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Hi, I am new here and hope I have come to the right place and that someone can help me. Recently, I found hidden logs and keystroke logs on my computer and also the program SpyAgent4. I know my "trusting" hubby put it there. I removed it, but I can't …

hi got a porblem....pluged everything in all the other fans work everything lights up but the cpu fan does not spin i also tried a new cpu fan but still no luck...what could be the problem?? spec: asus premium mobo p4 3.2ghz 800fsb pnny 1gh ram 250 gb maxtor hard …

I recently moved my computer from one office location to another, and it was unplugged for several days. I hooked up the components, plugged it back in, but when I pressed the power on button, nothing happens. No fans, no lights, no signs of life whatsoever. The power light on …

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I hope somone can help me out there. I have the Aluria security system and 2 to 3 times a day it finds a virus in the System Volume Information Folder. The exec file it quarantines is always prefixed with A00 but the numbers after change. For example yesterday I …

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This is my first post and I'm computer-knowledable but not at geek level - I'd appreciate any/all help on this... A month or so ago I noticed that my Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop was really hot on the bottom where the battery is and I didn't want to pay the …

Hi 2 everybody, This z my first time 2 this forum... I am doing my MS in iiit,Pune,India. In our institute hostel, for each room Internet connection is available. Our people is used to transfer files across using IPMsg software( [url]http://www.ipmsg.org/index.html.en)[/url]. The speed can be up to 15 Mbps !!!... …

I need some help with this one, I can't i figure it out. I got a Linksys Wireless 802.11b Router connects to my cable modem.....and sometimes my internet just cut outs, i get disconnected out of nowhere, so I unplug the power cord to the Wireless router and plug it …

Hey all I just got the ASUS DRW-1608P2S DVD-RAM drive. The specifications for this drive state that this drive can write to CD-Rs at 40x in CAV mode and upto 32x in PCAV mode. I bought a few Moser Baer 52x CD-Rs, but nero only allows me to write at …

Seems complicated, but I'll try my best to explain. I was having some overheating problems, so I opened up the PC, sucked out the dust and rearranged my SATA and Power cables. Then when I booted my PC up, my BIOS HD Detection gave me a message of "No hard …

i download this file and then it said to restart computer when the computer restarted this thing pop up and it said internet script error so i didnt know how to fix it so i try to do the quickrecovery but the quickrecovery dont work it the file opens but …

ok basacilly i downloaded a Emulator from a p2p file sharing program. it was in .RAR format and and what i thought was an emulator to make a pokemon game play on my PC. i downloaded and extracted it fine, when i went to instal it my computer crashed and …

I dont know anything about computers. I am trying to locate a download for a program which will (a) speed up my iMac OS9, and/or suppress spyware which might be slowing my broadband speed. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Everything I look up is for PC, and/or is …

i have 98/xp both ... xp corrupted but 98 goes on working after some dayz computer boot ang given the msg ntldr missing how to repair that ... is there any way ... plz help ... thanks alot or to install from scratch ... no ... there must be any …

I'm running Windows 98, and IE 6. I have a problem about my comp right now. I'm not sure when this started, but I just noticed this error kept on appearing after I installed some programs, like XP Web Buttons, Atomic Clock Sync and etc. I've removed those but it …

heres my problem: my computer was working fine and normal, i turned it off normally. i turn it back on and it says windows did not start properly, reasons could be power cut, incorrectly turning it off, new installments blah blah, and it wouldnt let me get on to windows …

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The computer has just recently started to become slow and sluggish with no major updates done to it except Norton 2006. Two programs " Search Extender," "Shopping Wizard," "Home Assistant" show up in Add/Remove programs. I need some information on removing these also. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at …

I really need help (my gf is convinced I need psychiatric help!), but I know I am not just a bit paranoid. Here's the short story: three years ago I lived next to a Unix programer, fabio, pot-smoking, guy in his twenties. He was outgoing, friendly, but had a funny …

Hi - It's 'pop-up city' on my PC. I ran Adware, SpySweeper, SpyBot, among other cleaners with no success. Any help is tremendously appreciated. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:59:36 AM, on 4/19/2006 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 …

Hi, I get a message on thnall all the time. This is my latest HJT logfile. Someone able to help me to get rid of it? Thanks Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 19:59:39, on 22-4-2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running …

hey any one know how to remove this [B][B]Trojan.Cachecachekit[/B][/B] Ive got the latest Norton and Ive followed its removal steps but its still there any help would be appreciated

I have an HP zd7180 us lap top and 2 months ago my svideo out quit working. When I press the "FN" key along with the "F4" key my screen will go blank then comes right back on. It will not send the image to the TV anymore. I have …

I'm connected to the Internet, but MFF & IE won't load any websites. Error messages include "The document contains no data", "The page cannot be displayed", "Internet Explorer could not open the search page", & "The connection was refused when attempting to contact [URL]". Plugging in IP numbers doesn't work …

I am looking for CD copier software which copies directly to CD, without first going onto hard-drive. My PC has Windows Me. Have heard good stuff about Ashampoo Burning Sutdio 6 ... anyone comment on this? At present, I have Musicmatch Jukebox installed...want to replace it, since I find it …

Windows 98 2nd ed internet explorer 6.0 date problem started 08-26-03 a sound of a single drip of water sounds over the speakers now when I load a web page. I have only noticed the sound while I am online, so far I have not heard water drip while running …

Hello Folks, Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this, but here goes. I'm running windows XP home SP2, and I'm trying to view a region 1 DVD in the region 2 area. Obviously I can't. Is there a patch, or something similar that i can download to …

To me, graphics are everything. I want a new monitor, 1). It has to be bigger than my present one, of 20", 2). It has to show even better (I have a 6 yr old Viewsonic Professional series P-810). It has to be either a CRT, or a plasma screen, …

I'm not sure if what I'm noticing is due to spyware or if I even notice anything. If you have the time look over it. Thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:02:48 AM, on 4/22/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5296.0000) Running processes: …

ok so basically the title says it all, but i'll tell u what happened so i was trying to delete this file and kept getting access denied so i changed the name and it still wouldn't work, then i keep hitting the delete button and then i change how to …

Hey guys, I purchased a new 160GB Maxtor HDD last November. Everything was working fine and until last week, i am supposed to have 70GB of free hard disk space. However, i made a image of my primary HDD onto my 160GB HDD and accidentally deleted it soon after. Since …

Hi, I used to have only one HD in my computer. It was a SATA main HD, a 250GB one, but now I set it as a secondary master because the primary master being a new 160GB one. I did not yet wipe the data on the 250GB HD because …

i'm thinking of buying a dvd burner i"m looking at sony dual layer or is there something else?

Ok my cd burner is giving me all kinds of problems i have a Lite- On LTR- 52246S. Ok well first when i look at it in the device manager its show up and Lite- On LTR 52246S SCSI Cd Rom Device. I dont know if a CD rom Device …

hi, admittedly, i'm a only an intermediate with computers.... and i'm attempting to make my own external hard drive. i just bought a 250 gb hard drive for backup. it's a hitachi sata hdd and i have a nexstar 3 sata enclosure. with such a big hard drive, do i …

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]Does someone have a clue? I've tried to burn an audio cd with[b] nero[/b] and with [b]cd creator 5[/b], but neither one works. When I click burn or record I get this message saying...... [b]Nero says"Sorry, your compilation cannot be written on this kind of disc. Please insert …

i am also having the same problem but i dont have the sb in my log file here is mine Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:19:45 PM, on 4/22/2006 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 …

I'm thinking of getting a new board W/ pci express for the sole purpose of graphics. Is a cheep pci express card better than a good agp card?

How is hard drive installation? From some people, I hear that it's easy...and from others, it's not. I'm wanting to install a brand new hard drive. Does that mean I'd have to reinstall Windows? If so, that's no problem.. And...how to I access the BIOS information? I think it must …

I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with two 250gb Maxtor hard drives in a RAID array. I will call the two hard drives in the machine 0 & 2; those were the positions given to them by the RAID application. One of the drives (0) started to fail (as confirmed …

I'm not currently using Ethernet, but I did get an odd looking card that is PCI rather then ISA as some of the old hardware I came upon recently. Each time I use Google or AOL's search I get the same lengthy DriverGuide.com list that never gives enough clear information …

Ok I received an hp pavilion 7970 desktop, that the owner had figured was shot. the powersupply and old 56k modem were shot but most everything else seemed in working order. I tried to install a 60gig seagate harddrive, but I couldn't get it to boot up the windows install …

When I try to boot up my machine this is what I get:-------- Award BootBlock Bios v1.0 Copright(c)2000, Award Software Inc Detecting floppy drive A media Scanning Bios image in hard drive Scanning Bios image in floppy diskette Can not find Bios image in hard drive or floppy diskette! This …

Hello, all!! I am new to this forum, but by reading through some of the threads, I can see that it is a great community, who offer timely helpful comments. I have been infected by a worm and I can't seem to get rid of it. Below is my most …

I have this red/green popup that says my computer is infected. and upon clicking on it (my stepfather insists) I get this site [URL="http://www.spywarequake.com/?aff=247"]http://www.spywarequake.com/?aff=247[/URL] So i deceided to do a hijackthis and here is the log [I]\start logfile[/I] Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:00:00, on 22.4.2006 Platform: Windows …

My main problem is:- I used to be able to click on any links within any web site. Not any more. I:sad: have Internet Explorer Version 6.0 & I have Windows XP installed, and last week I downloaded the Windows Service Pack 1 to try and fix this problem as …

errr....i got that webhancer thing and also whagent or w/e its called...i removed it but i think i still have a virus cuz i keep getting these popups and i slowed down alot...please help, i think my hjthis logfile is clean but please check, and also if u guys have …

Ok well recently I have been having some trouble with my mouse and it never used to behave like this (eractic, moves me around in game etc and freezes up sometimes during games/desktop). This led me to believe that it was some Trojan or something that made it do this, …

I was dumb and clicked a link on an IM window in AIM, and got the facebook/myspace virus......I ran a trend virus scan and adware, and the virus is still sending everyone on my list a link. I tried to look all over the internet and this website before I …