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Task Manager Problem (chadslink)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:33:39 GMT

Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) Problem #1 Whenever I do a Ctrl-Alt-Delete for something that is not responding and I get into the task manager, it shows the non-responsive application. Then I click on "end task

Windows 7 hidden partition (Acadia)

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:00:14 GMT

This is a simple question, I think. Do only certain versions of Windows7 have that 100mb hidden partition, or do ALL versions of Windows7 have it? I thought that I already knew the answer to that one but now I'm not sure. Thanks, Acadi

Worst joke....... (Merrick)

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:01:01 GMT

News flash: The Energizer bunny has been arrested. He was charged with battery.

Can not boot into safe mode (Nikilet)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:23:53 GMT

Vista Home Premium SP2 2 GB RAM Avast Antivirus Pro 5 Windows Firewall A poster from Online Armor forum directed me here. I hope this isn't a place for computer techs because if so I'm in the wrong place.

web browser which one do you use and which one should I use? (netnerdnerd9)

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:23:53 GMT

I would like to know which web browser you use and which one I should use. There are so many I am not sure,what are the advantages and disadvantages of each one. This is the list of web browsers from Wikipedia [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List

CD and DVD drives will not start (dburch)

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:49:19 GMT

Neither my CD drive nor my DVD drive will start when I put a disk in. The disk spins up, but nothing else happens. Clicking on the drive in My Computer shows the files on the disk. Clicking on one of the files, like a song, causes that

Unflavored Knox Gelatin Powder (MacDuffie)

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:42:31 GMT

When my kids were small, we couldn't afford insurance, or even doctors most of the time. I had to learn to treat most things myself. I did a lot of research in those days on various alternative medicine therapies, home remedies, etc. I

There is no record to display (DaveyBoy)

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:27:38 GMT

I must be more of a novice than I realized or there is something wrong. When I opened the first two subjects or threads (Things you should know/38 topics and Detailed how to's/3 topics), there were no threads. It says "There is no record to dis

Blinking or Winking Screen (ritzter13)

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:04:26 GMT

Question: Is it normal for my monitor to go dark for 1 or 2 seconds when launching a 32 bit program in Win7. I have a handful of programs that I use regularly which are located in the x86 Programs folder that when launched, even after selecting "r

Welcome to Windows Vista! (MacDuffie)

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:04:28 GMT

For all you folks who have downloaded or otherwise received Windows Vista Beta 2! Since this is now a public preview, we now have a public group for discussion of this new operating system. Enjoy!

How did you find us? (James)

Sat, 08 Jan 2005 07:57:05 GMT

JustinS came up with a good idea: to find out how everyone found the Computer Haven site and/or the forums here. Patty and I can tell from the weblogs which sites are the top referers, but people often find us in other ways. Let u

PDF Document (vic479h)

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:02:28 GMT

I have an HP Deskjet F4280 All-in-One Printer. How can I set it up so when I scan a document it converts it to a PDF document? Thanks in advance.

Neat password strength test site (Acadia)

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:05:22 GMT

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email a file (jimp11)

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:23:49 GMT

HI guys long time no chat hope all are well . can anyone tell me how to email a picture file . tryed right clike send to email I get a dead link? add as a attechment no go . feel like the dummie. &n

Microsoft Virtual PC (sybex)

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:15:41 GMT

Hiya, ok have installed Virtual PC from microsoft, it didnt ask me when i was setting it up what OS i wanted to load, when the system starts it loads VPC and when i click on it it shows it as existing but powered down, i want to load Server 2003 , b

No access to C drive (blaray)

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:55:57 GMT

Good morning For some reason my permissions are messed up. I cannot access drive to checkthem I tried stsyem restore and tells me Windows canot ccess C:\Windows\system32\rstrui.exe. Any ideas how to get permissions back. I h

Motherboard (?) Studio 540 Desktop (pollypickle)

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:51:22 GMT

Hi folks, some of you may remember me when I was on here 17 months ago choosing my new computer. I went with a Dell Studio 540 which I am now needing to replace the motherboard on. The reason for this is that 16 months after I got the c

Won't ship XP SP3 CD to U.S. ?? (mreilly)

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:08:30 GMT

Morning all, The strangest thing. I'm trying to update an older computer to XP SP3. It won't update after many, many times of trying on and off over the last two months or so. Keeps telling me "the file c:\windows\system\32\drivers\ata

Problem with August Windows updates (fjgold)

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:14:42 GMT

Hi folks, A message here about using non standard settings in Windows and the consequences it can have on Windows updates. I recently (Aug. 10, 2010) attempted to perform the August updates on my Win 7 system. Everything seemed to install

Windows XP Backup from CD Disc (RaeDawn)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:59:28 GMT

I have a Windows XP machine still running good. I have always backed up 'My Documents' to an external hard-drive. I read and discussed on your site here that I could do a 'full system' backup with Windows XP