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| | Good afternoon, I have a strange and frustrating problem with the start menu on a Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Compaq Presario laptop. If you click 'Start' as normal and double click on any applications as normal then they do not open. I have to right click the application and … |
| | I am required to use windows firewall in order to connect to the internet through my school's network, but when I try to turn it on the application screen for it is all greyed out. I have tried accessing services.msc to restart it but from there it seems to be … |
| | I am running Windows XP Prof SP1 on a Celeron 2.0 with 512 MB of RAM. I want to upgrade to SP2. However I do not have the SP2 as a separate patch. I have a Windows XP CD with SP2 integrated into it. If I perfrom an upgrade installation, … |
| | Hi All, Does anyone know how safe it is to delete the contents of the CSC (Client Side cache) folder in XP Pro? We've been using it as a technique for solving synchronisation errors on our network, and it seems to work OK (I know that users will lose any … |
| | hello i've just re-installed Windows XP SP2 and i'm getting some errors i've never had before: MSN Messenger (version 7.5) - a few seconds after start-up, it gives me [url=http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/the_bamph/screen.jpg]this error[/url] same with Opera (version 9.01). Right at the startup, same error. Yahoo Messenger (version 8) gives me a very … |
| | I have Windows XP. For about the last month or so, I have not been able to download anything onto my computer. When I try, I either get a message "cannot find install.log.file, or a blank screen. How can I fix this problem? |
| | Hi everyone, I have a problem with popups on my computer. The majority of the popups I've received directs me to partypoker.com and citysearch. Once in a while, I'll even get an "audio ad" which advertises certain products (I forgot which) audibly out of nowhere (kinda freaky actually). Anyway, I … |
| | I am getting the following messages on the taskbar, as well as other security alert popups, ads, and a "protection bar" in internet explorer that I cannot remove. I have used XoftSpySe to remove other problems but cannot get rid of these, I have also downloaded and scanned with HijackThis … |
| | hey, first time posting thanks alot in advance you guys look so helpful anyways.. a few months back i got a little virus/spyware that was forceing me to get addware cleaners and the like.. i got rid of most of the badbugs, or so i assumed. today i started up … |
| | My pc takes forever to boot up, it sometimes hangs also. I was wondering if I could have picked something up, I ran hijackthis and am attaching the log, could someone please check to see if I have something that I don't want on my PC? Thanks for any Help |
| | I found a post from Laughing Eyes about Tagasaurus and what to do, but since LE couldn't get online, couldn't download HiJack This. I did, ran the scan, which I've pasted below. As Little Richard Says "Can anybody help me?" Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:25:43 PM, on … |
| | Hi, I'm currently struggling with a nasty that gives me the following pop-up (I've added the extra info given by the pop-up)... Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. EventType : BEX P1 : svchost.exe P2 : … |
 | Hi, I have this HP PSC 2170 Series printer. I use Win Xp with everything updated. I have been using that printer for long time with no problem til now. I tried uninstalling the HP printer driver and reinstall it but this time it says I need to insert WIN …  |
| | Ok, i've been having some trouble loading random websites. I will go to a website ([URL="http://www.suicidegirls.com"]www.suicidegirls.com[/URL] for example either via a link or simply by typing it in the address bar) and it will load for about 1 second or so and then just stop no loading bar nothing on … |
| | well technically i do not know if my OS has anything to do with the issue. I had recently searched for a program to monitor CPU temperature, by accessing some kind of chip on the motherboard. 2 programs tested, both with same result: a blank screen not responding to anything … |
| | :o hi, after about a year of no luck on my dad's behalf i have resorted to asking some peopl ewho know what they are tlaking about. it seems to be a problem with games, whenever one is installed every so often the hard drive light flashes and constantly stays … |
| | Hello, I cannot change the wallpaper on my winxp machine. I can change the screen saver, themes, etc., but the different options on the wallpaper drop-down don't respond. The only thing I can change is the background color. If I click on a picture on the web and try to … |
| | My son's PC is infected with viruses, I am trying to help fix it. It hangs up while trying to boot it up in safe mode. I tried to sign on as the administrator, it asked for a password, I tried to enter the password and nothing happens, the cursor …  |
| | i did try and edit the registry but it says my administrator restricted me from doing that .. hell .. im the administrator!!! plus it restarts when i try & open the registry editor help:!: |
| | This looks kinda like an off-topic forum, anyways, my question: Can I -without buying Windows XP again- install Windows XP (my current version) into VMWare? I want it so I can test things out like hacks, without worrying about messing up my computer, thanks! :) |
| | Hi I just wan to ask if there is any way to sort out which services do I really need to be loaded when changing system configuration in order to uncheck the rest: Run>>msconfig. I'm interested about "sevices" and "startup" boards.:D |
| | Hello all. I bought my pc from a retailer, (hp) and i am planning to install a brand new harddrive in it with a clean windows xp install (retail version). Im wondering if that would cause any hardware/software conflicts or anything of that nature. (causing windows to not be able …  |
| | My browser keeps going to a homepage saftyhomepage.net. I ran a hijack but have no idea what to do. Also have a virus in my virus vault tmp2C86.tmp Backup Copy identified as a trojan horse. Could someone please look at this hijack and tell me what to do. Thank you, … |
 | I been gettin the same error message and have un-installed NAV 2003 and am now using AVG, i still have the problem. here are the 3 screenshots from my problem. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/king69_666/GenericHostProcessforWin32-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/king69_666/GenericHostProcessforWin32.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/king69_666/GenericHostProcessforWin32-2.jpg[/IMG]  |
| | Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:23:35 AM, on 9/2/2006 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\csrss.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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\navapw32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Program Files\Netopia\Wireless USB … |
| | Ok...I had been using Windows XP for a while, then someone told me that I need Service Pack 2 to be safe. So I downloaded it, and started installing, but then it said "Access is denied" and started uninstalling itself. Then it requested a restart, so I clicked "Restart Now." … |
| | Please assist me in removing files branded like this one. I ran a scan with a free service and I hope to learn what this is and possibly how to take care of these "infections". Thank you in advance. Good luck, Ry:) |
| | Hello, first time poster and I'm having some trouble with my computer. It's a Compaq Presario 5003 500 Series. Inten Pentium 3 processor 80 gig hardrive and the like. 128 MB of Ram 930 MHz. I first got it from my aunt for college, 3 years ago. She bought it … |
| | Okay, ive been getting this error for quite a long time and i need to know how to fix it. Right now my computer is still up and running. Is there a program that might help prevent the error from occuring again? Help pls |
| | i can't get on net its driving me crazy typing on this old computer when i have a £1800 computer in the other room which i cant hook up to the net even with my ethernet modem that does not need drivers.can anyone help?:mad: |
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