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My computer is running fine, but I was wondering if there is any preventative maintenance that should be done to prevent spyware/malware even if I don't know that my notebook is infected? I'm ALREADY running MacAfee Security Center.

Thanks!It's always a good idea to regularly run anti-malware AND anti-virus programs. Just because your computer SEEMS non-infected, doesn't mean it isn't. BUT, UNLESS you pick up a virus, you don't need to post your logs here.Alrighty, thanks!

I've had computers get infected before and figured anything I can do to prevent the nightmare is worth it. I am obscenely dependent on this machine.Quote from: MP_doc on February 02, 2010, 08:02:18 PM

Alrighty, thanks!

I've had computers get infected before and figured anything I can do to prevent the nightmare is worth it. I am obscenely dependent on this machine.

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Having trouble linking two files with .xlsm extensions, can only link by having both files open at once which is inconvenient when linking LOTS of different cells that I normally just use find and replace function. Used to work very easy when files were 2003 .xls files. Excel closes down when ever I try to drag the link address. If I link the cells directly, when I remove the $ SIGNS from the cell name I get an error message #REF!. Strange ... I have been linking files for years, only difference is changing files to new format .xlxm.I may not be the best one to answer your question since I've never used Excel 2007.

But since nobody else has replied, here goes.

Can you save the files as .xls? The "m" stands for macros, but macros have been around since the EARLIEST Excel release. I've also read that .xlsm files are compressed, or zipped, and I bet that is part of the problem you are having in trying to link two spreadsheets. In Excel 2003 it was pretty easy.Thanks for your reply, the file does have macros, hence the .xlsm extention, they started as excel 2003 .xls files but have been updated to excel 2007.
I have tried just making a couple of very simple .xlsm files and linking those, and they seemed to work, I also linked one of these simple files with the template that I am having trouble with and that worked.

But as soon as I try and link the more complex files excel just crashes each time unless I have both files open and just copy and "paste special" links. What I do is have a weekly file with loads of info that is linked to the previous week to get four and ten week trends and then link the weekly reports to a MONTHLY summary. Been doing this for about twelve years with no dramas.

Normally I was just using a find and replace search which was really quick and easy.

Used to use Avast antivirus which l was quite happy with but it seemed to be getting rather resource hungry.
Changed to MS Security Essentials after reading a post from EvilFantasy, and it does seem to do what it says on the tin. Things seems a lot faster and it also has a very simple interface which is so easy to use.
Under Avast, and throughout the day, messages would pop up to say that the programs database has been updated.
Doesn't appear so for MSE (well not for me anyway). I have to manually update it each time. Am l missing the point somewhere?
Have read their sites notes and have made sure that no old virus software remains. Have reinstalled MSE but it still requires updates manually.
The ONLY other program that runs alongside is Spywareblaster.
Am l doing something wrong?
Oh *censored*, 23 hits and no answers to date.
Not to worry though, it's now been thoroughly answered via my alternative site, bleeping computers.
Sorry no one here could answer my question, but never mind.
Regards
WTC
Quote from: willythecat on January 31, 2010, 08:40:31 AM

... for MSE ... I have to manually update it each time. Am l missing the point somewhere?

Doesn't appear so for MSE (well not for me anyway). I have to manually update it each time. Am l missing the point somewhere?

MSE will also check 10 minutes or so after boot or wake from sleep if there is a network connection *and* the current updates are greater than 24 hours old.
It will *not* perform this catch up check if the current definitions were installed within the past 24 hours, but will wait until the next scheduled check time.

Microsoft has confirmed an issue with Microsoft Security Essentials that can occur when some PCs are regularly offline for extended periods and are frequently toggled between sleep/hibernate and active mode. In some cases, these machines may be delayed in receiving their regularly scheduled signature updates.

Updates are published three times a day to Microsoft Update.

If one kB = 1,000 Bytes
And one kiB = 1,024 Bytes

What is kiB???

I know kB = kilobyte that what is kiB??1 kB isn't 1000 bytes. It is 1024, but is commonly rounded off to 1000. kiB and kB are the same thing.Quote from: kpac on February 01, 2010, 02:52:46 PM

1 kB isn't 1000 bytes. It is 1024, but is commonly rounded off to 1000. kiB and kB are the same thing.

I hope I'm putting this in the right category. If not please move it to the appropriate category.

I have a windows xp home edition computer with service pack3 with 1 GB of Ram

For a couple of years I have been using zone alarm free firewall with AVG antivirus. Also have Malwarebytes, SpyBlaster, and SuperAntiSpyware installed. The new Zone Alarm Free version has been giving me all sorts of trouble. Computer hangs up continually when trying to go various web PAGES. It's happened ever since I updated it.

I just uninstalled zone alarm and I am having absolutely no trouble with internet now. Here's my question. I have a dsl router that has a built in firewall. The model is Westell E90-610014-06 router. Should I still be using a 3rd party firewall? I want to be as safe as I can and just recently was infected with a few trojans which I got totaly removed with the help from evilfantasy in the spyware and virus forum.

If I NEED a 3rd party firewall, which one do you FELL would best SUIT my needs?

Thank you.
I use only the firewall in my Netgear router. I have the Windoze FW off. I've found that if I KEEP my AV & AS updated and run on a REGULAR basis I don't have any problems. I feel comfortable with my situation but I'm sure others will advise to use some software firewall as well.

Alan <>< Comodo Firewall does a decent job too.

Quote from: patio on February 01, 2010, 10:10:35 AM

Go buy some more bananas

VOTE 4 ME Or I Will KILL YOU ! ha ! Ha! Ha!

were you on ecstasy when you typed this?

I have deleted a footnote in a .doc. The remaining footnotes have not been renumbered. I had deleted footnotes with automatic renumbering successfully months ago. I must have done something wrong this time!Did you use the same technique to create all footnotes? What was that technique? What version of Word? I am using Word 2000. I inserted the footnotes over the period in 2008 that I was developing the .doc. I used the normal method of clicking Insert Footnote in Normal View and then typing into the footnote at the bottom of the page. Later, I decided to incorporate some of the footnotes into the TEXT. I copied each footnote into the text then selected the note reference MARK and pressed Del. This removed the footnote and re-numbered all the subsequent ones. I did this hundreds of times over a period without any problems. I have tried to do it again in recent days. The Del has removed the note reference mark from the text but the footnote was not deleted from the footnote area and no re-numbering occurred. I had to reinstall Office some months ago when I had a problem with Excel. This means that I am now working with a different Word 2000. Some settings may be different but Help does not help me to SORT this matter out.Quote from: denisaf on January 29, 2010, 01:58:50 AM

I had to reinstall Office some months ago when I had a problem with Excel. This means that I am now working with a different Word 2000.

I tried inserting test footnotes and then deleting them and that worked.

I WANT to print isolated pages from a large .doc I find the page and check with Print Preview. I then Print and the Print page comes up. I click on CURRENT Page and then OK. The printed page is not the one I selected.Have you made sure that the cursor (insertion point) is in the current page?Is there a 'page in range" SETTING ? ?Page range
All
Current page
Pages

I have used Current page successfully and unsuccessfully
I have entered Pages in the box and that has been successful and unsuccessful. There I used the page numbers in the bar at the bottom of the screenHow many pages is this document? If you print a page with a low number, relative to the size of the document, is that more likely to be successful than if you go far down the document and select a page to print? I'm wondering WHETHER there's a certain point in the document at which page number selection for printing begins to not work correctly.There are 1320 pages in the .doc. I believe I have now worked out what the problem was. For example, I could input 'go to page 1289' to get to the start of the 'end notes' I wanted to print. On Normal View, Page No 1289 would come up. On Print View, the start of the 'end notes' were there with page number 1289 on it. Printing 'current page' gave the start of the 'end notes' with page number 1289. However, if I do a Print Review, the page number becomes 1337. I can print a number of pages if I put the correct page numbers form the Print Review. This applies THROUGHOUT the document. The problem stemmed from my not using the Print Review.
Thank you for your input. This problem has now been resolved by using the Print Review to obtain the page numbers. Thanks to those who have helped to resolve this issue.

I hope its ok to go ahead and post this EARNEST plea for help!!
Running XP Media Center edition, and am suddenly having problems.
Getting error messages when I click on any of my Programs - assorted ones like for example, Failed to create empty document, The application or DLL is not a valid windows image, please check against installation diskette, The application failed to initialise properly.

Bizarrley, I came here googling for help all this and am online now on the pc using Mozilla.
Thunderbird and MSN all give error messages.
I CAN open CC Cleaner, but thats about the only thing that will work.

Most of my shortcuts to my software on my desktop are not showing images.

I CANNOT USE the system restore feature in ordinary mode OR safe mode or even safe mode using the systemroot rstrui command.

I can confirm that I made sure that the system restore boxes were checked, thats not the problem.
Cant even restore through CC Cleaner, its not showing any points.
When the problem started my anti virus had expired, and I also uninstalled HP digital imaging software,(trying to fix a wireless printer installation problem)

Does ANYONE have any suggestions, before I have to cough up the anormous fee PC world charge - I do want to save all my software if possible.

I dont have any installation disks for the pc.
I tried hooking up my Vista laptop via ethernet cable to try and scan the C drive for virues, but it just made the laptp crash..

Oh dear......And im not even blonde!ok my windows installer seems to be broke too! I Know A Very Effective THING Called As FORMAT

U Should Try It





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Why So Serious
====================ooh thank you! **jumps up and down**
Im sure I will figure out how to do this..off to Google and will post outcome!
Quote from: the_mad_joker on February 01, 2010, 10:37:30 AM

I Know A Very Effective THING Called As FORMAT

U Should Try It





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Why So Serious
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hey hello guys and gals, want to try to help a FRIEND to put W7 in for trials but I am a PC man not a laptopman. His is a great DELL XSP1300 or something. Tried to make a partition, that didnt work (contained small weird DELL partitions..LOL), tried to start the laptop with the W7 disc in it, no reaction, so I wondered....might it be the start-sequence in the BIOS that has to be altered? And if yes, how do I get into that BIOS...lol..PC is no problem, but laptops and DELL's....

could be this belongs to the hardware-section, so my apologies for that...but an answer i really would like...A laptop is just another computer. Except for the SIZE it is no different from a desktop. Watch the screen when the system FIRST boots and it will say something along the lines of: Press F2 to enter setup. At that point, press F2 (or whatever the key is). Then make sure the cd is at the top of the device boot order, save & exit. Boot to the Windows DVD, create the partition(s) you want to, and install.

Can you create virtual PC on an external drive? Yes, You will be able to run Virtual PC on external HARD drive. You can follow the below article that will give you information on ‘WINDOWS Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode’:

HTTP://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681737(WS.10).aspx

You can also refer the below link that will give you information on ‘Download Windows XP Mode’:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

You can also check out the below link for more information on Virtual PC.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/

Important Note: After installing Virtual PC on an external hard disk, to use Windows XP from within Virtual PC, the external hard disk has to be connected to the same computer. First you've to launch Virtual PC from the Start menu and then launch Windows XP. Launching Virtual PC by CONNECTING the external hard disk to a different computer will not work.

Hope this helps. As 2x3i5x said: yes, you can do it.

I wouldn't recommend it, though, as it'll be slow unless your external drive is eSATA or USB 3.0. USB 2.0 just doesn't cut it...VMWare workstation has built-in support for placing a entire VM and it's contents on an external drive. Won't even require the host to have vmware installed.

Topic necromansing is at an all time high this MONTH...
HOPEFULLY if we GET thru this Full Moon THINGS will be more normal.

Can't open Word documents and can't FIND Word on the computer.

Thanks,

AshbyWe really need more info. Do have MS Office installed? What version? Have you been using Word? If so, what happened that changed this? Did you make any software CHANGES around the time that this started? Do you have other Office components (Excel, POWERPOINT, ETC.) installed? Are they WORKING?Figured it out - your reply helped. I reinstalled MS Office and now I have it again. Not sure what happened but now it works. thanks!

Sorry BC and excellent point...i forgot that's early on in the process...
Been AWHILE.

THANKS a lot, guys. )

I just bought a new computer and was looking for some software advice?? Which Anti-virus and scanning software is reccomended by the forum? and which of this preloaded software should I get rid of ASAP?? ie hulu desktop, hardware diagnostic tools, a bunch of HP programs....etc....Personally, the first thing I do when I get a new system is format and do a clean install. That way I know every program that is installed. But that's me. If you don't want to do that then uninstall any apps you don't want or NEED.

There are a lot of good AV's - pick a name you've heard of (other than McAfee) and you'll be fine. My personal choice is KASPERSKY, but as I said, there are a bunch of good ones. If you want something that's free go with Avira, AVAST, AVG or something similar. You should also install MalwareBytes and/or Super AntiSpyware and scan with either or both once every couple of weeks. I also suggest SpywareBlaster. You'll need to update the definitions weekly and it does NOT need to remain "resident".

Last, I strongly recommend the use of Disk Imaging software on a regular basis. Create an image now, before you make any changes. Then you can create images once a week or so and keep the 2 or 3 most recent images. Put the images on a 2nd HD (internal or external).Quote from: Allan on January 30, 2010, 07:08:57 AM

Personally, the first thing I do when I get a new system is format and do a clean install. That way I know every program that is installed. But that's me.

Personally, the first thing I do when I get a new system is format and do a clean install. That way I know every program that is installed.

Is there any software to convert registry file (.reg) to (.exe)

I tried Google and got reg2exe But it always gives the error of invalid regisrty fileWhy WOULD you want to? What are you trying to accomplish?I Would Have Told you

But :-XCOMPANY PRIVACY Well too BAD. Unless you GIVE us more information, you will receive no help on the matter.

Why would anyone NEED a .reg to .exe file? (if such thing existed)I Will Try On Other Site Where The Best PERSONS Live's

WELL THANKS 4 UR TRY Just create a VBS or batch file.Sounds a bit fishy to me, if the TMJ means he want an exe that will modify the registry. Why not have it all out in the open in a .reg file?
Salmon I Dont Want exe To Modify reg file

I want Software to convert .reg > .exeWe want to know Why.Quote from: the_mad_joker on January 31, 2010, 06:02:39 AM

Salmon I Dont Want exe To Modify reg file

I want Software to convert .reg > .exe

I have MS Outlook 2007, I need to move all my emails from one COMPUTER to another.

How do I do this without FORWARDING each email one by one, Also, I need to move my contact list as WELL.

Any help would be welcome.
ThanksIf you don't MIND overwriting the emails and contact list on the new computer, just copy the .pst file (default name is Outlook.pst) from the old computer to the new one.there are no files on the new computer.
So I do a search for the .pst files, copy to a thumb drive and them past to the new computer?How to manage .pst files in Outlook 2007thank you, that was just what I was looking for

i have a think pad t60 and i was trying to do a recovery. i was able to install disk one and go to recover from factory settings but now i am being asked to INSERT "Final C' disk. I do not have a final c disk. I have 6 disks in this set and have tried all of them. When i try to START the computer without a disk i get disk error hit any KEY to start. when i hit any key same message appears.
help!!!If you have your data backed up you can recover the OS by pressing F11 at start up. This will restore your laptop back to factory settings but if your data is backed up on the hard drive it will be lost and then F11 takes you to ThinkVantage Rescue & Recovery program.

You can also download the Master boot record repair kit here:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-62978.htmlI tried both methods and neither worked.
The F11 did nothing and the CD would not open, or run. I continue to get the disk error message.
Anything else I can try

Something changed on my OUTLOOK settings and now I can't open any ATTACHMENTS or links. The error message says "Restrictions in EFFECT, contact your system administrator". Can anyone HELP?Enable HTML Quote from: Circuit BREAKER on January 29, 2010, 11:32:13 PM

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I'm trying to get a combobox to read a CONF file so that i can permenantle save some stuff.

As a test the conf file contains:

1. Battlefield 1 (a directory of the file in brackets)
2. Battlefield 2 "
3. Battlefield 3 "
4. Battlefield 4 "

Now heres the code

Code: [Select] is_conf_made = Dir(confloc)
If is_conf_made <> "" Then
counter = 0
FileReader = New StreamReader(confloc)
Do
counter = counter + 1
line = FileReader.ReadLine()
If counter >= 1 And counter < 10 Then
txt_game_name = 3
Else
txt_game_name = 4
End If
game = Mid(line, txt_game_name)
game_name(counter) = game
cboxSelectgame.MaxDropDownItems = counter
If line = Nothing Then
EXIT Do
End If
If counter >= 1 Then
cboxSelectgame.Items.Add(game_name(counter))
MsgBox(game_name(counter))
End If
Now when i run this PROGRAM , the program will check for the conf file (and find it) and will then try and read all of the games i put there... When i run the program HOWEVER the following shows:

1
Battlefield 1
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 3
Battlefield 4

And i cant for the life of me get rid of that 1

does anyone know how i could do that?
LOL got it working:

Code: [Select]is_conf_made = Dir(confloc)
If is_conf_made <> "" Then
counter = 0
FileReader = New StreamReader(confloc)
Do
counter = counter + 1
line = FileReader.ReadLine()
If counter >= 1 And counter < 10 Then
txt_game_name = 3
Else
txt_game_name = 4
End If
game = Mid(line, txt_game_name)
game_name(counter) = game
cboxSelectgame.MaxDropDownItems = counter
If line = Nothing Then
Exit Do
End If
If counter >= 1 Then
If cboxSelectgame.Items.Contains("1") Then
cboxSelectgame.Items.RemoveAt(0)
End If
cboxSelectgame.Items.Add(game_name(counter))
MsgBox(game_name(counter))
End If
Me.Show()or you could write it properly to begin with... heh.

Code: [Select] Dim is_conf_made As String, confloc As String
Dim counter As Long, FileReader As StreamReader
confloc = "D:\combocontents.txt"

is_conf_made = IIf(File.Exists(confloc), confloc, "")

If is_conf_made <> "" Then
counter = 0
FileReader = New StreamReader(confloc)
Do Until FileReader.EndOfStream
Dim lineread = FileReader.ReadLine()
Dim game As String = lineread
cboxselectgame.Items.Add(game)
Loop



End If

You didn't have any of the variables you had declared.... well, you probably did, but conveniently forgot to actually include all the code. Also, you made no mention of your requirements whatsoever. Anyway, that segment above, once you strip out the assignment statement and DECLARATIONS at the top, will load the contents of each line in "conflac" into the combobox cboxselectgame.

Also, you should avoid anything from VB6 if there is an equivalent in .NET; in this case, the static File.Exists() would work better then Dir(). remove the maxdropdownitems property assigment. it's useless and doesn't do anything.

Lastly, your original issue is probably caused by you adding an item accidentally in the designer window.

Compatibility

* Online Armor is not available for windows Vista 64 bit or Windows 7 64 bit

It does? Where are these reviews? I looked at:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/124475/top_antivirus_software.html
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm
http://www.cnet.com/topic-reviews/antivirus.html
http://www.firewallguide.com/anti-virus.htm

I saw no mention of Online Armor ++ (Anti-Virus and Firewall Protection).

evilfantasy has had it mentioned in nearly every single Malware assistance thread he's worked on...

also, Online Armor is classed as a Firewall application, btw.

http://download.cnet.com/Online-Armor-Free/3000-10435_4-10426782.html

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,71274/description.html

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collection/collid,1572-order,4/files.html

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-firewall.htm

http://www.firewallguide.com/software.htm

I ordered a free DVD from a boat company and here is what I got.

On my PC I see a FISHING show which is not the content I ordered at all but is still pretty cool.

On other office PC-s as well as my DVD player at home I see the promo movie from the boat company.

On all PC-s a program called InterActual run and asks to pick from
a: Play DVD with enhanced features
b: Play DVD without enhanced features

Doesn't make any difference which I click, the results are the same.

So the question is, how can this happen and how can I control what I view?

Thanks



I suspect, that DVD contains two movies in two different formats. On a top of it, your home computer, and your office computer may have different codecs INSTALLED, so your home computer picks up movie A, and your office computer, movie B.
Look at that DVD in Windows Explorer, and see what files you have there.I don't see anything on Explorer that looks like the "meat" of a video.

I have :

Folder common
Folder mac
Folder PDF Files ( the boat folks included some PDF files)
Folder SlideShow (more PDF stuff from the boat folks)
Folder Video_TS
Folder win
AUTORUN.INF
disc.id
ialaunch.exe
IAPlayer.dmg
MacOS.htm
README.htm

I assume that I cannot really see the "meat" on Explorer.

Can I See/Determine/Decide which Codec is used by each PC.

Is one of those "The standard is that there is no standard" deals?

Thanks


The Video_TS folder will hold the actual video files. What are the names, formats, and sizes of the files in that folder?Ok, partial contents of Video_Ts are below. The rest is just repeated through filename VTS_23 or so:

By clicking on the VOB-s I can TELL that they all belong to the promo from the boat folks.
I don't know what the .BUP-s & .IFO-s are but I get the feeling that there is still a large file on this cd that I can't see with Explorer.

My VXA backup tape software TRIED to claim the .BUP files but it was wrong. I tried to open one of them with DVD software and it didn't like it much more than the tape backup did.


Volume in drive D has no label.
Volume Serial Number is A2C5-68B8

Directory of D:\VIDEO_TS

01/19/2007 01:25 PM .
01/19/2007 01:25 PM ..
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 40,960 VIDEO_TS.BUP
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 40,960 VIDEO_TS.IFO
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 8,192 VIDEO_TS.VOB
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 22,528 VTS_01_0.BUP
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 22,528 VTS_01_0.IFO
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 784,384 VTS_01_0.VOB
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 272,277,504 VTS_01_1.VOB
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 20,480 VTS_02_0.BUP
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 20,480 VTS_02_0.IFO
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 8,192 VTS_02_0.VOB
01/19/2007 01:25 PM 437,133,312 VTS_02_1.VOB


Chapter 1: 01/19/2007 01:25 PM 272,277,504 VTS_01_1.VOB

Chapter 2: 01/19/2007 01:25 PM 437,133,312 VTS_02_1.VOB

There are your two movies.VTSxxxxx.VOB is a movie file.
As I suspected, you have two movies there:
- 437,133,312 VTS_02_1.VOB
- 272,277,504 VTS_01_1.VOB
As for, why different devices will play different movies, I'd put it into category "quasi-normal".
Computer A, computer B, DVD player may have different codecs installed, and that's why they pickup different movies.
IMHO.LOL..posted at the same time.Quote from: Broni on December 06, 2007, 05:46:26 PM

LOL..posted at the same time.

if I remember right, just opening those files directly makes them play in your default DVD player software

Was just wondering what the best method is for saving various programs and such. For example, if you download some program such as CCleaner & Autoruns etc., is it best to leave the install in a folder on your computer or are you better off saving them all to a disk then delete them from the hard drive? Most of mine are free but some are paid for.
Am I wasting computer resources & memory by leaving them on the hard drive?

Would also like to thank everyone (especially Broni) for all their help so far & wish you all an early Merry Christmas...
It's minus 27 C here now....brrrr.

Thanks.This is really a personal opinion and Im sure other people will have their own, but I would back them up on another drive. They are installation files. Once the programs are installed, you dont need them so back them away. If something happens to your MACHINE, you have the backup to return to.
That said, I wouldnt backup the free programs, I would instead download the latest version if I needed it. The paid ones I would keep.I save installation files on CDs. Cheap, and safe.
I have 500GB HD + 250GB external (with full image there), but I still keep unnecessary stuff out of my HD.
BTW, less stuff helps with defrag time, for instance.
I keep free programs, too. It happened number of times before....some really good freebies, one day decided to go commercial.Thanks for the info. I have noticed some free stuff does get changed or becomes hard to find again sometimes...Will back everything up soon.

Great site ... I have actually been able to help my Mom & my Daughter with some minor problems thanks to all you guys at CH.


I have a problem with red alert
I got windows XP and I installed red alert (I said to my computer to run in it win95 mod) but now it gives the following message:

cannot find the entrypoint of the procedure SmapLS_IP_EBP_12 in DLL-file KERNEL32.dll

I HOPE I translated it correctly, I'm Dutch and here is the dutch message if it helps

kan entrypoint van procedure SMapLS_IP_EBP_12 niet vinden in DLL-bestand KERNEL32.dll I also keep downloaded program installation files, including free programs and utilities. And, yes, I keep them on my hard drive. But, they're on a separate PARTITION; that way, file FRAGMENTATION is not an issue. I also back them up on an external drive.mohkiller
You need to start own topic.

How does one insert a RECORD into its chronological position in a table? The packaged HELP with Access 97, says to enter a new record at the end of the table at the >* This does not PUT the record into its proper place. ThanksSort your table on whichever column you want. Thanks soybean. It WORKED just FINE.

hi everyone, i hope i am in the right forum, if not im sorry.. i have a problem with windows media player.. i DOWNLOADED a mo0vie just before and i went to play it with media player and i could hear the movie but i couldnt see the picture... any ideas? i am using vista and the windows media player that come with the pc.. i havent upgraded or anythingBad DOWNLOAD?
Get VLC Player: http://www.videolan.org/
and see, if it does same thing.i downloaded VLC player and it played fine, should i just use this program for movies? THANKS alsoYes, yes, yes...
It's always better to stay as far from M$, as possible...LOL

really and whys that? and so this VLC player SHUD play most formatts?Yes, because it has all necessary codecs already built in.thanks UR a championYou're very welcome

is it possible to install WINDOWS server on a EXTERNAL hard drive and have it RUN WEB PAGES?

can i make DVD movie (play burned dvd movie in dvd player) using this software?
from what i read it only produce data, audio, & ISO.
No, you can't. I just downloaded that a few days ago (for burning an ISO). You have two options: Burn a data CD/DVD or burn an audio CD.It will burn DVD's...

You looked too quickly.Quote from: patio on December 09, 2007, 08:30:00 AM

It will burn DVD's...

If anyone can help me:
I recently purchased a new computer, a laptop with vista on it and am new to dvd burning and windows media center. I burned a couple DVDS, but a couple movies of mine won't work. Particularly the ones that are .AVI. The ones that are .mpg will burn but the ones .avi keep COMING up with some sort of an error or message saying wrong format or the such. Is there like a plugin for Windows Media Center that will let me burn .avi movies? Or do I have to convert them to .mpg? If anyone can help, it is greatly appreciated. Thankyou allWhere did those ".avi" movies COME from?
Instead of Windows Media Center, try Windows DVD Maker (Start>All Programs).
Check, if ".avi" file is not corrupted USING DivFix: http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divfix.html

Here is my goal.

To use Outlook 2003 rules that will look at a new email and compare the address with those in my address book. If the email address is not in the book I WOULD LIKE to return the message to the sender with a note REQUESTING them to call me to be added.

Is this possible? Everything I have FOUND so far points to the FACT that actions can only be taken if the email is in the book versus taking action if it is not.

Thanks!!Detailed explanation:

http://www2.skidmore.edu/cits/staff/replyrule-ol2003.htmlQuaxo,

Thanks for the reply! That helped me figure it out.

-Matt

I'm trying to make Thank You cards for my husband (he's a mail carrier and likes to thank people that give him $$) and I'm importing a card design from one program to another card program. First I saved the card design to My Documents, then when I went to the program I'm going to use and told it to import from My Documents, another whole different My Documents came up that did not have that card on it. When I go onto the Desktop or from Start to My Documents, it is on that My Documents. But the when I click on the "Import Picture or Clip" from the card program I'm trying to use, it will not bring up the My Documents that has the design saved on it. It brings up the other one. How can I have 2 and how do I get around this problem? When I try to import the design from one to the other, the computer tells me that already exists in that format. I'm so confused and so computer stupid that I am about at my wits end with this. I know I've done it in years past, but this time it is not working. Anyone know what's happening here? Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks - Debby
Having multiple My Documents folders is normal. There is at least one for the Administrator and one for each user. When you click on Start is there not a user name at the top of the pop-up window? If there is then you are in that user.

Check the path to the My Docs folder you want by opening Documents and Settings and selecting the user.

Seems you may have saved the card design in one My Docs and are trying to import it from another.

Good luckThanks Dusty, I see what you are saying. Now, how do I put the two My Docs into one? I tried and every time I do, my computer tells me it can't be done because they are running in the same path.(??) It just doesn't make sense to me that when I am in the card program and I want to import a picture, it gives me My Docs, which of course is not the right one, and I can't select the one I need. Does anyone know of a way to merge these together?

Thanks, Debby
You don't want to merge them...this WOULD just duplicate everything.
In the program is there a drop down menu for file locations ? ?
If so simply navigate to the correct My Documents folder and open a file. It should then remember that LOCATION next time you open the program.It is normal to have more than one my documents folder on a computer per user account. Administrator, All Users, Guest and Owner are some of the standard names.

I am not sure about the path already being in use... Is that a message that the program tells you or does it seem to be a windows error?

One thing you could try is rebooting the PC. (Standard answer I know...) But the reason I say it this time is because if you switch users in Windows XP, it doesn't always close out the other user completely so some files stay "open". When you reboot, Windows shuts down and closes everything. Then you can log back into Windows and then you may be able to get to the file or path you need. Something to try which may or may solve the issue.

If that doesn't WORK, you will have to get a little more technical and copy contents of folders around. Fairly simple when you know where to look.

1. Click on Start, there should be name at the top of the menu, make a note of it.
2. Click on Start, click on my computer, then double click Local Disk (usually C:), we are looking for the folder "Documents and Settings"
3. When you click on that it will list all of the users folders on your PC.
4. Look for the folder named the same name you made a note of in STEP 1.
5. Double click that folder, in that folder double click the folder named Username's Documents. (So if the user is Debbie, click on Debbie's Documents.)

Where you should be is the My Documents folder when you login as the username in step 1.

If the card template is there. You may need to re-path the location within the Card program.
If the card template is not there. You will have to go back a few steps to #3 and look through the other users folders, find the template files, and copy them to your folder.

Hopefully that helps... back to work now. :-)Quote from: redeye on December 07, 2007, 08:40:02 AM

It is normal to have more than one my documents folder on a computer per user account. Administrator, All Users, Guest and Owner are some of the standard names.

Hi,

Can ANYONE RECOMMEND some good freeware backup or mirroring software?

Cheers
Travel Here for a ton of choices....not all free.
I'd recommend Drive Image XML for free ONE and STRONGLY recommend ACRONIS True Image for a paid solution....about 30 bucks @ newegg shipped which is a heckuva deal considering how valuable data can be...


Link Correctedactivate windows??
Yes, the link is incorrect, but I found Drive Image XML anyway and it's exactly what I need.
Thanks

I was having issues with some small things..My recycle bin wasn't making any sounds..IE6 icon was missing from the desk top and then was there again..Search didn't work from the start MENU though it did from the toolbar in Windows explorer..ect. ect...anyhow i reinstalled Windows and it fixed all that stuff but for some reason now it wont LET me update..I am running XPSP2..i have tried to turn auto update off and do it manually, on the website it tells me that the updates are downloaded and ready to be installed when i try it tells me that "some updates were not able to be installed" and then lists all of them..These troubles have been going on for two weeks and i think i am going BALD..Mcafee turns up nothing spybot same ad aware same..please helpTry this:

1. Clean up Windows Update temporary folder

1.1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.

Net stop WuAuServ

1.2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.

1.3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.

1.4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.

Net start WuAuServ

2. Reinstall Windows Update Agent 3.0

2.1. Download the file from the following link:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe

2.2. Save the file to C: drive Root (C:)

2.3. Click Start, Run, type: "C:WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce" (without quotations) and then press Enter to install the Windows Update engine. (There is a space between "C:WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" and "/wuforce")

Note: If you are using Windows Vista, please save the downloaded file to the D: drive, because the file cannot be launched directly from the C: root directory.

3. Reinstall Windows Installer 3.1 (important)

3.1. Press Start and choose Run.

3.2. Type in "cmd" (without quotation marks) and press OK.

3.3. In the command line, type in the following command and press Enter:
MSIexec /unregister (Note: there is a space before the “/”)

3.4. Then, type in the following command and press Enter:
MSIexec /regserver (Note: there is a space before the “/”)

4. Now, try running updates again. If they still fail, then you’ll need to do a reinstall of Windows Installer:

4.1. Start, click Control Panel, and click Add/Remove Programs to check if Windows Installer 3.1 has been installed.

4.2. If it has, highlight and remove it.

4.3. After that, reinstall Windows Installer 3.1 from the following link.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=889482fc-5f56-4a38-b838-de776fd4138c&DisplayLang=en
Try Nickc1976 idea first. Otherwise it falls into these 2 categories: 1) Have you check the services? Maybe Auto Update is disabled. 2) You haven't activate your windows version. You can't update unless you activate with VALIDATE key. Uncle BILL Gate tried to protect his Windows Update by using WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage).

One of my friends received a file in the .docx format, and I can't READ it. Could someone possibly allow me to e-mail them the file, and then copy and paste it into their e-mail, and send it back to me? It's really important. Thanks!Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and POWERPOINT 2007 File Formats

QUOTE

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Quote

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

What didn't work?
What operating system are you using?

XP Pro. I have only a limited account, and my Dad, the admin, isn't here. I'd rather just have someone do it for me, it'd be a lot easier.

Quote from: Jade on December 10, 2007, 06:59:51 PM

XP Pro. I have only a limited account, and my Dad, the admin, isn't here. I'd rather just have someone do it for me, it'd be a lot easier.

You need to ask the administrator to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats. You cannot install most software on a limited account unless you have the administrator password.

You can do it online:
http://www.docx2doc.com/

because you people are incapable of doing one simple task.

because you people are incapable of doing one simple task

because you people are incapable of doing one simple task.

Quote from: Broni on December 10, 2007, 08:22:47 PM

You can do it online:
http://www.docx2doc.com/

That costs $5. Nevermind, jeez. Lock this topic, please, because you people are incapable of doing one simple task.

Does anyone know how to get rid of the annoying message in Outlook Express. It says something like "Windows can compress your messages--This MAY take SEVERAL minutes". With a 200gig hard drive, I am not really worried about it. Besides I delete the all the TIME anyhow.Hard drive space isn't the ISSUE. It's about OE keeping message files optimized and keeping OE working well. So, let it compact messages, as it's prompting you. Be sure to let it finish the process; don't interrupt it.

Hi-

thank you in advance.

i recently saved my .pst file and put it into the proper folder on my HARD DRIVE (USING xp pro and outlook 2002)

everything seems fine. i can see my contacts when i click on the 'contacts' shortcut in outlook.

however, when i open a new email message and click on "to:" i get this error message:

"The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you do not have permissions. FOr information on how to remove this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Outlook HELP."

Per usual, Micro help, did not help.

Anyone have some insight into this?

thank you very much,
JL
It needs to be "imported"...
You are able to view it because it's associated with the program...but when you go to use it the file is not there.
Choose Import Contacts from the dropdown tool menu...will this fix work for me too....here's my problem

my old pc went belly up (was running windows xp) so went and bought another one.
Got my new pc home (which runs vista premium) and loaded it with microsoft office and set up OUTLOOK email accounts etc ok BUT i really need the contacts list from my old pc.
I removed the HDD from old pc and mounted it as an ext HDD and can access it etc
but when i try to get into it to look at the contacts i need, it only opens the outlook on my new pc.

so in summary... i have outlook loaded in 2 places , new pc and old pc (Ext HDD).
it will only open outlook on new pc but my distribution list are on old HDD....HELP.smacko WELCOME Aboard...
It's best to start a new Topic even though it's a similar issue so it can recieve the proper attention.

Can you CONVERT .gra files to a different file type? because i have had comic books (JPEG files) that was cdisplay archived changed to .gra files. after they had been DELETED by little fingers.

i used PC inspector file recovery to try and get them back but the are in .gra files now.Quote

after they had been deleted by little fingers

A RECENT problem in Outlook 2003, running Windows XP. I can no longer open click-through links from anyone, and continue to get a message that suggests I consult my administrator. I am the administrator, and I have no IDEA what's happening, since it just started. Not USING Microsoft's FIREWALL. The message says "this operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator." What restrictions would there be?

I can cut and paste URLs, but can't open "Click Here" and retrieve other SIMILAR types of links. Any ideas?

Would reinstalling Windows XP help, or would I have to completely reinstall ALL of my myriad programs?What is your default browser?It's actually my wife's computer and she's using AOL's Netscape.I assume, Netscape is her default browser?
Try to make Internet Explorer, or Firefox her default browser, and see, if same thing will happen.

Noticed recently the clock at bottom right of screen is running slow, I've reset it 3 times now but it has still lost 20 minutes in the past week, any ideas?
TC

What? no clueless icon for the posting? Can't think of a better place for it.

As I explained as background in my malfunctioning browser post, SOMEONE "fixed" a problem in my win xp home (5.1.2600), by what appears to be overlaying (much of my data, and it seems some other parts of my original OS are still there) his pirate xp pro. At the time, I knew virtually nothing about computers except how to use one, and was happy it was fixed. However, SP2 came along, wouldn't install, & after the aborted installation, TOLD me the OS was not legit.

I managed to get along without SP2, used several different browsers with success, forced installation of some SP2 .sys, .dlls, etc. and life was OK. Why didn't I simply reinstall my original xp home? The computer didn't come with a restore disk, or copy of the OS. When I originally started to have the problems (which later caused me to kill the gui interface & led to the bogus xp home) the 1st time, Compaq grudgedly sent me to a site where I downloaded about 10 disks to use for reinstalling. I never used them, and will have to explore the disks or contact Compaq to even know what order they need to be inserted.

Now, I have a Maxtor 300GB drive, which I have partitioned into N: 200GB (media), M: 49.9 GB (empty), L: 47.9GB (empty). The original Compaq (5000 series), drive is partitioned into C: 33.3GB, & D(FAT32): 3.89GB. D partition holds the original win xp home OS, which the disks are needed to help restore.

Before I do anything IRREVERSIBLE, I thought I'd use the Maxtor maxi-blast to clone the C & D drives into the L partition. The maxi-blast is also capable of making a boot disk. So if the restoration tanks , I wouldn't just be left with a heavy piece of house clutter.

Does this make any sense? I know it's only step 1. I do seem to remember reading something about problems with the registry and 2 bootable drives. I'm no tech princess, and this is a daunting, way overdue task. Any help would be appreciated.

You need to get in touch with Compaq about your 10 CD`s and where is your Product key
so you can Format and reinstall LEGALLY Quote from: iceaxe on December 11, 2007, 07:59:40 PM

You need to get in touch with Compaq about your 10 CD`s and where is your Product key
so you can Format and reinstall LEGALLY

hi
In my Add Remove Programs icon i have no programs listed,
IS there something that can be done to do a go back, i tried a system restore but my computer cannot locate any restore point

for some reason my copy of windows media player 11 is no longer responding to my commands when i try to add or remove songs to and from the player library. The library already has songs in it from not to long ago but i haven't tried to mess with it before 2 days ago in a long time. The songs are on the computer but they wont play. When i click on them from the library i get a MESSAGE saying they cant find the files as if the player is looking for them in an external HD. Also when i try to add a folder for monitoring, the player accepts the commands but doesn't save them. when i go back into the player it is blank as if i don't have any folders set to be monitored.

I have tried to delete the windows media player and re add it but my computer will not allow me to, stating that i don't have sufficient privileges to delete this file.(*censored*!!!!!)

My computer is part of the HP Pavilion dv9000 series. 9310 i believe. About 6 months old.

SPECS: (TAKEN from DirectX Diagnostics)

AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52 (2 CPUs), ~1.6GHZ
1918MB RAM-1024 of which was added after later
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1 (BIOS)


My OS is Windows VISTA Home Premium (which i fear may be the root cause to all my computer issues)


Do you still have your music files stored in "My Music" or some other file? I'm pretty sure if you don't, than Windows Media Library will just list them...I'm sure you have to have the files stored separately in order to access, play or change them. Always find that library thing a bit confusing myself.I have the files stored in the "My Music". But Windows Media player wont acknowledge ANY file on my computer and i cant delete and reinstall the program.Try different methods to uninstall WMP:
http://www.instant-registry-fixes.org/methods-to-uninstall-windows-media-player/

Hello, I've got a friend who can't remember his password for anything, this is on a Windows 2000 system, and I was wondering, instead of formatting the whole shebang, is there a way I can just reset the password to the windows login?Well, here's one option but it COST $40. http://www.password-reset.com/?gclid=CL-wuKqGqJACFReQGgodzkud6g

Another one: Windows Key, $45.

Ah, found some freebies: Top 4 Free Windows Password Recovery Tools

I haven't used any of these, so I can't recommend a specific tool for this.Try this
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Its free and I KNOW it WORKS, I have used it a few times

Its quite straight forward, you have to create a linux boot disk (Note this is an IMAGE on the above website, with instructions, just follow that) and then boot from it. It then gives you the option to change the admin password after it boots upAwesome, thanks for the help

I bought avg 7.5 which has 2 year license. It was on sale at Office Depot for 39 DOLLARS, with 10 dollar rebate. I jumped on that one Quote

Then noticed that AVG got as far as scanning a program NAMED BitLord

Does anyone know of a good program to mask or have my ip addresse as one in another country? LIKE, my ip addresse right now is canada, and I would like to know if anyone knows of a good program so that it seems as though I have an ip addresse of another country (ex. germany, ausrtrailia, france). And I'm hoping the program won't just work for internet explorer/mozilla firefox, but for a program that has .exe. ThanksTOR is a possible solution, however it won't only mask your ip it actually routes you through that address. It works with most applications, irc, FTP, etc. very SIMILAR to a proxy however each new connection garners a new route and thus a new ip address.

For more info tor.eff.org

D.

PS - If you find one that will limit your proxy connections to those in the US please let me know. Hopping to Germany then back to READ cnn can be painfully SLOW at times depending on the route that has been chosen.

When I TRY to access my CONTROL panel I get an error message. I cant open it to DELETE or add programs or ANYTHING else.

What can this be?

confused

StephanieWhat does the error say? EXACTLY!

everytime i open the folder misc. programs that i made on my desktop i GET the ERROR message saying that an UNEXPECTED error has occurred and needs to close then it like refreshes my username type thing as if logging me back in and the main way i get rid of the message that keeps popping up over and over is going to task manager and selecting end process on a program called drwtsn32.exe that SHOWS up in the processes tab

in short i need help STOPPING this message from popping up constantly

My dad was given an HP laptop by his boss and its about 5 years old. And it has a CD and DVD player in it. Well, we go to play a DVD just to try it out and it says "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with DIGITAL copy protection between your DVD drive, DECODER, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card." But when I try to play DVD's (burnt) of home videos. It plays fine.

Its running Windows Media player 11. I also tried updating the driver to the video card, but it doesnt find anything better to update with.

What could be the problem?From Microsoft:

Quote

You might encounter this error message for one of the following reasons:

* Your DVD decoder software needs to be configured. If you have another DVD player PROGRAM installed on your computer, play the DVD using that program, and then try playing the DVD in Windows Media Player again.
* There was a problem configuring your video card. Restart your computer, and then try again.


A troubleshooter is available to help you solve this problem. To troubleshoot the problem, SEE the DVD Troubleshooter in Windows Help.

Note

* To play DVDs, you must have a DVD-ROM drive and a software or HARDWARE DVD decoder installed on your computer. If you do not have a compatible DVD decoder installed, DVD-related commands, options, and controls do not appear in the Player and you cannot play DVDs. By default, Windows does not include a DVD decoder. For more information about DVD decoders, see the DVD Decoder Plug-ins page at the Microsoft Web site.