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  1. ifix1

    copy folder names from cd to Db

    Hello i need some help, i've been trying to make an option on the switchboard i created to automaticaly enter folders (not files) from my cd-rom into my database.. i've been trying to find something to show me the way but i can't find anything.even books i bought when i started the Db says...
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    browser problem

    Hello All my sister inlaw has a vio laptop she has a dialup isp,she can sign on and get on line but the browser doesn't go to any web pages. what i notice though is, in the lower left where it shows the www.yahoo,com, after about a second a .net appears after the .com.it seems to search for...
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    help with router connection

    Hi i'm setting up a new dell for a friend (new meaning i took it out of the box) my problem is it takes forever to load a web page when the router is hooked up. i have about 12 hours on this #$%$# thing.everything is fine when router isn't used. it's a verizon dsl connection,i called verizon...
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    dif between xp and media center

    Hi can someone tell me the differance between windows xp and windows media center.. Thanks
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    ? about sp2

    Hi what is recommended with slip streaming sp2,should i slipstream sp2 onto a cd with sp1 already on cd "or" should i slipstream sp2 without sp1 on cd THANKS FOR ANY REPLIES
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    security ?

    Hello I worked on a friends computer this week-end, setting it up with her as jane with admin rights and a son as limmited user. i wanted to set the amount of times the admin could attempt to sign on.. I set the screen saver to activate in 20min & user must log back in, after 2 failed log in...
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    registry settings ?

    Hi folks I'm making an unnattended install disc,and i made the oem folder to install some reg settings i like.everything works except some of the entries don't take, could somebody please tell me how to word these settings ;show desktop icons selected my computer and docs respectfully...
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    ntldr is compressed

    hi folks i have here a friends computer.he's running xp home and his computer won't boot, it gets an error message saying "ntldr is compressed press ctrl alt del to reboot" i've tried using fixboot and fixmbr from the recovery console "didn't work" i also tried to...
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    can't boot without cd

    Hi a friend of mine can't boot his computer without the windows cd in the tray.. i'm thinking that he doesn't have the sys files on "C" .. i know there is a dos command that will copy it from a boot disk instead of me haveing him move the files himself.. can someone tell me what...
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    HELP w/browsing internet

    hi folks i'm trying to help a freind out here, he can't browse the internet.he is able to log on to his dial-up connection then it says server not found,but he is connected to the network(network icon in tool bar).i can ping starlinx.com but everything else(like yahoo.com) times out.i also...
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    can someone please tell me why

    Hi folks i tried to fdisk a friends computer(dell optiplex) with a boot disk, it would lock-up right after the screen for the large h/d support. i had to partition and format with the cd..I'm just use to doing it a certain way an it wouldn't let me, can anyone tell me why? the computer is...
  12. ifix1

    admin ?

    Hello All I have a friends computer that I installed xp pro on ,i set it up with him as admin,wife as admin,2 kids as users and 1 guest.I grabbed the default admin account and pass worded it so i can work on it when i go over(nothing under handed) when i go over their house i do maintenance...
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    how to check connection

    Hi i need a little help,i have a buddy that has dsl and he can't get on line. if i tell him to type in tracert verizon.net will that see his modem as a connection? basically i'm trying to talk him through his trouble over the phone,i had him try ping verizon.net and it said server is...
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    suggestion

    Hi can anyone suggest some easy reading on how to set up a server or tell me how i can access my file storeing hd from the internet,I have a cable connection going to a router(setup as dhcp),then i have 2 computers(1=2k pro 1=xp pro) connected to the router.I would like to access 1 of these...
  15. ifix1

    computer name ?

    hi folks i'm going to be cleaning up (format) a friends computer,for her computer name she just has "home" in network id. is there a way to find her computer name and not just her ip address because comcast changes ip addresses every so often, so i can't just put the ip address in...
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    virus definitions

    Hi I have a freinds computer to clean up for him. I treid to scandisk and it wouldn't complete bacause another prog kept interupting, so i did it in safe mode with the same results. explorer is the only thing running, so i'm thinking virus.. i ran norton anti-virus from the cd,it didn't...
  17. ifix1

    to anyone that recently took comptia A+ core fundamentals

    hi i take the Comptia A+ core june20th and i'm on my second read of mike myers passport.. where there any ?'s on the exam that took you by surprise? THANKS FOR ANY REPLIES!!
  18. ifix1

    start a text doc on boot up

    hi folks can someone tell me how i can open a text file at computer boot-up? what i want to do is when my son starts up the computer i want him to see the message on the screen Thanks.
  19. ifix1

    help me find ie5.5

    Hi can anyone give me a link where i can download internet explorer 5.5 preferably w/sp2..i'm not ready to go to ie6. i've been looking for 2 nights now and still can't find it..microsoft discontinued it? it's no longer available for download from microsoft... THANKS
  20. ifix1

    please help me create a shared folder

    hi can someone please tell me how to create a shared folder(my documents) that all 4 users of 1 computer can see and use on the desktop..i tried shareing my documents with all users,that didn't work Thanks

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