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[QUOTE=gord_c]Hi there, I've been having a problem that when I load the task manager it flashes up and then shuts down. I also can't run regedit, renamed it from exe to com and I now can. Based on what I've found there's a virus messing things up.[/QUOTE] You are correct. …

[QUOTE=bobtrud]Can anyone tell me if Netzero or Juno hi speed is any good for their $14.95 monthly access?[/QUOTE] They cheat big-time to get those faster speeds, including cacheing graphics and converting them to lower resolution, as just one example -- and downloads are no faster. I would either stick with …

[QUOTE=alan]Hi,all, I'm running windows me with a bt broadband connection. All of a sudden,if I go to control panel_>internet options,there is no list of my connections anymore,old or new,it won't let me add any,I can't click on settings and add a browser,nothing.[/QUOTE] IT could be malware related. Are you running …

[QUOTE=unb0und]any help with what to fix would be great.[/QUOTE] You have a couple of things here that may be causing you trouble. Whether you want to get rid of them or not depends upon how you use your machine. C:\WINDOWS\System32\WISPTIS.EXE [i]A lot of people are having [URL=http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1260][b]problems[/b][/URL] with this. Note …

[QUOTE=billsbronco]I have discovered that I have the [email="sobigf@mm"]sobigf@mm[/email] virus on my home xp. I have run symantic and microtrend virus removal tools. One says that I have the virus and couldn't remove it, the other says that It did not locate the virus on my computer. However, my computer is …

[QUOTE=sgtrock40]Okay, I fixed those 3 things. Here is the new hijackthis log. Am I good to go?[/QUOTE] Yes. I would update [b]Adobe Reader[/b] to the newest [b]6.01[/b] version, though -- and I'm not sure why there are two instances of [i]C:\PROGRA~1\VCOM\Fix-It\mxtask.exe[/i] running... but it doesn't seem to be a serious …

[QUOTE=Sphynx]...for some reason i cant use IE6 It was working fine until i ran a spyware program that took off the spyware on my computer...but it seems as tho it took off something important...I ran the spyware remover and virus scanner cause i been recieving a lot of pop ups …

[QUOTE=LIMS2LIMS]Is there a way of identifying which processes relate to which applications? As I mentioned, I lost Norton...not sure what i disabled that made Norton not want to load. I'm at work right now, but tonight I will take screen shots. Thnx for your help[/QUOTE] Just do like everyone else …

[QUOTE=GeneralPatton]-My explorer keeps adding porn sites to my favorites and hijacking my homepage while keeping my explorer window open or closed. -I ran these spyware removal programs: X-Cleaner, clean out my IE options, ran CWShredder v1.47, ran Adware 6.0 and then SpybotS&D 1.2.[/QUOTE] Your [b]Ad-aware[/b] and [b]CWShredder[/b] are both out-of-date. …

[QUOTE=debster]I have windows XP. I have 4 profiles on the system if I set up the spybot and blaster apps on one profile does it cross over to all profiles or do I need to run the application under all profiles.[/QUOTE] It applies system-wide, as does the malware. It should …

[QUOTE=elgaot5]hello everyone. the screen on my thinkpad is giving me these verticle and horizontal lines. they are multicolored and change depending on what is going on (whether it boots by itself or if it is connected to an external monitor). I have checked it with an external monitor and the …

[QUOTE=Phaelax]What's your experience with them? Do you like them or hate them? I had the first model they put out for the athlons years back. Didn't work too well. All three ram slots worked, but only one at a time. It wouldn't let me use more than 1 stick at …

[QUOTE=farnand]Hi, I have windows 98se on a 1996 computer and when the desk top comes up after starting my computer, i get a small box on the desktop with Error-(Runtime error 21b at 00002DE4):sad: . So far I have seen no problem, but a problem has to be there somewhere. …

[QUOTE=Khiladi420]No it happened after my cable modem crashed & made my pc come to a halt so i had to press the reset button to reboot the pc & windows xp auto started some consistency check thing & started to fix some files for some odd reason, then it re-booted …

[QUOTE=adamw1]Can someone please have a look at this hjt log as my friend is gettin a lot of pop ups i have run adaware and cwshredder and a few more and fixed a lot of problems.[/QUOTE] Start by running [b]Shoot the Messenger[/b], [b]DCOMbobulator[/b], and [b]UnPlug n' Pray[/b] from [URL=http://www.grc.com/default.htm][b]Gibson Research[/b][/URL] …

[QUOTE=Phaelax]What would be the equivalent of msconfig in windows 2k? Somebody told me once, but I can't remember.[/QUOTE] There is no direct "official" [b]MSconfig[/b] substitute in Win 2k. You can either copy it over from Win 98 (I'm told it works OK) or download something like [URL=http://www.simtel.net/product.download.php?id=57830][b][i]CodeStuff[/i] Starter[/b][/URL], which handles …

[QUOTE=cm0229]I installed a Serial ATA Card, the pc see the card, but WIndows 2000 explorer doesn't. How do I format the 2 Serial Ata hard drives?[/QUOTE] When naming a thread, please try to use a name that's more descriptive. I see what happened, but [u]please[/u] be more careful next time. …

[QUOTE=MAD_DOG]haha true maybe thats why. hmmmm but, what about all the tips and tricks to it?[/QUOTE] Here's one my senior-citizen students especially like: The keyboard shortcut [b][Ctrl]+[+][/b] [i]increases[/i] the font size, [b][Ctrl]+[-][/b] [i]decreases[/i] the font size--and there's about 11 size-steps, in contrast to IE's 5. I'm writing an article, [i]Why …

[QUOTE=Daniela]Can someone please help me. Its a few days that I have noticed that explorer does not appear in my task program list. Before when the computer use to hang I use to do ctl alt del and click on explorer and the explorer would restart. Now when I do …

[QUOTE=Mega]Currently I have ME, but I want to upgrade my PC to XP, because basically ME is ish. It's a free PC though, so hey. Should I go to ebay and buy a copy... or should I download it from an FTP?[/QUOTE] There are no "legal" downloads for XP, hence …

[QUOTE=Epro]when i enter "modprobe slamr" this is my modem driver, it tells me its tainted adn i should visit tux.org/something for more info and it said it was loaded with warnings. If i start playing music it will go into a complete freeze I mean a COMPLETE freeze mouse is …

[QUOTE=jems]I have Windows 98. When I shut down my computer I receive the message Backtrack Monitor Fatal Error 8205---cannot take snapshot[/QUOTE] [b]Backtrack Monitor[/b] is part of the [b]McAfee[/b] packages [b]QuickClean[/b] and [b]Uninstaller[/b] that seems to perform a function similar to [b][i]Roxio[/i] GoBack[/b]. It would appear to be a configuration error. …

[QUOTE=buckcrisp]have built 2 before with no problems but this time monitor only stays on for a couple of minutes then goes black. Also trying to run maxblast (to format HD) and it gets to a point where you have to click ok and there is no curser[/QUOTE] Does the monitor …

[QUOTE=VDPD2005]I've had my computer for a while, but a few months ago, apparantly for no reason, whenever i go to windows update and click "scan now" it always stays at 0%. I can leave it running for hours but it will not move. It works perfectly on all other sites …

[QUOTE=VDPD2005]I go to "My Computer" and it shows the 3 1/2 Floppy (A:) I put in a floppy and double click the icon and i get a message that says "please insert a disk into drive A:" I have everything hooked up correctly. The LED on the front of it …

[QUOTE=dom418]Hi, I am running ME and everytime I try to start IE I get an MSIESH.DLL error and I can't start the program. Do I have a virus?[/QUOTE] Yes, probably [b]CoolWebSearch[/b] or one of its variants. You can get more information and a download link for [b]CWShredder[/b] from [url]http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html[/url] I …

[QUOTE=pgwolfe]I am having problems with wupdater.exe. And understand how to delete, but before I do, I'd like to know what it is used for?[/QUOTE] [URL=http://www.google.com/search?q=wupdater.exe][b]Google[/b][/URL] it. There are plenty of references out there. That should [u]always[/u] be your first step -- knowledge is power!

[QUOTE=musemaker]After finding a number of spywares installed including "bridge", "webhancer", "wupdate", "keyhost", "version", "incfin~1" and "sahagent", and removing them with adware, spywarecleaner, spybot s+d, and deleting entries and .exe's/dll's using regcleaner and hijack in conjunction with a "blacklist" of programs, I no longer have internet access. I'm guessing it's because …

[QUOTE=babaliz]I have Win Me and very often get a message that states there is an "error running scripts on this page-do you wish to continue?" I sometimes get this 3-4 times on the same page! What could be the problem? I also cannot run a disk defrag-It'll start, get to …

[QUOTE=f575gtc]I have tried to reinstall the newest ATI drivers, and I reinstalled DirectX9 My games worked before but they dont know so it has to be some that wasn't installed right. Now I have tired games liek Halo, and Need for speed under ground, they worked before now they dont, …

[QUOTE=pixie]I just wanted to let you know the problem is fixed for the task bar with start button missing....I redownloaded " Greatis " did regrun , clicked on clean windows boot , and restarted system..and it came back. Thank you for your time in viewing the problem.... pixie[/QUOTE] Thank [i]you[/i] …

[QUOTE=oalee]This just happened yesterday without me doing anything at all... here's the problem: I start up win2k, then I log onto it, then an error message appears that says "your system has no paging file or your paging file is too small." then it gives instructions on how to adjust …

[QUOTE=kemikelx]Thanks... but the warranty is already over... Any tips on repairing it myself?[/QUOTE] It's not likely that you can fix it yourself. The problem is probably electronic, rather than mechanical.

[QUOTE=ezekiel67]Hi, I have a been given a 2nd hand harddrive that I want to install as a slave. The problem is I am unsure what is installed on this harddrive. Do I have to format this drive? Or should I just plug it in?[/QUOTE] If it is [b]FAT32[/b], [b]Windows 98[/b] …

[QUOTE=fl10101]Hello, I have exactly the same problems you described, I wonder if you have resolved them yet. My problems occurred after I've upgraded my PC from Win98 to XP and from AOL5 to AOL8. [/QUOTE] What happens when you open [b]Internet Explorer[/b] instead of the AOL browser to browse?

[QUOTE=ariel69]hi everybody,I need help,cannot login to hotmail and navigation is too slow,because ActiveX is not functional. In windows update I could not get my Win98SE past the "Administrators Only" roadblock to scan and fetch updates I need,because my ActiveX doesn't work properly.[/QUOTE] Wow! Talk about hitting flies with a sledgehammer! …

[QUOTE=Squirty]:confused: Hi, My computer has 400MHZ, 448MB, 80 GB(can only use 31 gb out of it, I dont know why). [/QUOTE] You can use only [b]32 GB[/b] of your 80 GB hard drive because of the limitations of your motherboard's BIOS. Prior to late 1999, 32 gig was the limit. …

[QUOTE=layla]I am not sure if this is the right forum to post this but here goes:- I had MS Blaster which was shutting down all my programs. Now I find I have WORM AGOBOT.UY which seems to prevent me from running any virus software. It is in C:\windows\system32\msnmsgr.exe and I …

[QUOTE=Ron Wolpa]Besides that every time I run Google.com a pop up ad comes up just after submiting any entry a new browser windows opens with this pesky search company : ([url]http://search-company.com/search.php?qq=kee+bird&pin=10213[/url]) Despite I have employed Hijackthis to clear out the system , the d a m n thing goes on …

[QUOTE=Ronnieam]I have recently been gaming and during my game my PC freeze's and I have to hard boot, at first I thought it to be my cheap Graphics card but I went out and bought a GF FX 5900 SE 128MD DDR AGP and it still is happening any suggestions …

[QUOTE=Oeg]I had just installed a game in winXP and after installation I noted I could not get the cd to eject when I pressed the button. When I looked at My Computer, the drive icons for the cd-rom drive and the dvd drive were missing.[/QUOTE] I apologize for not posting …

[QUOTE=viperman224]ok I'm not really sure what catigory (sp?). I've seen some computers at my school that when they boot up a picture will display. This also happens on my personal Acer computer. It will flash a blue background with the word Acer in the middle. My schools will flash Warwick …

[QUOTE=caperjack]IBM thinkpad ,vertial lines on the top half of the screen ,they show as yellow,blue and pink on a light background ,1 solid blackline on the blue desktop about 1/4 in apart. hooked to my monitor via a KVM switch they are not there so its in the laptops screen …

[QUOTE=revera]Here's my story: when I went to restart my computer, I accidentally kicked out the cord that connected my moniter (LCD) to the computer. It did this quick flash, turned the display red, then restarted. When I replugged the cord back and once it had finish restarting, the display had …

[QUOTE=bbb2k4life]i have the same problem with no luck and i have ran Spybot and AdAware, and still nothing.[/QUOTE] See the malware article link in my signature, below, then come back with more information.

[QUOTE=robodisco]i haf a geforce 2 gts pro, currently using the newest NVIDIA drivers. current monitor setting is 1024x768 @ 85Hz @ 32 bit. I recently reinstalled my windows xp pro. My problem is that while i'm browsing the net with a fully updated IE6 the colours seem like its 8 …

[QUOTE=SpeedProblems]ok i m13 im new here i just need some help with my comp so HI:) now i was having some problems with counter-strike a video game and it takes something like 70 fps but my comp can't handle it so it spazzes to 5 fps then back to 70. …

[QUOTE=J☼E]ok i got a registry cleaner and i need to know what to do. i have 242 "problems" detected of reg keys leading nowhere and i dont know if i want to delte them or what... also how do i make a backup of the registry? and can anyone give …

[QUOTE=Dave G.]Hello all (that read this) I have noticed in IE that for all images over a certan size, when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the image, he or she is given the option of either saving, printing, or emailing that image - or opening his or her …

[QUOTE=f575gtc]I have a 9600XT, and ever since I reinstalled windows games like Halo look bad, When U start the game all U see is black and white blocks, no color at all, Anyone know what cause be causing this problem?[/QUOTE] It could be a driver error. Did you install the …