere on your hard disk a folder called \"Con\" (without the quotes). Go to a location on your hard disk, right click, choose \"New\" and then select \"Folder\" from the menu that appears. Name the folder \"Con\" (without quotes) and hit Enter. You?ll see that the folder won?t be named \
5 Things We Miss About Old-school Computing
[quote][b]1. More RAM Than You Can Handle[/b] One early quote often attributed to Bill Gates is that 640KB--that's right, kilobytes--should be enough for any computer user. (He vehemently denies saying it.) We joke about it today, but in 1981 that sentiment would have made sense. The phenomenally popular Apple II and Commodore 64 computers had 48KB and 64KB of system memory, respectively, and the IBM PC's basic configuration had a measly 16KB. Few people complained. For personal comput
Today the final piece in sending spammer's to prison has been set, when the #8 spammer in the world Jeremy Jaynes was appearl was denied and so the question is who replaced him since he got busted and sent to jail. Although it is not an individual it is fact a group called [url="http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/listing.lasso?-op=cn&spammer=Russian%20Business%20Network"]Russian Business Network[/url]. However, since this group is number that they would be a small fry to the top 7, and int
Who Compiles Software That Compiles Software!
If you need a C compiler to compile a program in C for example, who made the C compiling program, and how? Does it work from an older programming language, or is there some neat programming trick that I'm missing here? It's a bit puzzling to me.
What To Do With An Old Laptop ?
Hello, My previous laptop was kind of old. By old I mean : from 1999, 256mb of RAM, 10gb disk space, one usb port (certainly great for that time), no touchpad but trackball (broken), 13" and twice heavier than my current 15",... One problem is that it doesn't have wireless and ethernet port. I need to plug a card (which I don't have any more and I don't know which one I need) to connect to the web. I was thinking of turning it into a wab server I can access with ssh but
Firefox Skins :firefox Users,what Skin Do You Use?
I was just wondering, what skin does everyone like the most? on GameFAQs when I saw a topic like this a while ago Noia 2.0 Extreme seemed to be the most popular, I used that for a while. now i use the Gnome-Fx Blue, I love its simplicity and it just looks so cool. Here is a picture. [img]http://img22.exs.cx/img22/7179/gnomefx9hu.png[/img] post some pics of your themes!
Weird And Wonderful Computer Furniture
Well I saw this I have to those are some sweet set ups, although it begs the question if they are worth it or not or if you have the room to set them up. [b]1. Vision One Computer Workstation[/b] [img]http://images.pcworld.com//news/graphics/142375-V1flagship_b.jpg[/img] [quote]Want a workstation as comfortable and ergonomically healthful as the cockpit of your car (or the car you wish you had)? Look no further than the Vision One line, which comes equipped with your choice of genuine car sea
I don't know how many times I have been on a website, and looked at the source code, which is impossible to read. Why? There are no line breaks! Other times, when I code something very quickly, I don't take the time to be organized and unforseen problems occur, and are hard to fix because I can't locate areas in my codes. So recently, I have adopted a simple idea: the neater my codes are: the easier I can fix and edit it. When you are coding, you should try to include a fair amo
New Macs With Copy Protection (hdcp)
[url="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/11/apple-adds-copy.html"]Check out this link for more info[/url] I am tired of people complaining about copyright measures and anti-piracy measures, and then people complain about internet piracy. It's like trying to please an animal rights against the slaughter of animals and butchers. I can see both sides of this story, The only problem is that the technology is not widespread enough and it seems a bit premature for apple to be adapting this new
Have you guys ever played alias? Its pretty fun for a flash game. If you wanna play it, [url="http://www.goriya.com/flash/alias.shtml"]Click Here[/url] Tell what how you feel about this crazy game.
Buying Laptop, What Brand Is The Best For Me?
Ok so here's the deal. I'm getting a laptop really soon (this month) and I want to know what brand is the best. Mac is out of the question and Im not to big on DELL. I will be doing ALOT of graphics and animation so I need something that will be powerful in those areas and I will be doing home work on it as well. I also need it to last a long time. I have alot of animals so it needs to be well bult, and I would prefer a nice look. Price doesn't really matter. Any ideas?
I have 47 archives to extract, in order. ***.part01.rar ***.part02.rar ***.part03.rar ***.part04.rar to ***.part47.rar each archive makes up one hige one, no idea what the person who did it split it up, there are two files in the archive ***.bin and ***.cue In each of the 47 parts in a part of each of the two files, I need to know ow to extract these properly. I tried doing it one by one, I extracted part 1, then part 2, but the files in part 2 overwrote the fies in part 1, as they have the sa
here are some cheat sheets for PHP, MySQL, CSS, RGB Hex Color, and mod_rewrite. choose one, choose all. can be printed as a handy reference guide when you are working with any of the above-mentioned interests. just let it reside within your reach in your desk, and you'll save some time looking up things online. makes a webmaster's life a little bit easier. enjoy! [url="http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/cheat-sheets/"]http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/cheat-sheets/[/url]
Can I create a Flash movie, with sound, and set it as my background for my site? I don't want this flash movie to be the body background, but in a cell. If somone knows a code for that, do tell. , thanx Nickmealey
What Is The Best Gaming Computer?
Hi I am new to this website and I have a few questions, my computer is pretty good but I want to get a good, affordable, gaming computer, does anyone have an idea? My pricing range is from $600.00-1,200.00 ! Thanks in advanced ~Carbon~
Pc Hangs And Performance Decreases
hi all , I have never faced this kind of problem before.. Since last 4-5 days my pc hangs in every 4/5 mins. when it hangs I restart the pc and it hangs again in 4/5 mins. I don't know what the problem is...this is a serious problem for me.. what can be the Reason ?? can anyone help me ??? Waiting for the reply ... Thanks
Ray's Review On The Asus G50vt-x5...
So I finally bit the bullet and after having sold two of my laptops and tolerating my slow, crappy work laptop, I survived long enough to buy myself a new one. After hours of research, pouring over reviews, potential issues, and whatnot, I finally decided on snagging myself an Asus G50VT-X5. The $949 MSRP laptop cost me $650 on eBay AFTER Bing cash back. I came down to choosing this particular laptop not because of how it looks or how fast the CPU was, but the fact that it had an NVI
Hi all. I am hoping someone can help me. I have a Dell inspiron 1501 that is about four yrs old. The screen suddenly started to go black. The only way to fix it was to close the monitor and reopen. It will stay on for a few seconds and then go black again. If you hold a light to it you can see that it is running fine and you can even make out a faint webpage. Long story short after trying everything I turned to brightness down to a very low setting and it will stay on now but is very hard
I looking to learn a web design lang. and i do not know whati should learn. Basically I am a huge n00b. Please can you tell me the advanteges and disadvanteges of each; and what your opinoin is that i should learn.
What Happens To A File When You Delete It From Windows ?
now have you ever wondered what happens to a file when you delete it and empty the recycle bin ? surely it should not be in the computer by then ?? well i ahd a big sprise waiting for today morning when i turned on my computer , i will tell you waht happened , yesterday a colleague of mine put sum flash files on my desktop and when i went home i deleted them and emptied recycle bin assuming he should have made a copy and has taken to his computer , but when i turned on my office computer this mo
Accessing Blocked Webiste In Asia
Hello, First of all, sorry if this topic is against the rules of this forum, I'd understand if it get closed. My brother is travelling in Asia. He his now in Vietnam and will be in Hong Kong next month. The problem is that this two countries (especially China) are not famous for their freedom of speech on the internet and they block several website (such as wikipedia, facebook, youtube,...). I was wondering how to bypass this protections. I've found lot's of thing on internet but
Google Says Goodbye To Microsoft
With a big giant search engine middle finger, Google says goodbye to Microsoft OS and given their employees the option of using Apple or Linux as it their main operating system. Big reason for the move, is of course the Chinese hack that happen earlier this year, but others speculate that because of Google's developement of ChromeOS and Andriod , that Google decided to drop Windows OS. Of course, how bad will it affect Microsoft, well, they are 20,000 liscenses less in making a profit and
125v Cable Wire With 115v Power Supply?
hey everyone i know i recently added that topic about the new purchase of a comp and yep i already ordered a better gaming computer but my last cpu question is.. [b]Is it bad to connect a 125v cable wire into a 115v power supply?? [/b] was wondering because the tower i ordered doesnt come with a power cable but i do have my old desktop cpu that used a 125v cable wire to connect to the wall. My new cpu is a 115v battery supply but no wire, so if i do connect a 125v to it will anything bad happ
Fastest And Affortable I7 Laptop
hello everyone viewing this topic. i have recently obtained 1800 dollars and wanted to buy a fantastic gamers laptop. however i am not certain as to where i should go to buy it and to know if i am getting ripped off. does anyone have any good computer suggestions as to which computer i should by with the amount of money that i have.
Help! With Computer Suggestions
hey everyone im looking to buy a new desktop because my laptop right now requires me to put everything on low settings on a game that i play (StarCraft2).... my current specs right now for the laptop that i own is.. - Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU T3200 @ 2.00GHz 2.00GHz - Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB - System Type: 32-bit OS and i dont even think my laptop has a video card... since its not popping up on my computer props.. [b]Question 1 - With these current settings do you think when the g
Are you or your country get ready for gigabit I sure am, I have purchased and upgraded all the laptops and computers in my house with gigabit adapters. Now I currently have 2 phone lines coming into the house Virgin Media (Fibr) which runs at around 50/mbs, and TalkTalk (cable) which runs at about 25/mbs. I recently logged into my TalkTalk online account it seemed my line was going to be replaced with Fibr and the exchange upgraded to gigabit all of which for the same price and free upgrades.
Hello all, I recently purchased a new HP Laserjet printer though it had no copier and the ink seemed to go down quickly I have now just thrown this out I can't even be boverd with the hassle to take it back. Please can someone suggest to me a good printer that print quicks, Good price of ink, Ink lasts and do photo printing just for general home use though must have a copier and be able to do printing. Maximum to spending about £200. Please provide any buying links to a UK online store etc
Super-fast Start And Shutdown Windows (within Seconds)
I just wanted to share this tip for all those guyz who hate to wait for windows to boot up and load into memory.. And not only that, after booting, it starts loading all the startup programs into memory. If you are also fed up doing this, You can use the HIBERNATE option. :-) [center][u][b]All you have to do is, configure your PC to use HIBERNATE instead of SHUTDOWN.[/b][/u][/center] [b]About Hibernation,[/b] [quote]Hibernation is a state in which your computer shuts down to save power but fi
Computer Automatically Turns Off
Dear people.. My computer would turn on as usual until the 'Windows is starting up' screen.. It will automatically turn off and cant be turned on for a couple of seconds (approx 15sec).. It may sometimes turn off at the log on screen or even when the computer has fully started up and is ready to be used.. Without touching the mouse, keyboard or any process, the computer can just turn off by itself.. Here are couple of things I have tried myself. I unplugged the wire linking to my hard d
What do you think of the widescreen display laptops are beginning to adopt nowadays? Is that the right way to go? Or should we stick to our original display (800 * 600, 1024 * 768 ... etc) instead of (1280 * 800). For me I think these widescreen display should be the way to go, it allows you more space to do your stuff especially if you are doing some image editing, and that requires a huge amount of resolution size. There is an argument whereby you can increase your resolution to make it tinie
First I've felt that I'll delay buying my new PC to about 10 march as I've got information that there would be some good decrease in the price. But I'll need help from you guys to clear some doubts and give some suggestions to me. This will be used as a Business PC. Here's what I'm planning to with: [b]Processor[/b]: [url="http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=42915"]Intel i5-750 2.66GHz Quad Core[/url]. I've checked many benchmarks and I found that this one woul
Computer Admin Login With Lost Password?
Im trying to fix some things on my acount but, i hava to be able to log into my Admin. acount. my dad had the comp. before me and he forget the password to get into the acount. how do i hack into my own computer to get the password, or is there any way of defragging my comp. without being a admin?
What Do You Do If You Spill Liquid Onto Your Laptop?
[url="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/20/what-to-do-if-you-spill-liquid-on-your-laptop/"]Source[/url] From one aspect, it's pretty amazing that you can save your ill-fated laptop from liquid death, but from another standpoint, it's common sense we don't usually think of when it happens. The article states to immediate pull out the battery and disconnect AC power as you tilt the laptop to the side with the most liquid to help drain it off of/from the laptop, take it apart, and clean
I have tried tons of times and i can not get it too work. I did't even know about this until Paul from Trap 17 used it to help me with something on my site. Whenever i try it, it never connects. I have tried all three ways. Email, MSN, and download the file and send it. Both computers are connected to the internet. On microsoft's site they have a lot of people with the same problem, but no one ever helps with it. They are all unanswered. Paul: If you read this i know you know how to do
I am wanting to save my money for a laptop computer, and I want to know what type/brand of laptop is the best one, and will it work for years to come? I just want to know which laptop computer will work, so I am not wasting money and something that won't work. I don't know of many laptop computer brand names, I don't even know which one works the best because I have never owned a laptop before. The only brand names that I know, that I think are good, are: Bell; HP; Gateway; and
Hey I have a g5 Mac.. the Monitor is the one with the clear plastic and white frame . THe monitor is actually on but the screen is totally black Im not sure if I hit anything .. It makes all the sounds. like if i turn up or down the volume it'll work. but I can't see anything. What should I do Ive searched in google but a few of the problems. the questions were never answered properly. So does anyone have a clue about this?
Dell Inspiron Or Toshiba Satellite
help me choose please pros and cons? Need a new reliable computer in the $500 range [url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002PY7OKI?ie=UTF8&tag=whicolnom-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B002PY7OKI"]Dell vs Toshiba Satellite[/url]
Excerpt From Final Year Project On Searching The Web
Tell me if you think it makes good reading. The History of Searching the Web “The ultimate search engine would basically understand everything in the world, and it would always give you the right thing. And we're a long, long way from that.” - Larry Page In this section I will be discussing the history of searching the Web up until the release of Google. This will include the preceding applicable technologies, the reasons as to why the Web revolutionized search on the whole and what sear
Toshiba Satellite A20-s259 Drivers
I have to re-install the OS on my notebook but accidently I lost my manufacturer original CD I need some information or help where I can find the drivers bundle for my TOSHIBA Satellite A20-S259 notebook, because in the TOSHIBA official website the all drivers separate in parts and it takes time to download it all. thanks in advanced [note=BuffaloHELP]Topic moved to Computers section. Please know the layout of our forum.[/note]
Computer Freezes Running Full Screen Game
I'm using a Compaq Presario 2100 (Compaq is worst computer ever made, in my opinion). When I run a game - full screen 640x480 - sometimes it will freeze my computer. When this happens, the sounds skips a clip of about .5 seconds repeatedly. The screen always goes either all-black or -another color. To get out of this, I have to force shut down. Last time it happened, after restarting the screen was flashing, very slightly, like a wave effect, and it faded away after a couple minutes
I know how to change the default shell on a Windows OS. In case you do not know what i an talking about look at the attached file. That is not a Vista system i have just changed the shell to look like a Vista shell. How do i do this with a Mac? Every time i look it up on Google i come across the Shell program/application. I don't want to make it look like Windows Vista, but i would like to know how and where to change it. If you want to know how to change your windows shell PM me, but th
Free Teamspeak Server Not 24/7
If you want a cheap teamspeak server. Please email me at [b]tomsanders14@tiscali.co.uk[/b], with information about what you want on your teamspeak server and information about yourself including email and first name. Thanks Rob We will get back to you ask soon as possible
Quick Foramttin Is Good Or Bad For The Hard Disk Drive?
Hi Friends, please mention whether I need to deep format my hard disk drive for the performance? or quick format is good or not?
Windows Explorer Crashes Consistantly [resolved]
This is a constant problem whenever I try sorting my files, suddenly Windows Explorer shuts itself down by calling in Dr. Watson. Then restarts and repeats again after awhile. It doesn't happen all the time, but the crash problem comes frequently and I have no idea how to diagnose the problem. Appreciate the help. If any of this should be of useful info, I'm still using Windows XP Pro Edition SP1 and using IE 6 (not intending to update this because of complaints i get from other people
Hello friends, I am from India where most of the people are using assembled computers, which are created by local dealers who purchases components from original hardware makers and sets up a PC, exclusively for you. I am also using a computer which I made myself in the similer way. I opted for this because of the minimum price, ease of customization etc. What about you? Which one you use, a branded PC or an assembled one?
Computer Problems - Hanging/crashing
I recently got a new computer, a NEC i-Select D5410. A few days ago it started to randomly crash, and all inputs and outputs were cut. The monitor displayed "No Signal", the keyboard and mouse stopped working and the speakers cut out, yet the power light remained on, and the fans were still spinning. Opening the DVD and CD drive still worked, so it isn't a power or mobo failure, as far as I am aware. In an attempt to remedy the problem I have moved the computer into a more open ar
How To Lock A Folder And Keep It Private
okay people i had a member ask earlyer how to lock folder and or a file and i had the answer, and i though to my self after i had written it maybe everyone may need to do thsi so ill post it into a tutorial, okay so i wrote this for someoneelse earlyer and am posting it here for all to see: you dont need software to lock a folder or add a password to a folder right okay this is my little tutorial on how to lock a folder, here we go first things first you need a random folder or the folder you w
Which Brand Is Best Gaming Computer?
recently i have been saveing for a new computer but all my friends say that diff computers are better like 1. dell 2. alien ware 3. voodoo 4. hp i dont know what is the best one i know the dell would be the cheapest but is it the best for its price and i know voodoo is teh most exspencive but are there computers worth the price will people please help me?
Hi I have been an intel pentium consumer for years but was wondering what are the pros and cons to both chips? I am not ready to buy a new PC, my current one is fine but shall I look at switching to AMD when the day will come? I have heard AMD is better and faster than pentium but nothing more really. Thanks Patrick
I have a Notebook PC And a Desktop PC. I want to connect them both because my home computer has more memory then my laptop. I was wondering if there is any software that will connect 2 PC's with out buying anymore gear. I have a Eathernet cord and both my laptop and desktop have eathernet cards in them. They are both running windows XP. (my home computer has professional and my laptop has home edition). If anyone know anything about connecting two computers together with out a hub then
What To Do If You Computer Is Infected With A Virus
Although we all hate computer viruses, it has now become a fact of life in day to day computing, especially for those of us using the windows operating system. So here is what you have to do if you are unfortunate enough to encounter one. 1)If you are connected to any network, make sure you disconnect from that network and pull out the network cable as you don't want the virus to spread throughout the network. 2)If you have an anti-virus software installed, run it. If you don't have i
here is something that can be extremely useful if you are using a shred computer [quote]To hide folders you can simply disguise the folders as virtual folders. Some examples of virtual folders are the Fonts folder, the Recycle Bin, the Control Panel. When you try to open disguised folders, you see the contents of a Recycle Bin or Fonts instead of the real documents stored in the folders. here's what you'll have to do: Right-click a folder and select Rename. Add the following to the
My computer has a temputure sensor and showing 43 celcius is this to hot and i have a pentium 4. 2.40 GHz - My fan i running at a speed of 2949 RPM - [note=mayank]Please make sure that the Topic title & description has to be descriptive[/note]
How To Install .style Files On Vbulletin?
Hi, i have vBulletin Version 3.07 on my site up right now. I want to install a style called air and when i try to install it by putting the .style file in the box, it doesn't work. It says i need a .xml file but the .xml files were not included with the download. Anyone know what i have to do in order to make the style load and work properly? thanks in advance.
I have come across a lot Live CDs for different variants of Linux. I was just wondering if the same thing can be done for windows OS. And how can this be done? Please need it urgently.
well first im new to this place so greetings everyone. i currently have an hp laptop, windows xp pro. the computer was given to me after my father passed away. ive had this thing sitting in the closet for months now and i just decided to start tinkering with it. im however at a loss because i can't access anything without passwords or account names. ive tried everything all over the web and am at a loss to getting into this thing. ive tried just typing administrator but it would appear that
My Biggest And Most Expensive Computer Project
Hello All, I started to build up my PC collected and decided to sell all of them apart from my Laptop & my Crappy Dell PC which is about 4 years old . I decided I might as well just buy one instead of making one again so I did I found a company that seem to be very cheap on part prices and they would build it. Here are the pc specs below! CPU: Intel® Core i7 Extreme 975 (Overclocked 4.00Ghz Per core) [color="#ff0000"]£543.50[/color] I have chosen this proessor because it seems idea
Change Your Windows Xp Boot Screen
Hacking/changing the logon screen on xp [quote]This trick is very easy to do if you have already done the Start Button hack. If you don't already have Resource Hacker go download it now. Quote: [url="http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/"]http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/[/url] Browse to -C:\winnt\system32 or -C:\windows\system32 and copy & paste logonui.exe into the same directory. It should name the copy: copy of logonui.exe Once you have done that, copy log
I would really appreciate any ideas/sugestions for my current computer problem. I am on dial up, it has always been very slow, but for the past few weeks I have first off, had a TERRIBLE time getting a connection, and then when I finally do get one, I frequently get kicked off in a few minutes. It is makeing me crazy, I can't even keep up with my emails, and make my posts here, let alone work on my poor neglected web site. So far we have tried.... 2 times the phone company has been o
Having Problems Connecting To The Internet Etc. On Another Laptop
I have a wireless modem that works fine on the laptop i am currently using, but I recently tried to use the same device on a different laptop, an older one. Now, the problem is that the modem doesn't register as a modem on the laptop, I can't connect to the internet and as a matter of fact there isn't a signal even when the modem is plugged in. I checked for issues and in the command prompt it says: Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media disconnected Ethernet adapter Wirele
Does anyone know if there is an new proccessor in developement like Pentuim 5 or will the dual core proccessor be futher devolped?? I like too lnow this because i will like too update my computers proccesor and mother board? Thanks dude's!
I'm dual-booting Windows and Ubuntu. My HD has 3 partitions, one for each operating system and the third partition for my stuff. The Windows partition is formatted as NTFS, and the Ubuntu partition is formatted as ext2. I formatted the third partition as FAT32 because when I first set up this system, Ubuntu couldn't read from/write to NTFS partitions easily. But now that Ubuntu can supposedly handle NTFS, should I move all my stuff off the HD, reformat the third partition as NTFS, and p
My Dad's PC has a problem...his computer keeps automatically trying to overclock its self every so often, then overheats. It has no Watercooling system at all, nor does it have any Thermal Paste on the CPU chip or bottom of the heatsink (I don't think). His mobo is ASUS, with an Intel chip. It is Intel Pentium 4 Dual Core Processor. We have no paste for the CPU and heatsink yet. But since I've watched your video's, I'd like your online help to fix this issue. Getting Instan
hey everyone! i just started using mysql so i could integrate it on my site. i'm trying to create a comment section and store the data on mysql. i've defined my table having a field type of varchar with max value 5000. but when i created it on phpmyadmin on my free hosting account, it said that the maximum value for a varchar is just 255. it said that i should use a blob. what is it and how can i access the data using php? i've searched from the net and it said that blob is used
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Disk Boot Failure - Please Help Me!
ok, i'll just cut to the chase, since i'm only using the pc from our school's library (this isn't free and my time's almost up). last night i was accessing my device manager so i could change my audio playing from digital to analog (so i could put the earphone on the cd jack). anyway, when i accessed it, my pc started to hang. but i was able to resolve it when i closed the program down. but that's not my problem (it's just my introduction). when i restarted my pc (sin
I Wznt To Make A Very Simple Thing Yet So Complicated!
Hi guys long time no see, how is everyone? Right you gonna have to bear wih me on this one I'm writing this on my nokia 5800 that i got YESTERDAY! Right my parents have a computer that burns half a rain forest just booting the thing up. They purely use it for BBC iPlayer and 4od. What i want to do is build an operating system based on linux of course. I've got the hardware sorted, im making something called a puppy box , apparently they fly! Google it and you'll see what it
Will Manual Shut Down Hurt Your Pc?
Well what I want to know is: Will doing a manual shut down hurt your computer? Manual shut down as in not going to (This is on Windows XP) start menu,turn off your computer, and hit turn off. Some people I have talked to say it hurts your computer when you do a manual shut down. Does doing a manual shut down hurt your computer?
Unknown Fujitsu Usb External Hdd *help!*
Hello all, i've been searching all over the internet with no avail for some info on this... I'll try to be as descriptive as possible. Okay, I have an extraordinary need to backup my 9 gig HDD so that I may reformat it and start from scratch, afterwhich I could use my other comp's CD-RW drive to burn everything onto a series of CDs. Now, while searching through my options, I found the best way to go would probably be to use an empty USB External HDD I own to copy everything to, and
hi every one lets start discussion on common computer based on s/w problems 1.common drivers' problem for installing drivers for hardware .(eg.- installing sound drivers in hp & compaq laptops for xp) 2.common virus problems like disabled Task manager,,disabled registry,,Disabled keyboard(some keys), disabled hardwares etc. 3.common BIOS problem. 4.common errors in installation. 5.ways or tricks to have multiple boot or o.s. 6.linux installation. 7.viruses or worms propagating in websi
How To Delete An Undeleatable File...
Open a command prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE - go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave Task Manager open. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in. At the command prompt type DEL <filename> where <filename> is the file you wish to delete. Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to resta
Well, obviously in performance, the desktop wins, but i asking about in the near future if you have U$S850 in your hands, What do you prefer a Desktop , or a Laptop...... Before you answer consider this things Laptop Advanteges: -You could carry it everywhere and with a wi-fi enabled laptop you are connected everywhere too. - Today's laptop are more powerful than in the past, you have very good video board and high clock processors and a lot of memory. -Instead of buy a DvD-player, t
Hey, I was looking around on MySpace to see if they had a particular song with a player that you see on many different MySpaces, but they did not have one for the song I wanted. I was wondering if anyone had the proper code for a music player. I do have the song I want and have the capability to upload it, but I just need the code for it. If you can help at all I'd really appreciate it. Example on the top right of this MySpace (but I just want a one song player): [url="http://www.myspace
finally. a new one, even with a tight budget. OS - Windows 7 and upgraded memory to 3GB. Was planning for Intel processor but it only comes with a 64MB graphics, so I have chosen this because it has 512. Of course I wont use it for gaming I will use my PC instead [quote]• Windows 7 Operating System • AMD Turion(tm) X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs RM-72 • 2.10GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, Up to 3600 MT/s system bus running at AC/DC mode 35 watt • 1024 MB Standard Memory
Whats The Safest Download Option?
In your opinion, wht is the safest way to share files? BitTorrent or P2P file sharers? In my opinion BitTorrent is safer, here is why I think this. [b]How long does it take to create a torrent?[/b] It takes a while... You have to find a tracker and get permission to use it. Then you have to upload the .torrent file to a site. [b]How long does it take to share a file on a P2P file sharer?[/b] You just put te file in your shared folder Who will spend the time to create a torrent with a viru
I wanted to know what the best free os out there was. I would like it to be lighteight, sence I allredy have windows, and I'm uisng this for other things like checking e-mail. Something that boots up quick. Any suggestions?
Um, i wasnt sure where to post this, im either blind or couldnt find the Graphics sections. Anywho's, this is a PSP wallpaper i made using Photoshop CS2. I thought i may as well post it here seeing as alot of people i know like it and use it on their own PSP's. [img]http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h92/azrielss/a51/PSPYELLOWCAR.jpg[/img] thinking about writing a tutorial at some point too. Thanks ~Azriel
I've seen people acces their computer from other places. How do you this??? I know they have a software online that lets you do this. but are there any other ways???
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