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| | I have been using an ext USB drive with no problems on my powerbook with 10.3.9. I needed to transfer a few big images to a win machine, after plugging it in there (unsuccessfully) I returned the drive to the mac and now it says "you have inserted a disk … |
| | my pc is newly reformatted and yet it has choppy moments here is my logfile: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:18:40 AM, on 11/19/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16414) 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\VIA\VIAudioi\HDADeck\HDeck.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE … |
| | I've done just about all I can to rid my computer of spyware and, more specifically, this Bloodhound.W32 virus. If someone could look over my Hijack log file and tell me if there's anything I can take care of from there, I would greatly appreciate it. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 … |
| | I've done just about all I can to rid my computer of spyware and, more specifically, this Bloodhound.W32 virus. If someone could look over my Hijack log file and tell me if there's anything I can take care of from there, I would greatly appreciate it. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 …  |
| | Ok ... other than a system reinstall (or buy a mac!) I'm stuck. Here's the situation: - I moved, kept comcast and set it up at new place - Firefox can access the web fine - IE7 gives me 403 errors for everything. - In addition, certain services like iTunes, … |
| | Hi, I'm somewhat computer literate, but am lost on how to find the following: I bought a liteonit.com CD burner...just a basic one, probably already obsolete. Anyways, I've never been able to make it work. It was supposed to be Mac-compatible plug n' play with firewire, and my connections are … |
| | Hello. Usually I dont ask for help because most of the time the answer is right in my face if look hard enough. Well, I guess I may need some expert advice on this, because Ive tried everything I know how to do and tried every suggestion I have recieved … |
| | Hi guys I appearr to be having a bag-ful of probs and would be interested in hearing any alternatives to using my hammer. I get the server busy cr@p every time I start up, 1 of my hard drives(f) has disappeared but when I do find it it asks my … |
| | So I was ripping a cd and accidently let the HD get pretty full, to about 400mb free (100gig total). The ripping slowed down to 0.8x speed and I cancelled the extraction. I then went and cleaned out some of the HD bringing it up to 4gigs free (as I … |
| | Please help! Here is my HJT log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:47:08 PM, on 10/13/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16512) 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\mcshield.exe C:\Program … |
| | Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:15:28 PM, on 10/8/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16512) 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 C:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\Smc.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Hardware\Mouse\point32.exe C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe C:\Program … |
| | My neighbor gave me a G3 imac, because he couldn't do anything with it. I plugged it in and pressed the power button on the front; all that happens is a pop from the left speaker, no fans, no other noises and the display doesn't even flicker. I replaced the … |
| | I have a powerbook G4 that will not boot up. It gets to the first apple splash screen, and after about 10 minutes of that, just shuts off completely. I was able to boot it into single user mode, and run fsck, which returned an I/O error. I am a … |
| | Is it possible to use a Imac G4 as a monitor for a mac mini? I wondered if using it for a target startup disc, would enable you to use the mac mini as the GUTS of the computer.. My brother has a G4 that is really slow.. and I … |
| | Having trouble migrating from PC to Mac set up; Step #1 buying new iMac to operate wireless ADSL in paralell to existing PC. Is following going to do the trick. . D-Link DSL924 Wireless ; Will it require adapter/ connect with iMac or NETGEAR DG834PN plus recommended adapter eg WG111T … |
| | Since I last shut down my Mac, the tracking on my mighty mouse has been all crazy. I try to point in one place, and the then the arrow shoots across the screen. Sometimes, it seems to work better than other times. Sometimes it is particularly madening - the pointer … |
| | I have had 3h of sleep in the last two days and am at the end of my sanity. I've read old threads and believe have the rundll.exe problem. I can not properly shut down my computer and at this point, I can not even load my documents and settings. … |
| | I have a PC that has a mind of it's own. My daughter has hit about every website that can bring me a headache and now the PC has a mind of its own. I have used Symantec AV10, spybot, etc. Nothing seems to rid the PC of the garbage. …  |
| | I have an iBook G4--no disks--daughter left them at school Cannot boot up Went into single user mode and ran /sbin/fsck -fy came up with disk0s3: I/O error Invalid key length (4, 12283) ** Volume check failed any suggestions Many thanks in advance Gary |
| | Started 24hours ago having downloaded a few things (now deleted). If i try to run my ocmputer it crashes the desktop (no icons usable), doesnt load my computer and makes the startbar unuseable. Any open programs continue to function - sparodically - lots of crashes. Have run 3 different antiviruses, … |
| | My ibook died and will not restart no matter what I try. The screen is black. The battery is full as green light on at electricial connection. The hurrah sound does not come on when I press start button; nor start plus apple button; nor start plus apple plus control … |
| | Here are the system specs of this machine: OS 10.4.3 Hardware Overview: Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Machine Model: PowerMac7,3 CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.1) Number Of CPUs: 2 CPU Speed: 2.7 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 4 GB Bus Speed: 1.35 GHz Boot ROM Version: 5.2.4f1 … |
| | hello i'm running OS 10.2.8 because i was running out of room because of the 35+ gigs on my itunes/ipod i recently bought a firewire harddrive. after transfering legions of files, various music librarys, etc. when i go to play a song on my itunes i cannot, because itunes 'cannot … |
| | I'm trying to repair my hard drive via disk utility from the install disk. The only problem is, when I start up from the cd everything freezes and white horizontal lines appear halfway down the screen. I'm trying to repair the disk because disk utility's "verify disk" gave me a … |
 | Hello, I'm afraid to hear the possible truth to this question, but... The screen on my eMac contracts a bit in size for a fraction of a second to a second. Seems to only do it when using a browser, not just when my slide show is running or if … |
| | Hi folks. New to the forum. To start an old cleche I have a connection problem. I have Windows XP Pro with BT Home Hub. All was working fine until a few days ago, when my connection went down. I tried restarting the DNS client and that seem to work. … |
| | Since iTunes 7 I have not had any success updating software on my iPods. I have a nano and a mini (both earlier generation). When trying to update software using iTunes 7 (rather than the old iPod Updater) I get an error about my firmware file being corrupt. I have … |
| | I've been getting tons of popups recently, I think I have virtumonde.o. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks! Here's my HJT log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:51:52 AM, on 7/29/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: … |
| | Hello everyone, [INDENT]I've just joined today and have come up through the electronics industry, moving over to the IT industry where I have had experience building and repairing PCs and more recently repairing G3 and G4 Power Macs. I have just aquired a faulty G5 Dual 1.8GHz PowerMac. This machine … |
| | Hi there My powermac tower G5 was working fine until yesterday and today the screens wont receive signal from tower. I just bought two Samsung monitors and installed it to the computer it work fine for a couple of days and now it does not receive the signal from the … |
| | Hi guys. Brand new to Apple computers as I got a "defective" G4 from my neighbor. He was going to throw it away but I told him I would try to fix it first. When I power it up, it makes a musical "greeting" power up sound and the monitor … |
| | Im new at this, so I apologize if i do something wrong. A few days ago, i notcied my desktop wallpaper was a solid color and not the usual picture it should have. Going to the display settings from the control panel doesn't work, as it looks like the option … |
| | I was talking to a nice woman the other day and she was having a trouble with her External Disk Drive. Below is the chat log I had with her: "[15:31] <tallmacgirl> i think ive made more trouble trying to fix the glitches . I just want it to run …  |
| | I have a Dual 2 GHz G5 with OS 10.3.9 and a HP MediaCenter with Windows XP. Each computer is connected to a Princeton VL1916 flat panel monitor. Since they are connected to these monitors none of my computers would hibernate or shot down unless I disconnect the monitor cable … |
| | My Imac G3 was always acting up when it turns on after 5 to 8 minutes it shutsdown, so i decided to open up and found out that it has a defective power supply, no parts available so I dissembled it make an improvisions, using its optical protection switch imade … |
| | Hi everyone, basically I bought my Mac a few weeks ago and this is the first time I have used a Mac, had been running on PC before. I connected my external hard drive a few days ago and it said that the hard drive was not formatted with the … |
| | ipod is acting up, imagine that! itunes is not giving me the option to sync songs to my ipod, went to apple site and followed instructions, updated itunes, reregistered ipod, restored ipod, then got a corruption message again, restored ipod again...and still cant load songs to ipod...sure im not the …  |
| | I had a problem with my net a month or so ago and i ended up formatting and tarting over. The problem is back. The system has been back up and running for a couple weeks and the internet runs so slow! I ran [B]HijackThis[/B] and this is my log: … |
 | Below are the thoughts from a computer professional who has spent the last 10 years supporting Mac, Windows, and Linux computers in a variety of network applications. By no means will this general tips section be exhaustive -- that is what a good book is all about. I am also … |
| | hey all i am not exactly sure what is goin on with my computer. but here it goes. when i went to go start up my computer i kept getting a folder that popped up entitled real. first i went one directory up to see what that came from then … |
| | Help. I bought a HP scanjet 3970 and hooked it up to my G4 Mac, The scanner goes on when I start the computer but when I go to scan it does not seem to recognize the software. I cannot scan by using the buttons on the scanner either. It … |
| | help plz? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:54:00 AM, on 4/19/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.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 C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\WLKeeper.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\ZcfgSvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE … |
| | Hi error code 0x80020043 relates to BURNING THE DISK FAILED BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF CD IS NOT SUPPORTED Anyone having had similar problems will no doubt have looked at this apple thread for advice - [url]http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=119512&tstart=0[/url] As you will see there are no postings from Apple addressing this problem despite … |
| | I am so impressed looking around at the vast knowlegde you guys have. I have chosen you as I am certain you know more than alot of the other forum users. Machine - Vaio VGN FE31Z Intel core duo, 2gb ddr,200gb hd,1.83 Intel speedstep, Proc t5600 Soft - Itunes, MSN … |
| | I was previously successfully using skype, ichat, and gizmo project. Now, all of a sudden, none of them will open. When I click on the application it appears in the finder, but bounces and does nothing. The programs never start. Eventually I force quit from the dock (it won't show … |
| | Hi All, ive got a powerbook, now its over two years old, and i never had a problem with it before (the battery life was going down rapidly and recently i only got about 10 minutes out of it, but thats not the issue im writing here about...) I was … |
| | machine seems slow - this is the only thing that seems out of sorts... External cache ?!!? of Processor ? of Memory ? anything I can do about it ? I've heard of people alchohol wiping the circuit card and connections to get rid of this... sounds wacky, but ? … |
 | I've been reading some posts where some newbs have had trouble installing slackware. So I have put together this little how to so they can get slackware installed. I usually only help with MEPIS as I feel it is the best linux but for those who want to try and … |
| | A friend of mine had his iMac G3 take a hit in a storm and it knocked out his modem. He tried to get DSL but when he connects the Ethernet cable all the phones stop working in his house and the all start to ring on a constant. When … |
| | I have a G3 Blue and White (OS 10.2.8) that I am trying to connect to my home wireless network. I purchased a Macwireless card for the G3 and it is installed and recognized by the system. My network appears on the list of local area networks that I can … |
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