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I have a Gateway 450SX laptop. I had to remove the motherboard to resolder the power supply input jack. Since then the screen will "scramble" at any given time for no apparent reason. I tried removing the lcd screen and plugging in a crt monitor and the same thing happens. …

Greetings My Mother-in-law finally decided to get DSL and received the "kit" the other day. I put in a network card and got it set up thru WIN98SE. No problems there. The software that came with the DSL modem/router tells me that I need to install a network card in …

Hi My old CD-RW drive died last week so I've purchased another and installed it. The problem is that the drive letters have changed. Before my CD-RW drive was (D:) and my DVD ROM drive was (E:). But now they've both shifted one letter forward so they're: CD-RW drive (E:) …

Installed ECS Elitegroup Mobo with VIA PT800CE-A chipset and 3.0 ghz P4 CPU. Sometimes , but not always, on startup I have to access the BIOS and manually search for the HDD. This can occur on cold starts and on restarts. Any clue as to why this happens?

Have a strange question for RD. Right now I have two PC's, one is a XP machine and the other runs Server 2003. Well what I'd like to do is use RD to access my Server PC from my XP PC. Now I was wondering if there was any way …

and would be very grateful if anyone had any ideas to help me resolve my Microsoft Money 2002 issue. When I try to install Microsoft Money Business Edition 2005, I am prompted to uninstall Microsoft Money 2002. When I go to uninstall MM2002 through the "Install/Uninstall" program, a windows installer …

[B]I have a Fujitsu notebook...a Lifebook 142 that someone gave me a while back and I just got around to looking at it and it works!....It has windows 2000 Pro on it but I do not know the password to get past the Login screen!...I know this is a dangerous …

Last night I turned my computer off. It recognized all 6 hard drives. Today when I started it the BIOS and controller card recognized all my 6 hard drives but when Windows loaded it only showed 2, the ones connected to my motherboard. It didn't show the 4 connected to …

I am very sure (and hopeful) that someone here will be able to offer the solution. I have been reading posts here on the site for something very similar... i need some specific advice for my situation though please. I had the same situation where pop-ups keep arising saying that …

So I've been using my Powerbook for about four months now and you couldn't take it away from me without violence. I've been able to fix the few minor problems that I've had by simply consulting this forum. In fact, the only REAL problem with my entire Mac experience so …

hey guys....sometimes when eva i start up mah computer and connect to the net mah whole computer restarts..??! and evn if i am alredy connected to the net after a few hours it restarts itself...i am using XP pro panda titanium anti-virus sypbot sd mah sartup services are HDD temperture …

I have downloaded a considerable amount of tracks from napster and set the tracks into folders for specific artists. However, when playing the tracks using nero media player, there is a delay of anything up to 20 seconds before the track starts to play. The player says it is " …

hi,im new here.and my computer is beeing taken over by this hotoffers stuff.i only have spybot:S&D and dont know what to do next.i am a total idiot because dont have a clue how to remove this stuff.so, please help me before i become more crazy.PLEASE

I have the exact same problem >> ---------------------------- 04-28-2005, 02:05 PM Mishoboy Junior Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 8 Help Porn Pop-Ups, Error #317 and a red circle icon with white X in Tray -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let me cut to the chase. I have a friend who recently got infected …

Hi All I have friend's PC which was reporting errors and had to be rebooted regularly. We decided the best option was to reformat the machine and start again. So after backing up all data I reformatted his hard drive and then reinstalled Windows Professional from the genuine CD. It …

Alright I know it only just been released but has anyone got their hands on the new version of Tiger, what do you think? is it worth the upgrade from Panther i am a little unsure it is worth the money.

I just got a 40g notebook hard drive and wanted to convert it to an external drive. I bought a case that you put the hard drive in and it will convert to usb for both connection and power. When I plugged it into my notebook (compaq presario) windows xp …

I suppose it's the video cards fault. Because when I move the mouse on the screen while playing the game (in particular Sid Meyer's Pirates and Guild Wars) the sound start to tremble and the speed of the mouse movements slows down. My system information is as follows: System Host …

if i try to choose the AutoShape option from the 'Insert' drop-down menu or select the Drawing toolbar, Word freezes up and i have to force quit the program... every time.

Can't get rid of aurora popup, tried everything i know. I downloaded HJT and this is what I got, any help would be appreciated! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:23:36 AM, on 5/2/2005 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

Safari keeps crashing now that I've updated to 10.3.9. Mail has the opposite effect, sometimes it won't shut down. Anyone else with this problem? The Safari problem is so irritating that I've switched to Firefox.

OK guys, this should be the correct place to post this. Recently I have been hearing strange sounds inside my PC. It sounds like a fan, kind of slowing down and almost churning, before sounding like starting up again and the sound goes. It's not a clicking or anything like …

I've got a question that just popped up in my head... If my system would need a 450 watt power supply and I would use a 400 or 350 watt instead, what would happen? Would the system shutdown? Could it be harmful to a system?

Please help me. I have perused through other threads on this virus and cannot seem to get rid of my problem. I have started to delete only some of the items. In regular or safe mode I am unable to delete param32.dll I will attach my log from HiJackThis. I …

I recently put together the following computer: Asus A7N8x-x mboard AMD 3200+ chip Corsair 400MHz 512MB ram Antec 350W power supply ATI 9800 pro video card Windows XP After several errors when running the computer at 400MHz FSB, I finally got my board and ram replaced from the companies. This …

i was uninstalling norton antivirus and it was nerly finished but i ended the task ..it lukd like it was unistlled from the programs menu but i went to control panel>>remove add programs and it was stil there so i clickd on remvoe and it wont do anything so i …

Hey, I've looked through this forum and haven't found any thread about my situation, so i decided to post a new one. One day last week I opened up Internet explorer, and wanted to goto one of my favorite links. When I clicked on favorites though, instead of having my …

[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This article describes how to use the System Restore tool to return your computer to a previous working state. System Restore takes a "snapshot" …

I am considering downloading a cleaner and of those that I have looked at CCleaner is free but is it the most cost effective product? Any advice welcome!

While on some health site, a bunch of warnings kept poping in, and I had Nod32 and counterspy installed....i thought everything would be o.k. Anyway, here is the problem....... My opening page has all the icons except the screen is blue and in the middle there is a Security Warning …

To get some DNS errors., SPECIFICALLY if I go into a page & go a page deeper Occasionally I get the following error: Cannot find server or DNS Error Internet Explorer I wonder about that., I do have the Google POP UP BLOCKER..... Ideas, things to check or suggestions are …

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:33:16 AM, on 5/1/2005 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v5.50 (5.50.4134.0100) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WINUPDT.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\APHMVM.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\MSN MESSENGER\MSNMSGR.EXE C:\UNZIPPED\HIJACKTHIS\HIJACKTHIS.EXE R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = about:blank R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch …

I am having trouble getting Windows XP Home (with SP1) to update on a clients computer. It isn't displaying any signficant error messages but there is definately something not right with it. * Windows Update downloads but doesnt install. (update.inf error message - cryptographic services) * Reinstallation doesnt work. (tabsvr …

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hey evry time i start up mah computer and log in, it takes a while to load my settings and when ever i am in my taskbar freezes...for a long time ..about 5-10mins max..i have to like keep opening folders to get it working properly.. i neva modify the system …

OK heres my setup, im an amature astronomer and there is a wifi router near where i like to go that i have permission to use, its a friends router. the only problem is that when i set up my laptop is out of range. i would like to add …

I have recently had trouble with Genie-Soft backup software. I was trying to complete a multi session backup (5GB) and it completed one disc, prompted for disc 2 and then no further prompts. It just continued writing to disc2. They tell me I need to back up my firmware. I …

Hi everyone, I am a newbie trying to setup a linux dhcp server and want to run windows applications from a different partition. I installed rh9 and also my paritions but when I try to see them in kde gui I only see the one that rh9 and the swap …

hi guys, I need to install apache to my webhotell to be able to install and use the CMS Mambo, but I don't find instructions to do so. Could U please help me? I'm a total newbie, so please use an "for dummies" style :p thanx guys

I've been looking through some old posts on this topic, which I do need help on. Most all of them say I ought to run some spyware programs, then HJT, and post a log. So, this is my log after running Ad-Aware personal SE, and SpySubtract. CWShredder catches nothing in …

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 19:00:10, on 28/04/2005 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 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\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC2.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccProxy.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 105 ADSL Modem\dslstat.exe C:\Program Files\BT …

HI, Could someone help me what I need to delete? I have never done this, so I am not even sure where I need to delete this stuff. Is it the actual file I delete, or I use HijackThis to delete the particular entries? Thanks Very Much!!! Dan Logfile of …

Hello, my name is Hikaru and I'm new to this site. I tried to introduce myself but these hotoffers.info pop-ups quickly logged me out before I could finish. I need to get rid of this menace. here is my HJT log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:45:43 PM, …

I'm surely not the only person that has had this problem. I have a WEB Server an NT 4.0 SP 6a box with IIS 3.0 installed. I thought I would give FrontPage 2000 SP 3 a shot, tried a demo page yesterday, it created the Access database but the new …

I just bought new parts to build a PC and after everything was done I tried to boot up and nothing showed on screen. I plugged in headphones and when I pressed power the motherboard said this through the headphones: "System Failed due to CPU Overclocking". My guess is, the …

...did something last night and now I can't get certain windows to open, ie for instance when i go to add an email contact and click on "address book" nothing happens. This seems consistent with other attempts to open new windows that I have previously always been able to open...Pop …

Hi, can opne of you nice people help me with my laptop, When I press the power button eveything powers up fine, The Hard Disk spins and the Cd drive's light flashes and the processor gets warm (if left long enough) after this I don't think it boots, and there …

Hi everyone this is my first post for some much needed help. I have a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Laptop with a big problem, the laptop will not power up via the power supply it will only power up from the battery. I have also noticed the metal prong which inserts …

Well, hey there. I'm new here, and I've basically come here to get some help, but I like it, so I'll stick around! So, my problem? I have just installed Windows XP Pro over an old Windows 98 SE. My PC has high enough spec to run it, and all …