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Im running windows vista ulitmate and for some reason when i open internet explorer the internet explorer security box pops up and says [B]A WEBSITE WANTS TO OPEN WEB CONTENT USING THIS PROGRAM ON YOUR COMPUTER[/B] The name is windows host process (rundll32) the publisher is microsoft windows. Then it …

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I googled her issue and saw a post with crunchie replying and got her to do the things in the list and I have her Hijackthis log, I don't see anything out of sorts myself but don't know much either. She runs Vista, cannot access webpages a lot of the …

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I am going to try vista on another computer. I have read numerous articles on just getting the upgrade and using that instead of the full version. I have not read much about it lately and was wondering what people were doing. Please respond only if you have tried the …

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HELP! i am currently in china were vista and vista help is not available I had to reinstall windows vista premium due to a bad update or something, about no backup files. So i installed it again, but now I have no Windows Media Centre, Does anyone Know WHY this …

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First windows defender stopped working and refuses to start on start up or manually Second I can't d/l any updates from Microsoft on to the laptop. I have tried AVG, Spybot and Ad ware with finding only minor items. I also tried AVG ant-spyware and anti-root kit with no resolution. …

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Just got this comp about 2 months ago and having issues where Windows Defender refuses to boot up and I can't receive automatic or manually induced windows updates. When I try to kick off a manual update it tells me error code 80096001. If I try to start Defender it …

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Does anyone else find Vista's settings difficult to navigate? Everything seems so tricky to find because they try to make each page look simple and user friendly. For one thing network settings are a pain. I can't go to the properties of My Network Places and see my network adapters. …

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Hi, Just thought that it would be nice to tell members here about the specific features of this new os. Here are the links. Let me know if they are any good for what you have in mind in terms of the version to be purchased in the near/not so …

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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 …

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I just got a new laptop, which I bought because the price was great and it had descrete VRAM -256, which is almost impossible to get unless you want to spend $2000 or more for a laptop. I thought to then downgrade to xp, but quickly found out about the …

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I'm looking at buying a new computer and it appears that Vista is about my only OS option (whether I like it or not, and I don't). I already know I'm going to have some problems installing my programming software. My question is - does anyone know if I can …

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Hi guys, My p.c isn't running any better. It's still booting up very slow. I've removed everything with the tools advised. Here are three logs, hopefully this can lead to the removal of this problem. Thanks in advance Atky [B]HijackThis Log[/B] Logfile of HijackThisv1.99.1 Scan saved at 17:23:22, on 08/08/2007 …

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Oh my, I believe i have the same problem here is the hijackthis logfile Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:38:02 AM, on 8/3/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16414) 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\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program …

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I bought a new pavillion -and love it and have no real problems with vista (**cough**yet) but I'm wondering what is making it boot so slowly? Any ideas? I disabled Norton and am running AVG. :D

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I have Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit running on an abit NF-M2 nView MB with an AMD dual core 5600 processor. I can't "see" the 8GB of Patriot memory (4x2 DDR2 5-5-5-12 800 MHZ) in Windows, and there's nowhere in the BIOS that lets me see the memory because of …

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i bought a toshiba laptop with windows vista. i'e had the thing for about 3 weeks and recently it developed this annoying issue. when i open up a window the borders begin to flash and its like the window is being refreshed over and over again and it stops responding …

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hello i just purchased a sony vaio laptop which has 100 gb hard disk i want to make more partition of it plz can any one tell me how to make more partition without formating c cozi dnt want to loose original windows and it has many software of its …

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I have a Vista Home Premium as my OS. I work from home thru a server that has XP. I am trying to print from at my house thru the XP software and nothing prints. I have a Lexmark X2480 as my printer. That shouldn't have anything to do with …

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help me please I ran the Vundofix and of course it couldnt remove all the culprits. Hope I'm posting this right as the popups are almost crippling and I couldnt get AvG to update for me it just wanted to hang. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at …

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Now Windows has been out for a couple months and not much has come out for it yet. You see, unlike other OS's in the past business's aren't picking it up as fast as ooohhh...98 for example. Developers are realizing this and I say don't pick up Vista for your …

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Have been using a family tree program called Brother's Keeper V5 with Windows XP on my old computer and want to transfer the program to my new computer which has Vista. Starting the program requires 'spin.vbx' file which is located in Windows\system directory in XP but is not locatable in …

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Ok so my computer decided to die on me. it was running windows vista ultimate, but it was upgrade only so i have to install xp first. For some reason i cant get xp to work. I have burned a xp cd a few times and it works on my …

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I ran vundo in Windows Vista .. i got nothing to delete although windows defender tells me other wise . I ran hijack and this is the log code it gave me ... please help Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:08:40 PM, on 8/5/2007 Platform: Windows …

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I I am still struggling to clone my 19" LCD to my LG 29" TV using S-Video cable. No matter what I do, I'm being unable to clone my desktop. [B]My c0onfig: Windows Vista â„¢ Ultimate Intel Pentium 4 HT, 3060 MHz 2GB RAM nVedia GeForce FX5500 using the driver …

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Hi people. Just thought I would warn about a little issue I had with my Vista system last night. I tried to install [URL="http://www.colinux.org"]colinux[/URL] and the system crashed to a blue screen. When I tried to start it again normally it suffered some kind of kernel mode exception, did a …

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Hi guys ive recently had a problem with my CD-ROM drive. If done the regedit procedure of deleteing uper and lower filters awell and unistalling and reisntalling my cd-drive. Still no luck and it still doesnt appear on my computer. I use vista If any one can help it would …

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I don't know what to do. I have ignored this problem for a while because I could get around it, but it seems now that there are instances where it happens 100% of the time. Freezes, locks, whatever you want to call them. Mouse locks up on screen, input is …

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hi. i am planning on assembling a computer by buying and putting together motherboard, processor, memory etc. The problem is an operating system. windows vista costs a fortune. But worse is my intended use for this computer. i am planning on learing the C programming language on this computer mostly. …

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"Iva" - 2007-07-27 10:25:38 - ComboFix 07-07-23.6 - Service Pack 2 NTFS (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( V Log ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) C:\WINDOWS\system32\lhmyvjdm.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\gebyaxy.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\gebyaxy.dll * * * POST RUN FILES/FOLDERS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * …

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Hey, This is my first time posting and I really hope you guys can help. I recently built myself a new pc after my old caught fire (long story). I put the best of everything in as I had saved a bit of money. It all works fine and great …

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Im running vista ultimate x86. XFX Nvidia GF7900GT with 160.03 drivers (and ive used other drivers with the same problem) Whenever my computer disables (turns off) the monitor to powersave (after the screensaver being on for an hour) , it displays greenish diagonal lines across the screen with no way …

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Yes, currently I have a virus and I'm having really hard problems on how to remove it, I'm not really good, I've downloaded the HiJackThis program and I've gotten this. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:26:08 PM, on 26/07/2007 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet …

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Computer while booting will see the CD-rom and harddrive then the screen goes blank and the text "YoYo" appears and that is it. The "o" look more like a small "8" laid on it's side. It will not reconize XP CD or any other CD. I have GWSCAN and it …

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I am having a really odd issue with my notebook....... I was online playing a game when all of a sudden my mouse froze and the screen froze.....every 5-10 seconds I was able to move my mouse and could see the frames on the screen move slightly. I pressed ctrl-alt-del …

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Well..I have a dell dimension 9200c..with a TS-L632D slim 8x DVD +/ - RW...with windows vista installed..The problem is I installed a driver for windows XP thinking it was an update but I didnt notice..now it doesnt want to open...and when I put eject it appears "Cd drive is currently …

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My new computer has been supplied with Vista installed. I would like to add windows XP pro and run two OS independently. Can this be done? How? Thanks

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i have already ran hijackthis so what do i need to do next? thank you Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 2:19:18 PM, on 7/24/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16473) 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\ibmpmsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe …

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Suddenly in the past few days Microsoft defender AND Norton protection have started malfunctioning. Defender won't even initialize and Norton will run but not autoconnect to update. I have run AVG which found Obfustat.amz which after some research found to be a non-issue? I also ran AVG rootkit with no …

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Im looking for a TV tuner card which is completly compatable with Windows Vista's media centre As many of the below as possible on one card: - Dual tuner - Free view - Digital - Remote - Time shift capable - PAL version (UK) The spec of my PC is …

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Hi, I have a new VGX-XL301 Sony VAIO media PC (running Windows Vista Home Premium) connected to a Sony TV via a HDMI cable. After a day or so of successful operation the computer now reboots when I turn the TV off or if I switch from the AV channel …

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Hi Can anyone tell me how to get rid of a tracking cookie. Ive tried everything. I`m using Windows Vista and all advice I have had in the past only seems to cover Windows XP. I have disabled 3rd party cookies on internet options advanced settings but there is no …

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I just got a Dell XPS 410 desktop computer with Windows Vista. It has an Intel Core II Duo Processor, 250 GB of memory, and 2GB of RAM. Everything has been working just fine so far, but when I run certain programs, they run slowly or they don't run as …

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After spending the entire morning just getting a live boot of ubuntu to work (my fauly really, the last blank cd i had burned with an error, and i had to configure a flash drive to do it instead), i was finally able to use linux for the first time. …

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[B][I][COLOR="blue"]ppl i am about to buy me a new harddisk :) 160 gb :) anyhow i got the windows vista ultimate and the linux enterprise desktop 10 i was wondering which is better ????[/COLOR][/I][/B]

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Hello there, knowledgeable computerfolk from the land of the internet. I am buying a computer in the next few days. It has Windows Vista pre-installed on it. I'd rather have Windows 2000 on it. I don't like all the fancy-schmancy special effects and bonus features. Win2k, or even XP with …

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Hello there [COLOR=#434343]Recently i bought o.s windows vista,i had on my computer XP home ,my computer hardware is compatible to the requirements of Microsoft.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#434343]But when installing the o.s vista in the final stage is getting stuck, or when I succeed finishing the installation it doesn't load.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#434343]Can you please …

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My boss just bought a HP Pavilion dv9000 with Windows Vista Home Premium. I am trying to add it to the wired office network (all other computers are Dells running XP). After much difficulty and heavy drinking, I finally got the notebook to recognize the other computers. However, I am …

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After spending the entire morning just getting a live boot of ubuntu to work (my fauly really, the last blank cd i had burned with an error, and i had to configure a flash drive to do it instead), i was finally able to use linux for the first time. …

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I have a Sony dual-layer capable DRU-820A DVD burner and im running vista ultimate full version. my device manager is saying that the burner is installed properly. But not only does the burning not work, no CD's or DVDs are even detected by the drive when i insert one. The …

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