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Hey, I hope someone can help me cos otherwise my next step is formatting my hard drive :cry: Right, my problem is: when i start up windows it comes up to the screen where my windows hard drive gets checked for errors and after the drive has been checked there …

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I have been having problems with my computer recently. One thing that has been happening which i think is important is that every time i try to run a spyware scan (Ad-Aware) my computer shuts down with a message to the extent of "Critical error...." ( sorry...i dont remember what …

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Hi everyone, I just replaced mobo and cpu in my girlfriends dead computer. It has xp office on hard drive. When I powered up it runs bios and then beeps and stops asking if I want to start windows norm, safe mode, safe mode with prompts and network. No matter …

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I'm just wondering if there is such software for people to run full screen games (ones that can't be changed with the "-window" or "-w") in window mode, specifically Red Alert 2 :cheesy:

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Can anyone help with this? PC will not open any of these... wordpad, notepad, windows explorer. The machine is running NoAdware version 4 but something must have made it past the antispyware program. I tried to update NoAdware but even THAT fails with a MFC error. This is the logfile …

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If I created a tech site just like this one and had the same forum layout structure: meaning, I used the -Microsoft Windows - Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 - Windows 9x/Me - Web Browsers - Windows Software - Viruses, Spyware & Other Nasties - Windows tips 'n' tweaks Does that break the …

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Greetings, I have an old PIII/550 that my kids use. It's overdue for a cleanup due to all their junk. I'm not having boot difficulties, just really need to speed things up with a fresh install of XP Pro. It's been a long time, however, and I guess I didn't …

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A father forgot his administrator passord and needs to download security updates. Windows XP Home Edition. Any suggestions?

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Hi, im a student in a college studying Computing... so some how i feel i should know this :D anyhow since i dont i thought maybe some of u could help. For my dad im trying to create a small home server running XP, however Windows Server 2003 is also …

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Dear colleage, One of my Pcs is Booted Dualiy (Dual Boot), But know I want to remove one and have single Boot. How could I remove one with out formating the drive that contains it's files. Best regards, ben.

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Yep, jsut as it says. Its ONLY the wallpaper, AND the mouse. No start, no nothing. NOTHING AT ALL. Messed up BAD. How do I run programs? Task Maneger>File>RUN That's how. It's soo slow and inefficient. I NEED this fixed because my computer is messed up. Please note: [B]RUNNING EXPLORER.EXE …

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Hi guys n gals, I get a microsoft internet explorer pop up saying 'Out of line memory at line 94' regularly when i open up my browser, any one of you experienced people know how to get rid? :mrgreen: Cheers Dougie

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my laptop must have a virus on it, it seems that the right half of the letters on the key board at numbers im not sure what to do.. help me please

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Hello all, I just received a Phisher e-mail and I heard that you're mainly going to be receiving this if some spyware or Trojan is on your computer. So, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good anti-Trojan scan to download? Also, here is my Hijack this log if …

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For a month now, I have been unable to open hotmail and a few other sites. please help. I also need to know how to post highjackthis logged data from my computer. As I am sure you can tell I am a novice.

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recently, i unable to play my game in full screen mode. i remember that it works well before. i dont know whats happen...it is my register in regedit.exe has been change?? anyone know how to solve it?

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Hi. I'm running an Athlon 2400+ with 512 DDR ram with Windows XP Pro. However, I've noticed that whenever I begin to burn a CD, or simulate a burning, my CPU usage shoots up to 100%. As you can imagine, my computer becomes pretty much unusable when this happens so …

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Can someone review this Hijackthis log file and tell me if there is anything I can delete...computer is running slower than norm...have ran Adaware & Spybot. Thanks!!! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:38:52 AM, on 2/10/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) …

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Hello, I beleive I found a suspicious file on my machine used as an [i]explorer.exe[/i] shell. I've been trying to remove it all day, with no luck. Below is my HJT Log: ---------------------------------- Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 11:16:48 AM, on 5/9/2005 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) …

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I know this is probably a basic question, but I'm stuck and can't seem to figure it out :-/ This is in VB.NET 2005 and I'm making a windows forms app. I'm filling a DataTable from a SQL command, and then binding a dropdownlist to that DataTable. I'm assigning the …

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I am an admitted Rookie. I install :eek: ed Radeon x 700 pro on my Vaio Desktop.The reason for the upgrade was to take advantage of the component video out when I use the Cloning feature. I like to watch recorded Media Player stuff on my Big Screen (which of …

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We just put together a computer for a friend of ours. Everything worked fine when we gave it to her, and she checked it out again at her parents. But when she started it back at school it went through the check disk for errors then the monitor shut off. …

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I just set up a new PC and have dual monitors using extended desktop. Works really well, but one strange thing is happening that I was hoping someone here might be able to explain. When I move the cursor from one monitor to the next, the cursor shifts up or …

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Hello, I have a windows application on VB.Net and I connect it to a MS Access database placed on a server. This application is multiuser (50 users aprox reading and writing data), all of them can access the application at the same time with no problem. This application works Fine …

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My computer has been lagging in start up for awhile now but today we had a blackout and when I turned my comp on it tries to show the desktop it gets as far as pentium 4 and it switches to black and at the bottom of the screen there …

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i seemto have this virus or whatever it is, and nothing seems to get rid of surfsidekick (HJT, Adaware, PCtoolsAntivirus)... Ihtink this may be the problem for my computer... how should i get rid of this?

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Hi all, My csocket program is as follow. The program run properly but the server don't wait the message from client and the client also don't send. Can anyone help me what's the problem in client server communciation API. Thanks a lot in advance. #include <afxwin.h> // MFC core and …

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Hi just wondering if someone could take a look at my hijack this log. Just doin a check to make sure I don't have any nasties. Thanks alot. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:16:14 AM, on 2/12/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 …

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I'm running windows xp professional, and I've been having trouble accessing web-based email services (hotmail, yahoomail, and also a private microsoft exchange server web interface) from my computer. I've tried using both firefox and internet explorer. When attempting to load my hotmail or yahoo inbox in ie, the page simply …

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Hi Guys, i am at my whits end with this computer.......i seem to have managed to get winfixer popus from somehwere and they are CONSTANT. as well as this i play a lot of online gaming and now my computer restarts whenver i try to play one of them......and the …

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Can anyone suggest me how should i remove java.shinwow.BA? It was only detected by my zonealarm. However zonewalarm is unable to remove it. Can someone help me? Is it a virus?

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Hey guys, I have been using Firefox for awhile, but all of a sudden have been getting popups in IE windows. Also my Internet conection has been lagging. I have done a few virus scan Adawre, Spybot, and Ewido. However, it seems that I have a trojan. Here is the …

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At my boot screen i am always prompted to choose the operating system. I use only windows xp home edition and it's listed twice. is there anyway to skip this prompt and go straight to the booting of xp?

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Hello all, recently my computer has been acting very weird and it keeps on redirecting my browser to other pages and popups keep appearing. I've used Ad-Aware SE, Spybot, cwshredder, and even Ewido and I just can't remove these: [2020] C:\WINDOWS\system32\wxsdmoe.dll -> Adware.Look2Me : Error during cleaning [408] C:\WINDOWS\system32\wxsdmoe.dll -> …

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For some reason when I try to install most software, I click on the setup.exe file and then nothing happens. I tried to fix the problem by installing hte most recent version of windows installer, but no luck. All I see is a little tab on the bottom of my …

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my computer has been acting funky. then 1 day when it asked for the password and username it wouldn't let me try anything in. so i rebooted the PC by cutting the power off... then it wouldn't boot into windows..just sat there, "trying" to boot in there but couldn't.. so …

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Im having a problems with XP i installed it on two different HDD already and they are both using up 100% of the cpu... also one of them is new out of the box. Cant seem to figure out what the problem is.... I have also reconnected all the wires …

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Hi guys, According to [URL=http://testdrive.mapinfo.com/TECHSUPP/MIPROD.NSF/0/9d37e38edafa743f8525708b00555906?OpenDocument]Here[/URL] I am told to update the ISScript engine on your computer by downloading the latest one from [URL=http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108158]Here[/URL] However, I can't even install this MSI because the error message speaks : The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are …

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I have a quick link toolbar.. also there is pop up, which comes up quite often with a lot of links... adult content, and enlargement..n stuff. I had starware too... automatically shows search results. I am not a comp pro. So i will a little trouble changing the registery keys. …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:10:18 PM, on 03/02/2006 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\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTSvcCDA.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Iomega\System32\ActivityDisk.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe …

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I'm working on a side project/consulting job for my former employer...basically I want to recreate an app I did in VB6 using VB2005. It's a simple app, but it was built when I was less experienced, and while I've got the business logic, I'm having troubles getting to a point …

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[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/275546/en-us[/url] describes my dilemma. The problem is that according to this solution I need the Client for Microsoft Networks :cry: I do not have it installed. I am running XP. What do you recommend?

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Sometimes under no apparent reasoning certain processes will use 100% of the processor, causing it to become really hot and slowing down the overall performance of the computer. So far I have had trouble with these processes: trillian.exe, wmplayer.exe, eplorer.exe I have searched for viruses and spyware with no results. …

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How do I find it. I can't remember where I saw it but they said it came directly from ms and it is just like the xp pro themes so there is no add on like some other 3rd party stuff. Anyone know where I need to look in [url="http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic43764.html#"]microsoft[/url]? …

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I am not able to download any virus protectors or any file at all from online... every tim ei try, the download screen comes up, but no information are next to the (estimated time, file name, and the other fields) Im not sure, but with the recent scare in viruses …

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I have tried looking everywhere to figure out how to reinstall the .cda audio codec and cannot find it anywhere. Because it's gone Windows Media Player doesn't even include it in the list of playable/updateable file formats. Does ANYONE know where I may obtain this file/codec/driver? and reinstall it on …

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Hello everyone, and thank you for considering this topic. I think I may just have screwed up my friend's machine. I was trying to fix some problems with drivers, and used system restore, to restore all of the origional OS, and drivers. Now the computer says on a black screen …

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i would like to either disable or reduce sensitivity of the touch pad as it causes serious upset when typing: cursor jumps at the slightest touch of thumb to another place, or wipes out loads of work. help!

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I am receiving an error message that displays USRprbda.exe DLL Initialization Failed and then the PC displays the blue screen that says IRQ is not less or equal. I thought it was the video card so I replaced it with a new one. Has anyone seen this before?

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