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So frustrating. I've used every tool that I know of in SafeMode. Updated definitions. Malewarebytes, Spybot, AdAware, AVG, ComboFix, HijackThis, VunduFix, SmitfraudFix, RootkitRevealer, CounterSpy. IE and Firefox, Yahoo and Google - When I search for an item, it will sometimes give me the real site, and sometimes send me to …

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I have both Office 2003 and Office 2007 on my computer. I want Excel and Word 2003 to be the default programs to open files when I double click on them from e-mails etc. Somehow, and I don't know what I did to accomplish it, I got Word 2003 as …

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Hi to all....im a noob here n have alil knowledge on IT stuff so please bear with me if i dont understand everything here. Anyway i think i got a virus since i copied some files from a friend n saved it to my desktop. i booted my computer n …

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hi can anyone help me, i am new to modifing computers and i wish to add a hdmi port so i can use my t.v as my monitor i have a hp pavillion p6205uk, it has a g41 express chipset can i add a graphics card as i was told …

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Hi all, I have the update.exe problem. The message keeps popping up on startup and then periodically throughout my session. It slows my network. I have reviewed other threads and run my hijack log which is below. could someone please take a look at the log and give me instructions …

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does anyone have any experiance with microsoft navision / avfconsulting ?

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I have ssh, apache running on a ubuntu 9.04 home server and can access from any network connection. However, I want to be able to go onto the linux server (as I can to Windows servers) as a terminal services client; run programs on the server, check e-mails, browse, etc, …

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trying to sort this one out all day,can download any program,install them,but xp will not open them,this machine belongs to a mate of mine,any ideas would be greatly appreciated,thanks in advance.huggie

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I want to upgrade the SATA hard drive on my laptop, but when I try to install windows xp on the new hard drive from the CD drive I get hung up. I push the F6 key when prompted and then come to a point where I am asked to …

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Hello, This could be embarrassing but at my age and experience in life I have little to be embarrassed about. I got the above url in my address bars of both Opera and Camino. Not Safari or Firefox. Nothing I've tried after reading what little there is about it affecting …

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Hi friends , I installed Apache Server on my Ubuntu 9.10 and it is working now . Now i can able to access the localhost using the IP Address 127.0.1.1 . I want to access my website in Apache server in Ubuntu from my Windows system through LAN . Is …

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Hi! I'm new to the community and would like some help with this Trojan. A few days ago I noticed my computor was running slow, not extremly slow, but it was noticable. So I did a ESET online scan and the WMA.Trojandownloader.getcodec.gen Trojan popped up twice. It quarantined the files …

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Hi: Yesterday I got hit with a trojan. I am running windows XP Pro SP3, using ZoneAlarm version:8.0.298.000 (free) and Symantec-Endpoint Protection AV. Also have SpywareDoctor (free version), WinPatrol (free), AdAware and SuperAntiSpyware (free). I cannot visit websites like windows update, malwarebytes.com or uninstall-spyware.com, and cannot update any anti-spyware. All …

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Hi, I've got an old white box with an EliteGroup (ECS) K7S5A (Rev 3.X) motherboard, which has 4 memory banks: 2 for SDR SDRAM modules (168-pin) and 2 for DDR SDRAM modules (184-pin). It supports non-ECC, unbuffered modules only, up to a total of 1GB. Currently has one 256MB SDRAM …

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hi can anyone help me i have recently brought a new computer (hp pavillion p6205uk) with windows 7, i wanted if for my dv camcorder but it had no fire wire ports so i brought a dynamode card (pci-3pfw) but i cannot get it to work it just say device …

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[COLOR="red"][COLOR="Green"]Hi, Does anyone know if Vista Home Premium can connect to SQL server using the ODBC ? I have tried to create a connection with all the right info such as user id and password but error is "failed connection server does not exist or access denied". The story is …

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I have folder 1 on a USB drive 1965 folders containing 17937 files I have folder 2 on C: this has 1942 folders containing 17662 files I am in windows XP How can I check if Folder 1 contains every file of folder 2? Many thanks esdel

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Hello. I remember once I googled a topic, and I kept stumbling upon a linux command, that would allow me to get some info on a binary application, including it's architecture. Basicly, I could see if the program was build for x86_64 or for x86. Now I actually need this …

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I run Win2K Pro, SP4 + all updates I use a Microsoft Optical Wireless Desktop 700 (wireless keyboard + wireless mouse + shared USB Receiver) For some time after initial installation, keyboard & mouse both worked perfectly The keyboard has recently stopped working for no obvious reason Current situation: Mouse …

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i replaced the sata hd in my gateway, vista laptop with a new one - all i did was install it. i need to install windows on the new hard drive, obviously. but when i start up the laptop, i get a blank black screen with the words 'operating system …

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I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit on my main machine. Randomly it will drop its internet connection and display that it is connected to "Network 9", and has local access only, and indeed the computer has no working internet connection. A reboot of the network adapter temporarily fixes the …

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Hi there, As this post's subject says it all, I can not access any of microsoft.com or avg.com or trendmicro or any anti-virus or any-spyware site. It started since Saturday when my AVG automatic update failed. Also, when I needed, I tried to open one my hidden data file (which …

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Hi, I am working on a clients machine, original problem was file ext association. I fixed this with driver updates and also ran a registry fix just in case. The files ext now work fine...but 12 hours later the machine boots to a blank desktop (existing desktop background is there) …

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Hi, Thanks in advance for the help. I have been facing some major malware attack. Wasn't allowing to install malwarebytes and hijackthis, which I finally installed in safe mode and changing filetype. Below are the logs from hijackthis and malwarebytes. Please help ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hijackthis log - Logfile of Trend Micro …

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I currently am using a dual screen monitor setup of two 19 inch monitors. They are both the same monitor. The model is one of these, I'm not sure which. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009211&cm_re=acer-_-24-009-211-_-Product[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009210&cm_re=acer-_-24-009-210-_-Product[/url] So anyway, I recently changed my desktop wallpaper and I noticed that there are streaks going down both …

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Hi Peeps, I have an Acer 8920g which has a VGA out and a HDMI output. Does anyone know if it is possible to attach 2 monitors simultaneously using some free software or is it not possible from a hardware standpoint. The graphics card is a GeForce 9500m GS 512MB. …

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I need help with identifying nasties in this HJT log. Can someone help? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:20:49 a.m., on 2/02/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16981) Boot mode: Normal 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe …

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Hello, I am looking for an adapter that converts a parallel port on the computer to a USB port. I see plenty of the ones that work the other way around, e.g. convert a USB port into parallel for use with printers. A serial port to USB port is an …

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I keep getting "not communicating with printer message". Lexmark support hasn't been helpful. I do not have the initial disk. I've unplugged, disconnected, uninstalled, etc, and nothing seems to be helping. Any suggestions? Rikker

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Hi guys, I'm sitting with a very strange problem and this has been going on for almost 2 months now. I've signed up for a website hosting service and experience temporary login problems. Every couple of days I'm lucky, then I can login and everything works nicely. But most of …

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In messages received in Thunderbird I am starting to get strange symbols, such as shown below. ****************** me… The Geezers’ Crusade ***************** Has anyone else seen this problem? Is it Thunderbird or my machine (iMac OS x10.6)?

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HI again. I'm sorry if this is going to be long, but I thought nit best to tell all up front so you get the whole picture/scenario. Original Config On my home PC I have 2 hard drives C: XP (SP3) & D: also XP (SP3) so I could boot …

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I have an Acer 5920 laptop that recently had a bug in the boot sector. I wound up reinstalling Vista on another partition to be able to get back to the original installation that came with it. Now that it is back working I noticed that only 2G of the …

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Every time I go to search something in the built in search bar in either IE8 or Safari, every link redirects me to a completely different address. I have ben using google as my default search engine, but the problem started when I had Bing set as the default. When …

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I am looking to have both a forward proxy, and a reverse proxy at the same time. It seems as though, when I do this, the Proxy definition I put in place to restrict access to the forward proxy also effects the reverse proxy. [CODE] ... #... inside my virtual …

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just starting today ive been getting popups from IE while on firefox or google chrome. these popups are also using the firefox and google chrome logos on the corner of the page despite being a pop up from IE. i ran every virus scan program i had but have been …

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My flash drive has always performed as expected in numerous PCs that I have used it on. Starting yesterday I have been experiencing a problem on every PC I have tried it on (all Win XP). When I insert the USB drive, the drive shows up in Windows Explorer with …

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hi all i have been racking my brain for the last week and a half, i have uninstalled and reinstalled the nic drivers for the network with out any luck, the puter is a pavilion hp laptop running vista 32 bit. ip config/ all post : Windows IP Configuration Host …

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Hi all, I was not sure if I should post here or software but... I have been running Microsoft Security Essentials now for about 1 month and I have had no problems up till this week. On two occasions only out of maybe 10 the program failed to start correctly …

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I cant unlock a user files to share on computer 2. Both 1 & 2 use win 7 64. Both in homegroup, both having work as location both use same user and pword. Both computers have the password stuff turned off and network etc. Both computers can see each other. …

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Although they show in the list none of them work. Is this a particular problem with WMP 11. They were all ok in WMP 10. I am on XP SP3.

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Hi there, im a novice, im having trouble with a laptop, the hd went and so i got a Fujitsu 60gb SATA replacement but it says it cant find hd. It doesnt have a floppy drive either please help! Thanks Dan

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Please help! I am running Windows XP and IR 8 via a wireless connection. Just recently whenever I use a search engine (any search engine), I get a message that the page cannot be displayed. this also happens when I search with Firefox. I am connected and I can type …

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I bought a Sony VGN-NW25m Notebook about 10 days ago and it has developed a keyboard problem in that the character that is displayed is not the one I key in - I press 'p' and a * appears. Two questions:- 1) Should I just take the laptop back to …

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I am working on a GT5656. The system was downgraded from Vist to xp. When the tech performed th downgrade, he first deleted all partitions. Now the owner wants to restore Vista, so I ordered the disks from Gateway. During the restore I get Gateway Error 0x2001100200001005. I assume that …

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Hi guys, I've installed Rising Anti-virus on my computer (Win XP) and after restarting i tried to access the task manager but it says " Task Manager disabled by administrator". I've tried to repair windows and disabling the anti-virus but nothing. how can i fix this??

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Hi any help with the following problem would be greatly appreciated as I have a deadline with my work!! (argh!), OK - I have an Advent laptop that has a dead screen, on starting it appears to start fine - I get the windows starting sounds all the right lights …

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Hello, my antivisus expired, and my pc wont access de web. I started the Pc on safe mode & networking, and run de antivirus and deleted what was found but still I can access the web even on safe mode & network. the diagnose connection says is with the firewall. …

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