I was recently asked to install a printer for someone. They had the CD, but I found out the DVD/CD player wasn’t responding. I looked in the device manager and noticed there wasn’t a DVD/CD listed. I tried the add new hardware but it said no new hardware found. It is a Presario F700 laptop […]
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
How to Fix “The specified I/O operation on \Device\Harddisk\ was not completed before the time-out period expired” error
Ive got the error “The specified I/O operation on \Device\Harddisk\DR0 was not completed before the time-out period expired.” when I plug in my external USB hard drive. This error can be caused by the following: Bad USB Port on Your Computer Your computer may have a defective USB port. I’ve seen many people get this […]
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How to get Windows Vista 64-bit for free!
If anyone out there wishes to upgrade to Windows Vista 64-bit I’ve got some great news for you! Microsoft will ship you a copy of the 64-bit version of Vista for free! From the Microsoft Site: 32-bit CD If your system features a CD drive but no DVD drive, you can order Windows Vista on […]
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How to convert NTFS to FAT32
How do you revert an NTFS partition to a FAT32 partition in windows XP (SP2)… Can you only use WinXP or do you need an external software? Yes you can convert NTFS to FAT32. But before I tell you how I need to ask: Why? NTFS is the much better file system. Here are some […]
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How to Remove/Uninstall Norton Internet Security and Norton Antivirus
hey. I’m having trouble with my norton and want to remove it. how do it uninstall it? If you want to uninstall Norton Internet Security or Norton AntiVirus there are two ways to do it. You can either remove it by using the built in Windows uninstaller or you can use the Norton Removal Tool. […]
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How to Fix Liquid/Water Damage to a Laptop
I dumped wine all over my laptop, any suggestions? Its been sitting for a few days already. Ouch! The first thing you want to do (and I hope that you’ve done this already) is to unplug the laptop from any power source including the power cord and the battery. Remove both of those immediately. When […]
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How to Remove Nero Scout
How do I remove Nero Scout? To remove Nero Scout simply do the following: Click Start. Click Run (Or in Vista type in “Run” into the search box and click on the Run result that comes up) Type in: regsvr32 /u “%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll” This will remove Nero Scout. Having other problems with your computer? Simply scan […]
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5 Quick and Easy Registry Tweaks to Speed up Windows XP and Vista
Remember how fast your computer used to run when you first got it? Here’s a surprise: There’s no reason why it shouldn’t run as fast as that RIGHT NOW. All you have to know about is one part of your computer’s system called the Registry. Did you know the registry is what every program uses […]
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How to Fix the Sony C:13:01 Error
Hi, I am Madhu, I have sony cybershot digital camera model T7 and currently I am getting error C:13:01 error.I have changed memory stick however still I am getting the same. Please let me know what all are the options I need to try to fix the problem. appreciate your quick response. Thanks and regards […]
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What to do with a “CD Stuck In Drive” Situation
I have a TS-H492A internal DVD drive in my computer. The problem I have is that I have a disk jammed in the drive and I can’t eject it. I have tried going into my computer and going to eject on the pull down menu. We are running windows XP. Is there a way of […]
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