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DVD Writer Problem in Vista

new~b0y — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:03:03 +0800

Hi,

I hope that I'm not the only one having this problem.

I got this Compaq V3000 laptop, OS: Vista and XP (dual boot) and of course the DVD writer. On many occasions in Vista, when I tried to access the contents of the DVD by double clicking the DVD Drive Icon on My Computer, a message will popup, saying, "Preparing Blank Disc" and I get the option of entering the date. Obviously, the disc is not empty. However, I have no problems reading and copying the files in the very same DVD when I boot into WinXP.

I can say that this is not a hardware problem. Probably some tweaking is needed in Vista. Anyone care to help??

Thanks.

Copying music from external HDD to ipod

new~b0y — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:11:27 +0800

Hi,

Is it possible to copy music from my external HDD to the ipod via iTunes? I don't have enough space in my laptop.

Thanks.

NAS with BT dl function

new~b0y — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:00:37 +0800

Hi,

I'm interested to get one of these LAN drive with BT function so that I leave them on all the time to do P2P download, instead of switching on my desktop. I can save a lot of power.

Anyone knows where I can buy them in KL or in Lowyat?

Thanks.

Dual activation for Office 2007

new~b0y — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:52:22 +0800

Hi

Recently I came to know that my friend got a copy of Office 2007 Student Edition, which comes with 3 OEM license. He used two, and he's going to sell me the last one.

Then I got this laptop here, installed with XP Home and Vista Basic, with dual boot option. My question is, after I install the office 2007 on both OS, can I activate the one on XP first and then activate the one on Vista?

Thanks.

Vista Upgrade from XP Home, possible?

new~b0y — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:55:34 +0800

Hi,

Is there any vista upgrade pack available on the market?

I just learned a very expensive lesson. I bought a Compaq V3754TU. It came with FreeDos. So I wanted to put in XP Home in it. Since a lot of people gave me the impression that Vista is no good. So, I installed the XP Home, and I struggled to find all the driver. Now I still couldn't ge the Sound, Modem and Wifi working. And at the same time, I activated my XP Home OEM. Stupid me, I believe there's no chance for me to use that copy of XP Home on another PC.

So, what I'm trying to do now is to give Vista a try. I wouldn't want to buy a full OEM pack for Vista coz I'm totally out of budget after getting the laptop.

Modem for Streamyx Coorporate ADSL 2M/512

new~b0y — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:27:44 +0800

Hi,

A week ago, my company's internet was down for one whole day. No one was able to work efficiently that day. We called TMNet, they sent their technicians, and replaced the DB102 modem with a "Billion" modem. Problem solved. So, my boss wants me to get a backup modem for the company.

Which modem should I get?

Network Configuration:

Line --> ADSL Modem --> Cisco Pix Router --> Network Switch --> PCs.

I don't have the access to the Cisco Pix, I don't even want to since I'm not familiar with that thing. But I got our ADSL package info, eg Password, Username, IP addresses.

Therefore, I would like to know which modem should I get and how to configure it.

Thanks a lot.

Windows XP CD Key

new~b0y — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:24:33 +0800

Hi,

Recently, my company purchased a new HP notebook. Using the keyfinder software, I noticed that the CD-key for the installed XP Pro is different from the CD-key printed on the COA underneath the notebook.

I've successfully installed ie7, which means that the installed CD-key is authentic. So, should I change the CD-key to the one on the COA?

Problems installing KAV 6 & 7.

new~b0y — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:48:50 +0800

Hi,

I'm currently having problems installing the KAV OEM v6 and v7. It always stops at one point and give the following error message: "Error 1304. Error writing to file c:\windows\system32\drivers\kl1.sys. Verify that you have access to that folder." I'm logged on as administrator, and I believe I have access privilege to all files and folders. I hope someone can give me some advice.

Please see attached screen shot.

Thanks.

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[addedon]October 29, 2007, 7:37 am[/addedon]

Problem solved. I had a look at Kaspersky website and the solution was provided. It seemed that zonealarm had a conflict issue with KAV. All I did was uninstall zonealarm. Installation went smoothly.

PC Hang very often

new~b0y — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:00:40 +0800

Hi,

I'm having problems with my PC lately, more accurately, my brother's, since he uses it more often than I do.

The PC will hang when ever he opens a lot of applications at the same time. Initially, I thought it has something to do with the hard disk, therefore, I tried putting in another hard disk and do WinXP installation. The installation couldn't complete because the PC will hang during the file copy stage. I'm not really sure what is wrong, and don't know which parts to replace.

My PC has the following specs:
1. Gigabyte-7VAX-A Motherboard
2. DVD-Writer
3. 80GB & 120GB PATA Hard disk
4. 512 MB DDR Ram
5. Saphire ATI R9250
6. Dlink Network Card

Thanks.

Connecting DV Camera to PC

new~b0y — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:35:53 +0800

To all Sifus out there,

My friend just bought a Sony DCR-HC28 DV Camera. He recorded some videos from his company family day. He wants to transfer the videos to more common media, such as DVD, VHS Tape. But the thing is he doesn't have a VCR at home. The only option left is to transfer the video to the PC, and then burn it to DVD. He got a laptop with a built-in IEEE 1394 port.

So, how does one transfer videos to the PC from a DV camera via the IEEE 1394 port? Any special software?

Thanks.

IP address of DHCP Clients

new~b0y — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:40:48 +0800

Hi,

My office network has a server running on Win2K Server. Is there any way to know the IP addresses of other computers on the network without actually logging onto the server (remotely or locally)? ie from my PC (network client)

I would like to do some maintenance on a few PC but lazy to plug the monitor, keyboard & mouse. I like to connect them to the network and control the PCs remotely.

Thanks.

Exchange Mail on Outlook 2003

new~b0y — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:58:04 +0800

Hi,

My company has a MS Exchange Mail Server, but the server is in UK. Most of the staff are using Outlook 2003 as email software.

My question is, let say, I need to move an account from an old PC to a new PC, what is the best way to do without having the account on the new PC to synchronise with the exchange server to download ALL the old mails?

Thanks.

off topic: Is there any email software which can do MS Exchange mail? Other than Outlook? Very slow on old PC.

PC Clock kept changing

new~b0y — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:23:32 +0800

Hi

There is this problem with one of the PCs in my office. Let's say it's 09:19 now, after about half and hour, the time would be, eg: 15:39. Note that, the minutes remain the same but hour changes. And the computer is on all the time.

I've tried scanning the computer for viruses, nothing came up.

So, what is wrong with the PC and how can I fix it?

Thank you.

HDD Recorder for shows on TV

new~b0y — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:29:34 +0800

Hi,

I would like to get a HDD recorder for my mum. The current VCR I have seems a bit old and the VHS tapes are very messy.

So, what are the brands available in Malaysia, and what is the price range?

Thank you.

Laptop Networking Problem

new~b0y — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:39:05 +0800

Hi,

My father recently bought a laptop from PC Fair, the brand is NEC.
Networking setup at home:
Aztech ADSL Modem --> D-Link Router --> PCs

I tried connecting the laptop to the network cable, got an IP address, but can't connect to the internet. When I check the connection status, I found out that the laptop is sending some data but not receiving any data packets.

Is there something wrong with the laptop?

Thanks.

Joining another network domain with the same name.

new~b0y — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:26:31 +0800

To all Sifus out there,

The server in my office is installed with Windows 2000 Server. Few months ago, it got crash and we didn't do a backup on the registry. Therefore we got no choice but to reinstall the network OS.

After we reinstall the W2K server, we still use the same domain name. But the problem is most of the PCs can't rejoin the domain although the domain name listed in the PCs is still the same. To fix that, some has to log on under administrator to join, and had to reinstall the windows 2K/XP Pro.

My question is: How to rejoin the domain again without reinstall or log-on under administrator.

Thanks.

Technical Support for Small Company

new~b0y — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:10:53 +0800

Hi.

My company is quite small, comprises of less than 15 staff. We have a small computer network. So, we don't really need a full time IT admin to manage our computer network and do trouble-shooting.

My question is: Is there any company out there which provide IT support on a long term basis. Eg: An IT guy will come in once or twice a month, even if nothing wrong with the network, just to do some operating system updates and clean up.

I need some contacts from you guys. Maybe you have a friend who provide such services. Our company is in bandar sunway.

Blood Donation, anyone?

new~b0y — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:37:37 +0800

Hi,

Just wondering how popular is blood donation among Lowyatians.

There's a blood donation drive at my place. I can't participate since I drank a little bit yesterday night. You know... world cup matches, always come with snacks and alcoholic drinks. I didn't realise I'm not allowed to drink for 24 hours if I wish to donate my blood.