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Recent changes, installed a new video card and some RAM a couple days ago. Today I wake up start browsin the web some then all of a sudden all the print on my computer changes to really wierd jargon so I restart the computer. Now it won't start up all …

I ran adware, spybot, and antivirus but none of them remove it. what can I do? here is my hijack this log Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 3:32:53 PM, on 3/10/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP2 (WinNT 5.00.2195) 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 …

Dont where this came from or what the problem is now but i kept getting the WUPDATER data1. is missing. i have since DLd Spybot,Hijack this,A-Ware 6.0 and Spyblaster. Im not sure what this Wupdater is and if i have gotten rid of it as it has caused problems now …

here are my computer specifications Motherboard: ASUS CPU: AMD 2000+ 1.666 GHZ CPU Fan: Vantec Aeroflow Memory: Samsung 768MB Video Card: Nvidia 5200 128MB Soundcard: Creative SB LIVE Operating System: Windows 2000 SP4 DirectX: Version 9.0 I have problems with computer freeze up and auto restart when I play games …

I'm sure a clean install of XP and everything will fix this, but I don't have the things I need to do that, so I have to find an alternative solution. Windows XP boots average speed, but right when I click on the profile I want to sign on to, …

I was curious why my computer as of late has been going into offline mode while i'm on it? Is their anything I can do to keep it working online? I have Windows XP and run with a cable modem. Thanks

I installed a popup blocker a few days ago and got sick of it since it blocked my ability to read e-mails, write, etc. through AOL. It also would not allow me to click on the link of one site to another (new window would not appear or "pop up". …

I have a Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop with Windows ME installed. ME has been nothing but trouble all along. I won't go into that, I would have to write an entire book. LET ME FIRST SAY I A NOVICE SO NEED SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS. I want to one of the following …

New poster, couldn't find this in the archives; sorry if this has been posted. Have had my computer for last 6 months. When I first brought it home & started it up, I'd turn on the computer, and it would go right to the main screen (with start menu, etc.). …

[size=2]This has come into my inbox today from my ISP and I thought I would share it with you. Hopefully it will prevent anyone having any problems. [quote] Dear Customer, Microsoft have contacted us to tell us about a weakness in their Messenger application, which they supply with Windows 2000 …

[size=2][b]Ask The Computer Geek By: Jeff Johnston (jeff@domynoes.net)[/b] [i]Q: [i]I get a lot of email from advertisers, how do I get rid of them? - [/i]Stephen in Brantford Ontario [/i]A: What you are receiving is generally called Spam. Spam is any unsolicited email and it is the bane of the …

I have a dell 2350 computer with windowsxp I am trying to install microsoft works suite, it installs ok, but only goes into my add/remove and not my programs.???I hope someone can help me. also could not install mcafee or norton virus protection ??? getting something re; activex ???:sad:

yesterday i bought a new fan for my processor. i installed it as it said on the instructions and when i turned my computer on nothing comes on the screen, i can hear the computer on....after about 5 seconds i get a long loud beep...and this repeats every 10ish seconds... …

i've been running win98 for way too long now and i finally got around to getting a copy of win2k pro. i'm having a problem installing it. i tried both the clean install and the upgrade. both methods get me to the same point in the install before having problems. …

How do you add things to the msconfig startup menu i just want this program to run when the computer starts

I have lost all my java applications for some reason. I am using windows XP with internet explorer. I have tried to download a new Java VM from java.sun.com but I keep getting an error message that reads something like this, [b]unable to find URI(Uniform Resource Identifier).[/b] Can anyone tell …

I have 709 processess running on a win2k pc. these 2 programs are repeating them selfs over and over. 844b7whatk.exe and 8wlo0jlvhs.exe/ is this a virus? I ran adware and spybot s&d and they found nothing. I also did a google search on them and nothing. what are they?

I have 2 80 gig drives. Install and can be seen in the system props. When i try to look for it in my computer it dose'nt see them. It only sees my mian one the C: drive. I dont understand. before i formated i could see both drives. everything …

i need help with error messages on windows xp i keep getting a wupdater.exe message when i log off windows xp can you help get rid of this or fix it please :confused:

I recently purchased a Tax Software, it has several features which can be viewed only. But I find it informative and important and need to print, how do I go about it. I have the software installed on Armada 1750 (notebook) and IBM Aptiva E3N (Desktop), I tried using the …

I was messing with the cmos and tried to overclock my pc. Well that didn't work so I lowered the speed back to what it was originally was and went to bed. Woke up the next morning and was unable to get past the Windows Xp welcome screen. It seems …

Yet another computer is screwing up. What is happening is that when I put in the (student) password to log onto the network, nothing happens. About 5 minutes later you see the log on script come up and run and then nothing happens. When I do the 'thee fingeres salute' …

Recently whenever i log into windows for not more than 10 minutes i get this blue screen message and i have to shutdown and restart. A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to computer. If this is the first time you've seen this …

I am new here, so forgive my mistakes. I have a dialer or some type of program opening internet explorer which then opens various porn sites in my task manager. I also recently discovered that it is downloading pictures to my local settings, temporary internet folders. sometimes i will even …

Hi there! I'm going to go ahead and switch to Mozilla but I'm not sure which version - I went to download.com and see that there is Mozilla 1.6 and then a Firefox 0.8 - any advice for me? TIA! Suz:cheesy:

Can anyone help me? When i do Ctrl-Alt-Del there is sometimes 2 programs running called eankhtkm. When this happens my windows explorer seems to stop working. I am wondering if it is a virus. Many Thanks

I have tried virtually every suggestion in these forums regarding fixing the slow response time with IE 6.0 and nothing seems to work. Problem Description: This problem began suddenly two days ago. Whenever I select any intial action requiring IE6.0 (either accessing a site or opening a page resident on …

I have a problem with the AutoComplete feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer. AutoComplete is supposed to save user names and passwords for my email, for example. Autocomplete prompts me to save my password when I sign onto my UF email account. But when I sign onto my Yahoo email account, …

i used MSCONFIG to stop my comp from loading so many programs, and i was wondering what these might be?

Hi,all. Been using an all Intel system for hard disk multitrack audio recording. One HD and one CD one IDE1. Works great. I needed additional storage space, so I got a second HD. Both HD's are WD, an 1800JB and an 800JB. Since I can only connect two devices on …

I have an OLD (and by old I mean it still has a serial mouse) computer that works just fine, it just freezes around 5th period (that is 12:35-1:25 CST) I have already worked on it once and it did fine in my lab, but it froze the next day. …

Hello everyone: I have used ME for several years now, and up until a few days ago, had no major problems on my Viao PC. However, I now get a message as Win ME is loading that "Explorer has caused an error in D3DBE.DLL. and explorer will now close." I …

I did a very bad thing. I ran a spyware software program yesterday and found a lot of spyware on my computer. I started deleting the items by hand in regedit. However, I got tired and went to bed. This morning my Windows XP will not completely load. It hangs …

Hi, this is my first post :) It takes my laptop about 5 minutes to complete startup (till hard disk light stops continuous flashing and I can quickly open any application). I have had this problem now for several months. I don't think I can reformat my system (unless there …

[font=Comic Sans MS]My computer will not display red. I run Windows 98, I have a Dell D1728D-LS 15" monitor (I've tested another monitor, same problem) and a NVidia GEForce2 MX400 graphics card (I've tested another graphics card, same problem). I'm using the default "Plug and Play Monitor" driver, as my …

hello - not been on for a while I suspect that my machine (win2k) may be contaminated with spyware and the like. could anyone recommend a good (preferably freeware) tool for scanning and/or removing this stuff? My Norton firewall etc. doesnt seem to be enough to keep me secure.... Thanks …

I've been doing a lot of reading about compressing your servers output stream. Before gzip compression, the bink.nu homepage was about 321k! This means that it would take about 89 seconds for a normal 56k user to download the page. After gzip compression, the page is 79k! Now it takes …

I have a Cel 1.7 GHz and Windows 2000 Prof running on it. I have installed all the latest service packs on it with Windows Update from microsoft.com. When I am trying to install office, the setup is exiting without installing. It is not giving any error messages, it is …

C: failed to initialize sound, MSS reported: Broken waveOut driver - 'buffer done' flag never set.

[b]Computer Ports: What You Should Know to Defend Yourself [/b]by Aaron Turpen of Aaronz WebWorkz The number one way a computer is exposed for nefarious uses online is by exploiting open ports on that system. Ports are names or "handles" given to various network connections your computer uses to communicate …

after installin msn messenger i now have the system volume icon on my taskbar eny help with removing it would be appreciated.......

When i boot my computer, this message comes up on my desktop Error loading "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\BRIDGE.DLL" My Os it Win 98se. I have seen another person with this problem so can anyone help me to. :( I have downloaded Ad-aware,Spybot search and destroy and Hijack this and here is the log …

if i have a drive with two partitions, the first being where i installed win2000, and the second for data - do i install all apps in partition 1 or 2 or does it matter? what are the benefits of each? thanks Brad

I discovered this file on my desktop except it was barely on the screen (see screen shots) any ideas what it is? I haven't tried to open it yet. The file appeared to be hiding behind my aim buddy list. p.s. "zehner" is my last name

i'm installing win2000. i booted from cd, bios finds both drives, everything seems normal. win2000 setup starts up, begins to loads files it needs. after loading files, right before the actual install begins i get a message the 2000 can't find any installed hard drives. it tells me to check …

When i open a page on the internet i cant close it, either by clicking on the x or right clicking and chossing close, alot of other pages open as well and ive had to install a pop up blocker, anyone know why these pages wont close? to close them …

Just a quick question if i go into regedit is it safe to delete the links that lead to uninstalled software because there is a list of them that belong to applications that have long gone thx

i ran a adaware scan a few days ago then came back and updated it and WHOA! 138 something files found and i got this message when i tried to clean it up what should i do?

i just did a fresh install of xp pro and i have less free space thann befor the install.its a fresh install where i deleted the old partition.before the fresh install i had 27.8 of free space now i have 26.2 help!!!

Ok, just when I thought I could tackle pretty much any problem that came my way I get one that leaves me scratching my head... Internet Explorer, Mozilla both display gifs incorrectly. The weird thing is they aren't just displaying them incorrectly, they aren't receiving or saving them properly. I …