I have a machine here using Corel Draw. When I open a blank page and draw a simple object (square) and try to drag it with the pointer around the page it doesn't work anymore. All I can do is use the arrows to move the object around the page. The system is virus/spyware free. Running 2 gigs of...
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I had someone bring me in their computer to fix that gives a blue screen saying system_license_violation. I have researched it and found no solutions. They do not have the installation disks either. I attempted a repair install but that option is not there when I load from my xp cd...
Ok, I have a computer here that I cannot connect to the internet with. The problem was with the aol parental controls. The person's computer I have forgot his password for it so I uninstalled it. I can connect wirelessly to the access point with no problem, but web pages will still not show. I...
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I have a friends computer and ms word or any other office program will not let him save a document. When you hit save or save as nothing happens. Its Office Pro 2003 running on XP. Here is what I did.
1. De-fragmented hard drive
2. Cleaned all temp internet files
3. Checked for...
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I am trying to downgrade a system from Vista to XP Pro for a friend. When I run the xp cd it blue screens when it starts to stay windows setup is loading. So I am not able to get to the part where I create partitions and format, etc... The cpu has 2 hard drives in it that were set as...
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I just setup a campground with wifi. We used tranzeo ap's with omni directional antennas. There are a total of 6 ap's, 2 are hardwired separate internet connections and the others are serving as repeaters. The coverage area is around 32 acres. We were able to get everything up and...
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I am creating a wireless network for a campground which is going to contain 4 tranzeo ap's along with 4 omni antennas. There will be a dedicated cable modem for each AP. Thats a little background, here's my question...The first cable modem is used for the business but was also going to...
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Question for everyone. What's the most used way you all clean up a computer thats running really slow. I'm talking like 10 minutes to boot up and then an eternity to try and run anything. Usually when this is the case I backup everything and reinstall the OS. Is this what you guys do...
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I was wondering if there is a winxp operating disk that I can use as a universal disk. What I mean is, if someone gives me their computer, say a Dell, that has a serial key on it for xp home, but they don't have the actual OS CD. Do they make a universal cd that I can just plug in...
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I have a wireless internet question. I have wireless setup in my home. When I connect to the wireless internet with my laptop it works fine for about 20-30 minutes and then stops working. It still says that I am connected though. The only way I get it to work is by disconnecting and...
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I have three computers to I need to fix up for my friends business. They all have legit copies of xp pro installed. He lost the OS disks. I can retrieve the product key numbers through belarc advisor but I was wondering how it is possible to re-obtain xp pro cd's so I can reformat. The...
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I have a friend of mine that purchased a compaq presario with vista preinstalled. He wanted XP Pro put on so I formatted the vista partition and reinstalled xp pro. Everything worked fine but now I can't find drivers for it on the site. They are all for Vista. Any solutions? Thanks in...
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My friend has a laptop that was infested with a fair amount of viruses and spyware. He was able to get most of it cleaned up I believe but today when he powered on his laptop he has nothing but a blank black screen right from the get go. The laptop seems to power on fine but the screen...
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I have a computer I need to reinstall Windows XP Pro on. The problem is that my dad lost the XP operating system disk. I was able to get the license key off of the machine through belarc advisor but I was wondering how I can proceed from here. Can I put my Windows XP Pro disk in and use...
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I am trying to help a buddy out with a cpu problem and I am kinda stumped. When we try to move a file from his hard disk to the external hard disk, the transfer completes and the file is shown there in the folder on the external. But when you exit the folder on the external drive and...
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I recently saw the post about someone having a problem installing XP on a system that came with Vista. I need to buy another computer and obviously all they come with now is Vista. I want to do a fresh install with XP Pro. Am I going to have any problems with this? Have they made...
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I setup this game for my sister that she plays online. One of the first steps is to find servers to connect to. This is where the question comes. When we originally tried to find servers, there were only around 75 listed when it said there should be thousands. So after...
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I want to get another IP address from my ISP. First, I need to know what I need to do in order to get the new IP address to my other computer. Can it be done through the same router? For example, can I statically assign each IP address to each computer? I am new to this stuff so any...
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I want to get another IP address from my ISP. First, I need to know what I need to do in order to get the new IP address to my other computer. Can it be done through the same router? For example, can I statically assign each IP address to each computer? I am new to this stuff so any...
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I am hoping someone can help me here. I have a computer running Windows 2003. I want to create an online file backup server through it. I am new to servers so I am not sure if that's the correct terminology. I basically want to set something up so I can help my family and friends store...
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