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Ya I'm trying to get a linksys wireless G adapter situated for my PC but the PC won't read the setup disc. I insert it and autorun starts workin the setup screen pops up for like 2 milliseconds and then disappears and nothing. I'm running XP pro on this machine. …

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I'm trying to work with Virtual PC, but there are several files that i have in my host OS (Windows XP) that i need in my Virtual Machine (Linux Debian)... so, i need to create a shared file or a network or anything...

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hey guys! i finally got my very own broadband at home, and was trying to download using azureus (bit torrent). the problem is: when i'm using azureus (ie when azureus is active), i can't surf the internet. any takes on this? thanks!

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Hi guys I'm the newbie here. I've searched and read a couple of posts of people with related issues but nothing quite the same as me. Theres a bit of history with this comp so let me begin. This laptop has been great to me but its been starting to …

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When initally restarting the connection (booting up, modem -> router -> desktop) I am connected to the internet. Within minutes the connection is lost. When viewing Network Connections initially I see only Local Area Connection (with strong connection) When connection cuts out I see "Internet Connection" showing that the Gateway …

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I have been working with Windows XP with much personal stuff. Then I needed to upgrade my hardware. I bought new motherboard, new processor, etc. I tried to keep up my old harddrive and my old Windows XP with all my personal stuff. After the hardware change Windows XP can …

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hey guys, im having trouble with my desktop, for some reason it wont boot up. i used it a few days ago, and it was working fine. but today it wont boot up. after you switch it on, the led of the hard drive stays on, instead of the usual …

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I've been having a frequent problem where I have a strong internet connection, but neither Firefox nor IE will connect. I get either timeout errors or "can't find the server" errors. This sometimes happens from boot up, but more often happens while I'm surfing. Rebooting usually corrects the problem and …

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Hi, I just bought a hard drive that is PC FAT formatted. I want to format it for my Intel Mac Pro. Disk utilities is not up to the job, but I know it can be done, and would appreciate any help. Maybe there is a website with a download …

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Hello, I recently bought a new video card and i have a serious problem with it. It is a brand new EVGA GeForce 7800 gs 256 agp oc editon. I connected it all right to an exclusive 4-pin molex plug straight from the psu and with nothing else on it. …

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I've done some intermediate pc maintenance in the Navy, but i think this one is a bit beyond me. Was in middle of playing game when pc froze. After hard boot, pc wouldnt start. No POST beeps occured. I have power to everything. I have blinking lights from activity on …

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ok, the internet works fine if i just connect my ethernet cable from my laptop to the NB1300... but the trouble starts when i connect the internet via DI-524 and then through the NB1300... it worked fine last nite after ive done all the configs and stuff... but it died …

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I've been running AVG anti virus Free edition.From the last 2 days it is not updating automatically.When I click update on the main window it says "Cannot Launch Internet Update".The version of AVG is 7.5.488 I ran HijackThis and this is the log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan …

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I think my computer got infected with a virus or spyware that keeps opening new pop up windows every time I use IE. Norton Antivirus shows no infections though. I ran HijackThis and was hoping that someone would be able to help me with what I should remove from my …

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hey guys I recently deleted some files to remove outlook express and now my computer will not start up....where do i start to get it going again???It's running on xp thanks

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Hihi all, I have just recently caused a problem, while running an update for Phoenix Bios for my mothers laptop, i downloaded and installed it but now the computer refuses to boot, the initial startup screen pops up and then the computer goes blank. I thought i was doing the …

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about 2 days ago my computer started acting all weird. my desktop background turned black and the words "WARNING! SPYWARE HAS BEEN DETECTED ON YOUR PC" and it shows my i.p. address and says another computer gained access. there is also a yellow triangle with an explantaion by the time. …

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Hi all... I have 4 PCs in a LAN with Windows XP Professional that logon to a domain... The problem is that, to access shared files on another PC, one has to enter the username and password of the other user. How can I use file sharing on a domain …

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[COLOR=Purple]This is my problem that I'm having.. I ran this software called easycleaner and I was deleting duplicate files.. not knowing that this one was very a important one..anyway now I'm getting this on my kids computer screen [B]Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: …

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Ok, I built my own PC and it has been a rock for two years. I've since lost my copy of Windows XP, can't seem to find it. I'm getting the HAL.DLL file is missing or corrupt error. I saw one of the threads on here regarding it, but none …

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I have been having problems with my computer for the last 4 or 5 weeks which have been sporadic but seemingly getting worse. The problem is that I have continual crashes. For no apparent reason, the computer (Dual Xeon, Windows XP) crashes and restarts. My own tech has tried to …

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hi everybody.. 20gb, 1.79ghz, AMD processor i have a laptop for more than a year.. just last weeek i experienced a windows problem io think. the laptop kept switching on and off automatically without stopping but with a blue screen. some friends asked to re-install windows xp again and format …

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*Warning: This thread means a DEEP dive into 'ye old times!* Howdy! I'm new here, sorry I could not keep it short. If helped, though, I WILL gladly return the favor when I can. If the reader knows about ESS Technologies PCI sound cards, [COLOR="Green"]or[/COLOR] sound cards in general, then …

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Hi! My problem is that when I start a game or play it then there is rectangulars that are crossing the whole screen almost. They have the colors of the game and it's like they have switched places with another part of a game, like a puzzle that isn't right. …

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Hi there. For some reason lately when I boot up my computer, a window stating "On click, Line 1: Unexpected symbol near ' <'" appears. I ran CHKDSK to try and fix this problem, but it freezes at stage 4 of 5 at 57%. Not only that, but Disk Defragmenter …

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I searched for viruses, spyware, etc. I just don't know what else to do. I am new to this message board and read some of the other similar postings, but they all seem to be specific to the person experiencing them. I ran HJT under the name reverse tjh. I …

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Hey guys, Could someone show me how to write a batch file to install software? I just need something very basic that, when run, will auto install the software. I know it isn't that hard, but I don't know how. :( thanks!

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I recently attempted to clean some space from my G4, im sure im running OSX 9, anyway i started the comp up the next day & was greeted with this mag on a black screen... /etc/master.passwd:No such file or directory -Sh-2.05b# obviously i have deleted something i shouldnt have any …

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Hello I just got my mac yesterday, I got the upgrade disk with leopard. So when i got home i upgraded it and when i try to open my Imovie it just says that it quite unexpectedly so i reinstalled it and it gave me the same error. Then i …

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I bought an 80 gig maxtor hard drive, for a family computer, we had to erase it and put windows xp 5 times already, but now when we check its properties it says it only has 31.48 gigs. is there a way to get it to be an 80 g …

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I have just built a computer and after realising i couldnt install my version of Vista (as it was an upgrade) i found a copy of 2000 i could install on my empty HDD, and then upgrade to Vista. I installed 2000 fine, installed SP4 (which i had on a …

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Hi 2 days ago i turned my laptop on and the desktop had changed to the acer default one which i thought was odd, when i checked in my documents it was empty - i have lost all my photos, music and files! I have tried to do a system …

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help me please someboday i got vvgeowbv virus i tryed scanning it deleting it and it all comes back, i did system restore as well..... i dont kno wat else to do i did hijackthis scan here is the log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 01:45, …

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I have an old moterola cable modem. I run a wired lan, but want to update and expand. So I by the Linksys cable gateway. I do all the connections. I punch on IE and comcast comes up with a help page. Says I can download new stuff. When I …

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I teach a class that includes the use of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Access. Everything has been fine until recently. Some of my students have been required by their employers to upgrade to Office 2007. The problem is that I now can't read their homework to grade it …

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Hey everyone,I am running windows XP and for the last week it seems to be really slow and sluggish,and it keeps freezing,I did a defrag yesterday and a disk clean up,deleted cookies and emptied my recycle bin,and cleaned up some unused desktop icon's,other than this can anyone suggest anything else. …

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I have put my question in this forum because I don't know where else to put it even though I know it is not actually a problem with my monitor or video card.I have an unusual and annoying graphics display problem and I seem to be the only person on …

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Hello, and thank you for taking the time to help me. My problems is I made a image with the new Acronis 11, but when I try to restore the image to disk I get an error saying " The archive is corrupted". I was hoping someone had a quick …

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I've done just about all I can to rid my computer of spyware and, more specifically, this Bloodhound.W32 virus. If someone could look over my Hijack log file and tell me if there's anything I can take care of from there, I would greatly appreciate it. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 …

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Hello, I need some help in url rewrite i tried alot but not able to get this done. Have a look at url [url]http://www.mydomain.com/insurance/metatags.php?cat_id=44[/url] I need to rewrite to make html file Below is the code I m using but no success Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine on RewriteRule metatags-cat_id-(.*)\.htm$ metatags.php?cat_id=$1 Also …

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I have a crappy milwaukee pc that has only 3 bars of pc100 64 meg ram strips and the computer freezes constantly can I change the ram to some 256 meg sd ram?

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Whenever I starta program the help section keeps popping up. It happens n every single program I load. It virtually makes my laptop unusable. It would be great if somebody could give me sime feedback on why this is hapening. Heres the HT log. Cheers. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan …

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hi all, I keep getting booted off line. I have a cable connection and have had no problems in the past.each time it happens i unplug the cable and plug it back in and all is well. I called the cable company and all checks out at their end and …

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i'm getting the same problem i see a lot of people getting with explorer.exe it just keeps reseting my explorer.exe process i ran hijackthis.exe heres the log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:20:30 PM, on 11/2/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 …

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Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron e1505 dual-booting Windows 2003 (possibly soon to "upgrade" to Vista) and Ubuntu 7.10. Runs pretty damn well (especially in Ubuntu), but I'm giving myself a little treat this winter and upgrading it. I'm getting some additional RAM, and I also want to upgrade the …

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HI i have very stupidly installed Fedora 7 on my computer and set GRUB to instal on the master boot record, but now i want to switch it back to normal, unfortunately i do not have the windows dvd around. What can i do to fix / restore the MBR? …

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I´m trying to clean up somebody elses comp and i´ve found some solutions, but I am unable to access the control panel and can´t figure out which demon is causing this. Please help, here is the HJT log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 19:29:20, on 2.11.2007 …

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Today I came home and tried to login to my pc, but XP just gave an error whenever I tried to type saying can not copy text from password field(or something of that sort). I shut down the pc, but instead of waiting for it to finish shutting down, I …

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hello, from my hjt log/taskmanager i have dvdplay.exe running uncommanded. i ran spybot S&D and it removed a slew of nasties but still didnt detect/remove dvdplay.exe. I have also lost my desktop background. Replaced with a simple blue background. Thanks Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:25:10 …

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