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A firend of mine was running Win95 on an old computer, mainly for a old RC Flightsim he liked. Well his former girlfriend deleted his windows directory and the main directory for his RC flightsim. All he has done since then is try to boot up the computer. Is there …

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I've got some kind of virus from Kazaa and I'm wondering if anyone can help. Basically, the screen is squashed horizontally and stretched vertically, i.e. you can't see the top or bottom of the screen and there are big black borders on the sides. I've virus scanned with the latest …

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Had a problem where turning on the 8000 would show a flash of all the green lights for 2 seconds and then they shut off. Nothing from the fans, screen, HD or anything. Never even begins to post! BUT, this has happened on 3 succesive reconditioned motherboards. I've switched out …

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Ok I tried to upgrade to xp pro awhile ago and it didnt work and so then today I tried again using a student version I got. It stops at around 34 or 33 minutes remaining and doesnt do anything. So now I just want to go back to windows …

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Hi, i keep losing my internet connection everynight around 7pm onwards. My Pc can be on all day from 7am till 7pm and it's fine but after that it seems to loose connection sometimes every 2 mins and then could be every 20 mins it varies. Then i have to …

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I was wondering if anyone can point out any viruses or key loggers on my computer.I use symantec corporate addition. Here is my Hijackthis log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:17:20 PM, on 16/09/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: …

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I have ran my Reg Fixer and it has showed 4 problems : Active X mostly: Can I just delete them . These are the reg Keys: :HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{32F87EA3-AD21-43FF-9F1A-657E58D13399} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\NavShellExtEx.DLL HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1E6478F0-7FA8-11D2-B40A-00600831DD76} When I click fix problem it does not fix it it just keeps re-appearing at every scan. It …

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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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\NISUM.EXE C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\ccPxySvc.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec_Client_Security\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec_Client_Security\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\Program Files\Prevx Home\PXAgent.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\Program Files\Prevx Home\SAGUI.exe C:\WINDOWS\NCLAUNCH.EXe …

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Hi, I am trying to help a friend fix his computer. He didnt activate his copy of xp in the 30 days after installation, and as promised, xp will not let us start windows without activating. The problem is, when we click the option to enter an activation code, it …

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Ok... so I start my computer one time and I get the following message as soon as i turn it on: "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \windows\system32\config\system " It sais I need to insert the windows instillation cd and press r. I do …

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Hi there y'all. I recently purchased a beautiful little laptop, and of course, Linux was the first thing that had to be installed. However, I'm having trouble getting everything to work properly. Among the trouble is that of installing support for my wireless WiFi card (internal "Dell Wireless 1500 Draft …

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Hi, I have a problem connecting to the internet through my T-Mobile Sinus DSL Basic SE wireless router/modem: I have 2 laptops, one is a Dell and the other is a Hi-Grade. The Dell uses Windows XP Professional SP2 whilst the Hi-Grade laptop uses Windows XP Home SP2. When I …

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Ok, i have a friend that has come to me for help with her comp and i have no idea how to solve this one. When she starts her computer (laptop w/ Windows XP) a dos-looking screen comes up after a short wait and says that the file "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\system" is …

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I've gone through many posts and many websites trying to get rid of this thing to no avail. Well, I think I got some of it, but not all, or else I have some other little nasties or some leftovers from some nasties floating around in my pc. I know …

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I've gone through many posts and many websites trying to get rid of this thing to no avail. Well, I think I got some of it, but not all, or else I have some other little nasties floating around in my pc. Would someone be so kind enough to look …

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Hi all, I'm having this problem with my newly rebuilt computer. It's the CPU, I think it's getting too hot, Speedfan reports it around 40C idle and on full load I've seen it hit 76C (the room ambient temp is around 25C). I haven't overclocked it, that's beyond my knowledge. …

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Anyone can help me why my system unit do have a power while my monitor do not have? I'll check the power cord and cables in it is ok... the problem is my monitor still have a message :"No power or cable disconnected".. pls help...

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I have a new pc with XP Pro - I transferred my old Hard drive into new pc as a slave drive. When I try and access my old files on the slave drive in Documents and settings I get Access Denied. Is this something to do with the way …

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Hello, I've been trying to get around this one for a couple of weeks now and am reaching the limit of my patience, I have a Dell Inspiron 1000 which came factory shipped with XP Home SP2, I put a fresh HD in it and went to install XP, halfway …

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Hi...I changed the batteries in my wireless GE keyboard...directions on bottom says I need to re-link afterwards....re-link how? I've shut off pc, unplugged the receiver and replugged it in...also...1 more question...if my pc is unplugged for a day or so, due to moving...I have to use the hairdryer to make …

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First: if this is in the wrong place, I apologize. I'm a newcomer to Linux, but I'm trying to learn what I need to in order to correctly use it. I've got a program I need to run multiple times, without my having to do anything. The book on Linux …

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I am attempting to install windows xp on a new hard drive. When I get to the point in the installation that the computer will reboot in 15 seconds the computer will not proceed with the install. My computer continues to reboot and never makes it to the next part …

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Here's how it went, I got done building my first pc about a month ago. When I installed the OS I was a little bit...retarded shall I say, and didn't create more then one partition. Now, a month down the line, I'm thinking "hey, I'd like to try the Vista …

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I have a 250 sata and just got a matching one. I have had just one for over a year now but think maybe I would like to do an raid setup. Is it possible now? If so, what is the best raid setup?

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:sad: my pc is a emachin 80gb h/d,512 mb of memory. athon prosessor2.1ghz. i went into the check local disk utilities & did scan for & attempt recovery of bad sectors. pc was starting act funny. window poped up in the system tray saying something about memory was getting low. …

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Hello, I think I have been infected with the guard.tmp spyware. I've tried a fix that was mentioned at this website ([url]http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=6762)[/url], but I do not believe it has worked. I'm hoping someone can help me! Here's my log file: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:15:36 PM, on …

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Hello, If someone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. I have a Toshiba Tecra 9100 that won't operate from the battery. The system operates fine when connected to the AC Adapter. When I unplug the adaptor with the system still on, I recieve a NMI: channel / IOCHK …

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Hey I just found a old compaq 98 windows in my garage it runs fine and everything i just was wondering if anyone could tell me how to reformat the hard drive?

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Hi, I recently got a new computer built for me, but when I am playing games, specifically World of Warcraft it keeps restarting itself. When I first had the computer less than a week ago I played Quake 3 on it and it seemed fine, then I put in a …

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Hi guys. I am a huge gamer but also love macs. Hard to be both and I would love to have a computer that could run high quality games but also be as shiny organized looking as a mac. Anyway, with the new intel core duo processors in the MacBooks …

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Hi. I have recently used Advanced WindowsCare and Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum 3 to clean the junk inside my computer. After that, I tried to access a web site and got an error message. I have visited it 3 days ago, and it was fine. The message I got is: [B]ERROR …

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Hi everyone, I've searched through the threads and found a couple of people with the same problem, but I was just wondering if I should download HiJack and post my log or if another course of action was preferable. My problem is as follows: Once I turn my computer on …

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First my spec:- AMD64 San Diego 3700+ 2x1gb corsair xms 3200 c2pt HIS Excalibur x850xt turbo Asus A8N-E nforce4 ultra mobo. I built this PC just under a year ago. I noticed that in games such as WoW, during play the game would freeze then after a few seconds the …

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I have a Gateway M460 Laptop w/ 40GB - bought a Seagate 5400, ata-6, 8mb cache - simply because it was on sale (kind of like shoes). Anyway, I've had it for 6 mos or so and haven't installed it bcs I have 3 boys. Got rid of one (college) …

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Hi everyone, I am in need of some much-appreciated help. My internet explorer keeps displaying the message, "the page cannot be displayed." I have Windows XP operating system. I have tried system restore which, but it says that system restore could not be completed. My Internet Explorer is 6.0. I …

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Ok so let me tell a little bit of the problems I have laptop that is giving issues with task manger being locked out so I have found a way to edit the registry to fix that. I had my desktop locked out solid blue screen and I found how …

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My mouse whell stop working in the sense that if you roll it up and down it wont do anything but if you click it in so the circle with the arrows appears it works like that. Also sometimes the mouse wheel will randomly work for a while and then …

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hi everyone, i've been hit with a 'critical system error!' taskbar bug. can someone please analyse my hjt log and tell me what to do? thanks very much. heres the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:19:16 PM, on 5/09/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet …

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this is my first visit and i have been following what has happened to other people. i have run hijack and this is my log. please help me get rid of this annoying message! thanks Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 16:10:13, on 04/09/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …

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My step father is having a problem with his computer. His computer keeps changing his IE homepage to [URL="http://www.gopher.com/"]www.gopher.com[/URL] even after changing it a billion times, and pop ups are taking over even tho a popup blocker is installed. Ran spybot, and virus scanner and nothing... HELPPP thanks megs

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Hi to all, I´ve got xp home edtion with serverce pack 2 and I´m having a problem trying to run defender from microsoft on my laptop, does any one know how I can run it? any help on this will be appreciated.

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I'm not sure if I should post this in Windows Software or here, please move this if I did it in the wrong one, which I've done with like 1/2 my posts...anyways, my dad just got a laptop, and he has a lot of music, and 8 files on my …

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I am unable to browse My Computer or hard drive roots. I have followed many ofthe other threads for similar issues on this web site, all to no avail. when using explorer my system locks up while opening any drive letter. These drives can be opened from within programs and …

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Hi Guys! Haven't been around here for awhile becuase I don't like to bother much with hijack logs, but I've been battling this for days and cannot get rid of ti with the stuff I already learned here, so here I am. This is the log I took before I …

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When I try to upgrade to OS X on my computer, which is a IBook G3, blue and white laptop, I get this message: "An error has occurred. Startup disk was unable to select the install cd as startup disk. (-2)"

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:rolleyes: when i try to backup my settings & documents to cd/r it shows at the bottom file window saying backup. i clicked to start the procedure & says that is not the correct file name. i have to do a backup to cd/r because i have alot of files …

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Hello, I am having a problem with my computer, as you probably guessed. I'll start from the top. I had just installed the Half-Life/Counter-Strike client, Steam. I have all the games on it, CS and CS: Source. Last night I was playing CS 1.6 perfectly fine all night. No problems …

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Hi All, Got a little problem that we have noticed. We get this at random times through our organisation When a user sends an e-mail and another user goes to reply the spell check will try and check in US not UK. It also automatically changes the spelling for example …

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[quote=dlenegan;237706]anyway guys you are the experts i m not really that good. listening to you guys ive learnt a lot[/quote] Thank you for your hints. I have now bought a New Graphics card, but have the same problem. I will be running the diagnostic tonight to see what it comes …

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I bought myself a Radeon card today, and everything installed and runs perfectly, except for one thing. The desktop is limited to a specific section to where i can drag and drop files! I can move the mouse all over the desktop, i can drag programs into the "dead" area. …

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