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Hey y'all... I was wondering if anyone could help me with my generic MP3 player. I bought it off ebay and looks just like the ipod nano. I used it about a week or so ago while trying to sleep. I shut it off and just layed it beside the …

Hello! I need some help with choosing between these products AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ My choice would be 6000+ but I wanted to ask if it really is the best. Thanks.

When I click on the start button on the desktop taskbar, I do not find the Run command. I started the 'Secondary Logon Service' and clicked 'start' on the Action menu. But it does not bring back the 'Run' Command. Please help me, by suggesting what to do to bring …

Last night I recieved the Anti virus XP 2008 Virus. I down loaded Spy Hunter and ran it, but it appears that it has not worked ($30.00 well spent). I have a blue desktop with a warning telling me that I have Spyware on my computer. Here is my HJT …

I have an old lan party socket A board. This board was working great and then one day just stopped working. I've tried different ram, new power supply, i've tested the cpu in other boards (worked fine), etc. etc. Basically it all comes down to the board and i've tried …

Please help. Stein's posting on how to reformat a hard drive was most helpful. I was able to complete it and install windows XP. Immediately after light use, the computer froze and I did a hard shut down. Now when I turn the computer on, the monitor displays nothing. I …

As asked by Phillie here is the new thread with the ComboFix logs. I hope it helps: ComboFix 08-07-21.2 - Ryan Gartner 2008-07-23 20:11:55.3 - NTFSx86 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.2.1252.1.1033.18.2221 [GMT 2:00] Running from: C:\Documents and Settings\Ryan Gartner\Desktop\ComboFix.exe . ((((((((((((((((((((((((( Files Created from 2008-06-23 to 2008-07-23 ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) . 2008-07-23 …

[B]I have a Gateway 3310 PC with Windows XP SP2 at 2.66 Ghz and a Intel Celeron processor. The computer originally had 2 sticks of Samsung 256MB DDR RAM PC3200 CL3. I recently went out and bought 2 sticks of Centon 512MB DDR RAM that is running currently at 333 …

Hello.....i have forgetten ma xp adminstrator password....and there is no other adminstrator how can i recover ma password without rebooting my computer....or how can i add any other adminstrator account

So I have an xp that my family uses and well im having some hardcore virus problems that I dont know how to fix the first is my Desktop and start always dissapear this has been happening since yesterday also When i reboot my computer and go to the login …

HELLO to all, anyways straight to it, i've got a miner problem. My media player has a limit to how many songs i can have in the library for some reason. at first i was just using winamp and after ripping 200songs or so it just kept replacing the old …

help, i am tryin to format the c drive, and re-install win xp pro.. but thats not so easy when i cant boot from xp cd. i get the "media failure, check cable exiting intel boot agent" message.. so i tryed paragon partition magic to format c. it went into …

Hi friends, I tried to upgrade my XP Student release to XP Vista Look and after some process, the screen stops with this message [DR-DOS] A:\>. Can anybody guide me how to complete the upgradation. Of note, when booting, I could see XP student release and XP Vista Look, meaning …

Hey people i am having a problem of not being able to copy and paste anything out of the current drive to another drive..can someone tell me what is wrong..???

Hello, Whenever I use my home computer, which is not connected to the internet, in the first five minutes, a box comes up with "no connection is detected. To view your stored web pages offline, click work offline." or something like that. And then it does it every hour after …

Hello, and I hope you can help me with this. I recently updated my motherboard drivers using a program named Driver Detective. I had used this before, and without any problems, but this time, I had some serious ones. My first attempts to update resulted in my computer only semi …

somehow, i have deleted the windows games suite from my pc. I don't have an installation disk, I have XP Home so I didn't create a restore point. The deleted files do not appear in the Recycle Bin. I am desperate to get them back. Can anyone tell me how …

heres my HJT log. i just finished scanning/removing with spybot, and ive rebooted already. my explorer.exe just automatically shuts itself off, then restarts. it eventually just stops restarting. what originally happened was i had a virus, and it actually removed explorer.exe from the startup registery. i had to add it …

I'm having a problem with my computer freezing up, I'm running windows xp service pk 3, pentium 4, 1.80 ghz, 512 ddr ram, some times it will run for days without freezing and other times it will freeze after a few minutes, so i cut the power supply wait a …

Hey guys, Quick question; I'm using Window Vista Basic and I'm encountering a new problem with Windows Update. Windows Update informs me that I have 2 new updates. I instructed it to download and install the update. Windows update proceeds to start the download, but is stuck at 0% with …

I have one very dead fan in my computer, which is why I have an external one that keeps the machine cool. I also have SpeedFan, which measures the temperatures of both the harddrive and the CPU. I'm wondering if there's a magic number that the harddrive shouldn't go over …

So, I'm posting this in a couple different areas on this site, as I'm really not entirely sure where it falls, but mobos seems right for me. I picked up an old custom piece from my buddy, just to fool around with it and make it my 'frankenstein' if you …

Hello All. I hope someone can help. 3 days ago I somehow picked up a browser hijacker. It seems to be completely random. I will click a link from anywhere, and it will SOMETIMES just go to a totally unrelated page. If I go back, and click the link again, …

Well in the last week, me computer has started to play up a bit it keeps freezing. I have never had any problems like this before, right before it freezes i hear a noise, it almost sounds like something is turning off inside... Any ideas???

I am currently running Windows XP Home edition on my Dell computer. This morning, all of a sudden, my computer froze up and pulled up a screen I hadn't seen before. Something about emptying disk something or other. Then the computer rebooted past the Dell logo and I got a …

Hi everyone, I am new here and I have been trying to fix this on my own for a week now... I am not very experienced, however I've read through some previous threads and tried a few things based on previous advice to other unlucky people with the same symptoms... …

[code][ 405.681685] wlan0_rename: authenticated [ 405.681688] wlan0_rename: associate with AP 00:18:f8:42:5f:ed [ 405.683255] wlan0_rename: RX ReassocResp from 00:18:f8:42:5f:ed (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=4) [ 405.683262] wlan0_rename: associated [ 1500.944687] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -1817657700 ns) [ 1500.948670] Time: hpet clocksource has been installed. [22986.775863] rtc: lost 17 interrupts [22986.860515] rtc: lost …

Can someone tell me how to start my Dell Dimension E80 with Window XP in Dos Mode? I have been infected by a bug and it will not even start. I am planning on typing format C: /s once dos mode is open so I can start new. Thanks for …

I just bought a motherboard(used) for my 5150 Inspiron. It was apparently from a 1100 series unit. It will not boot with the CPU (3.86GHz IntelP4) from the 5150 nor will allow me to use the Video card from the 5150. Is there some way to flash the BIOS so …

Recently noticed strange blinking of power LED on my desktop system, following a virus attack. I managed to clean everything up (or so I think) and upgraded my protection apps to prevent reinfection, but this blinking LED seems really curious. It first began immediately after I had changed my power …

After I installed Windows service pack 3 my computer will not boot up past the screen with the little white dot moving. After it boots up I can plug in the Western Digital External HD and my PC will recognize it. I have been in touch with Microsoft support re …

I need some help with a display issue, please. I got a call from a co-worker yesterday complaining about the text having shrunk inside his windows on all programs, but not on his desktop. He tells me he didn't do anything that would have caused this. I had him play …

There is program error while running outlook. I can execute it but after few seconds program error message shows. Help !!!

Hi, I'm running a fedora distro on VMWare in my XP machine. My XP machine is connected to a windows network. How can I detect my linux machine in this network ? Thanks

Hi, I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my Pc. When I insert the Cd ans reboot, I selected the option install Ubuntu. Then I get the Ubunu screen with the logo. After that I'm getting : [CODE]Busy Box v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5 Ubuntu 12) Built-in Shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a …

Hi, I have a fedora DVD image file. I need to install this on a different machine which has no DVD writer. Is there a way for me to use the DVD image file that I already have to convert it into multiple CD images for use on the other …

Well. . . This has been two years of one problem after another since I got my GAteway Tablet PC from Best Buy. The worst. Since the last time I had to turn it in for weeks for one serious problem or another, [B][COLOR="Red"]I have not been able to connect …

Well, A client brought in a PC LOADED with Viruses and Spyware. Anyhow after numerous scans with Avast! and Ad-Aware, I came here and ran the suggested apps. The problem that still lingers is that whenever I goto the Screensaver Tab, I get the DLL as an App error. Prior …

Newly built computer, Windows XP Home Edition installed. Graphics Card is: MSI GeForce 7300LE Graphics Card with TurboCache Technology GEFORCE 7300LE PCIE 256MB VISTA VGA DVI TV OUT NVIDIA Graphics Card - 256MB 64bit Once drivers were installed and resolution set to what the 19" monitor wanted, I get the …

I have just installed Windows XP SP3. When the system re-starts it says that file \windows\inf\biosinf.inf is missing and that I should repair Windows installation with original CD using the "R" command. In the middle of doing that, it request it me an administrator password in order to continue installation. …

my computer after starting gives me a blank screen with no start bar or desktop icons.i'm opening the files or folders via the task manager the only command that works. this is my hijack this log file Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:19:40 PM, on 7/29/2008 Platform: Windows …

Hello, I am a new member here and probably going to be a regular by the looks of things! Currently I am trying to upgrade my mothers PC and install more RAM. I think I have figured out what RAM to use.. after taking out the RAM stick and reading …

I have a video clip my son created that I want to email to others. It is 12mb and thus to large to email as is. I attempted to send the file to a compressed file via the windows xp option (ie. right click, send to compressed file). It created …

my pc backoption and folder option are not worked plz.. hepl me

Hi everyone, I just wanted to ask a simple question about my network. I have a simple LAN network with 2 PCs and a network device (a DVR with an ethernet port). If my network device has for example the lan address 192.168.1.45 how can i access it from the …

Hey good folks at DaniWeb !!!!!!! I have a Dell Dimension 3100, Windows XP home, SP3 The computer had many trogans and viruses on it and have been cleaned off. Now I can NOT get this computer to recieve internet packets for anything ! It says that my " Local …

I own a HP system, I don't usually buy brand name systems but this system had all that I required. It came with a 500gig HD (Sata) and preinstalled Vista Premium and no backup disks. The harddrive has a factory recovery partition, unfortunately to recover my system using this partion …

I have a sony pcg-9g1l and the screen is shadowed, does it need a new screen?

Hi everybody, I have problems with refreshing page in iframe (by javascript window.location=http://siteRunningAtWinsAndApache2.2...). When the javascript loops refreshing the page in iframe (every minute), it's nice, page loads and everybody is happy. But as time passes, e.g. after one hour of looped refreshing the iframe src, the page in iframe …

I belong to an organization which provides comprehensive legal services across 250 offices. We serve many established and early stage clients who work at creating innovative new products and services in the software and internet industries. To create intellectual property and protection is a major priority for our clients, for …