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Hi all, I have a piece of program written in Visual C++ which works just fine in Win XP. However when its run in Vista, the error message "A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." …

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Hey Almighty Tech Gurus, I need a quick assistance on this hijackthis log. I have ran spy ware software and fixed most of all the problems. I am having issues with not being able to change my background picture because it is grayed out under the display properties. Any feed …

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My XP setup has been working OK but now it doesn't start with my proper desktop display settings. I have Windows Classic theme selected for the display properties but lately when I start Windows I get a desktop that is Windows Classic but with XP "windows and buttons" (Appearance tab). …

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First let me apologize if this is the stupidest question of all time. Next let me introduce myself, my name is Craig and I teach in a school in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada... 600 miles above the Arctic Circle. There are no techs up here to help me with my …

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In the last couple of weeks I've noticed that my computer is crashing during startup after loading the desktop (XP/SP3). There is momentarily a blue DOS screen with text, including the error message, but too brief to read or record, then the computer restarts. Sometimes this cycle happens once, more …

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I often cannot update my Norton because of my slow dial up connection. Is Eset's NOD32 compatible with Norton? It updates without problems.

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Hey there! I was hoping some of you can help me with this problem i have. I was recently infected by a virus that showed up as a process named CKVO.exe. I was able to remove it through the online scanner of BitDefender but some problems still remained. All my …

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I have been trying to fix my computer for a couple of days now because I have a Fatal System Error problem. I have been searching everywhere online as to how to fix this dilemma, and majority of the answers consists of me opening 'run' and searching for 'msconfig'. Now …

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Is there a way to find the size of an icon in bytes..? The file with the extension .ico stores the icons and it has a directory field which tells the bytes occupied by the icon's data. But the question is that how can we extraxt the information? is there …

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Hello, I recently had a malware problem. I believe I've removed it from my system, but the damage was done. When I try and run Firefox or Internet Explorer, I get the following message and they won't run: [quote]The procedure entry point SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList could not be located in the dynamic …

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i have a windows 2000 an i am getting the messege operating system not found can you help me fix it an tell me how to download it to a cd. i am using another computer to ask my question. thanks

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I'm trying to get my daughters laptop up and running well again. It keeps stalling out and then she can't reboot it for hours at a time. She uses Windows Vista which I am unfamiliar with. She says OneCare is her virus scanner and it came installed???? I ran the …

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Hi, I'm having the multiple IE window issue on my machine. I've followed the steps on other threads with this similar problem and attached is my log. Thanks for your help. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:48:32 AM, on 9/13/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

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I have been using the internet just fine on my laptop, until today - I do not have a wireless card so I am directly plugging into the router with a LAN connection. The desktop computer that is upstairs (also plugged into the router) has no problem connecting to the …

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running XP with plenty of RAM but printing from word takes up to 3min for the printer to connect etc. PDF and Excel seems a lot faster. Is there a fix for this?

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where does the genuine validation nag reside in my computer? I can't locate it. I have a legal sticker for xp, I have 20 of them ,also sp3 installed. just want to remove the nag not register the computer, abetageek@gmail

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In left bottom of internet explorer there is a message "done, but with errors on page". This happens when i first open the explorer first time and when I go to any other website it disappears. Please find below my hijack this file. Solution please. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis …

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well I dont know what the problem is but when I try and visit Gmail or any online purchase checkout page or even my World of Warcraft updater cannot connect to the internet and this is a very annoying problem, I am able to surf the web on some sites …

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Hi I seriously need your help, i was wondering if anyone could help me get rid of the Malware virus on my I/E. I am a complete novice with computers and i am not sure where to start. Please help!!

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[ATTACH]7386[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]7387[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]7388[/ATTACH] I did the steps except DSS because it was unavailable to download. I have ran removal tools and everything.. my computer is better than it was but I want to be sure that there isn't anything I'm missing. can you please help when you can.

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title pretty much says the problem, here is my hijack log please help. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:09:03 PM, on 9/12/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16705) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE …

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I understand other threads have been started with this problem but I havent been able to find a suitable answer to my problem yet.... Currently Running 2k, 3 Hubs, and approx 25 nodes. Users expierenced "printer subsystem unavailable" or "network resources unavailable" when either trying to print or add a …

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I have XP home. I have recently started having an issue whereby I cannot open my JPEG files (Family Photos). Access is denied message appears. Almost 50% of the files are will not open. These are family photos I spent months scanning. Please help. Rgds Mark

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I currently have two hard disks in my computer: c: - running vista operating system no problems - Primary master - (80gb) d: - completely empty - Secondary Slave - (200gb) And obviously a dvd drive (Secondary master). My aim is to put XP onto d: as it is blank. …

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I know this is a silly thing to be complaining about, but i have this little problem with vista when it comes to recycle bin. when i delete a program, i am used to hitting delete on my keyboard. but, when it comes to recycle bin emptying, i hate to …

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Hi this is my first ever post so im not sure what i have to do. but on booting up windows i get 3 system32 errors, see below Error loading C:\Windows\system32\aowajsge.dll error loading C:\windows\system32\plgniewi.dll error loading c:\windows\system32\mxuaksdfnsamufc.dll This only occured after using Superantispyware. Can anyone help me please?

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Hi, Panda antivirus has detected a hacking tool named "rootkit/autorun.gen" at my pc. I had deleted this file or program several times but the problem exist. Can any one please let me know abt its removel patch? Thanks & Regards,

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Does anyone know how to control how apps load. I have a dedicated system (with XP Pro) that is used as a navigation display/controller. I has a touchscreen that needs to run a calibration routine, that requires user input, first. Next it needs to load the MapTech navigation program. I …

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Hi, It would be greatly appreciated if someone can help me fix my computer. I have contracted the malware called gomyhit.com. After, endless hours of going to different forums that were able to solve their the same problem I was able to get rid of this malware. However, It seems …

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Hi All, I hope I'm in the right place for this question (first time on the forum). On Windows XP, Outlook 2003, we have domain mailboxes set up that can be added on our outlooks. The problem is, once one user on the PC is given access to a given …

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I was wondering how Python would work with this program I wanted to make. I have very little experience with Python, so bare with me. What I wanted was to make a program that brought up quotes randomly from a .txt file and put them in a XP/Vista message bubble …

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Hi, I'm currently running Windows X/P Home. What I'd like to know, is there a way to put a Password on a FOLDER. After some searching etc..etc, I can't seem to find any way of doing it. Thanks...Phil

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I want to know why this product i.e.,WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SP2 had no chance to download Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player 11. If there is any chance please suggest me. In this edition there is no automatic updates are available from the microsoft what should i do for …

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I am having two servers viz., Windows and Linux. A service is running in Linux to produce a text file of around 8 MB per minute. If I would like to replicate (or copy) this text file to windows server which supports .Net as soon as the file is produced. …

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Hai friend's i installed iTweak software in my lap , which is having vista OS , while i start up , the I tweak is blocked my vista , how can i rectify this ???

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Hello all, I am new here, so please be gentle if I am posting in the wrong forum. I have Win XP PRO SP2. Almost a week ago, my desktop icons and taskbar disappeared upon booting. I was able to get them back by using control alt delete and running …

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I had accidently delete some system file under C drive: io.sys msdos.sys ntdetect.com ntdlr what should I do?is this 4 system file very important, or i just can ignore them...?

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Hi all, After setting up my WPA Personal Security for my wireless router, I was unable to connect. "The network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configurations. This can be entered as 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters." The weird …

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A while back I tried to install Windows XP Black Edition on my computer. Windows xp pro was already installed and I was not able to install xp black edition because some important files were missing in black edition Since then I changed my mind and continued using Windows xp …

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After repairing "broken" pc running Win XP SP2,all seemed well. However,I noticed that the Product ID in the My Computer/Properties/ System Properties/General has been corrupted and reads "VIRUS ALERT !" Although the system runs OK, and viruses/trojans appear to have been removed by using several Antivirus and Malware programs (Avg,Avira …

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I wanted to confirm that why does a Computer running WinXP OS automatically restarts? Does it restart because of power or voltage fluctuation in Power Supply or there could be other reasons as well? One of the hardware technician in my area told me that even bad sector in a …

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okay so i tried to shut my computer down but it went to the blue screen (after you log out) and started updating this thing. well i was in a real hurry so i held the button on my cpu for a couple of seconds till it shut down. then …

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in short i have a program called driver genius, apparently i had a crap load of out date drivers that needed attention. i used the utility to download and install them and then the computer started acting up. first my tv tuner doesn't work anymore, i only have sound sometimes, …

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In the past I have only used Windows 2003 Server to run a small computer lab. Active Domain was simple enough to understand for a person that had never dealt with domain servers before. I am in charge of a new computer lab now and have been giving thought to …

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i installed two OSs in different partitions and later removed the other one by formatting the disk it used. now when i start the PC the BIOS still makes me choose the OS i want to start.How do i remove the OS that is no longer there from the bios …

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Hi. I have picked up some sort of spyware that I cannot get rid of. I get ads popping up with 'cpmsky' listed at the top, and at the time this started my computer also started emitting random sounds (clicks, tones, bits of music) at seemingly random times. If you …

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I have windows vista on my laptop and I get warnings that tell me there are updates I can install, but my computer is incapable of installing them. Any idea of what I can do to solve this?

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Hello, I'm new here, I came across this board while searching on google about fixing this situation. I've read some of the other posts regarding this, so I went ahead and ran HijackThis, any help would be greatly appreciated, I really have no way of figuring this out on my …

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Vista ultimate or premium? I have xp pro on one of my machines and want to change to vista but I want to know if premium is worth it or should I go with ultimate? I have ultimate on my main machine and love it. My only reason is that …

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