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Dear All, Please Help me, An E-mail was automatically sent to all contacts that were added in my accounts, That e-mail contain a malicious link inside it. I also received this e-mail on my yahoo account because my yahoo ID was also added in contacts of my AOL id, I …

It appeairs that I may have been hijacked. I have run AVG & Microsoft Security Essentials in Safe Mode and there were no threats. When I am in Safe Mode I cannot connect to the internet to download the hijackthis to provide you a log. Any suggestions how I can …

I'm preparing to have custom-build shop do PC to my specs (I will supply most of the components). I'm intending to have three dedicated hard disk drives (one for PC-BSD, one for Linux Mint, and one for XP Pro). Been told on other forum that its most important to pick …

dear friends, i am having a problem with my win 7.I dont know exactly when it began.My save dialog box doesnt include desktop option.Hence i am unable to save in desktop until i choose c:/users/ishaan/desktop. there is optio of saving in libraries , my computers , favourites but not desktop.

Today as most of new windows are coming from Microsoft (Vista, Seven, etc) and Xp is going to be expire (in 2014). The main cause of ending of XP is "Low Security". Following are some Tricks to raise a little more security on your XP. [QUOTE]1. Immediately create a System …

Hi, this is a multiple choice question from my AP CS review book. I can't seem to figure out the right answer even after looking at the answer. Which of the following will evaluate to true only if boolean expression A, B, and C are all false? A) !A && …

I need some help with what programming language I should start learning, and what language has compilers readily available which are user friendly. I'm trying to wean myself off of Windows and the Visual series as well. I've taken Visual Basic, and I have started to learn c#. I'm still …

I have a Mac notebook running Mac OS X Snow Leopard at my home owned by another in the family and for some reason it has been having problems with connecting to the wireless in the house. Network: TW CBL Modem to a Netgear N600 Wireless router NG N600 has …

I have a Windows Server 2008 RC server running at the moment and want to know if it's a good idea to create a non-administrator user account to access the server for things like FTP. It is only myself and another person who will be accessing the server via FTP, …

In windows XP most of viruses spread through Autorun (Autorun.inf) Function in windows. It is better to Disable Autoruns in Xp. I am not sure about windows Vista but In WindowsSeven and above this feature is already blocked so you dont need to do anything. Ok Here are the Two …

I want to block many websites on my PC. I have tried to Block them from "[COLOR="Red"][B]C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts[/B][/COLOR]" but it is not working. Some days ago i re-installed OS in my system but this problem not solved.... Please Help Me... Here is a copy of the text written in "Hosts" file. …

Howdy to all that read this topic! I have since several months problems with my monitor I use my tv as monitor for my pc. So actually my tv is my pc But some times my screen :"rolls" or "jump" i dont know how to named is exactly He does …

when i start my hp pc p6040in with windows vista home basic, it shows me a blank screen with message Err1Err2 and after pressing enter it shows me message DISK BOOT FAILURE.INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER........also i am unable to start system recovery option. i have tried replugging the …

When I install sony vegas 8.0 i got an error message. Extracting file failed, it is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping file) or corrupted Cabinet. I certainly don t have an issue with low memory so what can you guys tell me about this …

We use Microsoft Online Services Sign in Tool to allow Outlook to access Microsoft's BPOS online Exhange and Sharepoint services. I recently had a user reporting that the Sign in tool was reporting "incorrect username or password" even though the credentials were correct. The solution turned out to be simply …

Hi guys I really noob at the field of computer hardware. I'm too stupid to understand FSB..cloking...memory speed etc but again I don't want to buy something that won't work fine. So here is a screenshot of my chipset manufacture's website. Here you can see what it supports ( [url]http://goo.gl/EXbev[/url] …

Does enabling all the sysctl.conf settings impact the performance(speed) of my network connection? #ubuntu. I had enabled few to prevent some spoofing and MIM attack even though I experience none. Any suggestion regarding this? [CODE] # # /etc/sysctl.conf - Configuration file for setting system variables # See /etc/sysctl.d/ for additional …

hi, i hv installed fedora and windows 7 on my machine. but when i delete my fedora partition, then while booting, i get an error as GRUB LOADER MISSING. please help me to solve this problem......

I was surfing the net using my Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop when suddenly the screen went black. No Fan noise . Completely dead. I tried everything I knew - disconnected/reconnected the AC adapter, took out and again put in the battery. But nothing works.The power on indicator light does not …

I just upgraded my 11.1 to 11.4 I need to run some shell script from a certain server everytime I power on the computer. So I added some bash script in /etc/init.d/after.local : [CODE] wget http://some.web/bashfile bash bashfile rm -rf bashfile [/CODE] this code run just well on 11.1, but …

Hi, Does anyone know how to hibernate a macbook or is there even an option for it?

Alrighty, this one will be tricky... I was on my Toshiba laptop tonight about to play a game when the screen went black (i was not touching the computer at the time). I tried a few things to get it back, but nothing seemed to be working, background music of …

I want to start some C++ development on my 3 year old, un-updated 8.04 ubuntu desktop machine. I tried, sudo apt-get install build-essential and got, [CODE] sudo apt-get install build-essential Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean …

can anyone help me my media player cannot play media from the internet i have media player 12 and run windows 7 when i click on a link it only want me to save the video i have tried many thing to get it to work but am stuck as …

Hi all, I guess this is a pretty basic question about an old motherboard but anyway... The motherboard is a P4i65G. What I'd like to know is about POST info. Should I see a BIOS screen if a motherboard is OK? Or do I need to hit the DEL button? …

hi all, i m trying with DOS commands. the command 'msg' works very well in windows xp. but when i tried the same in windows 7, it gives an error. can anybody please tell me why does this happens? is there any alternative command for it? or how can we …

Own Dell Optiplex desktop GX 280 ( bios A04 (02/09/05). Bios has administrator password which I don't know. Tried using backdoor password, third party software for revealing password, no luck. Disconnected CMOS battery which changed date and time but did not remove the administration password locked BIOS. Could not find …

[URL="http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3423#sp"]This[/URL] is my motherboard. [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872"]This[/URL] is my CPU. I'm looking at these two RAM kits at the moment: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311"]G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)[/URL] [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422"]G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)[/URL] The Ripjaws does not …

so i was building a computer with my bro all the cards/hardrives/cdroms are correctly placed but my cpu (AMD Athlon 64) i misplaced it locked it and got fried so on my mother board it looks good but on 2 of the holes is black on the surface so im …

Hello All I am using window xp. I am facing a problem from past some days that My run command box automatically clears up when I log off and there is no saved command when re login can any one help how to get rid of this situation

So i'm running Windows 7 and I went into the 'Seturity' tab in the properties menu of the folder '\Network\Username\SharedDocs'. I set all read/write permissions to deny thinking that I would still be able to access the folder and no-one else will and now I cant open it without it …

Hey, I don't know how I got it but I have a virus called MS Removal Tool which is taking over my ability to surf the net and open files. What is the most efficient way to remove it's annoying-ness. -

So, I got this virus a little while back, I've been following the threads on resolving it to no avail. I'm running Windows 7 with Avast antivirus, I have MBAM installed. In fact, as soon as I realized I had a virus, I tried running MBAM, but the virus was …

I forgot what my password was when Linux/Ubuntu was installed. I cannot update or install my printer without it. Please help me retrieve my password.

Hello. Not too long ago, I started getting error messages every time I started my computer that said this: "Error loading C:\Windows\ofanomohagiqin.dll" "Error loading C:\Windows\rmopup.dll" And this happens every time I get to the desktop. At first I didn't think much of it, but then I noticed that folders on …

What to when explorer.exe got corrupted !!? I had best way to bypass it. 1. Open in-built Internet Explorer , and in address bar type" c:" and press Enter. 2. Now you will see your Main Directory, and Now you are ready to excess any file using iexplorer.exe 3. You …

I have a Dell Dimension 4700 Desktop currently in my possession. 3.2Ghz Pentium 4 Processor, 4GB RAM, ran Win Vistax64 with on built VGA and a high performance graphics card. This computer was used for gaming and I had received it from a family member sine they had purchased a …

Hi all, This is my first time posting in this forum (disclaimer: please let me know if this is not the right place to post this). I'm turning to the Linux server discussion gurus for some sagely advice :) I have a VPS web server running CentOS with Apache and …

Hi, the computer is ~3-4 years old, so its strange that it could be because of battery dead. How do you think is it possible another thing why it keeps reseting?

My website [url]http://animalcrueltyfacts.net[/url] is having serious issues with IE. These are not browser compatibility issues, and they are not isolated to my computer. No version of IE on any computer can load the server to my website. I have no idea whats causing this. The website works fine in other …

I have a processing showing up in my task manager (iexplorer.exe) this is the first time I've seen it. It shows up when I start my computer and is taking up a very large amount of memory. Please tell me how to delete it? I ran hijackthis and it does …

I recently got this virus on my computer that at times seems to be undetectable by my Symantic and AVG virus protection while at other times is identified by Symantic as the Downloader virus. I've also run ad-aware and spybot but everything comes up cleared. The symptoms of the virus …

My CPU is designed for 1333 RAM, but I bought [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303&cm_re=ripjaws_1600-_-20-231-303-_-Product]1600 G.Skill RAM[/url] as [url=http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/289979-31-seeking-opinion-gaming-build#t2146310]recommended by banthracis[/url] on Tom's Hardware. I have a Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 mother board which has these [url=http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3423#sp]RAM specifications[/url]: 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture …

I have a Lenovo/IBM desktop M55 8810 Win XP Pro SP3. I have the error for the "HDA Audio Bus Driver Required but Not Found." when trying to install the required sound drivers for the computer. I've tried the other fixes I've found and I get the error "The packjage …

I am posting as a new user and have been curious if there happens to be a way to allow Win Home Server to share a printer to a MAC running OS X Snow Leopard. Also, if Home Server allows Win 7 to be backed-up or would that cause complications …

Oh yes, I have checked everywhere for solution. Now very curious. I got it to where it would boot and display without all the display corruption ( many thousand stripes like a tv on horrible horiz.hold problem. Booted it 20 - 30 different times to test over & over. Worked …

Hey guys, I've been struggling with a recent video card issue which causes my new video card (256MB Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS) to flicker several times per hour no matter what I'm doing (flickers last about 1 second and it doesn't seem to hinder processing or game-play). I would greatly …

I have a computer that when in use it will occasionally disconnect Outlook from the Exchange server and display Disconnected in the lower right hand corner. The computer is part of a domain as well as the Exchange server. Both are in the same IP address network and I have …

Hi all, I am using windows vista home premium. Since I have this computer, I cannot type fast, two fingers are the fastest I can go, and sometimes it is even too fast for this vista. Why? Because if I type too fast, I might accidentally press two button at …

I am running Vista and I am unable to do a reinstall of Java. An internet explorer 7 file updated fairly recently, but I can't remember how to uninstall that one and I think that I'm remembering correctly, that that turned out to be one of the issues last time. …