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 | Hi all I'm helping a friend with his PC. It was running like a sick dog, so I scanned it for viruses - it had 5 different ones! I removed those, booted into XP, then ran Spybot, MalwareBytes & Super Antispyware - deleting a large number of spyware / malware. … |
| | Windows XP freezes at the welcome screen. I have tried safe mode, but it freezes there also. Here is what started it. dummy me downloaded a file and checked it for virus. I ran the exe and started getting virus messages. I think what happened is the program was infecting … |
 | [COLOR=#555555] Hi all,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Just to make sure everyone is aware of the new update of Microsoft that checks for the authenticity of the OS installed, once updated can't be removed.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Batter look out if you are using a pirated one.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]You always can choose …  |
| | Hello guys. I recently formatted my computer and now I can't access some of my files. When I try to open a word file for example I get the message that I don't have enough permissions to access it. I never set access permissions for my files and I never …  |
| | Hi, Need help exorcise Asus laptop (old) with windows xp. Shortly after start and windows loaded unit enters what appears a freeze state. Hard disk stops and enters into intermittent clicking, like sending morse--dah dit dit dah. this occurs for about five times, then works a for about a second … |
| | I have encountered a serious problem accessing my hard drive and booting up Windows XP. I am running windows XP on a Dell 8400 dimension workstation. I am getting the infamous blue screen of death with the error message 0x0000007B. I suspect that I am a victim of a virus … |
| | Hello, I have been getting Internet TCP/IP Protocol error. I have to restart the PC to get it to work again. What would be causing this to happen? Thanks a lot for your help Ernie |
| | I cannot access Add/Remove but other files listed in Control Panel still function. Please help. Thanks! |
| | It was installed when my daughter downloaded a camera that has since been returned. So I don't have the disk that installed it. I have tried the remove from the programs list but it keeps trying to install and then asks for the disk. When I try to delete from … |
| | I recently got an OLD computer from a friend and before i reformat it i wanted to post a [B]hijackthis[/B]. The computer is all screwed up but it has some music on it i wanna keep. The catch is it's SUPER SLOW. I just wanna use it to browse & … |
| | Specs: HP dx2300 -- XP Pro SP3 -- Logitech Trackman Wheel USB mouse (wired) Problem: Applications constantly scroll up and down (intermittently will stop for a period of time then start scrolling erratically again). This happens in all applications; FireFox, Notepad, Task Manager, etc. I have not changed anything in … |
| | Can anybody tell me where to find comparative software reviews that would indicate the most secure OS, antivirus, antispyware / antimalware, firewall, clean-up utility, browser, malicious website warning, etc.? |
| | I've repeatedly tried to change my logon screen saver timeout time via Start | Run regedt32 | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveTimeOut but although it faithfully stores the number of seconds I want, it keeps actually timing out after 10 minutes no matter what. It wouldn't matter otherwise, but having more than one … |
| | Please can someone help me to stop a programe from running at startup. Farstone instant burning (part of Virtual Drive pro 11) loads on start up and clicking on the instant burning window causes an error message to appear that says DCTryShl_Rc.dll has caused an error and needs to be … |
| | Am I correct that WOT, IE8's SmartScreen, and OpenDNS checks the URLs of websites online against their own databases, while SpywareBlaster checks URLs against IE’s resident list of Restricted Sites? And that in addition, SpywareBlaster also changes Windows and browser settings to block bad sites? |
| | I'm running windows xp with sp2. I just did a fresh install of windows xp and did all windows updates. the motherboard is MSI ms-7309 or k9n6pgm2-v2. I also did all updated drivers for the motherboard too. The problem I'm having is when I get to the desktop and I … |
| | Hi guys, am dual booting Windows XP and Linux Suse, but now i want uninstall linux coz am having space crisis. The only problem is that Linux is managing my Boot, i tried to uninstall it once but my computer couldn't boot, it was serious until i re-installed the linux. … |
| | IE8’s Protected Mode can run at low integrity, under which applications can't be launched without the user's permission. Am I right that there’s no point in enabling this, since PC Tools Firewall is already prompting me as to whether I want to allow applications to be launched? Or does IE8’s … |
| | When logged into Windows, it's safer to websurf in a limited user account (rather than an administrator user account) because then if you do get infected by malware, the malware won't have administrator account privileges, and so has less ability to harm your computer. But what if you're logged into … |
| | I like to watch a lot of movies online. Well used to anyways. For some reason when I go online to StageVu or another site, even Youtube, my computer freezes during the movie/video no matter how long it is and becomes unresponsive. If I can get through a whole movie/video … |
| | In Windows XP, in addition to an administrative account, I have a limited account for the internet (to help safeguard against malware). Should I log off of my administrative account before accessing the net via my limited account? And is there any way for a website to infect you other … |
| | I'm trying to format my hard drive. I've created a boot disk and changed my bios to boot from a: (yes it's an old pc) when I type format c: /s I get an error "Cannot Format a Network Drive" how do I fix this? RJ |
| | Is WOT's list of bad websites better than Microsoft's? And does WOT enable you to download their list (like an anit-virus program lets you download a list of virus definitions)? Because that's not what SmartScreen does. It sends the URLs to Microsoft to check, which sounds like an invasion of … |
| | I have an issue that's been beating me up for a week or so. I have an XP PC that will just drop off the network. What happens is that everything will be fine and then all of a sudden, I cannot browse the internet or use the network at … |
| | Running windows XP SP2. Afew moments after botting up I get the "blue screen of death" and the following error code. stop: 0x000000F4 (0x0000003, 0x85D1F7B8, 0x85D1F92C, 0x805D1206) When I try to log into Safe mode my arrow keys will not work to allow me to choose safe mode and the … |
| | To run SpywareBlaster 4.2 (Free Edition), apparently every time I boot up I have to manually launch it and then click Enable All Protection, right? Even then I don't see it in Windows Task Manager (under either the Applications or Processes tabs), or in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area. What … |
| | ok this happen yesterday when i put in the win xp installation cd and it booted and the it starts to load driver and check system and the stuff it does before showing me my hard disk. After that loads it shows the screen where it is suppose to show … |
| | hi, I have win xp on c drive.i installed win 2k3 on d:\. in that case my win xp had not boot.so how to install or boot win xp on c: along with win 2k3 server |
| | Hello, I have received many flash drives on an order that have message USB Device not Recognized.....malfunction. Can anyone tell me how to fix this ? I am testing these drives on Windows XP. Thx |
| | well im working on this for a customer and im kinda stumped. atfirst i just thought it was a loose cable so i removed the display. checked the cables and tightened everything down so it wasn't wobbling all over the place.. unfortunatly it still have lines across the bottom, the … |
| | In Windows XP Pro, in addition to an administrator account, I also have a limited account for going online. (Yes, I also take virtually all of the other recommended precautions against malware.) I want my administrator and limited accounts to be able to share all my documents (as well as … |
| | This is a WXP computer that starts from the "off" state in about a minute, however, a warm restart takes 15 minutes. I have defragged, emptied recycle, purged temporary files, deleted the prefetch folder, disabled unneeded startups. How do I fix this? |
| | everytime i try to start my laptop computer, i get this message on a blue screen (although, it does not look like a traditional Blue Screen of Death)...i've tried reseting to the last settings that worked, but i end up at this same screen: -------------------- STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} … |
| | I'm trying to fix an ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus AMD2 Socket Board with a AMD Athlon 5200+ CPU. I have reloaded Windows XP Pro Service pack3 which runs all fine until I put a disk in the DVD Burner. (LG Super Multi) on a IDE cable. Orginally I set the … |
| | Dear, I have lost all the installed printers in Win2K Server. When I tried to add new printer it say alert "Printer operation cannot continue due to lack of resources. The print subsystem is unavailable". I have tried to restart the spooler service. It successfully started but when I opened … |
| | I run Windows XP Pro SP3 and have an Intel Pentium 3 computer with 27 gb hard drive, 384mb system RAM, video card ATI RADEON 7200 with 64MB RAM, Sound Blaster audio, DVD-ROM, CD burner, 10/100 network card, and US Robotics v90 56k modem. Yesterday I noticed that none of … |
 | I have a compaq 3200 computer. It takes so long to load. Then it freezes at times. Does anyone have any insight into this problem. Also, what is a tag? Thank you. Roxie148 |
| | Hi guys, am managing a small office network and i would like to know if there's a way to install a software from my computer to all other computers in the networ, and if i can manage each individually and remotely. Any suggestion is welcome! |
| | Hi, Is there a way to partition a disk formated to GUID? I've just installed an XP on a Dell PC a friend received by way of the local post office collectibles. It's a nice Pepi PC but after installing the OS I've found out that the 80 GB HD … |
| | I have Dell and have Windows XP installed. This month (February 2010) I have had my Xp crash this being the 2nd time. I can only go into safe mode. I have done the repair before but it always takes forever. What could be the problem?? I have Norton internet … |
 | I am trying to set up a network at home so that I can connect to the internet from one computer. When I start the Network Connection Wizard, I get to "Select a connection method" and chose "This computer connects directly to the internet. The other computers on my network … |
| | I am trying to set up my server with Windows NT 4, I have installed the software and all is good unill i reboot and it trys to log in. I get the follow "can not..... 6A6..... I have seen the error of the mircosoft site but dont know what … |
| | I notice there was a query about this some time back, but couldn't see a soloution. This has happened on two computers of mine, both less than 3 months old. I suspect a virus, but I can't see anything. Any bright ideas, anyone, please. I'm stumped. |
| | I'm running WinXP with a 250GB HD. I have the HD split into 2 partitions, (C: and L:). Well recently I realized that I have about 70GB of unallocated space, so I decided I was gonna add redistribute it. I start up partition magic and tell it what I need … |
| | I am using the Windows 2003 Server as a NAT router. I need to do port forwarding through RRAS(Routing And Remote Access Services). I notice however that RRAS only allows you to forward one port at a time. Is there a way to forward a range of ports like 2300-2400, … |
 | Hey guys, My sister in law has an old computer(Gateway),and she accepted some kind of virus,because she clicked ok when that fake virus cleaner popped up on her system. So,I tried going into safe mode but it only kept rebooting back to the OES startup.Someone suggested that I change the … |
 | hello all, does anyone know how to shut off the auto complete (when typing in address bar or google search bar , etc...)in windows XP? any help would be appreciated. thanks! |
| | Hello CRC's - I've read what they are - but how do you work around them? This is the first time I have seen this error. Here is what happened: I was trying to burn a CD and in the process - the burner or software (ASHAMPOO BURNING STUDIO) got … |
| | my friends computer got infected with the Internet Security 2010 virus and when i when to try to remove it the virus put the computer into a log in\off loop once i fixed that the desktop freezes and the virus has disabled task manager. the cursor is the I beam … |
| | Hi, Im kinda new here and Im hoping someone could help me. My problem is that whenever I startup my machine I'm getting Limited or no connectivity. After a while of tinkering with the modem and the cables and stuff and doing commands (ipconfig/release/flushdns/renew, netsh int ip reset/winsock reset) turning … |
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