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My neighbor is experiencing a problem with his Windows XP computer. From what he told me his computer was shut down improperly. And when he booted it back up, it jumps to this blue screen and nothing is functional at all. He even tried booting it in safe mode and …

Im Ian Mayol from Philippines. Im just new here and i need help. U see i have this 10 sets of computers the other 1 is a server which is already connected to internet using PPPoE Broand Band Connection. I already enable the Internet Connection Sharing for the home network …

I have had this error for quite some time now. When I try to open Windows Media Player, a window pops up saying "killah error in KERNEL.32.DLL." is this spyware or adware? If so, how can I get rid of it?

WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN XP "The screen loads, the status bar says "Done" and the status bar progress area is filled in almost full (97-99%) and sits there for about 15-30 seconds. I can't scroll the screen, click on any links, leave, move on to the next page, go back or …

I'm having this problem with one of my computers. I sure its infected with something but i'm not sure what it is, I think it's a trojan. It keeps sending e-mails to randomly generated users to specific servers. i.e. <random>@aol.com. since the e-mail client's smtp server is not set up, …

I trying to load Windows XP but keep getting an error message it D:\I386 - or something like that. It doesnt allow me to do anything apart from restarting my computer and then going back to the same message. I cant access any part of my computer anymore! Can anyone …

OS: 98SE Location: Library We have this application that is called ATHENA. This application is used to check books out to students/teachers and also we can check the status and avalibility of books, and check on the students (they might have fines). Anyways, this program is located on once computer …

I can't download anything, because whatever I was hit with is preventing me from connecting to the internet. However, I have hijackthis from a previous hit about 8 months ago. Can someone please help me thru the entire process of removing all spyware/viruses/trojan horses from my computer...I appreciate any help! …

Got a new PC. Strangely, when I log on to certain sites, the IE just closes down (all windows close down). Initially i thought it was some security thing cos the first few times I encountered this, it was when i tried to to do internet banking. The moment I …

Hi I bet you all are getting fed up with this bridg.dll stuff but will some one have a look at my hijack log and tell me what to get rid of to stop the start up message i.m not very good with all this stuff i'm a novice :sad: …

Hi I have a problem with the modblog website and I think it has something to do with my browser because it works fine on other computers. I run IE 6 on Windows XP Pro Version 2002 Service Pack 1. I have had issues with logging in other forums and …

ok I have multiple files with real long names everytime I try to delete them I can't it says the file name is to long. I can't rename the files either. they are not in the temp internet folder either, they are in the temp folder under temp internet folder …

Hi guys, I am having a problem with messenger service popups. I have resolved it once before, but I have just formated and reinstalled windows XP, and now I cannot remember how you stop these popups! Any help would be appreciated as I cannot let me son on the net …

hello to all. we are in anchorage alaska and we seem to have a problem of being disconnected after about 5 min. of being on line and this is a problem all the time. i have been told that it is the timeout, and that it can be set to …

:!: [size=4]My computer had a virus for months and i couldnt use it. it was called trojanhorse.exe or something like that. well, when my computer finally got fixed, my javascript stopped working and so did microsoft virtual machine. the error message says microsoft virtual machine cannot be found. class not …

Whenever I try to see an HTML source code in IE 6.0 it doesn't show. Anyone has an idea why? Ofcourse I tried right clicking on a website and also by clicking View | Source. I looked everywhere and gave up.

Everytime I try going to my task manager (clicking the Ctrl+Alt+Delete buttons), it pops up for one second and then disappears... Was wondering if anyone would know how I can solve such a problem. Thanks!

Hi, I have just upgraded my M/B, CPU, Ram and Graphic card. Asrock K7S8X M/B AMD Athlon XP2000 CPU 512 DDR 400 Ram ATI Radeon 9200 graphic card. Having put them all in my tower, I turned machine on. sorted BIOS, then booted from winXP cd and formated and attemted …

system shuts downs and reboots when switching users. three accounts are set up only one is administrator account

This is a really annoying problem, when i click on the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop or the shortcut, it does not open. The only way i can open it is to right click and press open. This means that i cannot press on any links that open a …

Recently my sister deleted files from her computer, Compaq of course and she reformatted C: and D:, which contained the info to restore the computer. The restore disk will not work, it keeps saying "CALL COMPAQ CUSTOMER SERVICE" Yeah, like they could help. Anyway, I found a WIN98 disk I …

I bought my machine 1 week ago. WheneverI try to run McAfee Stinger or Norton Anti-Virus from my PC the Hard drive starts whizzing round and then shuts the machine down without any warning.:sad: Any ideas? Is it a virus/worm or a hard disk problem?

I seem to have got a new home page and it always comes back even when I change it. I am posting my hijackthis log, I hope someone can help me get rid of it. My shortcuts to windows media player have seemed to disappear too. Please help me before …

Well..it appears that I am nto the only one with problems..everything was fine until around 10:00 tonight and then the IE icon no longer works.. even if I click on a .htm on my hard drive the program will not open. It gives an error saying that it can't find …

When i go on a website where i want to download something IE 6.0 won't show the download icon. icons which have links to other websites work its just the ones which u click to download files. Any ideas guys???

its been like this for months now, everytime I try and open IE i get Internet explorer has encountered a problem an needs to close. we are sorry for the inconvenience -then there is an option if i would like to (send error report) or (don't send) then another box …

When ever I go to certian web sites they deny me access saying I have an unknown operating system or my OS is unsupported. I have Windows 98SE. I've tried enabling js java scripting lowering activex controls enabling cookies!! still no luck. Someone said to manually edit my User Agent …

im trying to delete a file on my computer and it says that it cannot delete it because it is in use by another program. So far i cannot find what program is using it. I've tried restarting my computer and then trying to delete and that wont work. Is …

Hello all... I just reformatted my hard drive, and I am trying to install windows 98 back on it. I can not find my authenticity code. Is there any way to get a new one or find out the code for it from the cd. computer rookie!:-|

Everytime I boot up my computer I always get this error (I have Windows ME) Error loading "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\BRIDGE.DLL" The system cannot find the files specified. I ran HijackThis and I got this log Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 2:12:38 PM, on 16/04/2004 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: …

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:05:46 AM, on 4/14/2004 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\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Iomega\System32\AppServices.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\tcpsvcs.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmp.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\WkUFind.exe C:\PROGRA~1\n-Case\msbb.exe C:\Program Files\Adaptec\Easy CD Creator …

Hello everyone! Until today, I had disabled the search preview in internet explorer 6.0 Suddenly I can't stop it from showing up. I click the check box to remove the check and it just puts itself right back in. I have recently gotten what is called the download.trojan 3 times …

I know it's possible to change the icon in the favorites file... Every time I add a fav., it shows the website's icon...few days later it gets replaced with the blue 'e'. Any way to keep ie from doing this? :evil: My info: XP Pro SP1 Custom Rig IE6 on …

Hello all you good people. I have a new problem! I installed broadband on my PC and the connection was being cut and my PC automatically shut itself down. I looked into it and it seems like I had a worm or something so I installed a program that removed …

Background - Friend has a p4 based system which had XP working fine, until he tried to reinstall windows. Problem - He got a BSOD - unmountable boot volume when trying to reinstall He gave to me to try and fix and thisd is a list of what I have …

Please help i run amd 1700 with 512 ram with geoforce 4 mx 440 on xp pro had pc for 18 months worked fine had dvd burner and new fans fitted all still fine then a day or two later pc games that played fine wont load as soon as …

[color=red][b]OK. I need some help getting rid of this "Bridge.dll" Error pop up, and any programs that are trying to access it. heres my Hijackthis log.[/b][/color] Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 8:12:29 PM, on 4/13/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running …

OS: XP Location: English Room The computer will be just sitting there, on the network (We share a LAN for I-Net) and the computer will just randomly popup with something. I have looked at the running processes and I found MWSUM.EXE (aka STLOADER.EXE) and SLMSS.EXE. I know that these programs …

:) 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 …

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 …

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 …

[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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

[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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …