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| | Ok, about a week ago, my nephew got my system infected with Spylocked. I removed it, ran adaware, spybot etc. My problem now is I'm recieving fake "Windows Security Center" looking popups telling me there are problems on my system. I know these are bogus, the web address is [url]http://vnmxjcx.com/start/?aid=334[/url]. … |
| | After my windows totally crashed i thought it might be time to format my hard drive, taking it out of my computer and placing it in a friends i pulled off all the flies that i needed to keep. after putting it back into my computer i attempted to format … |
 | MEPIS is one of the easiest versions of linux to use. Especially for a new user. Here are some good reasons to choose MEPIS over some other version of linux. 1) Support is readily available 2)MEPIS Network Assistant 3)MEPIS System Assistant 4)MEPIS User Assistant 5)MEPIS X-Windows assistant 6)It is very …  |
 | This is just a general question. I have a wireless router (of unknown origin) in my laptop. It's 802.11abg, of course, and I was curious: How does one go about hooking up an antenna to a wireless card?  |
| | Hi.Quickly moving on to my problem : After I turn on my computer (about 10 minutes later) my computer suddenly slows down. When I check my process it turns out my svhost.exe is eating up my ram and my cpu (100mb ram %79-98 cpu). When I turn off that particular …  |
| | Good Day, I bought my japanese laptop last April 7, 2007 here in Yokohama Japan after that together with my friend we convert it to English OS, everything is in good condition except the DVD. I try to insert a DVD Movie but it appears, your Windows cannot view DVD … |
| | Hi Guys, I saw that this problem has been done before but after reading the details I was still unable to solve my problem, Perhaps some light could be shed. Generic host process for win32 services........ C:\DOCUME~1\MARKD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER4.tmp.dir00\svchost.exe.mdmp C:\DOCUME~1\MARKD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER4.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt szAppName : szAppVer : 0.0.0.0 szModName : unknown szModVer : 0.0.0.0 offset … |
| | My free trial with Panda Antivirus Platinum is twenty two days away from expiring, and I'm not 100% sold on them, there were some less than satisfactory events. I have a grand total of six months experience with my home computer, so I'm going to have to rely on our …  |
| | The other day a formated my PC. I managed to get the WMP tool bar on the start bar, but i can't get it anymore. Can you help? Thanks |
| | Hey there, this is kind of a long story but i wanted to make sure i got all of the facts in there even if im not sure they are relevant so i am running windows xp pro sp2. recently i was prompted to install windows media player 11 and … |
| | Last night I was online, on a forum and was writing a reply to someone... Well As I clicked their icon to reply.... 1. My keyboard locked up. ( I figured nothing big, its viewsonic and it does it every once in a while) 2. During this time my mouse … |
| | Hi, every so often for the past few weeks my machine (Mesh Matrix 1800) has been acting wierd. I've had this for around 5 years and it's worked without problem. Now, when I try to shut down, it takes anything from 15 mins to never shutting down and I just … |
| | So last Wed I noticed that my PC was acting really weird. A few quick examples, I couldnt remote into it and it was running really really slow. Well I went to reinstall XP and it wont boot from CD. It gives me the "Press any key to boot from … |
 | Hey Im new with linux and all, I recently installed Ubuntu 6.10. The thing I wana know is, how do I load up the GUI for Unbuntu? It always boots in text based. I dont know any commands yet for Linux, I will be learnin them next yr in my … |
| | Well, i used to have a 1.6gigahertz pentium 4 with a 4G4A Motherboard and geforce 4 mx440 graphics card; a budget pc basically. That PC died spontaneously after the screen went black, i restarted, and the PC decided to make repetitive siren noise like deedawdeedaw (overheating? my CPU was only … |
| | I had a 4.2 GB video (made in iMovie) that I was trying to send to iDVD, however, because of all the weird complications with Macs assuming you want to copy a file rather than move it, I decided to put it in the trash folder, so I could move … |
| | Hi I am having problems with my computers startup speeds. It takes too long to load and will freeze at anytime once it has loaded. I am running on windows xp with SP2. Thanks in advance. |
| | I have this laptop that keeps on frustrating me. Its DvDRom/Writer sometimes(actually most of the times) does not read cds and dvds. I have checked the hardware device manager to see if it has a problem but it seems ok. I have even ran the troubleshooting wiz but have not … |
| | I have been reading alot of other posts in this section and I have a very similar problem. A few nights ago I got on my computer and noticed that my internet was taking an unusually long time to load pages, and sometimes even failing. I also noticed that my … |
| | Hey,I'm new to this site,and I just received this mp3 player yesturday from my uncle. [url]http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=MP3-Flash&product=1419829[/url] When I brought it home and tried to turn it on,I can only see the backlight turn on,theres no words,no welcome messages nothing other from light in the screen.I can listen to the music … |
| | Ok i have a problem that is makin me very mad :mad: it seems that in the attempt to fix a computer that i was hoping to purchase off a co-worker that i had downloaded an windows XP OS and then i can not figure out how to remove the … |
 | [I]<< moved from [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread74129.html"]here[/URL] >>[/I] I was checking for beta drivers and I found this: [URL]http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html[/URL] I am gonna buy a laptop with nvidia go 7900 gtx, but It doesnt have vista drivers. Do you think this beta drivers will work? |
| | I've been having trouble with Amaena and WinAntiVirus Pro for a week now. Webroot Spysweeper, AVG Anti-Spyware, Ad-aware and Spybot S&D haven't been able to fix it, and VundoFix and Virtumondebegone have not been effective either. Here is my HijackThis log. Any help would be appreciated! *** Logfile of HijackThis …  |
 | I have one gigabyte of ram right now and its nothing special but other people always talk about Good ram and bad also i see 1 gig sticks prices range massively is this because some ram is so much better than other ram ( i know about DDR1-DDR2-DDR3).  |
| | Hey guys i am having problems with WinAso Registry Optimizer and Registry Mechanic 6, as the come up with 200+ errors for deep scan but when fixing the it come up with a message they are protect by Windows does anyone else have the same problem or is just my … |
| | I have a HP Paviliona600n computer that I'm working on. Windows does not boot. What I do is I take the harddrive out and I put it in a external case and copy the data that they want. I'm having problems with this harddrive. I can't access it. It's like … |
 | Hey everyone, We have a UNIX DecAlpha here at work, and I need to change the IP on it. Could someone tell me how to do this through command line? Thanks! :mrgreen: |
| | My cd-dvd freezes when I try to burn. It tells me there is no driver so I get one and it works for short time and then freezes again. I have to press the" start stop" button to get it to unfreeze. Its like something takes the driver. I also … |
| | Alright, well here's my problem: Firefox no longer works on my debian system. Since I just switched to kde, I have Konqueror, but I had this problem before. Everytime (or most of the time) when I open up firefox, it comes up and an error message comes up saying: "No … |
| | Hi guys, actually i'm thinking to swtich from Windows to Linux .. but i'm really confused .. there are more than 1 linux! RedHat, Suse, Mandrike ... etc what do you prefer? and what do you advise me .. ? and i'd be pleased if u gave me a brief … |
 | Hi all. When i switch my pc on things will loads up for about 5seconds then it all shuts down. No image appears on the monitor. I believe the problem to be RAM (i have 128mbs SDRAM) because when i take out the RAM it all works. However there is … |
| | Hey DaniWeb Helpers, I have a major problem. My little sister somehow downloaded multiple viruses on the computer by msn. She was upset that she ruined the computer and wouldn't explain how it happened. The viruses that were downloaded are Infostealer and Trojan.Metajuan. If you could help me as soon … |
| | I'm new here, so thanx in advance. I have a couple of drifferent things going on that started at the same time, so I'm figuring that they are connected. When I open IE or Outlook, they work fine until I hit any key. Then, they automatically close out; no error, … |
| | NOt sure if this is the right forum. Please redirect if not. Anyways here's my problem: randomly and sometimes multiple times. When I start my computer up it goes to the blue screen with this error: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage … |
| | Hi..i just bought a new router (Brand:Level one, Default Gateway: 192.168.123.254). However i doubt it's function because of frequent disconnection (DC after 15-20 minutes). then, i have to turn the router off and on again to connect to the internet. i was wondering if anyone can tell me any possibilties … |
 | i am an artist totaly ignorant of almost everything technical apart from design/image apps. I have an etower with "windows me" installed and want to install "2000pro" or at least "2000". Is this possable and will my drivers be affected or whaterver?? Please help thanks Tim:) |
| | First time entry into this sort of thing, so here goes. I am the proud owner of a thinkpoad t22. PIII. She was working fine til i went on holiday/leave. Came back 3 months later to fire her up; Wouldn't do! The green hard disk light blinks as you hit … |
| | I have been using IE -6 for quite some time and just a couple of days ago it won't start up. Also I have other viruses on my computer which is slowing down my comuter. I am currently using Mozilla, I ran the AVG anti spyware tool and I am … |
| | Just thought that I would let everyone in on the fact that the new SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Rc1 can read AND write to windows NTFS file systems. :)  |
 | I don't know a lot about computers, but I want to learn. Any basic knowledge or links you want to give me would be nice. I've read some of the tutorials, like the basics of algorithms, but I don't know how to use that kind of information. The same is … |
| | Hello everyone, I'm a fairly experienced (desktop) computer tinkerer and am trying to help a younglady from a local university, with her new laptop dilemma. In a nutshell, here's the issue: The laptop will start-up just fine and will go as far as the Windows Xp login screen. [B]There is … |
| | Why do i get memory dump? how do i fix it? is there a program that can fix that? anybody has info on this please try to help me thanks |
| | I have an Tecra 8100 that will not POST. Pressing the on button with battery and adapter plugged in turns on the AC power light (green), on light(green), battery light (amber), and Selectbay light (green). Nothing else happens. The fan does not spin, the HDD does not spin, and the … |
| | Hi all, My fiancee's machine decided this weekend to not power up anymore, but I've been out of the repair business for some time. The machine does not reach POST, and the fans won't even spin or twitch. Process so far: - Disconnect all drives - no change - Remove … |
| | I posted this in someone elses thread, but I'm afraid it'd go unanswered so I made my own. I used to be able to load pages in less than a second, now sometimes the page doesn't load at all. Regarding browsers opening up by itself... I use Mozilla Firefox for … |
| | I have some TV recordings on DVD+RW made on my Bush DVD recorder. I was hoping to transfer them to my PC and extract the sound to convert into MP3's. However my PC DVD-rom drive doesn't like them. The DVD-rom drive is a Samsung SD-616T. I have installed the latest …  |
| | Here, I take the plunge: I was doing a clean-up of my PC and apparently unistalled sth I recall to be Sound Max (I'm not entirely sure); restarting the PC and trying to play music, I get the message: "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a … |
| | [COLOR=#000000]The issue I have is installing a Radeon 9250 PCI video card into an Acer Power SX with an S57M motherboard. I am using Windows XP.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I have updated the BIOS and installed the drivers for the card. When I go into the BIOS and switch ‘primary display adapter’ to … |
| | My existing card is a ATI Radeon x600 Hypermemory PCI-X16 I want better games performance and have a budget of £150. My PC only has a 300w PSU and no PCI-X power connector so i need a low power card |
| | I have been playing world of warcraft and the game is choppy when I get into heavily crowded areas I run it on a Compaq Presario AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ 1.81 GHz, 384 RAM with sis 760 video card. However the minimal requirements for WoW are Intel Pentium® III 800 … |
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