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I received the above error message when trying to install FTP on XP from the installation disk. Here is a fix. If you receive the above message navigate to and find the file at c:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf Change the value for games to read: Games=; Retry what you were doing, If it presents a further error i.e Pinball etc then do the same for that file. Was the post of use or interest to you? If

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If your computer hangs for a long time when shutting down there may be a legitimate reason for this such as an update installing etc. However in some cases your computer will just hang and not shut down at all. The only way to shut it down may be to hold the power button for a number of seconds. There are a number of hacks you can do that will speed up computer shutdown speed and stop hanging

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Error messages such as the above can sometimes occur if you create a new user and try open outlook express. You may find, however, that outlook express is fine for other users. (You should back up your registry before doing this, just in case!) Got to Start and Run and type in regedit and click OK Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common Right-click on "Common" and choose "

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Complete Computer Solutions offer an improved. automatic and convenient alternative to the old fashioned process of storing backup data on media such as external hard drives, tapes and CD's. These outdated backup methods are unsuitable as they require time and human effort to implement, the media is not durable and these meda types can be lost, stolen or damaged in a fire. We offer an online

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A common error occurs with Windows Vista computers where the third stage of an update reads "Configurating updates: stage 3 of 3 - 0% complete" Here the computer will freeze and then the computer will then reboot, and continue to reboot and reboot endlessly. Some users have said that it happened due to a power cut during the update whilst other report that it just occured for no reason. I

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Ccleaner is a small freeware program that is downloadable in seconds. It fits into the category of privacy / optimisation tool! It has three inbuilt tools. The first tool is a cleaner that removes old unused temporary files that accumulate on your hard disk over time. Scanning usually only takes a couple of seconds. We have found that running this tool on a computer that has not been

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Ok so we all know that we can log into our Vodafone, O2 or Meteor accounts online and send free webtexts every month. However if you are like me you will find the process of logging in and navigating to the webtext pages slow and cumbersome. This is certainly the case if you are doing so a few times a day. Let me introduce Cabbage! Cabbage is a program you can install and use instead of

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Located in Nenagh and Limerick, Complete Computer Solutions offer computer repair and computer maintenance services to homes and businesses and in the counties of Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly and Clare. Computer Training is also available both on an individual basis and on in groups. We have training centres in Nenagh and Limerick Web Design and SEO services are available for any business around

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Safely Remove HardwareIs the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in your notification area gone missing? If so then you will be unable to properly disconnet items such as memory keys and removable hard drives. It's very important to disconnect USB devices, because you could lose the stored data if you disconnect before Windows has a chance to write everything out.The good news is that the if the icon

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Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager is one of a few Microsoft Powertoys for Windows XP. In a nutshell, It allows you to have 4 different desktops, each with it`s own applications and desktop wallpapers. This is a great tool if you want to keep personal stuff and work stuff separate! The powertoy integrates nicely into the taskbar. The tool allows you to quickly switch between your virtual

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Why convert a drive to NTFS? There are a number of advantages to having a NTFS file system on your hard drive rather than FAT32. The file system that you are running on a hard drive partition will dictate how much security you can place over the files and folders on your computer. The advantages of NTFS are that it's more secure and reliable than its alternatives. It's more able to track disk

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There are an increasing number of blogs and sites that are displaying the "U Comment, I Follow" logo. Basically this means that if you comment and include a link to your site / blog, the site you are posting on will pass some "link juice" and pagerank to your site. The easiest way to currently identify a blog that has do-follow links in their comments is the presence of an image that says “U

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Malwarebytes antimalware is a relatively new antimalware product to the market. I try not to let the name put me off! At just a 1.8 MB download, Malwarebytes antimalware should download in a matter of seconds. Installing the application is a painless and quick procedure. Once the application is installed one is presented with an opportunity to update the program with the latest definitions

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Having recently posted about Remote Desktop I reckon its time to mention an alternative. TightVNC is a advanced version of VNC (Virtual Network Computing). In a nutshell it does exactly what remote desktop allows you to (Connect remotely to other machines) plus more! For more info check this out What is involved in setting it up? (1) Download the program from the TightVNC website (2) Run the

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One way of promoting a website and increasing pagerank for your site is to get your site linked on other sites. 2 common ways of doing so are: (A) Registering with a forum (preferably about a topic related to your website) and creating a link to your site in your signature. This way, everytime that you post on the forum a link is generated to your site. (B) Commenting of other peoples blogs.

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Following a previous post on a remote desktop issue I was having, I have decided to put up a post on how to set up remote desktop. First of all - How to enable Remote Desktop on the host computer (the computer you wish to connect to) To use Remote Desktop, you need WinXP Professional rather than Home edition. To enable remote access right-click on My Computer in the start menu and choose

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"Because of a protocol error detected at the client (code 0x1104), this session will be disconnected. Please try connecting to the remote computer again" I have decided to post a blog about this error message because I recently came across this error message on a network I was working on and when I went to research it I could not find any fixes out there. Perhaps this brief post my be of help to

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Here is some information on one of the ways you can speed up your PC. When you turn on your computer there are a number of programs that start automatically. Some are important such as your antivirus and firewall. However others, like MSN Messenger, are not important. When a number of these unnecessary programs start automatically, it has a negative effect on the performance of your computer. So

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Here we have spelled out the basics to what everyone should know about their computer. Let us know what you think. Was this post of help or interest to you? Post a comment below and let us know.

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We will start by pointing out some great software. Below is a list of some of the great free software available on the internet. Some of them are available to download from here. The others should be easily found using google. Add a comment if you have a few more to add to the list Antivirus Sofware: AVG 8 Avast AntiVir Antispyware Software: Superantispyware Spybot Search and Destoy AdAware

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