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When I try to start Excel, the message "Excel has caused an error in MS09.dll" appears. I have run repair, reloaded Office 2000 Small Business, and attempted these suggestions: rename ms09.dll (not found), delete all *.xlb files (none found), REMOVE 'FindFast' from Startup (not there). The OS is Windows ME. I wanted to set up Outlook as well, but got the same message. Any suggestions?
Thanks, DoogsterThis is because the file MSO9.dll (that's an O for Oscar, not zero) is faulty. Microsoft says to rename the file 'just in case' and use Add/remove programs to repair Office 2000 (the uninstaller has a repair option). or try scanreg/restore COMMAND after the the m$do$ prompt and pick the last good cab file..Doogster.......perhaps given your problems , you might WANT to CONSIDER formatting your hard drive and doing a clean install.......in the LONG run it may be the best fix.

dl65

I'm having trouble editing the contact feilds in MS Outlook. Our staff uses personal Cell Phones and company Cell phones, and I want to add a 5th field on the General Tab where the PHONE numbers are listed.

I have ADDED a field to the user defined fields, but I can't manage to 'see' that from the TABS, including the all fields tab.

LOST in CA
links>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=195478 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=195478

I purchased 0ffice 365 a while back and used it for several YEARS. I then let it expire because I thought I could replace it with Libre Office. it's been QUITE a while now SINCE it expired and my wife has complained that things aren't working well on her computer with Libre. As a matter of fact, I don't much care for it either and I don't do 1/10 of the stuff the wife does.

My question is, I purchased a card with McAfee and 365 on it (Family version) and wondered if there would be a problem to uninstall the old version before installing the ONE recently purchased or is it not necessary?. My OS is Windows 10 version 21H1.Oh well; I need to get this done today for the wife, so *censored* the torpedos and full speed ahead.You are better un installing any earlier versions of office you can leave libra office on the computer.
I hope you have checked the on going subscription for 365. ALSO I wouldn't load McAfee's. Thanks Lisa_maree, I contemplated not installing MacAfee from all of the negative comments about it on here. I've been using Windows Defender which is supposed to be improved and Malwarebytes. Thanks again for you response.

When I am sent a link inside of an email it always opens to a "save as" prompt instead of a browser window. Can I change this setting and how?

thx.jdub.....What operating SYSTEM are you USING and which Email program ?
If you have a attatchment included in your Email .......does it open ok ..

Is it possible that you are using the RIGHT click instead of left click to open your LINKS ............because if you USE the right click it will prompt you to "save as "

let us know ,

dl65

hey there, I have this job that requires taking in inventory in the following manner and really want to know if there is a better way of doing this.

We take down the product ID of each item when loaded at the docks and have to verify what is coming in with a master excel sheet that we have. As each product is 'called' in I enter into my own excel sheet to be verified with the master sheet soon after. It is not done at the same time as it takes too long to FIND cut paste from Master. Basically moving cells from Worksheet 1 (all items at dock) to Worksheet 2 (in warehouse)

For example, drivers CALLS in with 10 items, I then manually enter the ID#s of each into excel, I then open up the Master sheet and have to copy value from my LIST, find in master list, then cut and paste to another tab showing we have it moved. So we then know what is remaining.

I am trying to see if there is a better way as this gets quite repetitive with over 1000 items to account for. I am basically entering into excel, then copy each cell individually, highlight another worksheet to find, cut and paste...on repeat. I dont know if there is way to copy multiple values from one sheet and remove those values from another sheet to another tab?

This sounds confusing as i read it, but hope it makes sense lol

Microsoft® Excel® 2019 MSO (Version 2111 Build 16.0.14701.20254) 64-bit
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It should be a rather trivial task to be handled by a macro, would need to know the structure of the involved sheets and what exactly needs to be copied over.

Do you know anyone that knows VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) which is the macro language used by MS Office?

How can I remove the reflection of flash from a subject's face in a photo using Photoshop 7? Joanylis.....
I'm having a little chuckle .........I would use the clone stamp ..........it does a great JOB ,but set the size fairly small .
I've been using that program for about 4 years and I find out about a another one of its many features almost every time I use it .
Play around with the clone stamp a bit before you START on your pic .......so you can GET used to it......and again be SURE to use the save as command .

hope this helps ,

DL65

I RECENTLY posted about installing Office 365 and for some reason and it didn't just started. I have had this problem for a while now with Office 365. I use CHROME, and when I want to copy and paste a web page, it doesn't paste the whole page. I'm at a total LOSS after many searches. What to do?Tough question or did I offend someone by saying Gurus or please help? Just curious.

i am ATTEMPTING to save cmyk color seperations. i scaned an image seperated to color using color channel.

i'm saving each seperatly. however when i open the files from my desk to expection that documents to be as i saved them (4, one with c only, one with m, only ect..) they all open with all cmky COLORS in tact.

please tell me how to same each with color sperations in tact.

THANK you.
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If I press ctrl and use my mouse scroll it works fine on here, but I open Photoscape and it will not, the print is so small I need a magnifying glass to read it, I also have solitaire with the same problem. Is there a way to fix this? Settings increase, font size, increase all etc does not work. The magnify option is also no good. I am not sure if this is the right section to PLACE this request, Please advise if not. I look forward for your help. Thanks. Why doesn't the magnify option work? It is specifically in there to help people with vision problems ENLARGE things to be able to see better. Another option MIGHT be to use the screen reader function.

The Ctrl-Mousewheel ability is something built-in to your browser so it only works when you are viewing a web page.Thanks for your input, the magnifier only enlarges a small part of the screen, I need the whole screen enlarged, keeping the perspective, It is hard to understand why this is only happening to the two pages I mentioned, seems like the opposite to shrink to fit. I have tried REINSTALLING Photoscape, that did not work and despite many emails to their support team, they do not reply. Over to you.I originally posted this in the open section, perhaps this is better, my photoscape v3'7 page has very small text, barely readable, I have reinstalled it to no avail, nothing I do will make any difference and the emails I send to their support team are ignored. The problem does not affect other websites. any help is greatly appreciated.I merged the two topics. Magnifying glass like the one Sherlock Homes used, that's what I use. I tried the ALT + !! and nothing happens regarding the size. but at the top right of the screen, there is a blue value line with the number 100, so I take it this is the size LIMIT, is this correct?

I accidentally FORMATTED an external hard drive. I immediately disconnected it from my computer so nothing has been saved onto it since the mishap.
I have found many software programs out there but I just don't know which one to use.
Can you give me SUGGESTIONS for a good 1x use program?
The others I'd found want you to pay monthly, annually etc. I just need help this one time.
I did use Disk Drill but I am missing some files still, after it did the scan.
Thank you.Was it a full format? If so, as I understand it a full format on Windows Vista and later will wipe the files: https://www.partitionwizard.com/disk-recovery/quick-format-vs-full-format.html#:~:text=In%20Windows%20with,magnetism%20on%20disk

Having said that, you can try something like Recuva and see what happens: https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva Thanks for responding but as I mentioned I was able to recover some of the files but the program that I used did not recover all. These programs, like Recuva which has poor reviews, all want you to pay monthly, annually etc. If anyone has used another program themselves, or knows someone who has that worked well for them, please let me know. The files that were not recovered were files used in Camtasia that are specific to their program. Thanks.Recuva has a free version.Okay never mind. I will figure it out myself. This used to be a great resource for me but you don't read my posts, so I will find help someplace else. Recuva has bad reviews, as I'd mentioned earlier and when I tried it, it kept quitting "unexpectedly".
I'd asked for a response from someone that has used a program that they recommended or heard from someone that used it, was good. I can google and get the type of information that you responded with.
Have a nice day.I'm sorry you're not happy with my response - truly. But I've been using Recuva for many years and have always been very happy with it - as has everyone to whom I've recommended it. Having said that, I never tried it myself on a formatted disc.Your refund check is in the mail...A lot of software has bad reviews. Recuva in particular gets bad reviews because Piriform, the company that publishes/develops it, also makes CCleaner which has been caught doing a number of shady things. That distrust naturally spills over to their other products.

Recovering a formatted drive is a bit more involved than just searching for deleted files. I don't think this isn't something that anybody is going to do reliably with some off-the-shelf software solution.

The main issue is that formatting a drive overwrites the existing File Table information with a "fresh copy". Whatever it overwrote is now gone, excepting advanced data forensics. This means that, for the most part, recovery is going to get back the files- but you won't be able to get the filenames.

Now, that said, If I had a drive I'd accidentally formatted that I wanted to recover, the first thing I would probably try is TestDisk. This is open source software, and doesn't try to charge you or have any sort of trial nonsense.

Speaking of reviews, Disk Drill appears to have some particularly bad reviews, With many USERS saying that it finds "fake" files that never EXISTED on the drive, or finds "random" files and purports to recover them, but they are gibberish.

I've decided to check it out, and ran it on a Virtual machine and was surprised it was able to find hundreds of deleted photos, given I've never put photos on the VM. Naturally, attempting to recover them requires purchasing the product, I suspect this may very well be scamware. I wouldn't trust it based onm what I've seen alone. There are lots of products that attempt to prey on desperate people searching for a way to undelete files or unformat their hard drives, unfortunately, and this approach where it shows you all sorts of files is done because hopeful users will see the photos, or documents, or whatever files and zero in on that and go "ah ha! Those must be the precious photos I lost!/My TPS reports/My pictures of bears with no clothes on/etc."

I suspect they've FLOODED review sites with positive reviews in some manner. Some of the 5-star reviews don't make much sense. This one was my favourite:

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I hired a drone with a card that was not empty. I asked the leaser of the drone about the content in the card. "OMG, that card failed and was I was to erase it. I need the footage on it. Can you save it?"

Of course, I said. I have this tool ... DISK DRILL. I started using the software and I am still amazed. Recovered over 100GB from a 64GB card.

My name is Amn MAAS from the USAF. I am looking for a new way to tramsmit wireless faxs not using a cell phone. This will be in a mobile response trailer. Your HELP is greatly NEEDED. Thank youhttp://www.marinenet.net/efax.htm

Recently, I had a new SSD hard drive installed. It is much faster than my old mechanical drive, but my old drive was 2 TB. I had to SAVE my content to an eternal hard drive and planned to put the files back on my PC later. The problem is that as I copied files, my pc would CRASH. A report to Windows would be generated and the process of checking and repairing the pc began. In most of these attempts to recover, my pc could not because of bad sectors. I even tried just resetting the pc, but that did not WORK either. In all cases, I finally had to reformat the disk and reinstall windows from a USB boot drive and start all over again w/o savings IDs and passwords, etc. The system would always crash when I tried to copy a certain large file, 57.6 GB, back to the PC. The smaller files copied easily. I cannot break down this file as it is a video file and the movies on it have operational files to run the movies and so must be kept together.
I am just curious as to why Windows crashes when I TRY to copy these files? Likewise, I am a bit afraid to start copying files again until I learn more. I have attached my system information.
Cordially Yours, Dave

Well, being that I am new, I made my thread in the wrong section , veryy embarassing I must say.

But, back to the point, I was wondering if ANYONE knew how to airbrush a picture, touch-ups, clearing the background, fuzz, red EYES, etc; via Adobe Photoshop.
Please get back ASAP if you know of anywhere I can get help with this. Thanks a bunch!


Rosie_LRosie_L........Photoshop , will do all that you describe and then some.......I use it all the time to touch up and modify . The biggest thing with photoshop is you have to play with it and learn what all the fuctions are. I don't know what version you have .....I have V.7 .......but they all work pretty much the same way ........play with it ......try USING the eraser . change the sizes . then play with the magic wand and the clone stamp . Its an awsesome prog ......when you learn to use it . If you have a specific question , I will try and answer it for you.

dl65 see my reply on your other TREAD, also there is a specifc tool for redeye removal. but i DONT often use PS so i am not sure where. (Fireworks MX 2004 is my program of choice )

Seem to have same problem as every ONE else no Entry point Wsapoll in ws2_32.dll, TRIED replacing dll in system 32 does not help evadently abd command prompt in XP will never work.adb 24 and later no longer work on Windows XP as they rely on features/functions only found in later releases of Windows.I downloaded ADB interface driver 4.0.0.0, I can't even find hardware DEVICE to UPDATE as in step 2 of photo.

This is about software applicants that let you get a free phone number and may calls using the internet.
Here are a few:
Burner app
Google Voice
FreedomPop
TextNow

Your can search for t these in Bing of Google. Or even DuckDuckGo.
Here is one of may things about this idea:
https://freshdiscover.com/a/search.php?q=Free+Phone+Number

Is it really free? You DECIDE. Either you get a bunch of ads or you pay a fee.

Here is a serious article:
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/services/free-business-phone-number/
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Even if you’re planning to build a higher-volume business in the future, starting with cost-saving measures can keep your INITIAL fees lower and allow GROWTH to be easier. And it can be helpful to have a dedicated number for business use so that your important work calls do not get mixed in with numbers from friends and family on your personal line.

I was wondering if anyone how to airbrush pictures via Adobe Photoshop. Like, touch-ups, clearing up a photo, etc. THANKS!have a look here and i like DUMB blondes>http://www.somethingleet.com/forum/articles.php?action=viewarticle&artid=95One of the most effective ways of touching up a picture is to use the 'clone'/ rubberstamp tool. This will let you paint sections of the picture over with other sections so you can accuratly REPRODUCE colours and textures. quick example....

I use the free version of PHRASE Express, which until recently worked without a hitch--even when I used an outdated version. For some time now, however, it has stopped working frequently, usually at least once a DAY. When it stops I must exit the program and restart it. Before doing that if I examine the interface I can see no hint that it won't work. How can I fix this?If its the data you are looking for, this might do it. However, if its your account details for something else, I dont think a password-less entry will get you ANYWHERE. You can try contacting GOOGLE tho, let them know the rut you're in.Thanks for ANSWERING, Karl, but I can't understand your suggestions. "If its the data you are looking for, this might do it." What might do it? "You can try contacting Google." Google has no connection with this issue, which is the operation of an independent application (Phrase Express). And I guess you don't know that contacting Google for help (if you're not a paying customer) is impossible.

I NEED a batch file or ANYTHING ELSE that WORKS to monitor drive space and give a warning when it passes a minimum LEVEL

this LINK MAY HELP you>HTTP://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=162812

Patio: are you talking about Windows Defender? Windows Defender has been described as less than Avast or Bit Defender. The reason I changed antivirus programs was because of that. I surf pretty CLEANLY but there is always a chance for me to mess up. I may eventually go back to Windows Defender and MBAM, time will tell.

Allen: I didn't know whether a PROBLEM existed or not because Windows Defender is pretty much silent and MVAM trial period isn't always available.Windows Defender is ranked above both the ones you tried...just sayin.Quote from: jbubb on March 30, 2022, 02:45:01 PM

Patio: are you talking about Windows Defender? Windows Defender has been described as less than Avast or Bit Defender. The reason I changed antivirus programs was because of that. I surf pretty cleanly but there is always a chance for me to mess up. I may eventually go back to Windows Defender and MBAM, time will tell.

Allen: I didn't know whether a problem existed or not because Windows Defender is pretty much silent and MVAM trial period isn't always available.

we have 2 computers in the house, my BROTHER's (who he makes sure no one touches) and the living room computer (EVERYONE else uses). We have DSL which is mainly connected to my brother's computer since he's the materialistic techie.

Recently, the living room computer's internet connection didn't work, which CREATED many problems. After my mom used some of her parental powers to make my brother fix it, the internet connection is back online. Drawback is that I can only connect to AOL and AIM if I am on AOL at the same time and nothing else---no Mozilla, no Internet Explorer, and no...um... music engines.

Anyone know what's wrong and what a person with hardly any knowledge of computer hardware can do?

By the way, the computer techi could care less of the family's computer problems. Getting help from him is pretty close to impossible.your bother may have blocked website by USING a firewall and have you got radmin on your pc?how is the net wired up? does it GO to brothers pc first?why not make a new connection and disconnect your brothers pc from the phone?

I've been doing regular backups of my computer for quite some time. My question is how do we know our backups really work? Is there any method to test these backups? Trying to run a backup after your computer crashes is not the time to realize that the backup is no good.For my backups I use XCOPY /s/d/y/h/v and the /v switch with Verify On. Never lost any data from failed writes this way. I also have my Google Drive SET up to sync with my cloud storage.
The cloud storage is mainly so that if there was ever a fire I would still have my data, however the data backed up is whats current to the C: drive of the system and if a file was messed up somehow its going to sync and send that messed up file to the cloud.

I have 5 USB sticks that are 64GB in size and have rolling backups where I run the xcopy on them to compare contents on the USB thumb drive with the Data folder of the C: drive and files that changed or new files created since last backup are copied to the USB stick. USB sticks are labelled D1,D2,D3,D4,and D5 and when D5 has been used and I need to run the 6th backup, I insert D1 and back it up and back through the process of using 2,3,4,5 on the next backups in that order. If for some reason anything is messed up... which is usually operator error, I can restore the file from YESTERDAY or 4 days prior. Such as once I was half awake making changes to my worksheet in excel and hit ALT F S to save my work and the next day I opened up the worksheet and was like OMG this is so messed up what was I thinking when half awake and so I got a copy of it from the backup the day prior to restore to the Data location of the C: drive and pick up where I left off doing it all correctly this time.

In addition to this I also have 4 USB sticks for weekly backups labelled W1, W2, W3, and W4 and so EVERY Friday when done I backup the data to that. This then gives me more depth of going back to earlier states of data as I have a month of data backed up. Rarely do I ever have to refer to this backup but its saved me before when something was altered and saved, and then more than a week went by before going back to it and noticing that there was a problem.

With these weekly backups I also connect my 4TB external HDD and it first copies the old contents from the USB stick that is to be overwritten with current data to an Archive folder on the 4TB external HDD with today's date. Then when that is complete it then runs the xcopy /s/d/y/h/v to that weekly backup USB stick. And so on Fridays there is a Daily and Weekly backup completed where say D1 and W1 have the same data contained on them and the 4TB external HDD copies data from a month ago to it prior to that weekly USB stick populated with current data.

If your backup's are system images that you want to make sure they are healthy, what I use is Macrium Reflect and I clone my PRIMARY Hard Drive to Secondary Hard Drive. I then unplug power and data cables from the primary hard drive and boot the freshly cloned secondary and use that drive as my active drive. Then a month later or after any major changes to system that all is running well with the changes i will connect the primary hard drive and clone the secondary to the primary and then disconnect the secondary drive and run on the primary drive knowing that the prior drive was healthy when used to clone and when last used prior to shutdown and disconnect. *I also keep a 3rd drive of the initial system build clean state and place this into an ESD bag and let it rest on the bottom of the inside of the case. This way if I need to bring the system up to a clean state and dont want to reinstall Windows and drivers I can use this drive to roll back to the beginning of the build. This I have used when the system STARTS to get slow from software/games that was added/removed and its not running optimal I can bring the system back to a fast operating state, then perform windows updates and install whatever games and software I want to run and have far less lag.


All good information, Dave but I wish there was some way to verify that one has a good backup instead of finding out when the computer crashes that the backup is no good. I use the backup program that came with the ext. HD but I have used Reflect previous.Macrium Reflect has a verify feature that verifies the image is not corrupted. And of course you can mount the image and see the data is there. Most other backup software has the ability to verify. If it doesn't I would question the veracity of it's claim of being backup software.

Our cmputers at home are maintained by my brother's computer and handywork. I didn't care unil I found out he invades our PRIVACY and tracks what we (look at, do, type, etc.) and knows everything about what we do online. IS it actually possible to do that or is it just a lie? If it's true is there a way to somehow stop it or prevent the program from tracking?

Bob....Yes .....it is possible to track one's activities on a computer.....In fact many programs ie MESSENGER and that sort of app. generates a log of every keystroke that is taken when using that program. There are also
Spy type of programs that can be installled to KEEP track of computer activities......So BEWARE..........

Hope this answers your question.

dl65 It is very possible, I do it all the time at work (of course I don't like to do it but I'm a sysadmin and it's part of my job). The easiest way to snoop is to look at your cookies or tempfiles. There are 'keyloggers' which will snoop and record your every keystroke. I can even actively watch what a user is doing anywhere in our COMPANY and they wouldn't know (we paid a LOT of money for the program called Zenworks).

The best way to prevent it is to do your own maintenence. I'd format your drive and start fresh since it's impossible to know for sure what is on your system.

Get an antivirus app and some of the many spyware programs out there. Scan yourself.and just to add to this get yourself a firewall like sygate. most keyloggers may use radmin?remote access?

Hello pals I have a problem in Burnaware Professional software, it does not
successfully burn Data Disc or I should say the datadisc.exe is having some problem. It hang at the compilation
stage. I tried to download from other source and all having the same problem. This software is OK earlier but now it gives error like there is no disc in the drive although the DVD disc was there. My OS. Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32 bit. I do hope someone can HELP.
Thanks.If able to burn data to a disc with another tool such as Windows built in disc burner you can determine if its the optical drive or that software.

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Creating a data CD in Windows 7:

Insert a blank CD or DVD into the disk drive.
From the Start menu, open Computer.
Navigate to and select the files you want to put on the CD. On the blue bar at the top of Windows Explorer, click Burn.
Name the disc, and then click Next. The files will begin to write to the disc.

Hi guys, not sure if this is a client PROBLEM or server problem.... In order to receive EMAIL, I have to click on a folder (like Outbox or Sent ITEMS) in order for the email to showup in Inbox. Inbox does not populate otherwise, whether I click SEND/RECEIVE or not. Anyone have any ideas? Outlook2000. Thanks a lot.

have you checked your settings>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;195479VanHelsing.....It almost sounds like ......as merlin said...
the setting have been changed.....try OPENING up OUTLOOK , click on tools, then options, then select mail setup .......make sure that you have ticked .....Send immediately when connected. If you click on send/receive another box will open and you will see where you can alter how often your system checks for mail.

Hope this helps.

dl65

Have a pc that we have been USING as a SERVER for our database and we had installed linux OS . so we got another computer and decided to FORMAT the other computer with linux and install WINDOWS. Now i am unable to install since the drives are not being recognised. any help to successfully install windows os PLEASE

Anyone KNOW of a FREE version of software to convert a .mp4 file to a DVD? I only have one movie and so, no need to pay for a program to do so. I tried Wondeshare DVD Creator but, their "trial" version leaves a "WATERMARK" of their logo in the middle of the screen throughout the movie. Hope this request isn't against any policies or group rules.Can try WinX DVD Author. Have used it before, was FINE and I got acceptable quality out of it.


There is an option ALLOWING you to create the dvd folder/files, menu and burn to disc in one go. The other options are to do the same THREE steps but independently if you wish to not do all at once.


Can upgrade to pro version but free may be enough for your purpose. Good Luck.

Trying to play the mpg's and MP3's instantly when i click on them, unable to do it. Anybody have any ideas? I am running windows 200 pro THANKSWHAT player do you USE>http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2490 to play any audio file right-click it OPEN with windows media player etc

HI every one
my own administrator in UNIVERSITY had been installed anew software that it filltered web content such games website , computer security web sites and more ... :-/

it`s LIKE aproxy
any one know how to pass it and break it...??
pleaz

for more about this software u can visit website
http://www.websense.com


IBWQGolly Gee I hate it when administrators prevent PEOPLE from enjoying themselves. *much sarcasm intended*

Your admin is probably not a cruel person nor is he/she punishing you personally (or maybe you are being punished which is more to your shame).

If you don't like University policy maybe you should find another institution. You could also ask your SYSADMIN to grant you access but I doubt that WOULD work.

hi guys, i'm new to thsi forum but i really need help with my computer. OK i just built my computer about 1 MONTH ago and it has had no problems until like 3 days ago. every now and then the hard drive woudl start to "think" without me executing any programs. i'd check my Asus Probe and it would say that 99% of my RAM is being used EVEN though i have no programs running, but the hard drive light is on (i know for a fact the RAM is being used for something because everything is really slow). when i would try to restart then Windows would say it's stoppign a program called ccApp, which i looked up was a Norton Antivirus 2003/2004 prog. so i uninstalled that and my Sygate firewall, but the problem persists. my pc would go through this hard drive ""thinking" thing about once every 10 minutes or so and it's getting really annoying. any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanx in advance guys.

my pc for reference:
Asus A7N8X-X with Athlon XP 3000
512 MB Corsair DDR RAM
120 GB Western Digi hard drive
ATI/Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB
Windows XP Pro SP1
Andrew....You can call up your task manager by pressing control/alt./delete and then press task manager......if the culperate is ccApp......go to
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2003010811511306?OpenDocument&src=hot&prod=Norton%20AntiVirus&ver=2003%20for%20Windows%202000/Me/98/XP&stg=2&base=http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/nav/&next=nav_2003_search_solve.html&sone=nav_2003_tasks.html&tpre=
It will tell you more and how to disable .

dl65

Is there a way of copying records from different DATABASES & pasting them all together into one??

Thanks.do you MEAN this.http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306988No that wasnt it, i figured out how to do it in the end.

I just had to make sure all databases had the same COLUMS & it worked fine for me then (all i had to do was COPY & paste records in bulk)..

THANK god it worked though, coz i wasnt looking forward to typing out 600 records again!! Thanks for replying to my question anyway Merlin

Says the guy who reads YEAR old threads minutes after they're replied to.Quote from: glaba on September 26, 2012, 01:40:10 PM

Says the guy who reads year old threads minutes after they're replied to.

Okay, this question just comes up so often that I, for one, am tired of seeing it .So maybe we can try this: everyone who wants to give his or her opinion please do so here. Let's not argue about anything or question anyone else's choice, let's just state our PREFERENCES so those who want to READ differing opinions can do so here. If you have very strong feelings about other programs (good or bad) go ahead and express them. Then when the question comes up in the future we can just point to this thread. One post per person should probably suffice (okay, wishful thinking ).

I'll start. I like Kaspersky Anti Virus. I've been using it for about 6 years. All new versions are free as long as you maintain your yearly license. Definitions are updated several times a day. It's always active and I also use it to scan incoming email. I use MalwareyBytes & SpywareBlaster for monthly on-demand scanning (neither remains resident) along with SpywareBlaster (updated weekly) to block known malicious sites. WinPatrol Plus is also resident on most of my systems. I can honestly say I've never had a virus on any system - and I started using PC's in 1985 and have owned and/or been responsible for scores of systems since then.

Now for what is probably a controversial comment - NOTE: this is strictly my personal opinion..... I know there are a few good free AV's, but I simply have never been thrilled with any (thought admittedly, it has been a number of years since I evaluated them). I realize this is a minority VIEW, but I simply feel that anti virus protection is the single most important app you can have on your system and I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for. I would never consider skimping on AV software. If you can afford $50 for the latest computer game you can certainly afford $30/year to protect your system. Having said that, Microsoft Security Essentials and Avast seem to be among the best free choices and LOTS of folks are very happy with them.

I don't use third party firewalls, but my systems are always "behind" a router that uses NAT. I do keep the built-in Windows firewalls active at all times. While the XP version offered no incoming protection, later versions do.

It should go without saying that the most important preventative is "smart computing" (never open an email attachment unless you are 100% certain you know what it is, don't click on links unless you KNOW where they go, don't download anything from the web unless you absolutely know it is safe, avoid all forms of pirated sw and warez, etc.).

Okay, that's my 4 cents . Please post your protection scheme.Heh, good idea... I doubt it will stop people from posting polls every three weeks on the subject, but at least we'll have a sticky to point them to when we try to tactfully tell them to STFU


Myself, I don't, personally, use a "On-demand" or background scanner. I do have tools such as MBAM and the like installed which I will run when I notice odd processes in task manager, svchost hogging resources, or general "odd" behaviour from my system. I've never felt it was worth the processing overhead; The task of AV scanning takes time, and having it occur on nearly every file access is a rather hefty price. And of course, even the best AV application isn't going to catch everything, so you need to be cautious anyway, means that, for me, I'm actually safer when I don't have an AV installed.

When I did have one installed (after a nasty Virut infection on Windows XP to keep me from reinfecting the system using existing executables on my data drive) I actually found that a lot of activity I found suspicious and thought "oh no, I'm reinfected" could be traced to the AV. While their purposes are far more noble and good, I'm sort of felt that AV software is sort of like "fighting fire with fire"; rather than a Virus or malware building a huge root system in your machine, the AV software does. That's why they all seem to need special software to fully remove. That, and a lot of the systems I've fixed for others that they blamed on "Viruses" were in fact caused by the Anti-virus software they were using, which if you ask me is utterly unacceptable. (I'll say I've only seen those issues with one or two "Free" offerings, Mcaffee, and older versions of Norton, though.

Basically, my "protection" amounts to healthy cynicism. Almost all malware infections these days are trojans. So few INFECT a system by way of things like exploits and "drive-by" stuff that it's hardly worth the effort to waste time thinking about. More importantly, the first line of defense even for those is the same. After all, in order to download a trojan you need to trust a website, and in order to visit a web page, you need to trust the link. Typically, when dealing with an unfamiliar executable, I'll just run it. (unless it has a blatantly suspicious name). I might run process explorer and keep track of what the program does as well to make sure there is no funny business. I usually have that running in the background anyway. If the program requests administrator permission- it doesn't get it. Not at first. This has prevented a good lot of "infections" if you ask me, since you can't well infect a machine without administrator permissions. Naturally, software installers do need those permissions so depending on the software I will allow. Or, if I'm in a forgiving mood I might just say yes and deal with whatever happens later. When I am infected, I usually catch on rather quickly and am able to either kill the malware processes, or, if they are the type where they autorespawn each other, suspend all the suspicious processes and kill them all at once. Visit regedit and delete the offending entries (generally in the Run key), reboot, and typically everything is back to the way it was. In 7-8 years I was only infected once, and since moving to Vista/7, I've had hardly any problems.

An important Note: Typically, "manual" Virus removal is not something that just anybody does. It really requires a intimate knowledge of how Windows software works, the PE file format, and of course a willingness to "get your hands dirty". At the same time, it really is only an extension of what you should do even when you have a AV installed- keeping a system clean requires constant vigilance and you need to constantly be assessing what possible security repurcussions your actions could have. "Does this application REALLY need admin permissions?" type stuff.

BC's tips for AV-free operation:

Sometimes your applications will crash; this is pretty much inevitable. Sometimes you'll need to run Task Manager for various reasons. While there, glance over the processes. Again, this requires a familiarity with the type and number of processes you would typically see running on your machine, so it's useless unless you are familiar both with your operating system of choice as well as your "normal" software configuration. Things like rundll32.exe showing up in there out of nowhere will make me reach for Process Explorer, where I can determine the "threat" posed by that process.

As I type this, my desktop machine does in fact have a rundll32.exe process running. Which piqued my curiousity. You can use the "Select columns" menu in the view menu of Windows Task Manager to enable columns such as "command line" which can give additional information on the process. you can also use various features of Process Explorer for that same task, or further investigation of a suspicious process, such as examining it's in-memory layout, stack frames, loaded Libraries, etc. in the case of this particular rundll32.exe, it turns out to be used to launch a function called "GameUXShim" in C:\Windows\System32' gameux.dll, which according to it's description, is "Games Explorer". the parameters, and function name, passed make it clear this is designed to "Shim" an older game to work in the newer Windows 7 environment. Again, familiarity with the Windows System helps here, the compatibility settings provided by the windows shell itself pale in comparison to what is actually provided "under the hood" which involves a massive network of shims, compatibility hooks, and databases on the sorts of the two needed for various games and older applications that were, for lack of a better word, written badly. In this case, it seems to be for "Halo.exe" the executable for the popular Halo game, which I bought and never played hardly until yesterday where I played for 5 minutes and got stuck. Knowing that I played the game, and was no longer, I can safely terminate this process and know it wasn't malicious, and is required for proper gameplay. Same for a variety of other older games I have.

Obviously, this isn't for people that just want to "do work" on their computer; it's more useful for people who want to learn about how it works. The ultimate result is that I've saved who knows how much on AV software, I've saved time that would be spent running that AV software, and over time I've learned enough about machines to become the "go to fixer person" of several people who are willing to pay for my services, so it's a rather good result. Of course I don't try to make them run without an AV, in fact I try to dissuade them; they will often ask "well what AV do you use" and I have to answer that I don't use one. Some of them will get the idea that if I (somebody who's understanding of the machine they have come to respect) doesn't use one, then they don't need to either. Then I have to try to explain that an AV solution is only as good as it's user, without telling them "you keep getting infected because your stupid, not because your AV sucks". Usually I can get them to understand, and even if I don't, I have a machine I often use to show them how I would clean a machine (using the above steps) by infecting it and running through the process, which involves process explorer ,suspending processes, recovery console. If they don't know how to do all those things (and if they did, they wouldn't be coming to me for help in the first place) than they are going to need to choose an AV product and learn how to use it. That second part is critical, I think.

More critical that what AV a person uses is learning how to use that AV software effectively. You can't just install an AV and forget about it; they each have their own nuances and settings that you should configure to your unique usage scenario. Learning what causes their various "popups" to appear warning you about things and how severe they are is important, particularly since the way a lot of AV suites present their messages is using skinned messages and gaudy pop-ups with stupid images that depict "virus infections" or other images that are wholly unimportant. Installing an AV and blindly following it's advice and getting all worked up because it says it quarantined something merely feeds the ignorance, it doesn't absolve it. It just adds confusing terms. "Quarantine" for example, is just a silly term in a software environment. All it amounts it is a backup folder where the files are moved to. Why? Because AV software has false positives, so it moves it there so that if it turns out that "woops that wasn't infected" it can be moved back. It's sort of like the equivalent of a society where, if anybody is identified as "sick", they are euthanised. (a bit harsh but that's essentially the analogy as far as software goes). For "cleaning" and disinfecting files, basically at this point the analogy would be that they can cure your cold, but they will have to rip off all your limbs and cut off your ears. (the resulting program very rarely still works as it used to and you need to reinstall anyway). In such a scenario, false positives could be disasterous. Instead of just having a call to your house telling you that your test results were wrong and you don't actually have the flu, the docor would have to interrupt your funeral to say "oh, yeah turns out he wasn't sick". As such AV software does what might be done in such a scenario: instead of outright deleting/killing the victims, it moves them to a special holding area, where they are forgotten about and usually deleted anyway, but at least that way if the doctors/AV software balls up they can just release them back into society. This only outlines that AV software is far from perfect. using medical terminology like "quarantine" and "virus" and "heal" and "infection" only serves to confuse the issue, since it actually makes people think that the entire area of malware removal is a "profession" like your standard medicine on which the analogies are based. It's not. At this point, Anti-Virus software as a "medical" field is about the equivalent of when we would drill holes in peoples HEAD to release their inner demons. That isn't to say it's useless, just that a lot of what it does is a tad drastic.I've found that McAfee works very well, I've used it for a year and haven't had any issues with it, the price is reasonable, and you do get your moneys worth. Quote from: JoetheHawkinsman on January 07, 2012, 06:06:13 PM

I've found that McAfee works very well, I've used it for a year and haven't had any issues with it, the price is reasonable, and you do get your moneys worth.

i can not FORMAT it.i have $Recycer how can i get RID of themNo idea what you are TALKING about or what the QUESTION is.

Can i upgrade to 64-bit with my current spec's and will it benefit me?if you have native 64 bit apps, perhaps you might get better performance but with only 2G of memory, you probably won't see much DIFFERENCE between 64 bit OS and 32 bit OS. Quote from: 2x3i5x on July 23, 2010, 12:14:46 PM

if you have native 64 bit apps, perhaps you might get better performance but with only 2G of memory, you probably won't see much difference between 64 bit OS and 32 bit OS.

what model Pentium Dual Core do you have?

E5300

Yes, you can run windows 7 64 bit with that.

Hmmm even though i just have 2g's of ram?

According to Microsoft, you just need minimum 2GB of memory to run 64 bit windows 7. But since that is just the minimum, I would just be sticking to win 7 32 bit you already have.

Alright thanks

Please ADVISE as to where the security SETTING is to allow me to OPEN Web Links from my Outlook in box. I looked all over.try this

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/links.htmWhich version of Outlook?1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
2) On the Preferences tab, under E-mail, click Junk E-mail.
3) Clear the Disable links and other functionality in phishing messages (recommended) check box.

See if this works.V 2007. Hopemy. Did as instructed. STILL not working. Quote from: Allan on June 08, 2010, 01:42:09 PM

Which version of Outlook?

I've received some pictures taken by a friend but all that I SEE is the black square and a little green square in the TOP left hand corner;if I RIGHT mouse click and click on 'show picture' nothing happens!!!

Sent to me via AOL and I'm using Gmail

Computer - RUNNING XP Home on Series 3

Any ideas - as I can see other pictures I've received as an attachment but the above was not as an attachment.

Thanks

Is the software Registry Mechanic from pctools considered to be a good/useful/safe software to have in a general purpose home pc?
No. You don't need to worry about any registry tools whatsoever.Here is why: http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/registry-cleaners-and-system-tweaking_13.htmlseeing as registry cleaners are not recommended, where did the very first registry cleaner even come from?Quote from: 2x3i5x on June 11, 2010, 01:23:39 PM

seeing as registry cleaners are not recommended, where did the very first registry cleaner even come from?

My LAPTOP's SCREEN has been cracked , so I use my laptop with an external monitor.
I'm tired of always needing to press fn+f5 for my laptop to switch to the external screen.
Is there any other option for connecting my laptop automaticly to the external monitor? Settings? Bios?
I've been SEARCHING a lot , but didn't FIND any woring options yet.


Thx a lot !!

V.The make of the laptop WOULD be helpful...along with the Model #...Thank you for the response...
It's a Packard Bell Model AGM00.

Hi,

I have started getting this as an error message on opening Word 2007.

"Word could not create the work file. Check the temp ENVIRONMENT variable."

Am not able to save any word document. Also, on trying to close Word I get this error message;

"Changes have been made that affect the global template, Normal.dot. Do you want to save those changes?"

Have checked my environment variables, USER Variables are set to as under;

Variable Value
Temp C:Documents and Settings/ABC/Local Settings/Temp
TMP C:Documents and Settings/ABC/Local Settings/Temp

Also, the Value in the registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER >Software >Microsoft >WINDOWS >CurrentVersion >Explorer >User Shell FOLDERS >Cache is as %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files.

Pls assist in resolving this issue.

i need ONE FAKE CD driver in my computer ,,bcz i have office 2007.img file ,,is need fake cd driver to OPEN that file ,,,,,what i do is any site or software i which i can do that?? GO buy a legit COPY of Office 2007Forum Rules...

Topic Closed.

Hello....
I use Free Download Manager ,Sometimes a message comes When I start the download " it is not properly INSTALL Repeat install . Or reboot computer "

when i reboot it work good . also i reinstall .
After a time, rather than the short. Back problem .
many time
plz help a poor manHi there...

A more simple solution may be AVAILABLE to you.

Do you use Firefox? if you do I recommend you uninstall your 'free download manager' and that you get an addon for firefox called 'DownThemAll!'

http://www.downthemall.net/

This works directly inside Firefox and I use it all the time because it gives me all the things i need in a download manager, and it is very lightweight.

if you aren't using firefox, give it a try and see for yourself.

http://www.firefox.com

Kurtis+1 for DownloadThemAll!. IIRC, it also lets you download embedded videos, which is a very nice feature to have.Have you tried uninstalling and then reinstalling FDM?Have you tried uninstalling and then reinstalling File Download Manager?
********ya befor you reinstalling FDM ,,you much restart your computer***********0Quote from: xxxkingxxx on June 13, 2010, 10:59:55 AM

Have you tried uninstalling and then reinstalling File Download Manager?
********ya befor you reinstalling FDM ,,you much restart your computer***********0

First, the OP never said what browser he is using. IE is probably a good guess, but what version? And is it supported by his download manager program?

BTW, I use Firefox and it's download manager works fine.

Every time I try to make some changes to Real Player under tools....preferences....general I get an 'invalid directory....the specified directory is invalid' error message. I have tried changing the directory, reloading the program and nothing has worked. Any ideas? Please send suggestions to [emailprotected]



Thank you....Dave/Weatherman

email addy removed to prevent SPAM.Hi Weatherman, welcome to CH.

Patio has changed your post because we don't reply to email addresses. We try to keep EVERYTHING in the forums.

Anyway, to address your issue, by "reloading" the program do you mean you just reinstalled the program, or your uninstalled and reinstalled the program?Quaxo, I THINK you may be confused. You MENTIONED Reinstall twice, when what I'm sure you meant was:

"By reloading the program, do you mean you closed and opened the program, or you uninstalled and reinstalled the program?"

Correct me if I'm wrong I'm not confued, perhaps you are.
I meant exact what I said.Quote from: RubiK on June 15, 2010, 08:12:40 AM

Quaxo, I think you may be confused. You mentioned Reinstall twice, when what I'm sure you meant was:

"By reloading the program, do you mean you closed and opened the program, or you uninstalled and reinstalled the program?"

Correct me if I'm wrong

I recently bought a new PC; OS Windows 7, 32 bit; using Microsoft Office 2003; Internet Explorer 8.
When I want to access a link in some of the websites, it doesn't want to open - says eror on page, and e.g. unterminated string constant Line 1158. Sometimes it has other error messages. I uninstalled my BITDEFENDER antivirus programme, but problem still persists. PLEASE advise me.What happens if you use a different browser (Firefox, OPERA, etc)?A recently purchased "new" PC should NOT be causing these kinds of problems (unless you have altered the SOFTWARE or hardware since purchase). I would be thinking of returning it under warranty in case there are other issues COMING down the pike.truenorth

hi people
i downloaded Adobe Photoshop CS5 portable VERSION 128 Mb before 1 month it was work great but today i go RUN that and it don't oppening

just show me white SCREEN some sec and got this error

Quote

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Photoshop.exe
Application Version: 12.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4b504eff
Fault Module Name: KERNELBASE.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Fault Module Timestamp: 4a5bdbdf
Exception Code: c06d007f
Exception Offset: 0000b727
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1071
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

Read our PRIVACY statement online:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=104288&clcid=0x0409

If the online privacy statement is not available, please read our privacy statement offline:
C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt

I have a situation.
I have a server that the customer refueses to have joined to their DOMAIN but we have a software that needs to CONNECT to shared FOLDERS. i would like to CREATE a bat file so when they start up the computer it will run from the start up folder and will connect to the mapped drives ( that USE non domain CREDENTIALS) right now they need to connect to the drive and add the username and password everytime they connect to this drive after they reboot their machine.
i would consider myself a beginner on scripting or Bat files so i am lost.