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At some point last night my computer was infected with some Virus, and it freezes my screen, blue screens the computer and just made it unusable.... Any ideas.

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I just recently got a horrible virus... kinda deserved it. Anywho I reinstalled windows along with all the updates since service pack 2, .net stuff and my p35 chipset (which on the MSI website everytime I'd download the chipset drivers for my motherboard the DL file would say p45?). However …

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So, here's my issue. I want to buy an EEE PC with Windows. But I want to replace the hard drive. Any advice on how to copy XP on to the new drive? Thanks, Nick

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i have the issue going around where i type an entry into any search engine and while it's labeled as the correct destination, the ip address is something completely different, like shopzilla.com or bizrate.com, etc. i've run my spybot and avg and combofix and pc tools spyware doctor, blahblahblah (i've …

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Hi Yesterday I had an infection which involved C:\windows\System32\Prunnet.exe which caused my machine to freeze, lots of attempts to connect to the internet. Two porn links to appear on my desktop. It also prevented access to most solution sites, I searched for the problem via Google and found this forum. …

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This is a solved problem worth sharing: After replacing power connector on back of laptop it wont start, so tried everithing posted in this forums in order to make it start but it will not go pass the lights blink part and blank screen, even put heat paste on cpu …

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Hello out there, I am too having this problem but I am wondering if someone could help me the same way? I am not sure if I have the exact same problem or not. Could somone please help me and read through my computer to see if I can get …

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ON my WIN XP PRO SP3, I have upgraded from Windows Media Player (WMA) 9 to 10 to use the audio Equalizer (EQ) capability. I can play and hear wma, wav and mp3 files. But, I cannot even find the EQ to enable it. IS there a built-in EQ or …

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A couple of days ago, I noticed that the AVG daily update on my XP-SP3 PC couldn't connect, and then realised I couldn't access AV sites such as [url]www.avg.com[/url], [url]www.symantec.com[/url] etc. from either IE or Firefox, but I could access sites like [url]www.hp.com[/url]. When 'googling' for help on the internet, …

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Ok so my external hardrive stores a lot of my programs and ALL of my music. Whenever I used to plug in my hardrive it came up as Elements(F) so of course everything links to that name, my itunes imports music to elements(F) as do my programs. So i plugged …

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ok guys, i recently received a new custom dell computer for christmas. The speed of the computer is great, everything is awesome, but there is just one big problem :/ my computer constantly freezes, about once every 10-30 min. I play World of warcraft. which is a big online game, …

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My "quick start" screen minimizer button is gone. I deleted it by accident and now I can't figure out how to get it back. Any ideas??

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I have a network using a MEGA 105WR wireless router. I have 2 connected via ethernet cables and are working(one with XP Pro and one with Vista Home). I also have to laptops connected wirelessly with Vista Business, and all are connecting to internet and get mail. My problem is …

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Hi everyone! I wanted to install new ram on my MSI955X Platinum Mobo. The existing ram is 3GB. The mobo has 4 slots (dimm1, dimm2 and dimm4) and can be ugraded up to 8gb. I bought a 2GB DDR2 667 mhz but when I installed the ram, it doesnt detect …

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I have a Dell INspiron 1525 Laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium SP1. I have McAfee antivirus installed. Windows keeps on showing a notification that check your antivirus status (no antivirus has been installed). Not only the antivirus but also the McAfee firewall is not working. Meanwhile, I tried running …

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Here is the order of events that has brought me here. My system info will be at the bottom of this. When I would start my laptop. Within a few moments the fan would start spinning faster and faster until the laptop turned off. It would stay on for 1-5 …

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Problem 1 - when using safari on couple other programs, this error shows {Does not reside a point of entrance ( there was not possibility to locate the point of convened except_Handler4_Common_ of the procedure by the library of the dynamic connection msvcrt.dll I have tried deleting the msvcrt, and …

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Hi All - Need some help if possible. What i've done so far... 1. Downloaded and have RUN AFT-Cleaner 2. Downloaded and have RUN Malwarebytes (will post log below) 3. Ran the EST online scanner (will attach screenshot of results) Have also 1. disabled System Restore 2. gone through add/remove …

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Thanks to anyone in advance who might be able to help... computer is very slow, programs are slow. Also, when I open mail and other programs, I get this weird flash effect every couple of seconds. On Friday of last week I began the process of taking the necessary steps …

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whenever i try to run windows update i get this message [QUOTE]Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is disabled. Windows Update requires the following services: Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of critical updates for your computer. Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable downloading …

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Somehow I got something on my computer that gives me pop ups. I've followed all the steps in the sticky posted on the forum and it's made it a bit better but the problem still pursues. Now, however, the windows that pop up come up blank and my computer isn't …

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Hello for the past few days, whenever I connect to the internet, my computer slows down and eventually completely freezes. If i disconnect from the internet, it starts working again! I have run a few virus scans (mcafee) and a few trojans were found and removed however the problem still …

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Hi, When I am connecting to net after browsing for 10 mins I am getting the following message "Host Process for win32 Services has Encountered a problem" after which I am not able to access the net anymore. Also one more thing the amount of data receiving during net connection …

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Hi All How to Set Password For Particular Folder for using Win Xp Service Pack 2 Help me Plz Thanks

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Hello all, I am in great pain because of Trojan WMA Loader virus. It has infected some of my song files and whenever I listen to it either in car music system/CD Player/Mobile some songs play in sort of Fast forward mode ! I came across this virus a month …

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So I've recently had some gaming issues, coming to the conclusion that I need to upgrade from my old integrated graphics chipset to a new video card. My problem is I've been searching everywhere, been trying many different programs to try and find out what type of video card slot …

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so, i just got a new 19 inch LG flatron, and it has a Dvi input in the back, so i though "hot dog, i am going to use that!" turns out that i cannot get it to respond. okay, so my graphics card is a HIS X1550, it has …

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I have WARNINGS and ERRORS daily in my Event Viewer logs. Are these normal? How do I fix all these BS errors. Below just some of the BS errors I encounter. Cheers. Event Type: Warning Event Source: Userenv Event Category: None Event ID: 1517 Date: 01/01/2009 Time: 15:33:36 User: NT …

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Morning everybody. my question seemed simple but i have been trying (unsuccessfuly) for day's to solve it . i have a message in red saying my javascipt is disabled/limited fincionality only. i have lost search function/restore function. and i can't access my emails.i have googled this and recieved load's of …

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I have installed windows xp with US keyboard but my lap top has Norvegin keyboard layout. Can any one tell me how to switch with out reinstalling Windows XP.

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Sunce I updatred to Java 6.0.2 late last summer, no other updates will install. I have dowloaded the online and the offline version of Java 6u10 and 6u11 and the Java installer screen does not come up. when I double-click on the saved files I am using Windows XP Pro …

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I'm trying to do a fresh install of XP on a new HDD. When I boot from the XP CD, I get to the 'enter to install, r for recovery, F3 to exit' screen, and my keyboard locks up. Won't let me ctrl + alt + delete, or even turn …

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this is my first post so i hope its usefull and im gonna provide you guys alot of nice tweaks i tried other than the boring ones if u want to speed ur acces to ur hard drive install System Mechanic Professional 7 and go to increase performance and choose …

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I installed a Samsung LCD TV to my PC because my old monitor wasnt that good looking, but i cant manage to change the resolution from 800x 600. In my old monitor i had at least 1 more resolution option. 1028 x 800 would what id like, so anyone knows …

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Hi guys im a newbie so please bear with me I have a 6 yr old Maxx 4d desktop bought from Special Reserve [I]spec list from them as follows but they had to change machine shortly after purchase and replacement was upgrade on previous dont know if this list is …

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Thats what I feel my puter is screaming at me when I try to update the ram on my Dimention 8200. I bought a gig of ram to give me an extra boost but before it will even get to the BIOS part (XP) A message comes up- ram not …

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Hey there, i can always rely on guys to help me solve a problem, so here's my problem. When I try to conduct a google search, my searches are getting redirected to some random search website. I've included my hjt log. Cheers. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved …

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Hi all I am using Windows xp service pack 2. I have 3 user name using. how to set right to one user data`s can`t displayed another user.. Plz help me Thanks

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Hello, I'd like to use a .bat file to ping a server. I've tried: [code] ping www.google.com [/code] And some variations, but then it just keeps repeating all the time. Thank you.

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Very common thing i am sure and was able to get rid of others before but i have this popup for a virus removal that looks very similar to the Windows security shields, it keeps popping up for a download from netsecurityonline.com and virusremoval2008 and I cant get rid of …

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i've read posts on this topic but i couldn't find a solution for my problem, so i hope you guys help me out. my computer randomly keeps on shutting down. thats the 1st problem. the second is that when i turn it on, it goes for about 5 seconds before …

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Every time it boots and I get into the PhoenixBIOS setup and run the diagnostics, it says that 1-07 fail. If I try and let it boot up it will ask if to go to the safe mode or normal mode command. Each time it will go to a blue …

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I just finished building my first computer about 30 minutes ago. Everything seems to be connected okay, I bought an aftermarket Heatsink/fan and Artic Silver thermal paste. Other specs are, ASUS intel Mobo Intel E8500 corsair 620W power supply EVGA nvidia GTX 260 When I ran the initial BIOS setup, …

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hi! My husband downloaded some songs from Limewire on his DELL PC (stupid, I know) about two weeks ago and then all hell broke loose. [B]I am not able to get online with the DELL computer[/B] to DL any malware/spyware or use Trendmicro. He is running Symantec and a REALLY …

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my 3-year-old hp pavilion dv4000 works well but lately, it completely shuts down if i leave the laptop for 10-15 minutes. if i'm using the computer, it keeps going for hours with no problem. i turned off all the powersave and stand by options but no change. HELP!

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I have a hp pavilion zv5000 series laptop with a corrupt hard drive in it. I was also given a acer travelmate 240 laptop to salvage parts off of for the hp laptop. I took the hard drive out of the acer laptop to use in the hp laptop but …

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Hi, I installed an application called Speed Startup. It finds me a potential spyware called hagent. It says that the file with problem is avp.exe from Kaspersky folder. Here is the Hijack log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:40:47 PM, on 12/29/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 …

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Heeelp! This is all so sudden! Everytime I sign in to windows live messenger i get this genetic host process error! here are the details: szAppName : svchost.exe szAppVer : 5.1.2600.2180 szModName : ntdll.dll szModVer : 5.1.2600.2180 offset : 00029d14 Files included in report : C:\DOCUME~1\HOMEUS~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERd172.dir00\svchost.exe.mdmp C:\DOCUME~1\HOMEUS~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERd172.dir00\appcompat.txt ______________ After clicking …

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