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hi I'm new to unix and i'm taking a tutorial about it , but they mentioned something like the X window system and i don't know what is it ? , so can any one explain it for me , and I'll be thankful.

I am looking for an antivirus for Windows XP because I am tired of all that shit that tries to infect my PC. So far I looked into [url=http://www.deprice.com/kasperskyantiviruspersonal.htm]Kaspersky Anti Virus[/url] and [url=http://us.mcafee.com/root/package.asp?pkgid=100]McAfee VirusScan[/url]. Which one is better or should I pick something entirely different?

My local server is sending me messages stating that I have many viruses. I run Norton regularly how can that be? I run the updates all the time. So which one is better AGV Antivirus or Norton? I appreciate your comments. Thanks a lot!:confused:

Hello Everyone Glad I found what looks like to be a nice forum with knowledgable people. I have a big problem that has been haunting me for a while now. About 8 months ago, my younger sister was using my laptop, a Compaq Persario X1000, she called me and said …

hello yestoday i think i might of downloaded a virus, ive uses this site before to remove viruses was very helpful. i cannot switch on my windows security centre and also have a unwanted virus program, which just appeared in my toolbar, and keeps popping up with error messages. i …

Hi All, Found your great site whilst looking for alternative ideas to fix problem that has arisen of late. I run Microsoft Outlook Pro 2003 (not exchange server) and recently I have had an increasing amount of problems with Outlook. It would appear that I have a corrupt section of …

i have two locations, 1 corporate and 1 remote store. they are connected via site-to-site vpns using 2 cisco asa's the remote store has a security system, which is accessible via a web browser. from my corporate location you can view the cams no problem. if you VPN into the …

Hi I've writen a server is PHP that i want to run every min. so i can do something like in cron [CODE]*/1 * * * * lynx -dump http://www.somedomain.com/myserver.php[/CODE] But i want to make sure there only 1 running. The web tells met to check for an prosesid but …

hi friends.......i'm using XP sp2....when I open cmd the it shows the current directory ie: "D:\Documents and settings\user>" which is fine and I was able it change the directory using, cd e: or CD E: but from yesterday i'm not able to do that...during that i only reinstalled java i.e …

Hello, I'm fairly new to computers and i think i might have a virus, well actually i am pretty sure i do. I can't seem to open properties when i right click and i cant open my control panel, 2 error messages pop up, the same one. When i tried …

i JUST REINSTALLED WINDOWS XP ON A DELL DIMENSION 4700 AND HAVE NOY BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY SOUND.

Someone gave me a computer and asked me to look at it, they told me they couldn't load Windows. I have the computer, and this is what it's doing: -HP splash screen comes up -The very next screen is the screen for Windows Safe Mode (with the only options being …

I normally backup to a memory stick but from time to time I backup onto my hard drive. Recently I have got a message that the 'Backup disk is out of space' ie the C drive. As I have over 50% free it seems an unlikely message. No problem with …

Hi, I'm confused as to what DDR RAM I can upgrade with. [URL="http://i55.tinypic.com/mlidn4.png"]MotherBoard[/URL] [URL="http://i55.tinypic.com/jkwug7.png"]Memory Controller[/URL] [URL="http://i51.tinypic.com/25qu8up.png"]Currently installed RAM Modules[/URL] The motherboard specifications indicate 400 DDR... but my motherboard seems to be 3.3V indicating it's made for SD RAM, and it seems to currently have SD RAM installed. I am pretty …

I've started a [URL="http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20110127025920867&board_id=1&model=P5N7A-VM&page=1&SLanguage=en-us"]thread[/URL] on the Asus forums, but thought that maybe this community could be helpful as well. First, my machine: ------------------ [INDENT][B]Motherboard:[/B] Asus P5N7A-VM [B]BIOS version:[/B] 0519 4/29/2010 [B]CPU:[/B] Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W [B]Memory installed:[/B] 4096 MB [B]Memory type:[/B] OCZ ReaperX HPC 4GB (2 …

Hi, I have a 32-bit operating system of Vista Home Premium, with 3 GB of RAM, and a processor running at 2 GHz. I have passed the system requirements from Windows Upgrade Advisor. I want to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional, but I'm having a difficult time deciding which OS …

Hi, This has been bugging me for a few days now, I keep getting an error in the cmd promt window. when I open the command promt (OS=vista) I get C:\Users\Name> ,everything I type after this I recieve the following error [B]'****' is not recognized as an external or internal …

Hello all. Well.. Where to begin? just over a month ago a rougue anti-malware program named antimalware doctor began appearing on my computer. This troubled me for quite some time, and i tried many different things to get rid of it. However in the end i did a sytem restore …

Please see log below and let me know what I can "fix" - it seems like there's way too much stuff out there. PLEASE let me know as I'm a novice and afraid to remove the wrong thing and make matters worse. THANKS!! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan …

Hi, One of my users computers, a laptop running windows XP, began acting up over the weekend. The system will boot into safe mode only. It will not boot into safe mode with command prompt, last known good config, etc. Whenever i boot into safe mode it gives obvious windows …

I am running ubuntu and mistakenly deleted /usr/bin/ld. Now I can't compile anything. Any help would be appreciated.

I have a bat script that if i run it on cmd it is working fine. However, if I right click and run as admin it broke. Has anyone seen this behavior?

hi everyone , I'm new to linux and I've just downloaded ubuntu , i tried to setup a network connection but i couldn't in windows it's much easier .I want to set a network connection on windows i use broadband connection that requires a user name and password using dsl …

I just bought a new netgear wndr3700 router and am trying to get my g.f's laptop up on it. I can set the wireless pc card to full wpa2 protection but it can't seem to connect. It sees the router but the connection fails. I tried setting it up with …

I have spent days reading different threads and trying lots of stuff, but nothing has helped my problem. My setup is a home network with one desktop PC wired to an ActionTec router-modem on ATT DSL and 2 PC laptops on wireless. Everything works on the two laptops, but I …

Hi folks, First time user of the forum, desparately needing help with an infection/virus/malware on my PC running XP. My antivirus has started going bonkers popping up with messages similar to "A threat has been detected and has now been fixed. Click here for further details". My AV software is …

Hello, I just assembled a new computer about a month ago and now I'm dealing with a small problem. a plug in called 'Click Potato lite' installed itself on my computer(or else it did when I installed xvid codecs perhaps). I ran Mbam and my normal anti virus(avast), mbam found …

Hi, I have a router through which I set up RDP connections. There are only XP machines and when I connect to one of them I can see the normal blue RDP window and after a few seconds the session disconnects and if I try connecting immediately there is an …

[COLOR=RoyalBlue] :rolleyes: hi i have been playing counterstrike source on some fast servers and have seen that my lantecy/ping is higher then most, most of the gamers are around 60 - 80 where as i am about 130+ i was wondering if there tweaks i could do to improve this …

When I restart my crt monitor it goes black, but the mouse cursor is still showing.When I manually restart my pc the monitor works fine.Should I be looking out for a new monitor ?

My laptop was recently infected by HDD Doctor. It will not let me connect to the internet so I'm not able to download any antivirus programs to get rid of it. I've tried rebooting the computer in Safe Mode but HDD Doctor program still pops up and will not let …

I downloaded Spyware Cease and then found my p.c. home page was bombarded with numerous simultaneous Bing homepages (which I did not want) and my search window , which I had set to Google, sent me to all kind of sites I did not want. After trying all sorts of …

Every time I power on my laptop it restarts before it boots all the way. It shows the screen with the bios version on it and begins booting XP. The bar on the bottom does move, so i know it is not frozen. About 15 seconds after starting the computer, …

Hi Everyone, I just sent my mac for reconfiguration in school as my school requires every student to buy a mac. I just started using and my version is snow leopard. Recently, i encounter problems like my mac freeze frequently. Is there any solutions ?

I was happily surfing away when I got a fake windows alert saying I had an infection, disconnected the net and tried closing the alert, which opened a fake explorer also yelling about infection. Closed that and ran HT which had an on entry of: F2 Reg: System.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe That's …

Hi All, Im having trouble getting a crob job to run. What i have so far is /home/backup.sql.gz mysqldump -h 82.108.157.106 -u root -ppassword database name | gzip > /home/echou/backup.sql.gz any assistance would be appreciated

Earlier this evening I had a problem that ended up requiring me to do a fresh install of Windows XP Pro with service pack 2 onto my computer. I did not format, rather I installed over the current and problematic install. I've done this a number of times in the …

I've been having a bsod problem on my gateway laptop as of yet i have only been able to boot to safe mode GMER 1.0.15.15530 - [url]http://www.gmer.net[/url] Rootkit quick scan 2011-01-12 03:28:13 Windows 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Harddisk0\DR0 -> \Device\Ide\IdeDeviceP1T0L0-2 WDC_WD800BEVS-22RST0 rev.04.01G04 Running: jid6u70i.exe; Driver: C:\Users\owner\AppData\Local\Temp\kglcapow.sys ---- Devices - GMER …

Hi, I am having problem with creating thumbnail this is my code [CODE]$ffmpeg=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/***/ffmpeg'; $image=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/***/***/***/'."$id.jpg"; $video =$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/***/***/'."$uname"; $cmds = "$ffmpeg -i $video -deinterlace -an -ss 1 -t 00:00:01 -r 1 -y -s 100x90 -vcodec mjpeg -f mjpeg $image 2>&1"; exec($cmds);[/CODE] Whenever i try to make thumbnail it gives me an error …

hi i've been having a problem on my gateway laptop it blue screens when i try to start windows vista, i've tried using the vista recovery cd but that didn't help eventually i was able to boot into safe mode using the bootrec command, i ran malwarebytes antimalware while in …

Hello, Is it possible for me to connect two headsets (A USB and an Analog type) in one computer? If Im going to use "Splitter", does the sound quality will be degraded? Any helps, suggestions, comments will be much appreciated. Thank you guys

Please help, this is urgent. I have a machine running Server 2008 R2 with Terminal Services installed. The software we use for our business is attache. On first run after reboot, it works fine, but any time after that, it crashes with this message: [code] Problem signature: Problem Event Name: …

[B]My laptop is an Hp Paviliondv6233se and just recently i received a computer virus it is called (MS) antivirus. I tried to get rid of it by deleting some files in my windows registry but i gave up, then i downloaded malware bytes, and it deleted some files, but the …

well I followed the steps before posting and it seemed to solve the problem but here is the logs anyway: GMER 1.0.15.15530 - [url]http://www.gmer.net[/url] Rootkit quick scan 2011-01-15 13:46:00 Windows 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Harddisk0\DR0 -> \Device\Ide\IdeDeviceP2T0L0-4 TOSHIBA_MK1637GSX rev.DL032C Running: xrsodq7v.exe; Driver: C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\uwldrpob.sys ---- Devices - GMER 1.0.15 ---- AttachedDevice …

I currently operate 2 access point with the same SSID to spread wifi coverage. They're both protected via WPA2-PSK. One is a router, the other is a windows 7 laptop running Connectify. DNS IP Address for the router is 192.168.0.1 DNS IP Address for Connectify is 192.168.2.1 My android phone …

I'm a coder that doesn't know much about hardware, but I have a question that's been bugging me for a long, long time. If I took a pretty new and fast machine (and I'm mostly interested in laptops) such as a recent XP or Win 7 and tried to put …

Hello, I'm Dammy. Theres a problem i've been battling with for the past few days and i was hoping someone could help me out. Whenever i connect a particular acer laptop to the internet at work via the wireless, internet access is lost after a period that ranges from 30 …

So I don't know what this is but I'm assuming it's not good. It's a program that appears on my computer that is called Form1 on my task bar, if I click it, it"pops up" but the window is invisible, I can right click the taskbar thing and close it …

HELP!!! Because of the work, my system must be modified frequently. I don't know when it will get a crash. Do daily Backup to system state is emergent to me!!! Is there some free backup software? I also will consider cheap ones, if it really works well. Any suggestion????

I am using a sony VAIO laptop [model#PCG-7M1L] and there is a Hacktool.Rootkit virus that is bothering me. Can anyone help me out? Here is my last HijackThis logfile. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:19:47 PM, on 5/31/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet …