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I was wondering if anyone knew if you could block ip addresses because at my school people hack beyond belief while i try to do work, and the windows firewall is off by default and we can't change any of that. So i was wondering if any knew of freeware software or anything really that help me block ip addresses? Thanks for your time Yoda :)

hai Friend, Can u tell me Search Engines Except Google,Yahoo,Rediff...Is any other is there apart from this????? Can u tell Me?? Thanks in Advance

Every time I sign into windows live I get this 'a' is null or an object can anyone explain and how do I fix it.

I'm trying to install the Windows Media 11 codecs (WMFDIST11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU) on a Win2K3 server box used that will be used for encoding video. Unfortunately MS does not officially support the codecs on Win2K3. Some people reported that they got it to work by running setup in XP compatibility mode, but it has no effect for me. If I try to...

I've been trying to get my internet to let me on a website that I have FTP access to so I can continue to manage and edit the files. I can neither access the website via Firefox, IE, Opera, Safari, etc on this computer. I also cannot connect to the FTP, which is on port 21, and must run in passive mode. I have had one similar case to this...

Dear Bytes team, I found it on system when i type www.google.com then it shows your company name at the place of google which is on google home page.so it happened and i don't know how to write any name in the place of google. please tell me the method . i try it on google but i cann't found any positive point.so...

Hi, Was just wondering is there anyway in windows that I can make all files with the extension .bak hidden? Perhaps there is an action that can be added in the folder options?

Windows Autorun FAQs: Programs dealing with autoruns Linked from the Original article- "Windows Autorun FAQs: Description". Que: Can you list programs that help me to view/modify the autoruns on my Windows PC? Ans: Other than Sysinternals Autoruns, there are only a few programs which are good enough to be used when dealing with autoruns....

Windows Autorun FAQs: List of autostart locations Linked from the Original article- "Windows Autorun FAQs: Description". Que: Can you list all the autostart locations for windows? Ans: Here is a comprehensive list of all autostart locations for Windows OSes: NOTE : These are some abbreviations used in this list. Please note them...

hi ,all when i connect harddisk and cd drive and go to setup windows and boot page appear i doesnot find my drive ,what is problem note i changed data cable to make sure the error doesnot come from it

Windows Autorun FAQs: Description NOTE- If you are unfamiliar with the concept of autoruns, then read "Windows Autorun FAQs: Overview". Que-1: How can I safely remove or edit the autorun settings on my PC? Ans: I recommend that you backup all of your important data before trying anything mentioned in this article. When a person is tweaking...

Windows Autorun FAQs: Overview NOTE- This complete article on "Windows Autorun FAQs" applies theoretically to all Windows NT-based OSes till Windows Vista (and probably Vista's successors too). Much of the contents of this article are tested on Windows XP professional SP2 by the author. Some instances of this article may be altogether...

Hai friends..... I am using Compaq Laptop..I used to hear songs most of the time...but suddenly when i open the Windows Media Player to hear the songs..it is not singing..but gives me the following error.... Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device...

Hi, I've recently purchased an external hard drive case and a 160 GB hard drive to use for back-up and data transfer. I've made 3 partitions using the Computer Management program in Windows XP. I was wondering if there is any way to temporarily disable a partition so that it doesn't get infected with a virus because I want to use my external...

I am having an issue with spam e-mail getting through my SPF records. I'm not sure why or how. The senders are spoofing the "From" section of the e-mail to be @mydomain.com. It does seem to help and it stops SOME of them, but they still manage to get through. I turned on Intelligent Message Filtering and am monitoring the mail it is...

Hey, Is there a way that i can locate the folder where all the deleted files are kept until they are deleted permanently? My friend deleted some files on my computer and now windows wont start. Can anyone help me out? Thanks alot -- Kestrel

Dear sir , I found the window xp advanced.really it's very beautiful look so please give me the knowledge about window xp advanced and also its download link.

I want to know what the mean of genuine software, this word appear to me and make the background of desk top is black

hi experts, I have a problem with my keyboard. it works fine in the login screen. but when it logs in my keyboard is not working properly. i have to keep on holding a key for min. 2 sec for the key to get activated. can you people help me is solving this problem. Computer details os: win XP professional no recent updates taken place...

Hai friends... we use TinyPic to load image in the website(server)...so it can be accessed by URL..here i want to load text in the website...in case i want to load with specific size and font ... can u help me..... Davidson.....

ear Friends, In my System is Disabled USB Drive through BIOS and BIOS has Password Set. now i want to enable and Disable My USB Drive with BIOS settings. how to do that? Please help me

Hi everyone.. Im newbie in the driver development.. till now i have developed some drivers in Linux. Now I have to change to Windows.. can anyone tell me what are the real differences between driver development in other versions of windows and Windows Vista.. What are the advantages of driver development in Windows Vista.. I have googled but...

Hi all, Whenever I start my PC, I come across the Just in Time Debugger dialog saying "An unhandled Exception occured in avgwdsvc.exe". Can anyone help me to sort this out.? Thanks!

Hai friends... suppose if am browing MSN.com if i want that url should come to addressbar what i have to do.....so that nexttime without typing it..i can take from that..... can u help me

Hai friends.... i have a video that contain songs and messages.i just want to extract songs alone.how can i do that.i am using windows XP can u help me....