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Can anyone help, I have managed to delete my calculator. I have an iMac and it runs on OS x 10.2. I have tried reinstalling the software, but to no avail. I had a look at 'Restore' and that is pretty scarry. The thought of losing everything on my computer …

:eek: I need to delete Internet Explorer so I can reload it again. It is so corrupted that I cannot go to any links either on web pages or in emails. It comes up with a fatal error message. I am running Windows 2000. Can someone please help

Ok guyz... here is the problem, whenever i tried to use IE 6 to open any page it would give me the cannot find page error... and on the bottom of everything it would say DNS ERROR... do you guyz know how to fix this??

When I start up my comp win98, P-III, HP Printer, HP-Scanner, Pinacle TV Card Attached. it says [COLOR=Sienna]windows protection error, press any key [/COLOR] to restart. whenI prss any key, it just shuts down. Then, when I turn it back on, it gives me startup options (you know, start in …

Just recently i replaced a harddrive with a new one, and well i made the stupid mistake of not taking the files i wanted off the hard drive before i removed it. well i put the new one in, got my machine all setup and stuff, but i then realized …

My husband just finished upgrading two computers using a Elitegroup L4VXA2 motherboard in each. He installed Win XP Pro on both computes but now , after all updates are applied, the computers won't power off when I choose Start/Shut Down. He installed Win 98SE first, to recover some files and …

[url]http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-503&DEPA=0[/url] is this 3400+ 939pin version a good cpu? or should I go with the 754pin 1MB chache cpu? I found a great deal with the cpu+mobo (nForce3 Ultra)+1Gb of RAM. and since its 939 in a 1/2 year I can drop a FX-53 in there. so its it good …

[FONT=Arial Black]undefined[/FONT][SIZE=4]undefined[/SIZE][COLOR=Blue]undefined[/COLOR] Can Someone Please Help Me Remove All Spyware And Virus's Off My Computer Thanx Alot, This Is My HiJackThis log .... :mrgreen: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 8:14:09 PM, on 16/10/2004 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\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

This is not a 'signing in issue'. I get: problems with this webpage might prevent it from displaying or functioning properly etc.etc, everytime I try to "forward","reply" or "new message" in msn messenger 6.2 mail. I have configured my firewall with sp2, followed steps at jonathankay.com and support.microsoft.com. Anyone here …

Hi... First of all, thank you for providing this service. I keep getting a pop up error message saying " windows has detected spyware on your computer" I read a previous thread posted by a member experiencing similar problem and followed your instructions... I downloaded hijackthis and here is my …

I have suddenly had all kinds of problems with my computer, I was infested with spyware, and I even did a complete system restore, and it only took a few days for my whole system to be taken over again. I have DSL. Now, whenever I start my computer, I …

HI! im new to daniweb i signed up today to find out what the hell is wrong with my computer it is causing me distress. i have aol broadband 9.0 aol may or may not be the cause of this (i use IE to browse) i cant log onto certain …

well i get these annoying sounds from my computer, i ahve reinstalled the sound card but it didint help. i hear it when anytime that a sound should be played, such as mp3's, videos, windo sounds, etc. they are repeasting sounds that jsut go on until i stop the song …

I'm sure there's a simple answer to this persistent problem and I hope that someone can enlighten me with their knowledge. Last week, my computer (running windows xp) suddenly stopped communicating with my printer (hp laserjet 4L) after I attempted to print an e-mail through netscape. The printer status line …

Hi ,XP PRO,3 users,2 have a active bar on the left side ,same as the active one in mycomputer and Windows manager window .It just appeard one day months apart on the 2 users ,can't get rid of it anyone know how!1 see attachec picture .

Every time I open a new IE window there's a toolbar of searchweb that comes with it, change my homepage and add a bunch of web sites in my favorites folder and desktop Here is my hijackthis file Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 14:24:22, on 2004-10-15 Platform: Windows …

I have about 200 photos presently downloaded to a windows laptop. I want to transfer them to my Mac to edit them in Photoshop. Is there a way to directly connect the pc to the mac via usb or firewire that will allow me to drag the folder from one …

I have the system32\bridge.dll problem. i have ran many different spyware programs and they found and deleted many but not all. i tried the unbridge registration entry too and it didn't work either. i really want to learn what else to do. i've already reinstalled windows 2 times in the …

Intel have announced that plans to offer a 4GHz Pentium 4 processor have been scrapped. Future development for Intel desktop processors will move toward the PentiumM processor technology, which runs at much lower clockspeeds and uses less power consumption. This move leaves Intel in a position where they will not …

I have a desktop the connects to the internet via a dial up connection. I alsohave a laptop with a USB (airlink) 802.11g adaptor. I want to share files/internet connection between the desktop and laptop wirelessly. I have a Belkin 802.11g router on the desktop. Since I have no DSL …

Hi there, Whenever windows starts up, a box apperars with the title "cannot find shell.dll" and then when I click "close", a deep blue "help" box comes up with nothing in it. Can anyone tell me what this stuff, is, and how I might remove it? I don't really understand …

Ok, I have a iBook G3 800MHz with just Mandrake on it, it has a ATI Radeon Mobility 7500 video card in it and I've been tweaking the XF86Config-4 file for days now and it kde continues to refuse to work :(, I've currently got it to start up but …

Hi all... I recently went through the process of building a new PC from scratch for myself, with parts from various sites (all trusted). I have just finished putting it all together but have encountered a problem: the machine will boot up but for some reason I cannot get a …

I had a little viruses attack on my computer. Did my best to get rid of them, but still some things, like Norton WMI Update, don't work. Would you be so kind to have a look in my Hjt log? (windows2000) Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 12:23:12, on …

hey guys! Im plannin on buying a radeon 9800 pro 128mb 256bit interface. WEll first of all. Is this a good card that will last long? How long will this card last me for all the newst games? Im not a doom 3 guy though so keep that in mind. …

I finally managed to get RH9 up and running on my WinXP host, however another problem surfaced: I can't connect to my home network. It says that it can't detect any connection, here's the message: "Determining IP information for eth0...failed; no link present. Check cable?". I followed pretty much everything …

Have I been hijacked again? :o I was looking for a new desktop, and I'm not sure if I got hit. Here's my Log...thank you, for your help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 4:24:08 PM, on 10/10/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 …

:-| Every site i try to get on aol or internet explorer i cannot get onto it, i only see Connecting to site 205.188.146.146. ,and then the action canceled site and that internet explorer cannot connect to the site and that it may be temporarily unavailable. please help!!! thanks

I was wondering if you guys can help me out. You see I want to buy a laptop but my CO Tech Teacher told us not to buy compaq laptops 'cause they're no good. Is that true? Which ones do you think are better IBM or Dell?:eek: and why?

:-| I have a client that is having a major run-in with this nuisance that pops up with a blank window having just this message: sendExternalEvent('EVENT:IEBROWSER:www.ad-w-a-r-e.com/callback_ron.php?GUID={42C12A41-165F-11D9-86EB-444553540000}&bidid=5'); I installed AdAware SE, Spybot 1.3, AVG antivirus, scanned with Trend housecall with everything with the most current updates. In this machine, if you …

I cannot scandisk or defrag my computer because it freezes it. I have just reinstalled win 98se over itself again due to an explorer error upon start up. That seemed to do the trick but I still cannot defrag or scan. I am just trying to get everything straight here. …

i was wondering if there is a way to put a rules wizard into a logon script so a rule created by one person can be pushed to everyone over the network. everybody is running w2k pro on their desktops, we are running w2k server on all our servers with …

Ok, so i've ran both the most current version of adaware - and trendmicro's housecall - both in safe mode - and despite these efforts, as well as checking the registry for any odd entrys in /run - i am still having pop-up issues... can someone please examine my log? …

Which AMD model is the best: AMD Sempron AMD Athlon XP AMD Athlon 64 AMD Operton And an AMD 2.0GHz processor would equal out to what speed of Intel, since AMD is more advanced?

I have a problem with adobe 6.0.1... I have a CD from school, and when i insert it, opens up, but after a certain page, you cannot proceed further... Tell me what info u need to know to help me.

I am having a problem removing about:blank. Have tried Pest Patrol, Spybot, CWShredder and none have worked. I really need help! Here is my log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 6:31:57 PM, on 9/22/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: …

Hi My set up is DSL netgear wired DG router 2 computers wired to router 1 of those computers connected with wifi to a laptop i am using automatic ip addressing with the router being 192.168.0.1, and the computers being 192.168.0.2,3 i want to share the internet connection to the …

When i click to open Paint some error comes up telling me that it has performed and illegal operation...... The details are the following: MSPAINT caused an invalid page fault in module MFC42.DLL at 016f:6c37f9eb. Registers: EAX=00000000 CS=016f EIP=6c37f9eb EFLGS=00010202 EBX=00680c94 SS=0177 ESP=0056f91c EBP=0056f940 ECX=00007fff DS=0177 ESI=00691330 FS=1247 EDX=000163a4 ES=0177 …

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There was some issues with the 9800XT and 9600XT video card models not working with AGp 8x, they would freeze up and run slow. Has that been fixed with the new cataylst 4.9 drivers? because the complaints have died down.

OK, I have 6800 graphic card, turn on PC and as soon as fans start spinning PC turns off. I can also hear a small sqeaking type of noise coming from tyhe graphics card. I really need help, can anyone relate to what the cause might be and what could …

Hi. I'm totaly stuck, please help! I have 2 pc's connected, host running XP and client running Millenium. I have a broadband connection and managed to connect both pc's to the internet after much fiddling. i installed SP2 and lost the clients internet connection. I then experienced "system halted, windows …

I have Windows XP SP2, Toshiba laptop. Well, after doing some scans with spybot, and ad-ware, and after restarting my computer. I noticed mostly everything is appearing italicized(all this stuff I am typing is also italicized (for me)). I really don't know what happened, all of a sudden everything is …

I recently brought up a new Novell 6.0 server which had some problems. I deleted the server from the NDS but I keep getting an error message on my border server stating "unable to communicate with server <server name>. I am NOT receiving this message on my main file and …

I need a little help on a simple problem. I am running OSX 10.3.5 How do I get iCal to automatically load up and display on my screen everytime I switch on my Mac without having to click the dock icon? Is there a start-up folder like oS 9 somewhere? …

I got a US robotics internal modem it worked fine about a month ago. Then I tried it to day and it says no dial tone, if I unplug the phone and plug it back in I get dial tone on the phone. If I try to dial out agian …

I was having problems with my monitor so I ordered a new NEC hooked it up and restarted the computer. Than I found out that it wasn't the monitor at all had the same real grainy bad color in the screen. So I figured it was the Video adapter. So …

Hi! I discovered today some links that I didn't save , are saved on my PC. This is the last Hijack logfile: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 20:40:07 PM, on 10/6/2004 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 …

I want to connect a laptop to a lan so that I can run antispyware program saved in another computer.How do I go through it.This machine is extremely slow and I did a disk clean up and closed most of the startup programs and is still slow,what could be the …

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