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I am planning to have Linux as my main operating system. However, I have following concerns 1) Do all the programs I use in windows can be use in the Linux? 2) Do the Linux offer better the internet connection than window in term of stability and speed? Anyone can …

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Hi! After I start my computer everything is fine until the [URL="http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/46887.html#"]desktop[/URL] is supposed to appear. Nothing happens the mousepointer works but the screen is all black. I think i accedently uninstalled [URL="http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/46887.html#"]intel[/URL]. Has anyone any suggestions..?

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Its much faster,doesnt keep re-starting if you have open apps,its MUCH,MUCH better!! [url]http://www.the-old-sea-dog.net/defrag.html[/url]

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All of my comports have just disappeared. The hardware summary shows only LPT1, and when I try to add a new comport it loads as port number 5. Does anyone know what I did wrong or how else this happened? Thanks in advance, Ergon

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Guys, I have an issue with my pc. On boot up it comes with "Lsass.exe" error, and just keeps re-booting. I have tried System Recovery CD, I have also tried going through safe mode, but NO LUCK. Can any one HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPP me please.

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I have xp on one hard drive and i installed vista public beta on another drive in my computer. The install went fine and i was up and running on both os's. I wanted to access my my documents folder off of my windows xp installation and i was prompted …

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Hi My friend has Windows XP & have just bought Norton 2006 & I tried to remove the 2005 version for him ( from the control panel remove programs) but stopped it half-way & now when I try to remove it it doesn't respond (nothing opens).:eek: I have ran registry …

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Hi, recently i have been attacked by tons of trojan and adware. I'm unable to list them since i forgot to note them down but my computer seems to be free from them now after using Norton Anti Virus scan and Super Ad Blocker. However, upon clearing them, whenever i …

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Dear sir, I to had the problem of System32 Folder Opens When Windows NT Starts, and after 2 days are so i did not see any folder opened,but my new system P4 turn down to be very very slow that i was not able open any folder nor browse internet.Then …

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My computer randomly restarts and when It comes back on says windows has just encountered a serious errror. Sometimes it will not restart andjust go to a blue screen that says windows shut down to prevent serious damage to your system or something like that. Although I havent gotten that …

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So, because I'm a cool kid, I'm on the MySpace (don't worry, I don't solicit minors, sillies), and for some reason there are a bunch of posts attributed to me that I haven't made. Some are selling iPods, and others are just blatently racist. I'm guessing I have a bug …

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I have a problem with my pc, it doesnt boot up. So I was thinking to upload xp home edition again. How do I got about??????????????

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Hi, I am new to the forum and have been experiencing blue screen errors with my PC. The PC is running W2000 Professional, SP3, AMD Duron Proc., 256kRAM. 2 drives- c: windows stuff & software, d: data drive. Nothing new installed recently, PC around 4 yrs old. Error msg as …

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OK, I admit I'm posting a lot these days, ever since I installed a multiple anti-everything protection. Feeling much safer is a good thing, but now I'm facing another extreme...machine is painfully slow in everything I do - mouse pointer, typing, windows opening, websites downloading. The source of this is …

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Hi All. I have two different server. One server is windows and another is Linux. I need to publish the files on Linux server through ASP. But in asp i am not found any library or any service for do this work. So have u any guys have any IDEA, …

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I was prompted by my McAfee protection service that I have been infected with a Trojan type "Generic Downloader .z" It would not allow me to erase it or anything and now none of my spyware/virus scans are picking this up. Is this a problem? Here is my latest Hijackthis …

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My computer is slower than a snail. I have run every test known to man on this thing, ran all the adware removers, spyware removers, McAffee, Ewido, Cleanup, Hijack-this, and whole slew of others to find out WHY my computer is running slower than dial up (i have cable). I …

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Hi All, Can someone let me know how to enable listening for TCP packets on ports 25 & 110 under Windows XP? I'm having an issue with being able to send and recieve client-based e-mail (Outlook Express 6.0), and am receiving the following message: [quote]The connection to the server has …

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my internet explorer won't load...when i click on properties it as about:blank as my homepage. Here is my hijack this log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:59:41 PM, on 6/17/2006 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 …

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hello, I am needing t reformat my windows xp computer but my mom has decided to throw away the cd. My computer is in desperate need of reformatting can any one please help. thanks, Paul:confused:

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I'm Fixing a pc with winxp, and it is infected with a troja horse I can't remove. I'm Guissing it is Trojan Banker A, but I'm not sure. The reason I belive that it is this trojan is because, Ad Aware succeded in deleting a dmid32.dll file, and every time …

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i am unable to debug useing domain user account. Any suggestiong to run IIS with domain user account on the local system would be appricated :cool:

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Hi all, I'd like to get started programming Windows, but not sure how to go about it. I've only really worked with Java (in terms of OO programming) up until now. Will most Windows programming be done using .NET from now on? I mean, will any of the .NET languages …

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And things where going so well :-) I have a bug (hopefully just one) on my laptop... I keep getting a notification on my task bar that says Security Alert!.... Enclosed is my HJT and SmitFraudFix logs... Thanks in advance.... *** HJT LOG *** Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved …

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Hello all, My pc says it is infected with myzor fk@yf virus, my homepage is hijacked and alerts a popping up every where, i have attached a hjt log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:08:11 PM, on 20/06/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 …

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I was unaware of the dangers of using P2P program and my computer has been seriously hacked. I deleted 7.5 gigs of zip files that were being stored on my system. I keep getting bridge.dll errors and massive amounts of adware. I have included a HJT report. Please assist. Logfile …

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Hello, My Windows recently busted and I had to re-install Windows. However, I had a unpartitioned bit of HD that someone recommended I install Windows to in hopes I could fix my old copy. They suggested using an XP boot CD and boot directly from the CD rather then the …

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Just put a new HDD in my Toshiba Satellite 2435-225 but instead of the standard single partition I created four. This I think is the limit for laptop. Anyway, I installed XP Pro in C. In the disk manager everything checks out OK. I formatted E (programs) and it is …

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I just got through fixing my AIM virus and all of a sudden when I go to start up Windows XP and log in with my password it takes a long time to load then pops up to my desktop with that error. I do not know what to do. …

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I had windows 2000 installed on my computer and I had my permissions on my D Drive, my second drive in the system, set so that only I could access the drive. I wiped out my C drive and installed windows XP and now even I cannot access the D …

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Hi, hoping someone here can shed some light on a problem that has baffled me for weeks, and those who i work with in Tech Support. yes yes, its our job and we can't work it out, i know, its lame. Anyway, when i am downloading torrents, using any client, …

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Yesterday I was going to head out to a friends so I was going to reboot my system (I do that every so often when I leave) and when it was rebooting, it took way too long. My power shut off for a minute and then came back I turned …

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IE 6 missing "File", etc. Drop Down Menus. Address Box. IE 6 is inoperative because I can't leave the HOME page:sad:

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ok, i had this red circle w/ a white x appear in my tool bar stating that my computer has been infected..then my desktop background went away and turned to a blue background. i cant even set pictures as a background any more, only colors..so i went to a past …

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I have a dell dimension 8300, with 1.5 something memory and a 250 something hard drive. I'm retired and know nothing about computers. Computer was running poorly and Dell replaced the MB again, network on MB, power supply and CD-Rom. I used the Dell recovery discs to reload the computer …

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Are the following things found infected or not because i want to know whether or not the use smitfraudfix to clean them. SmitFraudFix v2.63 Scan done at 17:55:24.81, Tue 06/20/2006 Run from C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\SmitfraudFix OS: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] - Windows_NT Fix ran in normal mode »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\ …

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Hello Here is my hijack this log file. My computer isn´t working propertly in some areas. For example when I turn on my computer the wireless zero configuration service doesn´t start though it´s set as automatic. I always have to start the computer automatically. Also when I leave my computer …

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Hello everyone! Just the other day I noticed a process called WM_STI.EXE and I had no idea what it was so I tracked it... ...to my USB cam, but I still have no idea what it does. (When I shut it off the cam still worked fine :confused:). [B]Question #1:[/B] …

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To whom it may concern. My internet keeps on disconnecting. It isn't just a problem with Internet Explorer, Mozilla can't connect either, so I believe my internet all together is having problems. My broadband linksys router stays on and activated, but every hour or so, I just keep on losing …

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Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well :) Ok, questions... I finally found a new hosting company that I want to sign up with & now there seems to be problems with them understanding what I need. On my current hosting company I can store my manuals & …

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I'm not sure if this is a Server 2003 issue or an MSSQL issue, so pardon the cross-post. I have created a local user called "sql-daemon" to run MSSQL 2005. At the onset, everything works fine: I can reboot the server and all SQL processes start as expected. Then, one …

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ok heres my hjt log how do i look... i just got the atmclk spyware.. but zone alarm blocked it for me.. but how does the system look .. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:53:26 PM, on 6/19/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 …

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Hello: I am hoping someone has gone through this before and would have some tips... I have a Compaq Presario S4010CL (2.4 Intel Celeron, 40G harddrive and 1GB of RAM) with Windows XP Home Edition. I had a Geforce FX5200 before taking it out during troubleshooting. A while back, the …

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These two processes snuck aboard my machine when I stupidly downloaded a Windows Media Player codex update (why I haven't removed that entire ap by this point is beyond me, frankly.) As with all the other instances of these processes, I'm recieving popups in IE windows (I don't use IE) …

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I have been having Anoying popups that just popup, they are named ULWindowSeek and ULWindowUrl, they both open at the same time.. I have done a "Clean" on my SmitfraudFix and it showed some files in the Temp. Decintery but they couldent be deleated. Heres my Hijack Log: Logfile of …

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I recently installed a DVD-RW and a usb hdd. I tried to play a .mpeg in wmp10 and get audio, but no video. I had the same results with realplayer and quicktime. Also tried to play .avi's with the same result. I've tried rolling back the WMP, same results. I …

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I have been having problems performing a clean install of xp on a new hard drive. Every time it hangs up on 4min remaining while saving settings. However install fine on 3 other much smaller hard drives that i have when hooked to the same comp. Any ideas?

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Sorry if this be a tired subject...it unfortunately is new to me! I have a p4 and am running XPhome.....have had the computer 2 or 3 years and have been running an early version of Photoshop on it all that time.... BUT.... a few days ago when trying to run …

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i am having trouble with two spyware programs . i use a couple of prgrams but i cant seem to get them to go away. i use spyware doctor ccleaner and reg mechanic. i find 48 issues when i run spyware doctor everytime when i go to fix the issues …

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Hi, I need to install win98SE into my new computer with a 100.0G hardisk. I have 2 questions about it: 1. I used FDISK(with a bootable win98 cd) in my previous computer, once i made for different partition, it need to scan and scan every time... Do we have a …

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