Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM  Jul 9th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Web Browsers Jul 8th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,863 Re: Internet Explorer
In internet options check never dial a connection (on connections tab) then add a connection, connect to network via brodband, next, type name for connection (may be anything ie Brodband connection)... |
| Forum: Web Browsers Jul 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,863 Re: Internet Explorer
How do you connect? Go to tools, internet options, connections, and then you will have to setup how you connect. Either never dial connection (DSL and Cable) or dial a connection for modem. Check... |
| Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Jul 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,442 Re: -5volt and -12volt
Before you get too worried about it, I would get a DVM and check out the voltages with this. I would wager that you do have the voltage out of the power supply, and it's just the software. |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jun 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 611 Re: Help My Friend
You have a lot of work to do here is a list of things you neeed to fix. Do you run AOL if so don't worry about the AOL entries. I would run CC Cleaner first or AdAware to clean up some... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 9th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 758 Re: Help
yOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE US MORE INFORMATION THAN THIS. |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 4th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Peripherals Jun 4th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,994 Re: External Hard drive not recognizable
When you say "it beeps" are you talking computer or drive? If you unplug the drive does the computer start up normally? If so you may either remove the hard drive and try it in you're computer, or... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 4th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,572 Re: Strange Icon in startup tray
TiJay
I do have CC Cleaner installed and run it weekly, I will check the update from Microsoft later today, have to work soon. Why do you think that the 2 entries are nasties? What worries me is... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,572 Strange Icon in startup tray
Ok guys I am looking for some information, I have an Icon that appears as I start up but if I try and put the mouse over it, it disappears. It isn’t in my Icon tray when I check, but does appear... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM May 8th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,076 Re: Little Blue Magic Switches!!
They may be used for setting different ram speed, different processors, some are used for enableing/disableing onboard sound or vidieo cards |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM May 7th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 10 Views: 1,241 Re: antispylab on dad's computer :(
Start by getting rid of the following files
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [taskdir] C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskdir.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winsrv32.exe this is the ADUENT VIRUS
now check all the entries that... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 27th, 2006 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,714 Re: Can't access my folder!
You maybe able to find out if the data is still there. You have to have a second hard drive that is bootable. You can download this program for free, but if you want to recover any data you would... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 26th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 25th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 19th, 2006 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,714 Re: Can't access my folder!
You say you have checked the properties, what are they? Do you show that there are files in the folder? What message do you get when you try to access it? |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 16th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,194 Re: Dead Machine Help
Remove every thing you can drives modems, even vid card, leave the speaker, now power up do you hear a beep, if soit may not be in the M/B, remove the RAM chips do you hear beeps. If you have removed... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 16th, 2006 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,714 Re: Can't access my folder!
I would check on the properties tab, look at the permissions, make sure you are listed as owner, if not you will have to take permissions by clicking the add in the securities tab,adavanced tab, from... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Apr 16th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 729 Re: Help
I will agree with DMR scrap the 128 meg of ram and get one or two sticks to move up to 512mb. I have found out that inless you can ID the type and manufacture of RAM you will most likely cause you're... |
| Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Apr 16th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 21,924 Re: Front Panel Audio
wires on my case are listed as follows
Mic In , Mic Bias , Ground , Spk Out R , Spk OutL ,
Return R , Return L
While the motherboard is worded as follows
Mic , Mic Power , Aud-Out R , Aud-Out L ,... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 2,313 Re: Boot but no display
Do you have access to another computer, if so try the monitor on that computer, and try the problem computer on the other monitor. This will show you if the problem is computer or moniter. Now if... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 9th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 9th, 2006 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 3,521 Re: HELP - Boot Loop
Yup got my "A"s and "C" mixed up :o What I was going to is if the hard drive maybe going bad it could drag down the the system. Just had one that I fixed with a boarderline hard drive that did... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 9th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 8th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 8th, 2006 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 3,521 Re: HELP - Boot Loop
He could also remove the hard drive too and just use a bootable floppy, this would test the M/B and ram, and power supply of the computer. If this now boots up to a C prompt, you have isolated that... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 8th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 881 Re: Programs Suddenly Disappearing
Chances are you have spywear or a virus , have you done a scan lately? Are they up to date? Do you have a firewall?, If not virus software AVG it's free, firewall Zone Alarm, a free verzion can be... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 8th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 16 Views: 2,511 Re: computer reboots
I agree with Tayspen, unplug and run it see what happens. You can do a restore with 2000, you can go to START/HELP SUPPORT/UNDO CHANGES WITH RESTORE |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Apr 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,610 Re: New Motherboard - no Windows XP
The way XP is setup you will have to reinstall it. Now you mention six disketts, XP comes on a CD, was the computer you upgraded from something like Dell, IBM, ect.? If so the disks you have may not... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 16 Views: 2,511 Re: computer reboots
Now has anything been change in you're computer, any repairs, updates ? You can try using restore and restore to an earlier date say last month? This may help too |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 16 Views: 2,511 Re: computer reboots
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314063
Start by looking at this link about you're problem |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 4th, 2006 |
| Replies: 16 Views: 2,511 Re: computer reboots
Ditto on the HJT log, but you may want to get a firewall, you have none. A good free one iz Zone Alarm, you can download it on the site. I would also check, are all the fans running, is the inside... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 4th, 2006 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,748 Re: pc reboot when stressed
Depending on tou're location, you can go to Compusa, Best Buy, or Newegg.com if no one is around you. I would get a Thermaltake like this if you have the... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 4th, 2006 |
| Replies: 16 Views: 2,511 Re: computer reboots
It could be hardware or software related. Do you hear any unusall sounds? You could also download Hijack This and post a log to this post. Someone could look at it and advise you. Download it to a... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 4th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,455 Re: Failed MOBO bios update
Should have instructiions, but if not, before you remove the old one look at the chip it will have a notch on one end note this. Gentley lift chip end to end the long way, intill it comes oout of the... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 3rd, 2006 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,748 Re: pc reboot when stressed
Just note, if a device is going bad like the hard drive it may cause reboots, do the heat sinks and keep youre fingers crossed |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 3rd, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,455 Re: Failed MOBO bios update
You corrupted the BIOS, so you will have to get it reflashed, or replaced. The reflashing has to be done out of the computer. Check with MSI, see if you can get a replacement BIOS, or if you know... |
