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 | Xp will recognise up to 4GB, 3GB in practice; 64 Xp 128GB... Here: [url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_xp[/url] |
| | Rule 1. Don't have CD drives as first boot device in BIOS. If you wish to boot from a cd just set the BBS? [one-time boot device] to cd drive as and when you need it. Setup modifies boot.ini. Show what you have... you can use Recovery Console to get … |
| | When windows goes to the logon screen it has changed from 16bit colour to the graphics that you have set for your GPU. Obviously something is amiss in what you have set, and you are now blind. Restart in Safe Mode [it uses 16bit colour], access your graphics as before … |
| | You're playing to a tough crowd here, cohen. |
| | I think you may have entered a wrong command syntax? "compaq not recognizable" ... I think you typed COMPAQ. COMPACT is the command... C:\Documents and Settings\XXX>compact /? Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions. COMPACT [/C | /U] [/S[:dir]] [/A] [/I] [/F] [/Q] [filename [...]] /C Compresses … |
| | Just run and post a hijackthis log, for starters.. |
| | "ps. we can't install any software on our pc's." Oh? Then can you write something yourself? I don't mean with a pencil and paper... Anyway, it may be laborious, but if you can't install sware then maybe you could investigate the - tree - cmd. Yeah... and if you think … |
| | I am surprised that AVG8 has not caught this... While you have it, use that old version of hijackthis to fix this entry: O1 - Hosts: 194.165.4.145 eggbank.com Now please discard that old version of hijackthis, and download : [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html[/url] -copy it to a new FOLDER placed either alongside your … |
| | EXE2BIN [drive1:][path1]input-file [[drive2:][path2]output-file] input-file Specifies the .EXE file to be converted. output-file Specifies the binary file to be created. ...so you might use a command like: exe2bin D:\applications\thefile.exe D:\bin_store\thenewfile.bin You do not need to use the drive letter if cmd prompt is in the right drive. You don't need a … |
| | I do not know what was on that DVD, but this is starting up with windows, and it is an unknow n file. Use Hijackthis to remove this entry: O20 - AppInit_DLLs: ztpnoe.dll and then search for and delete the file. It will most likely be in system32 somewhere. Next, …  |
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| | Re: system32 folder System32 also contains your drivers and libraries that third party applications, as well as Windows itself, use. In the main you can forget it is there. But sometimes it contains pests, too. |
| | That file showing high CPu time share, being the module manager for F-Secure's Security suite means that a module is working overtime. You could check the logs to see what is happening, maybe turn off individual modules to check, and if you do discover a fault then you are faced … |
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| | "But the people from ADSL came into my house" Right here, I am blown away.... Wow. Oh, wow. And youtube doesn't work? Life is better n better. Your log shows clean. I see no Antivirus working. You once had Symantec, there are traces of it still - go to the … |
| | Formatting is not the same as wiping the drive... all it does is reset the drive's MBR partition table. Well, that is the quick format. A full? format does that plus scan the disk for errors. No actual file deletion is involved, just the losing of them. One of Setup's … |
| | Hello, itme. I am going to assume that you are not in the Ukraine. So we need to fix stuff, and we can. ==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebyt...are_d5756.html[/url] or: [url]http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe[/url] =Dclick that file, mbam-setup.exe, to install the application, -ensure that it is set to update and start, else start …  |
| | Hello, pho... your error refers to a problem NTFS.sys is having. This is the driver that controls reads/writes to your NTFS disk. The problem may lie with the driver file itself or with the disk..ie a hardware failure. Solution involves using another disk [**] with an OS on it - … |
| | Aw... so much... is the DSL light on? Maybe "Internet" flickering... Is the LAN light on? Try running in a command window.. ipconfig -do you see the IP addy of the Router under Default Gateway? No? Then next run... ipconfig /release -and next. ipconfig /renew ipconfig /flushdns If none of … |
| | RECYCLER is your recycle bin... there is a bin for each partition. May I suggest that you go into explorer, tools, folder options, view, and Hide Protected OpSys files? Next: ==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url] or: [url]http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe[/url] =Dclick that file, mbam-setup.exe, to install the application, -ensure that it is … |
| | Looks like your sys has been pretty well booted if you are getting the choice of which level of OS to load [Safe, Normal etc...].If you select Safe mode do you see a list of drivers loading [they scroll rapidly in B&W on your screen]? |
| | Re: Help please This key should be in place to launch explorer.exe at logon. It may be simpler for you if you just copy the text in the box to a notepad [format/wordwrap unchecked] and save as fixkey.reg to your desktop; dclick it to run... agree; if it opens in notepad instead rclick …  |
| | Kyle, we would have strongly advised you to install ComboFix to your desktop and to run it from there.... I don't much like the look of this driver: yxksognn.sys - if you can find it, delete it. Then go to a cmd window and run this: c:\documents and settings\Kyle Rinkes\My … |
| | Oh. You do not need that registry cleaner [and there are good free ones out there..], you need the Nero General Clean Tool from here: [url]http://www.nero.com/enu/tools-utilities.html[/url] It is the only way to remove Nero properly. |
| | Go to C:\windows\inf, rclick sr.inf, choose Install. I don't know whether you have a cd or not, or have updated to SP3 over the web.. but you need to point the installer at the installation files. They could be on the cd [i386 folder] or in Windows\ServicePackFiles. I do not … |
 | ...then you have probably set the security options to Never!! So XP won't put up the info bar to even ask you about them. In an internet explorer window go tools > inet options [or controlpanel > internet options!] > security tab > custom level and set it to Medium. |
| | :)... isn't your point 4. loading the command.com DOS environment? It is not the same as the cmd.exe application. And if you do not like black, then...  |
| | stranoblaze, i may not be that chap! However you have a nasty trojan/hijacker in there, and don't feel too bad about it cos quite a few guard softwares will let it in. One thing though, and i am not certain about this, but are updates for Ewido anti-malware still available, … |
 | Lesson One. Do not use msconfig safeboot option when you have malware on board. If the malware has damaged the registry Safemode key your sys will not be able to enter Safe mode, it will reboot. And you won't be able to undo the Safeboot option.... but you know that …  |
| | Hello, deepu... this is my understanding of the gif problem... yes, a gif extension is defined as an image file, or a series of images with instructions for the hosting image software so as to show animation... timings etc. But what application runs the gif in your system depends upon … |
| | Stag, possibly your PSU standby power supply to the mb has failed [without that you usually cannot turn a pc on], else the mb itself has a problem. Okay, there are two types of sys turn-ons - in the old type the power switch is actually a mains switch which … |
| | In case your redirection problem is a simple set of alterations to your Hosts File you might try this as a first step: ==download HostsXpert from [url]http://www.funkytoad.com/content/view/13/31/[/url] -click the top button Make Writable if it is available -click Restore MS Hosts File button. If instead you would like to clear … |
| | Re: rootkit removal Sysinternals say that the SAC* and SAI* responses are normal. Do you have Daemon tools on board? alcohol 120%? cos i notice an sptd entry....? It's okay. The first entry.... try deleting your MRU list and see what happens with a fresh scan. Use CCleaner to do that. Fifth entry- … |
 | Ah! At last.. full screen text width, better space utilisation... someone IS awake at the wheel. Ripper job.  |
| | I think this one is a baddie.. suggest you fix it with hijackthis: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [film once ooze face] C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\pollsupportfilmonce\Sendcomp.exe ...and now delete the file, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\pollsupportfilmonce\Sendcomp.exe Get rid of this service, it is/was a fake.. O23 - Service: Ntfessmnch - Symantec … |
| | Hello, pjf, this should restore your desktop icon functions. Copy these downloads into the pc. They fit on a floppy. ==Download SDFix from here: [url]http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/SDFix.exe[/url] and save it to your desktop. Dclick SDFix.exe and choose Run to extract it to %systemdrive%, which commonly will be C:\ ATF Cleaner: ==Download this … |
| | jB, if you come on could you please remove that URL w3.av5scan.com? Folks are sure to click it to see what it is and a javascript will lock down their browser until they click that and get loaded with a problem. [Best solution if you do click something like that … |
| | "just pulled the plug and wiped the hard drive" Drastic, but It would work. But first you fight, esp if there is data, a configuration hard built worth saving. |
| | You might also do this: start hijackthis, select Scan Only, place checkmarks against all the entries listed below that still exist, and then press Fix Checked. O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1F8A0CCA-BCC1-404C-B4D4-7AEFC6C75C86} - (no file) O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [Mpk.exe] C:\Program Files\KGB\Mpk.exe O20 - Winlogon Notify: ddcYrRjI - ddcYrRjI.dll (file … |
 | Why did you pick that service, Jim? And isn't it a vista service, anyway? Have you tried making a new account on the puter to see if the svchost error occurs inside it? I note that error listed in SDFix... |
| | The Recovery Console has some restrictions applied by default. It will not let you acess filesin My Documents or on a removable drive ; you need to do a couple of things: Save this as a .reg file on your desktop and run it: [code] Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 … |
| | Use LKGC [last known good config], you get that option by using F8 at startup, AFTER the IDE/drive detection window comes up in BIOS. The problem appears to be a password/logon hash corruption originating from I don't know what, but poss connected with the last M$ updates. The malicious sware … |
| | Well, you could help, because the final arbiter on this matter is M$, and they will make their authority known when validation is sought. M$ do allow upgrading, parts replacement, and if a machine is more than a year old it can be major surgery. Don't they track the MAC.addy? … |
 | Firefox does NOT like DW. I don't know why, but one particular symptom is tha it cannot render pages containing a long post. Opera copes admirably.. no problems at all. |
| | Anna, perhaps you would check what I wrote in this post: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread162461.html[/url] Good luck, and please come back with what you find. |
| | Do you have another hard drive, or space for a new partition on the old drive? Temporarily install a new copy of windows into it, no need to activate it.... and see if that can access those files. This is safer than slaving the drive in case it is infected. … |
| | To uninstall McAfee you should get the uninstaller from their website. Run it twice, rebooting each time. Try renaming the MBAM installer to mambo-installer.exe, and see if that will install MBAM [uncheck the update now and auto start boxes before you press finish]. If it does install, rename mbam.exe to … |
| | Are you hoping to use Windows as an accurate clock [absolute time] or as a stopwatch [relative time]? |
| | That rather looks like a Lop infection there - it's pretty pesky adware. These two entries point it out: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Comp about extra bin] C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Roam Program Comp About\Bend exit.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [bone thunk axis copy] C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\pure coal bone thunk\Idol … |
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