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I want to automatically open a Command Window from the Startup folder in Windows XP. right now after XP starts, I click on Start run, cmd and then when the command window is open I type in a bunch of commands to start a program and I leave the command window open as the program I am running runs in the command window. How can I invoke the...

hi, i have seen this internet camera Trendnet TV-IP301 for a good price but i don´t find any significant review of this equipament. i want use this equipament for video surveilance, 356 days/year i want use a pc to record the activity of this camera now the great question any one know something of this camera? this is good or not? i don´t...

suddenly my IE (8.x) font bigger than earlier, how can I reduce the size?. Now everything I read spread it, I have to use bottom sliding bar to read whole page, how can I get it back?. Thanks.

I can start Windows Vista in Safe mode but can not start in regular startup. It just has a black screen and disk light stops flashing.

Hello I installed windows XP on my system, then a intalled windows 7 on another partition, but when i restarted, XP option didnt come on startup and windows 7 started directly, please tell me how to make both OSs visible on startup Thanks and regards

Lot of Windows code (dll) need to port to Linux, can somebody gives some clues, what to takecare mainly. not sure whether similar cals available in Linux: 1) LoadLibrary.

I have 3 source files called xyz1.c xyz2.c xyz3.c, also include directory parallel to these files, I need to compile them and create a static lib with this command, not working, any issue? gcc -g -O2 -I/include -o util.lib xyz1.c xyz2.c xyz.c later I need to use util.lib to create dll, any command?.

hi, i have the windows 2008 standard edition and i want share my fax services to the other pc´s of my network i have done this with small bussiness 2003 and so far i remember i simple install fax service , and share the fax printer and them acess the fax using this path \\nameserver\fax but with this version i can´t discover how do this...

The time has come where I want to format my hard drive and reinstall xp so I can start off nice and fresh and uncluttered again. My machine didn't come with any discs for reinstalling and it was months before I found out I was supposed to make some, so I'm not sure if they will be just the operating system and bundled software or what, also I...

I am thinking about switching to windows 7 from Windows XP SP3, but before I do that I was wondering what you guys thought of windows 7. I made the switch to vista business on my desktop about a year after it came out and I bought a laptop with vista premium. After 4 months of constant frustration I uninstalled both OS from their respective...

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has thoughts on multi-booting several windows installations off one or two hard drives. I've been asked to put together a software testing rig capable of running Windows XP, Vista, and 7, with 32- and 64-bit versions of each. That's 6 installs total. If necessary I could have 6 separate hard drives with...

Hi Is there any command in CMD to scan the computer for virus using any antivirus software that I have in Windows XP Professional?

I have this elusive problem that I can't seem to get my fingers on. This is the senario: I am working at a client's site (am a developer) and they have assigned me this nice little HP-Compaq machine that am using. The have a domain with a proxy, and stuff. I have pretty elevated domain rights, admin and all. I can(should) browse the...

Hi, I want to create autorun.inf file. While I am inserting pendrive that autorun.inf file should run and execute my program. but I tried with this following codings.. open=myapp.exe but not working. can any one help me

Currently I am using power on switch on computer, I would like to use power strip switch to turn on or off computer instead power switch on computer, can I do that?. do I have to setup something in computer control panel ?. I want to controln the computer on/off using power plug switch rather than front panel switch.

Where/how do I find the Corel Update advisor?

I got a new PC that came with XP Home Edition. When I started it up the first time it prompted me to complete the installation with questions regarding language. since i live in Germany I put that into the Regional data but chose English as the language. That combination makes most of the information show in German. I know I cannot change...

Hi, I am not able to open the regedit by typing "regedit" in Run. There is no error message being displayed. It simply doesn't run. Searched about it online. Looks like a virus or spyware can cause this problem. I have McAfee in my computer, but it can't detect the issue. I ran RegCure software to clean up the registry, but that didn't...

Hello, I have a computer with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition installed on German language. How can change it on English without reinstalling Windows XP? Thanks in advance Lile

How can I get in touch with the admin ?

Hi, having trouble with an application's auto email alert system. The vendor has recommended we try using a telnet session to create/send and email. I have followed the following text on the application server (Windows 2003) Telnet set LocalEcho open <mailservername> 25 mail from:email@domain.com After entering the last line above, i...

I Installed windows server 2003 in IBM Server 3400 and 100 workstations are using that server. My problem I can not login to server while gving appropriate user name and password, after l;oggin immediately coming back to login screen. How to solve this problem in IBM server

I am trying to find how windows translate the input from a HID device to an actual windows message; specifically, the mouse. I am trying to figure out how when the mouse moves the process windows takes in order to ensure all windows receive the notification that the mouse moved and how windows moves the mouse cursor. What process handles the...

MY PC (windows 2000 prof) keep beeping - if I mute audio also beeping - looklike motherboard beeping. It just started today, earlier no beep at all, suddenly started. any diagnostic tip?. appreciated.

any body send me "windows shortcut keys"