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Unwanted Search Toolbars -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Im running windows XP SP1. Dell Inspiron9100 Laptop. Problem persists after running updated adaware and spybot s&d. The problem is that whenever I open IE, a grey toolbar appears at the top, and a wide blue bar appears at the bottom of the page. I have …

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Hello, Thanks to all who helped with reinstallation of my software. The original problem is corrected and the computer works great except- now when my computer starts up it asks which operating system I want to use and offers me two choices. Both are Windows XP Home. If I choose …

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Every time I boot or restart my my pc, my "windows systen folder" opens. I can close it manually with no problem it's just a nusiance to me at this time. I am running windows xp home with sp2

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Please help; I have installed wanadoo on xp home but made an error when installing the sagem modem and now it does not acknowledge that there is a modem installed so I have then tried to delete the files manually so I can reinstall but it wont let me delete …

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When I booted up the computer this morning, I noticed that the resolution was changed from 640x480, when i had it previously set at 800x600, as normal. Then after start-up, there is no mouse and the computer crashed. I tried booting in safe mode, but it also crashes after start-up. …

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Hello all, I have XP Home SP2. Just recently I decided to attempt to fix an issue that I have been having with my CPU. I have a 2.4 P4 and it has only been running at 1.8. I changed the CPU/DRAM speeds to 133/133 to get it to run …

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Something got changed apparantly, because when I sort icons or anything by name, they are sorted in reverse order, starting with Z. Any ideas??

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[QUOTE=Ron Wolpa]IE6 has been constantly hijacked ; this damn site : [url]http://www.lookfor.cc/index.php?p=37049[/url] , replaces the start page , obliging me to edit the register HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\start page ; It has happened almost every night since the 1st time a week ago ; An updated Spybot search and destroy has scanned …

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I installed Firefox 0.9.3 in a Dell running XP/SP2 with dial-up internet access set to dial automatically. Internet Explorer accesses the internet without a problem as does Outlook Express. When I start Firefox, it dials and gets as far authorizing, then I get the "access is denied, invalid username or …

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Does anyone know how to change the color of the start button w/o windowblinds or a skinner? I've tried doing it with ResHacker but when i boot my computer back up, the start button goes back to ugly green.

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I received the following error message "A Disk Read Error Occurred. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart." I installed a new Maxtor 160Gb drive and stood up XP Pro SP1 on my HP Pavilion 800Mhz w/768Mb memory. Ran great for 3 weeks (while I was recovering from a crashed W98 Western Digital …

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I went looking for "HIghJackthis" because everyone was raving about it and I like to learn about computer stuff. I ended up on a forum called "Techsupportguy.com". I had downloaded HJT from a link there and wrote a thread to someone else asking for a .zip opener. I used a …

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I Have Norton Internet Security 2004 With Me. I Came To Know That One Should Not Have Both Firewalls Working At The Same Time . Iam On Win Xp-sp2 . Which Firewall Should I Go For Or Should I Use Both.

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I have what seems to be a problem with Windows, however it could possibly be the motherboard itself. The reason I post it here is because Windows will not work but Linux will... so at the moment it seems to be a Windows problem... I recently purchased a Syntax SV266AD …

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Hi ... I am a newbie and I've been exploring around this website for like over a month 'til I came and joined this site for help. I've been having troubles with my computer and it's starting to tick me off because I have been trying and trying and trying …

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I am running a windows xp machine running sp2. One day after running spybot search and destroy it said it couldn't remove some things and that i should restart the computer and let spybot start before anything else so it can remove the file because it was obviously in use …

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I am having lots of virus trouble i have avg free edition but it does not seem to get rid of something called dialer 7.b and some others is there any thing in this log thats of importance HELP PLEASE.... Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 16:51:32, on 30/09/2004 …

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[FONT=Arial]My 56K connection started to slow down. Ran Netstat -a in XP and found lots of TIME_WAIT refs to coolwwwsearch.com. All were on Local Port 1026 with Foreign Ports in the range 11xx. I think I managed to shut down port 1026 in my firewall but I still get coolwwwsearch.com …

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Hi, Unfortunately I have not been able to work as I normally would this week, because ever since last Sunday both my internet Explorer and Netscape has been running VERY SLOW - or on and off. Sending and receiving email has also been unstable. At first I contacted my internet …

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i recently reinstalled my display drivers, because for some reason mt display properties got messed up. anyways, ever since i reinstalled the drivers, the display seems to be darker than it used to be even though i set the brightness and contrast to 100. i dont know what to do …

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My system keeps getting pop ups and stuff from coolsearch.biz. Please help and tell me what i got to do to get rid of this Pokerplayer Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 6:25:07 PM, on 10/2/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running …

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hey i have a problem. I posted before and i got rid of the stuff you guys told me. But there is one thing called "wtools" and suptools and crap. Everytime i try to delete them with HJT. They come back. heres my log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved …

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Every time I try to access My Pictures from Windows Explorer, I get the alert "To help to protect your security, Internet Explorer has blocked access... blah, blah, blah..." I have turned off every security setting I can find in my computer, and I just wanna get rid of this …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 04:42:27, on 02.10.2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINNT\System32\msdtc.exe C:\WINNT\system32\crypserv.exe C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DNTUS26.EXE c:\msdm.exe C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~2\NPROTECT.EXE C:\WINNT\system32\regsvc.exe C:\WINNT\system32\MSTask.exe C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~2\SPEEDD~1\NOPDB.EXE C:\Programfiler\Fellesfiler\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\THOTKEY.EXE C:\Programfiler\TOSHIBA\TME2\Tmesrv2.exe C:\Programfiler\Trend Micro\Internet Security\Tmntsrv.exe C:\Programfiler\Trend Micro\Internet Security\tmproxy.exe C:\WINNT\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe …

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Should I upgrade my Windows XP with SP2? What are the pros and cons of doing that?

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My Windows XP computer has some errors with delays in opening certain windows e.g. IE, Control Panel .. System, Task Manager. Norton Antivirus gives a clean scan so I suspect spyware. I have run Ad-aware Personal and Spy Sweeper and quarantined all identified potential nasties. Things have got a little …

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Peace unto all, My father has managed this computer to have two accounts: 1. Admin 2. Family (restricted) Now one thing I notice is that the USB port only works on admin account! But when it comes to the restricted family account (where we can't install stuff, etc), the USB …

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Can anyone tell me what to delete please Copy from HiJackThis. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 14:37:58, on 01-10-04 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\System32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\Program Files\Fichiers communs\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\Program Files\Norton …

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