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[font=Arial Narrow]My background colours in IE have suddenly disapppeared.If there is a background colour on this site I wouldn't know. The pages come open and all the text is black but I cannot see anything behind them. If there is a dropdown box with a coloured background it drops down …

For some reason, I can't keep my windows/folders to maintain their size and settings. I know where to set it up - My Computer/ View/ Folder Size - etc. But when I do that, they go back in a short while to small windows, folders. Is there a reg fix …

sry im not sure if this should go somewhere else, but i was wondering where you would edit your sound information. whenever my speakers play a sound the sound echos a lot and makes certain sounds very fuzzy. im not sure if their set to echo or what but where …

Greetings, I have Keylog Briss and I think I got rid of it quick. HOwever, worst case scenario is that I may have logged on to a few of my important sites and used my names and passwords. Like I said, I think I got rid of it. Do I …

[font=Arial]Ran into a website that installed a Casino program on my computer. I removed it my Internet Explorer has not worked since. I can

Is this a virus or an important file? I have received two e-mails telling me to delte it because it is a virus and two more e-mails telling me it is a hoax and actually an important file. Does anyone know for sure if it is good or bad? This …

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:cheesy: I going thought the web looking for a fix for my Xp system with boot section of my hard drive and I found a real good web site for tech support then help me to fix the issue. It is whatwrongnow.com.

~Hi Friends In my computer, installed with win 2000 (adv. server), with 40 Gb H.D.D. I can see the 20 Gb space free in my harddrive under Disk Admin. (primary partion and rest is free allocated to another partition. Last day i have added new 2 H.D.D of 40 GB …

Just recently I have found that when a page is done loading it has these bits and pieces - almost in the background sometimes - but talking up space on the page - they are part of "Action Canceled" page thing - but just parts of it? Any ideas on …

This is an area that I am not entirely familiar with, hence the following question. I have a service customer some of whose problems can be traced to a bootleg [b]Windows XP Pro[/b] install. When I apprised her of this, she "did the right thing" and obtained a legal OEM …

After a while, it has booted up. I log on and then the computer freezes. I can't do anything. CTRL ALT DEL takes forever to come up and when it does it just freezes as well.. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Have you had to format, and after you've reinstalled everything you've had to download those damned Security updates all over again? I'm betting you don't want to be faced with that onerous task again, and you don't have to. Microsoft has made available, free of charge, a 'Security Update CD' …

I performed the search, quarantine and deletion of certain spyware files on both my computers, but afterwards I experienced some slow-down on my Cable connection, so I restarted. But when I restarted, my comp could no longer go on the net. We're on a network, so I told my bro …

When I load up my computer my computer has an updmgr.exe error message how can I fix this. On top of the message has a C++ error message

I recently bought a brand new Sony Vaio PCV-RS 420 from best buy and have been having problems ever since. The 120 gig hard drive is partitioned oddly (13 gig for drive c, and 107 for drive d) and I dont know if that is why. At least 2 times …

I am running a compaq presario 5000 series. Recently my sister deleted folders off of her computer, she is not very computer lit, but IE6 was not working correctly. I tried to reinstall 6, but it kept failing. I then uninstalled 6 and went back to 5, however this is …

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I had the svchost.exe virus detected by AVG and me being so smart :rolleyes: just went and used regedit to get rid of it. We'll I got rid of it alright but now I can't even see or setup any network conections. Just wondering if reinstalling is my only opption? …

I didn't know where my question fits so I posted it where because it happens everytime I open IE. Everytime I open my browser, I get this warning from Spybot S&D saying that I want to download Avenue A, Inc and asks me if I want to stop it or …

Hi,all, I'm running windows me with a bt broadband connection. All of a sudden,if I go to control panel_>internet options,there is no list of my connections anymore,old or new,it won't let me add any,I can't click on settings and add a browser,nothing. Any help would be appreciated Regards to all

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

Hi there, When I look at my task manager I see svchost.exe is there 8 times. User Name = SYSTEM - 6 times User Name = NETWORK SERVICE - 1 time User Name = LOCAL SERVICE = 1 time The question I have is can I remove some of them …

I have discovered that I have the [email="sobigf@mm"]sobigf@mm[/email] virus on my home xp. I have run symantic and microtrend virus removal tools. One says that I have the virus and couldn't remove it, the other says that It did not locate the virus on my computer. However, my computer is …

I downloaded hijackthis, and I was wondering if someone coud plz give me a hand with what to do next. Here is the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 5:25:23 PM, on 3/24/2004 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 …

I have a 303gb partition using NTFS (under WinXP), and it had 1.02gb free. I went to delete a 75gb folder, and upon its deletion, explorer still reported that I had 1.02gb free. Ran a diskcheck, let it fix errors, and now I have three folders (Found.000...Found.002) on the drive. …

Hi, Im a newbee here and I registered because i have a problem on my other computer and i was hoping that someone can help me. Im running a cable modem from my isp and well I get a internet signal when i ping a website outside of the server …

I use Tiny Personal Firewall. It is really easy to use, and it works fine for what i do. There are some programs that request outgoing/incoming connections. I'm not sure if i should let these progs communicate or not. If someone could let me know what these progs do, i …

[color=black]I have a bunch of pesky processes using up my resources. I launched msconfig, went to the start up tab and found them. Now, how can I tell which to leave on(have to have) and which I can change to optional launch? I turned off a bunch and was unable …

-My explorer keeps adding porn sites to my favorites and hijacking my homepage while keeping my explorer window open or closed. -I ran these spyware removal programs: X-Cleaner, clean out my IE options, ran CShrewder v1.47, ran Adware 6.0 and then SpybotS&D 1.2. -CShrewder cleans out CWS:Winshow and restores IE …

Hello, I have windows XP. I have 4 profiles on the system if I set up the spybot and blaster apps on one profile does it cross over to all profiles or do I need to run the application under all profiles. Thanks for your help. Debbie

Ok here's the prob. Whenever I try to start Internet Explorer, it gets an error message that says it has to close. I have a VERY fast computer with DSL so I don't know where this problem is coming from. I have ran Spybot and deleted the spyware from there …

Hi, I have windows 98se on a 1996 computer and when the desk top comes up after starting my computer, i get a small box on the desktop with Error-(Runtime error 21b at 00002DE4):sad: . So far I have seen no problem, but a problem has to be there somewhere. …

When i click on Add/remove windows compenents on control panel i get the error: sysocmgr.exe error - application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005) ive tried replacing the sysocmgr.exe but no luck. any ideas??

Trying to load BroadBand AOL and keep getting the following "4129.670a Client Version has encountered a problem and will shut down" message. Anyone any idea why this happens. I have reformatted the HD and re-installed XP and it still happens. Before the reformat the computor was coming up with three …

Can someone please have a look at this hjt log as my friend is gettin a lot of pop ups i have run adaware and cwshredder and a dew more and fixed a lot of problems thanking you in advanceLogfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 14:43:15, on 20/03/04 Platform: …

I am a fairly new PC owner. I had not installed virus protection and unsurprisingly, got infected. I had to totally reinstall all software, drivers etc. I also then installed Norton Anti Virus and Internet Protection software. I now have a problem when accessing the internet in that, seemingly at …

What would be the equivalent of msconfig in windows 2k? Somebody told me once, but I can't remember.

Hows it goin :cool: just for the fun of it , im writing a batch file. this may sound daft but should you disconnect before typing ipconfig/release ipconfig/renew ? i would assume you would stay connected so you could p[erform such an operation . however after doing this, the IP …

Hey what about a Internet Explorer/Mozilla thread why just IE? Just wondering I say we hold a poll does anybody else agree with me?

Can someone please help me. Its a few days that I have noticed that explorer does not appear in my task program list. Before when the computer use to hang I use to do ctl alt del and click on explorer and the explorer would restart. Now when I do …

Currently I have ME, but I want to upgrade my PC to XP, because basically ME is ish. It's a free PC though, so hey. Should I go to ebay and buy a copy? ...or should I download it from an FTP? Also what are some things I will need …

I have Windows 98. When I start my computer I receive the message that states wupdater not responding. When I shutdown my computer I receive the message Backtrack Monitor Fatal Error 8205---cannot take snapshot

My friend installed XP over ME, and now it's killing his hard drive...he wanted to know if anybody can provide any insight as to how to remove Windows ME now. Thanks!!

when ever I go on certain web sites and when I close Iexplore I get a message saying - the instruction at "0x03e91F9c" referenced at "0x03e91F9c". the memory could not be "read".- What does it mean and can someone help me fix it. also if I

;) My comp is really weird. I have installed 1GB of ram, but whenever i restart my comp, when it loads into window XP, i slows down alot. it seems like its trying to load something but nothing comes out. We i click "my computer", it shows a flashlight searching …

I've had my computer for a while, but a few months ago, apparantly for no reason, whenever i go to windows update and click "scan now" it always stays at 0%. I can leave it running for hours but it will not move. It works perfectly on all other sites …

I am, well, just an owner of a DELL Dimension 8250. A while back I was browsing my folders on this machine, and came across an application that made it possible for me to add a message when Dell was booting up. Well, now, I don't need that message anymore, …

I have windows XP and was wondering if you can run that system without having the update.exe running. Debbie

I'm using windows xpPro and since yesterday when ever i try to log off my computer or turn off the computer i get an error message stating that: "wupdater.exe has failed to respond" a blue timer runs through and then nothing happens. I either have to chose "end process now" …