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Please help! I clicked on a bad link and my computer's going nuts! Here's my log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 6:43:33 PM, on 4/1/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16544) Boot mode: Normal 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 …

Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to link files to one another. If so how do I go about doing so or better may you point me to some reading material on how it can be done. Many thanks

Hello, I need some help removing these trojans because my antivirus doesn't even know they're there. I've read through your stickied posts, so I think the first step is to post my HJT log. Hopefully, I can get rid of all 3 in one shot (and any other you might …

Hi I am running Os/9.1 And using Outlook Express for E mail.My problem is. On the address side there is a folder named Microsoft News server. I accidentally down loaded too many news addresses. I tried to delete them but it wont let me.I tried holding down the Option key …

Hi....whenever I try top open a .exe file....this is the error that I get:- The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folder options in control menu. I tried to add a new extension as exe in file types …

Hi- I have a huge challenge that I can't figure out. I am trying to integrate the following hardware: New Gear: ECS GF7100PVT-M3 Motherboard Antec EA-380 Powersupply Intel E5200 Processor 2 MB generic RAM Old Gear Generic AT Case A couple of old IDE hard drives, a few generic keyboard/mouse …

Hi, I ve been given an assigenment in which I have to create a process, open a file and read it by that process, then that process the data to the another process (2nd process) through function pipe (), which capitalizes all the letters. The 2nd process then sends the …

I don't know what's wrong with my computer but I think it's a virus. I can start the computer up but when I get to the main screen I can only move the mouse around; I can't click on anything nor can I right click. I tried booting up in …

[QUOTE=Suzie24;761629]Hi, I seem to have picked up a weird virus that appears to just stop anything antiviral from running. End of file - 10256 bytes[/QUOTE] I have a similar issue. Also have Winscenter...working on removing it. I can't get to the download recommended here; the page refuses to load.

a friend gave me a recovery disc for xp but not the product code numbers how can i get round this to use the disc on my computer any help gratefully appreciated

One of my kids caught the power cord and ( you know it) the laptop hit the floor. I caught it at the last second, so it didn't take a bad whack, but now the screen is all white. The laptop is fully functioning, and works on an external monitor. …

I am lost some one please help I have a dell dimension 2300 that will not reboot or shut down I am running XP I went to event viewer & here is what I saw...warning 3/30/09 12:03:17pm user32 event 1073 system rroompc....then open window to read....The attempt to power off …

Hello Readers, I've got an 80GB Apple Classic Video iPod that is not being recognized on my computer. When I purchased it, it would work but then after a few weeks it wouldn't. I called the Apple Tech Support to no avail. They say its a problem with my USB …

Hi I don’t know if I am in the right place for this Question.any way here goes. I have Mozilla Thunder Bird E mail.Version 2.0.0.21 every thing works good except when I send mail there is no copy in the sent mail folder. I have tried all the usual configurations …

In my computer i have 3gb of ram, it showed up a 3gb untill i did a bios update (v1.5 to v2.30) and now it shows up as 2.9gb should i be concerned about this? my motherboard: 939dual SATA2

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I currently have TrendMicro Pc-Cillin Internet Security 14 as protection for my computer. After reading some more, I have found that BitDefender might be a better (and free!) alternative. Do you think I should switch from Pc-Cillin Internet Security 14 to BitDefender? Why or why not? If not, can you …

My computer have being acting very strange, evertime I turn the computer turns on the automatic update turns off. It's also had been running very slowly. I Have scanned and checked for viruses but nothing seems to come up. Please help! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at …

Hey, so randomly the right side of my screen will be cut off... like i can see my desktop but the windows wont go past it... im on win7 x64 (i had the same problem in vista) with a raedon x1550 rebooting fixes it, mi not sure what causes it. …

I was trying to put a second hard drive in my computer which already has a 250 gig sata drive instaled. The one I was trying to put in was a 80 gig IDE that i recovered from a bad computer. Well it did not work out because my computer …

guys i want to uninstall a program but i cant, so i want to remove it from registry manually, how can i do that?

Hi crunchie, Yes you're right, but first a quick update. The F-secure scanner ran for over 3 hours and found and cleaned 10 virii and cookies. However, the virii were in a Norton/Quarantine folder (I haven't used Norton for several years as my AV) so rather disappointing. XoftSpySE still reports …

Where are the system-wide configuration files for ssh held? And what information is held in the directory .ssh for an individual user?

Hi I am running Windows Vista Home Premium on my current HP computer, and i am using the keyboard that came with it. On it there are a series of shortcut keys that can be programmed to open s web browser, email client, search window etc. and they had been …

Hello All, Let me start by detailing what happened. First, AVG did a normal scan and indicated that I had an infection. AVG said it was a Trojan Horse name SHuer (or something similar). AVG said the infections were removed, but I noticed that my computer was having problems such …

I was called in to work on a machine running Windows XPHome SP2. It is HP hardware, about 5 years old. 1.5GB RAM. Was running well until the owner uninstalled a previous HP AIO (HP PSC 5610 All-in-One) and installed an HP C4599. He ran the typical install, and did …

I'm working on a Vista Home Premium machine for someone. Its a new Toshiba laptop and works well except for retrieval of some attachments, most notably PPS (PowerPointShow) files. Her ISP is MSN and she accesses email through that interface as installed by the QWest DSL group. While these new …

Hey guys, I was trying to remove the Zerospyware and i got its rundll.exe during every start up. It freezes my explorer and I m unable to get onto the start menu. From my safe mode:- Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:48:56 AM, on 3/25/2009 Platform: Windows XP …

I have a PC that is having some connection issues. It randomly drops pings. Not like 1 ping dropped here and there, but like every 5-15 minutes, it will drop 2-6 pings. I have hooked it up to an entirely different wall socket, with a new Ethernet cord, and it …

Hay, recently i have just bought a new headset, for gaming, ventrilo and music. its the Steelseries 3H, it's a nice compatible thing, im pleased with MIC quality, but when i am not listening to anything and it is quiet when im on a game, i hear a annoying noise, …

Hi every1 ........ i am new to socket programming and TCP/IP V have to do a package in it........ Suggest me some topics and some reference books which would b helpfull for socket programming............ :-/ some1 plz help

turn the back of the device, there is an indented little reset button, click it with its stylus.

Hey guys I'm using Linux and I'm having trouble with Open Office. This is the first time it has happened. I try to open a file saved with open office and its coming up with translation stuff like western europe (Applemac) and stuff. What has happened and how can I …

I tried the 'add/remove' pgm in windows XP Limewire was deleted from the list, went to desktop and clicked on the icon on the desktop and the pgm still ran. I rebooted and the Limewire still can be run from the desktop icon. The only diff is it does not …

hello I on my keyboard the @ and " keys are opposite, could you please help me with this? thanks Steve

Does anyone know how to set the time and date from the registry. My computer sits on a domain and the time and dateis synchronised from the network. I changed the time and date but forgot to change back and now I cannot log onto the PC. I log on …

Hi guys, Have helped a friend set up bigpond wireless gateway and found her pc is not wireless enabled so we used the netgear wireless adapter supplied but this would not work either, finally we had to use the ethernet cable to get connection. Is anyone able to tell me …

Hello, first of all I'm not a Unix expert at all (otherwise I wasn't asking this question), but I'm having some trouble starting my X-Server ... When I type the following:[iCODE]startx[/iCODE] or [iCODE]X[/iCODE] I get the following error message(s): [CODE] ... No core pointer Fatal server error: Failed to initialize …

Hello everyone, I just joined this forum, but would like to thank all that peruse its sections to help others - hopefully others like me! I read other user's posts and solutions that have a similar problem as me, which is that when I go to shut down windows, I …

I checked over the net for other threads before posting this here. To make sure that I couldn't resolve the problem with a little research myself. My current problem is that I am locked out of my desktop and unable to change it in anyway. Recently had a virus that …

Equipment: macbook pro; leopard (up to date); apple wireless mouse +/- touchpad Problem: operation of both the mouse and the touch pad has become intermittent... suddenly, not gradually. Even when the cursor can be moved, clicking doesn't work (on touchpad, this goes for the thumb panel, too). Tried: replacing batteries …

I have been to tons of websites and no one can help. I'm hoping I have luck here. I have alltel wireless plugged into the front of my computer. I use this for internet access. I went out and purchased a linksys wrt54g wireless router to be able to go …

Hey every1, this is my first post on this forum and I hope it turns up good results! Im experiencing some problems with a few versions of windows! I have 3 installed currently(ive been testing to see which one to stick with). I currently have Windows Xp Dark Edition V2 …

I've got a Vista Home machine that is not playing well with my XP workgroup. I originally tried to connect to a printer shared on an XP machine. Jobs from the Vista machine would cause an error on the printer. So I connected the printer to the Vista machine and …

My boss just bought a cheap-o Dell with Vista Home for our small office. We're running a workgroup with 2 other XP Pro machines. Had a huge amount of trouble with Vista Home but now have everything working except the backup to an external drive hanging off one of the …

hi guys, do you know how to edit microsoft pocket internet explorer security settings? i need to enable activeX controls for pocket internet explorer. thanks

Hey guys, I have run HijackThis but i still seem to be having problems... not sure my Rundll32 file is working properly.. it seems to have disabled my access to the internet... below is my HijackThis log file.... can anyone help?! Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe …

Hey everyone, So, my question is as follows. I'm planning on building a new rig, & I'd like to put Vistax64 on it. However, I would also like to keep my old (XPx86) PATA HDD so I can have all my music, games, files, & such. My question is, what …

When i start my computer, all i get is a blank black screen. If i open task manager i can see that explorer.exe is running but under CPU it shows 0. I have to end explorer.exe and restart it from "run" each time to get my computer to work. How …

Installed Fedora 9 recently in my laptop.... Resulting in dual boot system After a few days, hibernation seems not working. Can any one help me to solve this???