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Hello good people, Please help. I downloaded a cracked program called Tuneup Utilities 2008 ( i know i know) regardless, now I have since uninstalled it but not before getting a bug. I use Firefox but i get IE pop ups. I have the problem under control but I'd like …

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I see someone asked about getting rid of this IE nuisance three months ago but I didn't see an answer. I know I can switch to Firefox or another browser but that won't teach me how to eliminate this problem. Hijack This returns the following results: Logfile of Trend Micro …

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Hello , i just bought a laptop with window vista install inside already but i want to install my window xp too .SO when ever i try to boot with xp cd they show there is no disk. I mean when the xp cd read all files and go to …

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I just download the Gparted on the web site apcmag .Where they are explaining how to dualboot vista with xp (Vista install first). So what question is can any one help me out how i can use gparted because i dont have Vista DvD to boot . thx you i …

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This seems to be a common problem but I need an easy to understand solution. I have an Acer Aspire 5610 notebook that up until today had a working cd/dvd player. Now it doesn't work and I get the error 10 message. When I search for driver updates the message …

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I'm having exactly the same problem as describd by the OP. I followed the same instructions but i don't have the same HijackThis results so i'm stuck. Would Crunchie or someone just as helpful please assist. Here are the logs Thanks in advance ComboFix 08-06-20.4 - Owner 2008-06-23 18:11:44.3 - …

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Hi everyone: As always I am very thankful for your continued help. Two months ago I bought a PC with Windows Vista. I wanted the Windows XP ready Vista but HP did not have it. Anyway, my HP printer is an Officejet 4315v all-in one, works at time, and at …

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mistakenly updated Vista thinking why not..and noticed when I play my powerpoint presentations only 3 out of 5 wmv files play. That was too strange for me and too much work to go through all my presentations.. WHY? I had to roll back with restore to get the powerpoint movies …

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i have 8gb of ram in a windows vista ultimate system (i realize overkill but it's so cheap right now and i run alot of audio programs simultaneously so i figured why not). Regardless often times my memory says it's running at over 50% which seems strange because my laptop …

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hello frnds! do tell me how to get administrative priviledges in vista? (like to read system32 files under windows or to copy it anywhere else.) i have tried right click and also i have created an administrative account. so do tell me if you can thanks!

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Hi. I am unable to create file object from javascript in Vista platform. ex. i am using this statement javascript var oFso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); after executing this and make try catch block for this i am getting this error "Automation object can't create object". I have enabled some options …

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Well, my user name pretty much tells the story of why I'm here. I bought Vista Ultimate 64 Signature Series the day it was released. Since then, I've had to install it from scratch THREE times since the first install! All because it develops problems that MS spends WEEKS trying …

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I'm working on a friends computer and he's convinced his computer is riddled with viruses. He's working on Vista. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:56:34 PM, on 6/20/2008 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16681) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe …

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I am running a wired PC and a wireless Laptop in a simple home network, both with Vista installed. Everything was working fine until I changed my Speedtouch 780i router for a Fritz!box fon Wlan 7170. Fritz shows me the whole network but Windows Explorer shows only the own computer …

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i have been having a problem with my pc for about a month now i have tried a few programs to clear my virus but non have worked . If i open more than 2 windows my ie restarts and every so often casino or dating sites pop up when …

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Can somone please help me, I am using Vista and I think that I have been hijacked. I am contsantly getting pop-ups and multiple windows are opening when I'm usng explorer I have run spybot search and distroy as well as adaware se....problemis still there downloaded hijack this and i'm …

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Hi, im a relative newcomer to troubleshooting pc's and am having problems with my hdmi connection. I have an HP a6433w pc running vista 32bit SP1 with a pentium dual core E2180 and radeon hd 2400 pro graphics card. The monitor is an HP w2207h that came with the tower. …

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Hello, Is there anyone who can guide me through how to map a network drive in Vista Home Premium? I am trying at connect to a Samba server from my laptop. I already have a user name and password for the share which I can connect to from my XP …

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If you have installed 'anything' in vista, you have encountered one of these 'This program is trying to run 'blah blah blah' and windows needs your authorization to do this.' And you need to click to respond. You have just encountered the User Account Control. It is a new 'feature' …

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Hi, I'm having problem with login to all msn related website, hotmail and msn mesenger. I've bought a new laptop that comes with windows vista & IE 7.0. When i first using this laptop @ home, everything is fine and no prob with login to hotmail, msn and etc. The …

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How do I get my new Vista pc and and older XP desktop to see each other on my home network?

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Hi. I just upgraded from Windows XP x86 to Windows Vista x64 on my desktop. Immediately after my successful installation, I plugged the computer in to the internet but was unable to connect. First, let me explain my connection I am using the motherboards (Asus P5NSLI) integrated network jack. I …

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Hi all. I'm David from Sydney, Australia. I use Linux Ubuntu and Windows Vista on a home network.

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i just recently upgraded to vista from xp, and getting everything set up, i can't sync the time with the windows server, i tried to download spybot, and i can't connect to that to download the setup files, i can download the installer, but thats it. I have utorrent and …

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Hi All, Im currently running Vista 32bit on an Core 2 Duo PC. The other day, after installing and uninstalling my anti-virus software to update and change i noticed some of my web pages were refusing to load. Sometimes if i closed the browser 3 or 4 times it would …

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I posted this on the Viruses forum, but thought I'd put it here as well: Not sure how much of this is relevant, but I'll start when the problems started. A couple of days ago, my macafee subscription ran out. I wasn't too concerned, but then IE (I'm running 7.0) …

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How do we create a thread with visual studio for windows. I would like to know how can we manipulate thread in a windows program using Visual Studio Ver 6 and Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 for windows 98, XP and Vista. I know how to play with threads using …

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Why does Vista seem to suddenly have problems with some programs? I understand when something isn't compatible to begin with but often I'll have a game or program work perfectly fine for a week or two and then suddenly stops working. Anyone know why this would happen or if there …

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hi, got a couple of problems with my desktop which came loveingly installed with windows vista . . . my sister has installed and "apparently deleted" a webcam that needed registering, and it constantly pops up that you need to register it . . . regardless of if you register …

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Hi All I am using Windows XP Pro, 1Gb RaM, intell dual core 250Gb hard disc (Sata) I recently purchased this Seagate second hand and have a lot of problems with it. It behaves quite unexpectedly. Most of the time its drive (D) is not shown on "MY COMPUTER" When …

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hi, irolands here, newbie, need help installing vista, i'm upgrading from xp, in the install it gives me the option of installing without entering product key so i click "no" then it just goes back to wanting me to enter the key. what am i doing wrong? i have also …

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Hi guys I'm a fairly lightweight (in virtual world only, sigh) hobbyist who finds programming fascinating. I enjoyed teaching myself C++on my old machines. Bloodshed Dev C++ I found particularly robust and reasonably forgiving in older Windows OS. We recently switched to Linux for most of our machines and I …

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Maybe someone can help me - I'm pretty new to web development. I am working in Dreamweaver CS3. I am working with Windows Vista Home Basic. 1. When I inserted a sprymenubar - I changed the color in every possible place for the text to be a dark brown with …

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Hello, Recently I bought a "Win-Stars" digital webcam for my Windows Vista (desktop). After installing it, I saw a box that claimed that the camera was installed successfully and that my computer needed to restart. I did so, but I did not find the device anywhere in the computer after …

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I was using the program Ableton Live 6, a music creating program, and it keeps shutting down at random. Firefox has done the same. Here's my HiJackThis output: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 4:55:33 PM, on 6/9/2008 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 …

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everything is fine on my computer except all java windown in internet explorer will not work. On many websites i cannot click on links. No videos will play...for example youtube videos. i need to know how to fix just this problem, or just to completly restore windows to its original …

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My explorer.exe keeps flashing on and off. I ran combofix and this was the log: ComboFix 08-05-29.1 - Joshua 2008-06-09 11:21:50.3 - NTFSx86 Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 6.0.6000.0.1252.1.1033.18.2044 [GMT -4:00] Running from: C:\Users\Joshua\Desktop\ComboFix.exe * Created a new restore point . ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Other Deletions ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) . C:\Windows\System32\FeMllnnn.ini C:\Windows\System32\FeMllnnn.ini2 C:\Windows\system32\FLTuvGgh.ini C:\Windows\System32\FLTuvGgh.ini2 …

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I have had it with Vista HP, as it cannot support SQL Server at the level needed. Too bad Microsoft doesn't tell you about the problem (I found out by surfing their forums) I've purchased an XP Pro disk, but now I discover that XP cannot see my hard drive! …

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I am trying to accomplish One thing and either way I will be happy. I had a HP Laserjet with No Mac OS support and every third party drive didn't work at all. So I sold the windows only LJ and just bought a Mac OS X compatible HP LJ. …

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First of all, let me apologize for all the mistakes I'm making while posting my question. This is my second time to post and I'm still new at computer terminology. I don't have a website, I've never blogged and I just recently learned what a "thread" is. I guess my …

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Vista white screen on startup Ok - I installed SP1 just over a month ago and everything went well, no probs for a few days. Then I noticed that on startup at the point the welcome screen would usually fade into your desktop it faded into a plain white screen …

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I just got a new computer. I connected wirelessly just fine at first. I went online to try and alter things with the connection to make it go faster. After tweaking a few things, I went to use my internet. When I tried it, the pages were all unavailable. I …

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Does anyone know how to install Python3.0a5 on a Windows Vista OS / AMD64 AthlonX2 platform? I downloaded the amd64 version of Python3.0a5 but Vista won't install it -- although it has msi. After much 'googling' of the matter, I found that many other people have similar problems with Python …

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I have a form where there is image, at the first time it displays the defualt image,when the user uploads image, the new image appears. But when the user get out from this page and get in again and upload another image the same old image is still there. Its …

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Not sure how much of this is relevant, but I'll start when the problems started. A couple of days ago, my macafee subscription ran out. I wasn't too concerned, but then IE (I'm running 7.0) would crash to a problem page (like it was disconnected) and then multiple windows with …

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I've observed and read through numerous threads where users are having identical issues to what I am dealing with. The explorer.exe just continually restarts. I have run Avast, Kaspersky, AVG and a few other scans. AVG seemed to find quite a few things that looked malicious, but removing them did …

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Windows vista home premium toshiba a205-s4577 1.75mHz, 2gb ram It started this morning after reseting my computer, first problem was that my internet didnt connect, when i placed my mouse over the tray icon it said" connection status unknown, the dependency service or group failed to start". Also i got …

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Last night I downloaded a skin for my Windows XP to look like it was running Vista. It worked perfectly fine last night. I restarted it today to find that the skin no longer was working, so I tried reinstalling it. It requested that it needed to replace a file …

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About 2 weeks ago, I started to have problems accessing https sites. Not all, but most. In diagnosing the problem, I connected another computer to the router/modem and have the same problem. Both computers worked before. Tech support at my ISP had me try some of the same things that …

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I am thinking of upgrading to the 20" Aluminum 320 GB imac. My son plays some PC games; Orange Box games like Portal, Team Fortress will not play on our old PC. I hope 1 mac could run mostly mac os but when needed also run windows. So should I …

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