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Hi i have an old Compaq Armada 1120 running win 95. I know its old but its used just for word processing. > >I tried to install a larger hard drive but i got theis error: 304 Keyboard or system unit error. I put the old hdd in but it …

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Hi guys, I am having a problem with my mail server configuration. I am hosting 2 mail domains (one for a game I play, the other for my business). I had set up the game domain first. It works beautifully, receiving mail from both domains just fine. I can access …

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I have a PC and a Mac both hooked up wirelessly through an Airport Extreme router. Internet works fine. File sharing works fine between the two. I hooked up an external hard drive to the router that I wanted to share between the two computers. That worked but here's the …

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I'm helping a friend reconnect her laptop to her wireless network. Ironically, I brought my laptop to her house, and without any effort, I was able to connect to her network. However, when I attempt to do the same thing on her laptop, the repair wizard gets stuck at 'Renewing …

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pleaseeee any one tell me what to do. my windows erased and i don't have new one to install can any one tell me any alternative ways;

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Hi. I have a problem in that, when the computer is first started, when any of the 3 users logs in, an error message headed "microsoft Office Excel" and stating "Microsoft Office Excel has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry ...... " etc. If you click …

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When playing video clips in WMP (o/s is Vista) some of the files play with sound, but others will not. When I looked at the properties of the files, the ones which were playing with sound all had audio bit rates under 128kbps while all the ones which weren't playing …

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First i would like to apologize as i'm not sure if this is a dupilcate post or not, but i only have a few mins to browse the forums before i head of to work. Basically, i'm stuck, my computer everytime i boot, once past the WinXp loading screen i …

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Hey guys! I just started a website and on one of the pages I have a list of all the free anti-spyware programs. I will be updating this list constantly and keeping it up to date. Here is the url to my [url=http://www.free-spyware-removal.org/free-spyware-removal-software.html]list of spyware removal software[/url] Let me copy …

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ok...I'm wanting to upgrade the soundcard in my pc and have seen most people recommending the creative x-fi xtremegamer or the x-fi fatali1ty. The difference in price between the cards is about $60, but is there really a difference between the cards? I can't find a real good comparison between …

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I am at my wits end.... I have a product on Server A that uses SMTP to send notifications to end users. Server B is the exchange server. I can telnet on port 25 from Server A to Server B but cannot telnet from server B to Server A on …

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Several of my clients report this trojan since Jan. 14th. Seems to be a varient of the Cool Web Search trojan, adapted for Firefox. Has anyone encountered this and have advice for removal? Point of entry: User receives an email with a "Reply-to" field entry of a known acquaintance, recommending …

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I started having problems accessing my history folder in IE about 2 weeks ago. I read a previous post from someone with the same problem, and someone told them to download Hijackthis, run it, and post the log file in the 'secure' area on this site?? The word 'Secure' was …

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When I hit Ctrl Alt Del keys to view Windows Task Manager it doesn't pop up. I get a message that Task Manager has been turned off by administrator. About 1/2 year ago I got rid of a lot of Trojans on the computer and have not used task manager …

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Hi, I have read several posts on this issue but none exactly fit. I have recently installed win2k over win98 on an old Compaq n600c laptop. The laptop has one of those stickers saying it's win2k compatible. I used an upgrade disk, and opted for a 'clean' install. I thought …

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Hi All, i m using windows xp on my desktop. it was working good but i got one flash drive 8 Gb n connected to desktop but after that it started work dead slow on any operation on that computer. i disconnected usb it start working fine. then i tried …

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Gooday to you all, I am a new user of this site on my daughters pc which is so slow i've aged significantly posting this thread, My problem is I have just upgraded my cpu to the amd quad cor phenom, which runs well in my asus m232-sli deluxe motherboard, …

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I tried searching the forum for awhile to see if I can find someone with a similar problem as I but nobody seems to...I recently acquired an old PC: ASUS P5P800 SE 2.6 GHZ 512MB RAM 80 GIG Western Digital Harddrive ATi Raedon 64MB No Floppy drive but a DVD-ROM …

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hello. i´m having interrupts and laptop is very slow, this is the hijackthis log thank you very much!! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 08:28:50 p.m., on 25/01/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE …

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I have a Sony Vaio PCG-9B3L that wont start Windows XP Home Edition. When I turn the computer on I get the normal SONY name on the screen then the Windows XP start screen. After a few seconds the screen flashes some kind of error screen then reboots. It is …

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Hi, my name is Ken, I'm not by any stretch of the imagination a computer geek, too stupid for that. But that doesn't stop me from delving into my registry and turning my notebook into a useless piece of junk. OK, here's my problem, my dvd drive disappeared...searched for a …

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How can I test my PS out of the pc if it is normally switched on via the main board??

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Hello everybody I have an assignment related DMA so I need some information about Direct Memory Access and ISA, EISA How peripherals uses DMA? How new microprocessors uses DMA for high performance?

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This is deeply disturbing-- a close friend's career may be going in the tank because of a browser technicality! This gentleman hired someone to design his company's website, and unknown to him the designer plagiarized another website. The rightful owner found out and called my friend, who of course agreed …

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I have downloaded and installed Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 so that Web pages that I choose to print will be properly sized on the paper. I printed a couple of Web pages and though the print is indeed sized correctly, now the text size is too small. I …

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I recently did a clean and new install of windows xp on a Compaq Presario 2108 cl. Everything works just fine including the wireless 802.11, but the wireless button on the front of the machine will not turn the light off. I can connect and disconnect my wireless connection by …

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hi, i recently just got infected by a script i think named kathyros. i tried deleting it but it keeps on coming back. maybe you guys could help me. this is the inside of the script: 'kathyros v1.0 'fucker Phils 'email me if you found this :) @ [email]kathyros@yahoo.com[/email] 'May …

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hey people in conjuction with my last post about my computer would pluggin in my hardrive as the slave drive work in tryin to boot up , if so how would i do that thanks again

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Im having the exact same problem... myspace wont load but facebook will. google loads and aol.com but not msn.com or download.com, also my msn messenger wont work and certain links from google searches dont load. This is my logfile from hijackthis. could anyone please let me know what I should …

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Hello all, I have a workgroup setup of about 15 computers running Windows 2000 Pro, they are connected to a Netgear 10/100 switch which in turn is connected to a D-Link 504 (or similar) router. There is a Windows 2003 Server machine on the same network. We have set it …

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Have fedora 8 installed and working great but keep getting sound error right after login. Sound still works but I don't know enough to sort out where the cause of the error originates. Here is the error message: [QUOTE]Error while initializing the sound driver: device: default can't be opened for …

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Hello Forum, Need your assistance and good advise...thanks! Few days ago I started to have problems accessing various site (such as the home page). After reading some solutions I tried Winsockfix. Since then I experience lots of problems, started with errors messaged with Norton and 100% CPU Usage and so …

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I did a system restore going back two weeks and now I have no Explorer (used another comp to get here). I still get my emails. I went into Program Files then Internet Explorer and tried the icon in there but only get a black flash. Have done an sfc …

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Hello all, I currently have an HP Pavilion a5050a desktop and I'm looking to upgrade my processor to give the computer a bit more punch. However, I'm a bit confused about a few things. My computer currently has the following: Intel E6300 1.86 GHz Dual Core 2 Asus P5LP-LE motherboard …

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I just installed Fluxbox and started it. Now what? Nothing works. Right click, etc. I don't have any menus. What do I do?

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Hi I have a problem connecting a Vista Home Premium computer to a Windows 98 mapped network drive on the 98 machine. They are both on the same network. The drive is mapped fine on the the Vista computer and the files can be seen however when I run a …

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Hi All, have any of you come accross this issue. when login in to a windows 2000 domain, controled by active directory (server 2000) i get the following msg: "the system could not log you on to this domain because the systems computer account in its primary domain is missing …

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My Mom's computer is having problems due to a toolbar called Elfwgps. It keeps bringing up virus alerts and tries to send you to their website. How do I get this thing off? *EDIT* Also the pop up claims the worm.win32.netsky virus is on the computer.

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Hi, I want to thank you all in advance for your help. I got a virus in my computer but I was able to back up all my files on an external hard drive. I tried system restore but the computer won't read it. I scanned it using a full …

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Hi Folks, This is my very first post on this forum so - hello everyone! I'm trying to get to grips with RAM testing. I have 2 x 512MB sticks in my PC, one of which is brand new and the other is a year old. I'm using Crucial CT6464Z335 …

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Hi, Ive just bought a motherboard, dual core and RAM bundle. I was wondering if i had to set up my XP to run a dual core or not? -joe

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I have XP pro and have a wireless network at home. I cannot get two of the four computers to recognize the printer. We all know what the normal printer icon looks like but what the heck does the bar below the printer mean? Could that be part of my …

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Hello all, am new to this site. I have an older hp pavillion 7800 that came with 2000 pro. it has long ago been upgraded to xp pro. i recently aquired a laserjet 1100a that works great on my laptop but will not print from the desktop?? I have tried …

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G'day, I have a microstar ms6339 motherboard that I'm told will only take PC600 or PC800 ram. Is this true or can other types be used? Please help.

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Hey folks, I'm running XP right now on a laptop HP. My C: drive is 80gb, which should be represented as "Total Size: 74.5gb" in My Computer. But right now for "Total Size" it says it only has 61.5gb. I feel like I'm being robbed out of 15 gigs. I …

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Hi, I am having problems uninstalling Norton Antivirus 2007. I removed it through control panel using remove programs and then ran the Norton removal tool but on startup still get the following message: C:\progra~1\Symantec\S32EVNT1.DLL. an installable virtual device driver failed Dll initialization All help greatly appreciated.

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Originally Posted on Viruses & Nasties with the title: High cpu in win explorer, task mng - HJ Log - with no response so I thought I'd try my luck here. I started having alot of virus warnings from Avast - so many so that I reinstalled via ghost. Now …

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I have 3 computers that curently use xp pro. All of these were puchased used and are fully licenced to use this software. ( I have legit keys ). however I don't have a oem install disk. all I have is self made restore disks and would like to puchase …

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Hey guys, Thanks for all your help on my last issue with my own laptop. Now I am helping my friend with an old junker he has that has been running slowly and strangely. It has Norton 2004 and Adaware installed. Neither have been updated for over a year, but …

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Last week I installed the software Antiporn! While i was installing, i didn't get any installation process and i thougt there appeared some erro or sth and I throwed the installation file in the trash! Afterwards I noticed that it has cearly been installed but not in the c:\program~ directory …

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