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I have Windows XP. Until recently my computer was working fine but one day the sound wasnt working. When I try to open volume control I get an error message saying "There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, go to Control Panel, click Printers and other …

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Ok, Windows XP Pro.....I have Spybot, Adaware, and HiJackThis. I'm not sure how to use Hijack, but Adaware keeps finding VX2 and apparently cannot get rid of it. Can someone tell me what to do to get rid of it.... Please help

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Well some of the problems i've seen on my computer, is that it runs MUCH. Also, i can't click on any links that download anything. For example: When i tried to install a different Spyware program it came up with this message... Internet Explorer cannot download __________ Internet Explorer was …

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Getting syntax errors and -404- with most pages in IE. Firefox cannot find any webpages, tells me the URL is invalid. I have run Ad-Aware, CCleaner, and U-Wipe to clear out all files and clean up some programs. Still no fix. I have run HijackThis and the logfile came out …

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I would really appreciate your eyes on my problem. I can only access programs and files using Task Manager. I ran SpyBot, Microsoft AntiSpyware, and Adware Filter anti-spy programs today. I can't get Microsoft AntiSpyware or Adware Filter to work now - but I ran SpyBot just before this logfile …

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Hey... I had a ton of viruses and adaware/dialers etc on my comp.. ive cleaned them all up except for one or two... when scanned with adaware it says its cannot delete VX2 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DrPMon.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml3.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml3r.dll same thing my antivirus says... any ideas on how to get rid of them? …

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alright so i had a virus not too long ago, and it messed up the fonts and stuff on my computer so i was basically forced to try and read wing dings or one of those weird fonts. anyway, after i got the thing off of my computer, some of …

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when ever i start up msn messenger 7.0 it always crashes then asks if i wanna send an error report. below is the error signature. AppName: msnmsgr.exe AppVer: 7.0.813.0 ModName: mshtml.dll ModVer: 6.0.2900.2627 Offset: 00068ad2 when ever i try and sign into my hotmail account via IE, it always crashes …

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First, let me thank anyone who is willing to try an help me. I have tried to fix this for the past 3 hours and it keep coming back. It seems to be related to this stupid Home Search proggy and something called Shopping Wizard. I am unable to remove …

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Hello all ... i'm having problems with VX2 and a lot of other nasties ... I've followed the guide on the stickies and run Ad-Aware SE and Spybot but these are not really clearing up the problem ... would you mind having a look at my log file and suggesting …

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HI, I came across this list of objects that I found in my computer. I know that some of those that I should leave them there and that some of them I should have them removed. How and where do I remove some of them? Here are the list that …

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I'm not sure if I should post here as it may be a combo of both hardware and software. But here goes, I built a new print server for my house. It's an old machine but SHOULD work fine. It currently has a PIII 450MHz processor, 256 megs of PC100, …

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hi, i am getiing a C:\program error message on start up on windows 2000 professional, cannot find the file C:\program or one of it's componets make sure the path and the file name are correct and that all required liberies are available please can you help

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I think my pc has been hijacked. Here is the hijack log. I would be grateful if you could help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:16:37 PM, on 5/17/05 Platform: Windows 98 Gold (Win9x 4.10.1998) MSIE: Internet Explorer v5.50 SP1 (5.50.4522.1800) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE …

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I was wondering if someone knew how in WinXP and Win2000, I can choose a specific drive letter. I have a external 80GB HDD and a memory stick. I want the HDD to be drive E: and the other one F:.............

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Printing was going fine as can be, with my Windows 2000 Advanced Server machine. I recieved an email that I decided to print out, and as the print job spooled, something got screwed up. I attempted to delete the job, to no avail. I restarted my computer, and now my …

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Hello, from some reaon, my internet explorer header where it notifies in which web site i am located is in chinese. the address bar and everything else is in english. only the header of the browser shows the site description in chinese instead of in english. ANY SOLUTIONS??

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Hi, I have 4 computers networked using a Netgear router. My ISP is Verizon DSL. Three of the computers are XP, but the one I use for work is Windows 98. I use VPN and my company prefers we use a non-XP machine for security reasons. Well, all was fine …

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I have the blue screen with the "Trojan-Spy.HTML.Smitfraud.c" on, and also "Virus Hunter Security" has created itself on my desktop, and I'm unable to delete it. My system is slower than usual and I've had innumerable trojans pop up from AVG (which I've healed or deleted, depending on the files …

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I recently discovered that I was infected with a keyboard logger called "second sight" and have no idea when the infection occurred or who did it. I am aware of the many ways to remove logger, but I really want to find the culprit and the date of infection before …

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Hello! My computer is infected with a very smart spyware, and i can't get rid of it. I read much about it, even the topic [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread16204.html[/url] which is completely about this hotoffer.info... But i have a problem, the file they are referring to (C:/windows/system32/systr.dll) does not exist on my computer, …

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This is my first visit to this site and I need some help. When you open Internet Explorer the following virus notice comes onto the screen VIRUS DETECTED C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SE.DLL Trojan Horse Startpage.19J When you press the heal button it heals it and then comes up with a box in the …

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HELP....my homepage has been hijacked by a site [url]www.specialgoods.com[/url]. I've never even visited this site. I have tried re-setting my homepage through Internet Explorer but it defaults back to specialgoods.com. I have downloaded Adware, Spybot to name a few and nothing has worked. I have attached a Hijack This Log …

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I had gotten hotoffers.info last night, and after 2 hours of running programs like hijack this, cwshredder, ad-aware, Norton, etc., etc., etc., and none of it working, I FINALLY came across a solution that worked. :!: Warning: BIG SMACK ON HEAD AHEAD :!: On the bottom of the page on …

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[QUOTE=dlh6213]Try this to get rid of HotOffers: Get the Pocket Killbox from here: [url]http://bleepingcomputer.com/files/spyware/KillBox.zip[/url] Unzip the file to your desktop. Go offline until this is completed (you may wish to print these instructions). Boot into Safe Mode and do a search for these files and delete any instances found: [B]param32.dll …

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I recently downloaded the Windows Media Player v.7.1. Whenever I put in an audio CD, the old media player, the one that comes with Win98 opens up by default. How do I configure the new player to open up by default? :!: Thanks; Doug :mrgreen:

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Ok guys. I've reformatted computers before with xp so i know how it works....... HOWEVER....... i'm trying to reformat my Dell Dimension XPS Gen4 with XP and I have a problem. Ok, so i'll boot the computer with the XP CD. When I select SETUP WINDOWS XP NOW by pressing …

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I'm working on a friend's computer. It's a 1 gig processor with 128 megs of RAM. Basically he's screwed it up, so I reformatted and installed 2000 Pro on it again. I can install Norton on it and everything is fine, but afterword when I try to install MS Office …

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Hi there, I just joined daniweb cos I've been having problems with an aurora popup and you guys seem to do a great of helping out CLEARLY!!! I know you must be bored with aurora popups but my mum's managed to get one stuck in her pc and i really …

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