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| | I've managed to pick up an email virus that is sending out emails under my name. They contain this link [url]http://www.obt3.xmedx.com[/url]. I had downloaded a program whose site and program were approved by McAfee SiteAdvisor. After discovering the problem I went in and uninstalled the program but it's still sending … |
| | I have windows 7. It takes forever for my PC to start-up. One of the problems, there are some programs that start automatically with windows. How can I stop that, I would like to remove some programs from my start-up process. How can I do that. Pease help!  |
| | Here's the problem. Bought a new wireless printer, HP B209a. Have a wireless router, Belkin, been using it for years. I take it, the printer, out of the box, follow all the instructions on setting it up, run the setup program in a laptop, following all on screen instructions. It …  |
| | Is an ISP always connected to an HTTP server or remote pc? I am currently doing a topology for a project and I do not know if I should include something like that. There contains no network addresses that I must assign unto the isp router to server connection, but … |
 | I recently heard that comcast is limiting bandwidth usage to 250gb/month and other isp's could go as low as 5gb/month. I was looking online for bandwidth usage monitors, to see how much internet bandwidth i was using, but all of them are complicated and not what i was looking for. … |
| | Hi all, my PC wouldn't start showing file is missing "system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys I tried to repair this using windows xp setup. Everything wroked well and after following all steps for about half hour I was very relived to see my computer start normally, dsiplaying every thing as usual. Unfortunately this only … |
 | [I]Summary[/I] [QUOTE] new laptop would ideally like to partition the hd and install a unix based system and xp that came with the laptop, no media backup came with laptop, looking for advice on what to go with and what to do thank you even if you just took time … |
| | Hello everyone, I was trying to install ndiswrapper and the drivers needed to get my laptop working with wireless properly. I never got around to finish installing the drivers although I did install ndiswrapper. I lost my wifi completely and my system doesn't even pick up my card now. It … |
| | Snow Leopard Is it possible to delete an e-mail without it going to the Trash, bin. As in a PC if you pressed Shift and Delete, that was it, gone. Any help? |
| | Any one could help me where to download IIS? as i wanted to use it as my webserver for my incoming web development project. Does IIS have the same functions with apache server? Mar...  |
| | My computer will power up but when it gets to the place where windows start it stalls. Before this happen I got it started in safe mode but after 2 tries in safe mode it quit starting. Once a message came up that said Nvidia GeForce not working. Please help. |
| | Some of my desktop icons keep reproducing themselves, it happened after I downloaded Hashcheck, I may have hit the wrong button during download or something, downloaded source code, but don't know why this is happening: First it started with Hashcheck icons, then with email short cut and FF shortcut and … |
| | When I use the windows experience index test, my computer ALWAYS freezes when it gets to the CPU part. I have tried multiple times,and it always happens. So I decided to try another program. I did the 3dMarkVantage test, and the graphics tests did fine, the first CPU test finished, … |
| | First of all Thank you for reading my post Here is the Basic Information that I know of my computer. CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, 2199 MHz 2GB's of Ram Current Video Card ATI Radeon X1550 Series (256 MB) I want to Know Which would be … |
| | I have a new Gateway laptop with Intel Core i5 2.26 Ghz and4 gb ram. I downloaded Firefox immediately, my browser of choice. However, what I've discovered is that almost immediately Firefox would open an unrequested new browser window when I click a link. E.G. I was on Yahoo today … |
| | We have a Dell Optiplex 330 fresh out the box, run through the initial setup, preloaded with XP. I have 2 seperate but equal evaluation edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition complete with packaging and product keys. 1 downloaded nero burned ISO of Server 2003, a suggestion I found on … |
| | The video playback on my Acer Aspire 751 Netbook is poor (choppy, lagging). It is configured with 2GB of RAM and has a integrated graphics card running on Vista Home Basic. I tried to download a newer version of the driver for the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 but the … |
| | I recently acquired a Toshiba Satellite M45-S355. It was actually given to my wife so I have taken on the project of trying to get it running. It also came with an external hard drive. When I originally tried to boot up the computer all I got was the Toshiba …  |
 | i was scaning my computer with Kaspersky it kept poping up with not-a-virus adware i was wondering if it was bad i tried to delet it but it was still there:-O:(:'(  |
| | When I login to Windows XP(home edition) under my name all of my desktop icons are missing and there is no task bar or start menu - only the wallpaper background. I can only hit (Ctrl Alt Del) to access the task manager, but nothing is listed. I tried running … |
| | I dont know if i have leopard mac os x.. but it shows i have Mac OS X version 10.5.8.. i have a simple issue. i am trying to download Xcode for GCC complier... but it doesn't get downloaded as it requires me to update my software to 10.6.1.. i … |
 | When I use my computer, I often feel that my CPU is under performing. The only time I don't feel like this is when I am using programs or playing games that are made for multi-core processors. This has stopped me from upgrading to i7 simply because I don't know … |
| | Dell 4500 was working fine up until yesterday but today, cannot power on. Tried: - Removed front cover - switch seems okay mechanically - Removed RAM, all drive connectors, and all cards except graphics adapter. Still nothing - no beeps, no signal to monitor Other observations: - No fans running … |
| | Hijackthis! Report . Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 12:33:16 AM, on 29/8/2010 Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WISPTIS.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Program Files\Motorola\SMSERIAL\sm56hlpr.exe C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TSVNCache.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPStart.exe C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPHelper.exe C:\Program … |
| | I'm having problems fixing my winxp computer? It says something about the kerne32.dll. Pls i need help. |
| | My cpu won't start when my main hard disk is plugged in, but when I took the power cord out of the hd the cpu started fine. When the hdd is plugged in, the cpu will blink for like a second, then everything dies down. Help please? :( |
| | hi to all, I would like to transform one of my systems as a mail server for the intranet people of my group. *=>[COLOR=DarkGreen]What should be the configuration for a optimum mail server.[/COLOR] *=>We have a LAN and myself set up a web server for learning php.Can the mail server … |
| | Hi, I have an Acer Aspire 4720Z. I was on the Internet last night when my screen blinked. About 20 minutes later my screen froze, so I turned it off. This morning I turned it on, and logged in. The screen is blank. I've tried turning it off and on …  |
| | Today i tried turning off my computer, everything went normal, it shutdown and everything then the lights went off. but about 5 seconds the lights began flicking on and off, and siginal where being sent to the monitor also (because the stat' light was turning on to orange), when i …  |
| | Hi all, I own a Dell Optiplex GX260, and my computer started acting up a few days ago, not wanting to boot to BIOS. So I played around and figured out that one of my RAM sticks went bad (I had 2x 512 DDR - PC2100). So, I decided that … |
| | Please help I'm on the verge of tears. 1) I cannot open most of the programs in my computer i.e. iTunes, My Computer, My Documents,Control Panel. A blank window just pops up and hangs. 2) I cannot 'Save As' files from the internet into my computer either. If I try …  |
| | Hi Everyone In the interest of not hijacking someone else' troubleshooting thread, I'm starting a new one, but I don't know if anyone will be able to help me at this point. Here's the situation: I passed an older HP computer "sight unseen" on to a friend to let his … |
| | I have attached a LAN consulting plan for an assignment. The assignment is finished I was just wondering if I could possibly get a little feedback on the given information thank you! |
| | It started the other day when i started downloading IE 7 but half way through it crashed and now the sound doesn't work at all what can i do because i need the computer to do my work as a virtual dj PLEASE HELP!!!! thank you |
| | I'm attempting to install a SATA HDD into my system, but no success. The system consists of: MoBo: ECS PM800-M2 CPU: Intel P4 2.4G Mem: 2 Gb OS: Win XP Home, SP3, all updates, still fairly fresh and clean, runs well Security: MSE Primary HDD: 160 Gb WD1600AAJB, 95Gb free … |
 | [COLOR="blue"]Good morning All I have a customer who has an old DOS application which he wishes to continue running on his new laptop with Windows 7. The software installs correctly and starts to run. Soon after starting it appears to issue a command to switch to full screen mode, at … |
| | Howdy, First of all, just let me say i really don't know much about computer systems so you will need to bear with me.....i have recently tried to install the program Pinnacle studio 9 onto my computar. While installing disc 1, a dialog box appeared reading " component transfer error" … |
| | Hi Everyone: I am Carla 312. I am having a problem with My Dell Dimension8400. I am running it on Windows XP. My mouse and Keyboard are freezing up sporadically and I can't do anything other than restarting the computer. I tried running a systems restore, And I got a … |
| | Hi, I got up this morning to find "American Megatrends" on my screen along with a message of a hard disk error. My computer won't reboot and when I turn it off and back on I get the same message. Is "AMI" a real company and how would it have …  |
| | I use Win xp with IE 8, I want to do a windows update, I went to the update section, it wants to install MS Framework 1.1 Service pack 1, during installation it encounters a problem with sl56.tmp, consequently it ceases installation and needs to close. Before doing the update, … |
| | A couple months ago i came home to my computer and discovered hundreds of ad popups in mozilla firefox. I tried to close them but my computer started to heat up pretty bad and then it just shut down. Everyime I tried to boot it up over the next few … |
| | Just because security holes and vulnerabilities get reported to software vendors doesn't mean they are actually patched. A new report from IBM's X-Force security team found that of all the software holes reported in the first half of this year, more than half are still unpatched. IBM's X-Force report is … |
| | Previously I had a rogue antivirus virus, and also other viruses including a boot virus (right term?).. I’m sure they spun from the same thing. At some point while trying to fix it myself, the situation just got worse…BSOD only. I had to take the computer to the shop because … |
| | lenovo 8113-jcg 2GB RAM 160 HDD Pentium D 925 (3.00ghz) Flashing cursor appears on start up after Lenovo splash screen. Problem has occured after serveral tests... - Faulty ram was changed and tested on other machine. RAM 100% works. - Possible faulty HDD. Replaced with brand new HDD. - After … |
| | Is there a way to set the keyboard languages via the registry? I need to set some computers to have English (UK) as the primary keyboard language but also have Polish as a secondary. This is only needed for some users though so the plan is to have it run … |
| | Good morning. I read and followed the instructions posted on this site. I ran the Microsoft Malicious software removal tool and it identified the Alureon.h virus. I could not fully delete the virus as I was unable to access the Internet and get the rest of the manual steps to … |
| | Hi! Sorry for my bad english. I have a program (CamStudio) for recording screen. This program will record screen in hd. Then, I wanted that this video contains the text. So, I add text in windows movie maker. And I save this movie in hd. But, this movie isn't in … |
| | HI i just build a comp coustom parts and i get this error i have no idea why it worked before then the mother board fried so i had to get it replace then i connected everything again and i got this error... ok i know i should check connections …  |
| | I work for my family's small business. I recently graduated with a BS in Comp Sci but I didn't have much networking education. I am setting up a small file server to serve core files to about 10-12 computers. It will be running Ubuntu Server while the PCs connected will … |
| | hi, i have never used a dedicated linux server, however i am going to be switching one of our sites from shared hosting to a dedicated server due to traffic etc. the host is giving cpanel which i just wanted to check with you guys if this is fine to … |
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