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How to open an eMachines laptop M series
Does anyone know how to open an eMachines M5313 laptop, without breaking it?I've had mine for two years now, so it is out of warranty, and it is starting to heat up so much that when I play a game, it shuts down after a few (3 to 10) minutes...
Tags: screw, eMachines Inc., laptop computer, opening safely, laptop, cleaning, bart001fr@..., off-topic, keyboard
Discussion threads 2006-07-25

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How to start PC with command prompt without opening windows?
HELP.I accidentally renamed a csrss.exe file in my windows/system32 folder & then shut down the computer. I need to get into a command prompt to rename the file BEFORE windows tries to open.I hit F8 & try to open windows in safe mode with a command prompt, but then...
Tags: Construction, Operating systems, NETWORKING, Desktops, Flash memory, PC, Safe Mode, Microsoft Windows, window
Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Windows prompt to format when opening an external partition
I have an external hard drive, used as backup storage, when I connect it to my laptop and try to open it, windows prompt that this partition is corrupted and I have to format it, but I cannot do that, there are many files there, what should I do? I...
Tags: Check Oh smeg, boot sector, data recovery, hard drive, operating system, Microsoft Windows
Q&A 2009-12-05
Delete pop3 log
Hi folksI use Outlook Express on my home PC and enabled mail logging when I first started using it.Over the last couple of months Outlook Express has been taking longer and longer to display the first message I choose to open. My mail store is located on a second HD...
Tags: Blackcurrant, e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, POP3
Q&A 2006-09-20
ZLauncher (Mobile)
Color Support: Full color support from monochrome to 16-bit color depth(65,536 colors). You can set any color depth supported by the handheld in ZLauncher freely.High-Resolution / High-Density Support:Full support for Sony HiRes(320X320 / 320X480 / 480X320). And ability to display High-Density icon on PRE-PalmOS5 Sony HiRes handhelds.Full support for PalmOS5...
Tags: Mobile, RAM, ZZTECHS, Expansion Card, DB, ZLauncher ShortCuts, Palm OS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Software downloads 2002-08-19
ZLauncher (OTA Version) (Mobile)
Color Support: Full color support from monochrome to 16-bit color depth(65,536 colors). You can set any color depth supported by the handheld in ZLauncher freely.High-Resolution / High-Density Support:Full support for Sony HiRes(320X320 / 320X480 / 480X320). And ability to display High-Density icon on PRE-PalmOS5 Sony HiRes handhelds.Full support for PalmOS5...
Tags: Mobile, RAM, ZZTECHS, Expansion Card, DB, ZLauncher ShortCuts, Palm OS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Software downloads 2005-04-21
iCE Screen (Displays your Emergency Contact and Medical Details) 1.1 (Mobile)
The global standard for emergency phone contacts is the ICE system In case of emergency. This app enables you to place (and easily edit / update) all of your emergency contact details on the opening screen of your iPhone or iTouch, thereby allowing emergency personnel to access your key contact...
Tags: Mobile, Emergency, Lifetime Update, Smart Phones, Insurance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
Software downloads 2009-09-23
Nero RunTime Error! Help!
Im having major problems whenever i try and burn something on nero-halfway thru it comes up with this error- MS VISUAL C++ RUNTIME LIBRARYProgram:C:WINDOWSEXPORE.EXEA Buffer overrun had been detected which has corrupted the program's internal state.The program can not safely continue execution& must now be terminated.what do i do about...
Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Nero, runtime error, buffer-overrun, pStr, virus, pBuff
Discussion threads 2008-05-11
Help with protable hard drive
MY western digital passport 250gb is having problems. i plug it in and it reads it for a few minutes i can access all my data but then it disapears and if i try to reconnect it to other usb ports on the computer it reads it only once i...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Chipsets, Construction, Microsoft Windows XP, USB Device, window, computer, USB, hard drive
Discussion threads 2008-07-26
How do i protect my pen drive from being formatted
hi, I wanna know how do i protect my 2GB pen drive from getting formatted.My problem is i use this pen drive for almost all purposes and i faced this format problem lot of times.I am just fed up of this because it is really time consuming to...
Discussion threads 2008-08-14
Thumb drive
I have a problem of opening my thumb drive. It was bought about 2 months ago and I have been using it. However about 2 weeks ago, when I plucked my thumb drive into a Mac computer, the Mac did not able to read it but prompted me to format...
Tags: Flash memory, FireWire, USB flash drive, USB, Firewire Drive, registry key, storage, storage device, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2008-08-25
Batch file to delte local profiles
I'm in the army and I'm currently working on a batch file that would do all the steps to remove a worm that keeps showing up at a training site..im stuck at the part that would either A: delete all local user profiles from the system, which would eliminate one...
Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, worm, batch file
Discussion threads 2008-10-15
Do More With Less: Clean up Windows 98 to free up disk space
Examine the ways Windows 98 uses hard disk space and find methods for getting it back.Do you have a PC that’s had Windows on it for a long time? As you use the PC, it may seem like there’s gradually less and less free hard disk space, even though you...
Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 98, disk, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows, Scandisk, hard-disk space
Technical articles 2000-03-16
Five ways to make Outlook Express more secure
Outlook Express is a handy, easy-to-use e-mail client -- it just needs a little help in the security department. Mike Mullins lists five ways you can boost the security of Outlook Express. Microsoft Outlook Express is a popular and free e-mail client that comes bundled with most versions...
Tags: Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, e-mail, Security Solutions Newsletter, Mike Mullins, Security, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
Technical articles 2007-04-26
Five ways to make Outlook Express more secure
Microsoft Outlook Express is a popular and free e-mail client that comes bundled with most versions of Windows client (except for Windows Vista, which replaces Outlook Express with Windows Mail). It's easy to set up, and it's easy to use. However, it's also a target for a...
Tags: Security, Microsoft Outlook Express, Virus, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Mike Mullins
Blog posts 2008-05-05
slow computer
slow computerI have a laptop computer and it is really slow for some reason.It is slow when opening programs and surfing the net.It has windows XP loaded on it with 1.0 ghz celeron processor,128 mg of ram and 56k modem.The computer is approx 3 years old and has not had...
Tags: brown4225@..., computer, MAKE SURE, RAM, TheChas, window
Q&A 2005-01-24
Workstation service on Win XP runs slow
This is infuriating!I recently finished reformatting my system, and re-installing a copy of Windows XP (SP1).After going to a four day ordeal of web-updating it to SP2, and re-installing and reconfiguring all my applications just the way I wanted them, my laptop suddenly started to respond VERY, VERY sluggishly.Here is...
Tags: workstation, This IS, Workstation Service, godzillex, windows, Safe Mode, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, LAN
Q&A 2006-07-02
Secondary Friday Yuk
Not trying to take away from the System Admin Day-Friday Yuk but I wasn't sure how that one was going to go and I didn't want to take away from it. Anyway, maybe we can use two.Here are some Error Messages you might be able to relate to or...
Tags: errors, friday, funnies, Good Grief, off-topic, Old Guy
Discussion threads 2006-07-28
Windows XP Service Pack 2 crashes
Hi All,In the past, I upgraded my system from XP SP1 to SP2 and all worked well. After many months, I installed certain softwareNetXPert which intercepted my browsing experience weirdly due to which I uninstalled NetXPert. But now my IE6 has been corrupted. Whenever I try to close any IE...
Tags: bhatnagar_nitin@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, networking, Service Pack 2, software, windows
Discussion threads 2007-01-10
CIO: Consider letting partner companies into your databases
We do feel proprietary about our data, don’t we? The importance of our IT systems in maintaining our competitive edge, and in the evolution of our business identities and internal workings overall, has placed data at the very center of our closely held treasures. And our increasing anxiety over its...
Tags: ERP, Scott Robinson, purchase order, retail company, database, partnership
Technical articles 2004-02-18
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