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I share this computer with my roomate, and we both pretty much spend the same amount of time on it. Recently I've been experiencing huge slowdown. Today it got so much worse. I noticed something called the Mirar toolbar that I couldn't disable, and any of my actions took minutes …

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When i click on a folder this happens: [URL="http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7604/picture1ow2.th.png"]http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1ow2.png[/URL] I can go right click => open and it works, but it takes time. Any Ideas? Running in XP :)

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None of my .lnk (shortcuts) or my .exe files will respond. When clicked, they open the "windows cannot open this file" dialog box. I have run adaware and macafee (by renaming .exe files to .com files) both came up with numerous hits but removing them have not solved the problem. …

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I just got my entire laptop rebooted so I lost every files and all. I had it for two days and I'm already experiencing some type of problems. The first problem is that it just randomly shuts down. It just happens at random times. Before it just shuts down, the …

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when i copied mp3's to my dad's harddrive (connected on my pc) i got this window popping up (this was quite some time ago). then about 5minutes ago i copied "format.exe" to a stiffy for a machine i want to install "virus98" on (i've got an old game that doesn't …

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I have a Dell 9200 Win xp and when I start my pc toolbar and task manager disapear, the mouse works the cursor but the click buttons do nothing . I turn off pc and re start press f8 and try safe mode and get a black screen with "safe …

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Dell replaced the motherboard on my Dimension 8400. Since then the PC is dragging. Seems like there is a dely between anything I type or do and the reaction of the PC. Could it be the motherboard? Maybe some setting I need to tweak? Or spyware etc. Here is my …

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Hello, I'm spanish and my english is very bad (sorry) but I understand it. I have a problem... When I install the SP2 a can't open windows whith files of video inside. (*.avi, *.mpg, dvix...) This is the error: EventType:BEX P1:drwtsn32.exe P2:5.1.2600.0 P3:3b7d84a2 P8:c0000409 P9:00000000 here is the hijack log: …

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It's a recent problem, but my system is suddenly bogged down, and crawling, when it used to be quite fast. It's especially an issue with any internet-accessing programs. winlogon.exe and svchost.exe are taking up ~40% of the CPU at all times, and there's a constant load of almost 90%. Here's …

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Hi everyone. I've tried EVERYTHING in my powers to fix my computer, but it's truly gone downhill. Tried installing Norton, Mcaffee, BitDefender, Ad-Aware, Registry Fix, Spybot, Webroot Spysweeper (which oddly enough showed a trojan that was caught with bitdefender?)....tried running them in safe mode, nothing helps! I tried trend Housecall, …

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[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Creating a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition [/color][/size][/font][size=2][color=#000000][font=Arial]This article describes how to create a Windows boot disk to access a drive with a faulty boot sequence on an Intel x86-processor-based computer. This …

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After a "Boot it Nuke it" format i reinstalled windows...yet i am unable to connect to the internet to start downloading drivers.... my computer doesnt have a floppy disk hook up so i burnt the drivers for my abit aa8 motherboard...but someone told me its not connecting because the computer …

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friend of mine said that she has been getting a error message when she opens her email program.Her os is xp home and her email program is "outlook". she has stated that when she opens outlook she gets a message that certain "dlls" are missing or corrupt. Would a search …

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I was deleting a few items when i deleted the Realtek audio, (i think thats the name of it) from my pc. I was told that its possible to download it again is this true? If not how can i go about fixing my small but frustrating problem???

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Hi, I have a domain name registered with pipex. I also have a windows 2003 server with IIS, but how do I setup a website on the server and use the domain name that's already been registered? Thanks in advance...

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Hey, I currently have a linux box that is directly connected to the internet. It is setup to issue IPs to all computers on the network via a hub. DHCP is configured properly and all computers can access the internet except for the one running vista. I can ping the …

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Hi there, just added a sata hdd to my system (other hdd is ide) the sata drive is recognised in the bios and device manager but not in my computer. any tips please? I am running xp home on an intel 865 board with 2.6 intel processor. cheers in advance …

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My teacher suggested that I shouold learn ruby. I downloaded the software(but not the latest version). I dont know how to get it to work on my computer. I am running windows xp. If anyone can help me do this it would be great. I would also like to know …

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Hello all, I am having a problem finding a KB patch for Outlook 2003. The file I am looking for is: Office2003-kb834716-enu.exe . --Or, I'm looking for a solution to my problem that doesn't involve that file-- Problem: Outlook 2003 is started for the first time, witch to the calendar, …

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I am trying to get my parents on the internet using dsl. But I am missing the "ethernet driver?" I can't find the cd anywhere to put it on there computer. Is there a place where I can download the drivers? Free would be nice.

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I keep getting kicked off websites that start up in Java. I have Java installed in a NT unit. What do I look for as the problem. I have reinstalled explorer and Java both and at different times. Help me....except I can't blow up the unit...it belongs to the company. …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 2:10:49 PM, on 6/25/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) 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\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmp.exe …

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I have a working home network with two different broadband connections (one a Netgear Wireless router set up as 192.168.0.1, the other a radio modem connected to one PC (192.168.0.20) via USB cable). The PC's are set up using primary DNS's (either 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.0.20) to choose which broadband connection …

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Hi, I had to reformat last week, and haven't been able to find 'Folder Options' since then. Someone mentioned it could be because of a virus. Would really appreciate some help. Thanks, po-e --------------------------------------------------------- AVG Anti-Spyware - Scan Report --------------------------------------------------------- + Created at: 1:39:23 PM 6/22/2007 + Scan result: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet …

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I committed a typographical error in visiting a site. I was directed to this site -> [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gulong[/URL] which has junk characters that looks like a virus T_T. I scanned all my drives, but no viruses where found. I'm paranoid because the server's firewall might have detected, if there was, a …

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Hello, really need some help with trying to fix a virus. I am unable to open My Documents, Control Panel, My Computer, Zip Files, Or Internet Explorer (when I click on them the toolbar and icons dissapear and only shows the background) here is my hijackthis log: Logfile of Trend …

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Ok so this is whats happening. I have no idea what my brother downloaded but it gave me a virus. My Symantec AnttiViruses auto-protect keeps poping up like every 4 seconds saying that it's found a Trojan.Cachecachekit with a file name called rdiv.sys... I looked for this file were it …

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I just formatted the hard drive with one partition and installed WIN98SE, 4.10 2222A. When the program boots it gets to the initial screen and then crashes the system. It has never really fully installed itself. Just prior to the boot to windows I get the error message: There is …

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Well, I am back again. You all helped me once before and to much better computer health, so I approach you for help again. I ran vundofix on a hunch, it said no problems. Then I ran adaware, it said I had a virtumonde issue. Deleted it. Then I went …

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Hi! I've been having troubles :cry: and have been keeping things going by the ax method (cleaning up cookies, temp files, etc.) but still, I was told I have a trojan, yet, ad-aware cannot find it nor can norton antivirus find it. And spybot is too behind , so I …

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When I close Remote Desktop Connection to computer running Windows Vista (XP too) the user stays logged, but it locks the screen. How can I avoid that?

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Hi Everyone: A page on my site is encountering problems with the AOL 9.0vr explorer browser. The page is using a Server.Transfer() ASP.NET call to redirect to another page on my site. The AOL browser spits out gibberish ("a22a <meta NAME='DESCRIPTION'") and ignores the rest of the HTML on the …

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Hi there, a newbie here so If I mess up let me know. I have Windows 2000 server with exchange. When I send e-mail all is good, but when a few select people try to reply or send fresh an e-mail then below is the response they get cause it …

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Having numerous issues here. Windows Defender cannot update, getting various error codes each time I try. Such as 0x80040154 and 0x8007043c. Have tried various solution suggestions on Internet but none work. Also, Internet Explorer will not load Windows Updates and cannot load Microsoft Update engine. Tried in safe mode also. …

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I went to search for an answer here, but someone was told not to sway of topic so i never got the answer i needed... Well... take a look at this. My mouse... would start CLICKING at random palces, moving all around the screen closing and clicking at everything, closing …

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Im using a Abit Guru motherboard..This is the second time this has happend but my power button isnt turning on my computer. My friend poked a few things last time this happend and the computer turned on. Everything is getting power im just assuming something isnt making contact...any advice?!?!?!?!

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Hi All, I'm unable to install MS SQL Server 2000 Developer on Windows XP. Windows XP service pack 2 is installed. When I start setup, it does something for 2-3 seconds and nothing happens. When start setup again it shows that setup already running. But it does nothing. Please help …

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Hello! I no longer use Symantec products , so is it safe for me to diable SymWMI service ??

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:?: i recently installed vista 64 on my system and its working pretty well, anyway the problem is when i first installed it the automatic updates installed the sounds drivers for the realtek ac97 audio, but no sound it hasnt stated theres a problem but i still have no sound. …

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Rundll error at boot saying w002763f.dll is missing what should i do? here i have a hijackthis log: any help appreciated thanks in advance, Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 20:06:38, on 26-6-2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16473) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

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I recently ran the disk defragmenter. Now when I first boot the system, Windows 98 appears on the screen but does not load. After I press the reset button, the system reboots to a plain screen with a list of 7 choices, with safe mode highlighted. I'm not sure what …

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Ok I turn on my Hp labtop, and a black screen comes up with this info: Safe Mode Safe mode w networking Safe mode w command pront Last Configuration Start Windows Normally ----------------------------------------------------------------- Well here is the thing I tryed all options and it keeps taking me back to the …

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i have a problem with my pc...it takes around 2 hours to boot up..can someone help?

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my computer has xp running, I had installed vista along with it . but in winodows xp i cannot find the files of vista any where (like if you install xp and 98 on same machine than you can browse each other files) i have also browsed my disk with …

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Hello Everyone, Maybe someone can tell me what this is and what to do about it. Most recently I have installed an ASUS Lightscribe burner, which no longer works, and the trial version of ADOBE CS Suite. Have tried removing Adobe, no help. It was suggested to install the WGAPluginInstaller, …

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:confused: For some reason the computer starts up and has sound for a min or 2 but then i get a error message saying there was a error in memory (0X74f2780 Memory 0X00000000) and the sound doesn't work after that. it cant even find the sound card im really confused …

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Hi all, When I start my PC there is a copy of svchost starting which is using all my system resources so I can't use my PC. Below is me hijackthis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:09:12 p.m., on 14/05/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

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hi all , it is my very first post in this forum .. well the story starts when PARADOX releses oem One click activator to permanently activate VISTA , at that time i was running VISTA RTM , i just thought to try that patch , i downloaded it , …

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I get the services.exe has encountered an error window or the LSA error. The computer restart downtime starts. And boom. I do manage to stop the shut down, through "run" but I want to get rid of the problem. I saw some similar problems but I wasn't really sure what …

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