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Hey there, Would be great if someone could clarify what is wrong with my computer before I go off and spend a fortune on getting it fixed! I have an old Hewlett Packard Pavillion 7970. About a week ago it seized up so I restarted it. On restarting I got …

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just upgraded from 10.2.8. I can't network with my other mac after upgrade. any ideas would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

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i have a linksys ethernet switch i have a cable modem pluged into the switch then from the switch i have 2 ethernet cords comming out 1 to this computer im on right now and another to my ps2 say im on my computer and i wanna get on my …

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Hello, Is there anyone out there who can advise me on how to fix the following? I cannot connect to the internet using a wireless card on my Laptop through the router.Other PCs with cable connections work fine. Signal Strength and Link quality are optimal. ( over 90% ) The …

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We are running MS Server 2003. We have written a program in VB to record the user name and time in and out of the lab to track computer usage. These are users in our domain. I am having trouble running the files from the group policy. If I read …

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Hi there, Does anyone know how to sort out garbled copy on the web? A few pages come up with numbers instead of copy. I've tried the changing the encoding in Safari (to MacOS Roman) but that seems to do bugger all. And I can't find anywhere in my system …

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Dear Computer Gods, I am having so many issues with my computer including: 1. Frequent popups 2. One of my spyware programs identified a PWstealer program but could not delete it 3. My desktop has gone to a white/grey color and does not allow me to change it I have …

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HI PLEASE HAVE A LOOK IN MY HYJACKTHIS LOG, MY COMPUTER HAS SUDENLY START ACTING VERY VERY VERY SLOW AND STRANGE.... THANKS IN ADVANCE GUYS. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 00:02:03, on 04/01/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

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I got hit pretty bad today with several baddies. Spy sheriff and a few others. I have managed to clean a lot of it off, but I know there's more. One odd thing is I cant go to some tech sites that may give answers and I can't access certain …

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I have just been handed a sick laptop by my sister - nothing appears to work - I think perhaps a little over use of spyware removers without realising the implications. Cut, paste, copy and moves in explorer don't work. CD doesnt write, can't enable file sharing on the network, …

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When I try to open Explorer (IE Browser or Folder) it pops up Runtime error window says [COLOR=DarkRed]"[B]Runtime error 226 at 0A0D655F[/B]" [/COLOR] and I clicked ok then it pops up another one says [COLOR=DarkRed]"[B]Runtime error 226 at 0A0D629F[/B]"[/COLOR] How do i get rid of this kind of Error? Thanks …

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Hello Everyone, I think I posted my first message in the wrong spot so I am re posting here. Im new here and with this whole computer everything society so bear with me folks. when I connect to the internet a window pops up saying server busy and then I …

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Hi! I am new to this but from what I have seen I feel confident that someone can come to my rescue. My son's computer has decided to have a heart attack and no matter what I do/have done nothing has helped. On 1/01/06 he started his computer and carried …

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Hi all and thank you so much in advance for any assistance. I'm visiting my parents for the holidays and they seemed to have gotten a nasty combination of spyaxe and other malware on their computer. I've ran ad-aware, Microsoft Antispyware, McAfee, etc etc. I've tried deleting the annoying hp----.tmp …

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We are needing to connect all of our computers at work to one DSL connection...we have a total of 9 computers and very very small budget....any suggestions??? And would it be a problem that some are running xp, 2000, and 98?? Thanks BJ

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Does anyone know where I can find guidelines for multiple server roles? I am not having much luck finding info on this. Which roles are ok to mix and which are not reccommneded? Can a domain controller also be an application server? Some reccomend not. Can a domain controller run …

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Open Notepad. And add this. [quote] Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Window Title"="tayspen" [/quote] Change tayspen to what you want it to say. now save this as a .reg file. Simply double click it and hit yes to the Question asking if you want to import it. Your …

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hi, Recently I upgraded the memory of my laptop. It works fine, but after one hour or something, it goes into safe mode and says:Windows xp detected device error and fixed it. save all your work and reboot. When I reboot it goes back to normal. What is the problem?? …

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You know that menu when u right click on the desktop and its named "New" and u can pick what file u want to be created, well i was wondering is there anyway that u can edit that menu so u can take delete some file choices and maybe add …

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ok heres my problem i have xp sp2 installed on my comp right now my windows xp cd is service pack1 so when i try to run the setup straight from windows says i have a older version of windows setup cannot continue, ok so i restart change my bios …

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Hello. I am looking to reformat my PC. The specs are in my profile and I have a couple pics to show you that might solve my problem. I have reformatted in the past and had to put in a disk with a file on it for like my SATA …

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Hey, i have a video card, its an Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 , 256MB. I have an Emachine, so it only has a PCI slot, not PCI E. This is a PCI card and i have installed it once on my computer already. I am trying to install it again …

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Hi! I would like to reinstall my computer but i cant back up files on a cd because my cd writer wont work and thats the problem im trying to get rid of (along with my very slow computer speed). :( im really annoyed :mad: does anyone have suggestions??? THANK …

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Hi – and Happy New Year! Thought it was about time I got organised and got a PDA and synced it with my Mac. So I got a Palm Zire 21 – dead basic, dead cheap (eBay). And now I'm dead confused. I wanted to sync it with iCal and …

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hi i just bought a dvdrw Toshiba sd-r6472 to change my old dvd\cdrw Teac on my Toshiba Satellite 2450-401. It doesnt work...and i get IDE #1 error message. I tried the dvd driver on a Sony notebook and it works very well...so i updated my bios and also tried put …

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Hey all, This is my first post. I have a netgear rp614 router, and have a pretty odd (at least to my knowledge) problem. I get connection, but the connection disconnects itself off and on. about every 3-4 mins my connection fails, and then relogs itself. I have tried configuring …

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You know - the New Menu - that comes up when you right-click in a folder or on the desktop (the one that lets you add a shortcut, text files etc) - how do you add items to this menu .. Thanks. Saad

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A couple of days ago my screen started to flicker so I changed my Screen refresh rate from 60 Hertz to 85. I thought this would solve the problem but then it would still occasionally flicker. It's been abit over 4 years using this monitor. So, my question is if …

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Programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality when they run on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer Click here [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2[/url]

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i had evidence eliminator on my comp and delted it cause it caused some problems and now alot of my programs on my comp are screwed up...when i try to use my comp it says it cant find the files, and when i try to use worldbook encyclopedia it says …

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Hiya Everyone, My PC is currently running WIN XP and it keeps restarting. I have tried changing the OS setting so it does'nt automatically restart and so it starts under safe mode, but this has had no effect. I have also tried changing the boot sequence so that it starts …

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Hello, this is Walton and I need help! None of my shortcuts or programs on my desktop work anymore and I can't get into add/remove programs. I ran Mcafee Virus Scan, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Ad-Aware scan, and I'm still having trouble. I also restored my computer to an …

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xp crashed and I found these files after reboot in my temp folder and cannot delete them. it says they are being used by another user or program. Perflib_Perfdata_1a8.dat Perflib_Perfdata_c68.dat Perflib_Perfdata_c5c.dat Perflib_Perfdata_a74.dat

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I attempted to install a program and noticed that i had a file that ended with .manifest existed i did a search on the culprit computer and found 45 objects that all ended with .manifest these objects are in several folders I have noticed some spyware appearing in the msconfig …

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Hi - I was hoping someone could help me out. Computer is having all kinds of problems...Winfix pop-ups, among other things have basically rendered the computer useless at times. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Hijack This Log is posted below. Thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:05:35 …

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My machine was taken over by look2me, and several other spyware programs yesterday. After several hours of running spysweeper, Bazooka, spy bot s&d, and adaware se, the popups seemed to have died down. The machine still seems a bit slow, and I've noticed the browser sometimes shuts down unexpectedly. I've …

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Hi , i made a major boo boo by following a link from my email and ran a prog called "a.exe" . Now my system is all $%^&'ed up. I cant run some .exe files , tried running all my spyware programs but nothing will start.Just comes up with the …

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Hi, I purchased a Netgear wgt624 router and am having a difficult time setting it up. I use BellSouth DSL with a Westell B90 modem, and my PC has a Realtek RTL8139 NIC. When I run the setup I can't get any connectivity between the wired pc and the internet. …

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I just got a new laptop from Dell and am trying to partition my 60GB drive so that the C Drive is 15GB (will hold OS and programs), and the D Drive is 45GB (for data). I have an XP Pro disc and am trying to get all of the …

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hope someone might help on this. Tried starting computer this morning but it won't go any farther after the post screen. I tried changing bootup from another hard drive but still same results. Everything worked fine when shutdown last night. I tried to boot up from from the cd but …

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Hi can someone help please, I am working for a company which has just been taken over. I need to send out 10,000 e-mails all at the sametime (the same document to all of them) to our clients and customers detailing the change. I have a list of e-mail 10,000 …

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Avast! keeps stopping this, but nothing seems to make it go away. I have run AdAware, NoAdware, Microsoft Antispyware and CCleaner, all in Safe mode to no avail. The exact message on the Avast! alarm screen is: Win32.Trojano-3233 [url="http://85.255.115.186"]http://85.255.115.186[/url] users/fill/web/images/idemlog.exe I also have msblank as the attached HijackThis log will …

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so i deleted the ibm00007.exe virus then i restarded my computer and the desktop won't show. there is jsut the background. so i opened up taskmanager and open run and typed in explorer.exe and only a folder opens up but the desktop does not show. so if anyone has any …

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Hi all Im desperatley after a bit of help. Unfortunatley Im not the most technically able person when it comes to computers however, I, like a number of other people posting threads are having problems with some form of spyware. Basically Im getting a message in the bottom left corner …

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hey another familiar story opened a file and norton detected hacktool.rootkit I think I got rid of most spyware, but could you take a look at my hijackthis log and let me know what else I need to do. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:19:44 PM, on 12/30/2005 …

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Okay, I've had this problem with my floppy disk drive for probably a year now. When I open the Drive A folder, the contents on the disk would show and I could view/cut/copy/paste/edit.. etc. BUT when I would close the folder, take the disk out, put another one in and …

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Hi all, Just want to know your veis on PDA's. Send your favorite, talk spec, if you like them and if you hate them. Send in any thing you like! Chris

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I'm working on someone else's computer. Norton was finding an infected wininet.dll file, and after much work, I think we no longer have an infection. Norton, Ewido both show clear scans. I had the background fixed for a minute, I think (by deleting all the registry keys referred to online) …

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Please help me I can't change my homepage and used every option. I did everything to change my homepage but it is still going back to the previous one. Whats more interesting was when I tried to change the startup programs in the msconfig that might be affecting the homepage …

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