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| | Task Manager's Performance tab. Urk. The figure at the foot of the PF Usage chart is in MB, other figures are in KB, and the conversion factor is 1024. PF Usage is a misnomer in Task Manager : the figure at the foot of the Page File Usage graphical monitor … |
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| | The more intensely you defrag a partition ie go past just removing fragments and into over-consolidating your files, the sooner your files will fragment again. Windows has spread out the files on my C: drive [only the OS in there] with lots of spaces, so it doesn't fragment them too … |
| | Bloatware. List it. Some companies, like HP, install their own versions of drivers, services. You remove it and discover it was valid, necessary too, even though perhaps bloated with unwanted options and company branding. You possibly removed something that the chipset required. For some it pays to buy a naked … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hello, rohit... perhaps you could give us some sort of starting point... ==download hijackthis: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html[/url] -copy it to a new FOLDER placed either alongside your program files or on your desktop and then... -in that folder start HijackThis by dclicking the .exe -CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS and any open … |
 | Re: OE6 malfunction? Your ISP's server should have failed that domain immediately. If I try such a thing the email does not even get to the point of sending the body before an error pops and stops the transmission. OE6, too. Your ISP perhaps is so loaded that it goes into a queue … |
| | Re: BO:HEAP problem couple of problems show there: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dgejay] rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\oricejalafoqipof.dll",Startup O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Fvizikunodij] rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\kbczit.dll",Startup fix them with Hijackthis, and delete the files if you can find them. I'd reinstall MSoffice, McAfee obv could not repair it. ==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url] or: [url]http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe[/url] =Dclick that file, … |
| | Umm.... your BIOS checked its DMI pool data [info it has collected about your system hardware, and which is stored in a table in CMOS], found it had to update your AMD K8 processor data [normal procedure for AMD] and then failed - either hung during that updating or the … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hello, jemz, just load the OS you wish to keep, delete the files or the partition of the other OS, then modify your boot.ini to reflect the change. Let's say you decide to keep XP: rclick MyComputer > Properties > Advanced tab, Startup n Recovery Settings, press Edit. Make … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Mmm... possibly something wrong with permissions on that file.. check them. Else go into RC with your cd and run.. bootcfg /default -it will rewrite the file, and perhaps set permissions correctly. Else use bootcfg /rebuild [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291980[/url] |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] How long ago? If it has not been overwritten, there are plenty of tools which will recover the deleted partition. One is Partition Wizard 5.0 [get the bootable cd iso using another computer, burn a cd, use it to boot your own sys and then scan the disk]. Another … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Or, instead of eavesdropping on your own mother, you might like to do this... You can make a clone or an image of the base installation: i-set up a clean base installation with all that you want on it in the way of settings and applications on a partition … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hi. You've picked up some malware, all the way from Indonesia. Try this: ==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url] or: [url]http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe[/url] =Dclick that file, mbam-setup.exe, to install the application, -ensure that it is set to update and start, else start it via the icon, and UPDATE it. Select "Perform … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hello, alison. The manufacturer you want is the motherboard manuf. A simple tool to give you all the info you want without removing the case sides is ... CPU-Z [url]http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.54-setup-en.exe[/url] I would test your RAM next, and the simplest tool to do that with is Memtest86+, from [url]http://www.memtest.org/[/url] -choose … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Try using the Recovery Console on your installation cd. To enter it, start setup as usual but then choose the R option. If your hdd is faulty then it will not proceed far because the Recovery Console requires windows on the drive to be recognizable. It may of course … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] When you get the options screen turn off the automatic restart, then capture and post the BSOD msg. |
| | Re: Won't boot [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Back up a bit. On that options screen [Safe mode, LKG....] cancel auto restart on error. Then restart and note the BSOD error number, and any faulting process... post them. From what you have listed as discovered partitions... [you must have entered Setup to see those - whoops] the … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Now I'm starting to wonder if you have the licence for the Windows on that machine.... If you did, you'd simply reinstall. |
| | Re: Ghost in CD ROM [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] For XP... HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Key Name: NoDriveTypeAutoRun Set the value to 91 hex [dec 145]. Setting a bit disables the feature. [url]http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1142/[/url] That should enable AutoInsertNotification for CD-ROM drives, RAM disk drives,Removable drives (Floppy, ZIP), Hard disk drives and Unknown drives. |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] don't fret too much, Avast seems to have saved you from much damage. Let's see what this does... ==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url] or: [url]http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe[/url] =Dclick that file, mbam-setup.exe, to install the application, -ensure that it is set to update and start, else start it via the icon, … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Disconnect from the web [unplug, or use your firewall to block access temporarily], then turn off Avira. Try loading apps again. |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] " Does WIn32/Virut ring a bell."? consensus is that it of no use trying to repair any Virut infection - the damage it does is too great. If anything gets into System Restore you can remove it simply by toggling Restore off then on again. That clears all Restore … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] That would be malware. ==download hijackthis: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html[/url] -copy it to a new FOLDER placed either alongside your program files or on your desktop and then... -in that folder start HijackThis by dclicking the .exe -CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS and any open windows including the explorer window containing HijackThis. -click … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hello, Harriet, I use Syncback Free V3..... Backs up to any connected drive you choose, including removables. It's good, it's very configurable, it's here: [url]http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html#freeware[/url] |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hello, jemz, try this.... Go Start, and into the Run box type or paste... regsvr32 mydocs.dll ...and press Enter. |
| | Re: Dban [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Have you tried cleaning the malware? Cleaning is very often possible and successful.Will your OS run, even in Safe Mode? Do you have an active AV? Did it report a problem? Have you tried a malware scan? Cleaning is normally easier than reinstalling [it's not the reinstallation, but the … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Heya, euro. That sys has integrated graphics... ie. they are a part of the mb chipset, and not a plug-in card. Yes, you should see the BIOS run, or try to.... it could be the power supply not providing correct voltages, mb, RAM, cpu, the display. Or a corrupted … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Jemz, if you only have one OS in the boot.ini file, ie no choice, then it makes no difference at all - you could leave it at 30secs or 0 secs, but ntldr will ignore that timeout value and just proceed immediately to load the OS. A window showing … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Do you use boot.ini for your boot menu or the Grub loader. ie is Windows controlling OS selection, or Ubuntu? A rundown of your partitions with the location of OSs, boot files and loaders might help. |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] "Can I create a partition just for their User Account (so if they download bugs or catch something bad it won't affect me)?" No, a partition just for them won't change a thing, security-wise. But you can restrict the damage by only giving them a User account. "will I … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Setup is weird. I somehow get the feeling [but do not exactly know] that if it discovers files, even on a formatted drive it may use them, not overwrite them. I have no idea how. Try using a disk wiper. This one is simple, use it to burn a … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hello, jemz, one usually sets it as the hdd that you will install your OS to. When you enter BIOS [by pressing the Delete key] there will be a selection in there at the boot menu page. Your boot disk, if IDE, should be Primary. If you have been … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] You have obviously removed MyWebSearch.... this is a remnant; it is easily fixed. ==download hijackthis: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html[/url] -copy it to a new FOLDER placed either alongside your program files or on your desktop and then... -in that folder start HijackThis by dclicking the .exe -CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS and any … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] You cannot do this from within Windows XP itself. Simplest is to get one of these free tools; they will allow you to delete the two partitions and then extend the C: partition so as to occupy fully the available space. All are quite straightforward to use. GParted, a … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] You have problems with a few entries there. O2 - BHO: Street-Ads Browser Enhancer stsyfvxh - {B2A0D15F-32BB-4010-8C77-88E753FB2D13} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\stsyfvxh.dll O3 - Toolbar: Celebrity Toolbar - {FD2FD708-1F6F-4B68-B141-C5778F0C19BB} - C:\Program Files\Celebrity Toolbar\tbcore3.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MChk] C:\WINDOWS\system32\zliwqlsp.exe May I suggest that you do this?... ==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url] or: … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Cannot see much wrong, except that you might remove these entries with hijackthis... O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [KB976002-v5] rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection OPMWXPUP.inf,BrowserChoiceGoo (User 'LOCAL SERVICE') O20 - Winlogon Notify: RailNotification - C:\WINDOWS\ The first was for a government-mandated "advertisement/choice", the second has a null value. |
| | Hmmm, that rather looks like a Lop infection there - it's pretty pesky adware. These two entries point it out: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [axis web cake second] C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Book Slow Axis Web\USER PURE.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MediaProxy] C:\DOCUME~1\MR7D46~1.DEM\APPLIC~1\MAPIMA~1\INTERNET ARMY MFCD.exe Best to use the proper tool, and …  |
 | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Old thread, Brian, but my ISP will assign a new dynamic IP if I use my router to disconnect/connect. It's the behaviour I would I expect. |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Formatting.. installing... they are very different things. It could be that Setup thinks it has written files but there are errors which it has not noticed upon resuming installation. Okay, try a full check of your disk surface - you can get Setup to do that: start Setup afresh, … |
| | just guessing here... restart your puter, when in windows the countdown will start, so go Start > run, and type shutdown -a Then control panel, folder options, view tab and select "show hidden files and folders"; uncheck "hide protected opsys files". Right. now go into C:\windows\system32\drivers and see if you … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] "MaxViewofFile".... are you sure? There is no such entry point. If it was MapViewofFile entry point not found => kernel32 has an error...? Done a malware scan? |
| | Good site, murpeg. But... they say this : "The only thing that these programs can’t do is switch the audio output while sound is coming out. It will not crash the system, but the audio will remain coming out from the same device. This is because most programs decide which … |
| | Re: notebook problem You need to run chkdsk on that hdd, either from another OS or from the Recovery Console. It may be that you will also need to copy in that file from a cd or other OS. A notebook. No cd/dvd drive? Then you need RC on a flash drive. Easiest … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Did you try this regedit: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components Change the value of DeskHtmlVersion to zero instead of decimal 272. Next, change your wallpaper, and then change it back, or to something you desire. |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] C: of 5GB. Is Windows there? My XP takes up 3.8GB of space inside its own 8GB partition. There are no data files, no temp files, no third party applications other than a registry backup pgm [Erunt]. I think your 5GB space is far too small. I bet you … |
| | Re: CTF LOADER error [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hi. I could do a lot of guessing, or you could... ==download hijackthis: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html[/url] -copy it to a new FOLDER placed either alongside your program files or on your desktop and then... -in that folder start HijackThis by dclicking the .exe -CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS and any open windows … |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Hello, nt... your sys has two very obvious problems. Copy these two files from your M$ cd or another XP OS into your C:\WINDOWS\System32\ folder. - svchost.exe - dimsntfy.dll |
| | [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] The hdt725050vla360 is a 500GB hdd. The hts543216l9a300 is a weeny, slow 160GB lappy drive. Disk 2. Finally a 750GB hd753LJ. Disk 0. Disk 2, C: is primary. It carries your Windows boot files [hence is System]. It may also have the Windows OS on it...? I cannot tell. …  |
| | I cannot see where else to post this so here it goes.... =The font size range is a bit too large. I find it very disagreeable. for my taste, the big is far too big. Sorry. =I cannot link from Microsoft Windows to Win NT/2000/XP. I can only get there …  |
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