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Yes, definitely make sure the master/slave jumpers on the drive are set correctly for the drive's location on the new computer's IDE chain. If the jumpers [i]are[/i] set correctly, open a DOS box and see what the "fdisk" has to report about the drive.

You'd be surprised how quickly dirt and dust can build up inside your computer's case- it isn't a bad idea to check on the accumulation every couple of months.

Hi dmm5702, welcome to TechTalk :) [color=black] We ask that members not tag their questions on to a thread previously started by another member (regardless of how similar your problem might seem). Not only does it divert the focus of the thread away from the original poster's problem, but it …

[QUOTE=alc6379]Personally, I use [url="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/%7Esgtatham/putty/"]PuTTY for Windows[/url] to connect to all of my Linux boxes. You just open the program, and type in the IP address of the server, and it should go. As for your second request, there are loads of Samba tutorials out there for your perusal. You don't …

Have you tried contacting the folks at the site you're trying to upload to? They might have run across the problem before. Also, do you have any other sites you could use to try to replicate the problem? It would be helpful to know if the problem was specific to …

More info would really help us: - When did this start to happen? Had you added/changed any software or settings which might have caused the problem? - What type of Internet connection are you using? Have you verified that your network card, modem, and any other network devices are all …

To begin with, your max upload/download speeds are primarily dependent on the specific type of connection package that your ISP gave you, and that can vary between ISPs. Residential DSL is usually ADSL; the "A" standing for Asynchronous. This means that your max upload speed could be capped at a …

Have you checked your system for Adware/Spyware infections? They can cause the type of problems you describe, and it would be good to determine if they play a part in your problems. Have a read through the posts in our Security forum for information about how to get and use …

Just out of curiousity- why do you need to write your own drivers; is this a school project or something like that? The only reason I ask is that Linux drivers are open-source, so you are free to examine the code written by others; you'll get a lot of information …

[QUOTE=caperjack]Give this a try !run it on all users . EDIT : for gethis if you seen it all ready wrong Variant!![/QUOTE] Erm... WTF cj, havin' a Bad Typing Day or something? Could you translate that into something that we Earthlings might understand please? :mrgreen:

[QUOTE]IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL or PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA[/QUOTE] Yup, those two errors almost always indicate a memory problem. Glad you got sorted- marking this thread as "solved"...

Hi cannonfire- welcome to TechTalk :) Your problem is most likely spyware related, but we deal with those issues in our Security forum, so I'm moving this thread there now so that our security experts can examine your HJT log.

If the Visio drawing only needs to appear in Word as a static picture, try using the "Save As..." in Visio to save the document/drawing as a JPEG. Then embed the converted JPEG file instead of the original Visio-format file.

A simple Google search for "autoexec.nt" returns many possible explanations and fixes; see if one of them works for you: [url]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=autoexec.nt&btnG=Google+Search[/url]

That would depend on what type of installation you did when you put XP on the system. If you did an upgrade, you probably shouldn't mess with any of the old system files, but if you did a full install of XP and old files remained somehow, it would be …

In terms of identifying running services, this site might give you a start: [url]http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm[/url]

Running the regsvr32 command on shell32.dll only works in Win 2k and XP- that's probably why you're getting the error. Have you looked at this article from MS?: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q281679&sd=tech[/url]

[QUOTE=alc6379]What kind of error messages do you get? When you say it can't boot, do you see anything?[/QUOTE] Yes- your post gives us very little to go on; we need as much specific information concerning your problem if you want us to get to the root of the problem most …

[QUOTE=kc0arf]Hello, I do not thin IPCHAINS is supported anymore under RH 9. I think you will need to learn how to use IPTABLES.[/QUOTE] Yes- IPCHAINS was deprecated quite some time ago in favor of IPTABLES.

[QUOTE=caperjack]Get The latest Version of Hijackthis 1.98 Download 'Hijack This!'.[url="http://www.downloads.subratam.org/hijackthis.zip"]HERE[/url] Download link is on the left Unzip (extract) it to a folder of its own.Like c:\HJT\hijackthis.exe , Then Doubleclick HijackThis.exe (in the new folder), and hit "Scan". When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save …

[QUOTE=alc6379]hehe... I don't claim to be an Intel Expert, but isn't Hyperthreading special because the chip has dual execution units, so there's two execution units feeding data to the core, thus making the system seem like a dual system?[/QUOTE] In a nutshell, yes- you've got it Alex. A Hyperthreaded CPU …

[QUOTE=alc6379]If that fixes it, then you've probably got spyware. I'd suggest following this action up by running Spybot and Adaware.[/QUOTE] Even if that [i]doesn't[/i] fix it, the symptoms you describe could certainly all be caused by malicious programs which have gotten on your system in the course of your Web …

And does it shut down normally while booted into safe mode?

[QUOTE=PowerRoot]Restore the previous backup point[/QUOTE] Erm- no. If the last restore point contained components of malware programs, going back to that point willl just bring that malware back in to your system.

You've been infected by the NewDotNet "spyware" program, which means that you probably have other unwanted guests in your system as well. I'm moving this thread to our Security forum now; our security experts will help you out from there.

Unfortunately, the shutdowns could be caused by a number things. It could be a software problem, but faulty hardware such as a bad stick of RAM, a weak power supply, or an overheating component can cause that behaviour also.

[QUOTE]I don't appreciate you referring to me as stupid b/c we don't know it all.[/QUOTE] That comment wasn't directed at you valerieg. It's just part of basementcoder's signature file; it will show up in every post he makes. Can you clarify a couple of points please? 1. [QUOTE]I had many …

Have HJT fix: R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = file://C:\DOCUME~1\wizard\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = file://C:\DOCUME~1\wizard\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = file://C:\DOCUME~1\wizard\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = file://C:\DOCUME~1\wizard\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = file://C:\DOCUME~1\wizard\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = file://C:\DOCUME~1\wizard\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,HomeOldSP = about:blank O2 …

In order for us to help you need to tell us the [i]exact[/i] error message, and exactly when/where it pops up. Give us that information and we'll take it from there.

Specifically- check network-related settings and programs; the "Adapter" that the error is referring to is your network card.

[QUOTE=Iain Meikle]I have completely formatted the C drive and now can no longer boot into XP successfully.[/QUOTE] That's because XP, even though actually installed on E:, wrote boot information to the root directory of your C: drive. Now that you've formatted C:, that information no longer exists. As Catweazle said, …

Linux download site: [url]www.linuxiso.org[/url] Which particular flavor of Linux you choose is really up to you; [i]everyone[/i] who uses Linux has their own opinion on that one. ;)

The site is sometimes unreachable or very bogged down; try these links instead: [url]http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/[/url] [url]http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42[/url] [url]http://www.help2go.com/article153.html[/url]

Look under the "View" option in your main menu bar and make sure the "Status Bar" selection is checked.

It could be a number of things- have a read through past threads on the topic to see if any of the fixes/suggestions relate to your specific issue: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/search.php?searchid=96170[/url]

[QUOTE=alc6379]A google search didn't turn up anything...[/QUOTE] Try it without the .ini extension and you'll get exactly 1 return- and guess what? Surprise- it's spyware-related! alc6379 is right- .ini files are simple text files (or [i]should[/i] be); open the file in Notepad and have a look at it. If you …

You need to be more clear in your description: Top, sides, bottom of what kind of document? Can you successfully print a test page from the printer's utility software? When did this start happening? What version of Windows are you using? What drivers is the printer using?

[QUOTE=Catweazle]I'll move this topic to that section for you, to save you the trouble of posting it again.[/QUOTE] And you would be moving this [i]when[/i], Terry? :mrgreen: - Thread moving now...

mandy101w, Please note the Announcement header in this forum: "[b]Announcement[/b]: [url="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/announcement.php?f=29&announcementid=1"]Post all HijackThis logs in the security forum[/url]" I'll move this to Security now.

Also make sure to create a user account for each of you on both computers. For each account, the username and password should be identical on both machines. In a workgroup/peer-to-peer environment each user has to have a valid account on the machine they are trying to access (or know …

The Internet connection won't work, or is it that the wireless connection between the computers and the router can't be established at all? 1. See if the LAN-side of things is working. The D-Link is probably acting as a DHCP server, using IPs in the 192.168.0.x range; the D-Link router's …

[QUOTE=Catweazle]You might find a few tips in this article, and in another which is linked in it: [url="http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/C7EAA07ABDB13103CA256EAD00058312"]http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/C7EAA07ABDB13103CA256EAD00058312[/url][/QUOTE] But you're not plugging yourself in any way here, right Terry? :mrgreen:

You're almost certainly right- adding the new partition has probably caused the partition information in grub's config file to become out of sync with the current partition layout. Are your / (root) and boot filesystems on separate partitions, or is boot just a subdirectory on the / partition? If you …

Quite possibly, yes. I would definitely takes Catweazle's suggestion and check out Ad Aware, SpyBot, and similar "malware" removal programs- you might be surprised at what they turn up. If you [i]do[/i] find malware on your system and have questions concerning that, please start a thread in our Security forum, …

Give us your detailed system specs please- this has been known to happen with certain hardware drivers Turtle Beach's Santa Cruz sound card for one). Also- have you changed/added/removed any hardware or software just prior to this happening?

[QUOTE=Catweazle]There are a couple of Windows updates which impact on USB functions.[/QUOTE] True, I saw some during a Windows Update just a few days ago.

Hi eikrem, Are you just posting this log for a final review, or are you still having problems? I ask because although I don't recognize all of the programs you're running, I don't see anything obviously nasty in the log.

Ouch indeed! Is the hard drive even being recognized by the BIOS? At the very least, does the BIOS indicate that it sees at least [i]something[/i] on the IDE bus? <Woops- Civilian beat me to it...>

I couldn't find anything about the 0C:04 error which relates to you particular situation. Does this occur with the same file every week it is sent, or is it just one of the weekly files that gives the error. If it's just one particular message I'd delete it, send it …

Is the xlogin.net.firms.com location at all familiar to you? If not, the errors might be the result of virus/spyware infection; error messages similar to yours seem to be linked to those nasties in some cases. I'd make sure your anti-virus program's virus definitions are absolutely up-to-date and run a full …