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Hi everybody, this is my first post, I've come for help out of sheer desperation. Here's what happens everytime I try to play a DVD on my machine: [B] ‘Analog copy protection violation. Windows cannot play this copy protected disk because it cannot verify that the video outputs on your …

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I have windows xp service pack 2, a clean install with a modified uxtheme.dll to allow for custom visual styles. This was working fine, but after installing a few things (nvidia drivers and utilities for video card, windows .net framework 1.1 when I already had 2.0 installed (side note - …

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hello all..i am new to this..i reside in canada and have a small microsoft outlook problem.. when i double click my icon i get the following error message: Outlook requires microsoft outlook express 4.01 or greater.You can install outlook express 5.0 by running ie5 setup from ie folder where you …

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Hello. When I try to start my computer, the screen goes black and in the corner it says "NTLDR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" when i press Ctrl+Alt+Del it brings up the opening "compac" page and then goes back to the black screen with that message. Does anyone know …

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I want to make my computer think that it has a little more RAM than it actually does, can anyone help me out?

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Hello - I need help reading a HijackThis log. For a long time now I have not been able to access anything with Microsoft Management Console (MMC) nor use my search function. Although annoying, I have worked around it. I needed to upgrade my Windows Media Player yesterday and could …

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I click on IE and nothing seems to open. When I double click on a folder or My Computer, the icons and taskbar vanish from the Desktop for a few seconds, and then reappear. I've tried spyware, virus cleaning with no luck. Here is my HJT log. Thanks in advance. …

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Hi Guys i need help bad situation: I have recently bought a Fujitsu Siemens amilo. Worked fine for a week. I installed a music making programme off the internet (Magix music and video) - it worked then my computer switched its self off and rebooted - strange. Laptop turns back …

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I dont know if im posting this in the correct site or not so just redirect me if I am... Anyways, a while back I burned a CD using Easy CD Creator 5 Basic (Roxio) and it completed burning as usual, and I think all the files were there but …

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My girlfriends computer has been dead for about a week now and Ive tried almost everything I can think of. I will start off by explaining the problem. The computer runs fine from anywhere from 30 seconds to 48 hours without crashing. When it does it is a total hardlock. …

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:rolleyes: this conn.4 pops up in my system tray & is very annoying. it says its diconnected & then goes away.& back again & again. this only does this when i take my laptop to work & connect the lan. awhile back i had created an extra conn. in the …

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Hello all! I'm new to these forums, so give me a chance. You should post a sticky to tells ppl all the information they need to provide in order to get an appropriate response. I'm running svp2 and I can't get my computer to reboot. When I try, it stops …

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i always get this weird pop up saying things like gowing to a website and downloading stuff.. ofcourse i did not did it. here is my hi jack this file. it is attached in this message

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A firend of mine was running Win95 on an old computer, mainly for a old RC Flightsim he liked. Well his former girlfriend deleted his windows directory and the main directory for his RC flightsim. All he has done since then is try to boot up the computer. Is there …

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I've got some kind of virus from Kazaa and I'm wondering if anyone can help. Basically, the screen is squashed horizontally and stretched vertically, i.e. you can't see the top or bottom of the screen and there are big black borders on the sides. I've virus scanned with the latest …

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Had a problem where turning on the 8000 would show a flash of all the green lights for 2 seconds and then they shut off. Nothing from the fans, screen, HD or anything. Never even begins to post! BUT, this has happened on 3 succesive reconditioned motherboards. I've switched out …

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Ok I tried to upgrade to xp pro awhile ago and it didnt work and so then today I tried again using a student version I got. It stops at around 34 or 33 minutes remaining and doesnt do anything. So now I just want to go back to windows …

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Hi, i keep losing my internet connection everynight around 7pm onwards. My Pc can be on all day from 7am till 7pm and it's fine but after that it seems to loose connection sometimes every 2 mins and then could be every 20 mins it varies. Then i have to …

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I was wondering if anyone can point out any viruses or key loggers on my computer.I use symantec corporate addition. Here is my Hijackthis log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:17:20 PM, on 16/09/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: …

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I have ran my Reg Fixer and it has showed 4 problems : Active X mostly: Can I just delete them . These are the reg Keys: :HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{32F87EA3-AD21-43FF-9F1A-657E58D13399} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\NavShellExtEx.DLL HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1E6478F0-7FA8-11D2-B40A-00600831DD76} When I click fix problem it does not fix it it just keeps re-appearing at every scan. It …

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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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\NISUM.EXE C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\ccPxySvc.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec_Client_Security\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec_Client_Security\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\Program Files\Prevx Home\PXAgent.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\Program Files\Prevx Home\SAGUI.exe C:\WINDOWS\NCLAUNCH.EXe …

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Hi, I am trying to help a friend fix his computer. He didnt activate his copy of xp in the 30 days after installation, and as promised, xp will not let us start windows without activating. The problem is, when we click the option to enter an activation code, it …

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Ok... so I start my computer one time and I get the following message as soon as i turn it on: "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \windows\system32\config\system " It sais I need to insert the windows instillation cd and press r. I do …

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Hi there y'all. I recently purchased a beautiful little laptop, and of course, Linux was the first thing that had to be installed. However, I'm having trouble getting everything to work properly. Among the trouble is that of installing support for my wireless WiFi card (internal "Dell Wireless 1500 Draft …

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Hi, I have a problem connecting to the internet through my T-Mobile Sinus DSL Basic SE wireless router/modem: I have 2 laptops, one is a Dell and the other is a Hi-Grade. The Dell uses Windows XP Professional SP2 whilst the Hi-Grade laptop uses Windows XP Home SP2. When I …

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Ok, i have a friend that has come to me for help with her comp and i have no idea how to solve this one. When she starts her computer (laptop w/ Windows XP) a dos-looking screen comes up after a short wait and says that the file "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\system" is …

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I've gone through many posts and many websites trying to get rid of this thing to no avail. Well, I think I got some of it, but not all, or else I have some other little nasties or some leftovers from some nasties floating around in my pc. I know …

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I've gone through many posts and many websites trying to get rid of this thing to no avail. Well, I think I got some of it, but not all, or else I have some other little nasties floating around in my pc. Would someone be so kind enough to look …

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Hi all, I'm having this problem with my newly rebuilt computer. It's the CPU, I think it's getting too hot, Speedfan reports it around 40C idle and on full load I've seen it hit 76C (the room ambient temp is around 25C). I haven't overclocked it, that's beyond my knowledge. …

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Anyone can help me why my system unit do have a power while my monitor do not have? I'll check the power cord and cables in it is ok... the problem is my monitor still have a message :"No power or cable disconnected".. pls help...

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I have a new pc with XP Pro - I transferred my old Hard drive into new pc as a slave drive. When I try and access my old files on the slave drive in Documents and settings I get Access Denied. Is this something to do with the way …

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Hello, I've been trying to get around this one for a couple of weeks now and am reaching the limit of my patience, I have a Dell Inspiron 1000 which came factory shipped with XP Home SP2, I put a fresh HD in it and went to install XP, halfway …

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Hi...I changed the batteries in my wireless GE keyboard...directions on bottom says I need to re-link afterwards....re-link how? I've shut off pc, unplugged the receiver and replugged it in...also...1 more question...if my pc is unplugged for a day or so, due to moving...I have to use the hairdryer to make …

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First: if this is in the wrong place, I apologize. I'm a newcomer to Linux, but I'm trying to learn what I need to in order to correctly use it. I've got a program I need to run multiple times, without my having to do anything. The book on Linux …

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I am attempting to install windows xp on a new hard drive. When I get to the point in the installation that the computer will reboot in 15 seconds the computer will not proceed with the install. My computer continues to reboot and never makes it to the next part …

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Here's how it went, I got done building my first pc about a month ago. When I installed the OS I was a little bit...retarded shall I say, and didn't create more then one partition. Now, a month down the line, I'm thinking "hey, I'd like to try the Vista …

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I have a 250 sata and just got a matching one. I have had just one for over a year now but think maybe I would like to do an raid setup. Is it possible now? If so, what is the best raid setup?

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:sad: my pc is a emachin 80gb h/d,512 mb of memory. athon prosessor2.1ghz. i went into the check local disk utilities & did scan for & attempt recovery of bad sectors. pc was starting act funny. window poped up in the system tray saying something about memory was getting low. …

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Hello, I think I have been infected with the guard.tmp spyware. I've tried a fix that was mentioned at this website ([url]http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=6762)[/url], but I do not believe it has worked. I'm hoping someone can help me! Here's my log file: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:15:36 PM, on …

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Hello, If someone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. I have a Toshiba Tecra 9100 that won't operate from the battery. The system operates fine when connected to the AC Adapter. When I unplug the adaptor with the system still on, I recieve a NMI: channel / IOCHK …

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Hey I just found a old compaq 98 windows in my garage it runs fine and everything i just was wondering if anyone could tell me how to reformat the hard drive?

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Hi, I recently got a new computer built for me, but when I am playing games, specifically World of Warcraft it keeps restarting itself. When I first had the computer less than a week ago I played Quake 3 on it and it seemed fine, then I put in a …

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Hi guys. I am a huge gamer but also love macs. Hard to be both and I would love to have a computer that could run high quality games but also be as shiny organized looking as a mac. Anyway, with the new intel core duo processors in the MacBooks …

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Hi. I have recently used Advanced WindowsCare and Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum 3 to clean the junk inside my computer. After that, I tried to access a web site and got an error message. I have visited it 3 days ago, and it was fine. The message I got is: [B]ERROR …

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Hi everyone, I've searched through the threads and found a couple of people with the same problem, but I was just wondering if I should download HiJack and post my log or if another course of action was preferable. My problem is as follows: Once I turn my computer on …

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First my spec:- AMD64 San Diego 3700+ 2x1gb corsair xms 3200 c2pt HIS Excalibur x850xt turbo Asus A8N-E nforce4 ultra mobo. I built this PC just under a year ago. I noticed that in games such as WoW, during play the game would freeze then after a few seconds the …

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I have a Gateway M460 Laptop w/ 40GB - bought a Seagate 5400, ata-6, 8mb cache - simply because it was on sale (kind of like shoes). Anyway, I've had it for 6 mos or so and haven't installed it bcs I have 3 boys. Got rid of one (college) …

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Hi everyone, I am in need of some much-appreciated help. My internet explorer keeps displaying the message, "the page cannot be displayed." I have Windows XP operating system. I have tried system restore which, but it says that system restore could not be completed. My Internet Explorer is 6.0. I …

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Ok so let me tell a little bit of the problems I have laptop that is giving issues with task manger being locked out so I have found a way to edit the registry to fix that. I had my desktop locked out solid blue screen and I found how …

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My mouse whell stop working in the sense that if you roll it up and down it wont do anything but if you click it in so the circle with the arrows appears it works like that. Also sometimes the mouse wheel will randomly work for a while and then …

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