thanks again Caperjack. Still no luck. I apply and OK and restart, and it still opens in Linux (I think that's what it is) May be something to do with the "incorrect drive A Type" it shows at the...

Caperjack, I tried......... this is what I got
Cannot find the file 'msconfig'. Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.
I put it in search and...

my friends laptop which recently had a hard drive installed, has Auditor as the default OS. I have to select Windows during the boot process. When I first turn it on, it shows everything OK, except...

Friend has a laptop that has Windows XP, but someone put in a new hardrive and every since she can't get the computer to come up. I'm not a tech kinda guy, but she wanted me to mess with it. When...

anytime I open a video file, or play a DVD, the player, whether it be Windows Media Player, Intervideo WinDVD, or InterActual - the video automatically opens in full screen and plays. The only way to...

and sorry for posting here.......... I got lost. Moving to another forum.

anytime I open a video file, or play a DVD, the player, whether it be Windows Media Player, Intervideo WinDVD, or InterActual - the video automatically opens in full screen and plays. The only way...

I have just got my first cell phone with bluetooth capability. My laptop is Toshiba Satellite A105 with Windows XP Service Pack 2. It's 1 year & 2 months old. I've been trying to set up bluetooth...

Thanks for all your help, Dlh.......actually I have not seen a popup since id did the first cleaning after posting a HJT log. All seems to be fine. I was wanting to get rid of the BHO No Name...

Thanks Dlh........no authz859 was found after cleaning........those BHO no name's won't seem to go away though.........Here's new log

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe...

Thanks Dlh..........done all, a few files were'nt found. As for the authz859.exe, there was no information in the properties. All I know is it was created 9/13/04. I tried to delete it, but access...

Iv'e just purchased Norton 2005, installed, updated, scanned, and cleaned........plus updated Spybot, AdAware, ran both and cleaned. I'm in good shape, except for 9 popups. They don't bombard me...

Thanks DMR.......sorry for the late reply, but I've been waiting on it to come up again, but it hasn't showed up. Only when I don't want it to. From what I remember, it says "Server...

I should be running pretty clean, yesterday I did a Norton scan, Ad-Aware scan, and Spybot scan. Everything seems OK, but sometimes I get a "Server Busy" window, with a "retry" and a "switch to"...

Thanks RGPHNX, I just read your reply (I'm at work) I was able to uninstall it through Device Manager, and reinstall by Add Hardware, and it was back to normal (although I didn't try running a...

My CD/DVD Rom is continually running, and doesn't show up as a drive anymore. It's an HP running Windows XP. How can I uninstall it, and reinstall it (drivers?) I have a recovery drive only, and...

Hello all, this may be wrong place for posting this, but here goes. I'm looking for a good design program with good fonts, nice effects such as gradients, drop shadows, outlines, etc. Whether your...

hello all.........I'm bad about skipping the windows updates, but a couple of days ago I installed the updates, and since then I've noticed some changes. Me and my wife are the only users of this...

This may be the wrong place to bitch........but I bought a hp 7760, looks great and has great features. First day out of the box, it rejects right hand ink cartridge, says its not compatible. 45...

Hello all, I hate to post someone else's problem, but my friend has an Active X problem on his homepage. Macromedia Flash Player 7 tries to install plugin, and slows everything down. He's ran...

I've recently switched to Firefox. I was getting the popup for the diet patch, the one that pops up and starts to talk. And a couple other ones too. Before going with Firefox, I ran Adaware,...

I'm using internet explorer, and fighting spyware and all the other little nasties out there. I noticed in the security forum that some folks have started using Firefox, and problem solved. I've...

I finally got rid of the midaddle trojan, after going to a link I found on this forum (great place, might I add). The midaddle main file is easy to find and delete, but it has two backups that...

how do you delete a folder or application when it says

"access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use"

I though maybe you could...

Sorry I'm not answering your question, but I've been looking for a registry cleaner too. Actually I'm looking for a free one. So far they're free.......for the scan. It won't fix anything for free...

I've got pop-up driving me crazy. I'm using Pop-up Blocker from Panicware that I've very satisfied with, but I have some that get by it. Mainly "Warning - Your computer may be infected with...

Crunchie.........I did the Panda online virus scan, and fixed 6 viruses. Seems to have in fixed at the moment. But I don't trust it. I appreiciate all your time and effort. Thanks a bunch. If...

Well crunchie, i did everything you asked.........except on Start.bat I get an error......"can't find reg. keys" or something like that.
Scanning with HJT, I check the boxes and click fix. The...

--==***@@@ FIND-ALL' VERSION MODIFIED -6/05 @@@***==--
--==***@@@ ORIGINAL BY FREEATLAST @@@***==--

Sat 06/05/2004
11:24 AM

System Info:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version...

Address has only........about:blank. Homepage is now a search engine that just says "Search for..." Here's the log. Thanks for any help!

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.2
Scan saved at 11:29:41...

Thanks alot DMR.......I think I've got it solved. I checked disk for errors, and I believe that solved it, plus it picked up my computers preformance. I've been battling spyware and viruses, and...

anybody know? Sometimes I have to hit ctrl-alt-delete to to get the screen back. Computers been running slow latey anyway. Thanks alot...

Just wondering if there was any way to clear it out. When you go to change your homepage, and you type the first w in www., it pop open a list of sites that have either been your homepage at one...

Thanks a bunch Crunchie.......seems to have worked. I deleted the mplv7.dll file. I think you said it was exe., but all i found was the .dll file. After rebooting I was prompted to switch back to...

It seems to be a popular error............I appreciate the help. Let me know if I can do anything to help you guys. I'm not up on computers enough to be a help to anyone. BTW, I'm not using...