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| | When I try to use my Windows Help and helpctr.exe gets launched, my McAfee virus protection alerts with the headline "Suspicious Scripting Activity" detected. Details say RegRead is trying to read a key from the registry. If I temporarily allow this, I immediately get an alert that helpctr is trying … |
| | Hi, I need some help here. I Haven't been using my computer cause I've been in the middle of a move. My service pack 1 expired in October. I turn on my computer yesterday to download service pack 2 and after countless restarts and some bsods I finally get on. … |
| | Hi. Could someone please look at my HJT log and tell me what services to remove. Windows boots very slowly. I have defragged, limited start-up apps, and added 256mb of memory. What else can be done? Thanks in advance. ETA: I guess the HJT log would help! Logfile of HijackThis …  |
| | Please help! Here is my hijack this wotsit: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:52:33 PM, on 11/30/2006 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:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe C:\Program Files\Belkin\Bluetooth Software\bin\btwdins.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\gearsec.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe … |
| | Ok, i recently tried reformating my PC to which i thought i did a good job. Problem is i have my drive partitioned from C: down to H:. When i went to reinstall Windows instead of it overwriting it on my C: drive it installed a new copy on D:. …  |
| | Hi , As im gonna be buying some crimbo presents online this year i want to make sure no malware and other nasties. Maybe im a bit paranoid :mrgreen: :mad: Basicly im willing to buy some firewall or the best out there if it secures my computer and wonder what … |
| | I have recently began programming in the windows api rather than the command prompt\ms-dos environment. I am still using windows 98 and bloodshed dev-cpp 4.9.9.2. I need to know how to disable the START MENU, TASK BAR, and the little boxes in the top right hand corner of the application …  |
| | Ok, i think my machine has been compromised. Its NIC and HDD light randomly go in the night Its slow and Wierd errors occur Free HDD space mysteriously fluxuates Avg and Windows Defender randomly close themselves Ctrl-Alt-Del is kinda screwed up Sometimes i have "insufficent permissions" luckily this machine isnt … |
| | Hey guys. Please bare with me since I'm only learning asm for about 48 hours or so.. I've learned enough to open files, read from/write to them... I know how to use the WIN API from within ASM and ..honestly, it's much simpler than C++ (IMHO)... So..I've written this basic … |
| | Does anyone have information about Proxyway and ePrompter? I used them and removed both when strange things started to happen. I think someone has and may still have remote access to my Home PC. Stuff got way too complicated for me and I took action. I bought a new hard … |
| | hello my comuter keeps crashing a blue screen appears with a long message the error code is 0x000000fe(0x00000002,0x8540c5d8,0x8da4a8,0x85a641b8) i have downloaded a patch but it still happens thankyou  |
| | Ok so my computer's been working fine, then for some reason I started getting BSOD's with random stop errors (codes are always different and always points to a different file, the last one didn't even point to a file). I thought this was a RAM problem so I replaced it … |
| | failure at step 19 (user verification of software):hresult=0x00000000(error code) i'm using a nvidia chipset(soundstorm) on a abit nf7-s. :confused: |
| | iam using win98 in my pc...suddenly an error comes when i started windows..it says "Insufficient memory" to initialize windows...remove lines from autoexec.bat and config.sys.....but i tried that all and this same problem comes again....i also changed my RAM but still this error comes....anyone help me pls |
 | G'day to all Anybody's got a system with Prescott cpu? My system: Asus P4P800-E Deluxe and Prescott cpu. My question is anybody got similar system with windows xp sp2? I was told that installing the service pack 2 will lock up the computer. Thanks in advance |
 | I'm currently programming in C++ at an intermediate level and now moving on to the Win32 API. I know basic Win32 API programming so far and I don't find it too difficult to learn, but my question is: is it worth it to continue learning it while Windows Vista will … |
| | Hello, 1st time poster, pls be patient if I mess up. My IE has been redirected to WinAntiVirus and System Doctor sites at random times, persuading me to load their SW. Norton and Spybot find nothing. Tried Vundofix, nothing found either. Ran Adaware, but not sure what items to 'fix'. … |
| | can sumone help me how u helped the other guy.. i hav the bruteforce uninstaller but it says dont execute if i didn't giv u my logs 1ts.. idk how to do that |
| | A customer brought me in her NB yesterday. She said it wouldn't load windows. I booted it up perfectly fine. However i could not get online with it, nor could i do anything else. Come to find out, well over 3/4 of the services were set at disabled. I took … |
| | Hello im New on here, so first of all HIIIIII i was wondering, is there a way to format a NTFS windows NT hard drive USING DOS or another NON windows xp/2k disk before the operating system starts up? |
 | Hey everyone! I recently reinstalled XP Pro on my server at work after a hardrive tanked and ever since I've been having permissions problems. I use the term "server loosely, we use this particular machine for data recovery, ghosting client drives, virus scans etc etc. Before I reinstalled permissions problems … |
| | hello it gurus.... new here in the forum... have a question about my pc....i know it's infected with something but can't figure out what it is and how to fix it..... ok here's the situation...when I browse the net..didn't matter if it's firefox or ie...it has that 3 second delay...the … |
| | Hallo, I have run into what seems to be not a unique problem ie uninstalling Microsoft Flight Sim X to try and clear a problem, did not uninstall totally and now wont install (error message 1722 followed by 1603). Cleared every FSX file I could find, no change. having applied … |
| | hi everyone...this is my first time posting here...i am having a problem with my WindowsXP on my laptop. The screen with the logo appears and it seems to be loading...but just stays on that screen...it isn't frozen cuz i can still see the bar on the bottom moving back and …  |
 | :rolleyes: Hi Everyone! New to this forum and have run into a new problem for me. Starting yesterday my OE6 has started freezing up when I try to open and or delete some of my mail. It seems to be a random thing. 90+ % open fine. I've tried going … |
| | well, i was playing aroung with safe mode and everything was too big so i tried to change the resolution and it didnt work so i changed the dpi and now it says cannot display this video mode. any help? |
| | Hi guys, about twenty minutes ago, I tried accessing google, only to be redirected to a porn site! I then opened google in a new window, to be redirected to another random site. I can't access google or my banks homepage. I can access ask.com, amazon.co.uk, and pretty much everything … |
| | Hi all Im having a 'stop error' problem whilst running norton 2005 antivirus. Pc crashes half way through scan. Ive swirtched to norton as avg free is coming to an end Here is a Hijackthis print out can anyone help? please. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 14:42:23, on … |
| | Hi everyone, Please bare with me as I have never posted anything on the web before and am new to the site. I am somewhat of a computer novice and I am having a problem I would appreciate any help with. Every time I try to download a pdf file … |
| | Having real trouble. I can't open any of my documents, pics, music, docs etc. When I click on them the screeen goes blank, all the icons disappear, then everything re-appears but all windows have closed!?!? I got so desparate I was going to back up all my photos and format … |
| | hi My spybot always finds adviva, Avenue a inc, Media plex, Sexlist, Sextracker, tradedoubler.amongst others, How do i get rid of these for good. Aol give you a virus checker and firewall for free but im not sure if its any good. Should I buy a new firewall and antivirus? … |
| | Greetings, I certainly hope I can get a bit of help! I have never used hijack prior to this...nor have I had this scenario before. Its seems to be fairly common but each instance can be somewhat different. As per another thread I am providing my hijack logfile for help. … |
| | Ugh, can't believe I did this, and can't fix it myself. I ended up getting a browser hijack program on my girlfriend's computer, I guess. It's constantly shutting down browser windows at random intervals, and giving popups or redirects to sites like ww w.winantivirus.com and such, trying to force its …  |
| | Hi, I'm trying to connect a new workstation to a very small network (30 computers) The computers are linked via Ethernet and switch and all of them are sharing Windows XP. The new workstation is also using Windows XP. When I setup the computer, I made it a member of … |
| | I need some help.. I have a critical system error message icon flashing on my task bar that wont go away.. when i click on it, an internet explorer window pops up with an advertisement for VirusBuster software... how do i get rid of this... |
| | Good Day! I've spent a good amount of time this Thanksgiving weekend trying to resolve several virus attacks. I've been somewhat successful in solving them, but two problems just won't go away. I've got symanetc proxy messages popping up and I can't seem to stop them. I get email post-it … |
| | I bought a Netgear router but I had so many problems trying to set it up that I decided to just use 2 wireless adapters and create an ad-hoc network. I'm trying to create this network with two desktop pc's that are in two different rooms but not that far … |
| | [I]Any help would be appreciated. My computer keeps restarting in the middle of anything. sometimes in restarts and just as i click on my side it shuts down again and restarts again. this happens about 3 or 4 times in a row and then stops for a min. and then …  |
| | Hello I have win xp home with all the updates and I also have windows media player 11. Here is the problem when I play a cd or dvd the sound is jerking the video will also pause for spilt second. I have tried to turn off every even the … |
 | I Have The Downloader Ev Virus On My Laptop And It Is Driving Me Insane. I Have Mcafee Virus Scan On My Comp And They Are The Ones Who Detected It. I Can't Delete, Quarantine, Or Clean It Through Them. I Have Tried Their Suggestions Of Turning Off System Restore … |
| | Okay, first off, sorry for doing this as my first post, I really hate asking a question such as this as my first post, just makes me seem like a noob :( . Anyways. I'm having troubles with my Control Panel. When I go to Start > Control Panel it … |
| | I had a problem with a locked display properties. I fixed it with your help. Thank you very much. It recommended that I run HJT and post a log. I'm not sure how to post the log. Could someone help with this? |
 | Hey folks, Does anyone know if Windows Vista RTM can be run on Virtual PC 2004 (I tried to install 2007 Beta 1 only to find out that XP Home can't run it)? If so where can I download Vista RTM not using Torrents and I dont want a Product … |
 | Hi, I use Win Xp and recently installed all-in-one HP PSC 2175. Everything works great except that I see there's a icon in that notification area that says Safely Remove Hardware. It wasnt there til I installed that HP printer. I dont know if its supposed to be there or … |
| | My turn to pose a question. I just received a weird, unsolicited email. If you try to copy n paste it, u get underlying text appearing with the normally visible text... it only appears when you lclick and drag. A sample of a capture [top text only..]:_ "Market Makers and … |
| | Every time I try to play one particular dvd that I burned, the computer shuts down and restarts giving an error message: The system has recovered from a serious error..." Is there anything in my log that tells what is causeing this? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:29:41 … |
| | hello there people, i hope you could enlight me and maybe help me out, so i can find an answer to my problem, ill explain you: since a couple of weeks ago, a few of my shortcuts at the desktop are not longer working, not even .exe from the main … |
| | Hi, My win98 lost its add/remove list. Whenever I got Control Panel => Add/Remove Programs, the expected window opens, but it empty. All installed programs function flawless, but I can't uninstall any of them. Is there a way to revive the list? Ran  |
| | G'day all I've found a folder named"ACW" in c:\Program Files, and contains the following files:ActiveContentWizard.dll, ACW.exe, ACWExt.xml, AcwPSSExtn.dll, ACWRuntimesCab. Anybody knows why I've got such folder? how did it get there. :surprised Platform: Windows xp sp1, IE6, Firefox1508 Thank you for your help |
| | hello, I'm having some trouble with my windows XP. I dont know if it is either that or just my laptop (Compaq Presario R400). Every time i move a window around it causes these wierd lines to appear and I dont know how to fix it. If anyone knows how … |
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