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Replied To a Post in cannot get to webpages, even though I can ping them
That other is a router setting, not in your lappie. ...and check that your computername is correct. Netbios is picky about that. -
Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?
Not wishing this to turn into a When I was a young lad... thing but I do remember when our service computers [based on PDP, and later, VAX, by DEC] … -
Replied To a Post in cannot get to webpages, even though I can ping them
Okay, jim, so in there somewhere is a router. Just a silly check, but make sure that in its settings your compy is not excluded from its DNS service. You … -
Replied To a Post in Bookmark redirect virus
A first for me, also. You could try Adwcleaner from http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ - run the exe, hit Scan. When it completes you can press Report and post the result here for … -
Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?
Rev Jim, and Ishaan, I'm not sure that innovation is the issue here.... XP users are a subgroup who have something that works well for them and their hardware/software, they … -
Replied To a Post in Swapping Systems
"What Have I missed." -nothing, yet, but it's coming.... "I have all the tools for any trouble that may occure" -roses? -
Replied To a Post in cannot get to webpages, even though I can ping them
I'm not sure why /flushdns helps unless the cache is corrupting quickly...? So look upon its contents first.... /displaydns -
Replied To a Post in Getting Win 8 Protected Files via Win 7
Do you have sufficient space on your W7 lappie to image the W8 hdd? Then use Minitools Partition Wizard (free, download it): first of all, use it to scrunch up … -
Replied To a Post in File Copy Detection
"What I wanna know is about when you recieve a file from outside your computer." - nope, in that case, there is nothing that will tell you about what the … -
Replied To a Post in File Copy Detection
"So there is nothing built in to the windows for that..?" - If they actually opened the file then that will show in the profile they used under My Recent … -
Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?
I am not sure that XP will die easily, and I'm pretty sure that this thread won't, either. -
Replied To a Post in File Copy Detection
To check when last copied or viewed.... without accessing the file yourself you check its Date Accessed attribute (just go to its parent folder, or the root and check from … -
Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?
I could make this a continuing series... -
Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?
I loathe on W7 where you mouse pause over a target, say Control Panel, and an icon appears... it's just such a special thing to have that.... how else would … -
Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?
I loathe on W7 when you go to drag an item and a flaming great icon appears and almost obliterates the target. I need an icon to identify what I'm … -
Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?
That's the scenario I'm waiting for.. sleepers loaded into tens of millions of defenceless XP systems, pumping attack scripts directed at 7 and 8 OSes, mounting distributed attacks on targets … -
Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?
... No, ad, cos it's distributed, and there's a copy on my desktop, too. Which begs the question... why would I offload my data an download yours? Security, yeah, but … -
Replied To a Post in cannot get to webpages, even though I can ping them
Couple of things... you either have a redirector malware which is just not good at its job, or, more likely, a failure of some of your system softwares involved in … -
Replied To a Post in Spambot Problem
Hello, Lynn, and welcome. From what you say it appears that you have been infected by malware which has read your email address book and then proceeded to use those … -
Replied To a Post in What is the safest browser for Windows XP?
My CFP is for xp & Vista only, not W7. But folks seem to clamour for this version because of the interface... 5.10.228257. And it's here: http://www.filehorse.com/download-comodo-32/9997/ for 32 bit … -
Replied To a Post in NTFS partition suddenly went RAW, how to Repair?? (not Recover)
diskpart? Set it back to type 07 -
Replied To a Post in What is the safest browser for Windows XP?
http://www.zdnet.com/time-to-move-on-final-patch-for-opera-12-due-by-mid-2014-7000023427/ -
Replied To a Post in What is the safest browser for Windows XP?
I have used Comodo's firewall for years, still do, on XP which I use 99% of the time. W7 just aggravates me... it's the other 1%. Comodo's firewall is just … -
Replied To a Post in No keyboard or Mouse function in Windows 7
Sorry, James, the weekend got in the way. I note that you had trouble creating a new partition by creating space in your D: drive. For future use, you should … -
Replied To a Post in No keyboard or Mouse function in Windows 7
No, it's not an intrusion.... we would not be here helping if we thought it such. So.... W7U 64 bit; UEFI boot; so a GPT disk with UEFI system partition … -
Replied To a Post in No keyboard or Mouse function in Windows 7
9) But I haven't a clue how to recover the drivers for my keyboard and mouse, which work so flawlessly in POST operations. 10) It seems what I need is … -
Replied To a Post in Effectively Disabling a Virus
And some trojans are capable of self repair - they already download portions of themselves to complete the infection, so repair is quite straightforward. Viruses? Nope, that's not how they … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Big Oops!.. Combofix is not written for XP 64 bit machines. Which this one is.... -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Combofix is NOT written for 64 bit machines. -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Keygen music... ha ha... yeah, there's some interesting loops out there. You find a good cracking group or two, their stuff is safe cos they want to protect their reputations. … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Lord, no, don't run a Repair, that would blast your sys back to the stone ages... it takes the registry from \Windows\repair and if you have not done a System … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Have you got the tail of that TDSSKiller log? It's missing all the good stuff. If that screenshot is from your latest TDSSKiller run, then rerun it, but... - still … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Ah... let's go after the pest. Some exploration: ==Download TDSSkiller from this link, save it to your desktop: http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/tdsskiller.exe =Start TDSSKiller,(((( click Change Parameters. Under Additional options check both boxes, … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Hmm. okay. With your Opera torrent client disabled and the explorer instances multiplying, do they use the network at all? Check in Resource Monitor. -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
And... if you have the latest M$ C++ 2010 distribution you will have to uninstall that to get the debugger installed, and then you may reinstall it. The SDK installer … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Urg. That is not an interesting stack list you have there - your system has no debug capability, so no functions called are shown, just locations. The stack shows that … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Urk. Something is really working kernel32.dll. I cannot tell what, but all threads start from the same memory address. Dclick a few of those threads, and compare the stacks that … -
Replied To a Post in Unwanted Wi-Fi guest.
Do a hard reset while it is powered up. Wait for the lamps to flick off, then release the button. -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Hey, you're welcome. This forum is where I learnt a lot of stuff; you look at people's problems and find solutions. I find that the most interesting way to learn. … -
Replied To a Post in Getting random BSODs and black screens
In the Windows startup options screen ( http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode#1TC=windows-7 )set the system so that it does not automatically restart upon errors such as BSOD. Then next time, give the error code … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
Naw... JRT runs on 64 bit machines. And yes, that's how torrents work. You get credit for seeding. If you glance at your screenshot above, you can see that Opera … -
Replied To a Post in can anyone identify the cause of this?? (explorer.exe issue)
For a start, HijackThis is pretty much out of its depth with W7. And malware is generally too smart now to appear in a simple scanner like HT, which has … -
Replied To a Post in Having Connection Errors, Permission Problems Internet Settings Not Working
Actually, because you appear to have some sort of redirector trying to work, it would be advisable to run this tool as well... download it from http://media.kaspersky.com/utilities/VirusUtilities/EN/tdsskiller.zip Unzip to your … -
Replied To a Post in Having Connection Errors, Permission Problems Internet Settings Not Working
Hello, 2rti, as you might have worked out, HijackThis is incapable of working with W7, and it is no longer being maintained. In my view, as a malware revealer, it … -
Replied To a Post in Reliable program to get rid of Windows Accelerator?
Hi, cat. If you are able to log into windows now without the Windows Accel Pro screen, then running malwarebytes will clean it from your system completely. http://www.malwarebytes.org/ -the free … -
Replied To a Post in Driver PL2303 problem
A few things on this page are of some note: http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41 Correct version of software driver, correct hardware chip for W8/8.1, not counterfeit chipset... if none of those appply then … -
Replied To a Post in Auto updating of Calc formula
vino, the field separator in libre office is a semicolon " ; ". So... IF(C2;"";"";TODAY()) Openoffice is absolutely strict about formula formats, I do not know about Libre. OO would … -
Replied To a Post in Cacls Command error
Of course it did not work. The whole idea of acls is that low permissioned users cannot allow greater access to files and folders. That's called security at work. Get … -
Replied To a Post in Cacls Command error
Here is something else to learn. Users with lower permissions can use cacls to restrict permissions, as you have so done, but that user cannot grant more relaxed permissions. As … -
Replied To a Post in Be curious. Security patch Microsoft updates to XP and the user has what re
That's just how I use them, rubberman. Boris, you picked up a lot of English language skills in the last day (:wink)... My point about Java is that you don't …
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