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The word "conflict" in PCI device error messages refers to incorrectly assigned PCI resources. The problem usually lies with the system assigning a single Interrupt Request (IRQ) line or I/O address space to two different devices at the same time. Although current PCI specifications require that drivers be able to …

Hi miked- welcome to TechTalk :) I've split your post into its own separate thread in the "Viruses, Spyware, and other Nasties" forum; you can find it here: [url="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=14536"]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=14536[/url] I moved your post for 2 reasons: 1. HijackThis logs belong [i]only[/i] in the Viruses, Spyware, and other Nasties" forum; sorry …

[QUOTE=jkpickett]any help on this matter would be appreciated. i got a new computer and 2 days later my internet just randomly went off. i tried everything i knew to do and restarted with no resolution. finally it started working again, but my internet isn't the same. i'm using a linksys …

Which exact game?

What make/model of sound card do you have? You might be able to download the software for it from the manufacturer's website. Right-click on My Computer and in the menu that pops up go to Properties->Hardware->Device Manager. Do you see any red "X"s or yellow exclamation points next to any …

Can you give us the full and exact text of the error message please?

Have you tried repairing the system by booting into the Recovery Console from the installation CD? Recovery Console info: Win 2000: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229716/EN-US/[/url] Win XP: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058/EN-US/[/url]

[QUOTE=saukuf]I do have lots of strange phrases about cellphones that refuse to be deleted. [/QUOTE] Can you be more specific about that? Telling us exactly what the phrases/messages are will give us some clue as to what's gotten into your system.

If you can reach sites by IP address but not by URL, that usually indicates a DNS issue: 1. Open a DOS box and type the following command at the prompt: ipconfig /all Do the results of the command return the correct IP addressing information, including valid DNS server IPs? …

Check your router's firewall settings with its web-based configuration utility. Also, if you have any software firewall program running, temporarily disable that and see if you can connect. If so, you'll have to adjust your firewall rules to allow traffic on the ports that your particular games need to use.

[QUOTE=Bear][b][color=navy]I recommend you post a Hijack This Log on the Viruses, [/color][/b][url="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/forum64.html"][b][color=navy]Spyware, and other Nasties board[/color][/b][/url][b][color=navy] HTH[/color][/b][/QUOTE] Yes, please do the above; it sounds as though you inherited some "nasties" with the computer. :(

Pre-98SE USB support was a kludge at best; if you had it working before, count yourself as one of the lucky ones. There definitely are 98->98SE upgrade disks out there, but at this point they may be hard to find. You might try eBay, or perhaps post a request in …

As this is definitely a malware issue, I've moved this thread to the appropriate forum. j4s[p], Have a read through these previous threads on some of the "Search Assistant"-related problems. Try some of the suggestions given and repost here if you have any questions: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/search.php?searchid=225396[/url]

Obviously, a boot time measured of several minutes indicates some problems, but: 1. [QUOTE=F083153WM]I recently upgraded my AOL to 9.0 security version. I also downloaded their McAfee antivirus software.[/QUOTE] Both of those programs usually add very noticeable amount of time to your system startup, especially if you loaded McAfee's full …

[QUOTE=thehosley][color=Magenta][font=Georgia] Any suggestions?[/font][/color][/QUOTE] Yup. Since you have the SearchPortal hijack, you probably have other nasties as well. Let's do some general cleanup: A) Run a full anti-virus scan, making sure that your anti-virus program is using the most current virus definition updates. B) Download and run Ad Aware and SpyBot …

You've got a few different "nasties" in you log, so let's get to it: 1. Have HijackThis fix: R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = [url="http://websearch.drsnsrch.com/sidesearch.cgi?id="]http://websearch.drsnsrch.com/sidesearch.cgi?id=[/url] R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = [url="http://websearch.drsnsrch.com/sidesearch.cgi?id="]http://websearch.drsnsrch.com/sidesearch.cgi?id=[/url] R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = websearch.drsnsrch.com/q.cgi?q= R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = O2 - BHO: IE Agent - {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000221} …

1. Your version (1.97.7) of HijackThis is out of date; please download the latest version (1.98.2), run it, and post the log from that version. 2. You should take caperjack's advice and run Ad Aware before you post the new log; Ad Aware will be able to clean out some …

Unless you take steps to close up some of Windows' security holes after cleaning your system, you [i]will[/i] get infected again. 1. Use Windows Automatic Update function to keep your system as up-to-date as possible with the most current Microsoft security and bug fixes. 2. Stop using Internet Explorer as …

1. This line in your log shows a leftover from GhostSurf: "R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = 127.0.0.1:7212" The explanation is here: R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = 127.0.0.1:7212 Basically, you want to [i]uncheck[/i] two "proxy server" settings mentioned in the above article. 2. You have P2P networking installed. You should remove …

[QUOTE=lummy]... Remember to go into explorer, folder options, view and uncheck "hide protected operating system files"[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=corduroy]I could only find the winsock.dll file in my computer, out of the 5 you mentioned.[/QUOTE] Under the "View" tab, also [i]check[/i] "show hidden files and folders".

Sure, we [i]could. [/i]Um... but you would have to [i]post[/i] it, first. :mrgreen:

[QUOTE=caperjack]I have heard of and it is said to be good . Why buy one whem Spy-bot and ad-Aware Are Free ,and do a great job of cleaning spyware from computer ,and Spy-Bots imunize keeps them away . ,and when used along with SpywareBlasters and SpyGuard and IE-Spyad, That block …

OK- Post the HJT 1.98.2 log when you can. However, also take your own advice ASAP: [QUOTE=flowerman]I am moving to Firefox to perhaps avoid some of this stuff[/QUOTE] Moving to Firefox, Opera, or Netscape will [i]greatly[/i] reduce your chances of getting infected by these nasties; there honestly isn't any "perhaps" …

[QUOTE=Catweazle]I think the choice should depend upon the user's level of proficiency. If a person is learning to configure their system, then msconfig is certainly the appropriate tool to use. Changes made can be easily reversed. Once a user is well into the level where you could claim them to …

When did the problems start happening, and had you added/removed/upgraded any software at around that point? At least part of what you've described can be caused by improperly-performed updates to certain windows components. There are a number of possible causes, though; try some of solutions in the following links and …

In addition to the above: 1. If you installed any programs right around the time you started experiencing the problem, I'd look at those as your first suspects. As yobobyo said, see if disabling non-critical services and start-up progrmas (one at a time) helps narrow things down. 2. Open Task …

Some specifics would help us to narrow things it down most quickly: 1. What version of Windows are you using? 2. What type of Internet connection do you have (cable, DSL, dial-up, etc.)? 3. Does your computer connect [i]directly[/i] to the Internet, or do you go through a router/hub/switch? 4. …

[QUOTE=Catweazle]Option one: Get a new keyboard.[/QUOTE] Definitely. This keyboard is the only model I know of which is 100% compatible with Windows operating Systems: [img]http://www.stevewolfonline.com/Downloads/DMR/LNO%20Pics/WinKybd.jpg[/img] :mrgreen:

There's a free Linux GUI utility called "LinNeighborhood" which acts much like Windows' Network Neighborhood/My Network Places. You can learn more about it here: [url]http://www.bnro.de/~schmidjo/index.html[/url]

If it's an option, download the file to another computer, burn it to CD, and see if you can install it on your machine that way. Also- you can get free online virus scans at these two anti-virus sites; you might want to give them a shot first: [url]http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm[/url] [url]http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp[/url]

Sorry for editing out that URL, but we don't link to sites know to be associated with "Spyware", and that site was [i]definitely[/i] one. :eek: SP2 makes some changes to IE's security settings; have you tried altering any of those in your Internet Options control panel? Compare your settings with …

It would help if you gave us specific details about your hardware setup; as it stands right now, we don't even really know if you're dealing with IDE drives or SATA drives. In general though (and assuming IDE drives): - If the computer won't work with a single drive now, …

Page file (swap space) usage can largely depend on how much real RAM you have installed- what's the amount of physical RAM in your system? Also: one possibly simple way to figure out what's eating your drive space is to open Windows Explorer and have it sort your files/folders by …

You have been hit rather hard, Txsupra. Take caperjack's advice: 1. Download HJT version 1.98.2, but don't run it and post a new log until doing these: 2. Run the online virus scans he suggested. 3. Run the utilities he mentioned, including Ad Aware and SpyBot, while booted into Safe …

Hey again gbear, I think some of us might have already responded to the "teenage son" issue, but basically: that problem really [i]is[/i] up to you and he to sort out; technology doesn't have the Ultimate Answer there. You can certainly install all sorts of different software "solutions", but any …

[QUOTE=newDBA] I am getting this error... Any help will be greatly appreciated[/QUOTE] Um... any information you could give us is what will help; we're a bit lacking in specifics here. :mrgreen: Seriously- give us the details of your server setup, the installed/attached hardware, etc. At first glance, the error seems …

Is it possible that you simply have a DNS problem? The conditions you desrcibe are exactly what would happen if your system couldn't contact a DNS server in the process of resolving URLs to their IP addresses. Try this: - Open a DOS box - Type: ping 64.233.167.99 and then: …

Also- two things: 1. You are running an older version of HijackThis; please download and run the latest version (1.98.2) and post the new log it generates. 2. You are running HJT while Internet Explorer is still running. Close [i]all[/i] instances of any browser programs before running HijackThis; HJT cannot …

Well, since the problem occurs across browsers, but does not happen in Linux, I'd suggest that you check your Win systems logs. The only problem with that is the fact that Win 9.x doesn't do much logging; it's rather limited in its ability to leave clues. Grr... :( Are you …

[QUOTE=Lyzard]I know this post seems erratic...[/QUOTE] Not really, but a bit light on specifics perhaps ;) Can you give us the exact make/model of the computer, a run-down of the hardware specs and BIOS make/version, and any other info that would help (for instance- has this been a problem since …

[QUOTE=rhino1616]If I have the wrong forumn, please excuse me & could someone direct me to the proper one. [/QUOTE] Hi, You have the right forum for your problem, but this isn't the forum in which to post HiajckThis logs; those belong in our [url="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/forum64.html"]"Spyware, viruses, and other nasties" forum[/url]. Although …

If you're describing the old Mac-standard 15-pin "D" connectors, you need a DB15 female -> HDB15 Male adapter like the one shown here: [url]http://www.pccables.com/70023.htm[/url]

The problem could be due to a number of things, including a resource (IRQ or I/O address conflict) or a driver issue. 1. If your BIOS allows, turn off the "Plug-N-Play OS" (or similar) option; this is known to cause problems with PCI hardware under non-Microsoft operating systems. 2. Open …

OK- a couple of things first: [color=Blue] 1.[/color] You are running HijackThis from within a Temp/Temporary folder. As part of the process of cleaning your infections, you are going to delete all data stored in your Temp folders (you have infections lurking in those folders), so you need to move …

[QUOTE=gbear0403]ok, thanks for the suggestions. I moved HJT to C:\[/QUOTE] [color=Blue]Nope- something didn't quite work there. It's still running from a Temp dir according to this entry: [/color] C:\Documents and Settings\Gena\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe [color=Blue]Once you've (really) moved HJT to its own folder, run it again and have …

- Has this been happening ever since you built the computer, or did the problem start occuring at some later point? - Are you directly connected to the modem, or is there a broadband router in the equation? - Are you absolutely sure the firewall software was completely disabled? I've …

[QUOTE=Cain]I would just pick up a 4 port hub and then jack each machine into the hub then out to the net....[/QUOTE] Catnip is right: When using a hub or switch (instead of a router) for that sort of configuration, you need to check with your Internet service provider first. …

Grrr... this DXSETU.EXE/WINSOCK.SCR thing seems to be the "Nasty of the Week", but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a heck of a lot of info about it on the Net yet. [QUOTE=charlesworth82]I was advised to check the dxsetu and winsock on hijackthis but it keeps coming back. [url="http://hotsearchbar.com/toolbar2/winhot32.cab"][/url][/QUOTE] Did …

Could you describe the "bunch of words" a bit more clearly, or perhaps post a screenshot that depicts the problem for us? Also- does this happen only on specific pages, or is it more of a random thing?

Hi Annoyed, crunchie is offline right now, but let me follow up a bit for you on your first question until he gets back. I only have a short amount of time before I need to log off as well, so: Read through this thread for answers to your questions …