identification

Hello, Is there a simple way in Windows to find the chipset used on a USB wifi dongle - preferably something that can be run on any Windows since XP? I need someone remote to run a command and tell me what hardware he has on his computer; As he is barely computer-literate, I need the simplest...

The attached unknown icon appears on the window bar. Does anyone know about it? Please advise. thanks a lot.

Hello, I am trying to use raw disk for my Virtual Box. The only problem is that I don't know how to map vbox numbering of partition to that of windows. So basically I don't know which one's which. I have two hdds, one with a full partition, the other with two windows partitions, a 100MB...

I just received an email delivery failure notification from my ISP for a message that I sent a few days ago. It raised a couple of questions about what personally identifiable information is normally sent to email recipients? I do know that all email are traceable back to the sender, at least...

Hi, We are planning on moving a large directory to a new server and I need to identify files (docx, xlsx and pptx) that contain hyperlinks to the old file location so that I can change them. I've found programs that can do this when the document is open eg AbleBits, but nothing that can search a...

Good day all. I would like to know if you can identify and tell me why some of my desktop Icons have this symbol on them. Carbonite is installed on this system and not sure if it is the culprit.

I have 2 computer with Windows 7. One is an upgrade and one is a full version. How can I find out which one is what? The reason I ask is if I trash one of them I need to know which OS to put on my new computer.

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Since last Thursday, I haven't been able to get my laptop to connect to the internet at school properly. It worked Wednesday. Now it doesn't. It connects at home just fine. It is not a router issue. Nearly every computer on campus connects wirelessly. I had originally thought it was a...

Does W7 x86 use the same key as x64? Also, at work we have a company copy of W7, but some jackass put a permanent label over the disc, but failed to mark whether it is x86 or x64. Is there a way of telling?

Hi! I have a W7 Ultimate DVD and I would like to know wich version/build/whatever is. How can I do that? Thanks. Rodrigo S.

I have just purchased a new laptop. When connected via a wired lan the network maps correctly shows my wag160n router and the other 2 or 3 pcs connect to this. When I am connected via the wireless route, my WAG160N is not identified and I am unable to see or access the other connected PCs. The...

I'm sure this has been answered before however I haven't been able to find any info about it. My system recently crashed and said the OS was unrepairable and that I had to revert back to a previous restore point. When I clicked on the Microsoft Report details it said it was driver related. Is...

I have a problem w/win7 and I think I might find the solution here. 1. I love this new os. Can't wait to see beta. 2. Network problem - can't see my other computer, running winxp, even though everything is set identically as on Vista I run as a 2nd OS. The computers are set to be in the same...