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I have installed the latest Ubuntu for notebook on my Acer Aspire 4715Z Pentium Dual-Core for last several months- working very smoothly & enjoying the "new world." I thought I never need to go back to Windows(rarely) - but yesterday as I updated the Update Manager and restarted it as …

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Hi guys, I use Ubuntu 9.04 and want to setup a secure server on my local computer. As I am new I need step by step guide how to do it. I'll be very happy if I get help from you to do it. Thanks in advance

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I have hosed up my IE Favorites. In attempting to correct the problem I erased them all. I then copied them back. When I open Favorites they show that they are there, but the sites will not open when clicked. Also, when I try to save a website to Favorites …

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Dear members, Reccently I download files thru' P2P using torrent and unfortunately my system got infected with Win32/Polip virus. Many of the important files like notepad.exe, mspaint.exe, iexplorer.exe etc. got infected and im unable to access these applications. Internet connection also fails. I tried scanning with NOD 32 and then …

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I just got a new NAS and am backing up my computer. I just wanted to know how long a 10Gb transfer should take over the network? I know there are many variables but am just curious as to how long you believe it should take. I have GB network …

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Hello everybody. I have a SIS-based dtk MiBook S52 laptop (SIS chipset, SIS ethernet, SIS vga ...) I have tried to setup linux on it, but the installer hung up and I can't determine the problem the distribution I tried are: 1- RedHat 2- open SUSE 10.2 3- Fedora 10 …

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Hey..it's me southern again...my computer is running great thanks to all your help, I maintain it regularly, and so far no problems..However my dads computer had a nervous breakdown, and we can't figure out what happened...he's running Vista, the computer shut down and would not boot back up, he had …

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Will the instructions you provided earlier work on the XP version of the "XP Antispyware 2010" malware, [B]crunchie[/B]? I'm helping a family member who got hit with basically the same malware. I followed your instructions and after the two scans and got the following MBAM and and OTL logs: [B]MBAM[/B] …

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I bought a MacBook a while ago and with it came an OS 9 cd, and having lost the cd for the main computer (a G4 tower) i threw the cd into the drive... i couldn't open the OS 9 install program because it required me to open the classic …

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit: search results window continously keeps popping for no reason, i have wiped the hdd clean and reinstalled win7 and ran trend micro house call installed symantec antivirus corp ed and did a mbr ix and i am still having the same problem. At first i …

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit: search results window continously keeps popping for no reason, i have wiped the hdd clean and reinstalled win7 and ran trend micro house call installed symantec antivirus corp ed and did a mbr ix and i am still having the same problem. At first i …

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So I was on my PC in the morning, just browsing the internet, what I usually do. Eventually my GF calls to hang out and I go out of the house for the day. I come home that evening and try to boot up my machine to no avail. After …

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I know this doesn't come under programming but i need some help with this. You may be knowing that the windows hosts file is interpreted before the OS accesses the DNS servers for i.p. resolving. This can be used for redirection without the user's notice. [CODE] 209.85.231.104 www.yahoo.com[/CODE] The above …

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Lately my computer has been getting slower by the day. Attached are images of the 'Processes' tab in the task mgr. Image 1: List of processes sorted by CPU Image 2: List sorted by Memory Usage If you look at image 1, the System Idle Process CPU Usage = 92%. …

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I am kind of having some very big problems here. It seems lately that everytime I try and listen to any media in Windows Media Player, it says, "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound …

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I can`t download them on my network , i think my admin has blocked it , Is there anyway i can bypass it? Do u know which port does it use for torrent download, I can download exact torrent files on another network ,

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I just reinstalled windows XP, and then installed ubuntu next to it. XP can't find my modem at all (version DSL). I created a new connection with my user name and pass. When it trys to connect to the WAN (PPPOE) it just gives me a connection error. When I …

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Hi all I've just had a mammoth "session" getting Windows XP to install onto an HP DV5-1209ax. And it worked! Yeeha! So the reason for this post is to let you know that it is doable, even though MS and HP have made it very hard to do so. If …

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:sad: I need some help/// Just purchased a used ibm t22 thinkpad at a business bankruptsy sale. got home, turned it on, and the darn thing keeps asking me for an administrator login and password. is there a work around??? I think it's XP Professional.

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I have read the many posts on the site but most assume that you can get past the safe mode screen. I cannot start up in safe mode nor can I used the last known settings. I am running windows XP with SP2 on a Dell Dimension system. What are …

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Hi, I am unable to burn cd's and dvd's using either nero or roxio because my vista business cant format cd's and dvd. I was able to burn until yesterday when all over a sudden it stopped. I have not installed any new program except kaspersky internet security which i …

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Hi all I'm helping a friend with his PC. It was running like a sick dog, so I scanned it for viruses - it had 5 different ones! I removed those, booted into XP, then ran Spybot, MalwareBytes & Super Antispyware - deleting a large number of spyware / malware. …

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Hello, I recently decided to build a new computer ofr general/low gaming purpose. i have an ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard After assembling everything correctly i press the ON button. for 1 second everything lights up, the fans spin. and then its gone nothing happens. i try to press the button …

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If Iwonnt new nat working system me and program swich and routar

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hey guys, I am completely NOT programming savvy lol. Im an infantry medic overseas in Afghanistan. After paying $100 a month for internet service (very unstable service at that), they have some kind of feature installed that blocks us out from stuff. Yes, I enjoy watching porn in my free …

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Hello, my first post, hopefully first of many. What bought me to this site was google, this site seems to help alot of people with virus problems, so, I had no where else to go really, google didnt really help much. Mainly because I dont know what I have. I …

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Hi I have been having problems with antivirus software (and viruses) since i removed Norton from my computer a while ago. Although I can download other antivirus software, and have tried a few, I can't seem to update any of the software on my computer. I realise it is probably …

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Windows XP freezes at the welcome screen. I have tried safe mode, but it freezes there also. Here is what started it. dummy me downloaded a file and checked it for virus. I ran the exe and started getting virus messages. I think what happened is the program was infecting …

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Has anyone experienced the problem of the default dictionary suddenly changing itself for no reason at all in Microsoft Word 2000 ? The default dictionary has been set as English (UK), user creates a number of documents only to find the dictionary then changes to English (US). Is there anyone …

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Hi all, i have installed Photoshop CS4 on Vista 64 bit. But it is installed on 64 bit dan 32 bit version... How to remove it from 32bit version (Program Files X86) ? thanks

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what is the best suitable LAN protocol/technology for a law budget school network connected to a WAN to which the LAN must provide streeming and real time video? will gigabit ethernet be as good idea? or is Wi-Fi suitable? or perhaps CAT5 or fibre optics?

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i need a c++ compiler with a graphical user interface which can easily be used and that contain many option like for example microsoft visual ,simply i can write the code on a gedit and compile it by using : g++ "file name" -o test ./test but it is so …

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If you've always wanted to create your own Linux distribution (distro), like I have, now you can by using a tool that was originally developed to create Virtual Appliances. [URL="http://www.susestudio.com"]SUSE Studio[/URL] (still currently in alpha) is a web-based tool that helps you create Linux Virtual Appliances and complete bootable distros …

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I`m in a computer science program, just started. I`d like to know the difference between linux and windows, which one is better, or if it`s just a personal preference? I have never even seen how linux looks like, but I`d like to try installing it in my computer since a …

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I've seen a collection of articles about computer security breaches originating from China and would like to give a report from the ITYS Foundation. ITYS, for the unaware, is "I Told You So." I've discussed the use of Linux on the desktop for years, touting its security, stability, thousands of …

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[COLOR=#555555] Hi all,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Just to make sure everyone is aware of the new update of Microsoft that checks for the authenticity of the OS installed, once updated can't be removed.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Batter look out if you are using a pirated one.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]You always can choose …

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Hey guys, I got a problem, I'll just start of by saying, This might sound stupid cause no-one i know has ever heard of any thing like this. Well 1= everytime i plug in a USB to my PC, it installs or loads a hidden .exe file in there, And …

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Hi All One of mine clint have a Asus motherboard A8N-E BIOS 1010 i tried alot to save the BIOS but whenever i plug out the power the BIOS setting Lost i changed the new bettery but problem is same then i reset it jumer setting problem same i m …

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Hi everyone, Seems I've picked up something along the way (this is a shared computer, so not sure where) that takes links I click on and redirects them to random search pages. I have downloaded and ran numerous programs in safe mode (which did catch some other things and even …

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Hello guys. I recently formatted my computer and now I can't access some of my files. When I try to open a word file for example I get the message that I don't have enough permissions to access it. I never set access permissions for my files and I never …

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I am developing an auto launch tutorial, but Windows 7 has the slightly annoying prevention of running inf files. Is there away to get around this or am I stuck with it? If there is not away would some one be able to assist me in writing a simple start …

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i have kind of the same problem. windows xp hangs randomly. the screen freezes but mouse pointer is still responsive. fan still runs but it seems like hard drive turns off. it is like when computer goes to standby mode but fan and screen are on. i booted windows in …

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Hey all, Have a couple of problems that I hope someone can help me with. Got the infamous Redirect problem, where you search google, click on one of the results, and it goes somewhere else totally. I have to click back to google and click on the link again to …

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I have encountered a serious problem accessing my hard drive and booting up Windows XP. I am running windows XP on a Dell 8400 dimension workstation. I am getting the infamous blue screen of death with the error message 0x0000007B. I suspect that I am a victim of a virus …

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I was told by one tech at Dell that my PC had a 1GB motherboard and it came with 256mb of RAM installed. I added another 512mb of RAM to the second slot (thinking that I couldn't exceed 1GB). Anyway, I have since found out that my motherboard is actually …

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Hello, I have been getting Internet TCP/IP Protocol error. I have to restart the PC to get it to work again. What would be causing this to happen? Thanks a lot for your help Ernie

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I want to set up port forwarding, so I need a static IP address. When I type ipconfig /all into the command prompt I do not get the relevant info, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway etc.. Can anyone please help? By the way, I'm no expert!!

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i am using Red Hat linux 9.0. when i booting the system it gives "filesystem error.Run fsck manually." and asking for root password for maintanace. when i raun fsck .the system booting without giving errors.once we restart the computer it gives same error as above" so can u give me …

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Hallo there i wan to make my ldap connect with the client pc's over ssl (like this one) [URL="http://www.openldap.org/pub/ksoper/OpenLDAP_TLS.html#4.0"]http://www.openldap.org/pub/ksoper/OpenLDAP_TLS.html#4.0[/URL] or this one [URL="http://www.madboa.com/geek/openssl/#cert-self"]http://www.madboa.com/geek/openssl/#cert-self[/URL] i have already made a self signed key and all the steps i found through the internet... but when i try to do one of the last …

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Hi! This is my first post here. I have this problem, IE7 opens automatically showing ads and sites saying "You've won...". I also have other web browsers- mozilla, safari and google chrome. I tried to open IE7. It opens then closes right away. Then I can't open mozilla. Nothing happens …

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