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I keep getting warnings by AVG about worms in Content.IE5 folder. I've been to that folder and deleted everything other than the .dat file. but the worm keeps coming back. it is always something disguised as an image file. i strongly think that there's a worm downloader lurking somewhere within...

Guys, I'm living in Delhi. The 'M' key of my Compaq Presario F700 laptop has come loose. The thing is out of Warranty. Please tell me if the same can be repaired and how much it would cost me. Thanks a ton.

whenever i'm tryin to play midtown madness 1 or 2 on my laptop, i can't see a thing as everything gets distorted. it doesn't happen on my desktop. what could be wrong? plz see the pic below. my laptop: AMD Athlon X2 1.9 Ghz nVIDIA 7000M

Are the Yahoo! servers down? I am not able to log into my Yahoo account xxxxxxx@yahoo.com; is anyone else facing this problem?

I have an old desktop - more than eight years old i think, the BIOS is of 1999! I wanted to install a linux OS on it which would be compatible to its mearge hardware specs: Intel Celeron 466 Mhz (yes, such computers did exist onces) 256 SD RAM (yes, these existed as well) ummm...that's about...

Canon PowerShot A470 For these past few years, I have been relying on a rather rudimentary Argus 3185 digital camera, which, to give all due respect to it, was not necessarily a bad camera considering it cost $50 when new and now retails for $20 on Amazon. But its fixed lens, 3.2 MP and poor...

There seems to be a problem. Halo: Combat Evolved runs very slow on my laptop. Specs: AMD Athlon 1.9 X2 1.5 GB RAM NVIDIA 7000M i have noticed that the performance increases when I'm in the open (as in outside the spaceship or the underground) and decreases rapidly when i'm inside in any...

A colleague in my office insists on watching videos on his terminal. We are all on WiFi network and thus the speed on my terminal gets reduced. Is there any way I can divert more WiFi speed to my computer such that my speed is not affected. I'm not bothered if he can watch videos or not. Please...

I am planning to buy the iPod Classic 80 GB. I wanted to know if I can use Floola to transfer songs to it.

Hi, i'm in the market for an email phone. The Blackberry is a natural choice, but I've seen a few phones with Blackberry support which are cheaper (eg Nokia E51, SonyE M600i etc.) So, which one would be the best buy as far as push email phones are concerned (other than Blackberry)?

I checked out Mac at the Imagine store in Ansal Plaza, New Delhi and I was informed that the Microsoft Office for Mac would cost me Rs. 24,000!!!!! I checked Amazon.com and the price listed there was US$ 309. What's happening? :@ :@ :@

It is normal that the screen, when running on AC power will be brighter as when it is running on batteries -- at the same brightness setting (in my case, the highest). But I don't like it. I want my screen to be as bright when it's on batteries as when it is running on AC. But how do I do that?

I checked out a MacBook at the Apple store at Ansal Plaza, New Delhi. I was surprised to see that the quality of the screen was not up to the mark. It was blurred, and the black fonts had a grey tinge to them. I also checked out the MacBook Pro, The MacBook Air, The iMac and the Mac Mini. But I...

I checked out a MacBook at the Apple store at Ansal Plaza, New Delhi. I was surprised to see that the quality of the screen was not up to the mark. It was blurred, and the black fonts had a grey tinge to them. I also checked out the MacBook Pro, The MacBook Air, The iMac and the Mac Mini. But I...

I have found in numerous posts in several tech forums regarding issues between Ubuntu 7.10 and the NVIDIA 7000M graphics card -- all related to the inability to install the distro from any of the CDs (live, alternate etc.). I am also aware of one post where a vendor had managed to install...

Hi, please refer to the image below. The 'My Computer' icon has changed colour and I cannot bring back the original colour. I have noticed this happening in my desktop as well. All I did was play Age of empires I , and changed the screen resolution setting on the game. please help.

I have been reading a lot about 7", 8" and 9" laptops that cost about INR 15,000 or so. Name like the EEPC and the HCL variants, and now one from Sahara computers are jostling to introduce newer models of 9". But one look at these models and it strikes me that even with a 9" screen the space...

Hi I need a laptop for abt approx Rs. 200k. a tad expensive I know, but that's my budget. Please advise. My work mostly includes Open office, chat, internet and music with a bit of movies thrown in. thanks. I know many of you would be pissed off at this seemingly crank thread, but think for a...

I've got an AMD Athlon X2 laptop, and among the list of drivers for XP, there is an AMD co-processor driver. I haven't installed it. But I don't get any warnings either. What is a co-processor? And do I have to install that driver? What difference would it make if I don't? :S

i was readinf a guide to getting the nvidia graphic drivers working on my Kubuntu and I was asked to 'log into X'. What is that? And how do I log into it?