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| | Arrgh - this is driving me nuts !!! I tried everything to no avail. Using Windows XP pro with word 2000 with several computers attached to a router through a small hub on broadband through one phone line with local service provider for emails. Cannot access all web sites in …  |
| | Hi everyone, I have a problem that I would like to share with you. I recently bought a hard disk and had formatted it on my friends system. The installation had no problems and I copied some software in that. But later I found that I could not read some … |
| | OK - hi to everyone - I am new! I know next to nothing about computers so really need your help.. I used my husbands laptop last night, turned it off as usual, and when I turned it on today - nothing but error messages It won't start up and …  |
| | Hi I am in the field of desktop support. In a PC which connects internet through Broadband Router, The system always displays the message "Network cable unplugged". The system has a built in Network Adapter. I tried to reinstall the Network Driver. But it doesn't work. Then I disabled the … |
| | My OS: WinXP Home/SP2/AOL 9.0 I cannot read any .pdf documents. I have Adobe Reader 7.0 but I do not know if this is the program for reading this type of file. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks. |
| | Hi, I work from home and with a wireless router had my g/fs and my own personal computer connected wirelessly and with my work computer connected into the router via Ethernet cable. I then used Win Xp VPN to connect to the company network. Now they have sent me a …  |
| | every now and then when browsing the web certain sites cause this pop up to occur: [IMG]http://www.kortclan.com/RoundTable/Vault/data/images/lamethings.JPG[/IMG] what can i do to disable this piece of crap. I dont want to make a passport and i sure as hell dont want to be reminded every freaking 5 seconds when im … |
| | ok so explorer stays on for 20 secs on start up then shuts down restarts then shuts down over and over. sometimes it just sits there. I had a slow internet connection and I figured Id download a program to boost speed. I downloaded the exe scaned it with norton … |
| | Hey guys i just installed 4GB of ram, only show's up as 3GB in XP though, no idea why, i have a Geforce 8600GT if that's anything to do with it not showing it in full? If there's a solution to this then great! Anyone know any =]? But with … |
| | hello well, i have this problem with my internet connection.....i hav cable internet tht is plugged into my usb port. the problem is tht time to time, the local area connection icon just vanishes and i cant browse or anything unless i unplug the usb and then replug it back … |
| | My friend's Dell laptop was working fine until one day for no apparent reason, it wouldn't power up. The power adapter seems to be OK, I measure 19.5 volts DC on the plug. When I hit the laptop's power switch, the green LED on the adapter just fades out and … |
| | Hey guys, So i've been hearing all this hype about the new Ubunut 8.04 and i wanted to try it out. So i've treid the Live CD and i like it, very much. Now i want to dual boot XP and Hardy Heron. Right so i need to resize my … |
| | I am using a brand new toshiba a135 laptop with Vista Basic installed. Ok, I have been having the same problem with Vista wireless as many other people. I have been looking throughout the forums for and answer all to no avail. Please help. I was able to connect on … |
| | Hi I came across a few of your members posts and was just wondering if you could help me out! any information at all would be greatly appreciated!!! I've got a newish laptop that has been plagued with over 100 infections most of which i've removed with 3-4 antivirus antispyware … |
| | every time i open a new window explorer, it just suddenly closing by itself! i have used avg, ad-aware, windows defender but still it wont detect any problems. but i have this feeling that my machine have an infection i hope you help me with this..my operating system is windows … |
| | My dad's PC takes up to 5 minutes to startup IE explorer. He's running IE 7 and runs more anti-spyware than anyone I know. I ran a couple of the free online scans followed by Hijackthis. Thanks in advance for the help. Here is the log file: Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe … |
| | constantly getting bleeping nises and visrus checker is throwing up the culprit rbot.765952.17 here is my hijack this log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:29:17, on 03/05/2008 Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16609) Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WISPTIS.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Windows … |
| | Hi lads right i went and left my PC unlocked friday afternoon and shut my PC down when i got bk in, came on it this morning and relised one of the lads at work have decided to messa round with the settings on my PC 3 thing he has … |
| | Hello all, I have a windows XP SP2 and on board sound chip C-Media CMI9761A. Now I have a microphone, but the sound I get in sound recorder or in the speakears it's too low. I tried with other microphone and it's the same. In sound properties I have the … |
| | A friend of mine turned off his PC while the updates for Windows XP Home Edition were being installed on his Compaq minitower. Now he can't reboot. He tells me that he tries both starting normally and in safe mode but cannot do it. I am going to his house … |
| | New to the community, so I hope I'm posting in the right place. I'm having alot of pop up's in IE. I ran Hijackthis and AVG but wasn't sure which log I should post. If anyone could help I would appreciate it. Thanks |
| | My computer is slow, showing explorer.exe running @ 99% usage, ran AVG scan and had no changes. Here's my hijack this scan, please help. Be advised: I am not that computer savvy, and don't know what most of this means. Thanks. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at … |
| | Hi all i have a GATEWAY MT 6825T LAPTOP and tonight it froze and went all blocky but not all over the screen so i turned off the laptop and rebooted it but to no avail. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE LAPTOP POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE HARD DRIVE … |
 | I am aware that RMDIR /S /Q will delete any directory in a quiet way even if it has content. However, it does not allow the use of wild char for the removal in batch mode. How can I accomplish the task of deleting several directories at once at the … |
| | Yeah I got one of those cds in a mag and thought this looks interesting. It promised very little set up, autodetect my graphics card and come with all the codecs for dvds etc. But when I put the cd in the drive it only gets to 35% then crashes. … |
| | Some good people on another bulletin board have been trying to help me with my computer. It was suggested I ran Hijack This and post up the log. They're not sure what the following is but thinks it may be suspicious, so they went me here to ask. O20 - … |
| | hi, i am new here and i have a problem i am hoping someone ight be able to help me with. i got an adware spyware virus, and now i have rb.tmp files that wont go away and my comp is running soooo slow. i did get stopzilla and that … |
| | Hi i was wondering how i know what graphics card and ram to buy so it matches and is compatible with my computer... thankyou. |
| | Have an illegal versian of xp pro on my computor. Of couse I dont have the cd I would like to remove it and install the legal version of xp home edition Is this possible? |
| | I can find my way around a PC and I'm not bad at working out new software, however, my brother asked me to have a look at the BlueSoleil software that came with his Mikomi Bluetooth dongle. He'd successfully coupled his mobile and PC and we can send whatever we … |
| | Hi- I am having a problem with new IE windows ramdomly opening and displaying ads. I cannot figure out where they are coming from. I have McAfee AV and it finds nothing, I ran Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and it may find and fix one issue and I ran Ad-Aware and SpyBot, … |
| | I am new to Linux and have tried to set up a dual-boot with Windows Vista and Ubuntu Linux using a disk partition. I have successfully partioned the disk with Windows on one partition and Linux on the other using the automatic partition function during the Linux installation. My problem … |
| | okay, i have a netgear wgr614 v5 and 2 desktops and 1 laptop. all of them were connected and working, then i did a system restore on my laptop, and when it was running again i couldnt get internet, it was connected to the wireless router as "exellent' but the … |
| | For the longest time I have had a GIF file for my desktop. I make them from photos I've taken with my camera. I tried to change over to a new one recently and it kept returning to my current one. I finally got frustrated and deleted all instances of … |
 | Ok my usb mass storage driver has a little yellow warning sign next to it and it isnt working to well so I am trying to find a download online buyt nothing seems to be free can anyone help me out. |
| | This is a Gateway unit running WinXP Pro. It worked fine when I gave it to my 90 year old father. He claims that: "it wouldn't turn off!" and so he unplugged it. Ever since it froze on start-up. Right at the point that several dots are racing across in … |
| | I thought this was weird because i cleanup all my files and deleted old programs i rarely ever use through add/remove programs from control panel. but i did get a virus/spyware on my computer two weeks ago. but after running spybot, spydoctor, avg and avira, it says im clean. help? |
| | Hi, I have a problem with my internet. I currently use wifi but this problem persists on both wired and wireless connections. Anytime I use firefox or any kind of internet it works fine for about 5 minutes, sometimes less, then it just stops responding. It doesn't disconnect mind you … |
| | Hi newbie here so sorry if im posting in the wrong bit!! Just wondered if someone could post the address for getting hijack this and was also wondering if antone knew of some good free virus protectin? sam |
| | I picked up my laptop quickly and by accident "cracked" the lcd screen (looked like a big old thumbprint and lots of lines). I have been told from the people I bought it from that it will cost $450 to replace the screen. That is half the cost of the … |
| | Hello, I am looking to rebuild most of my computer only keeping a few things, but I am upgrading my motherboard. Im pretty sure this is my current [url]http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D945PLRN/index.htm[/url] This is the one that I am looking to buy [url]http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3528992&CatId=2406[/url] how can I tell if this will fit in my … |
| | I am getting a box with a red x in the middle when trying to view pictures that were otherwise viewable yesterday. Ex: Many pictures on my vacation resort website are not viewable. (Though it is not limited to this) Nothing has been changed on my system that I'm aware …  |
| | Rootkit?? cbdriver infection...what to do?? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:17:35 PM, on 5/25/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16640) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\acs.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile … |
| | hello, I would really appreciate any help at all. When I started my computer I got this message windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe missing or corrupt Then when I started it with the windows cd it went straight to windows shutting down to protect the computer check for viruses, remove any new hard … |
| | ok I bought a ECS A780GM-A motheboard, an AMD 2.5 quad core black edition, and 2x2048mb sticks patriot ram, I have it all together and what it doing is, the motherboard only has 1 IDE slot so I just have 1 200gb hard drive and my dvd burner now when …  |
| | Hi Can anyone tell me where I can get the ethernet controller driver to get my internet to work? I have a Dell Dimention 2350 and I just had to reinstalled Windows XP home edition due to viruses. Some drivers were lost and now my internet wont work. I dont … |
| | Hello everyone, I own a domain name [url]www.mysite.com[/url] (example) most of the time is ok but sometimes my site dont work and if i do ping [url]www.mysite.com[/url] I see that is directing to a local LAN ip like 192.108.2.40 or something like that. at the same moment if I do …  |
| | my rma'd mother board just arrived back and works but the on board lan does not. its really not worth rma'ing again. Ive tried the three old cards i have and windows wont install them.....xp will install them, windows me, 98, 95, millenium etc.... do i have to buy a … |
| | Ok so I recently created an additional Windows Vista account on my PC. When I turn my computer on, I get a message saying my password is invalid, because I haven't entered it yet. It seems the computer is still trying to automatically log me in to my default account. … |
| | Can i do a diskless network via Win XP? what are the software that i will need to have a stable connection? |
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