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 | I've had a toshiba laptop with XP for about 4 years now. I got a D-Link router, set it up with help of a tech (hooked to my desktop) and then got the laptop going. I sure don't remember assigning a password, but it is a secured network. And I'm … |
| | I have just got my first cell phone with bluetooth capability. My laptop is Toshiba Satellite A105 with Windows XP Service Pack 2. It's 1 year & 2 months old. I've been trying to set up bluetooth on it so I can view the cell phone cam pics, 1.3 Megapixel … |
| | my friends laptop which recently had a hard drive installed, has Auditor as the default OS. I have to select Windows during the boot process. When I first turn it on, it shows everything OK, except the last line: 02B2:Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP has a box with … |
| | Friend has a laptop that has Windows XP, but someone put in a new hardrive and every since she can't get the computer to come up. I'm not a tech kinda guy, but she wanted me to mess with it. When it comes up, I have to hit enter when …  |
| | I should be running pretty clean, yesterday I did a Norton scan, Ad-Aware scan, and Spybot scan. Everything seems OK, but sometimes I get a "Server Busy" window, with a "retry" and a "switch to" option. Neither one will get rid of it. The only way to get it off … |
| | anytime I open a video file, or play a DVD, the player, whether it be Windows Media Player, Intervideo WinDVD, or InterActual - the video automatically opens in full screen and plays. The only way to stop the video is to Ctrl Alt Del over & over till it goes … |
| | anytime I open a video file, or play a DVD, the player, whether it be Windows Media Player, Intervideo WinDVD, or InterActual - the video automatically opens in full screen and plays. The only way to stop the video is to Ctrl Alt Del over & over till it goes … |
| | Iv'e just purchased Norton 2005, installed, updated, scanned, and cleaned........plus updated Spybot, AdAware, ran both and cleaned. I'm in good shape, except for 9 popups. They don't bombard me while I'm surfing, usually just when it sets idle for a few hours (I'm on cable). Popups include "Interclick.com / adopt.hbmediapro.com …  |
| | My CD/DVD Rom is continually running, and doesn't show up as a drive anymore. It's an HP running Windows XP. How can I uninstall it, and reinstall it (drivers?) I have a recovery drive only, and no recovery CD. It runs continuous, with the led light glowing orange instead of … |
| | Hello all, this may be wrong place for posting this, but here goes. I'm looking for a good design program with good fonts, nice effects such as gradients, drop shadows, outlines, etc. Whether your creating a lable, greeting card, or whatever, I like to draw a text box, enter text, …  |
| | hello all.........I'm bad about skipping the windows updates, but a couple of days ago I installed the updates, and since then I've noticed some changes. Me and my wife are the only users of this computer, so I've never set up other users. Now when I start up, I had … |
| | This may be the wrong place to bitch........but I bought a hp 7760, looks great and has great features. First day out of the box, it rejects right hand ink cartridge, says its not compatible. 45 minutes later after long support phone call, I have to wait 10 days for … |
| | Hello all, I hate to post someone else's problem, but my friend has an Active X problem on his homepage. Macromedia Flash Player 7 tries to install plugin, and slows everything down. He's ran Adware and spy subtract to no avail. He's posted a HJT log in Tom Coyotes forum …  |
| | I've recently switched to Firefox. I was getting the popup for the diet patch, the one that pops up and starts to talk. And a couple other ones too. Before going with Firefox, I ran Adaware, Spybot, and Registry Mechanic, all updated and latest versions. Then I installed Firefox, and … |
| | I'm using internet explorer, and fighting spyware and all the other little nasties out there. I noticed in the security forum that some folks have started using Firefox, and problem solved. I've been a bit scared to change something I'm used to, but now at work we are switching to … |
| | I finally got rid of the midaddle trojan, after going to a link I found on this forum (great place, might I add). The midaddle main file is easy to find and delete, but it has two backups that replace the main file when connected to the internet. I deleted … |
| | how do you delete a folder or application when it says "access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use" I though maybe you could stop the process in the Task Manager, but it doesn't show to … |
| | Sorry I'm not answering your question, but I've been looking for a registry cleaner too. Actually I'm looking for a free one. So far they're free.......for the scan. It won't fix anything for free though. Some will fix some, but in my case only about 2 of 150 errors. The … |
| | I've got pop-up driving me crazy. I'm using Pop-up Blocker from Panicware that I've very satisfied with, but I have some that get by it. Mainly "Warning - Your computer may be infected with spyware", and Netzero, a couple different real player music downloads, PowWow web, and all the free …  |
| | Address has only........about:blank. Homepage is now a search engine that just says "Search for..." Here's the log. Thanks for any help! Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.2 Scan saved at 11:29:41 PM, on 6/4/2004 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) 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 … |
| | anybody know? Sometimes I have to hit ctrl-alt-delete to to get the screen back. Computers been running slow latey anyway. Thanks alot... |
| | Just wondering if there was any way to clear it out. When you go to change your homepage, and you type the first w in [url]www.,[/url] it pop open a list of sites that have either been your homepage at one time, or sites you have visited. I don't think … |
| | It seems to be a popular error............I appreciate the help. Let me know if I can do anything to help you guys. I'm not up on computers enough to be a help to anyone. BTW, I'm not using Limewire or Kazaa anymore. I have a good feeling thats where my … |
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