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What you need to do is configure Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on the two machines; ICS will allow you to connect the desktop to the laptop via wireless, and allow both machines to access the Internet via the laptop's wired connection. A good, detailed instructional on just how to do …

Oh for Christ's sake, folks- this is [I]really[/I] disheartening. While I close this antagonistic, sophmoric stream of ego-stroking blather, let me leave you with a couple of words to consider: Maturity Professionalism -

[quote=Salem]Ever heard of google?... Ever bothered to read threads on the same page with malloc in the title? [/quote]Ever been a Newbie yourself? :mrgreen: Come on- try to be a [I]little[/I] less abrupt next time. We'd like new members to feel welcomed here, not belittled.

[QUOTE=costadelsmee]O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Cmaudio] RunDll32 cmicnfg.cpl,CMICtrlWnd do i delete this[/QUOTE] Nope- it's part of your soundcard software. Your HJT log is totally clean, and since you've encountered the "generic host" error with three installs of XP, I'd say that malicious infections aren't the problem. The "Generic Host Process for Win32 …

You've got a handful of nasties there :( Please do the following: [COLOR=Blue]You will need to close/quit all web browser programs and disconnect from the Internet for much of the following, so you should print out these instructions or save them into a text file with Notepad.[/COLOR] * Run at …

[quote=Narue]>How to Keep an Idiot Busy Provide a general discussions forum...[/quote]Lol. How true... :mrgreen:

What kind of Internet access to you [I]currently [/I]use (DSL, Cable, etc.), and what device (wireless router, access point, or modem) is your computer trying to connect to?

Please give us the details of your drive/partition configuration, and also post a copy of your boot.ini file.

Hi Joe, welcome to DaniWeb :) I don't see anything overtly malicious in your HJT log. Can you please give us more details on the DNS problems? Having the full and exact description of the error(s) would be helpful. Also- I see that you have Norton's firewall installed. When troubleshooting …

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Can you use IE long enough to download a few utilities? If so, please do the following: [COLOR=Blue]You will need to close/quit all web browser programs and disconnect from the Internet for much of the following, so you should print out these instructions or save them into a text file …

It's all speculation. [I][B][COLOR=Blue] Do the hidden files and folders mentioned in the article exist?[/COLOR] [/B][/I] Absolutely, although many of them aren't nearly as "invisible" in Win 2K or XP as they are in Win 9[I]x[/I] (the article targets Win 9[I]x[/I] specifically in terms of file/folder names and locations). [I][B][COLOR=Blue]Did …

[quote=dave_1830]Did it come up clean? [/quote]Not quite. The following HJT log entry is indicative of an infection: [B] O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [gaqtkj] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wyzgfy.exe [/B]Also, the [B]MessengerPlus2[/B] program came/comes bundled with the Lop parasite. Uninstall MessengerPlus2 through your Add/Remove Programs control panel. [quote=dave_1830]In order for housecall to work, do I need …

[quote=zoeysmiles]Errors with Windows Firewall ,Windows Update,Windows Security..[/quote]Can you give us the [I]exact[/I] errors, please?

[quote=haruka108]my old post ([URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread45768.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread45768.html[/URL]) doesn't seem to be working...[/quote]Yes- your original thread seems to have gotten corrupted. In light of that, could you also post a current HJT log in this thread, please? Thanks.

A few initial suggestions/questions: * What make/model of router do you have? * If you have security settings configured on the router, disable them temporarilly and see if that changes the problem at all. * Try the wifi card on a few more networks in addition to your neighbors just …

More than you ever may have wanted to know about svchost.exe can be found [URL="http://ask-leo.com/svchost_and_svchostexe_crashs_cpu_maximization_viruses_exploits_and_more.html"]here[/URL]. Basically, your high CPU usage could be caused by quite a few things aside from malware infections (of which your HJT log shows no traces.) In terms of the excess CPU usage, you might be …

A few basic troubleshooting steps to start with: * When troubleshooting [I]any[/I] network-related issue, the first thing you need to do is to completely disable any firewall software (including XP's built-in ICF/ICS features). Simply choosing the "Disable" option in the firewall program's settings/preferences rarely turns the firewall off [I]entirely[/I]; you …

Without a router or ICS? No can do, unless your ISP can give you (and you can afford) an account where you can have separate, public IP addresses for every computer on the LAN. Even if that's an option, I doubt that you want all of those machines sitting right …

Is that server behind any sort of hardware firewall? If not, it should be.

Can you post the results of the Panda scan? That report could give us some details of what infections you have and where they are located. Also- For a more thorough check of your system, you can do the following: [COLOR=Blue]You will need to close/quit all web browser programs and …

[quote=dsmdsm]I have McAfee running. I also use Bit Defender. When i do a manual bit defender scan i get a warning box from Mcafee telling me i have the New Poly Win 32 virus... is it just something that Bit Defender does that is being picked up by McAfee as …

[quote=Mechoopda]ohok thank you, I donot excatly know what hosts I was using,? is firefox a host?[/quote]The "hosts" refered to in a hosts file are computers on your local network and/or URLs of locations (servers) on the Internet; the word "host" has nothing to do with browsers or other software. [quote]...how …

You may need to install specific driver software for your laptop's NIC. Did the system come with any driver disks or the like?

Hi zellex, welcome to DaniWeb. :) To begin with, please do the following: [COLOR=Blue]You will need to close/quit all web browser programs and disconnect from the Internet for some of the following, so you should print out the following instructions or save them into a text file with Notepad. [/COLOR] …

[quote=Sickeness] my laptop loses connectivity to the internet...[/quote]Can you clarify that a bit please? Are you saying that you lose the wireless link between the laptop and the router, that the WAN-facing side of the router drops its connection to your ISP, or both? * Disable WEP/WPA, disable MAC filtering, …

[quote=aniseed]The moderators are much considerate than I.[/quote]And perhaps much more in need of this thread's comic relief... :mrgreen:

Your logs look good :) I'd suggest waiting for crunchie's (hopefully final) input on this, as he was your troubleshooter. He should be back online a bit later today.

[quote=fld2000]Is there a way to somehow monitor what the pc does, anything that logs whatever happens, preferably also the last few microseconds before the feeze?[/quote]You may be able to find some clues in your System and Application log files, which can be reviewed with the Event Viewer utility in your …

We can help you if you can give us details of the troubleshooting steps you've performed so far and the exact results of those proceedures.

[quote=Burton1]I am not sure how you guys do this, but from the looks to me he was infected due to not having any Service Packs installed...[/quote]Good catch Burton; that's why we appreciate other pairs of eyeballs on the problems. :) That is indeed a "virgin" install of XP by the …

That's good so far (don't worry about the insightbb entries; they're related to your ISP). Please follow through with the rest of tayspen's instructions and then post the ewido log and new HJT log after that.

[quote=thugger8]Still have the problem though... SO FAR I don't have the problem when I use the search engines seperately. I typed in the old homepage and for the same search topics, the spyware was back[/quote]Unfortunately, I think what you're experiencing isn't "spyware" at all (your latest HJT log is clean, …

[quote=gemini4]PXE is for Server 3003 and RIS (Remote Installation Services). On your Desktop you would need a DHCP server that supports bootp requests and a tftpd server. That functionality is not built in into Windows XP[/quote]Right. If you've never done it, and don't have a server configured to do it …

[quote='Stein]Wohoo, a fellow Tennessean[/quote]Oh dear... they're clumping.... :mrgreen:

[quote=luishugo] just need to follow instructions to do the Hijack this but i need the download link , thanks a lot[/quote]Instructions and linkage: Download the (free) [URL="http://www.stevewolfonline.com/Downloads/DMR/Spyware%20Tools/HJT/HijackThis.exe"]HijackThis[/URL] utility: Once downloaded, follow these instructions to install and run the program: Create a folder for HJT outside of any Temp/Temporary folders and …

The limit is technically 137G, although you may see a figure slightly lower. The limit may be imposed by the OS, but it may be imposed by the motherboard/BIOS. Drive manufacturers also sometimes install a limiting jumper on drives larger than 137G; check your hard drive's documentation on that or …

[quote=aniseed]Start by repairing your keyboard. :rolleyes:[/quote]Love it... :mrgreen: Hi apnasewa, welcome to DaniWeb. :) Problems accessing web sites in general can be the result of a number of things, but not being able to reach Microsoft and anti-virus sites is often the work of malicious infections. I'm moving your post …

Glad you dropped in, F&M. I see that you've already posted your question in one of our Tech forums; hopefully one of our helpers there will be able to have a look at the problem shorlty.

Hi IT_No_Nothing, welcome to DaniWeb :) If you can give us a few more details to go on, that would be a Good Thing. What is the make/model of your player, and what software are you using to download, burn, and transfer your data?

Hi Linitchka, welcome to DaniWeb :) 1. You said that you've tried some solutions already; please tell us [I]exactly[/I] what you've tried. 2. For the sites that you can't access: * What error message/error page do you get? * Is it the main page of the sites that you cannot …

192.168.254.254 is a private IP address which is [I]not[/I] used on the Internet; it is reserved for "internal" networks only. The address is used by some models of routers used on home/small office networks; do you have such a device installed?

"IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" errors usually include a string of numeric "STOP" codes beginning with something like "0x000000D1", and also sometimes list the name of an offending Windows file. Please give us the [I]exact [/I]Stop code and name of the file (if any). In general, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL messages indicate a problem with a device …

Hi daruk, You [I]do[/I] show signs of infection, but you are using an outdated version (1.99.0) of HijackThis. Please download the [URL="http://www.stevewolfonline.com/Downloads/DMR/Spyware%20Tools/HJT/HijackThis.exe"]current version[/URL] (1.99.1) and post the new log.

Judging by the (abnormally short) list of running processes at the beginning of your log, it looks like you ran HJT while booted in Safe Mode. If so, please run HJT while booted normally and post [I]that [/I]log.

[quote=deutsch_joe]What I want to do is take the hard drive out of my computer that has what I want to back up (as well as Windows XP on it) and change the jumper settings to slave. Then change the boot order to have the computer look at it very last …

What you're describing vaguely rings a bell, but I can't remember [I]exactly[/I] what causes the color-change. Can you provide a couple of details please? * Do the files appear in blue when browsing them in Windows Explorer, when browsing through Word's File/Open... menu option, or both? * Do the colored …

We need to know the exact errors before we can tell you what to do about them. If you choose to fix the problems manually instead of having Norton fix them automatically, WinDoctor will give you specific details of each problem before taking any action in terms of a fix.

Hi tsahajdack, Your latest HJT log is clean :) However, I'd recommend that you keep the computer off the Internet as much as possible until tayspen comes back online and is able to sign off on this.

Hi Ek-o, welcome to DaniWeb :) There are no signs of anything malicious or otherwise amiss in your HJT log. Can you give us any more details about the popup messages? Things like a description of what the popup windows look like, knowing which program is delivering them, knowing whether …