Posts by caperjack

i attacheced a file to this post download it or someone with you email address maile it to you ,outlook should let it through ,and right click on it and change the extention .TXT to .EXE

I'd like to suggest another program for you to try, I've found it can find things most other programs can't.

It's called CounterSpy and you can get it from here:

http://www.download.com/3000-8022_4-10337358.html

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sure looks a lot like microsofts antispyware program !

Edit: I just found out why ,it powered by Giant ,same as microsofts !!

2nd Edit ,my microsft antispyware ,stoppen working when i uninstall counterspy !!!

open IE /tools and empty temp internet file if you haven't allready

Ok, thanks for that - I've done this now but it doesn't seem to have made any difference, thanks very much for the assistance though!

Pete

Yeah ,i knew that those fixes werent goin to help but they needed to be fixed .not sure whats causing you problem!

Actually not much in the log to be worried about ,or would cause you problems that i can see ,

close all open windows and browsers,just hijackthis open .and scan and fix the folowing .

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this one is optional but resource hog ,
O4 - Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE

O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm

If the above doesn't help try the following .

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This problem could occur because of Spyware , go on over to the Security section of this fourm and post you problem along with a hijackthis log .
Spyware & Trojans and Other Nasties
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Please Don't post the hijackthis log in this section Thanks .
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Please do this.
Download 'Hijack This!'. HijackThis
Save it in a convenient permanent folder such as C:\HJT\, double click HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

Or HERE if that link fails to work or you don't have a zip program installed .

Your copy of HijackThis needs to be in a folder of it's own. When HJT fixes anything, it makes backups of the original files in the folder it is in. Since Temporary folders are emptied now and then (the files are DELETED), it would not be a good idea to have your backups there. Those backups would be VITAL to restoring your system if something went wrong in the FIX process!

1. Please go to you're 'My Documents' folder, right-click and select 'New > Folder' then name the folder 'HJT'.

2. Copy and paste HijackThis.exe to the new folder.

3. Close ALL windows except HJT

4. SCAN with HJT

5. POST the new log in this thread using 'Add Reply'

DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES OR CLICK "FIX …

Hi ,welcome to DaniWeb .give this a try !
Repair Internet Explorer: Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel - choose Add-Remove
Programs. Click to highlight Internet Explorer then click the Change-Remove tab -
choose Repair I.E. OK - Yes. If you get a message saying it can't be repaired, you'll
need to reinstall it.

Hello Me

Thanks for the reply. I am a bit of a dope as far as all this is concerned. My lovely young lady is going to buy me a book on how to burn dvds. If I still have problems can I get back to you? Anyway to answer your questions, I have both Nero Burning Rom v6.SE and Ashampoo Shrink and Burn and it was the latter that I was trying to use. The movie concerned was one that I had downloaded.

Regards

Redskin

Giving that downloading movies is illegal, it goes against the rules here at DaniWeb to disscuse this any further,sorry !
PS: i don't think you will find a book that covers it either! sorry

Thread closed by alc6379

Hi Caperjack

Thanks for the suggestions,

I have tried the commands step by step as you suggested but am experiencing the same result as before. I go to www.hotmail.com and type in the user/password of my account which then gets redirected to the following URL ...

https://loginnet.passport.com/ppsecure/post.srf?lc=2057&id=2&ru=http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/sbox&tw=20&fs=1&cbid=24325&login=anony89@hotmail.com&domain=hotmail.com&da=passport.com&kpp=2&svc=mail&msppjph=1

and after about 1 minute it finally ends up at

http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/sbox?did=1&t=.....

with 'The page cannot be displayed message' ...

Note that this seems to be a localised hotmail issue as my yahoo email account is still accessible.

Any further thoughts ???

sorry ,just passing on the thing that worked for others ,never have a problem with hotmail myself

Hi

I am having trouble logging in to Hotmail and this problem is manifested in both IE and firefox which I have recently just installed. It was working fine up until 3 days ago.

When I enter username/password at www.hotmail.com I get the message 'The page cannot bb displayed' - though it is a valid account which I have been using for years.

I have run spybot and HijackThis and fixed any problems through them and also deleted cookies, temp internet files and history.

I also installed Firefox to see if this was a browser related issue but the same problem occurs.

Does anyone have courses of actions that I should try to remedy this problem?
Thanks

Register the following system files
Click Start > Run
Type “regsvr32 softpub.dll (w/o quotes)
Press OK
Repeat the above steps for the following:
regsvr32 wintrust.dll
regsvr32 initpki.dll
regsvr32 dssenh.dll
regsvr32 rsaenh.dll
regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32 sccbase.dll
regsvr32 slbcsp.dll
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll

check this link
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread13938.html#post104213

Jackityan,
did you ever get an answer to this or figure it out? I have the same problem. I tried ipconfig /all and I don't get any IP addr data. I checked the device manager and everything looks OK. I've rebooted a few times, run AdAware but still no IP info when I use ipconfig command. I have no idea where this executable is, so I don't know the path.

If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated, thx

your internet service provider should be able to help you .

Hello and good health to you

A cry for help from a old fossil new to dvd burning. I have just purchased a dvd-rw for my dell 4800. I have also purchased some phillips 4.7GB dvd-rw discs. I am trying to burn a film on to one using nero but nero keeps telling me it is to big even though I have shrunk it twice so far. Just how many MB does one of these discs hold or how far do I have to shrink the file?

Can anyone help?

sounds like nero thinks its a cd-rw,are you using nero ulta ,and the dvd section .not the cd-rw section .what are you using to shrink the program .also you say burn a film onto the disk ,just what do you mean by this,do you mean make a backup copy of a dvd you own ,or a movie youve downloaded from the net .

Having problems getting my CD Drive to refresh. When I change CD's it won't recognize the new CD. Keeps bringing up the CD, that I just took out. Any ideas?

Hi,try going into device manager and removing the cddrive and rebooting ,to replace the drivers .
Right click on mycomputer ,/properties /hardware /device manager /+ the cdrom drives,right click to remove ,then reboot .might help ,this happened to me before and i think this is how i fixed it .anyway it won't hurt to try this .

the fix is in post #2

In NS 7.1, click "Edit" then "preferences". Go to "Advanced", then "Cache". Check if there is a checkmark under "Compare page in the cache with page on the network" in the field "Every time i view the page".

Mine was set to "never"!

I tried it now a few dozen times, it works fine again.

why didn't you get adaware or spybot ,there free and do a better job .

have a good spring brake ,see you when you get back .not sure what to tell you about the error message .

ok ,on this site click on the first one in the list XP drivers and software then ,RAGE , rage 128/ 128 pro get this one
Windows XP Display Driver build 6.13.3279

ati

nope, doesn't work :cry:

im lost ,maybe virus or spyware related ,who knows !!

My service engineer / network administrator charges a lot for formatting. So I wanted to learn this process to save some money. Kindly guide me to do this.

hi ,sorry i would love to but i have no idea how you would do that on a network with out a cdrom ,it must come from the main server or something, probably using a Ghost program or such ,again sorry.

Maybe someone in the networking section can offer some help .go here and post you ? again .
NETworking

Thanks for your efforts caperjack. I've been told I have to replace the hard drive because its probably burnt out - does that sound right to you??

Cheers!!!!

It sure could be i guess ,go to mycomputer and right click on the hardrive icon and go to properties /tools and run the error checking option see what happens .

First check add and remove program and uninstall this if there MEDIA ACCESS
this is called a windowsup date adware vairent so im not sure but removing it it may fix your ability to go to windows updates ,

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Have Hijack This fix the following by placing a check in the appropriate boxes and selecting fix checked. Make sure all browser and all Windows Explorer windows are closed before fixing.
You might want to print out or copy & paste to notePad , these instructions as you will need to close this browser window to fix with hijackthis !

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Media Access] C:\PROGRAM FILES\MEDIA ACCESS\MediaAccK.exe

this optional ,but suggested fix as its a rescorce hog and not needed in startup
O4 - Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE

O15 - Trusted IP range: 206.161.125.149
O15 - Trusted IP range: 206.161.125.149 (HKLM)

Now reboot into safe mode and delete the following files and folders if found .

C:\PROGRAM FILES\MEDIA ACCESS,,,,,,,,delete folder

to delete the above files and folder you will need to do the following
go to
Show hidden files & folders

"Fix Checked"...Reboot to SAFE mode to delete files
How to start computer in safe mode

reboot computer and post a new log

C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\TD_0011.DIR\HIJACKTHIS.EXE
Hijack is in a temp folder ,
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Your copy of HijackThis needs to be in a folder of it's own. When HJT fixes anything, it makes backups of the original files in the folder it is in. Since Temporary folders are emptied now and then (the files are DELETED), it would not be a good idea to have your backups there. Those backups would be VITAL to restoring your system if something went wrong in the FIX process!

1. Please go to you're 'My Documents' folder, right-click and select 'New > Folder' then name the folder 'HJT'.

2. Copy and paste HijackThis.exe to the new folder.

3. Close ALL windows except HJT

4. SCAN with HJT

5. POST the new log in this thread using 'Add Reply'

DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES OR CLICK "FIX CHECKED" UNTIL WE CHECK THE LOG, AS SOME OF THE FILES ARE LEGIT AND VITAL TO YOUR COMPUTER'S HEALTH

I went to tools and then options and then security and every other spot there in options and I did not see a single thin that even looked like a box for attachments to be accepted even if harmful. If their is another name for attachments i dont know It. I tried to go over everything that mentions IE and downloads that would let things go through.

Sorry ,im using outlook express,anyway i have outlook and there is noting in securitys like express ,but in tools ,did you check rules and see if you have something set in there to stop certain file types .

I received another E-mail that had the hjt file attached. Again the message said, " outlook has blocked the attachment because it is a potentially harmful file. Is this a virus that si aware of me trying to eliminate it an preventing any application that may do so? Still looking for a solution. I could reload all of my original disk that were loaded at first. The only problem with that is I really dont know how to back up files, delete, reload and all the must not or must do's in the process. I wish we could come up with an easier way. I really appreciate the help. Thanks

open outlook /tools /options /security and uncheck do not allow attachments to be saved that could be harmful or a virus , then someone resend the files .

Display device is the same as display adapters right, and someone told me if I did that my screen would be messed up or something like that.

check you PM for reply

So it says I have a ATI Rage 128 Family, now would I look up updates for that?

thats a start, i though it might give a little more info than that , serach the ATI site.

I just noticed you are using winxp ,try this, Right click mycomputer/properties /hardware/device manger /display devices and unistall whats there ,reboot computer and let winxp reinstall the drivers /.

tose sitesto sheck logsare ok ,but they don't tell you everything like the fact that you are running hijack from with in the zip program ,please unzip t o folder of it own as it creates backups and will not when its running from the zip program ,no i don't know what you fixed since your last log but it has a lot of nasties in it ,i know you ran spybot and adaware ,so maybe you can use the setup instructions for them im going to post below also a few othere programs to run .
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Also just noticed your in the wrong section of the fourm .
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go on over to the Security section of this fourm and post you problem along with a hijackthis log .
Spyware & Trojans and Other Nasties
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Please Don't post the hijackthis log in this section Thanks .
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Please do this.
Download 'Hijack This!'. HijackThis
Save it in a convenient permanent folder such as C:\HJT\, double click HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

Or HERE if that link fails to work or you don't have a zip program installed .

Your copy of HijackThis needs to be in a folder of it's own. When HJT fixes anything, it makes backups of the original files in the folder it is in. Since Temporary folders are emptied now and then (the files are …

I want to format my machine and load Windows 98. Windows 98 is dumped in my computer in D:/. I also have a network with other machines. Can any one guide me how to do this.

I have
OS : Windows 98
Lan Card
Sound Card
Floppy Drive

I don't have
CD rom drive

contact your network administrator ,for help ,unless that YOU!

No luck so far, but here's an update:

Using a Windows 98 startup floppy, I was able to start the computer with CD-ROM access. I tried to install with my Windows 98 CD, but beforehand it wanted to do a system check. During the Scan Disk, it fixed the File Allocation Tables and some other problems, but when it was looking at the Directory Structures, I get a million file errors. While I can click "Fix It" and it
fixes the problem for that specific file, there are many many files in many many directories.

What do you think I should do next? I have the files FDISK.exe and FORMAT.exe on the Windows 98 floppy. Should I use those to try and fix my computer?

First i would make Sure i have all drivers disk for hardware in my computer ,then ,I would use fdisk to delete the dos partition ,then created a new one ,then restart computer and run format then reboot with
cdrom support and reload windows .

They're both set on cable select, so I didn't think much of it. the other cdrom I used also came from an emachine, which could explain things. mixing hp and emachine? im just asking for a piece of junk.

Cable select can cause problems itself ,i would set it to master and slave to make sure!!

OH BOY, my other computer has gone thru hell, first i posted about the endless cycle and i took care of that, then it was going super slow and crazy amount of pop ups and then my internet froze anytime i tried to go a support site someone told me to check out. My keyboard stopped working, then anytime i clicked on a desktop item i would get a pop up that would say explorer .exe has generated an error and must be restarted. now i managed to get a virus and spyware program to work and it says i have a bunck of spyware and trojans...what exactly are they?? and how did i get them?

IF you can help or provide any information please im me on aol instant messenger id love to talk to u and find some stuff out thank you

GARRETT AIM=cyanide bomber

Hi,go on over to the Security section of this fourm and post you problem along with a hijackthis log .
Spyware & Trojans and Other Nasties
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Please Don't post the hijackthis log in this section Thanks .
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Please do this.
Download 'Hijack This!'. HijackThis
Save it in a convenient permanent folder such as C:\HJT\, double click HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

Or HERE if that link fails to work or you don't have a zip program installed .

Your copy of HijackThis needs to be in a …

Go
Here and Get Trojan-Hunter Fully working trial! and run a full scan
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To remove trojans there is a tool which needs to be downloaded and run.

1. Please download Stinger and save it to your desktop

2. Double-click on the stinger.exe file and open the tool

3. Choose your entire hard drive to scan.

4. Choose Scan Now

5. Stinger will fix anything that it finds

6. Click the File menu and select Save report to file

7. Post the log file results here in this thread.

STINGER

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Reboot to SAFE mode to delete files
How to start computer in safe mode

Please delete your temporary files by deleting all files and folders that are in those folders (do not delete the temp folder itself) like for example
C:\WINDOWS\Temp\
C:\Temp\
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\
Also delete your Temporary Internet Files, be sure to also select delete all offline content.

Do a virus scan Please do an online scan, 2 would be better,

Micro World http://www.mwti.net/antivirus/free_utilities.asp
Trend Micro http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Make sure that you choose "fix" or "clean".

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Download then unzip and run CWShredder to clean up clicking "FIX" to have it remove all it finds.

CWShredder available from these places :-

just a note ,bitcomet is a torrent download tool !Safe

Please do this.
Download 'Hijack This!'. hijackthis
Save it in a convenient permanent folder such as C:\HJT\, double click HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

Your copy of HijackThis needs to be in a folder of it's own. When HJT fixes anything, it makes backups of the original files in the folder it is in. Since Temporary folders are emptied now and then (the files are DELETED), it would not be a good idea to have your backups there. Those backups would be VITAL to restoring your system if something went wrong in the FIX process!

1. Please go to you're 'My Documents' folder, right-click and select 'New > Folder' then name the folder 'HJT'.

2. Copy and paste HijackThis.exe to the new folder.

3. Close ALL windows except HJT

4. SCAN with HJT

5. POST the new log in this thread using 'Add Reply'

DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES OR CLICK "FIX CHECKED" UNTIL WE CHECK THE LOG, AS SOME OF THE FILES ARE LEGIT AND VITAL TO YOUR COMPUTER'S HEALTH

please explain me windows message handler

Hi ,i know nothing about it but using google i find this and much more .
http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/messagehandling2.asp

What do you suggest I download? Do you need any info to tell me?

well what i usually do it remove the card and get the #s' off the chips on the card if now model name exist.
You could use this PROGRAM to get the display adapter info ,download to a folder of its own and click on the icon unpack into the folder then click on the exe file to run the program ,when you run the program go to the 3rd icon to the left of where is says Processor #1 and get the VGA model and number info

i would then try a video card replacement !

is it possible to get a new motherboard with a better vid chip? i have a good connection so i can get the parts cheap

sonds like a good question for you connection !see if they can get you something !

Hi,and welcome to DaniWeb ,a few programs to help clean that log .good luck.
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Go
Here and Get Trojan-Hunter Fully working trial! and run a full scan
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
To remove trojans there is a tool which needs to be downloaded and run.

1. Please download Stinger and save it to your desktop

2. Double-click on the stinger.exe file and open the tool

3. Choose your entire hard drive to scan.

4. Choose Scan Now

5. Stinger will fix anything that it finds

6. Click the File menu and select Save report to file

7. Post the log file results here in this thread.

STINGER

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Reboot to SAFE mode to delete files
How to start computer in safe mode

Please delete your temporary files by deleting all files and folders that are in those folders (do not delete the temp folder itself) like for example
C:\WINDOWS\Temp\
C:\Temp\
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\
Also delete your Temporary Internet Files, be sure to also select delete all offline content.

Do a virus scan Please do an online scan, 2 would be better,

Micro World http://www.mwti.net/antivirus/free_utilities.asp
Trend Micro http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Make sure that you choose "fix" or "clean".

.
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Download then unzip and run CWShredder to clean up clicking "FIX" …

hi, when i search Centinel VxD it comes up with backdoe trojan inf ,so i suggest you spend some time updating and running any of these programs that you haven't alllredy tried ,to check you computer ,
good luck .
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Go
Here and Get Trojan-Hunter Fully working trial! and run a full scan
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
To remove trojans there is a tool which needs to be downloaded and run.

1. Please download Stinger and save it to your desktop

2. Double-click on the stinger.exe file and open the tool

3. Choose your entire hard drive to scan.

4. Choose Scan Now

5. Stinger will fix anything that it finds

6. Click the File menu and select Save report to file

7. Post the log file results here in this thread.

STINGER

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Reboot to SAFE mode to delete files
How to start computer in safe mode

Please delete your temporary files by deleting all files and folders that are in those folders (do not delete the temp folder itself) like for example
C:\WINDOWS\Temp\
C:\Temp\
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\
Also delete your Temporary Internet Files, be sure to also select delete all offline content.

Do a virus scan Please do an online scan, 2 would be better,

Micro World http://www.mwti.net/antivirus/free_utilities.asp
Trend …

I have a similar question.

My IT department has disabled my display properties at work (when I right click on the desktop and click properties I get "your computer administrator has disabled the display proerties". If I change the registry value will they know about it ? Also recently they made it so I cant adjust the time.

and would assumme for good reason !now get to work!LOL

When I do it it says "Windows could not load the installer for display. Contact your hardware vendor for assitance" if I do what you wrote.

in my opinon based on what you are saying ,you are downloading the wrong drivers for your video card

Please do this.
Download 'Hijack This!'. hijackthis
Save it in a convenient permanent folder such as C:\HJT\, double click HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

Your copy of HijackThis needs to be in a folder of it's own. When HJT fixes anything, it makes backups of the original files in the folder it is in. Since Temporary folders are emptied now and then (the files are DELETED), it would not be a good idea to have your backups there. Those backups would be VITAL to restoring your system if something went wrong in the FIX process!

1. Please go to you're 'My Documents' folder, right-click and select 'New > Folder' then name the folder 'HJT'.

2. Copy and paste HijackThis.exe to the new folder.

3. Close ALL windows except HJT

4. SCAN with HJT

5. POST the new log in this thread using ' Reply'

DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES OR CLICK "FIX CHECKED" UNTIL WE CHECK THE LOG, AS SOME OF THE FILES ARE LEGIT AND VITAL TO YOUR COMPUTER'S HEALTH

Sorry, Negative. The cables are perfectly connected. I already checked for contortions but nope i can't find anything that would damage my cable.. :eek:

anyway you could borrow a monitor from a friend to try to see if it goes green !

Thanks so much for all your assistance -- my computer is like new again! You're such a doll! :cheesy:

Great !glade i could help .an old rag doll maybe!

Oh, well its not, I start to install and says it cant.

if you right click on mycomputer /properties /display adapter /hit the + then right click and go to properties .reinstall drivers and direct it to the folder where the drivers are downloaded to .
If you want put a link here to where you are downloading the drivers from and i will have a look

first thing you are running hijackthis from within the zip program please unzip to a folder of its own ,not much bad showing in the log .you could try the following to cleanup your computer .
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Go
Here and Get Trojan-Hunter Fully working trial! and run a full scan
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
To remove trojans there is a tool which needs to be downloaded and run.

1. Please download Stinger and save it to your desktop

2. Double-click on the stinger.exe file and open the tool

3. Choose your entire hard drive to scan.

4. Choose Scan Now

5. Stinger will fix anything that it finds

6. Click the File menu and select Save report to file

7. Post the log file results here in this thread.

STINGER

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Reboot to SAFE mode to delete files
How to start computer in safe mode

Please delete your temporary files by deleting all files and folders that are in those folders (do not delete the temp folder itself) like for example
C:\WINDOWS\Temp\
C:\Temp\
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\
Also delete your Temporary Internet Files, be sure to also select delete all offline content.

Do a virus scan Please do an online scan, 2 would be better,

Micro World http://www.mwti.net/antivirus/free_utilities.asp
Trend Micro http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

…

hey i have an ibm thinkpad t30 with windows xp and a pentium 4 with 11.2 gb free and 256mb ram. it cant play new games like sims 2 but i was wondering if i could fix it up to play the new games like the sims 2...if not then i bought it for nothing...

Hi ,I don't think from the look of what see when i did a search its really a good laptop for games like sims2 ,the specs you posted look good but it the Video that makes the big difference with games like the sims 2,not built as a gaming laptop i don't think ,the laptop is 3 yrs old .good foe work and watching movies i think !

So I should download, then save and run it as winzip?

no,you should download and if its a zip file you should unzip it ,,im not saying it is a zip file im saying/asking if it is a zip file !!!

log looks clean now .
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just to make sure we have clean restore points lets do this:

To reset your restore points, please note that you will need to log into your computer with an account which has full administrator access. You will know if the account has administrator access because you will be able to see the System Restore tab. If the tab is missing, you are logged in under a limited account.

(winXP)

1. Turn off System Restore. >>>(will delete old possibly infected restore point)
On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
Click Properties.
Click the System Restore tab.
Check Turn off System Restore.
Click Apply, and then click OK.

Reboot.

3. Turn ON System Restore.>>>(creates new restore points on a clean system)
On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
Click Properties.
Click the System Restore tab.
UN-Check *Turn off System Restore*.
Click Apply, and then click OK, then reboot
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Please follow a few tips to remain malware free:

1) Make sure you keep your Windows OS current by visiting Windows update occasionaly to download and install any critical updates and service packs. With out these you are leaving the backdoor open.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Also download, install and keep updated- Antivirus Software (and use only one):
Free for home users:
http://www.avast.com/eng/free_virus_protectio.html
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
http://www.free-av.com/

2) Watch what you download, …