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I bought a ferrari 458 italia about a year ago for playing on my Xbox 360 and laptop, it works fine on my laptop and Xbox but I recently bought a new computer and wanted to play euro truck simulator 2 (I played this on my laptop) but when I plugged my wheel in windows said that there were no drivers found for it. I thought that I would just go to the Thrustmaster website and download the drivers, it told me to download this: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/d/xbox-360-controller-for-windows I downloaded this and installed this and it still wont work. I have looked on the internet to try and find other drivers and seeing as this device should be PnP I don't kno…

My computer wont open any programs that connect with internet. A warning pops up saying out of memory or low on memory. When i try to look up whats wrong google chrome and internet explorer both crash or stop responding. i have 4 gbs ram and i still have a little more than half left over. out of my 450gb of memory space on local dick ive got 150gb left. What could be the issue with my computer and what can i do to stop these low memory issues and get my ability to use my laptop again. ive found nothing on the internet like this in forums yet. Continue reading...

I use IE for MSN as my homepage, now when I start up my computer and click on IE all I get across the address bar is a bunch of garbage from Conduit. I don't know where it came from but before when I clicked on IE it use to come up www.msn.com and load as my home page. What on earth happened and how do I get back to normal and get rid of this Conduit **** that just appeared out of nowhere?, Anyone out there can you help me because I don't have a clue on what to do now but go into tools and erase it and put www.msn.com back in and then next time you have to do the same thing over again, confused to the maxx!!, dave. Continue reading...

Good evening i found that a computer of mines has the dmwu.exe on my computer is there a way to get rid of this i tried using malware to get rid of it and nothing happen is there a way to get rid of it. I am using windows 8.1 its slowing down my computer thanks for any help... Terrence Continue reading...

I use IE for MSN as my homepage, now when I start up my computer and click on IE all I get across the address bar is a bunch of garbage from Conduit. I don't know where it came from but before when I clicked on IE it use to come up www.msn.com and load as my home page. What on earth happened and how do I get back to normal and get rid of this Conduit **** that just appeared out of nowhere?, Anyone out there can you help me because I don't have a clue on what to do now but go into tools and erase it and put www.msn.com back in and then next time you have to do the same thing over again, confused to the maxx!!, dave. Continue reading...

Hi I once had the Browser Manager virous on my computer. And I got rid of it by puting my computer in to safe mode and deleting the Browser Manager folder in C:/ProgramData and then the Browser Manager service was turned of because the folder with its files where removed. But another thing called adware Bprotect also came with Browser Manager and was put in to a folder called side kick manager. When I removed the Browser manager folder I did not remove the side kick manager folder because I did not know what it was at the time. You see though both the Browser Manager and the side kick manager services are stopped. But I was just wanting to know if even though the services…

When I using the internet, there are advertisments came up to my screww. It happens both on Internet Explorer and Firfox. But different type of advertisments. Can anyone help and advise me how to stop that. It is really annoying. Note: Firfox I used window 7, Internet Explorer I used window XP. Continue reading...

(Old topic-- yet a cool video demonstration ..) Continue reading...

Hi I'm Jackson, 25, been around PCs since I was a child, and I created this account to try and see if I could muster up any useful ideas and tips. I have familiarized myself lately with a lot of things, most notably bootable media. However, I am still learning(addictively) a lot of things. I am familiar with Tor, Tails, just started learning about bridges, ect. However, my goal is not to hide myself or protect my own identity, I want to track down someone that is potentially doing it to me. For starters, I will explain. This is very personal to me. My mother is married to a man(we'll say Mark), and his ex wife died in childbirth and gave birth to my step-sister,…

I have a D-Link DWL-G122 B1 wireless adapter with chipset RT2571 which corresponds to rt2500 driver in linux but since this specific driver is no longer available for my kernel version (3.11), i had to use a windows driver using ndiswrapper. I have connection with the internet but my wifi signal is weak and sometimes my internet falls down. What should i do to improve my adapter performance in order to keep a good and stable connection? Should i use another linux driver compatible with this adapter, perhaps rt73? Change some configurations? Change to a new and better adapter? Continue reading...

Hello, I have no idea if this is possible, or if this is just a neat idea, but is there any way to log on to a linux system using a self-signed certificate stored on a personal thumbdrive? I use Linux Mint, and as such have MDM but also use xscreensaver. My idea is, is there a way to be able to, when my thumbdrive is mounted (system automounts it), have the system check if my .pem is present in the root directory of the thumbdrive and if it is, unlock the desktop and if it isn't, just mount the drive as usual but not auto-authenticate? I can understand if I'd still need to log on using my password on bootup but, perhaps, is there any way to do this with xscreensaver,…

Hello, Glad to be a part of the community. Ex Windows guy here, currently on the path to becoming proficient with Linux. Looking forward to learning and growing in the community. Dmin Continue reading...

Is there a way to ask for the current password when somebody is triying to change root password? I got this: Linux 2.6.18-348.16.1.el5PAE i686 Red Hat 4.1.2-54 Continue reading...

The first iTunes Festival is going to kick off in a week at SXSW in Austin and rumor has it Apple will be releasing an app for iPhone and iPad to allow users to stream the content live. According to Daring Fireball the app will require iOS 7.1, which has yet to even hit gold master status. There's two realistic scenarios here. The most obvious is that the app won't actually require iOS 7.1. The next is that it won't ship in time for SXSW. Both seem much more plausible than Apple releasing iOS 7.1 to the masses in less than a week's time with no gold master. I guess we'll know for sure in a week but until then, are you looking forward to potentially being able to str…

From keeping up with news and gossip to managing multiple accounts - These are the very best Twitter apps for iPad! While Safari is a perfectly acceptable way to browse Twitter on your iPad, it's by no means the best experience. For that you'll need a proper Twitter app. Whether you're a casual tweeter who just wants to follow your favorite celebs, or a long-time pro who wants to micro-manage mute filters, lists, and more, there are several really good alternatives. But which one is the best for you? Twitterrific Twitterrific by the Icon Factory looks like the Twitter app that Apple themselves would have designed for iOS 7. It's simple, elegant, and has a u…

Since the announcement of Apple's CarPlay we've seen details emerge about how the system will work in the vehicles of both Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, and now Ferrari has shown off its system as well. While it works just like the systems in Volvo and Mercedes cars, it appears that the Ferrari system also utilizes a resistive touchscreen, which requires users to press firmly to register touches. CarPlay is integrated into the exisitng Ferrari dashboard setup, allowing users to choose between CarPlay and the Ferrari infotainment system, according to Engadget: Once it's connected, Ferrari will continue to utilize its own infotainment system, but users can load CarPlay by …

Casey Liss of the Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP) tries to sell Guy on the advantages of Microsoft’s C# programming language and the .NET frameworks. type="audio/mpeg"> Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe in RSS Download directly Follow on Twitter Show notes C# .NET objc.io Guests Casey Liss of ATP Hosts Guy English of Kicking Bear Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Yell at us on Twitter or leave a comment below. Continue reading...

Mercedes-Benz has published a video demonstration of their CarPlay integration. While the company went into some detail with their announcement yesterday, the video takes its time showing various aspects of the system, including the interplay between voice commands and physical controls. The Mercedes system will also feature a set of physical controls, centered around a large dial. The dial is used to scroll through options, including app selection, contacts, and music. The voice commands button is located near the dial so you can activate Siri. The video details how many of CarPlay's features will work, including making call, getting directs, and sending and receiving…

My computer reports this BSOD error every once in a while, and it is extremely irritating as it deletes all the work that I was doing at the time. I have no idea what causes this error or how to fix it. Please help me :) My recent 2014 minidump files are here, and I have included msinfo as well! thanks for the help! https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=5C2E4CB8911C79D2!107&authkey=!ABv4MMQaloSzkSY&ithint=file%2c.zip Continue reading...

My wmpnet is always running high in Task Manager. It's using up too much cpu all the time. How can I disable it without causing a problem? I have Direct Tv sharing my wireless modem so I don't know if that will cause a problem disabling it. Continue reading...

I did a search for a file (ati2dvag) mentioned in a blue death screen and I got ten results one entry on the list is in blue letters, all the rest are shown in black I have never seen an entry in a different color what does it mean that this one entry is blue? is this somehow significant, and how? thank you Continue reading...

i am having a problem. i keep trying to install windows xp pro on my desktop pc and every time i get this: a problem has been detected and windows has to shut dowm to prevent damage to your computer..... and so on and so forth and then this: ***STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78D2524,0xC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000) what does this mean? what shall i do to remedy the problem? is it fixable??? computer specs: cpu xeon e3-1220 64bit quad core lga 1155 intel radeon gpu 1tb 3.5 in sata hdd bd/dvd cd drive wifi eithernet 4gb ddr3 575 watt psu evga micro atx motherboard fulltower gaming desktop pc chassis Continue re…

can't install net frame work 1.1.sp1kb2742597 Continue reading...

I brought a brand new hard drive and now when u go to install windows 8 I get the no device drivers found etc error I need help pleasr Continue reading...

I SEEM TO HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF THE WINDOWS UPDATE. AFTER UPDATING MY WINDOWS AUTOMATICALLY, I CANNOT OPEN ANY OF MY APPS. TO CHECK WHETHER UPDATING IS THE PROBLEM, I REMOVED MY PREVIOUS UPDATES AND THEN RESTARTED MY LAPTOP, THE NIT WORKED. SOMETIMES SOME ERROR IS SHOWING THAT THIS FILE IS NOT MEANT TO BE WORKING ON THIS TYPE OF CONFIGURATION OF CONTACT THE SUPPORT. Continue reading...