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my computer, recently, has been acting quite odd...when i start windows, it takes a conciderable amount of time and when the windows tone starts, it cackles. Once thats all over with, my programs start slow, and when i try to run widows media and open, lets say, a browser, the …

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Hey everyone I just recently purchased the Logitech QuickCam Orbit and having a slight problem with installation. I'm running Windows XP SP2 and have tried installing it. I follow the prompts reboot and then try running the program. The software says it needs to be reinstalled so I reinstalled it …

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Hi, can someone help me. I keep getting these pop up window sounds and my computer is running slow. Not sure if I have something that I need to remove. Thank you.. Patricia * HijackThis v1.98 * Written by Merijn - [email]merijn@spywareinfo.com[/email] [url]http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip[/url] [url]http://www.merijn.org/index.html[/url] See bottom for version history. The …

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Ok, here is a strange problem for you guys. I just reformatted my C drive and reinstalled windows. Everything went fine. No problems there. The problem I am having is that my other drive, drive D:, is not showing up in windows now. Before the reformat it detected fine. I …

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Ok, so you've seen a rash of posts from me in the last few hours. Now it's my turn to beg for help. 1st topic: My computer freezes at random times. Each time may have something in common though. So far it happens while I'm using the internet to some …

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My computer was shutdown improperly due to my clusmyness and now when i go to turn it on it will not boot. Instead it gives me the following message.."Windows could not boot because the following file is missing or corrupt.....\WINDOWS\system32\config\system" Im just wondering if there is a way to repair …

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I've tried the solutions given for the same trojan.cachecachekit / NAV popup issue and it hasn't fixed my infected PC yet. It is windows 2000 Server and was hit here over the past few days when the ESBOT worm hit. I have run Ad Aware, Spybot, The Cleaner, Trojan Remover …

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We got a virus on our server this pass few days. We cought the following executables: OFFER.EXE MARK.EXE MSGFIX.EXE PORN_XXX_CRACK.EXE TGB.EXE UJM.EXE To name a few. We terminated the process of these executables and cleaned their entries from the registry. However, today our servers fell victim to another one: Systems32.exe. …

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when i tried to go to get my auto updates from IE by going to tools then windows update i get this ERROR MESSAGE NO:0x8DDD0004 PLEASE HELP HOW DO I FIX IT IM USING WINDOWS XP SP2

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Ok after my monitor was flickering i got a BSod with this tech Info Stop: 0x0000009c 90x00000004, 0x80545ff0, 0xb2000000, 0x00070fo(or 0 not sure cant read writing)f) Any idea i am sick of this

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my pc keeps randomly freezing up, sometimes on startup but only when i have my USB ADSL modem pluged in, but thinking about it, it used to do that with a USB Bluetooth dongle as well. anyone got any ideas, ive tried a clean install of windows and drivers but …

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Good day people! May I seek advice from you. I have got this toolbar on my internet explorer. That I could no remove it. Unlike a Yahoo Toolbar which has more transparency on this. When I do a search, it brings me to [url]http://searchweb2.com/[/url] How do I uninstall toolbars?? I …

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hello!! this is my hijackthis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 14:09:52, on 22.8.2005 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\Sygate\SPF\smc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft …

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Hi and thanks in advance for your help. Don't know exactly what info. is most helpful so I'll just share as much as I can think of. I have a Sony Vaio PCV RX570 desktop with Win XP. I have service pack 2 installed and run Microsoft Antispyware as my …

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Hello everyone, this is my first post here and im in need of some help. I have a Compaq Presario (R4012US) with a built in Broadcom 802.11 b/g card, windows XP home SP2. I was able to access the internet with it a week ago with having anywhere from 2-4 …

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hi i need help my computer is telling me that it is dumping the physical memory and the error is stop:0x0000007e(0xc0000005,0x8059231e,0xf8a32a4c,0xf8a3274c) it is a sony vaio laptop please help thanks

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i just finished building a new PC. AMD 4200+ A8N-SLI Deluxe 1GB RAM (512x2) ATI x850XT 160GB SATA HD 400GB IDE HD ive seen issues like this on this forum, but i think it may be a hardware issue with mine. everytime i go to load XP it restarts on …

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I recently tried to install a 6600GT video card, but got no POST, no mouse, nothin'. Here's the [URL=http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread30691.html]thread[/URL]. I RMA'd the card, but in the meantime, I read that one of the fixes for the problem I had was to reinstall Windows XP. I don't want to unless I …

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Hi I'am new to this but I really need to clean out this computer. I tried to follow the threads on how to remove aurora. As I was on safe mode I tried to run the nail fix but when I clicked it it said the nail fix was'nt unzipped …

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when installing xp professional, all seems to be running smoothly. it formats, it copies the necessary files, but after that it says it needs to restart and setup will continue- but it doesnt. it restarts my computer and starts the process all over again

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hi to all, First of all my english is not that good.so plz do bear with me. I want to setup a linux box in a LAN that should be able to act in following roles: [COLOR=DarkOrange] Priority Role: Web server for a web application Linux web server ( for …

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My friend is running an Inspiron 1150 w/ SP2 with a lotta lotta lag. I read the thread about this that's linked to from the XP forum here... no dice. Also ran through the advice on cleaning a computer here... just hoping someone could spare a minute to look at …

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I have been sent some bin and cue files which I extracted with WinRar but they still appear as bin and cue files and I cannot see how to install the programs or open the files. I burned to CD as I have seen advised in other areas but still …

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Hi, We were running originally on workgroup sharing our DSL link using ICS in XP. This works nicely until we decide to add our XP workstations to a domain on 2000 SVR. Now other workstations are not able to browse the web. Fact is the PC with DSL modem is …

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My computer has gone beserk, its really screwed up by some virus, can anybody help me? My McAfee virusscanner identifies a virus called New Poly Win32, I've tried [URL=http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread30127.html ]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread30127.html [/URL] and tried formatting the hard drive (I did not come further then 53% then he terminated the Formatting). So …

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I don't know exactly what's going on but I'm getting an alert from NT Authority/System that either services.exe or lsass.exe has terminated unexpectedly... status code 128... system will now shutdown and restart. I know spyware has something to do with the whole thing since I have instances of root.exe and …

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What is the best most userfriendly firewall (free) that can bec onfigured for a network. right now i am using zonealarm...i dont like it

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Hi, Would it be possible :idea: to edit the "new" menu, you know you right click on desktop and it says new then you choose text doc, shortcut ect. if so could it be done saftley (with out regitry editor)

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Hi All, I'm new to this site so please be gentle! I need help! From yesterday my PC wouldn't allow me to access certain websites which I was allowed to view earlier in the day. I cannot remember making any changes to the system in the intervening time. I've had …

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i have a system with P4 2.4 ,512 mb ram, intel 845gvsr motherboard, 80 gb sata samsung HDD, the problem is that everytime i play a game the screen freezes and later crashes into windows. thereafter shows the message that the '.exe' file of the game encountered problems. it even …

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My homepage is been set to the hotoffers website constantly and I also get an error message pop-up that tries to get me to download anti-spy software if I click ok. Can anyone help please? My HijackThis log is as follows: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 01:33:32, on …

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A friend of mine recently hooked up his computer and decided to use Mozilla Firefox as his browser instead if IE. Originally, Windows Media Player was his default audio and video player, but then he downloaded Quicktime in order to view another video. Now his computer will only allow Quicktime …

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I've had my laptop for a while, over the course of the last month it would make beeping sounds and shut down automatically occassionally(maybe once every 4-5 days). Today i tried to turn on my laptop and the little led light shows that the screen is turned on and hd …

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My monitor seems to be flashing quite often. i alssog bsod's. but i think that is because i have a 3 prong plug converted into a 2 prong plug and its not geting the computer enuf power. ANy ideas on this monitr or if u agree with my BSOD theory

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folks : Pls let me know about some free Anti email Spam tools for outlook express.. I'm using BSpam... how about that ? any better is their ? [URL=http://www.bspam.com]http://www.bspam.com[/URL]

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I'm in quite a bind and need help. I must have PHP (version 4 or 5) installed on a Windows 2003 IIS machine ASAP. I have been trying for a couple of days and had no luck at all. I followed the instructions here: [url]http://www.benmardesign.com/IIS_PHP_MYSQL_setup/php_setup.html[/url] with no luck. If anyone …

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Hello, Thank you for answering my message in advance. I am having a terrible time with a new laptop I have gotten. Even from the beginning (Opening it up from the box) it has had this problem where it will open up numerous explorer windows(or firefox ... or will actually …

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good day, i upgraded a pc from virus 98 to xp pro and i'm stuck with a freaking outlook express that doesn't work. if you open it, it says computer is out of memory or disk is full. the error number (i'm assuming it's the error number) is "0x80012ce, 3". …

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I had this question before and I didn't really have good results. I have three hard drives installed on my Dell Dimension XPS Gen4. Two of them mirror each other on a Raid 0 setup, so windows sees the three hard drives as two. Now the mirrored hard drives are …

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Hi there, My brother got a eMachines T1862 but altho it seems he had droped it. so there was a part broken from the motherboard so im going to look for a new motherboard and just put that in there. Now this is the Computer how it was [IMG]http://www.emachines.com/products/images/emachines_t1862_main.jpg[/IMG] Specifications …

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This may be more of a web design or networking question, but since it does involve windows explorer and IE, I figured I would drop it here. What I need to do is have my local clients set up so that when a user types www in their address bar …

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hello people how is everyone i have a slight problem with my command box when i open it it has no scroll bar so say wen i do a comand like i dnt know netstat wen d numbers scroll past they dispaear cus i cnt scroll up how do i …

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you read right, I followed along with windows easy guide to install IE6 located here: [URL=http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378[/URL] And after it was done installing it told me that I'd to restart my computer. So, innocently, I did. [b]But[/b] when it was about to load the main screen to the desktop a windows …

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My Virus and firewall protection (Mcafee) is continually being turned off. I keep on re-installing the programs as, the registries are either missing or have been moved. Am I infected with a Virus or trojan? How should I proceed form here? Wallace Tait.

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Heres my problem: Every so often, usually after i have been doing one thing and leaving every other program idle, or leaving the computer idle for longer than ~2 Min, the instant I open My Computer, click a back button in internet explorer, or even enter a console command in …

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My windows xp is running fine with barely 3% usage if I am not running any heavy-weight process. But when I connect to internet my cpu usage shoots up to 100% with major chunk used by explorer and task manager. My internet connection is basically optical fibre based and as …

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I ran the most recent versions of adaware, spybot, and norton anti-virus. I downloaded the most recent version of hijackthis as well, and ran it with all windows closed. Any time you can donate to help me get rid of this about:blank hijacking is greatly appreciated :) Logfile of HijackThis …

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I dont know if this is the right place to put this but I updated the driver for my LT Win Modem to 8.30 but when I restart my computer and try to get on the internet msn (my isp is msn) can find the modem. My old driver 8.22 …

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I'm completely new to pretty much everything computers. I know how to navigate one, but apart from that........... I've got the cool web search trojan on an inherited pc. I've downloaded nearly every tool to remove this and no joy. cwshredder, ad aware and loads of others. heres a report …

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I recently updated from 2000 to xp. by deleting the first partition then going over it. now when you try to log off it goes to a black screen and stays there. i have waited for like a few min. but it still stays there. when i swithc users its …

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