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Greetings, I am looking for help regarding a Toshiba Equium EA60-155 laptop. I am thinking that my laptop has 'cooked' something on the motherboard OR I have a failure on the screen. Nothing at all appears on the screen. I did notice that it appearing to be still 'posting' on …

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I have a Dell Dimension 3000 with Windows XP, and Service Pack 3 was just installed. When I start up I just get the Windows screen XP. When I reboot and press F8 and try to start in Safe Mode with Command Prompt, I don't get the prompt but get …

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My mother's laptop is opening too many IEs, approximately 61. I've done everything except trying to get someone read this HJT log. Can someone please help me to get rid of this garbage? Here is the basic HJT log, and I've attached the Deckard's HJT log. Please review and help …

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What can cause a motherboard not to start up. I just need to know it works so what does it take for it to work at bear minimum. I just want to see a light flicker or a fan spin... somthing.

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Hello, Every time I use search engine and click on any result, a new window opens a redirected site, leaving the search results page as it was. I researched a few solutions and none of them seem to be working. I don't want to do any damage to my system …

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as the title says, i get constant computer freezing, weather it be watching a movie or playing a game normaly when i try to run games at 640x480 resilution... this has only recently happend and i have no idea wats up. a month or two ago my computer used to …

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Hi, Recently I I'm getting the error messages for the following actions: -When I want to check for volume from the Windows Tool I get: Windows was unable to compllete the Disk Check. And when I use the CHKDSK command from the Start>Run, I get:Can't open volume for direct access. …

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I'm Newbie here and don't even know where do i post my problem . There's so many threads. So just let me post here. I want to restrict that some users don't change stuff in internet options. I use AD for my Client/sever network . I know i can restrict …

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We are using Server 2003, SP1 I have a Scheduled Task set to run at 4am, problem is it's not running. The files that the task is supposed to delete, never get deleted.. If I start the task manually, they do get deleted. When I read the sched log (SchedLgu.txt) …

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Ok here goes, I have been working with this computer for like 2 weeks now, every time i go to install windows it will go through formatting then when it goes to the installing the files needed at the boot screen sometimes it will go thought the whole process and …

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Hi, I just registered to the site and I'm hoping some kind person can help me with a virus issue. I have just learned the hard way why I should keep my antivirus software up to date. I had Norton, but let it fall behidn on the updates, now I …

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Hey Good folks at DaniWeb !!! I have a Vista, Emachine W3611 I have 38 problems in the device manager that all are probably related. Under "Network adapters" there are 38 things listed that have a yellow exclamation point nest to them. The way I found them is by searching …

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Hi I'm using MS Word 2003 on PC. I am creating templates for letters and reports that I want other staff members to be able to open - but not change the template. I want them to be able to save a copy, and be able to make edits in …

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"Server Busy" popups keep.. well, popping up. there're two buttons: "Switch" which redirects me to the start menu and "Retry" which causes "Server busy" to pop back up again. I can barely get anything done because this keep happening. i've ran AVG antivirus and it doesn't help much. i also …

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I have a three computer wireless LAN setup at home. one desktop and two laptops, which has been working well for over six months. Linksys router and Earthlink DSL provider, Pure Networks Network Magic manager. Last week took one of the laptops (Dell) on a trip. Could not get to …

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On windows XP you can change the login screen to show something else. Well I tried that and now when I boot up my splash screen comes on and then after it loads my screen goes black. You can't see anything nowhere to put your password in at.This is what …

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I deleted some files yesterday and now I cannot open Internet Explorer and Windows Update will not connect. I cannot access the internet so I am unable to download any repair software. I hope someone has a solution for me. Thanks

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hi, think I put this in wrong section so I am reposting here just in case =/ I didn't notice this section til afterwards. I have recently started having a lot of problems with my computer. I guess if I make a list it would be easiest =/ 1. When …

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My Acer travelmate 230 suddenly don’t go in standby anymore. It hangs at the message that Windows is being prepared to go on standby. It is definitely NOT a software problem (Windows XP or driver) because I have restored a stable and working clean image without viruses etc. But the …

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Hi, I've been having issues with a browser hijack. I've run ATF-Cleaner, the MS Malicious Software Removal Tool, MBA-M, ESET and Hijackthis - here is my ESET log (attached) and Hijackthis log (pasted below). Hoping someone can check this for me and advise, thanks in advance :) Logfile of Trend …

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I am making a spreadsheet for work. I have multiple worksheets in this particular file. How do I make it so I can just update one spreadsheet and it automatically updates another one?

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I have 2 satta drive .prmary has 3 parts with win 2003 standerd in C:.other hard disk is single partition .Primary disk is with win 2003.second disk is with windows Xp.After loading xp in second disk my win 2003 on c drive wont boot.When ever i select it just restarts …

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I can't start up my computer at all. I got a new SATA 500gb HD and installed it, BIOS detects it. I am trying to install windows XP on it but it keeps freezing when its loading everything, although sometimes i can get to where you press S to load …

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hi there everyone can any 1 tell me how would i fix the problems caused by smitfraud

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Recently I got this spyware on my computer. It changed my Jack Evans Desktop Background to this thing with two links reading "DANGER SPYWARE" and gave the screen a red trim. All my desktop icons, exept for the Recycle Bin and Internet explorer also disappeared. Now I'm unable to right …

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If I use a dialup ISP nonMS, does Internet explorer do all the "explorering"? Or does the ISP have it's own.? I use search engines google and yahoo and save favorites for all my webbing. How do I know if IE is behind the scenes running the show. Reason foe …

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Ah. Yes... Another dead machine I'm afraid... When I start my Compaq Presario 6000 series desktop all I get is something like "Disk read error press ctrl, alt, delete to restart." There was a blue scream of death but it was too quick for me to note the code and …

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Ok, so I've gone to multiple tech forums and asked this same question, lets see who answers first. Fairly simple to explain a little harder to fix (so far). When I try to log in on my computer (Windows xp) I get an error with the title "Explorer.EXE" message stating: …

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Alright, first of all, thanks for clicking on my topic! anyways, i need serious help. "Server Busy" popups are keep.. well, popping up. there're two buttons: "Switch" which redirects me to the start menu and "Retry" which causes "Server busy" to pop back up again. also, random websites keep popping …

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This may be a wierd question, but I am stuck. i have a home web server that I have been using dyndns a dynamic dns service to get a web address. So the web address is [url]http://myexample.dyndns.com[/url]. Now I finally decided to buy a real web domain name, and don't …

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I need help in Outlook, some of my user’s connection to Outlook while they are connected to Exchange server will receive a message saying that connection to server has been disconnected and then few seconds later user will receive that connection to server has been restored. Please help

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Connecter question with Digital Doc 5 I just got the digital doc 5 and the fan connectors are i think a 3 pin and all of my fans have the big 4 pin style connecter what adapter do i need to buy. I have looked buy can not find one …

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Okay, so here's basically what happened. Most of this was fault on my part.. So I was trying to clear a virus that kept reappearing in my computer, so I deleted some system files, believing them to be malicious. What I didn't know was, I think some of them were …

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Hello-- I have a problem in that my younger son's laptop (dell inspiron 1525, shipped with Vista, I "upgraded" to Xp sp3) shows an excellent wireless connection at his mom's house, but Google's front page barely loads. To complicate matters, his older brother's laptop (older Dell, Xp sp3) connects and …

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I have been having tons of problems with my HP Compaq Business Desktop lately so I copied everything from HD and decided to reformat completely. I used the "HP Restore Plus" CD to erase everything, followed the instructions to put in the "MS Windows XP Pro" CD when prompted, and …

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hi everyone, I have recently started having a lot of problems with my computer. I guess if I make a list it would be easiest =/ 1. When I search something in google, it works alright in firefox, but if I click on any link it doesn't take me to …

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hi everybody i'm on win me and i cant use my ethernet cable cause the card is not working telling me that there is no driver where can i find one please? Property Value Device ID PCI\VEN_100BDEV_0020SUBSYS_F3111385REV_00\50F000 Status 0x08000620 Has Problem Problem 0x0000001c (28) Capabilities 14 00 00 00 Config …

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Hi, I'm having the redirect problem as well. Below is the log from Hijackthis, please HELP! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:53:08 PM, on 9/16/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16705) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\Program …

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i have a very strange problem, XP sp2 doest allow to logon to my laptop, i have tried to different methods such as 1) going through SAFE MODE....not possible same msg 2) Tried to repair through the windows cd....not possible 3) tried to replace userinit.exe, wsaupdater.exe( didnt find wsaupdater.exe) and …

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Hi guys, we recently got an email account using our ISP domain. it's an account we want for several people to use to send mail using the SMTP server but receiving via the POP3 should be restricted to only one person. now the problem is the password is one. how …

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This website was working fine until sometime on Sunday when suddenly I got this message: The connection has timed out The server at [url]www.activeboard.com[/url] is taking too long to respond. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are …

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hey guys i just started getting some problems from vista i keep getting a popup for almost everyprogram saying "a problem cause the program to stop working correctly". i also reformated, before i reformated it would also get a black screen and my videocard fan would speed up. that is …

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Well, I did a look through hijackthis.. I recently downloaded something dodgy, thought it might be a good idea to look just incase. I found svhosts.exe (knowing that malware will often 'misspell' things to make it look okay to the untrained eye) and looked in google - finding it was, …

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Hi, I am currently using vista with my personal notebook as it is less prone to virus (heard from friends) but I'm more comfortable with XP (it's functions and displays). Will dual use of Operating system not affect each other in case the anti-virus failed to delete the virus? Collection …

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Hi everyone. I'm new here, a friend of mine suggested that i come here and tell you all about my problem so that you can try to help me. Thanks in advance, and here goes: Laptop: I think i have a spyware type virus on my laptop. I don't know …

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HI PC Guru's, I've got a stack of old Dell Optiplex GX1's (I hate the antiques but they seem to work with a program we have running here) that I'm swapping a good hard drive through each of them. Some have easy fixes, but I ran across 1 of them …

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Yes my problem started when I tried to download a new login screen. Well I did just that and then installed it then I had to reboot perfect so far. Now comes the moment of truth to see if the login screen will work nope nothing just a black screen …

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Needing help from you Guru's Here's the deal my son calls from his moms house and says his computer keeps going to the safe mode screen so I pick the PC up & sure enough no matter what you do it stays at safe mode screen if you try to …

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Hi, One day started a 3d game computer crashed and restarted, now i have vertical lines at startup and when it goes to windows the same. I took everything out video card, ram, cpu,etc. and reseeded all the components, tried one stick of ram, then the other, same thing happens. …

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I have a Dell Dimension 8100 running Windows XP, SP3. I have 512 MB RAM. When I click the button to analyze or defrag my C drive, nothing happens. When I check Task Manager it indicates that it is running. What can I do. I have run Chkdsk and found …

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