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At the risk of being somewhat obsessed by hitmen after [one recent news story](http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/microsoft-windows/viruses-spyware-and-other-nasties/news/441025/dont-be-fooled-by-the-fake-hitman-scam) here at DaniWeb, I'm running another. This time though, it's cybercriminals and hackers who would hold your computer and data to ransom that are the target of a contract killer. The killer in question being the …

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Hey guys, I am having a problem where i want to print a image and a simple string. i would want that when i print i get this on paper : [Click Here For Image](http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9308/wiw.png) I looked up printDocument, printDialog and printPreviewControl from MSDN and got a few examples but …

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**Virus in linux machine???? Yes! under the following circumstances:** Please, before anyone jumps in with "impossible, there's no viruses for linux, you are stupid" read the post. I got a friend's computer to fix, Gateway NV53. Fast forward, put a new HDD but it won't accept any windows installation disk. …

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You might not have heard about Dirt Jumper yet, but the bad guys have. In fact, the high-risk and highly-effective DDoS toolkit is probably the most aggressive of the malware tools being employed by DDoS attackers at the moment, and the situation is set to get much worse very quickly …

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The latest VIPRE report, detailing the ten most prevalent malware threat detections spotted by [GFI Labs](http://malwareprotectioncenter.com/) and the ThreatNet Detection System, reveals that Google, LinkedIn, Skype and Mass Effect 3 were amongst the big brands being exploited by cybercriminals in order to leverage trust whilst distributing malware-laden emails. As a …

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China may be odds-on to top the medal table at the London 2012 Olympic Games, with less than a week to go, but according to a new report South Korea has the Chinese well and truly beaten as far as malware infected PCs are concerned. And unlike at the Olympic …

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Hi everyone, I wonder if you could help me since a couple of days ago i tried downloading a program and all it has gave me since is a pop up survey that wont go way ive tried clicking the 'x' but it will not shift it wont let me …

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Hi all, does anybody know a good guide (step by step perhaps) that could help me to take apart my dell xps17? COuldn't find that much on google. I have to get to the back and have a look at the power connector thanks

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Whichever browser I have installed (set as my preferred browser) will open a browser window without user input (and one is not open), will reset to the home page if a browser is open, and open another tab or window at random. There are no pop ups, no specific sites …

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I have a HP Pavilion g6 laptop. Currently using Windows 7 32 bit. The problem is I cannot go to Sleep Mode. The 'Sleep' icon is showing Disabled. I want to activate Sleep Mode how do I enable it? Also there is no Sleep icon n my Laptop. In most …

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Hi chaps, I have a problem with my dell xps 17 lappy, the connector for the main is really dodgy inside the laptop itself therefore charging it is a nightmare. I was wondering if there is such a thing as a USB main charger that can be plugged in to …

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Hi techies, I have two problems for which I seek your advise. The first is that Windows is not updating (Automatic Update is on). I also tried to do it manually. Nada. I got this error message "The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are …

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New research shows that hackers are becoming increasingly lazy in their search for online exploits, with 98% of Remote File Inclusion and 88% of SQL injection attacks now being fully automated. It comes as no surprise whatsoever to DaniWeb administrators and moderators that your average cybercriminal is looking for the …

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My company uses a single server to host 3 virtual servers. This post probably sounds like it should be in the servers board, but I believe my question could apply to any standard Windows system. Anyway, the 'virtual' servers data and OS are all stored on a drive on the …

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I have a .txt file and it contains a word and it's meaning. The word and the meaning are separated by a tab. I am noticing different tab sizes for the words i.e. the no. of white spaces separating the word and the meaning are not same for every entry. …

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hi l wanted to ask if it is possible to view multiple MsWord documents in single page (), like what you are able to do with PDF Complete were you are able to open multiple pdfs and they appear in one page/ document as TABS.

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Hi. After part 1 off installing Windows 8 it asks me to remove installation media (USB stick) and it re-starts. when its at the windows logo it starts prepering the unit, at 75% the monitor shows this message (no signal detected) I've tried safe mode, but windows cant complet installing …

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Reports are coming in thick and fast about 'state-sponsored' zero-day exploits hitting business websites in the UK. The latest, disclosed yesterday by [SophosLabs](http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/06/20/aeronautical-state-sponsored-exploit/), involves an as yet unnamed European aeronautical parts supplier and follows on from another the day before involving a European medical company site. In both cases the …

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I'm trying to run a game in Sandboxie and i used to be able to with no problem Upon closer inspection of the sandboxie window and seeing what exactly is being opened up. I see a dllhost.exe appear and then a second one right afterwards. The only way the game …

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something weird has happen; tried to access a file in excel, window pops up says file does not exist..... restart the machine, get blue screen... asks to reinstal from original disk ie repair. Done, machine starts up. Load execel, go to folder...window pops up "short cut to folder missing..." run …

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Hello Daniweb, My name is Peter. I need ur professional help in solving this problem since 3 weeks now. I have been asking same question from one forum to another. Now i am here and i will like to believe that this might be my last bus stop on how …

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I have an XP client connected to our network that appears to be missing random xls files. I have gone through the servers redirected folders for that user and can only find their current files that reside on their laptop. It looks like the files have gone missing from both …

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This is a reoccuring BSOD that I get on occasion. Seems to happen when I'm on the internet, but then again, that's usually why I'm on the computer. Doesn't seem to be a particular site, just seems random. I'm usually typing something on a forum and in the middle of …

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Hello everyone. I would like to know if it is possible to double buffer a .png image using GDI+ Can anyone help me? Below is the code I used to display a png image with alpha transparency, however, I do not know how to double buffer it! Please help. DrawPng …

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I'm having intermittent problems with scrolling via the wheel on my Logitech Anywhere MX mouse. I have been spending a lot of time editing old DaniWeb posts to correct formatting errors so this is where I tend to see the problem as it requires a lot of scrolling. After a …

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i just read in a few articles that we need some kind of special drivers for parallel port to access it through c as in win xp and 7 we cannot access them directly ! so can you help me in that !????

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I am getting a constant pop up prompt window to install Adobe Flash Player Pro.... I do not want to install this application as I already have the latest Flash Player installed, but it won't go away, and pops up repeatedly whenever I am on the computer. Is there a …

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Hello, So I have been searching the internet for an answer to this. I know it is possible but everything i have found says otherwise. I want to set up a windows account that will accept 2 different passwords. I have seen this in person work but do not know …

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Any suggestions? I mean, is there any stable touchscreen laptop w/ windows 8? Do you recommend those producst? Any comments please. thanks !

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i have a dell vostro 1540 laptop windows 7 home edition. for the first time it turned off after 2 3 hours of working..this happened 4 or 5 times again...i thought it was virus and wanted to re-install windows..but i couldn't because the time of turning off had been shorter …

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So after using system restore to restore to an earlier point that I hadn't seen before (Sept when only Oct was showing earlier), it rebooted asking me to log in--except there were no accounts to login with! The only account I had was the Administrator account, and it was setup …

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Hi, I have been having some problems with my internet.I can connect fine to the internet but after connecting,nothing will load up.My home page won't load at all.It just says "cannot find server."I can not get into any other pages as well.Nothing will load up and everything says "cannot find …

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I am struggling to create a Windows virtual display driver. ***What I want***: A driver that I can register as a service, so that I can add a virtual mointor to a windows computer when my program starts, i.e. the computer shows that there are two monitors attached, but there …

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My venerable tower just quit working. Panicsville. I found my keyboard didn't answer any boot handshakes. tried several keyboards all were non responsive. computer boots to password sign in screen. no keyboard...no password. There must be a way to get in to my winxp(sp3) machine and take what I want …

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I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit. After a reinstall, I have installed XP Mode. However, with Windows Explorer (and other utilities that access files), I can see all the files in any folder, but as soon as I try to do anything with any file, the system crashes and …

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Hey all! I am trying to write a piece of code that will replace one of my system files on reboot with a new version of that file. Hopefully someone out there has some experience with this as I am stumped at the moment. Using: VB.NET 2012 Using MoveFileEx Public …

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My external hard-drive is not showing any folders once i opeen it does anyone know why this is happening? my external hard-drive is a maxtor OneTouch

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IE download window keep opening can't do anything. Bought kaspersky but I can't load it. My computer just show multi windows of "view downloads" download showing is explore.exe most of the time but could be anything. Any help would be much appreciated.

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Hai, I need a litte help here. I'm new in server world. I want to use this client-server for VPN network and transfering database record between client-server. what i want to ask is, can I use windows server 2012 for XP clients? or I should use win 7 clients? is …

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I am looking to develop a small development library that will enable me to speed-up construction of architectural and environmental visualisations (landscapes, cities etc). Super Graphical realism is NOT the priority, but i would like what i do to be relatively future-proof (i know how fast things change in the …

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Hi, I have no idea in which forum to post this. I run three similar web servers, all w2008R2 with IIS7. two of them only contain ASP / ASP.net sites running on MySQL. The third also contains Sharepoint 2010 with MSSQL server. This server has a problem that is does …

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hi!guys can any one help me why my hp labtop show blue screen during the working and restore the computer.how i resolve it plz suggest me thanks

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Hi friends, i have forgotten my BIOS Passowrd how to recover it or kindly provide me the steps to bypass or remove the BIOS password thanks for your time.

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Hi there everyone, my laptop began behaving strangely last week or so, and I've exhausted my limited knowledge of computers but to no avail. Im hoping someone on here my be able to provide some assistance, as I see you've managed to help a lot of other people. Right, I'll …

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Whether you travel on business or for pleasure, the chances are pretty high that you will make use of the Internet while abroad. If you are staying at a hotel then, given the high cost of international data roaming on most mobile networks, the chances are that you will make …

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Hello everyone I am trying to make a app. witch uses windows that pop-up if a button is pressed. the problem is, i don't know how to make more than one window. Can anyone tell me how to do that? I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express, in a …

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Hello Everyone; I was using my Toshiba Netbook lately & ended up having an NTLDR is missing error. I googled this & understood that it's my own fault causes this error. 1. I've got my netbook 2 recovery disks with me. 2. I've 8GB pen drive (no usb DVD rom) …

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