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Where can I get a new product ,I have lost the product key to software Windows XP Professioal. Continue reading...

LOGITECH USB HEADSET IN ANYDEFAULT MODE HAS POOR,SCRATCHY PLAYBACK .THE WINDOWS ALERT SOUNDS WORK FINE.XP7PRO,SP 3,32 BIT. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR FIX GREATLY APPRECIATED. *** Email address is removed for privacy *** FOR REPLY OR ADVICE IN DISCUSSION . Continue reading...

Hello, I have Windows 8 Enterprise and I want to upgrade to windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 does not show up in the Store. I'm guessing this is because 8.1 isn't compatible with Enterprise. Can I downgrade to Windows 8 Core so I can get Windows 8.1? My PC did not come with Enterprise so I cannot use the Recovery partition. Any ideas? Continue reading...

Original Title: Windows 8 will not boot? Today, I put my laptop into sleep mode and walked away, only to find that it was hanging. Then, I forced a shutoff an booted back up only to find thay the startup screen was in an endless loop. I attempted a system restore but it did not succeed as it stated my C drive was corrupt. What do I do now? My laptop is an Asus K55N running Windows 8 x64. Continue reading...

I had someone call me today from "Online Support Windows" based in Mississauhga, Ontario. The person on the phone asked me to open my computer as he is going to assist me resolve issues on it. He informed me that their office has been receiving error messages from my PC, The message is: "IP address keeps changing," meaning there is a threat to my computer. Noticing my hesitation, he immediately sent me an email message signed by an Adam Morris. Then he asked me to open it and confirm receipt. I opened it but didn;t reply. Anyone know if this Is for real or what?? Help. Thanks. Continue reading...

Keep continuing to randomly BSOD with the above error. Sometimes I get the memory_management BSOD as well. I have already tested my memory using memtest for 24 hours and it came back clean. I already wiped my HD and reinstalled Windows but without any luck. Here are three dump files. Thanks for the help in advance. Also ran instructions for driver verifier here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/pfnlistcorrupt/049caa87-4d1a-4151-8b81-8c23d4893004 No BSOD on restart so I have no idea what the problem is. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=3BDA1635252A6228!563&authkey=!ABo4NjxHV7BXWHY&ithint=file%2c.dmp https:/…

Windows 8 on new asus laptop wont install games i previously had running on my Dell running XP service pack 3 i have run the compatibility options and even though the computer recognizes which version iam attempting to install it still wont install. the same program can be easily installed back on the XP running computer i still have so there is no apparent issue with the program itself. i have also ticked the option to run XP programs in compatibility mode but still no result. Continue reading...

Automatic update done in windows on 4/20/2014. Cannot access office 2013 (windows, excel, one note,etc.) error message WINWORD.EXE application error. this application unable to start correctly. Error message Oxc0000142. What happened? How do I get Office 2013 working again. worked fine before update. Need help in a hurry. Continue reading...

When trying to install my updates i get error codes 80070641 and 641 this has been happening since Feb it seem in my install historry.. i posted this response to another post on 4/2/2014 Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Code: 0 Cached Online Validation Code: 0x0 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-BJD6C-K3YVH-DVQJG Windows Product Key Hash: WFqPPaNJ0hrc3E/8MgITJa2Xf0M= Windows Product ID: 00359-OEM-8992687-00118 Windows Product ID Type: 2 Windows License Type: OEM SLP Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010300.1.0.003 ID: {33D671F5-0E30-4E92-99D5-F755123516DD}(1) Is Admin: Ye…

ok...here goes... Packard bell sb85 easynote running windows 7 sp1...formerly vista hp Geforce 8600m gs adapter 4gb ram 320 gb hdd intel Celeron duo iirc.... was all working fine then received an update from microsft for security and graphics which was duly left to install after I turned off. Today went to restart and boots up but has lost the opening sequence picture of the flashing window and I now have 4 identical home screens squeezed on to one. I have tried the hdd in this actual laptop im typing on now and its perfectly fine so I know I can rule that out........ I tried to undo as many updates as I can but as you can imagine with the screen bein…

My windows updates keep failing. I'm getting these error codes: code 8e5se03fe and code 9c59. Any help would be much appreciated, oh and if it helps I'm running windows 7 64bit. Continue reading...

I have a Samsung rv510 64-bit laptop. Whenever I try to install my Windows 7 updates they won't work, it says 18 updates have failed, 3 error codes come up saying: Code 80073712 Windows Update encountered an unknown error. Code 2 Windows Update encountered an unknown error. Code 64C Windows Update encountered an unknown error. I think this might be linked to why my HP printer software won't install. Please can someone help, thanks. Continue reading...

hi, on the Mule plug in (Bit Comet) , I am being asked to "update server.met from URL" .... Does anyone know what this means? And what is eD2K network?? Any help would be wonderful. I am learning as I go here... Thank you!! Continue reading...

I've had several interesting problems occur, and I am not sure the events are entirely coincidental. A couple weeks ago I did a restart on my computer and it came up saying that it couldn't read my hard drive. I restarted again with success and that even did not repeat. 1. Microsoft Security Essentials was working fine, but wasn't updating. It kept leaving me error codes. I tried a restart - didn't fix it. 2. I noticed that Windows Media Player wouldn't start... something about a wrong version number. A new install doesn't work, and I can't seem to uninstall. 3. I started doing some research and found that IExplorer is linked to it somehow. I normally use FF…

I have a particular problem with installing Windows Update kb 2922229. I have received several replies to my query and have noted that a possible cause has something to do with the configuration of MSE. Can anybody confirm that the SoftwareDistribution folder mentioned in the Title IS or IS NOT scanned by MSE ? Continue reading...

I am not getting any help to remove 'Search-India.Net' redirector malware from my PC(Windows 8.1). Windows Defender has scanned my PC with 'Full Scan' but unable to detect or remove this malware. I have installed MS antimalware programm from microsoft website but it also do not know about it. Please help me, my PC is dying. Regards, Shreepad Continue reading...

My Operating System is Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.Yeasterday,suddenly i found a Virus file on my system.After scanning my System,I found A0001409.exe file on System Volume Information.Status was win32:Dropper-gen[DRP],severity was high.For your further information,i also would like to say that usually i use Wireless Data Terminal (through a Modem) to connect to the server. I would like to request you to send me message with details of my mentioned Virus. Wahidur rahman. E-mail : *** Email address is removed for privacy *** Dhaka,Bangladesh. Continue reading...

During the past week or so I've had automatic updates on two Win 8.1 PCs. My list of updates since 1 April 2014 shows mostly Win Defender bug list revisions and a new version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool. Yet despite making no other downloads except PDFsduring that period, I have two new problems: on one PC, it's a virus in Hotmail that prevents me using the Back arrow by interposing a false entry in the email list named "msapps.net.xxx" where "xxx" is some kind of identifier; and on the other PC, jiggling wavy boxes appear in Windows Explorer offering to fix software performance issues. I've never seen any thing like the first virus. I've fixed things in the p…

Hello guys I have updated my Ubuntu from 13.10 to 14.04 automaticaly when update appreared and now I can't start it. When booting it is fine, when I get to the login in window it is all fine, but when I login all tha appears is screen wich is not to the whole window and nothing else exept wallpaper and mouse pointer. I can't open any application and I cant get to the terminal. Please help. :( Continue reading...

Hi Team, I have daily pdf files which i have to convert in tif images. I have script which does it. I need to put these images in some specific folder (which i create manually) on server. Is there any web based way to it, so that user can simply browse file & it will convert & upload on server in specific folder which user specify? Continue reading...

I am new to linux and in connecting web pages to the server. I am working on a project which requires a html page to execute a java file in Linux server and display the output back in a webpage. I have created a javafile which is executing fine in command line and creates a results.txt file. I have created a shell script which successfully executes the javafile in it. A html page where i wrote ajax to trigger a first.php file to execute the above shell script. Everything is successful when I execute the php file from command line in linux, it displays test print comments in both java and shell script, it creates a file from both java code and shell code. But…

Hi: I have browsed the web for that message but could not find anything useful for my case. Having got this message I reduced lilo.conf to a minimum: Code: $ cat /etc/lilo.conf lba32 boot=/dev/sda $ And I still got the same message. The machine has only one hard disk with three primary partitions and one extended partition, the hard disk being parallel ATA (IDE). I first used lilo 22.8 but got, with a complete lilo.conf, "Fatal: Setup length exceeds 31 muximum; kernel setup will overwrite boot loader". Then I saw a post where the author of lilo said he had taken notice of that message and that the poster would have to wait until lilo 23.2 was out, which prompted me …

All, I know most sites do not like you posting from other sites/threads, but trying desperately to recover. Wrote up my issues at: "linux-dot-org-slash-threads-slash-laptop-recovery.5829" and "linux-dot-org-slash-threads-slash-new-dt-problems.5863" Was making headway, when I sent in latest reply and got message that I'm only allowed 8 posts and have exceeded by allotment. The resonse I was posting was: *********************************************** Rescue mode is asking for me to load file: iwlwifi-100-6.ucode from flash. However searching found this message: spinics-dot-net/lists/linux-wireless/msg88957-dot-html and therefore only do…

We’re deep into our //build 2014 highlights, and this week we bring together some of the deepest technical sessions—those on graphics and media—with those at the opposite end of the spectrum, namely those related to design and running your apps business. Let’s start off deep with the six sessions on gaming and DirectX: 3-510 – Innovations in High Performance 2D Graphics with DirectX Across Windows and Windows Phone 2-503 – Building Your First Windows Game with Unity 3-564 – Direct3D 12 API Preview 3-594 – DirectX Graphics Development with Visual Studio 2013 2-662 – Building Games for Windows 9-004 – Windows Graphics and DirectX 12 We also pointed to the s…

Up Next is a new type of task app that not only lets you enter todo items, but helps you decide when it's best to complete them. By using your location and the current time of day, Up Next looks at context to help you save time and complete your day in a more efficient manner. When you first launch Up Next, it can import your existing appointments and reminders from the built-in Calendar and Reminders apps. After that you can start managing them through Up Next. If you've set up reminders or events with locations, it imports that information too. To enter a task in Up Next just tap on the plus sign. You can add people to a task, add a location, and set a time. If yo…