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I was trying to erase the forms in xp's auto complete but it never does, the hour glass just keeps going and when I try to x out it says program not responding please help.

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I'm an iMac user System 10.2.8 and trying to get a picture on eBay for an item that I'm selling. I can't get an answer to my problem from them, hopefully my fellow Mac people can help me. I have a jpg on iPhoto and they are asking for a …

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Hi, Is there anybody out there who can help me. Im not exactly what you could call a whizz kid when it comes to computers,(typical woman) but I do my best, anyway, here's my problem: Ive been trying to install xp on my PC. Ive formatted my HDD, so its …

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i woz just wondering if u could change the taskbar color of XP from the 3 colors into lyk orange or sumthing eg. if u take a screenshot of the desktop and then paste it into Paint and then go ctrl+I (invert colors) it looks cool (+if u do it …

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I just ran a HiJackThis Log. My computer has been very slow and the reboot is very slow. When I'm online, and web surfing it's moderate~fast but the reboot and starting any programs on my comp is really slow. Please tell me what do delete: [B]Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 Scan …

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I think I have caught some kind spyware...taking over my home page, pop up ads...the works. Here is my HJT log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 10:54:26 PM, on 1/22/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe …

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Hi, my computer has been going alittle slow lately. I have ran updated spybot search&destroy, ad-aware SE, updated anti-virus and basically updated everything and tested it and couldnt find anything. My computer also has crashed and rebooted couple of time for no reason. I tried to find the cause for …

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Hey folks: Any ideas why i cant get my screensaver to work normally? It will work when i rightclick properties screensaver and preview, but no matter what time i set, and no matter how still the mouse is, the screensaver never comes on. Im running windows XP PRO. Thanks

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[B]AMD athlon 2400+ 512 mb RAM Nvida geForce 4 Ti 4200 8x 128mb windows XP SP2 asus A7V8X motherboard [/B] my screen keeps randomly blacking out for 1-3 seconds. everything on the screen freezes for 1-2 secs followed by blackness for -2-3 secs it seems to be software related because …

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HI My computer is really messing up I cant use msn messnger, hotmail, media player and my antivirus stopped working, so i read and searched on google and sum1 had the same problem as me so i followed steps and now im here posting my HJT log Hope u can …

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Hey guys since 2 days i've been getting the above error on my Windows media player 10. I tried un-installing and re-installing it but that didn't work. I tried deleting all files from the c>programs file>windows media player folder but that also did not work. I then thought that probably …

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My mom is having trouble getting onto her Personal Kent State page so she can't work from home. I am at BGSU and it's hard for me to help her over the phone. So I was hoping for a quick solution here. The page works fine for me and others …

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Hi there. I have been attacked by the Home search thing and I have tried to install the "Hijach this". The scan result is this: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 Scan saved at 16:53:24, on 29-12-2004 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 …

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I'm getting unwanted porn pop-ups from every site I go to, including google, after running Ad-Aware 1.05 Pro, Webroot Spy Sweeper, Spybot Search and Destroy, and CWShredder... I've run all the programs again, and nothing is found, however I'm still getting these pop-ups from google, and I know that can't …

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Recently I have had a few problems concerning spyware. Everytime I boot my computer I notice in my 'add/remove programs' that there is a program called 'best search engine' and I always click to remove it. It never seems to permantely go away and if I don't remove it then …

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Is there some trick to permanently linking two or more tracks so that they always play together? For instance, Jackson Browne in a concert played "The Load Out" and "Stay" one after the other, and that's how I always want to hear them, even when everything else is constantly "shuffled". …

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Ok, this should be the last question I have about completing my new computer system. I have a 160GB ATA drive in my current HP system. It does not have an OS on it and is used for storage and programs only. Should I uninstall all the programs that are …

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My wife and I thought we would go out and get a new printer,so we did and when we came home I went right in the puter room and started to install it,I went to the add computer wizard and before I realized what I had did I uninstalled my …

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a bit embarrasing but I cannot remember the solution! I recently built a new system for a workmate, he gave me his old system to practice on. I bought a new case, fitted the board (including cpu and graffics card from old system) plugged in a monitor, …

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Microsoft has a Beta version of their own Anti-spyware product available for download. (You'll need to use Internet Explorer to download the thing, I'm afraid) [url]http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/default.mspx[/url] I'm interested to hear the experiences of anyone who has used it. How does it compare to the likes of AdAware and Spybot for …

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Vendor:Tracking Cookie Category:Data Miner Object Type:IECache Entry Description:This cookie is known to collect information that may be used either for targeted advertising, or tracking users across a particular website, such as page views or ad click-thrus. How do I TOTALLY GET RID OF THIS?

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OK, my question is, is this recoverable. my mate was doing some very heavy 3d processing work on his pc, and left it over night to do the job. When he wakes in the morning he has the blue screen of death. He trys restarting, but it will only get …

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I have a friend who just bought a Toshiba Satellite A65-S1762 laptop. He can't get most USB devices to load onto the computer. It will recognize the device, but that's as far as it will go. We tried going into device manager to see what the problem was, but it …

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I need help...alot of help. This P2esocks...is one item that shows up on virus scan but will not delete, quarantine, etc. System is slow, Outlook acts like it uninstalls after a while (and looks for a disk) but comes back if I reboot, among other spyware related problems I am …

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Hi Not sure if its you I need to speak to about this but its worth ago as I have been trying to sort this problem for weeks. I have just installed a wireless network with 1 desktop & one laptop; I also have the belkin ADSL/wireless router. The problem …

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Hi, I will be installing windows xp on a new Maxtor SATA drive. I know that it is usually necessary to install SATA drivers before installing WinXP on this type of drive. I have the motherboard's CD but am unsure which drivers I will need to put on a floppy. …

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[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Synchronize Your Computer Clock with an Internet Time Server [/color][/size][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000] Does your computer have the right time? If your computer is not part of a domain, you can synchronize your computer clock with an Internet …

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I have an Inspiron 3800 that I recently installed WindowsXP on. The computer boots fine and works normally, except when i'm not doing anything on it. It will either completely lock up with the display still on or it will flash a blue screen for 2 seconds and reboot. It …

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Building a new DesktopComputer is possible. But is it possible to build my own Laptop computer?? Or is this something I should let the pro's do? I consider my self someone who can do moderately difficult stuff, if i get correct and good instructions. Ofcourse i wouldn't want to risk …

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Lately my computer has been acting up by rebooting randomly, not running any of my games for a long period of time, giving me the "game.exe has caused a problem and needs to close" or in the case of HL2 "The memory could not be read". Blue screens seems to …

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Can someone tell me what is Open Bsd and Free Bsd? Contents from the book and from the web tells me two different things. Would you mind to clarify the terms for me?? Thank you! Because i'm still very vague about it.

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I have a Micron Transport Trek 2, purchased in 1997. I am just trying to open the case so I can clean under the key pad. Does anyone know how to open up the case?

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I am a newbee to web development. I have used a "pre-built" web-page making program that has provided me with a great looking website, but there's a problem. The hosting company I'm using (lunarpages.com) runs a linux server. This pre-built webpage requires a windows server. Therefore, the site does not …

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Hi all, I'm new, and I don't know as much about computer technical stuff as all you guys probably do. I'm more into the creative side of computers with macromedia stuff. Sorry if this has been posted in the wrong section of the board but I didn't know where else …

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[FONT=Georgia]I'm really going crazy here and could use some advice. Running XP Home edition, installed McAfee security suite including virus scan, firewall, spam killer etc., and consequently can't browse using My Computer or Explorer. Just receive the 'Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close' error message. Error …

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Installed a new videocard today. Plugged in the powersupply as directed (since when do videocards need powersupply anyway...). Turned on the PC, start MSFS2004, marvel at the graphics. 5 minutes later my screen goes black and the PC boots itself. Try again, same thing. Turn it off, check everything again, …

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Is there any good antivirus program that can run on my win 2003 server .. I downloaded Antivir but it says that it'll not run on a server. Any free one or something like that??

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This problem is driving me crazy. The computer was working fine and I took the memory out to use in another system I was building and then I forgot I took the memory out and tried to start the system. Now when I try to boot up the computer all …

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No, this is not a tip or tweak, but it's something I discovered while trying to use a tweak, so I decided to put it here. And a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll make this post 1056 words long. [IMG]http://www.freephotoserver.com/files/img62638584_5729310.bmp[/IMG] Where did that Powerful PC thing come …

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I have been thinking of upgrading my system that I currently have. I was wondering how much trouble this would be...I would want the following 1.) A new AMD processor but if this is too much of a hassle I can stick with my current 2.) A new case 3.) …

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hello, can any one tell me if it is nescessary to have norton internet security 2005 and norton anti virus 2005 running on same computer? Is it possible one could interfere with the other? My problems have something to do with pop ups being blocked, but also my internet explorer …

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:confused: Noticed the plastic on my monitor was turning black & used a cloth dampened with water to wipe it down yesterday & today is blacker than it was yesterday.....does anyone know what causes that to happen?

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I'm using my computer at school to look for some answers because I can no longer get online on my home PC. If anyone can give me some tips, I'd greatly appreciate it. I have Windows XP at home; I've been dealing with many spyware (I think) related issues. Someone …

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I have Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 and Windows 98 Second Edition on my computer. When I start my computer up, I am asked if I want to start either "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition", or "Microsoft Windows" (Windows 98). It would make more sense to me to …

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Hi everyone, I just got my new Powerbook G4 today and it's working great except for one thing, I can't access hardly any websites. The computer says that it cannot find the server for the website. .Mac, CNN.com and a handful of others work, but nothing else. Not even the …

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Object Moved This document may be found here ??? when displaying pages at times? This comes on a pretty frequent basis., wondering what I could change SAFELY to avoid it., also SOME pages after going from a home to sub page, I get a dns error occasionally. I have DSL., …

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Thank you for your help! It was so silly, I was afraid to turn off the computer just to lose everything, but it all worked out well. I am new to downloading on the internet and need some basic knowledge about what I can and cannot download. Sometimes things I …

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I'm on a 333 iMac using OS 8.6 and Office 98. Recently I had to reload system, and now everytime I open WORD, I get the error message "there is not enough memory to load the Microsoft Open Transport Object shared library." Another symptom is that we now can't paste …

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What a great Forum here's the source of my problem: SBC is my dsl isp i'm using speedstream 5100b modem with a netgear router MR814. I can connect with modem directly to my desktop but when I throw the router in (so i can use my laptop) i can never …

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im not the most familiar with computers but one of my friends referred me to this forum to help me get rid of bad stuff through hijack this. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 Scan saved at 4:43:44 PM, on 12/29/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 …

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