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Hi! A few months ago, my computer was infected with the adware.mainsearch virus and it's been resetting my homepage to about.blank. I ran my computer on safe mode, located the file, and manually deleted it but after an hour the adware is back on my computer. If anybody could give …

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how can I edit my right click menu in windows 2000?? it has become very heavily occupied and it takes time to open ...

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I have been using my CD Writer with no problem but today when I put in my disc, it does not read. When I scan the D drive, it gave me a message as "The drive is not accessible. The drive is locked by a disk utility. Scan aggain when …

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I have recently noticed that my windows update icon is in the system tray and when i click it does nothing. It shows that it is 0% downloaded. It does not go away when i restart the computer either. I try to keep up with the security updates because the …

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It has lost a file what is internet.exe in my win2K system. My anti-virus scaned my computer yesterday.It found some virus and killed them. But when I restarted my computer,it show that the system can't find c:\winnt\internet.exe.So I wanted to look for the one from google ,but could't get the …

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I have a Dell 4600c with XP Home edition. I am now seeing a problem while logged onto my ISP (AOL Broadband) cable. When I try to go to MSN or some other sites I get a message that says" "Cannot find server or DNS error - Internet Explorer" I …

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Hi all! I am doing a presentation over Intel's potential new naming system for their CPU's. Instead of Intel naming the processor according to clock speed, they now have a funky numbering system. ex. Instead of Pentium 3.2 Ghz, it's gonna be Pentium 500. Superficially, this is a flawed decision …

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We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent harware or software change might have caused this. Start in safe mode. Safe mode with networking. Safe mode with command prompt. Last known good configuration setting (most recent setting that worked). Start Windows normally. No matter what …

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This problem has been plauging me for over a week. I have called my internet service provider and my computer "tech support" and they are clueless. I am now turning to you fine folks who I know for sure are going to help me!! Here's the scoop: We have a …

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Hello guys, I'm really new to computers. :o My computer's really acting up so, I used Adaware se and spybot 1.3 and my windows media still won't work...so that's why I'm scanned my computer with hijackthis.exe...Maybe this will do the trick. But I need help distinguishing what's needs to be …

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I think I posted this at wrong forum(Iexplorer)previously. I have no idea what to do. Contact my internet connection provider? I have had this problem about 1 week now: Can not browse [url]www.twingalaxies.com[/url], yet I can access all other websites at net. I have Adsl connection with USB modem, win98se, …

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When going to certain web sites example microsoft update, hotmail, credit card, etc. I get page can not be displayed or a blank screen. Some web sites load just fine. Can someone Please Help? I'll submit a hijack this log.Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 9:32:01 AM, on 9/21/2004 …

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HEY my friends computer has some errors. I ran hijackthis and this is the log. CAN you tell me which files need to be deleted? Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 4:58:14 PM, on 9/22/2004 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 don't kow if any one has posted something like this before. But here goes anyway. I'm having trouble accessing sites, everytime i click on a link it just seems to open a blank web page. Nothing loads up on those pages not even the About:blank page loads up. On …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 12:07:21 PM, on 9/22/2004 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\PC-cillin 2002\Tmntsrv.exe C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media Music Server\SSSvr.exe C:\Program Files\Sony\Photo Server 20\appsrv\PicAppSrv.exe C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Media …

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I recently upgraded my Gateway from 64 Mb of RAM to 256. I also installed an ethernet card, an HP All in One Printer, and SBC Yahoo DSL. For a few days, everything ran perfectly. Now, about 2 weeks in, I can barely boot up. I can run only one …

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:?: Sounds straight forward, but I can not figure this out I am new to this. I have a Etower 500 MHz with 192 mb's of memory and 4 gig hard drive. I used partition magic 3.5 to partition the drive in order to try and install DOS and win98 …

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Hi, 1. some months ago I installed the program "easy spyware killer" but it wasn't for free, so I uninstalled it. When I uninstalled it, came the first error message. It's like it didn't completely uninstall . When windows start up, the easy spyware killer does also start up (but …

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ahh ppl im sorry if i boring you with this infamous problem but i have had it for over 2 months adware gets rid of it for about 1 day then comes back,, sooo annoying my sites are redirecting and not to mention the crappy homepage anyways all help would …

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well i have installed suse 9.0 and windows xp ,but after formatting windows xp due to some reason , ihave formatted the only c drive which had windows system files but after unastaling windows xp it was unable to show suse 9.0 at the beginning . after that i tried …

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hi. Get the error message about not finding this dll file at start up...heres the log file from hijackthis...please help fix this thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 11:04:32, on 22/09/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

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hey guys, i dont know if this is the right forum for SQL errors but i need some help on the following error: Connection failed: SQL state: '28000' SQL Server Error:18452 [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection. ok, …

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Hey! I have been using XP Pro with SP1a and IE6 without any problems. Literally overnight I am no longer able to connect via 56k dialup. No new software has been installed. The Internet Connection dialog box appears and list the ISP tel. number as normal but nothing happens. I …

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hopefully someone can help me. My internet explorer (I'm in safe mode now) and my computer won't open. IE looks like its loading, then halfway through the loading it disappears. I ran ad-aware and spy sweeper and found a bunch of crap so far, but it didn't solve the problem. …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 9:07:28 PM, on 9/16/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) 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\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\WScript.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\pccguide.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\PCClient.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\TMOAgent.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe C:\PROGRA~1\COMETS~1\DM\bin\dmserver.exe …

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Hey! I dont know if this is the right place to write this on. But i give it a try. [B]Info[/B] My computer keep turning of itself while iam playin´ a game listen to mp3 and looking on internet. Sometimes just when iam cheking IE. i never know when. and …

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Hi all, The other day my internet explorer began taking me to websites I did not wish to see. In addition, I have noticed a sharp degradation in all explorer functions. Can anyone help me translate this log. Thank you. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 2:18:33 PM, on …

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I recently ran spybot s/d and adware to check for and immunize pop ups I am getting. I have done this before with no problems in the past. After the recent running of these programs, I have no Autoexec.bat files. When I run [i]sysedit[/i] the screen comes up as it …

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I've been trying to add a laptop to my home network in order to share file and especially a printer. The network currently consists of one XP Pro and one ME machine. Sharing is working fine on both. My network is wireless via a Linksys router. The laptop (XP Home) …

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[COLOR=Magenta][COLOR=Magenta]hey guys [/COLOR][/COLOR] i have 7 ICE-CLEAR 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure with FireWire and USB 2.0 COMBO for video work that i do and want to make a "carrying case" for them, either out of an old breifcase or a leather loptop case. my only concern is that they will …

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Hi everyone, ive been looking at some v helpful threads regarding spyware, hyjacking etc and have now registered on this forum to see if I can get some assistance and one day help somebody else. I have had an attack of the "error loading p2esocks_1021.dll" variety. I have run AVG …

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I have a half speed Broadband facility via a wired DSL router which now and again drops the connection for apparently no reason. In fact there are two or three (little used) sites in particular which always drop the line each time I try to log on to them. Some …

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I was recently at a friends house and while on their PC I noticed it was extremely sluggish and laden with pop ups. He's using an older gateway with a pentium 2 running 98SE with a cable internet connection. I asked him if he had ever gone through his system …

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[CENTER]Well my boyfriend have a windows 2000 that he just got back from the shop that the people claimed they fix, but everytime he goes on a site he gets little message like (some program will be shutdown due to whatever the cause is that will make the computer shut …

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need help with this damn thing. I erase it and it comes back. heres my log. pleeeeaaaase help me: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 3:22:44 AM, on 9/16/2004 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\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 …

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my homepage is hijacked by about:blank.<<< first i had the home search assistent<< know is this!! i dont why it keeps changing!!!<< any help please!!!! i really need the help!! can somebody help me out!!!

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[FONT=Arial Black]undefined[/FONT][SIZE=4]undefined[/SIZE] I am also trying to fix Mom's PC. Her PC keeps saying "not enough disk space" and the screen pops up to delete temporary files etc. So I do that, then the screen pops up again and again. I have also run all the scans on this machine …

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Location: Content Mastery OS: Win98 SE She can cannot log onto the network, but she can get on the Internet that is filtered through the network. She tries to put in her password, and it says that the domain will not validate her PW because it is invalid. So, she …

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I visit a particular delphi forum. I get emails on outlook of people who have posted to me, when I open the link it directs me to the site, as soon as I scroll down on the web page it locks up and I cant do anything unless i re-start …

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I have already downloaded hijackthis and scanned my system. Since I have no idea what the results mean, and the software recommends I ask an expert, here is the log file. I appreciate any advice anyone may be able to give. Thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 12:28:10 …

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Help! Outlook Express is freezing up when I try to open it (generally) and when I do get it to open, it freezes up if I go from a mail folder to my Inbox. When I check Task Manager, it shows that msimn.exe is using 99% of the CPU. I …

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I have accidentally obtained the update from Windows XP that gives me Trustworthy Computing. I have some questions about it and I hope someone here will be able to answer them. 1. What is done to my computer if something is discovered on it? Are the files simply deleted? Is …

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Has anyone heard of a virus that attacks the Autoexec.bat file? My machine continues to drop my Autoexec.bat file. I recreate this file, reboot, and it gets dropped everytime. I have made it a read only file and that keeps it intact. Any ideas??? This seems to be acting as …

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[FONT=Arial Black]undefined[/FONT][SIZE=4]undefined[/SIZE] Can anyone tell me what this means and how to fix it please? Something happened to my pc and I have this showing in my "device manager"with a yellow exclamation point. My pc isn't recognizing either of my CD roms and also says I have a 5-1/4" floppy …

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Hey all im trying to start my own webserver with Mail server Ftp sever mySQL PHP CGI webmin (i think thats what its called that or usermin :rolleyes: ) Counter-Strike Dedicated server (with AMX MOD) BUT! im a newbie to linux if any one PLZ :cheesy: help me or direct …

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I was with a group of people the other day, talking about Spybot, Ad-Aware and some other stuff along that line, and some guy says there's a better way and he's not had the first pop-up. He contends whenever you boot open the "etc" folder and delete everything there except …

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I need your advice. I'm guessing my problem is security based but I'm not sure. The net works fine when norton internet security is off, but as soon as I enabled it i cannot get into any websites, it just says "The page cannot be displayed". I have my hijackthis …

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[FONT=Arial]Internet is driving me mad[/FONT] my internet browser be it internet explorer, or firefox, doesnt seem to want to go to certain pages such as microsoft.com windows update, or yahoo mail. yahoo.com works just fine but as soon as I got the mail part it says server not found or …

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my computer screen is flickering very quickly although everything is displayed properly. sometimes i can see blocks of lines running down the screen and it gives me a headache! what exactly is wrong??

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The Problem :"`Explorer windows disapear when accessing some directories and web pages and I cant access TRENDMICROS housecall`" For this matters I use Spybot, Adaware and Hijackthis...............any help would be deeply appreciated It began when I found a WEBREBATE process running with the task manager, later I found the WEBREBATE …

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