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I tried installing a Sennheiser BTD500 USB Bluetooth 3.0 Adaptor with my new HP Pavilion 17 which did not come with internal Bluetooth. The USB Stick has built in driver for Apt-x Audio and Bluetooth, but no drivers are downloadable from Sennheiser. Windows recognizes it as an audio device but not as a Bluetooth device, Also, I have no Bluetooth option in control panel, no Bluetooth icons anywhere, no Bluetooth in Device Manager and no Bluetooth switch under the Wireless switch. I have tried installing a number of Bluetooth drivers but nothing works, although I can manage a greyed out bluetooth switch with some, however still no Bluetooth radio to be f…

Hi Good Day Everyone ! I'm having a problem with my newly bought laptop - ASUS N550L; i5; Windows 8.1 When I tried to connect my laptop to our Router, the router suddenly restarts by itself and disconnects everyone connected to it , and keeps repeating when the Laptop is on. But when i shutdown the laptop , the router is good and not restarting. I can say that the router is in good condition because I also have another laptop - Sony Vaio, and when i connect it ,everything's fine. I wonder if this is a wifi driver problem or a hardware problem for the laptop or what , any ideas? thanks in advance :) Continue reading...

Hi, I would like to know if I could increase the base score for the graphics on my laptop. It runs on 64 bit system and has 4GB ram. The rest of the scores are pretty good just the graphics. Processor Intel® Core i5 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz 6.8 Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 5.9 Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 3.2 Gaming graphics 2714 MB Total available graphics memory 5.4 Primary hard disk 612GB Free (677GB Total) 5.9 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Total available graphics memory 2714 MB Dedicated graphics memory 1024 MB Dedicated system memory 0 MB Shared system memory 1690 MB Display adapter driver version 8.771.1.0 Primary monitor r…

Hi Guys, I have a issue with a script i have put together from watching multiple YouTube videos, and it works but i want the input box to be masked with *'s and have read up how to do it, but as a newbie i don't understand and as you can guess i cant get it to work, Also i don't think i have added this in the correct area, sorry Here is the website link i had a look at : http://www.edugeek.net/forums/coding/6951-masking-password-inputbox-vbscript.html Here is the script as follows : password = "PASSWORDHERE" strComputer = "." strExe = "taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe" ' Connect to WMI set objWMIService = getobject("winmgmts://"_ & strCo…

i tried going through the Microsoft virus full scan and it didn't show anything but every now and again a pop up of survey 2013 with like a little cloud storm with a lightning strike in it. Ive blocked pop ups but it still shows up. I thought it was virus but it doesnt show up in any scans. Help :( Continue reading...

hey everyone . so recently i tried to connect my headset to my pc again. but for some reason it is not able to find the device address of the Bluetooth device which is built in my pc. it worked before so I don't know what happened so I ended up restarting my pc which didn't help . and when looking trough my pc to find the problem and I found the specification of my pc. which there a driver should be installed but when I tried to find it I ended up finding nothing . so I tried looking for the driver on the internet but I just cant seem to find a download. i also looked inside my pc to see if a cable came off when I moved it but I found nothing. so I would really …

У меня Защитник Windows,каждый раз при входе в Crome удаляет рекламный файл, но он снова появляется.Как его удалить за один раз? file:K:\Uzere\Борис\AppData\Local\Temp\scoped_dir_6812_9245\CRX_INSTALL\ffMediaWatchV1home442chaction.jsУеня Continue reading...

Dear community, The computer is new. Im not computer literate but logic tells me 72 processes running in th e back ground is too many? I don't wish to start turning on/off processes in case I corrupt the machine or messing with programs to deselect ... start up has only 3 or 4 processes running so not so bad. Any suggestions on where i can take it in London, uk to be detoxed? Can I get Microsoft to fix it remotely? thank you <Thread moved to Virus and Malware forums since malware is involved> Continue reading...

Okay... got the last update, now when it starts is warns me about support end. OKAY FINE. Now how can I tell the program to shut up about the warning. ?????? any one with a answer?? *** Email address is removed for privacy *** Continue reading...

Dear community, The computer is new. Im not computer literate but logic tells me 72 processes running in th e back ground is too many? I don't wish to start turning on/off processes in case I corrupt the machine or messing with programs to deselect ... start up has only 3 or 4 processes running so not so bad. Any suggestions on where i can take it in London, uk to be detoxed? Can I get Microsoft to fix it remotely? thank you <Thread moved to Virus and Malware forums since malware is involved> Continue reading...

Anybody know a simply way to remove this virus. Jerry Burt <Moved from IE> <Original title:downloadcamp.com virus> Continue reading...

So how can I install gparted. It doesn't appear in repositories. Continue reading...

I installed Point Linux 2.3 for a buddy of mine a few months ago and he's wanting to get his printer hooked up but it's just not going as easily as it should. I had it working yesterday via USB from the Desktop then I unhooked the USB and hooked it to his laptop(also running Point LInux 2.3) and couldn't get it configured so I hooked it back up to the Desktop and it didn't work there either. I was getting the "waiting for printer to become available" deal, not sure why it stopped working. Anyway, it's an HP and I've read on the interweb that even with the added HP drivers they're still somewhat of a pain to get working under Linux. So, the million dollar question is, wh…

Hi all, Can anyone recommend an application firewall with gui. Mandatory feature, query user on first occurrence, and built-in configurations for known software. Under windows the Symantec Firewall has built in rules for known applications. In addition, I have it configured that anything new that attempts to access the internet has to be approved first. This way I caught some trojans on my computer. This, for me, is a serious hurdle to switching to Linux. My new PC will be arriving next week, and I would really like to start using Linux on my home PCs regularly. Can anyone recommend such a firewall? thanks Gaby Continue reading...

What exactly happens when I use sessions in PHP? On the server as well as the client....? I wanna know everything :) Also, if the server crashes, then what happens? Continue reading...

Hello everyone, I have done everything I can in my Sendmail configuration. I am using Fedora 20, I used Yum to install sendmail and sendmail-cf. I added port 25 in my IPtables. I have added 192.168.1 RELAY in my access file, I have forwarded the port on my ROUTER. check and verified with port scanner. What's My IP Address? - Obsolete Browser Page Done everything I could. Still when I am sending email to my personal yahoo email address. It shows up in my local user mail directory. Does not show up in my YAHOO or GMAIL inbox. for example --> $ mail - "Hello" boss@yahoo.com ( control+D ) this is test email (control+D) I do get a message after …

Whether you're looking for a fun and responsive way to take photos or you'd like a different sort of game controller for your iPhone, Grip & Shoot can help. This polycarbonate case and grip lets you take aim and fire. What's more, it has an open Application Programming Interface (API) to enable third-party app developers to support it easily. Continue reading...

Sitting at your desk isn't just unhealthy, it can be dangerous - bad for your posture, bad for your circulation, and bad for your karma. Many people are opting for standing desks instead - desks designed to let you work while standing or walking in place on a treadmill. Ergotron can help you convert existing work surfaces with their Workfit series of stands - aluminum stands especially designed for the iMac and Mac laptops that clamp or bolt to your desk, raising the devices (and the iMac's keyboard) to a healthy height. Continue reading...

Brace yourselves, people of Turkey, for a shiny object — likely composed of sheets of stainless steel and massive glasses edifices — is about to land in Istanbul: an Apple Store. The first such retail outlet in Turkey is set to open at 10AM on April 5th in the Zorlu Center luxury mixed-use development — so says the new listing for the new store on Apple's online store finder. Photos posted on Webrazzi and Shirli Elma show the store currently wrapped in a deep blue minimalist teaser of the store to come. It appears to be a massive location, spanning two stories in the middle of the Zorlu Center's shopping complex and even sprouting out the top in between the hi-rise por…

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. — you might know them better has Foxconn, manufacturer of many things Apple — saw their net profit last year rise 13% on the back of increased sales of iPhone and iPad devices. Pegatron, another major Apple manufacturer that is the primary source of the iPhone 5c and iPad Mini, saw their earnings jump 22% in just the last quarter. Both companies are dependent on Apple sales. Foxconn and Pegatron both draw more than 40% of their revenue from Apple, and both are expanding manufacturing in the United States for both marketing bonuses (made in the USA!) and cost savings on lower-volume devices. Devices like the Mac Pro, which is built in Texa…

The Apple Store app not only lets you pick up the latest Apple gear, no computer required — it also lets you gift things to others. One of the most common gifts we tend to give are iTunes and Apple Store gift cards. The Apple Store app lets you do that too, if you know where to look. Here's how: How to send an iTunes or Apple Store gift card from your iPhone with the Apple Store app Launch the Apple Store app only your iPhone. If you don't have it already, you can download it in the App store for free. Download Now In the top search bar type in gift cards. The search results should populate all the gift cards available. Just choose the one you'd like to send. Ne…

Hey there: Thank you for previous responses to my Windows Installer problems. I have tried the MSIexec /unregister, MSIexc /regserver, cmd, MSIexec /? on “run.” However, the problem still exists. I did go back as far as I could to a restore point on my PC to deal with it, but that did not work either. The installer now has a new message in it's window. When I turn on the PC the Windows Installer window appears almost immediately and continually re-appears. The window now states “The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package …

First off I must say that I bought this computer from someone else and it DID NOT come with any discs. My other computer at the time stopped working and this one was convenient to get, so I bought it haven't had any complaints because of HP support. I am using Windows XP on an HP Pavilion 563w. This computer came to me with a number of programs installed on it and up til now, I haven't had any trouble uninstalling any of the programs. Then I came to the Microsoft Works programs. There were two separate uninstall entries listed in the Add / Remove Programs list. The first was Microsoft Works 4.5 and the second was Microsoft Works Setup Launcher, which had to …

I'm about to upgrade to Windows 8 from XP but my XP doesn't have the backup facility. I never had the original installation CD and the techy I bought the computer from is no longer around. I just wondered if anyone could recommend a backup utility that I could use? I've only ever "copied" files in order to backup individual items to external harddrive in the past. Googling free backup systems has just confused me! Any suggestions much appreciated. Thanks. Continue reading...

way to upgrde the operating system to , lets say win 8.1. I am sure I do not have enough RAm memory BUT can u buy Ram to download a better op system Continue reading...