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hy i want to create a virtual partition witch windows can acces like a normal hdd partition . for ex: if i want to read or write something from (to) that partition it should send instructions to an external program witch should send or write the necesary info ( i'm not realy sure about what it should do i'll decide later but ) . can...

I really need some help.... How do i disable safe mode or just all together turn off the f8 key or remap it to some other key ??? Please reply ASP..... dav

Have somthing trying to instal in to my computer called InstantShareDevices dont no were it came from and cant get it to stop instaling it is messing up my computer and i keep seeing error code 2908 dose any one no what this is or how to get it off my computer please some one help me. p.s. sorry for my spelling

My computer has so many problems and ive looked around on the internet and ive managed to fix some of them. I know that i have a few viruses on my computer, but i cant get rid of them, in one case i think i have one on my ipod "boot.exe" and i cant get rid of it. All of the antivirus programs ive tried either dont pick it up or cant scan my ipod....

I am dual-booting XP and Vista on seperate drives with no problem. However, when I set up networking in Vista, networking would not work when I booted back into XP. Any ideas how the Vista installation changed XP settings?

I need to know how to name an output file in XP so that the file name looks like the following: 02/14/2007.qic Can I use the %date% variable and how would I do it?

If I disconnect from the internet, all applications open immediately but if I'm connected to the internet, then it takes about 7 seconds to open any application. I have tried all of the basics (defrag, plenty of RAM, internet optimized, etc...) Also, there's a strange twist. If I open a new IE window within 2 seconds after the last one opened, the...

Hello Techies.. I want to know about windows installer in services in msconfig, I have one doubt if we disable this is it possible to install anything, please the known "gem", explain step by step please.... Thanks in advance.. ...

I’m unable to access my new laptop Vista files on a LAN from my XP desktop. The message is access denied you might not have permissions to use the network resource. Vista file permissions are set to Everyone with Full Control. The Vista firewall is disabled and the only virus program is AVG checking for viruses only. I can access the Vista Public...

All: Are there any retailers who still provide/sell win98 & Win 2k Russian OSes ? Any pointers appreciated. Thanks.

Hi, I have windows xp (plus all the updates from the net) and when ever I try to open a folder or use the explorer, instead of showing me the content of any folder, it shows the conetnt of the desktop (in the case of the explorer it just switches back to the desktop folder, Ive tried restoring the system to a point when this didnt happen, but...

Hi My Problem is:- After installing " LogonScreen " From Stardock.com , i m not able to shut down my windows XP IBM System properly from start>shutdown>shutdown. After Uninstalling the software the problem is going on. log off is working properly but Restart and ShutDown has the same problem.

I did not see any discussions / threads for this but if there is one please let me know: -First, I am one of only two individuals within my company's IT Dept. -We have a Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Ed. Box for our Domain controller. -We are having issues STILL today in April with the Microsoft Windows Daylight Savings Issues ...

in my system ping problem

hi one laptop in my office is getting slower and slower, i did anit virus scanning check disk created free space in c: defragmented deleted temp files

Hello techies... In my office server 2000 it's getting too busy some times, so i checked in tcpview, there more number of time_wait 's are there, if it gets increased then the users can not access the server, what i have to do, plz suggest me, thanks in advance, ...

hello Techies.. I already placed in this forum but I did not get exact solution for my problem, we are using windows 2000 server and configuration is P-III 500Mhz processors (2), 512MB RAM. when users try to access server some times they can not access or it's too slow, I checked in TCPview, there TIME_WAIT is keep on increasing...

i made 2 users on my pc and i cant delete one now the user password bit on control pannel sais i need to be one of the administrators group and need a password i do sort this pls

Hello everybody I created small batch file in MSDOS. In this batch file i need to print hexadecimal value of some env. variable. For example: I enter value via command :set /P PAR=Enter number: I enter number 10 and I want to print its hexa value thats mean 0A. Is possible to achieve ot in MSDOS without some shell.

Hey could any one tell me is there away to end any proccess using command line ?? i can get all running proccesses using command (tasklist) ThX

I want to connect two PC s,well the choice is actually for one PC and one laptop,using a cross-over network,But how? the distance is less than 1 m,still do we need LAN card in both? If yes,how is it done?What is it?

Hi all. Every time I open an exe or shortcut on my network drive, I get the "File Download" dialogue. You know, the one which tells you it might be harmful, and asks "would you like to open or save?". The Save button is always grayed out, not that I want to use it anyway. The actual problem is that the "Always ask before openeing this type...

hello everyone, My explorer.exe suddenly crashed without any error's or any messeges when i tried to restore my explorer thro crt+alt+del my taskbar and icons appeared for about 5 sec and then disappered again and the same thing repeats when ever i try to restore it and im using xp home edition,

I have actually asked a pretty similar question here in the past, without a great deal of success. But I've decided to try a different tack. So, what are the ways in which a network admin could remove the Favorites menu from Windows Explorer (presumably by use of a group policy), and how can I overcome it and put my favorites menu back where it...

i have had several problems connecting to the internet latly i have contacted my service provider and they have told me that i have one or more of the folling problems registary files are corrupt PCPTCPIP stack is corrupt if anyone could help me solve these problems i would be very grateful i have allready tried all these methods reseting...