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I've had a toshiba laptop with XP for about 4 years now. I got a D-Link router, set it up with help of a tech (hooked to my desktop) and then got the laptop going. I sure don't remember assigning a password, but it is a secured network. And I'm …
I have just got my first cell phone with bluetooth capability. My laptop is Toshiba Satellite A105 with Windows XP Service Pack 2. It's 1 year & 2 months old. I've been trying to set up bluetooth on it so I can view the cell phone cam pics, 1.3 Megapixel …
my friends laptop which recently had a hard drive installed, has Auditor as the default OS. I have to select Windows during the boot process. When I first turn it on, it shows everything OK, except the last line: 02B2:Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP has a box with …
Friend has a laptop that has Windows XP, but someone put in a new hardrive and every since she can't get the computer to come up. I'm not a tech kinda guy, but she wanted me to mess with it. When it comes up, I have to hit enter when …
I should be running pretty clean, yesterday I did a Norton scan, Ad-Aware scan, and Spybot scan. Everything seems OK, but sometimes I get a "Server Busy" window, with a "retry" and a "switch to" option. Neither one will get rid of it. The only way to get it off …
anytime I open a video file, or play a DVD, the player, whether it be Windows Media Player, Intervideo WinDVD, or InterActual - the video automatically opens in full screen and plays. The only way to stop the video is to Ctrl Alt Del over & over till it goes …
anytime I open a video file, or play a DVD, the player, whether it be Windows Media Player, Intervideo WinDVD, or InterActual - the video automatically opens in full screen and plays. The only way to stop the video is to Ctrl Alt Del over & over till it goes …
Iv'e just purchased Norton 2005, installed, updated, scanned, and cleaned........plus updated Spybot, AdAware, ran both and cleaned. I'm in good shape, except for 9 popups. They don't bombard me while I'm surfing, usually just when it sets idle for a few hours (I'm on cable). Popups include "Interclick.com / adopt.hbmediapro.com …
My CD/DVD Rom is continually running, and doesn't show up as a drive anymore. It's an HP running Windows XP. How can I uninstall it, and reinstall it (drivers?) I have a recovery drive only, and no recovery CD. It runs continuous, with the led light glowing orange instead of …
Hello all, this may be wrong place for posting this, but here goes. I'm looking for a good design program with good fonts, nice effects such as gradients, drop shadows, outlines, etc. Whether your creating a lable, greeting card, or whatever, I like to draw a text box, enter text, …
hello all.........I'm bad about skipping the windows updates, but a couple of days ago I installed the updates, and since then I've noticed some changes. Me and my wife are the only users of this computer, so I've never set up other users. Now when I start up, I had …
This may be the wrong place to bitch........but I bought a hp 7760, looks great and has great features. First day out of the box, it rejects right hand ink cartridge, says its not compatible. 45 minutes later after long support phone call, I have to wait 10 days for …
Hello all, I hate to post someone else's problem, but my friend has an Active X problem on his homepage. Macromedia Flash Player 7 tries to install plugin, and slows everything down. He's ran Adware and spy subtract to no avail. He's posted a HJT log in Tom Coyotes forum …
I've recently switched to Firefox. I was getting the popup for the diet patch, the one that pops up and starts to talk. And a couple other ones too. Before going with Firefox, I ran Adaware, Spybot, and Registry Mechanic, all updated and latest versions. Then I installed Firefox, and …
I'm using internet explorer, and fighting spyware and all the other little nasties out there. I noticed in the security forum that some folks have started using Firefox, and problem solved. I've been a bit scared to change something I'm used to, but now at work we are switching to …
I finally got rid of the midaddle trojan, after going to a link I found on this forum (great place, might I add). The midaddle main file is easy to find and delete, but it has two backups that replace the main file when connected to the internet. I deleted …
how do you delete a folder or application when it says "access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use" I though maybe you could stop the process in the Task Manager, but it doesn't show to …
Sorry I'm not answering your question, but I've been looking for a registry cleaner too. Actually I'm looking for a free one. So far they're free.......for the scan. It won't fix anything for free though. Some will fix some, but in my case only about 2 of 150 errors. The …
I've got pop-up driving me crazy. I'm using Pop-up Blocker from Panicware that I've very satisfied with, but I have some that get by it. Mainly "Warning - Your computer may be infected with spyware", and Netzero, a couple different real player music downloads, PowWow web, and all the free …
Address has only........about:blank. Homepage is now a search engine that just says "Search for..." Here's the log. Thanks for any help! Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.2 Scan saved at 11:29:41 PM, on 6/4/2004 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) 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 C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe …
anybody know? Sometimes I have to hit ctrl-alt-delete to to get the screen back. Computers been running slow latey anyway. Thanks alot...
Just wondering if there was any way to clear it out. When you go to change your homepage, and you type the first w in [url]www.,[/url] it pop open a list of sites that have either been your homepage at one time, or sites you have visited. I don't think …
It seems to be a popular error............I appreciate the help. Let me know if I can do anything to help you guys. I'm not up on computers enough to be a help to anyone. BTW, I'm not using Limewire or Kazaa anymore. I have a good feeling thats where my …
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