Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties  Aug 19th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 183 Is AVG still free?
I don't use AVG any more as my (soon to be) husband is military and we get McAfee for free, but my friend uses it on her Dell desktop. She had been using it for several years but now it is saying it... |
| Forum: Web Browsers Jun 9th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 563 IE crashes then multiple windows pop up
I posted this on the Viruses forum, but thought I'd put it here as well: Not sure how much of this is relevant, but I'll start when the problems started. A couple of days ago, my macafee... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jun 8th, 2008 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jun 8th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 927 IE crashes then multiple windows pop up
Not sure how much of this is relevant, but I'll start when the problems started. A couple of days ago, my macafee subscription ran out. I wasn't too concerned, but then IE (I'm running 7.0) would... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Jan 7th, 2007 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,360 Re: Upgrade from ME to XP
Thanks for the response. This is for a friend's computer who is a tax consultant. She bought this year's version of her tax software, only to find it is not compatiable with ME. If she has enough... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Jan 6th, 2007 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,360  Upgrade from ME to XP
Any significant problems with doing an upgrade from ME to XP? Can you just put the XP disk in and do an upgrade versus a fresh install? Or will I have to reinstall all my existing software once XP... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 24th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 8th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 3,277 Re: Copying a folder into Excel or text file
I can't seem to "navigate" to the folder. It's the My Music folder within My Documents. When I go into the cmd screen, DOS is already prompting with: C:\Documents and Settings\Amy>
My folder path... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 6th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 6th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 3,277 Copying a folder into Excel or text file
Not sure if this is the right forum for such a question, but hopefully someone has an answer or can direct me to the right place.
I have several folders on my hard drive with thousands of files... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jul 11th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,311 Re: Problem accessing secure sites
Thanks for the information. Yes, AVG runs as well as Spybot and Adaware.
What's the best way to get rid of IE7? Just Add/Remove programs? Then how to download IE6 again? Then, what is the "fix"... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jul 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,311  Problem accessing secure sites
Hi! Not sure if this is a virus issue, but a friend of mine thinks it is so I'm posting to this forum first.
I'm working on a friend's computer now that cannot access secure sites. Any time she... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 27th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 26th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 26th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 26th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 12th, 2005 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,156 Spybot S&D freezes when creating a restore point
I downloaded Spybot S&D 1.3.1TX and then ran it. It found a few items so I clicked "fix". Spybot just hangs while creating the restore point. I have to ctrl alt del to kill the program. Any ideas? |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 11th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 10th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 3rd, 2005 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 5,219 Re: Losing connection to net after 10 -15 minutes
Actually, pogo has never given me any real problems...now my husband uses WinMX and THAT'S the REAL nasty!! I run AdAware constantly b/c of him!
But anyway, the problem occured any time I was using... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 1st, 2005 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 5,219 Losing connection to net after 10 -15 minutes
I did do a search for my problem, but didn't find anything exactly like I was experiencing.
Just recently (yesterday) I've been dropping my internet connection every 10 - 20 minutes. If I right... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 22nd, 2005 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,639 Re: reformat or buy new computer?
Thanks for the info! I didn't know that about the service centers. I'm actually considering buying my next computer from Best Buy b/c of their service center - although I like Dells a lot and I... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 4,350 Re: Code 31...with a modem
What would have fixed that? If I had posted a Hijackthis log? My system was clean (as far as I know) of viruses and spyware. Did the registry just get "corrupted" somehow? |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 4,350 Re: Code 31...with a modem
My update: Hi! I had the same problem - after trying all the suggestions from this board and the DELL forums, I had to reformat and reinstall Windows. A pain, but it DID work. |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Mar 14th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
| Replies: 15 Views: 2,624 ZoneAlarm Security Pack question - allowing popups
Hello - I recently reformatted my Windows XP with a disk from 2002. Within 30 seconds of hooking up my DSL modem, I'm flooded with popups, spyware, etc etc. So, I installed ZoneAlarm's 15 day free... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,589 Microsoft Service Pack (and other) updates
Hello, is there a CD that contains Microsoft's Security updates? I recently had to reload my Win XP with a disk from 2002. The minute I plugged in my DSL modem, I was flooded with pop ups, spyware... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 14th, 2005 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,639 Re: reformat or buy new computer?
I went ahead with the reformat (although I did try a new NIC first - still same problem, the computer knows the name of the device but puts it under "unknown" and with a conflict.
The problem I'm... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Mar 11th, 2005 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 2,551 Ethernet card = unknown device
I've posted the following in the PCI hardware forum, but was wondering if a worm or virus might be the cause. I have run AdAware and Spybot and they found nothing. I will install and run... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 11th, 2005 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,639 Re: reformat or buy new computer?
Yup, also tried installing drivers that I had downloaded off their website (burned a cd while at work). The computer knows the name of the card (Intel Pro 100+ Management Adapter) but puts it under... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 11th, 2005 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 11th, 2005 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,639 reformat or buy new computer?
I've tried everything I know and searched all kinds of message boards and talked to all kinds of tech support people on the phone. I still cannot connect to the internet. The NIC and the modem are... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 11th, 2005 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,745 Re: Help with "System Restore"
Yes, I am using XP Home. However, if you read my original post, the computer won't let me choose a date further back than March 1st. It gives me the icon << to go back a month, but won't let me... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 11th, 2005 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,745 Help with "System Restore"
Is there a way to choose a System Restore date from the previous month? I had had SR turned off for a few weeks so the earliest date I would have would be Feb. However, even though the pointer... |
