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  1. M

    SD card formatting issue

    I have a Toshiba laptop. When I insert an SD card in the slot, the computer says I need to format the disc. When I follow the procedure to format it, it tries to then ends up telling me it cannot be done. My husband can format the card and then later on read its contents on his own laptop. So...
  2. G

    Formatting good enough to get rid of viruses?

    I was re-installing Windows for a customer that fell for a phone tech support scam (the scammer had control for quite a while). I was unable to run antivirus scans (on multiple programs, including Malwarebytes Chameleon, it said unable to scan after starting), but had no other visible solutions...
  3. E

    my samsung galaxy s4 SD card cant be read by by s4 or anyother devices.. i tried formatting it but still it cant be read... w

    My sumamsung galaxy SD card cant be read by my s4 or anyother devices i tried.. i formatted by ph but still it camt be read... what should i do?
  4. H

    My SD card is not formatting.

    I'm using Galaxy S5,when,I inserted my SD card,my mobile shows that SD card is damaged and asks me to format it but when, I format it,mobile shows that format is uncompleted so plz advise me that how can I fomat my SD card.
  5. D

    Help with formatting new laptop

    Hey, First some background: I've bought a new laptop today (Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 59426614, and upgraded the HDD to a SSD). This is my first laptop (I always preferred desktop computers and only bought this for studying) so I don't really understand about laptops. I tried bringing it to working...
  6. C

    what is format sd card

    What is formatting a SD card? Is it good or bad?
  7. J

    I formatted a brand new Sony 64GB SD card in my Nikon. My Nikon formatted it, but when I try to take a picture, gives me an er

    I formatted a brand new Sony 64GB SD card in my Nikon. My Nikon formatted it, but when I try to take a picture, gives me an er
  8. X

    Strike Through Text on Notepad

    I have Windows 8.1, and am currently using Notepad to make lists. I know in previous version of Windows, you were able to strikethrough the text, but I cannot find the option to do that in Windows 8.1. If anyone could help me, I would be ever grateful, thank you.
  9. S

    SD card not working

    Hey..um ... guys anyone knwing the procedure of formatting sd card on laptop//? Please suggest ......thank you!!
  10. B

    Paint Shop - activating puchased product

    I bought a copy of Paint Shop Pro X. At first, I activated it from the trial version and everything went well. Then the computer went through formatting. Now every time I download the program, no matter from where, I cannot put in the serial number. It looks like this:
  11. R

    asus can't swith on, while in the middle of formatting

    Wanna cry out loud. In the middle of formatting (40%), suddenly black screen, and can't swith on.( press on, light on a sec, then off, screen wasn't even shown anything) Now planning go to sleep, rest a few hours, cool off a bit then see how is it. Mine is asus ultrabook. Thanks. Urgent.
  12. C

    Laptop not formatting/booting problem

    Whenever i insert a windows 8.1 DVD to boot(install) it does not read it in bios but it reads when i log into my account in windows. i also tried a recovery file from my hdd but it shows the following error" The partition contains files used during windows push button reset......" Pls help i...
  13. P

    Recover images overwritten

    Anybody know of a recovery program that can recover images from a CF card. After reformatting the card was completely filled again but I need to recover the original files from before the formatting.
  14. E

    What is the best OS for a Netbook?

    There is a netbook with a 1GB RAM and an old Intel Atom from 2008. It needs formatting but which OS should I go on? Xp or Win 8.1? I ask this in terms of performance.
  15. H

    Getting around formatting

    I bought a XD memory adapter to get my pictures off my Olympus camera unto my computer. Whenever I plug the memory card to the adapter to my computer it asks to format it. I know it will delete the pictures if I say yes. Is there a way to get around this so I don't lose my pictures and so I...
  16. G

    Hi, i have a JVC video camcorder and i have gone to upload the video's onto my pc but it says i need to format the card. i kno

    Hi, i have a JVC video camcorder and i have gone to upload the video's onto my pc but it says i need to format the card. i know by doing this it will erase all my video's. I have used many free recovery software as photorec etc but it hasn't worked. the only joy i got was with photorec on my...
  17. S

    I messed up my laptop and I need help :C

    my laptop is a dell xps 15z and a couple of days ago I was formatting it with the disk dell gives you with the system. So... I inserted the disk, and formatted, and in the installation, I kinda shut it down... so, I opened it up again and wanted to install windows 7 again, and when I go into the...
  18. S

    Network drivers for HP Pavilion dv6 6B54ER notebook?

    I reinstalled windows 7 by formatting the hdd and lost my drivers aswell. I can't connect to the internet on the notebook due to missing network drivers, so I need to manualy install the network drivers and download the other ones when I aquire internet connection. --- I tried searching for the...
  19. grebgonebad

    Excel date formatting question....

    Hi all! Basically, I'm trying to create a spreadsheet that I can use to list objectives on, and so far I have three columns which are 'what', 'when' and 'status'. I only need it to be this simple. I also want to have two sets of these tables, one for short term objectives (Anything up to a...
  20. R

    Formatting a Mac drive to FAT32 using a PC

    Hi, I was given a Mac-formatted external hard-drive that was surplus to requirements and want to use it on my Windows-based set-up. I need to format it to FAT32 however I can't even see the drive to format it. I can read the device using HFSExplorer but have yet to find a way of formatting the...
  21. viveknayyar007

    MS Word 2013 Shows Strange Characters when Enter, Tab, or Spacebar Is Pressed

    MS Word of the MS Office 2013 applications package contains several formatting as well as spacing options that turn your documents more readable and organized. MS Word does so by using some characters in blank spaces to recognize these formatting of the documents and the paragraphs. In MS Word...
  22. viveknayyar007

    Even Hidden Texts Are Printed In MS Word 2013

    MS Word 2013 has many useful formatting options that are quite useful in making a Word document more readable and organized. These formatting symbols are usually not visible in the document. However sometimes, you may have accidently changed the default options, or may have installed an...
  23. J

    Formatting a new hard drive

    Formatting a new hard drive for a hp pavilion dv6000 laptop. The old hard drive crashed and I no disc to do this. How would I go about doing this? Thanks for any help you could give me.
  24. K

    How to Create a Graph in Excel and Properly Format It

    How to Create a Graph in Excel and Properly Format It Introduction This tutorial will teach an individual how to create a basic graph and format it properly. Please note that the data used in this tutorial is all made up. Creating the Graph It will look something like this: This doesn't...
  25. G

    My camera will not format the sd card so where do I go to format it on my computer?

    Formatting an sd card on the computer
  26. M

    why isnt my cannon camera formatting

    hi. i have a cannon 650d camera and i put the wrong SD card ( it was too small ) in it, but i took it out and put back my old one. when i opened the photo gallery, it said " card not accessible, format card". but when i tried formatting, it said " not able to format ". What should i do?
  27. N

    i have a camera sony cyber-shot 14.1mega pixels my camera is showing error formatting memory card so what to do?

    i have a digital cyber shot sony camera i inserted memory card in it so its showing error formatting memory card what to do ?
  28. R

    get photos from sd card

    my sd card says needs formatting both in the camera & various computers not a fault of the card lock have tried both options also have downloaded various programs which did not help many thanks rod: pt1cable:
  29. X

    Impossible to format SD Card

    Hello, I have a problem and no answers from earlier helped me. I have a SD Card (MicroSD 2GB) that has worked earlier normally. But ~4 days ago it suddenly got corrupted. My LG-P760 shows as active card, I can see file list, but I cannot create, delete, modify, move, etc. Only copy is...
  30. grebgonebad

    Excel date formatting help? (Office 2010)

    Hey everyone! I am curently trying to create a spreadsheet at work which allows users to inut a date, but if that date is outside of a specified range I need it to change colour. I cannot post the specifics of this work due to legal reasons, but below is an example: Lets say all work needs to...
  31. B

    Will formatting my SD card delete my photos ?

    I have a Canon Power Shot SD 750 digital camera. I have not used it in several months until recently. Well I was checking out all the different functions and playing around with and screwed up. I have pictures in the past few months and last month that I would like to recover and can't, Since I...
  32. Lord Tumnas

    Removing formatting in word 2010

    hey guys, i have pi to 10,000,000 digits in a word document (dont ask why) but every 50 digits or so there is an {enter} i.e. a line break. the remove formatting button does not remove this, is there any way to do it? Thanks, LordTumnas
  33. R

    Will formatting my SD card delete my photos ?

    :cry:
  34. S

    My mp3 player was trashed how to re use it

    my mp3 player was trashed when in trying to format it was not formatting what i have to do ?
  35. D

    [Solved] Will formatting a disk erase it

    I just bought a USB Floppy Disk drive. I put the disk in and now it is telling me that I need to formatt the disk. Will this erase all that is on the disk? Thanks Dawn
  36. T

    Cant get my sd card to work in camera it said it needs formatting but it still w

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  37. O

    Big problem after formatting

    Hello guys,I've got a laptop that i use to play when i go to the university(of course i can't put my desktop there :P ),anyways i didn't use it that much,but in May i formatted my system and everything went fine. But after trying some games like LoL and Black Ops after a bit it starts to...
  38. R

    Unlock memory card sony

    Just uploaded photos and replaced card for formatting ready to use again sign comes up memory card locked, please help I have never seen this before
  39. D

    Prevent loosing photos before formating an SD card

    SD card needs formatting apperently, but how do I get the photos off it first to ensure I don't loose them?
  40. T

    Helpto recover data after formatting

    hi well i just formatted my partition by accedint and need to recover it is there any programe good enough to recover my formatted data >>??
  41. M

    Mac Word doc to PC Word 2002 formatting headache

    When I open documents formatted in Word for Mac on a PC using Word 2002, the document has little boxes, some kind of formatting mark throughout the text. Is there a way to search and delete them? I don't know what the sub-category "Office means....Thanks for any help!
  42. J

    Formatting sd card why

    Should I format? What does it do to the card? Benefits? :hello: :hello:
  43. S

    My 2gb micro sd card showing 40 mb space after formating

    after formatting ma 2gb micro memmory,its showing only 40 mb space.before i did something encrypting or somthing..may be it may becoz of that...pls giv me one solution for this
  44. H

    Power cuts out when formatting hard drive

    hi all my acer laptop cuts out when im formatting the hard rive..is there a fix for this..?
  45. R

    Formatting dell inspiron n5010/m5010

    Hello, my laptop doesn't take formatting. it says setup is starting then just goes hang....what am i suppose to do now?
  46. D

    After formatting my Sony SD memory card it is not getting detected in the camera

    After my Sony SD memory card is formatted in the laptop it is not getting detected in the camera, it says no external memory in the camera. Please help me in resolving this issue.
  47. navZ88

    Back up chrome, firefox

    is there any way to back up history, passwords and other settings of chrome, firefox, etc and get back after formatting Windows?
  48. M

    Finding and formatting c drive

    Having had problems, I have cleared the hard disc of my other laptop. When I try to install the operating system (in this case XP) don't have Vista disc, I am told that there is no C drive - how do I get it 'started'?
  49. B

    Formatting new SDcard

    Hello,I have a C530 camera and am trying to use a new SDHC (4GB) card. When I get to the formatting, the camera shows 'formatting' then it says "filesys error e00100". What does that mean and what do I do to complete the formatting?
  50. G

    Olympus Fe-4010

    XD card formatting help, because when i put it into the camera, it wont work. the card is brand new, and it says clean card, or format, and when i press to format, it says card error.
  51. C

    Formatting a Memory Card?

    Please help! I'm a new DSLR user and didn't format my memory card before first using it. I've already taken over 250 pictures. Is there any way to transfer them off? I can't figure it out! Thanks!
  52. S

    Solved! How to set partition on laptop

    i need to know how to set partition on laptop apart from formatting ma lap???
  53. D

    Have not formatted sony memory card when ask to it says i will lose all my pictu

    brought a new memory card for my sony , took loads of pictures on holiday , now trying to get them off card onto lappy but it says card needs formatting and if i do this i will lose all pictures , so are they stuck on card or is there some way to get them off? thanks
  54. T

    Formatting a memory card

    Hello, how do you format a memory card on a Canon DSLR that is empty on the computer and on the camera, but says "CARD FULL" whenever I attempt to take a photo?
  55. I

    Solved! Usb drivers for toshiba satelite l505d-ls5010

    After formatting my comp, it is not detecting usb
  56. P

    Will formatting a disk erase it

    I have 100's of pictures on my SD card. When I insert it into my computer, I get a pop-up message asking to format the disk. Will this erase my pictures?
  57. C

    Excel - Conditional Formatting

    Hello, I have a spreadsheet with two columns and about 100 rows. Column A and B has all "yes" or "no" answers in it. I want a formula created that when the answer is "yes" in BOTH columns, the cells will highlight in yellow.
  58. A

    Formatting a dvd+rw

    I wish to load disks with pictures have tried a free trial burn program but probably need to formatt disk. thanks
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  60. T

    Canon ixus 40 formatting

    Hello, hey i just lost all my photos from my canon ixus 40 how can i get them back ,,i press the format button and it went,