I feel such an idiot now because i've solved it by ticking the box that gets rid of your personal settings etc. Then re-installed firefox browser and didn't lose anything i could notice apart from...

Hope some of you experts can solve this annoying problem i've had for the last 6 months. All the sites visited EVER! Still appear in the drop-down list on the address bar. I'm using windows vista...

Ok thanks. At least it lets you bookmark the site 1st, then find it on the list, then it lets you paste a single 'ordinary looking' shortcut to the desktop or wherever you want them saving. I'll...

Yes it's easy with IE. But with Firefox it lets you copy the link but on the drop down menu the 'paste shortcut' is blanked out. Maybe i'm copying the wrong thing? I'm copying the url address at...

Do you mean right click on the address bar url? Or which link do you refer to? If i copy the web address from the address bar the paste is not functional for it to be pated onto the desktop. I can...

Sorry, I've not been helpful (with not putting everything in the 1st post). Yes, using 'save page as' does work as per usual, but that way also brings along extra clutter with 2 to 5 other icons &...

Sorry, forgot to mention i'm using firefox browser & this could mean i'm blaming vista wrongly & that it's a query about firefox? I've just found a way of sending a web page link to the desktop by...

Hi, been on windows vista home premium for 9 months & have occasionally tried to find out how to send a web page link to the desktop & haven't yet discovered how to! With XP it was simply a case of...

JB, you are correct again! Because after doing what you said, the windows update kicked in on its own automatically, so how do you know all these things? Are you a fortune teller? Lol.
Cheers

Well thanks a lot JB, i did what you suggested & it appears to have done the trick. The firewall warnings no longer appear teling me internet explorer has been modified & the PC is running fine as...

Hi, i went to a site & a box popped up asing me to download a version of directX to be able to play video on the site, this has happened a few times whilst on other sites & the box was always the...

2 years on & no problems at all with the same PC & haven't had to format again! I'm sure all the niggling problems have been caused by me installing the current service pack straight after a format...

Well 2 years on & no problems at all with that PC & i've realised that all the problems in the past have been caused by me! When i do a format & fresh installation I've always then put the service...

Well a year on from my first post with the 'locked home page' problem & everything is still fine. (longest the PC has been without hitches & having to format) i'm happy about that! The problem can...

Gosh! What is that file you sent me? It's a huge scrolling page full of code. What do i do with it? Paste it into 'prompt', paste it into 'run'? I dare not touch it, is it gonna make me puter...

Thanks for your reply. I am not concerned over Phising attacks, it's just that 'why not get the IE7' if i can sort out a decent font for it. It is just the font i am concerned with. I've recently...

Hi, i cannot believe i can't find a solution to this problem, it must be affecting a load of folk. I like to go on the betting exchanges but cannot go on them with the new Internet Explorer 7. This...

Glad to be of help. That was months ago & everything is hunky dory still.

I'm no expert though. I've just posted a problem in Internet Explorer section to do with the new IE7. Hope you can...

Was just about to disable stuff in msconfig but gave the homepage change another go (as i ain't tried to change it for a week) & it WORKED OK So it seems to have mysteriously fixed itself. ...

I did uninstall spybot properly & left no remnants in the registry. Spybot was not causing the problem at all. I've sort of fixed the problem, (although i could just be masking it). All i did was...

Hello, long time no see, i'm getting better at fixing problems but can't fix this one. I've looked on the net & it seems to be a popular problem but i can't find a solution. I cannot alter the...

YIPPEE! I've fixed both problems. No fresh install required. For other folk who get these problems either with Adware.Aureate or with regedit.com taking over & preventing access to the registry...

Yes Caperjack you are correct, i did not read the agreement! Thanks i will check those links you gave. Maggoth i had already uninstalled the software from regedit.com but it's obviously not all...

Maggoth i've sorted the power saving settings & it's ok now, thanks for that. I've also sorted out that annoying ntoskrnl warning but io had to do 2 things...1, create an advanced rule in SYGATE...

Ta for that. Don't know if i should start a new thread coz i've now got problems with my new computer. The 'fixed' one (above) i've given away! I could just take this new one back to the shop but...

Just one more thing Maggoth. I've come across sites like 'drivermagic', & driveragent.com's. Are these a good thing to subscribe to? Is this an easy way of ensuring all drivers, & indeed the...

Thanks Maggoth, still no reply from the manufacturer but i've fixed the problem. I installed driver package KM400_1692416_XP_wIShld_logod.zip from viatech.com & 2 other 'VIA' stuff that are on the...

Thanks for that. But i've encountered a whole new problem! I've done a format & reinstalled windows XP. All was going fine until i inserted the "1st Utilities Mainboard" disk to install the...

I have NEVER gone to the manufacturers sites for updates on graphics card, chipset, motherboard, sounds or whatever else a person should do after a format. Just always thought windows updates sorted...

Thanks DNR i'll go ahead with that. Anyone want an ADSL Router? I'ts free.

Thats it! Thanks a million for your help. I've given in trying to connect the two puters together to share an internet connection using a router. I'm gonna purchase a wireless set-up from B.T. &...

Hello, that was a long 5 days since my last post. The problems have not got any worse like i said. Been carrying on using the puter with the annoying symptoms. I can confirm there are no viruses,...

Thanks all. I'll get back in about 5 days. Got a lot of 'newish' things to sort out. Will go through it all & send as much info as possible.

Ta.

Thanks, i will try that link & see what happens. The rest of it is beyond me, i don't even know if i've got that nVidia IDE driver, what do i do to find out?

The problem is, as the P.C. info...

Caperjack, surprise to see you pasted in the start of this thread! Is it because it's still continuing? Can't help it!

I opened a word doc, (doesn't matter what i go to, it can be anything &...

Yes i did system restore 3 weeks ago as soon as this thing appeared again. The system restore was successful but it made no difference. Do you think that repair would fix it? & if so, why do you...

errrrm! please ignore the previous post as i realise what you mean (after removing all of those from your list with Hijack This) i had to re-set the home page coz i got "about blank' appearing. So...

I may sound thick here but the legit entries that Hijack This removes will be restored the next time i visit the site? Which site is this? Is it the symantech windows update site?

Looking through the list there are a lot of things important like: O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility Class & R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet...

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 00:31:18, on 27/06/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:...