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About two weeks ago, I noticed my Sony VAIO Laptop (five years old, runs on Windows XP) would run SVChost.exe to 99 processes, running about 4,000 k of space, and was under the user name "Network Service". This would only happen when I was trying to re-connect to the internet …

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Must have came in Music Software install, It's bad , located in windows/system32, also came with micro antivirus2009, I think it has invited friends. Please help. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:08:27 PM, on 10/11/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16705) …

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Hi Every One I have a new mother board with a intell duel core 3 ghz processor and 4 gig of 1066mhz ram. When i try to install win98 i get a message not enough memory. Can any one help. Thanks oneamp.

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I am new to this site so if I leave any information out or sound stupid I apologize. Google and Yahoo keeps redirecting me to other websites like edmunds.com or other search engines. My browsing speeds have started to slow down and I cannot visit sites like majorgeek.com or install …

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Is it possible to retrieve the original "File Created" date from a file when the date has been changed due to copying from one system to another? I understand there are ways of preserving the dates if steps are taken [i]before[/i] the copying, but is there anything that can be …

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hi! everybody may some one please help me i can't get 2 my boot device i get this msg. "windows could not start because the following file hs missing or corrupt : \windows\System32\config\system you can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using original setup cd-rom. select 'r' …

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Hi something similar, or maybe the exact same thing, to what happened to BigM1ke, happened to me as well, so i was hoping if someone could walk me through fixing the computer. [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread148621.html[/url] <-- the thread which BigM1ke posted. I know some basic computing skills, but the logs were a …

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Hi all, I am using a Sony Vaio laptop for 2 years, but it has been frozen at the desktop lately. Whenever I start the machine, it runs till desktop and frozen there, nothing work, even the Ctrl+Alt+Del. I have tried with safe mode but nothing seem to be working. …

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Alright I have a big problem with my gateway laptop, I'm posting this from my PC. Here is my problem, it wont let me connect to the internet with the wireless connection and it seems like my wireless connection in my whole house is down due to this one computer. …

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Hey I have Windows XP Professional 32-bit, SP 3 but I have a problem with Safe Mode, it won't boot. Normal mode works perfectly :) but I won't press F8 and restart with safe mode, it won't boot at all .. I don't understand why.. Can somebody please help with …

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When using group policy to control Windows XP clients of a Windows 2003 Active Directory network is it possible to set a default user bitmap background without enabling Active Desktop? I've tried various options in group policy, but all need AD enabled, else you get a plain blue standard background. …

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I used the Windows support setup wizard. It finished installing the support tools. I can't find where it was installed to. I typed in the Run dialog box: Dupfinder. I received an error... not found Has anyone tried to download the XP Service Pack 2 support tools? Thanks, John

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How can I configure my IIS using computer management when IIS is not even available in Service and applications meaning there is no IIS visible there. I cannot use the control panel for some reasons, and the only way to configure my IIS is from computer management. Please help me …

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On my dell Inspiron 1505 laptop I'm running windows XP sp3. every time I try to shutdown or log off everything but the wallpaper disappears and it freezes up. I've given it as much as an hour so it isn't just going slow. This laptop was working fine until a …

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Hi, I have a SBS server 2003 running Microsoft Exchange which gets the mail from an ISP (using POP3 connector). I use Outlook 2003 to get the mail on my laptop from the server (domain) and I was wondering how I configure the server or laptop to send and receive …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 19:36:32, on 10/10/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\VTTimer.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\S3trayp.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCD.exe C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe C:\windows\hffext\hffsrv.exe C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop …

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Is there any way to edit windows boot.ini outside windows?,i mean editing boot.ini without loging in to xp.

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Norton Internet Security 2008 detects this virus and rates it as high risk but cannot remove it. Directs me to Symantec site which gives instructions on removal, which I followed. However, the virus remains. How do I get rid of it, since I'm assuming it does pose a significant risk. …

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my internet explorer windows keep closing when ever i try to open it up, i was having problems with it before so i download the newest version, now it wont stay open and restoring my computer does not help, im afraid its gonna be a pain to fix, thank you …

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Hello Everyone, I have my Windows Xp operating system with perntium 4 in my Pc with 20 gb hardisk installed. So i divided the space into 2 partitions , C: with 8 GB and D with 11 GB and the other was just unformatted. It was running Fine. But suddenly …

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I just received this email with the return address as " <LEFINH@hotmail.com" Dear Microsoft Customer, Please notice that Microsoft company has recently issued a Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies to the following OS versions: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium, Microsoft Windows XP, …

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Hi,am suffering from a very big problem of dual bootup.u can view my problem here [url]http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5928734#post5928734[/url] i hav a prob in my system and need to do a fast recovery..da prob is dat i dnt hav the xp cd to boot frm startup,but i got da new service pack 3 …

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hey, i recently formatted my hd, when i re-installed windows (xp) i noticed that the longer the pc was runing my mouse started to lag every 2 secs for a period of 4 secs at a time, upon looking at my processes in the task manager, i noticed my cpu …

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My WMP screen is cut by half horizontally. The top poertion is a clean view of what is playing, the bottom portion is either dark or distorted screen. What can I do ? I have re-installed windows 2000 and re-installem Windows media player and the problem is still the same …

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I tried to search for answers to this problem on this forum and did not find any, so I am posting my question here. Please note that I am a novice user. I have a Compaq Nevo800v laptop computer running Windows XP. I am using a Compaq Wireless 110 LAN …

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For a year I have been using a Dell 3010cn laser printer on a wireless network. The Dell is attached to my office pc via a USB connection. There are three other computers in the house all connecting via wireless router. There has never been a problem printing to the …

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Hi! I've read a similar thread... [url]http://techrepublic.com.com/5206-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=230371&start=0[/url] But the way our network works, is simply a central server, and I have 6 other computers that make a remote desktop connection (terminal/server). Each user has a different user account. Now my problem is.. I am logged under administrator account (directly on …

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Hi, I have recntly been having problems with my laptop recognizing my external hard drive, When the hard drive is switched on, the usb input sound happens but the device displays the 'busy' light and is not displayed in 'My Computer' and is therefore unaccessable. I have tried using it …

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Hello Friends, My Name is Viru, I faced a strange problem, my friend system is not displaying anything after start, A black screen is comming thats all I tried in safe mode also but no result , and when i tried to format the C:\ drive, The CD is also …

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