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I have a toshiba satellite s 269 thats running XP its about 2 1/2 years old. Tonight while surfing the internet the computer just completely froze. I restarted it and after about 5 mins the computer just simply shut off. I kept trying to restart the computer but it would …

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Hello i have a couple of pc's 1 of which the " and @ keys are opposite i did at one time no how to do this but have forgotten can someone help. Thanks PIKE.

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Hi, I am a total idiot when it comes to IT stuff. I need help. I have been experiencing very irritating pop-ups and I do not know why. I have already activated the "block pop-up" functions and did multiple scans using trend micro. Only a few things were detected and …

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Hi all, Have been working on a system, XP home editon removing a virus and now the system tray or lower task bar has gone. I have removed this same virus from other systems with no probs. I think I have deleted a file in system32 ? maybe. Any ideas …

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All of a sudden my laptop keyboard stopped working properly. You have to hold the key down for 2 seconds before it will work. At first I thought that it was a bad driver, but the file has not been modified since I got the computer, according to the date …

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Hey guys, Like a bunch of other people that I've found on this website, I had a serious infection on my computer. It's mostly cleared up, and I ran HouseCall, and Windows Defender caught a few Trojans, and ZoneAlarm found a few things. I even deleted as many tmp files …

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I ran into this issue recently. Thought I would share the resolution. [B]Folder is not accessible. Access is denied \Documents and Settings\[any username]\[Any Foder] is not accessible. Access is denied C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents is not accessible. Access is denied d:\ is not accessible. Access is denied[/B] [B]Gaining access to …

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Hi, I'm trying to understand why my pc is running slow. I've already checked for viruses with avg 7.5 and spybot, with no virus found. I'll post a hilackthis to see if someone could find something wrong with my register, etc. I'm not confident enough to remove things from my …

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: hi guys! i am having a problem 'bout my pc. when i double click my drive c:/ and drive d:/ (partitioned hard drive) it does not open. i have to right click and explore or open it to view the drive's directory. i am using xp sp2. when …

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I run Spybot to get rid of those nasty Search Engine Redirects but they just come back after a day or so. Can you tell from my Hijack log if it can be fixed? cleartypetuner from MicrosoftLogfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:07:11 AM, on 4/15/2008 Platform: Windows XP …

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My computer is very slow in opening documents and programs. To open a browser page or a program I have to wait for minutes. I frequently get warning that "your computer virtual memory is minimum & too low". Could anyone advice me as to how I can remedy this problem. …

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Hi ALL I am Srinivasan S Saripalli. I have a VC++ doubt which I have notified below. Hope you can give me a solution. I have developed a ATL,COM 32-bit Service and in the Service I am implementing Timer functionality using either `SetWaitableTimer` or `CreateWaitableTimer`. When I compile my Service …

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Yesterday all was well. So as a treat I thought I would Disc Cleanup and Disc Degrag to keep my little lap top happy. Did that and put the lap top in a drawer - of course the battery went flat during the night so Windows may not have shut …

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Can someone tell me if it sounds as if my computer has crashed?? For the past two days when I turn on my computer a STARTUP REPAIR box appears, saying "Your computer was unable to start. STARTUP REPAIR is checking your system for problems." Then the words "Searching for problems" …

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Does anyone here know of a reasonably priced, reliable data recovery service? I have a drive that won't boot anymore, I put it in an external USB drive bay and was able to recover only a few files. It has approximately 5GB of data on it, stuff I'd like to …

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Hi, Lately I kept getting the Melware alarm and the Spybot Pop-up which said that registry entry has changed. I believe my computer is being attacked again. This is the Hijacklog, would appreciate you help to kill the virus... Thank you very much.... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan …

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In windows XP, when I click on C: or D: drive names in 'My Computer', the system treats it like a file asking "the program you want to use to open this file." However through Windows Explorer i can open the drives. In my Folder Options View Tab, the setting …

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hey new to this fourm and i need some help, a little while back i was looking for some downloads for my psp and i downloaded a virus, a trojan to be exact i have avg 7.5 anti virus and spyware thingy but they are still popping up. as well …

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I have a new laptop with Windows Vista and get "Internet Explorer Navagation to web page cancelled " and can not get to any web pages. I can access AOL mail. Help Peggy

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I'm a Mac guy, but I also use two PCs running WinXP Pro. They both just recently started popping up windows that say: "the web page you requested is not available offline. To view this page click connect." I wasn't requesting any page, nor was I even online. Somehow my …

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I recently had new motherboard installed, MK33, for my trusty old but updated (as much as possible) computer. Offline use of XP pro was freezing up on me quite regularly until I changed my DSL connection from USB to Ethernet card. Now I have freeze up when I try to …

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When I start my computer my desk top icon's won't load. I have run Hijacthis and here is what popped up. Also, I've included my startup list. Thank you for any and all of anyone's help! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:27:51 PM, on 9/6/2007 Platform: Windows XP …

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I tried to shut down via the Start> Shut Down> Shut Down and nothing happened. I can't open any shortcuts (they get sort of greyed out), I had to open Firefox by entering google.com in the "My Documents" folder's address bar. And can't open the anti-virus (avast!). I think it …

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Hello I keep getting this circle/x alot it flashes in the bottom I also get a yellow triangle with( ! )in the center with pop ups that say Windows has detected an internet attack attempt sombodys trying to infest your pc...... Then If I click it. it takes me to …

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I have a router with a built-in firewall (the router box said that it has but I'm not sure how to configure it). I have done a research from the internet. I have found out that a router's built-in firewall only protects a computer from inbound connections. Is it still …

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Hi all. Not sure this belongs in this forum but I'm new to the forum and couldn't figure out if this was right or not. I have a problem with Windows Media Player 11 playing MPEG-1 files too fast. The audio and video both play too fast. Other programs appear …

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I just recently bought a new laptop running Vista. I know very little about The Vista O.S. I have created a new primary partition, formatted it, and copied the i386 files to it. When I try to run the wnnt32.exe it will not run. I followed this exact same strategy …

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Hi all, I did an online scan a while back and to try to really identify if I had a problem, I turned off some programs to help with the scan. I thought I turned them all back on again but now whenever my comp starts up and I log …

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Seems i've contracted some bad stuff. I've run complete scans with Norton 360, Adaware SE, and Spybot (all with the latest updates i could get). Still problems. So I've just joined this forum. My last scan with Spybot brought up these: smitFraud and Virtumonde I ran in safe mode and …

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I am testing Windows Vista DVD Maker under Virtual PC but I get the following message "...cannot start because the video card installed on this computer does not meet the minimum system requirements." I know that the card does meet the system requirements. I think the problem is with Virtual …

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HJT log... any help would be happily accepted... -badatthis [CODE]Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:31:19 PM, on 4/17/2008 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16643) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\system32\Taskmgr.exe C:\Windows\sttray.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-tray.exe C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\fdm.exe …

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Hey Guys, This is quite an interesting problem that I am having at the moment. My sister's computer is having some problems. Whenever I go to start the machine it tells me that something has gone wrong with windows and gives me options of which mode to start in (safe, …

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Hello everyone im a newbie first time posting and currently an IT intern. I am having trouble with the resolution of a computer im working on. I receive this black screen with a message....1: Analog Input cannot display this video mode- optimum resolution 1280x 1024 60hz. Is there anyone out …

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I own a Acer Desktop Computer. Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz Memory : 3GB DVD+RW: Dual Layer Graphics : ATI Radeon HD2400 Pro Sound Card: Integrated Modem: Intergrated Ethernet: Integrated USB Ports: 2 Front 4 Rear Media Reader Slots: 9-IN-1 O/S License: Vista Home Premium Hard Drive Capacity: 500 …

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Is there a way to sort folder contents in Vista like in windows XP. I normally sort almost... everything on my computer by: View -> Details. Arrange Icons By Name + Show in Groups So you have a list for "#" "A" "B" etc. But I can't seem to do …

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I have 2 concerns that I would really like some help with if possible. Firstly, how do you get new Windows to open at full screen size in Vista, I solved it in XP but can't remember how. Secondly, when I visit numerous gamer and other sites where videos can …

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Hi, recently have experienced problems with a game takeover/Hijack of Far Cry, Need For Speed 1 & 2 ...no other games seem to be affected that i have detected so far ...the symptoms are as follows ...while using the key board to either drive, etc something takes over controls of …

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hi i was installing win xp on my laptop , i put bootable cd in drive & start laptop, it ask to pressany key to boot i pressed ; the first it gave message "boot cd-rom type: non emulation booting" . then it boot from cd & finally it gives …

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I use Advanced Windows Care and TweakNow Registry Cleaner (both free). Recently I've been looking for something better. I 've bought about 3 or 4 and returned them. I tried about 10 trials. Some of them find a whole lot more errors than mine, but after I clean I don't …

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Would anyone have any suggestions to fix a windows xp embedded installation, it is coming up with a blue screen of death on startup, doesnt even get as far as showing the xp logo. I have tried loading up original xp pro and home, to use the repair facility, but …

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I am using the laptop Lonovo n 100-3000 IBM series.It is providing the option of thumb reader through the software omnipass. Plz advise me the procedure how I can be able to use my thumb to login in to my computer. Thanks Zeesham Malik +923146177054

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I typed msconfig in run and i scrolled down to audio and theres a check mark by it already, but it says stopped in the far right column. I read another forum about this on this site and they all said they typed services.msc in run and just clicked start …

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Hi, im new here and thought this is a helpful site :). a few days ago random popups kept appearing on my desktop, i thought i had spyware or adware... so i scanned with a newly downloaded (after i discovered the popups) spyware doctor or adware doctor (cant really remember). …

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Will switching off a router or a modem/router reset its settings? I'm not sure if I can turn it off but it's getting a bit hot now because it's been running for more than 24 hours. Please give me answers. Thank you..

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I have windows 98. A friend put 620MB of pdf files on a memorex cd R. Its opens on OTHER computers but MY cd rom acts like theres nothing in it. I click to open....it says 'E not accessable...device not ready' (I cant even hear the disc spinning) however other …

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Well this is quite an old problem caused by a trojan a long time ago. three years or so. In any case it left my desktop background icons unable to have tranparency. Heres a screenshot. [URL="http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa290/kylethedarkn/ssfordani.jpg"]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa290/kylethedarkn/ssfordani.jpg[/URL] Disreguard the Skin and Sidebar because they are not the cause of this. Also …

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Having a problem with my (med bussiness) network after downgrading 2 PCs (vista to xp). Cant seem to aquire an ip address automatically. DHCP is enabled and working, plenty of seats left, no problems when i go to manually address it. When i try to have it automatically assigned it …

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i m having a problem with my laptop. for some reason my laptop won't start now. whenever i try to start my laptop its keep restart that's all it doing and not letting me go to windows and its also not letting me go to any menu. then i thought …

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Hi, I am sorry if I am posting ...at wrong place.I donno where to post this. I have developed a windows service which uses a timer...to run the SQL Server for exactly 30min.If sqlserer service is stopped it starts the service and stops it after 30min and vice versa. I …

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