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Had a error message appears in my Windows XP. The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142) What's it? How do I solve it?? Please advice. Thanks.

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Ok a couple days ago I turned on my computer and the intel screen came up bla bla bla and I hear a strange clicking noise I take the side off and it's coming from the hard drive. By the time I look at the screen it ayd disk read …

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Integrated Windows Security I had a few questions on IWS and was hoping someone knows a little about it. My client is a custom app (not IE or a different browser). All client and server components are on Windows operating systems and using Kerberos. The first question is does IWS …

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Yep, I've got it. And the Exploit-Byte Verify Trojan. Here is my HJ log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:07:33 PM, on 2/8/2007 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:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe …

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I've been thinking of putting a SATA card in my machine to connect a 160Gb hard drive. Can Windows 98 SE handle a drive this size?

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I've been having trouble reinstalling XP Pro on a raid drive. Went to upgrade bios and kapoof, no bios, no computer...dead. Asus K8V-SE Delux. Is this the end or can it live again? Thanks for any experience with this problem.

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i used hijackthis... n i am posting my log.. kindly guide me how to get rid of this virus...which makes new folders in my computer of size 104 kb...disables my task manager, standby and hibernation, hides my folder options... pleaseee help Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:09:28 AM, …

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hello, everyone! hope everyone is doing okay. I am having trouble with my computer. I have Windows XP professional service pack 2 and i could not open google. it will say page cannot be displayed, did try the options but to no avail. pls. help. thank you.

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Hi everyone Whilst I am not the most knowledgable in computers, I have discovered that my browser has been hijacked. If someone could please look at the copy of my log below and let me know what I need to get rid of it would be very much appreciated. If …

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OK. I'm an idiot. I've managed to get my laptop hijacked... though I'm still not entirely sure how. I don't recall having gone to any websites that I haven't been to before, but... when I went to look at history everything had been cleared. About a week ago I installed …

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:confused: Hi Folks... I have an interesting issue that I am sure the neighbourhood can help me with... My friend has the following: [B]System: XP pro version 2002 service pack 2. AMD Athlon (tm) processor 1.1 Ghz with 760mb of ram.[/B] The other day, he loaded a new version of …

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hi, got rid of alot of viruses trojans and nasties. but this one stays through it all and wont delete. I keep picking them up downloading. Its called (deepscan generic ranky BC391OEE):!: its getting found in system 32/ driver/ svchost.exe. Will i have to reinstall? Any ideas will be most …

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Hi, I recently bought a new PC w/Win MCE. I would like to transfer my accounts, security settings, and Group Policies from the old PC w/Win XP Pro. I have read that I can use the settings and files transfer wizard, but I am not clear about what is transfered, …

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When I reboot or startup the computer,I get a 'check file system C:' telling me that there is an inconsistency with one of the drives. One time I let it finish the test with no problems Now I stop it ,but it slowly finishes the startup and I have no …

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[COLOR=black]I just bought a new barebones PC[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#333333]PC Specs...[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#333333]Windows 2000 Pro service pack 4[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Intel Chip: Intel Pentium 4 HT [/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]RAM: 1.5 Gig[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Video Card: GeForce FX 5200 256MB DDR AGP Graphics Card[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Hard Drive #1: 13 Gig- (OS/Games and Programs installed here)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Hard Drive #2: 200 Gig- …

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Hi, I am running a Windows Server 2003 and have several XP computers connected to the domain server. I connect to the server and also a XP machine remotely using Remote Desktop Connection. Is there a way of monitoring or logging who has connected to the computers by RDP and …

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Dear Caperjack, I'm experiencing the same darn problem with the System 32 screen at start-up. Could I ask you to take a look at my HiJack log below? If youcould spare the time: THNX a lot!:cool: El Tete running XP Pro on a Dell 8300 [QUOTE=caperjack]Download 'Hijack This!'.[url="http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-file-328.html"]http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-file-328.html[/url] Unzip to …

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please..I really do need help..and as the question states..for whatever reason all my players in my PC suddenly can't play DVD-rom.. it was working fine the other day...but then the next day when I inserted the same dvd-rom, all my players suddenly can't play them...

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Well I have to do defensive driving in two weeks, and trying to do calculus homework and none of my computers are working corectly. here are some of the problems I am having. [URL="http://www.defensivedriving.com/ddo/browsercheck.html"][U][COLOR=#800080]http://www.defensivedriving.com/ddo/browsercheck.html[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]when I try to click “next” at the bottom of the page, I get …

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Hello, I just reformatted my computer because I was getting sick of my computer being slow. After I refomatted to Windows XP Home Edition everything seem to run fine. But when i tried to install my sound driver from dell that i got off the website, it freezes and my …

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Environment: WMP 10 (10.00.00.3802), Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, SP2, HP xw4300 Workstation (P4 3.0GHz with 1.0 GB of RAM). This is a nagging, annoying problem that I only seem to have at work in Windows Media Player 10. I have fiddled with settings and so forth but I can't …

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Hey there, i got another problem. i have a anti virus software and pop ups blocked. But since i turned on my computer today ive been getting pop ups (mainly casino ones). Can anyone help?

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Over the past few weeks, I have been attempting to "tweak" my computer to allow for better gaming. I have an older Dell with a P4 and 1 gig or RAM running Windows XP HE. I have been tweaking via msconfig and also services. Now, I have done something that …

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I've been banging my head for a bit now trying to figure out why this isn't encrypting properly. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of resources out there for using wincrypt.h. I prefer to use the windows api's over having to use some external library to do the same task. …

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This system alert icon/bubble appeared recently on my toolbar and ive scanned my computer many times and i cant seem to get it out. When i click on it it directs me to a website for spyware removal program called Antivermins. I scanned with AVG, Adware SE and Spy Sweeper …

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Just need a information on how to fix my run command. When I try to open from the run command icon in the start menu I get a window in the middle of the screen that states "windows cannot place a shortcut here Do you want the shortcut placed on …

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Sometimes, comrades my pc just doesn't load. It usually happens when I cut the computer off for the night and try to load it up the next day. It freezes on boot. Secondly, sometimes the computer does load up and it freezes then. One other issue I had is when …

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when im at the desktop after turning the computer, nothing is there. i thought it was just taking forever to load. basically all i see is my wallpaper. i cannot right click nor press the windows key on my keyboard. there are no icons as well. i thought it was …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:44:28 PM, on 1/14/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011) 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\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLAcsd.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltsmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaantmon.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe c:\program files\mcafee.com\agent\mcdetect.exe c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield.exe …

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Hi I need a little more help from u all. I cant receive any email from OE. Ran highjack this below is the log. I am getting an error message says this: Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a …

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sites take 4ever to open and my computer takes just as long. Many thanks! Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 8:29:07 AM, on 1/28/2007 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\system32\cisvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehSched.exe C:\Program Files\Common …

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Im getting a blue screen of death on my windows Xp machine that says [CODE]Stop: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xF8631F1C, 0xF71598138, 0x00000000) ffs.sys -address F8631F1C base at F8627000, Datestamp[/CODE] I have no idea wat caused this and cant find anything about ffs.sys dealing with windows. Any help is appreciated.

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Hello all. Windows XP will not start up and I get the following error; \windows\system32\config\system. I tried using the laptop's F11 function but it does no good. I have used Microsoft's article 307545 in the recovery console. md tmp copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\security …

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Hi all, Recently all my downloads have been stalling midway. It is not a bandwidth problem. My downloads on ie/firefox proceed normally until they abruptly stall between 30-70%. Smaller downloads <5mb aren't affected. Even streaming like youtube stops downloading. Here is my HJT log. Thanks all in advance. :) C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

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Read this article [URL]http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3179571720.html[/URL] Now there are many things that are wrong here. First of all I ran Vista beta 2 on an old hp computer with a 800MHz PIII celeron processor, 256MB of RAM. Vista ran very dicent on it and I didn't have any problems with it. Second, …

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I can't find the drivers for ati mobility radeon 9000 igp. I tried google and it failed me. Can any one please tell me where I can find them? By the way, it's the final version of Vista Business, so the rtm drivers won't work. Thanks in advance.

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Hi, I have already seem two other people with the same problem here in the forums, but both their problems seemed to be sorted by the answers they got...I tried both the solutions and neither of them worked!:mad: So, here it is: Windows media player 10 has no sound. Doesn't …

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The exploit doesn't break Microsoft's anti-piracy mechanism, but falsely activates some Windows Vista versions ??? [URL]http://www.worldwidehints.com/Vista+Crack+Means+Big+Trouble.html[/URL] is it too late now?

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I have a spyware problem. I would appricate any help. Thank you. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:16:18 AM, on 2/3/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011) 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\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltsmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe C:\Program …

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Got a problem on my girlfriends laptop. IE6 connects to internet fine, but no other software will - Firefox wont connect, and the anti-virus cant connect to update (AVG) It first happened when I updated firefox to version 2.0. I then uninstalled it back to older version but the damage …

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My computer slowed down considerably and my expired norton software is flashing that I have been infected with trojan.peacomm. I've ran the AVG scan and it doesn't pick up anything. Please help. Thanks, Yahmus Below are the notes from when I ran the Hijack this scan: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 …

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Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Steve and i am fairly new to all this IT stuff. Have just built a second computer out of spare parts i had and have networked it to my original pc along with a router for the internet connection. Having …

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hi all, i have recently tried installing a new program on my lap top ( ITunes) and suddenly my laptop turned off and put a screen saying blah blah windows did not start successfully, blah blah and then gives me prompts to start the comp in safe mode, last known …

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I am running Win2000 Professional Edition. Can someone help me with getting a sounded email alert which only works sporadically? I seem to have a problem only when running Java 2 Runtime Environment. I use both programs for stock trading. Once I start JavaRuntime, I get a sound alert for …

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I was using msn messenger the last day ... and then I shut down my pc ( I have win server 2003 sp1 v 1023) When I came back ... I performed some cleanup operations with system mechanic and then removed some temporary files .... now my msn messenger was …

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After some spyware changed my background, I was able to delete it with a series of anti-spyware tools and anti-virus tools. However, my background won't appear when I'm using my computer. When I reboot, I can see it, but then it is covered by a plain grey screen (I can …

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I'm new. Hope this is the correct place for my inquiry. I'm running XPpro on a home network with several computers connecting directly to a router. I'm the only non-mac user and the only one who can't connect to our dsl. We recently got a new modem, a Westell Vistalink …

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Hi all, It seems that I have a problem that many others had before, (judging from other postings on this forum) though I did not manage to find an answer so I post it again. My Windows Media player has no sound. Well, it is not a hwarware problem. I …

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Just a long shot, my friends computer is having a few difficulties: Once windows xp is running, everytime you try to open a program, it comes up with an error saying "Only part of the memory write process request completed" Tried system restore but wont open, although you can dial …

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