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 | Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates once talked about putting a PC on every desk. Now Gates is talking about turning the desk itself - or a tabletop - into a computer. Microsoft is set to announce an ambitious new computing category today called "surface computing" to try to make it happen. … |
| | Overview: This article practically describes how COM objects could be utilized in Java. The user should understand and have general programming skills in Java. This article also gives a small introduction of what COM is all about. What is COM? COM is a popular object model for creating software applications … |
 | Microsoft has been keen to get me to take a look at a new experimental site launched to showcase the potential of its Silverlight technology. [URL="http://www.tafiti.com"]Tafiti[/URL], which apparently means 'do research' in Swahili, is the site in question. An exploration of two trends: search specialization and the Web 2.0 rich …  |
| | [CODE]Addressing some of the typical arguments we hear from the "Microsoft fanboy" crowd.[/CODE] One can debate until you turn blue in the face. It never fails that *some* concepts and facts just fly right over the heads of *some* people. But when the person doing the arguing is supposedly well-educated … |
| | Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that the open source movement needs to “play by the same rules” as the rest of the business and claims “what’s fair is fair.” Which is pretty rich given the high profile cases involving dodgy business practice and Microsoft during the last few years. …  |
| | IT security and control firm [URL="http://www.sophos.com"]Sophos[/URL] is urging computer users once again to patch against a critical bug in how Microsoft Windows handles animated cursors (ANI files) as hackers exploit the problem by sending out emails related to professional party girl Paris Hilton and hardcore actress Jenna Jameson. This latest …  |
| | Microsoft has just announced the release of a Windows Live instant messaging client for its Xbox 360 game console, giving gamers the capability of chatting to their PC friends. There was already a video and voice chat feature via Xbox Live, but this feature enables players to connect with up …  |
| | Microsoft is aiming to broaden your web surfing horizons with their new "Deepfish" software available for the next version of Windows Mobile. Among other large improvements over the previous browsers used on the PDAs, this one includes a thumbnail view, which will allow you to view content in a scaled-down … |
| | My [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1276.html"]original news story[/URL] here at DaniWeb has certainly caused something of a media frenzy. Everyone from specialist GPS and gadget websites through to national newspapers have been covering how TomTom let an unspecified number of its GO 910 satnav devices escape from the factory with not one but two … |
| | Microsoft has now hit 100 million users for Internet Explorer 7. But, says analysts, this isn't an impact on competing web browsers. This is simply internal growth. Sure, maybe. But it's saying something that people are quickly switching to Microsoft's latest browser. I think that the interface looks very cool; …  |
| | Although it sounds like some kind of fantasy computing game, and in a way that sums it up pretty nicely, a 40 core supercomputer for your desktop will be a reality from January 2007 thanks to [URL="http://www.tyanpsc.com"]TyanPSC[/URL]. The next generation personal supercomputer from Tyan Computer Corporation was launched today, with … |
 | [B][U]Windows Live Writer[/U]:[/B][INDENT]Windows Live Writer beta is now available to download at [URL="http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/"]http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/[/URL].[/INDENT] Windows Live Writer is a desktop application for composing blog entries onWindows Live Spaces or other blog services. Some features include a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor along with an HTML editor and … |
| | Microsoft's patch-the-patch policy and practice has just rubbed a hole in their own breeches that they need to patch! First, the snafu over WGA (which supposedly just wants to make sure you have a legitimate copy of Windows before you are allowed to update or get other cool stuff for …  |
| | Bill Gates today announced at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference ([URL="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec"]WinHEC[/URL]) 2006 the immediate availability of Beta 2 versions of the three Microsoft flagship products. This is the first time that Microsoft has released such a trio simultaneously. “The release of these three betas is a significant milestone for Microsoft … |
 | The Washington Post, among other news agencies is reporting a "severe" security flaw that affects Microsoft Windows 98 - XP. According to the article, the flaw allows computer virus and spyware manufacturers to disribute malicious programs designd to take control of affected computers. Macintosh and Linux users are immune to …  |
| | Symantec released a report comparing Mozilla Firefox vs. Windows Explorer, and found that Firefox had more security flaws, but Explorer's were more severe. The report also disclosed statistics on a number of other concerns involving Internet Security. Using data collected between January and June 2005, Mozilla's browsers suffered 25 vendor-confirmed … |
| | Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft's framework for managing workflow, is reportedly ahead of schedule and could well be available for Windows Vista next year, rather than not ready until Longhorn Server is released in 2007 as previously believed. WWF will also be made available for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and … |
| | Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft's framework for managing workflow, is reportedly ahead of schedule and could well be available for Windows Vista next year, rather than not ready until Longhorn Server is released in 2007 as previously believed. WWF will also be made available for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and … |
| | Microsoft messed up Update Rollup 1, that caused compatability problems with several vendor applications such as Citrix, Sophos, and some parts of Microsoft Office. Programs were unable to access floppy disks, or even crashed more often, or simply didn't work. Microsoft earlier remarked that only a handful of applications failed … |
 | For all of you windows users that have been debating whether or not to change to Linux; now is the time to act, to see what it is all about. The people at Linspire are giving Linspire 5.0 away for free (digital download only) until September 6th. Simply go to … |
| | Several days back I had a look at some of the forward looking aspects of the upcoming [url= http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry270.html]Windows Vista[/url] and made mention of Digital Rights Management. The protection of encoded media content is a consideration which will increasingly have implications for hardware as well as for software, and it … |
| | Microsoft's much talked about Windows Genuine Advantage scheme is now in place and active. Windows users who download updates from Microsoft now need to undergo verification checks in order to get the downloads. The only exception are Windows security updates, which will still be distributed regardless. The verification checks will …  |
 | Redmond, Washington based software giant Microsoft Corporation unveiled to the public yesterday the name of its highly anticipated next generation operating system, Microsoft Vista. Formerly known as codename “Longhorn, |
| | My browser is being redirected to random sites when I click on search engine results. I can type the URL manually and get what I am looking for (if the entire URL is shown). I have tried to find and remove it but it keeps coming back and depending on …  |
| | Hello, Im new to the forums. And I seem to have a big issue with my Windows XP Professional version. My computer has gotten pretty bad to the point where the only program I can have open is my firefox. Everything else I try to open has the; "E:\WINDOWS\system32\msjekjje E:\WINDOWS\system32\AUTOEXEC.NT. … |
| | I was thinking of upgrading my little bro's computer as its out of date a short specification is: [B]Dell Dimension 4600[/B] Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 512MB DIMM DDR NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Maxtor 6Y160M0 160GB Microsoft Windows XP Professional I've installed RAM before on my PC and put in … |
| | Microsoft Windows XP Service pack 2 Booted my desktop this morning and after all was loaded, my desktop icons do not load and everytime I click on any .exe, .jpeg, .mp3, ect. . .I receive the following error message: Windows cannot open this file: File: **** To open this file, … |
| | Hello! Please help me... I cannot run AVG (8.0) antivirus which worked perfectly until some days ago. Now I click on the AVG icon in the start menu and nothing happens, no tray icon appears and the antivirus appears to be non working. I paste here my HijackThis log: Logfile … |
| | I am afraid I have that exact same virus I've seen discussed here, system32\SKYNETlog.dat (Trojan.Agent) on my computer! I looked at hijack this and combofix, and I'm wondering if someone can help me with this crazy bug ! The symptoms: basically every time i click on my google search results, …  |
| | Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:48:59 PM, on 8/25/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal 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:\Program Files\QuickBooks Online Backup\AgentSrv.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe …  |
| | Hey Crunchie would you mind helping me with my similar problem? RUN DLL ERROR on startup in C:\DOCUME~1\protect.dll I have ran HijackThis and this is my log file. I would appreciate any help 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\WLTRYSVC.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcmwltry.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\ActivIdentity\ActivClient\accoca.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe … |
| | StartupList report, 1/25/2009, 6:34:42 AM StartupList version: 1.52.2 Started from : C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.EXE Detected: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) Detected: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000) * Using default options ================================================== Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security …  |
| | Hi, Its been quite a long since the last time I cleaned my computer. I did everything listed on your advise thread. The problem: In the week, my screen flickers on some games, sometimes even stuck. (I thing I downloaded only flv player, and maybe windows update). above that, the … |
| | I have been attempting to get rid of this search engine redirect virus to no avail. I have tried several anti-virus programs (Ad-Aware, AVG Free etc), without success. Every time I search via Google, Yahoo etc and then click on a search result, I am redirected to various other sites, … |
| | Thank You For Reviewing My issue First of All. I Had This Issue For An Amount Of time Now, And I refuse to got to microsoft Because they think I have all the time in the world With the calling back Escalating Nonsense. Heres a Brief Desc. The Bluescreen Comes … |
| | Morning, After fixing my [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread212999.html"]dual boot[/URL] issue I have now come across this problem. Basically I'm trying to restore my Secondary XP Installation with an Acronis image and straight away I noticed it was very slow during the restore (about 50gb and took about 3 hours) but my primary install … |
| | Hello, I came home for Thanksgiving dinner the other night and found out my computer was infected with the Rapid antivirus malware program. It looks just like what pictures I've seen on the other sites, and does the same things. I read instructions on how to remove it, which first … |
| | Hoping for help. Trying to get my daughters computer ready for college and can't seem to kill the three trojan.tdss files Hijackthis log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:17:43 PM, on 8/22/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal … |
| | As the title says, I can't access any anti-virus website, or Microsoft update, as well as getting random popups. I suspected the Conficker worm, so have ran two different removal tools (one from Symantic, one from Grisoft), as well as Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal tool, with no results reported and … |
| | I need help with a trojan downloader virus I just obtained on my PC. I purchased the full version of exterminate it, and every time I deleted the files it would come back. Exterminate it eventually stopped working and will not even open now. I included my hijack this log. … |
| | << split from [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread43920.html[/url] >> hey everyone , i have the same problem but i can't get to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ FileExts \ .exe to solve it coz regedit also opens in notepad with random characters. Any Ideas? |
| | Hi, was wondering fi anyone could help i'm having problems with what i think is a browser hijacker, as currently there are 7 versions of mshta.exe in my processes which really shouldn't be there. Here is the main DDS log and in the attached .zip are the other one and … |
| | hi, i have a problem with opening my control panel and other things too. I am running Windows Vista Home Premium. When i click on START > CONTROL PANEL, it opens for 1 second then closes. I also cannot open computer properties, Right-Click MY COMPUTER > PROPERTIES nothing happens here, … |
| | Hi there, I am trying to delete all internet temporary files but when i go to internet properties and attempt to do that, it says "Windows Host Process Rundll32 has stopped working". I have run HijackThis and am posting the log here. Could someone please help me? Logfile of Trend …  |
| | First of all I'am from Holland (isn't that funny: Goldmember from Austin Power) I'am a system administrator for a network that mainly consists of Microsoft Windows servers, computers and we also have a Citrix environment with a bunch of thinclients. |
| | to whom it may concern, Hi all! Recently, my sis told me to download various different anti-virus programs, which i did. It found lots of viruses & spyware. Now, my laptop seems to be freezing every so often during the day. i can't shut it off the usual way...i end … |
| | I have ran into a few issues. The first issue, is that some websites work fine (IE. Yahoo, etc.) while others (IE. Daniweb.com, Avast.com, AVG.com) will redirect me to some weird "browser" websites I've never seen before. It will send me to a different one each time. Also, even when … |
 | Hi all, I hope you are well. I am trying to remove the Trojan "win32 cutwail.j" from a friends computer, the first step I have taken was to scan with Spybot S & D which removed some malware. I believe that the payload is still prevalent in the system though. … |
| | i too have the same problem.....plz check if there is any virus....here is my log file..... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:40:35 AM, on 8/17/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe … |
| | Can anyone help with this... Google is being very strange, won't let me log into iGoogle, all links opened redirect me to yahoo.de unless i 'open in new tab', overall just not working very well. My log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 15:19:36, on 15/08/2009 Platform: … |
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