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:) Hi, I'm new here, and am glad I found some professionals that I'm sure can help me. I'm not really "up" on computer things, ( limited knowledge but learning), so forgive me if I sound a little ignorant on some things:o I have Windows ME on my computer, with …

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Here's the log file: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:58:29 PM, on 13/04/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) 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\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\wltrysvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcmwltry.exe C:\WINDOWS\BCMSMMSG.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Program …

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Jumping on the bandwagon. Trying to open any shortcuts, my computer, or control panel results in all icons disapearing and then reappearing but without the item opening. Here is my HiJackThis log. Any help appreciated. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 11:31:49 AM, on 4/13/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 …

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I removed the coolwebsearch prog from my computer, but now my browser, instead of directing me to smartfinder.biz, it takes me to a blank screen at [url="http:///"]" http:///[/url] " . This usually occurs when i go to download a file or try to go to a web page that it …

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My home page in IE is now about:blank. I can manually remove all appropriate registry entries (startpage, etc), and then if I click on the IE icon the arrow turns into an hour glass for 15 seconds or so, then back to an arrow. If I then look at the …

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i got a question about ram, i have: slot1:128 slot2:128 slot3: 256 slot4: nothing could i get another 256 and put it in slot 4 or would i have to get a 256 and take out the 128's and replace it with the new 256? or doesnt it matter

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[font=Arial][size=2]I've just installed Windows 2003 Server Standard on a home network (upgraded from XP Pro), I have also installed Direct x9b as it was required for some particular software I use. I also use the pc for a lot of digital video etc. so had to enable 'hardware acceleration' and …

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soooo i went to burn a CD, and i get this message Burning the disc cannot proceed because the startup disc if full (error code -34) b-b-but, my startup disc isn't full. i got a whoppin' 871.8MB worth to do whatever i feel like. in fact, when i got the …

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Hi, I am new here and I have read some of the posts, but I never seen anything on what msiesh is. I have the same problem, when i start my internet, a differant start page pops up then my home page. It is some kind of search page. Oh …

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OS- WIN98 This computer has a habit of freezing up and giving errors when a teacher in trying to imput grades. He usually has Grades, e-mail and IE up all at one time when this happens. Sometimes it does it when just one program is up. It has been fine …

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I'm upgrading from ME to XP, after install finished, I can't get to internet. My laptop (running xp home) connects to the internet just fine over the same connection, my desktop (Dell 4100, 733M P3 w/256M ram) has all the same network connection settings, but cannot connect. Both systems use …

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My browser is being hijacked to prosearching.com. I haven't installed anything on my computer in the last week other then hijack this tonight and this problem just started today. I am running windows 98 on a gateway computer. Norton Antivirus and Trojan Remover have found nothing . I have posted …

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I messed up my installation of XP by resetting during shutdown (:rolleyes: at me). After that I couldn't start up as I'd get a really quick blue screen and a restart after the XP loading screen. I think it was complaining about a registry file missing but I can never …

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A wupdater ending program box appears every time when i shut down Windows XP. So I have to manually click on the button END NOW in order to shut down my PC. It seems to me that the wupdater.exe file isn't right, please give me some advices on it, thank …

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Quick scenario: Home built computer, P3 1000; Asus CUSL2 MB; 320m Ram. This machine has worked fine for years until I tried to be all cool and finally upgrade to XP (from 98). Went for a clean install, and never could get to main setup, after first reboot would get …

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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=4][color=blue]Hello fellow techies & the true guru---Dani,[/color][/size][/font] [font=Comic Sans MS][size=4][color=blue]It's me, Carmine. [/color][/size][/font] [font=Comic Sans MS][size=4][color=blue]I would like to ask if anyone has had their options to change the toolbar choices [/color][/size][/font] [font=Comic Sans MS][size=4][color=blue]gray out. I have done all the spyware checks and reloaded IE6 on my …

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My friend jesse is going to college and I'm helping him set up his linux box. He hasn't gotten online yet, but I was just wondering if colleges restrict linux internet access. I'm sure there's always a way around any restrcitions they have ;) but I was just wondering if …

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Hello all, new to this forum, seems like a friendly bunch, hope you can help me. Been having trouble with an Xserve, it has all the latest updates and recently was trying to run a backup of the Xraid storage (600GB used), anyway managed to run a backup before no …

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I'm in desperate need of help. Last night, I was using a card making program, that obviously requires a CD to run. After I was done, my brother tried to play one of his games, but when he put the CD in, it wouldn't recognize it. If I go to …

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Updated to OS XP from ME. When then trying to reinstall softwares, I get -- Error1606 <Common Administraor Tools> All User\ -- I attempted the repair suggested from Microsoft using regedit. There is no fill User Shell\Folders\Common Administrative Tools. The install did create a - user~tmp.@01\.system\Commmon Administrative Tools on my …

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I am having problems with my computer because of what I believe to be a virus. Here are the symptoms: 1) All Java and Java script applications on MS Internet explorer do not work. 2) I am able to download antivirus software but I am unable to run the programs. …

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I have had the same problem. i ran ad-aware and Hijackthis. I am not sure what to do with the logfile it generated. I have saved it and attached a copy. Please advise...... Thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 12:44:55 PM, on 12/04/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT …

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I have figured out where to post this message properly. Sorry for any inconvenience I am new. When i start explorer a different home page pops up and I have begun receiveing many pop ups. i also have a second search engine window pop up whenever i use google. I …

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Hey Guys, I got hijacked also the other day. I have been trying to fix it, but it still keeps coming up in IE with 'Top Search' when I try to search for something in the location bar. I downloaded all the apps mentioned, but still it shows that page. …

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I'm looking at disk utility packages and would like some opinions. Mostly I'd like to know if there is any substantial advantage of one over the other. We are talking Norton, Tech Tools Pro and Disk Warrior.

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i've a 80G seagate barracuda 7200.7 which was installed with win xp pro and the master drive. i reformatted it recently n now i can't reinstall my windows xp for some reason. i didn't think of it as a problem as i thought i could use it as a SLAVE …

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[b][URL removed by admin because McAfee VirusScan was detecting it as a trojan][/b][url="http://%68%6F%6D%65%70%61%67%65%2E%63%6F%6D&#1;%00@%77%77%77%2e%65%2d%66%69%6e%64%65%72%2e%63%63/%68%70/"][/url] Thats what IE shows in the address bar when I load it. If I change it in settings to anything else it will change back after restarting XP. I looked at it in regedit and it looked …

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INFO: OS: Windows XP service Pack 1 Computer: HP pavilion m703 IE version: 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp1.020828-1920 Situation: My family has a computer we share. A few days ago we started havin gtrouble with Internett Explorer. It started freezing and clicking on the X in teh corner didn tshut it off. I had …

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i am using AOL broadband. whenever i want to shut down my computer, i get a problem with iexplorer trying to close. it asks if i want to end now or cancel. no matter what i do it takes many attempts to get my computer to shut down because this …

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first off ill explain my problem. I keep getting a redirect to best-search.info theres a www. in front of it, but i dont want anyone clicking on it and catching what my computer may have. Now i get this redirect whenever i try to click on a link to download …

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I know that you can transfer accounts by coping /etc/passwd to a different computer however I'm not certain about transfering the passwords themselves. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to transfer the password along with the account?

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I finally got all of my computer parts in and put it together. I turned on the computer and at first every 5-30 sec my computer would cut off. After trying some differ methods to stop it I thought I fixed it. Well I did my bios, and after that …

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Hi this is my fist post, iv been having trouble with my desktop and basicly anything that uses windows explorer. when i click anything (other then netscape which i am having to use to post this) it apears to not load... the mouse changes as if its laoding, but then …

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Hi! I'm new here and have a problem that is driving me nuts. I don't know what happened but... All my stored images now show the microsoft flag and I can no longer view them by double clicking on them. I have pictures stored in My Documents... used to just …

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Hey all, I recently added a cdrw to my machine. The drive letter for my backup hard drive was E: So I figure when i added the cdrw it wanted the default lettering system but E: was taken. During this time, XP somehow created and evil twin of my backup …

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I came home last night and my brother said the moniter was screwed up. I came out and everything looked fine, but there were waves going up the screen and a buzzing coming out the back. I tried disconnecting the moniter from the computer...and when i turned it on the …

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I bought Me and got a free upgrade to Xp. I had trouble with xp so uninstalled it and when i reinstalled it i received a message that certain protocols were missing and my authintication number was invalid ( but it was typed correctly) I tried several times. Now I …

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HijackThis is a [free] program designed to scan your computers settings for things related to spyware and adware. HijackThis will not delete anything initally; it will just report on what it finds. You can download directly from [url="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe"]here[/url]. Save it to a place like your desktop, and run it. When …

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Hey, I'm having a problem on startup of Windows XP Home Edition and on Shutdown (as well as a few other random instances). I get a popup window with with an error regarding "OPXPApp.exe". It's been going on for a few days. I downloaded a few programs like Spyware and …

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Mar 26, 2004 14:34 ET [img]http://media.prnewswire.com/en/images/spacer.gif[/img][b]TimeSys Demonstrates Industry's First Linux Development and Testing Tools to Work with Any Linux Kernel [/b] PITTSBURGH, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- At the upcoming Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco, TimeSys(R) Corporation, a leader in embedded Linux(R) development tools and products, will demonstrate how its …

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My friend has an HP Pavilion ZT1000. The original problem was spyware and viruses (78 viruses: a recorded for any of the machines I've fixed). He is also complaning that the LCD screen goes blank when you move it every now and then. I have seen it do this. If …

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1. [color=black]Western Digital - The drive some how it must of shorted out.[/color] [color=black] It was setup as my slave drive and the problem for me[/color] [color=black] is that this drive has valuable pictures and file.[/color] [color=black] [/color] [color=black]2. [/color] [color=black]Seagate SCSI Hard drive[/color] [color=black] This drive went install the …

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I think I know the main ones to delete, but there are a few i'm unsure of.... Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:40:15 PM, on 4/9/2004 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TABLET.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HIDSERV.EXE …

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Hello you great people; I have been hijacked by [url="http://th.msie.cc/index.php?aid=20035"]http://th.msie.cc/index.php?aid=20035[/url] and of course am thouroghly annoyed. I have read your previous threads on this issue but would like to be sure that I don't delete something I need. I have adaware, spyware blaster, spybot and hijack this all downloaded and …

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OS : Win98SE Location: Science room The teacher first came to me and said that he had problems with the computer. He sas having o shut it down Once every hour (He timed it) and wanted me to fix it. I looked into it and it was mostly spyware that …

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I have a problem which most people seem to be having about IE not working and other programs in the Start menu (control panel, search,etc...) I downloaded the Hijackthis program and have the log created: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 1:31:44 PM, on 4/8/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 …

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Please Include, What version of windows what service pack your on (if you know) when the problem started In the subject please give us an idea of the problem if your computer freezes on startup "My computers freezing on startup, please help" rather than help also give us any other …

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Have any questions about novell? Want to get started with it? Want to make fun of it telling me that NT is better? Make a post! I'm the resident Novell expert!

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:sad: i need to know what to delete. omega is a big problem. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 8:17:24 PM, on 3/31/2004 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SSDPSRV.EXE C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\SYMANTEC SHARED\CCEVTMGR.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\NORTON ANTIVIRUS\ADVTOOLS\NPROTECT.EXE …

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I have this very annoying problem. Every time when I log on to my WIN XP, a InstallShield Wizard will load for a while, telling me that its installing my Chipset Inf Program, and it will close by itself and goes into a blank screen before the desktop shows.... I …

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