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Solve : remove disks or other media press any key to restart? |
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Answer» helloi recentley installed windows 7 beta but due to compatibility issues i decided i did not want it. The recovery manager used to RESTORE the system to its original factory condition and INSTALL vista again would not work so i looked on the internet and found another method this method was to set the recovery partition as the ACTIVE booter. so i set the recovery partition to active and then restarted the system. when it started it showed the usuall F9 ,F10 and the other commans but then it displayed a message saying " remove disks or other media press any key to restart " no discs or card or anything were inserted so i restarted only to be displayed the same message. i dont know what to do and no idont have any recovery discs . please HELP!! |
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Solve : hp shutdown problem? |
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Answer» I have a hp w19e computer with Windows XP 2005, and when I click start/shutdown I get an hourglass and no shutdown. I have to shut it down by the power switch, and then when I restart it and try to shut it down via start/shutdown, it will shut down but not if I've use the computer for a while. After the computer's been used awhile, it freezes up on start/shutdown. Is there a remedy to this problem? I'm not very computer savy, so please be as SIMPLISTIC in your explanation as possible. Go Start>Run (Start Search in Vista), type in: when I restarted the computer, I was prompted to select "Normal start up"I have seen this before, since the msconfig file was changed, and certain things were disabled, Windows wants to know if you want to start with the altered configuration or with the normal (start everything) configuration.One solid reason msconfig should NOT be used to turn off/on services....So should you or should you not use msconfig, from what I gather Broni says yes and Patio says no Not saying Broni is right or wrong... However services.msc is the proper way to do it. You can render a machine un-bootable using msconfig.so pretty much, it really doesn't matter, as long as you know what you're doing and your CAREFULLObviously everyone has different experience, but speaking from my own... The only case, which is dangerous, in my opinion, is when you try to force Windows Safe Mode through msconfig. Then, there is a good chance for the computer being stuck in Safe Mode. Also, keep in mind, I suggested turning off only non-Micro$oft services, and this should be safe. Only recently, I was forced to do it, because it was the only way for me to install Vista's SP2. I had no time to investigate, but some non-Micro$oft service was preventing SP from being installed. In this case, if puterfix selected "Normal" startup, then no test was done. The above procedure is called Safe Boot. It's not my invention, and I recommended it to many people for testing purposes. So far, I didn't have single complain.So, now I'm more confused than ever. What should I do? I have heard there is some sort of patch to fix this problem. Is anyone aware of something like a patch? Any other suggestions? Is this happening to anybody else? Please help! Broni, isn't this an issue in the log? O18 - Filter hijack: text/html - {21b698c4-8d6e-4652-8c9c-a9fa65f3edf7} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\mst120.dll Please pardon my insolence.....I wish to learn.That entry is safe. It's part of Norton. |
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Solve : Upload Photos? |
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Answer» I am new to having a PC although I have been surfing the internet for years at cafes. I use Windows Vista.I have a digital camera and I can load photos from the camera into my computer. I can't figure-out how to send the photos to various sites so they can be posted together with my comments.When you post a comment look just below the txt box where it say's 'additional options' click on that then browse for the photo you want. |
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Solve : Computer boots to desktop, then reboots by itself? |
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Answer» The computer boots up to my desktop (I can see all my icons and everything looks normal, but my mouse and keyboard wont work. After a few minutes the computer SHUTS down. It keeps doing this. what the make/model of the computer? It's still under Warranty!!It is a Dell XPS 700 with a Intel CORE 2 Duo processor.Yes its under warranty until Dec 2010. Im in the middle of trying to RESTORE it via the DISK dell sent me when I bought it. It said restore was successful, and that i needed to restart. I pushed restart, and now I have a black screen with a blinking cursor in the top left hand corner.....Something is not right 'obviously' you need DELL to take a look. You should not have to use your time looking for answers when it's DELL's problem. The more you mess with it the more you put your warranty at risk.OH MY GOSH, the restore actually worked!!!!!! No thanks to Dell I might add. The guy didnt help at all, then at the end of the call he asked me if he had answered all my questions. I was so shocked I wasnt sure what to say, so I said, Since my computers not working I GUESS not.Great that you sorted it out mate. Any more problems give us a nod. |
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Solve : PC wont boot to CD? |
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Answer» recently i downloaded Windows XP SP3 and was going to BOOT that from Vista...it workwed fine then i decided to go to Ubuntu 9.04, i hated it so i booted my PC back to Vista...and tried to get back to XP now what it does is boots a black screen and shows a line that looks like a command prompt cursor and boots right back to Vista...why does it do that and how do i fix it? i changed the boot order to both of my CD drives at different times...didn't t work... i downloaded Windows XP SP3You downloaded it??yesSince you changed the Boot order you might want to have a Closer Look in your Bios and make sure that CD Rom is still the first entry. Even if theres a Broken Boot loader on your HDD it may be found and attempt to Start which would stop it from Trying the CD Rom After all that swapping and changing i would recommend that you Format your Disks as wellThere is no legal way to download Windows, and this TOPIC should be closed.If one has a licence for Vista and they Chose to use XP on said machine instead of Vista you are covered for the use Of XP under Microsofts Terms of Service And Downloading XPs not illegal. with out knowing what Licences he Possesses we do not know weather he has done anything illegal or not There are no Judges here. Quote If one has a licence for Vista and they Chose to use XP on said machine instead of Vista you are covered for the use Of XP under Microsofts Terms of ServiceSource, PLEASE. Quote And Downloading XPs not illegal.Since when? I'm sorry, I must have missed some news... Quote If one has a licence for Vista and they Chose to use XP on said machine instead of Vista you are covered for the use Of XP under Microsofts Terms of Service I was not aware that licenses were "backward compatible." I did not think that a license for XP would cover Windows 2000, for example.They are and this is Off-topic Now you have learned SOMETHING new Downloading service packs is fine - but service packs are add-ons to the established operating system. They do not contain the operating system, itself. Quote recently i downloaded Windows XP SP3 The poster has opened by stating he has downloaded Windows XP Service Pack 3. If this is not what he meant, than he should state what he means. I, too, would like to see a source which explains "backward compatibility" of licensing in the Windows world. This isn't Linux.I'm argumentative so I get off Topic sometimes. Ish why i stoped Posting here way back when Regardless Were not here to Judge people just to help them , Said poster never said he didn't have a Windows Xp Licence Also he never said he had a Vista one either http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx Windows Downgrade Rights As i Said Its in the Windows EULA its Also In my Books MCSE Training Kit Microsoft Windows For MCSE Exams 70-210 70-215 70-216 70-217 (For the Windows 2000 Platform) Published by MicroSoft Press ISBM 1-57231-901-1 Author Rick Wallace In the chapter on Licencing of Microsoft Products [attachment deleted by admin] |
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Solve : sound on vista? |
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Answer» hi |
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Solve : Vista service pack 2? |
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Answer» Do you know where I could buy service pack 2 for Windows Vista? I am told that it will TAKE two DAYS to down LOAD. 46 KBPS is about the BEST I get over the phone. Thank you for your time.See your other Topic for replies... |
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Solve : Transferring files? |
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Answer» Hi - I am new to this site. I have a Gateway Notebook w/Windows VISTA. I WANT to transfer my MicroSoft Office Word 2007 files to a Thumb drive. I have always in the past put the flash drive in a USB port and wait until I get a message that says it is installed. Then I click on the entire document, with all the files, and Right Click "SEND TO" and choose the new drive (usually F for me). Then I get a screen that shows my files transferring with the usual message if you want to replace the file etc. |
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Solve : Service Pack 2--should I download? What about verification?? |
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Answer» Hello, |
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Solve : Are you now using Windows 7 RC for free?? |
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Answer» I got it and am going to upgrade this machine to dual boot XP and Windows 7 RC. I have spotted a problem... yes it does. And M$ is only really kicking off the software so you have to download them yourself. Still it's free if you have windows 7 and it's all cuz people were whining that M$ is a monopoly cuz of IE. windows media player and all the other stuff that M$ includes. But really, how can you surf the internet without IE already being there on a windows machine? I am using windows 7 RC right now, pretty good. Maybe I'll get windows 7 RTM, you supposedly can upgrade from RC to RTM with a little change of numbers in a install check file. the sad thing is that I still dont have my copy yet, I'm like at 30% but with the mass being off the other day KIND of cut into the download time. Not sure if I will be able to get it till this weekend but I got other matters.July 1st the BETA for Win7 will start timing out 2 hours a day....August 1st it takes a full dump.That bites, its probably a good thing I didnt get it may have had security leaks. |
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Solve : Evil Vista pc tools tray application has stopped working? |
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Answer» My sister pc is getting this pop-up error about pc tools tray application has stopped working LIKE that or something but its spefic to that error meaning that its displaying something along those lines. At any rate I did a msconfig and WENT to the start tab to see if I couldnt turn it off then on an see if it would detect BACK, I know the app that is causeing issues or so I think. She dont have her disk with her but when it comes to this I am thinking it mite be a male ware issue or something too but not sure if that is part of it or not so much. squall_01, if You believe the comp is infected You should go here first. Quote from: squall_01 on May 30, 2009, 02:22:48 PM application has stopped working like that or something but its spefic to that error meaning that its displaying something along those lines. Im sorry Squall but that makes no sense at all! I'm English and proud of my LANGUAGE so please use it properly. Quote from: Archer on May 30, 2009, 02:47:40 PM squall_01, if You believe the comp is infected You should go here first. I pretty sure squall would know if it was a virus.... Dont start with that crap. Her main issue is that it brings up that error but I think that she may be cause she isnt pc savy.first check have u installed any spyware some third-party application that apparently isn't working well. If you don't want to uninstall it, then stop it from starting with use the System Configuration Utility. Start Orb>type in Search box: msconfig [enter] This will make msconfig appear above. Right-click on it and choose "run as Administrator". This brings up the System Configuration Utility. Look on the Startup tab and find the PROBABLE culprit. Uncheck the box next to its name, Apply and OK out. You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you do you'll get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Just tick the box that says in effectOkay sorry we just uninstalled in add/remove. She dont have any of her desktop icons any way to get them back. I dont mean to change this but as the topic suggest.sorry we got it, thanks at any rate guys It's all a learning curve Squall.I know the horror |
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Solve : Is Vista worth it?? |
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Answer» Do you think that windows vista is worth it? No. Do you think that windows vista is worth it? Yes. But the better question: worth what exactly? Quote from: kpac on May 06, 2009, 12:00:32 PM Yes. But the better question: worth what exactly?Money? Learning Curve? Computability issues? CPU overheating? ** High Blood Pressure? ** Unpublished pool shows 68% of Pentium 4 CPUS had higher temps RUNNING Vista . But none of the Dual Core CPUs could not give a single answer to the question.your missing one.There have been so many problems with Microsoft windows VISTA it's unbeliveable. Windows vista was a muck up. So many people was complainging to microsoft that they wanted a new operating system. So they just made one? Which is rubbish? Quote There have been so many problems with Microsoft windows VISTA it's unbeliveable.Source? For how long have you been using Vista?I cant say myself but even just in that little time I detest it much. |
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Solve : My vista laptops drive c is decreasing in memory HELP!? |
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Answer» Ok, i have checked EVERYTHING i can, |
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Solve : Unknown password for user account? |
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Answer» I have just bought an ex demo (poss refurbished) laptop from a high street retailer while on holiday in UK. Am now back in Spain and just turned it on to find the USER account is pre-set and I have no idea how to get access to the computer. It is Vista Basic OS. Is there a by pass? or can i add another account to it? Help please! Welcome to the CH forums. |
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Solve : No Signal To Monitor After Update (Updated 12:17am June 1)? |
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Answer» I have searched the web a bit and only found topics from 2007. I did notice there was a nvidia update in the list but didn't pay much attention to it because I didn't believe it would mess everything upThat's the lesson, everyone should learn. Never, EVER update ANYTHING through Windows updates, which doesn't concern Windows itself. Unfortunately, Micro$oft often doesn't know what it's doing. Now, did you try to start in Safe MODE?No, I didn't. I just got back from brining it to best buy. They hooked my PC up to a different monitor and it worked, then I brought my monitor in from the car to see if it worked and it didn't. They say it's the monitor but the monitor is only a little over half a year old and it just seems awefuly coincidental that the monitor would fail hardware wise after installing an update when it was working fine before I restarted the PC and they say it's going to take 2-4 weeks. I am actually going back over there to tell them to hook the monitor back up to a different PC to see if it works because that completely slipped my mind at the time. If the monitor works with a different PC I'm going to be pretty upset with them because then it is def software related like I thought and they don't know what they are doing I think, heh (neither do I really but I am not completely stupid about computers, I can install hardware in the case and stuff).bump for people to read the updated post |
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Solve : overprinting of some web page articles? |
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Answer» I notice that on some web pages some of the copy is overprinted. I am using Vista but problem was also there prior to vista. When doing a print out copy is perfect. Anyone know the reason?Try decreasing the "text" size your browser displays. From Firefox browser, with a web page displayed, try "View -> Zoom -> Zoom Out". Lets try that answer again. What browser are you using?Use Print Preview to resize things as neccessary... Quote from: Mulreay on May 28, 2009, 05:53:46 PM Lets try that answer again. What browser are you using?OK... Which version of Internet Explorer? Have you TRIED to adjust the "text size" from within Internet Explorer? For Internet Explorer 7, try "View -> Text Size -> Medium, SMALLER, or Smallest"checked view - text size. had it on medium will try setting on smaller. This problem does not show on every web page just some. Will check on the other settings and thank you for your suggestions.You might check the "DPI" setting of Display Properties. Setting it to normal or a smaller size solved an "overprint" problem I had on some web pages with an older HP computer (a few years back). I don't recall whether my problem occurred on Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, or both browsers. Within Display Properties you should find the DPI setting at: Settings tab -> ADVANCED button -> General tab -> DPI settings of Display subsection. To access "Display Properties", RIGHT click on blank area of desktop and then left click on "Properties" in the resulting context menu. This solution (and OTHERS) is discussed by "TomdKat" toward the bottom of the following link: Solved: Text Overwrite in Firefox . Yes, I know you're using Internet Explorer. Thanks Dahlabear - Think problem now solved since reduced text sizing. Appreciate your help . Looked at link you suggested nice to know I wasn't only one with this problem. |
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Solve : Computer hanging/freezing? |
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Answer» I purchased a new laptop (Compaq Presario CQ60) in January. It came with VISTA (32-Bit). |
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Solve : my Asus pro 55 core2duo laptops stuck while running...helppppp? |
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Answer» Respected Audience, |
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Solve : Cannot play video? |
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Answer» Hello, I don't seem to have that CD. Could I download the files? try the download from here. http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?shlwapiThat didn't work either, but thanks. It's that same RegCure application. When I attempt to run RegCure, I get the same dll error and it won't run...Is my best bet to download the Windows XP Recovery CD, and if so, which web site is best? Can I pick up that CD somewhere?Is SHLWAPI.dll present in C:\Windows\System32 ?yes, it is.Go Start>Run, type in; cmd Click OK. At command prompt, type in: regsvr32 SHLWAPI.dll Hit Enter. Restart computer.After I type in regsvr32 SHLWAPI.dll and hit enter, I receive an error message that says: "SHLWAPI.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. This file can not be registered." Quote from: rocky7 on May 27, 2009, 09:02:21 PM After I type in regsvr32 SHLWAPI.dll and hit enter, I receive an error message that says: make a backup of that file Then try overwriting it with the new dlll you download, and retry the cmd command broni mentioned. maybe that would work. I think the original dll on your computer is corrupted so registering won't work. |
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Solve : Laptop screen stays black for 25 min after startup - please help? |
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Answer» Hi-
Also, please tell us how much space it has freed.Thanks for all your replies! Downloaded and ran the ATF program, which removed 150kb. I'd already been clearing IE and Firefox caches to free space, but this is quicker. Stopped Skype, Yahoo IM, Windows Media Ctr network sharing svce config app, iTunes, GoogleTalk, Adobe Acrobat and Realplayer from starting automatically at startup. Also tried dumping some files - 5gb out of 111gb are now free. I'm still trying to get to 15-17gb total free, but have sooooo many files. The window still stays black after startup, but now it's only 2 minutes vs. 25 minutes. Still, the 2 min. delay (and font change) worries me. Is there any more troubleshooting I can do besides DEFRAGMENTING? Can I/should I suspend any of these other programs still running at startup? Are any known to cause trouble? They are: three Intel Common User Interface programs (igfxtray.exe, hkcmd.exe and igfxpers.exe) and Intel's RAID Event Monitor (Iaanotif.exe), QuickTime (QTTask.exe), Java polatform SE 6 U11 (jusched.exe), GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe and GoogleUpdate.exe. Thanks again! Quote I'm still trying to get to 15-17gb total freeThis is your main goal, for now. We'll worry about unnecessary startups later. Move pictures, music, movies etc. somewhere else (CD, DVD, external HD). Uninstall not used programs. Disable Hibernate in Windows Vista: http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsVista/Disable_Hibernate_in_Windows_Vista.html (this will save you couple gigs) All good advice, but a quick question about disabling hibernation: When I click Vista's Start button, there is no "Start Search" box - maybe because I use the classic view of the desktop? When I do a file search for cmd.exe, three cmd.exe files (each with corresponding cmdkey32 and cmdkey files) SHOW up with identical icons: one set is in the System32, the 2nd set is in the SysWOW64 folder, and the third set is in this folder: (C:\USWV64PR\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-commandprompt...) Which of these cmd.exe files should I use the command on to disable hibernation, or is there another way? The one in system32. Change from "classic" to "default". It's much easier to use. More options. |
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Solve : tcp/IP Network Transport not installed problem? |
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Answer» My Dell Laptop Inspiron B130 will not boot up. As soon as I turn it on it pops up with a tcp/ip Network Transport Not Installed message, then shortly after it pops up with a sh.loader failed to EXTRACT dump message. I cannot get it to close the MESSAGES or do anything. I cannot even get into the start menu to try to clean things out. HELP!!!What O/S? If XP or Vista, boot from the O/S CD/DVD and use the Repair/Recovery option. (Google Windows XP/Vista Repair/Recovery for more; alternatively provide more details about your system and help will be on hand.)Thank you Rob, for RESPONDING. I am operating on Windows XP. I can't even get it to do anything once that message pops up. Keep trying to get into the start program to try to clean things out & delete My Space IM that my daughter installed. Can't even get that far.... What disc are you referring to?Your Windows XP installation CD (if you have ONE). If not, your computer may have secial recovery software built into it by Dell. Have a look in the handbook. |
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Solve : screen print? |
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Answer» I'm using VISTA HOME Premium & Window Mail. How do I paste a PRINT screen into the message section of the email? Snip ToolOf course!!! Thanks for the reply! Yepper... |
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Solve : dynamic disk, import failed? |
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Answer» Hello, |
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Solve : Computer keeps Crushing!? |
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Answer» Hi, |
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Solve : icon problem? |
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Answer» Hi everyone I need some help if possible.. I'm no expert mate but it seems that your system cannot recognise the correct driver for the programme. have you updated your drivers? That box to me usually means that the system does not know which programme to use to open the file. Like I say I'm know expert so may be wait for one of the gifted to respond. Thanks for the reply Mulreay, do you know the specific driver so I can go update it manually....I have the latest MS updates and the only thing I seen in the device manager was a warning next to the 6TO4 adapter Can you give me your full system specs and I'll have a look around for you mate.From John Bartlett: Quote The System File Checker is an important application which scans the integrity of all the protected system files on your PC. Should it locate an incorrect version of a specific protected file SFC automatically replaces it with the correct Microsoft version.Sorry I could not help you more mate.. told you to wait for the expert lol (patio). Hope it all works out. Message me if not and we can look again but I'm prity sure it will.thank you patio for replying I done the file scan as you stated and it came back with some files are corrupted but couldnt be fixed and it said something about the CBS.log (43 mb of text ) but it wouldnt let me access it so I copied and pasted to the desktop but I'm not sure what I'm looking for in there or if I need to look in there.. .... I rebooted after the scan was done Quote from: Mulreay on April 30, 2009, 05:20:05 PM Sorry I could not help you more mate.. told you to wait for the expert lol (patio). Hope it all works out. Message me if not and we can look again but I'm prity sure it will. thank you for TAKING the time Mulreay No problem at all mate I'm just trying to help.Mate give me a couple of hours because I'm searching the web for you but set yourself up for bad NEWS because everything I've seen so far is not good... I'm sorry mate give me another 2 hours and I'll get back to you.Icons were not fixed ? ? Still the same ?This sounds strange but can you open 'notepad'?Please don't use any registry cleaners. Please I'm still looking.Try this for me mate: Open elevated command prompt and type notepad c:\windows\logs\cbs\cbs.log Let me know how you get on.... I went everywhere to find that I hope it works Quote from: patio on April 30, 2009, 07:01:16 PM Icons were not fixed ? ? same thing.. |
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Solve : logging on to sagazone? |
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Answer» am using windows xp, internet explorer, tiscali as my provider, for some time now every time I try to log on to sagazone, which I,ve been using for quite some time now, I get the message unavailable, and when I ask for info, I get Error2(netxERR_FAILED). unknown error.. Have been through checks such as http o.k.. SCRIPTING , active scripting java enabled. Still no joy, all my other sites that I regularly use are o.k. anybody help on this please? Error2 is usually caused by a corrupt registry entry. Beyond that you need to speak to an expert my friend. sorry I can't help more.Am having the same problem. Using Vista. Tried IE8, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera all with the same result. ALSO connect with Tiscali Broadband. |
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Solve : LOST Operating system? |
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Answer» A year ago, staff member Broni was a complete and huge help with a virus problem. Now my girlfriend has a lost OS. I don't think, you're gonna do too much extra damage by installing just Recuva on the computer in question.Broni, This would indicate you do not know what you are TALKING about. And you have not read their documentation and you have not used the product. I have.They tell right up front not to install on the same media. And if you have large files, like photos, you can not recovery with the free trial product. Quote They tell right up front not to install on the same mediaYou're correct here. My bad. Trial version? As far, as I'm aware, Recuva is totally free.Here is what they say. Notice there is a need to buy the software if you find large finds you need. Free to try. Follow the directions. Worth a shot. Do the slave drive thing as Patio posted somewhere recently. |
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Solve : New computer, start up programs? |
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Answer» Hi Download, and install Quick Startup: http://www.glarysoft.com/qs.html Hello broni, its a new laptop, i have already unchecked quite a few in msconfig, and to the best of my knowledge, there either user choices or not needed. But if you want i can enable them all again and post back, which i think would be a better option Anyway here's what running at startup at the moment, which is not that much really [attachment deleted by admin]It looks pretty good. The only thing: TOSCDSPD (toscdspd.exe) - Used to provide an acoustic silencer for the CD drive. If you are playing a music CD, or installing software, and the CD player vibrates noisily, due to a poorly balanced CD, you can INVOKE this program from the task bar and slow down the player. This RESULTS in less or no vibration and therefore less or no noise. Up to you. Is McAfee a trial version? Quote from: Broni on May 08, 2009, 11:45:14 AM It looks pretty good. Thanks broni, i spent an hour or two working that one out this afternoon, i had downloaded "autoruns.exe" and disabled it. getting the hang of this a bit now, as to what programs or processes actually do, rather than just leave them alone. Yes McAfee is on a 30 day trail, but i am going to uninstall it, and get the AVG for now. You carn't just uninstall it can you, do you have to disable it first ? Totally different vista is Quote Yes McAfee is on a 30 day trail, but i am going to uninstall it, and get the AVG for now.Yes, get rid of McAfee. Very clever decission. Use Add\Remove as normal, and then this: http://majorgeeks.com/McAfee_Consumer_Product_Removal_Tool_d5420.html Forget AVG. The newest version has been having problems.... - Avast! free antivirus: http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html - Avira free antivirus: http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html - free PC Tools Firewall Plus: http://www.pctools.com/firewall/ - free Comodo INTERNET Security (firewall + AV): http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ NOTE. During installation, Comodo will also allow you to install AV only, or firewall only, if you prefer to combine one Comodo product with some other product. If you decide to install Avast, or Avira, make sure, Windows firewall is turned on, or use PC Tools Firewall Plus. If you decide to install Comodo, make sure, Windows firewall is turned off. IMPORTANT! Make sure, you use only ONE antivirus, and ONE firewall. Quote from: Broni on May 08, 2009, 02:16:58 PM Yes, get rid of McAfee. Very clever decission. Great broni, printed all that out, i will do that in a day or two. When you say "use add\remove as normal" do you mean click on the uninstall tab, and then go to the majorgeeks site for the removal tool. Why i mentioned this, is i had McAfee a few years back, and when i clicked on uninstall , it woulden't do anything until i disabled it first Quote When you say "use add\remove as normal" do you mean click on the uninstall tabStart>Control Panel>Add\Remove (Programs & Features in Vista), then removal tool. Disable it first, if it won't go, but normally, it should. Quote from: Broni on May 08, 2009, 04:39:56 PM Start>Control Panel>Add\Remove (Programs & Features in Vista), then removal tool. Disable it first, if it won't go, but normally, it should. OK then, broni got all that now, once again thankyou for your help,You're very welcome Keep us posted. |
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Solve : Password???? |
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Answer» How can i add password in my control panel and recycle BIN? I'm using Pentium Dual Core/Windows Vista. tnx!Add password to the Bin and Control Panel or add a password to Windows? ... Sorry I don't understand the question??It would be a perfect place to hide stuff if someone were checking up on you. LOLThat's why you put a password on Windows. Comrade Czar,U may be having some reason to lock up ur recycle bin from others,unfortunately u dont have any option available in Windows.I'm really amazed that there isn't some way to "password recycle bin" that a person could find by typing something (I can't THINK what) into a search engine (I can't think which one). Still, not to worry. In Soviet Russia the Recycle Bin passwords you! (etc) Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 08, 2009, 09:29:52 AM I'm not the Recycle Bin. Aren't you? I'm the Taskbar. Meet my friend the Start BUTTON. She makes me go all gui. (sorry) LOL, I'm not sure about the Recycle Bin. |
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Solve : "Favorites" not available? |
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Answer» Internet Explorer can not find my"Favorites" file. I've read a posting in this forum that sounded similar, but after following the instructions the problem was not solved. |
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Answer» I am running xp home on with an older desktop, I recently wiped all the users and left one with an ADMINISTRATOR password. On a reboot, it asks for the administrator info, then takes me to a screen with xp professional and asks me for a password where the user name is "Owner". Now I can get into the computer using safe mode and Ive tried to tweak the user settings, but they are only for administrator, not for xp pro. |
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Solve : Want to try Win 7 x64 on separate hard drive - How to?? |
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Answer» I just bought and installed Vista Home Premium 64 bit OS on my WD Velociraptor 150GB hard drive and I like it but I suspect that windows 7 will BECOME the OS to have as Vista will eventually become non supported. I'd like to try 7 and START becoming familiar with it but I don't have the room for it on this HD. I'd like to install it on a 465GB partition of my Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive. Then I'll need the option at boot to select which OS I want to run at that time. Things you need to have before you start: So I'll test it on the ole Dell for a while then fire up Win 7 64 bit on here at a later date. Thanks ale52. I'll refer to this post again when I get ready to install Win 7 on my 'big kahuna'. You know, I have been running Windows 7 for the past... ummm 4 months, atleast since the first beta was released, and I would have to say I have not had any issues with Crashing. I think that right now, windows 7 does not like laptops, because my friend has had a similar problem, but that was with 7100 and 6959 builds, not the 7000 release I gave him. Either way, if you want to try dual booting install vista and let Win7 handle the Dual boot procedure, its integrated into 7... |
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Answer» Quick, stupid question. If I have 2 partitions, one with Vista, one with 7, do I need an antivirus on both partitions? On my other machine, which has vista and xp, I had downloaded an antivirus on both partitions. Am I correct in doing this? |
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Answer» Does anyone know roughly how MUCH MICROSOFT windows 7 will cost when it comes out? Or is this UNKNOWN untill further notice? Please reply.Its not out yet so we cant say for sure. probably be as much as XP when it was realsed. ~ 250?Suppose so... Cheers.yeah, cause Vista didnt do so good so you cant epect everyone who hasnt tried seven to pay alot. |
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Solve : Local Area Connection icon missing? |
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Answer» I have windows XP 32 bit and in the network connections folder both my local area connections are MISSING. I'm not really sure when this started..I just noticed it last weekend. The thing is my ethernet ports still work...they work perfectly fine. I can disable and re-enable them from device manager, I am getting the proper IP address I should be getting, and I can get on the internet and do everything just fine. I work at an ISP as a Network IT and Internet Tech..I have been fixing computers for about 6-7 years but this one has me stumped. I have tried everything I could think of...I uninstalled both ports and reinstalled them...that didn't work. So I looked it up on microsofts website to find out other things I could do such as making sure the 3 net.dll files were registered, I checked in the registry for a certain value it existed and was configured as it should be, I ran some other commands that microsoft recommended but still having the same problem. The only other thing I can think to do is wipe and start over...its not that big of problem because I have everything saved on my external but I would like to fix it without having to do that because it just time consuming. So if anyone has any suggestions or have had this problem yourself, I would really appreciate the help. Thanks!!Wow your an expert already. . Are you saying that when you go to network places you can't find the icon there, or you want the icon to be seen in the systray?Go into your network connections, right click Local Area Connection and go to Properties. |
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Solve : Vista Started Running Slow? |
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Answer» Hello, Windows likes approx. 15% free for comfortQuote from: Broni on April 03, 2009, 06:03:09 PM Windows likes approx. 15% free for comfort oh the minimum required for the built in windows defragmenter to work without that "disk space too low, please clean up or delete some files on computer to increase disk space" type message appears.It seems to be running a little bit easier, but still lags a bit and spikes up to 80-90% when I open a folder or click between tabs in firefox. Just typing fast in this reply box causes it to lag. Here is that log you asked for. Process PID CPU Description Company Name Command Line System Idle Process 0 27.68 Interrupts n/a Hardware Interrupts DPCs n/a Deferred Procedure Calls System 4 smss.exe 460 Windows Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe csrss.exe 520 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 wininit.exe 560 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation wininit.exe services.exe 604 2.18 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\services.exe svchost.exe 792 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch svchost.exe 856 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss svchost.exe 984 1.46 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted audiodg.exe 1148 Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x2e4 svchost.exe 1016 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted dwm.exe 2408 Desktop WINDOW Manager Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe" svchost.exe 1052 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs taskeng.exe 3148 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {5DFABFEC-8AE4-42E0-AB86-BEA2A46635C9} taskeng.exe 3996 0.73 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {686FDAE8-6600-4B73-AAE2-39E4BFB5A3EC} wuauclt.exe 4308 Windows Update Automatic Updates Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe" svchost.exe 1180 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup SLsvc.exe 1244 Microsoft Software Licensing Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SLsvc.exe svchost.exe 1292 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService svchost.exe 1456 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService aawservice.exe 1628 Ad-Aware Service Lavasoft "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe" spoolsv.exe 1804 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe svchost.exe 1836 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork AppleMobileDeviceService.exe 2016 Apple Mobile Device Service Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe" mDNSResponder.exe 120 Bonjour Service Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe" svchost.exe 304 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k bthsvcs jqs.exe 392 Java(TM) Quick Starter Service Sun Microsystems, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe" -service -config "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\jqs.conf" ccSvcHst.exe 840 Symantec Service Framework Symantec Corporation "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.5.0.135\ccSvcHst.exe" /s "Norton Internet Security" /m "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.5.0.135\diMaster.dll" /prefetch:1 ccSvcHst.exe 3824 Symantec Service Framework Symantec Corporation "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.5.0.135\ccSvcHst.exe" /c /a /s UserSession PnkBstrA.exe 976 C:\Windows\system32\PnkBstrA.exe svchost.exe 1988 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted rpcnet.exe 1992 rpcnet Absolute Software Corp. C:\Windows\system32\rpcnet.exe svchost.exe 2052 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc dllhost.exe 2116 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{BDFEFE06-0F3F-44F4-984D-3BF2A1CA8D75} svchost.exe 2208 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k WerSvcGroup winvnc4.exe 2248 VNC Server Free Edition for Win32 RealVNC Ltd. "C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\WinVNC4.exe" -service SearchIndexer.exe 2300 Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding tcsd_win32.exe 2516 "C:\Program Files\NTRU Cryptosystems\NTRU TCG Software Stack\bin\tcsd_win32.exe" dllhost.exe 2952 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{02D4B3F1-FD88-11D1-960D-00805FC79235} wmpnetwk.exe 3508 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe" msdtc.exe 3564 MS DTCconsole program Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe iPodService.exe 4876 iPodService Module Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe" lsass.exe 616 Local Security Authority Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe lsm.exe 624 Local Session Manager Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe csrss.exe 572 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 winlogon.exe 764 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe explorer.exe 2472 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE rundll32.exe 2928 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit rundll32.exe 3028 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\nvHotkey.dll,Start jusched.exe 3052 Java(TM) Platform SE binary Sun Microsystems, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe" WavXDocMgr.exe 3068 WavX Document Manager Application Wave Systems Corp. "C:\Program Files\Wave Systems Corp\Services Manager\DocMgr\bin\WavXDocMgr.exe" SecureUpgrade.exe 3076 Check For Later Product Line Wave Systems Corp. "C:\Program Files\Wave Systems Corp\SecureUpgrade.exe" iTunesHelper.exe 3108 iTunesHelper Module Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe" wmpnscfg.exe 3272 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" SetPoint.exe 3304 Logitech SetPoint Event Manager (UNICODE) Logitech, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe" KHALMNPR.exe 3924 Logitech KHAL Main Process Logitech, Inc. KHALMNPR.EXE /API procexp.exe 5964 3.64 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "C:\Users\Bob\Documents\Process Explorer\procexp.exe" Ventrilo.exe 3444 Ventrilo by Flagship Industries, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Ventrilo\Ventrilo.exe" iTunes.exe 3144 0.73 iTunes Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe 5464 AppleMobileDeviceHelper "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\29996413-1993606544175843144 --parentPipe distnoted.exe 1592 distnoted.exe "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\distnoted.exe" WINWORD.EXE 2628 Microsoft Office Word Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE" rundll32.exe 3180 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation rundll32 NVSVC.DLL,nvsvcInitialize firefox.exe 4452 64.09 Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" I also just deleted some stuff and now I have 21.6GB's of 109 free. This laptop has 2GB's of ram and has a 2.2GHz dual core. I've had the space down to just a couple of GB's free and it was faster than it is now. That svchost that was taking up a lot of the CPU I ended it and restarted and it's not taking up that amount of CPU anymore. I'm so confused now with why it's running so slow. Just typing here, every several seconds it freezes up and takes a second to catch up with what I'm typing. Arg, this is frustrating lol.Firefox is using over 64% of your CPU cycles, which is not normal. You're not opening any new pages, while running Process Explorer? Did you try to free some HD space? You never said, how much RAM you have. Do this. Close Firefox. Wait a few moments, because sometimes it takes some time to close FF process. Post new PE log. Go Start>All Programs>Mozilla Firefox, click on Mozilla Firefox (safe mode). Post new PE log.I did as you said, when I closed firefox my CPU cycles went down to 5-10%, I am running firefox in safemode now and it seems a whole lot better. No lag so far. It does spike up to 60-70% sometimes, but this is much better. It is steadily running at around 30% which is pretty smooth. So does this mean one of my plugins or scripts is lagging my laptop? My specs are at the bottom of my previous post, I was modifying it while you wrote your last response. Thanks for your help so far! Process PID CPU Description Company Name Command Line System Idle Process 0 59.77 Interrupts n/a Hardware Interrupts DPCs n/a Deferred Procedure Calls System 4 smss.exe 460 Windows Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe csrss.exe 520 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 wininit.exe 560 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation wininit.exe services.exe 604 2.37 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\services.exe svchost.exe 792 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch mobsync.exe 6064 Microsoft Sync Center Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\mobsync.exe -Embedding svchost.exe 856 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss svchost.exe 984 2.96 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted audiodg.exe 1148 Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x2e4 svchost.exe 1016 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted dwm.exe 2408 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe" svchost.exe 1052 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs taskeng.exe 3148 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {5DFABFEC-8AE4-42E0-AB86-BEA2A46635C9} taskeng.exe 3996 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {686FDAE8-6600-4B73-AAE2-39E4BFB5A3EC} wuauclt.exe 4308 Windows Update Automatic Updates Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe" svchost.exe 1180 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup SLsvc.exe 1244 Microsoft Software Licensing Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SLsvc.exe svchost.exe 1292 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService svchost.exe 1456 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService aawservice.exe 1628 Ad-Aware Service Lavasoft "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe" spoolsv.exe 1804 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe svchost.exe 1836 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork AppleMobileDeviceService.exe 2016 Apple Mobile Device Service Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe" mDNSResponder.exe 120 Bonjour Service Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe" svchost.exe 304 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k bthsvcs jqs.exe 392 Java(TM) Quick Starter Service Sun Microsystems, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe" -service -config "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\jqs.conf" ccSvcHst.exe 840 Symantec Service Framework Symantec Corporation "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.5.0.135\ccSvcHst.exe" /s "Norton Internet Security" /m "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.5.0.135\diMaster.dll" /prefetch:1 ccSvcHst.exe 3824 Symantec Service Framework Symantec Corporation "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.5.0.135\ccSvcHst.exe" /c /a /s UserSession PnkBstrA.exe 976 C:\Windows\system32\PnkBstrA.exe svchost.exe 1988 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted rpcnet.exe 1992 rpcnet Absolute Software Corp. C:\Windows\system32\rpcnet.exe svchost.exe 2052 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc dllhost.exe 2116 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{BDFEFE06-0F3F-44F4-984D-3BF2A1CA8D75} svchost.exe 2208 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k WerSvcGroup winvnc4.exe 2248 VNC Server Free Edition for Win32 RealVNC Ltd. "C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\WinVNC4.exe" -service SearchIndexer.exe 2300 Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding SearchProtocolHost.exe 4180 Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe21_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe21 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot) " "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" SearchFilterHost.exe 5172 Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 644 648 656 65536 652 tcsd_win32.exe 2516 "C:\Program Files\NTRU Cryptosystems\NTRU TCG Software Stack\bin\tcsd_win32.exe" dllhost.exe 2952 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{02D4B3F1-FD88-11D1-960D-00805FC79235} wmpnetwk.exe 3508 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe" msdtc.exe 3564 MS DTCconsole program Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe iPodService.exe 4876 iPodService Module Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe" lsass.exe 616 Local Security Authority Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe lsm.exe 624 Local Session Manager Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe csrss.exe 572 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 winlogon.exe 764 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe explorer.exe 2472 2.96 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE rundll32.exe 2928 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit rundll32.exe 3028 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\nvHotkey.dll,Start jusched.exe 3052 Java(TM) Platform SE binary Sun Microsystems, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe" WavXDocMgr.exe 3068 WavX Document Manager Application Wave Systems Corp. "C:\Program Files\Wave Systems Corp\Services Manager\DocMgr\bin\WavXDocMgr.exe" SecureUpgrade.exe 3076 Check For Later Product Line Wave Systems Corp. "C:\Program Files\Wave Systems Corp\SecureUpgrade.exe" iTunesHelper.exe 3108 iTunesHelper Module Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe" wmpnscfg.exe 3272 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" SetPoint.exe 3304 Logitech SetPoint Event Manager (UNICODE) Logitech, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe" KHALMNPR.exe 3924 Logitech KHAL Main Process Logitech, Inc. KHALMNPR.EXE /API procexp.exe 5964 10.06 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "C:\Users\Bob\Documents\Process Explorer\procexp.exe" Ventrilo.exe 3444 Ventrilo by Flagship Industries, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Ventrilo\Ventrilo.exe" iTunes.exe 3144 iTunes Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe 5464 AppleMobileDeviceHelper "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\29996413-1993606544175843144 --parentPipe distnoted.exe 1592 distnoted.exe "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\distnoted.exe" WINWORD.EXE 2628 Microsoft Office Word Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE" firefox.exe 5904 21.90 Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode rundll32.exe 3180 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation rundll32 NVSVC.DLL,nvsvcInitialize 30% is better, but still HIGH. My FF never uses more than 2-3% of CPU at the most. Go Start>Run (Start Search in Vista), type in: msconfig Click OK (hit Enter in Vista). Click on Startup tab. Click Disable all Click Services tab. Put checkmark in Hide all Microsoft services Click Disable all. Click OK. Restart computer in Normal Mode. NOTE. If you use different firewall, than Windows firewall, turn Windows firewall on, just for this test, since your regular firewall won't be running. If you use Windows firewall, you're fine. Run FF with no-adds, and post new PE log. P. S. I'll be gone for couple of hours... Sorry it's taken so long. I did as you said and this is the PE log when I'm running firefox in safemode. Process PID CPU Description Company Name Command Line System Idle Process 0 93.39 procexp.exe 1984 2.99 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "c:\Users\Bob\Documents\Process Explorer\procexp.exe" svchost.exe 1008 2.24 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted services.exe 608 1.49 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\services.exe wuauclt.exe 2796 Windows Update Automatic Updates Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe" wmpnscfg.exe 3164 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" wmpnetwk.exe 3200 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe" winlogon.exe 704 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe wininit.exe 564 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation wininit.exe TrustedInstaller.exe 1784 Windows Modules Installer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\servicing\TrustedInstaller.exe taskeng.exe 2784 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {169456CF-BB5B-4D12-AA77-1B76038A520C} taskeng.exe 2144 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {BD59BD6B-5C28-409B-AED2-B5F4885BA333} System 4 svchost.exe 1040 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted svchost.exe 1060 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs svchost.exe 1500 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService svchost.exe 1324 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService svchost.exe 864 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss svchost.exe 808 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch svchost.exe 1228 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup svchost.exe 1760 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork svchost.exe 1948 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k bthsvcs svchost.exe 2028 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted svchost.exe 280 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc svchost.exe 1480 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k WerSvcGroup spoolsv.exe 1724 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe smss.exe 388 Windows Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe SLsvc.exe 1284 Microsoft Software Licensing Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SLsvc.exe SearchIndexer.exe 860 Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding OrbTray.exe 2836 Orb Orb Networks "C:\Program Files\Orb Networks\Orb\bin\OrbTray.exe" Orb.exe 3436 Orb Application Orb Networks, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Orb Networks\Orb\bin\Orb.exe" msdtc.exe 2492 MS DTCconsole program Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe msconfig.exe 2960 System Configuration Utility Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\msconfig.exe" /auto lsm.exe 632 Local Session Manager Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe lsass.exe 620 Local Security Authority Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe Interrupts n/a Hardware Interrupts firefox.exe 3136 Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "-safe-mode" explorer.exe 2808 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE dwm.exe 2752 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe" DPCs n/a Deferred Procedure Calls dllhost.exe 652 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{BDFEFE06-0F3F-44F4-984D-3BF2A1CA8D75} dllhost.exe 2236 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{02D4B3F1-FD88-11D1-960D-00805FC79235} csrss.exe 576 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 csrss.exe 524 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 audiodg.exe 1192 Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x304 This is the PE log when I run firefox normally, it's down to only a few % Process PID CPU Description Company Name Command Line System Idle Process 0 96.66 procexp.exe 1984 2.25 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "c:\Users\Bob\Documents\Process Explorer\procexp.exe" services.exe 608 1.50 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\services.exe wuauclt.exe 2796 Windows Update Automatic Updates Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe" wmpnscfg.exe 3164 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" wmpnetwk.exe 3200 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe" winlogon.exe 704 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe wininit.exe 564 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation wininit.exe TrustedInstaller.exe 1784 Windows Modules Installer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\servicing\TrustedInstaller.exe taskeng.exe 2784 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {169456CF-BB5B-4D12-AA77-1B76038A520C} taskeng.exe 2144 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {BD59BD6B-5C28-409B-AED2-B5F4885BA333} System 4 svchost.exe 1500 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService svchost.exe 1040 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted svchost.exe 808 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch svchost.exe 1760 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork svchost.exe 1008 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted svchost.exe 1060 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs svchost.exe 1324 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService svchost.exe 864 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss svchost.exe 1228 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup svchost.exe 1948 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k bthsvcs svchost.exe 2028 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted svchost.exe 280 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc svchost.exe 1480 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k WerSvcGroup spoolsv.exe 1724 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe smss.exe 388 Windows Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe SLsvc.exe 1284 Microsoft Software Licensing Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SLsvc.exe SearchIndexer.exe 860 Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding OrbTray.exe 2836 Orb Orb Networks "C:\Program Files\Orb Networks\Orb\bin\OrbTray.exe" Orb.exe 3436 Orb Application Orb Networks, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Orb Networks\Orb\bin\Orb.exe" notepad.exe 3432 Notepad Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Bob\Documents\Process Explorer\ProcexpFFsafemode.txt msdtc.exe 2492 MS DTCconsole program Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe msconfig.exe 2960 System Configuration Utility Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\msconfig.exe" /auto lsm.exe 632 Local Session Manager Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe lsass.exe 620 Local Security Authority Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe Interrupts n/a Hardware Interrupts firefox.exe 3308 Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" explorer.exe 2808 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE dwm.exe 2752 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe" DPCs n/a Deferred Procedure Calls dllhost.exe 652 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{BDFEFE06-0F3F-44F4-984D-3BF2A1CA8D75} dllhost.exe 2236 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{02D4B3F1-FD88-11D1-960D-00805FC79235} csrss.exe 576 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 csrss.exe 524 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 audiodg.exe 1192 Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x304 Now, it looks normal. Repeat same procedure, but this time disable Norton's entries only. Restart, and run PE again.Ok, I enabled everything else besides Norton, here it is again. Process PID CPU Description Company Name Command Line System Idle Process 0 88.32 svchost.exe 1080 5.20 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted procexp.exe 4428 2.97 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "c:\Users\Bob\Documents\Process Explorer\procexp.exe" services.exe 640 1.48 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\services.exe Orb.exe 3816 0.74 Orb Application Orb Networks, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Orb Networks\Orb\bin\Orb.exe" DPCs n/a 0.74 Deferred Procedure Calls YStart.exe 2176 Application Starter CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. "C:\Program Files\CASIO\YouTube Uploader for CASIO\YStart.exe" wuauclt.exe 4140 Windows Update Automatic Updates Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe" wmpnscfg.exe 2412 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" wmpnetwk.exe 2264 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe" WmiPrvSE.exe 2856 WMI Provider Host Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe winvnc4.exe 2136 VNC Server Free Edition for Win32 RealVNC Ltd. "C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\WinVNC4.exe" -service winlogon.exe 808 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe wininit.exe 596 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation wininit.exe WavXDocMgr.exe 3696 WavX Document Manager Application Wave Systems Corp. "C:\Program Files\Wave Systems Corp\Services Manager\DocMgr\bin\WavXDocMgr.exe" tcsd_win32.exe 2228 "C:\Program Files\NTRU Cryptosystems\NTRU TCG Software Stack\bin\tcsd_win32.exe" taskeng.exe 3440 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {8BE1F400-0A23-453E-B2B7-12C676B3B61C} taskeng.exe 2524 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe {55A89D85-AC86-4F30-B8E9-65066E8F11BD} System 4 svchost.exe 1512 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService svchost.exe 832 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch svchost.exe 1048 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted svchost.exe 1108 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs svchost.exe 1348 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService svchost.exe 896 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss svchost.exe 1240 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup svchost.exe 1892 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork svchost.exe 476 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k bthsvcs svchost.exe 1000 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted svchost.exe 352 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc svchost.exe 2112 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k WerSvcGroup spoolsv.exe 1856 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe smss.exe 452 Windows Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe SLsvc.exe 1296 Microsoft Software Licensing Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SLsvc.exe SetPoint.exe 2336 Logitech SetPoint Event Manager (UNICODE) Logitech, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe" SecureUpgrade.exe 3744 Check For Later Product Line Wave Systems Corp. "C:\Program Files\Wave Systems Corp\SecureUpgrade.exe" SearchProtocolHost.exe 4696 Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot) " "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" SearchIndexer.exe 2184 Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding SearchFilterHost.exe 4728 Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 644 648 656 65536 652 rundll32.exe 3800 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\nvHotkey.dll,Start rundll32.exe 1140 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation rundll32 NVSVC.DLL,nvsvcInitialize rundll32.exe 3792 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit rpcnet.exe 1308 rpcnet Absolute Software Corp. C:\Windows\system32\rpcnet.exe reader_sl.exe 1232 Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher Adobe Systems Incorporated "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe" PnkBstrA.exe 892 C:\Windows\system32\PnkBstrA.exe OrbTray.exe 3516 Orb Orb Networks "C:\Program Files\Orb Networks\Orb\bin\OrbTray.exe" msdtc.exe 2736 MS DTCconsole program Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe msconfig.exe 3684 System Configuration Utility Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\System32\msconfig.exe" /auto mDNSResponder.exe 388 Bonjour Service Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe" lsm.exe 664 Local Session Manager Service Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe lsass.exe 652 Local Security Authority Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe KHALMNPR.exe 976 Logitech KHAL Main Process Logitech, Inc. KHALMNPR.EXE /API jusched.exe 3708 Java(TM) Platform SE binary Sun Microsystems, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe" jqs.exe 564 Java(TM) Quick Starter Service Sun Microsystems, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe" -service -config "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\jqs.conf" iTunesHelper.exe 4088 iTunesHelper Module Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe" iPodService.exe 3164 iPodService Module Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe" Interrupts n/a Hardware Interrupts firefox.exe 4660 Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" explorer.exe 3496 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE dwm.exe 3452 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe" dllhost.exe 2036 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{BDFEFE06-0F3F-44F4-984D-3BF2A1CA8D75} dllhost.exe 2476 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLHOST.EXE /PROCESSID:{02D4B3F1-FD88-11D1-960D-00805FC79235} csrss.exe 608 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 csrss.exe 556 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 audiodg.exe 1208 Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x2e0 AppleMobileDeviceService.exe 384 Apple Mobile Device Service Apple Inc. "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe" aawservice.exe 1680 Ad-Aware Service Lavasoft "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe" See? Excellent! Get rid of Norton, using this: http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039 Replace it with one of these: - Avast! free antivirus: http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html - Avira free antivirus: http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html - free PC Tools Firewall Plus: http://www.pctools.com/firewall/ - free Comodo Internet Security (firewall + AV): http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ NOTE. During installation, Comodo will also allow you to install AV only, or firewall only, if you prefer to combine one Comodo product with some other product. If you decide to install Avast, or Avira, make sure, Windows firewall is turned on, or use PC Tools Firewall Plus. If you decide to install Comodo, make sure, Windows firewall is turned off. 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Solve : HELP! New Desktop freezes, whats wrong?!? |
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Answer» Dear CH: I recently bought a new desktop from Frys,If you bought it locally, why not TAKE it back? A new computer is not superposed to give you any trouble. |
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Solve : Vista - UAC and Task Manager? |
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Answer» I am running Vista ULT x64 and i have UAC turned on, which is what i want. I am running Vista ULT x64 and i have UAC turned on, which is what i want. With UAC on, not that I KNOW of. It's on by default if UAC is turned off.Yes, I am aware of that but i thought there might be a way round it.... Oh well, thanks anyway Quote from: boo on April 27, 2009, 03:59:42 AM Yes, I am aware of that but i thought there might be a way round it.... Oh well, thanks anyway It's quite possible that there is a way around it by editing the registry. I don't recommend doing that if you don't know what you're doing when editing the registry. The How-To Geek web site has a couple articles about that subject. The process involves creating a scheduled task that runs with administrator RIGHTS. There is no registry editing required. Here is a link to the main article. There is a second link at the end of the article. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/create-a-shortcut-or-hotkey-to-open-task-managers-all-users-view-in-windows-vista/ THANK you |
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Solve : Computer Restarts on its own? |
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Answer» Topic. My XP just randomly restarted on it's on. Like a power surge. But I checked with my FAMILY and they didn't notice the surge. I didn't even notice. The light didn't dim or anything. It IS working, since I am typing from it right now. It restarted around...12:50 P.M. today. So I don't know if that means anything. There are so many things that could do that, one could only guess.1. DISABLE "Restart on error" feature... 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. 2. Click the Advanced tab (Vista: click Advanced system settings). 3. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box. 4. Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times. 5. Restart your computer for the settings to take effect. If you see any error, let us know what it says. 2. Are you doing anything in particular, when computer restarts? 3. Navigate to: C:\Windows\Minidump folder. If you see any .dmp files, zip all of them, and attach zipped file to your next reply. 4. Download, and install SpeedFan: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php Post your computer temperatures: Provide processor info (hold Windows logo key, and hit Pause/Break key to find out).For the record, this temp is probably because I left the computer on last night virus scanning with Avast! (And nothing) http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l202/Candora_Authes/skee.jpg [attachment deleted by admin]The temps are high. It shouldn't matter, if the computer is on for 5 minutes, or 5 HOURS. Temps should stay steady, unless, you're using some demanding program. You didn't provide processor info. I'm not sure yet, which temp is which, so... Download, and install Everest: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Open it. In left pane expand Computer folder. Click once on Sensor. What temps are listed there? Quote 2. Are you doing anything in particular, when computer restarts? Did you perform step 1? You have two ERRORS... One is from sunkfilt.sys file, which comes from Alcor Micro Corp Reader. Rings the bell? The other one comes from afd.sys, which is Windows file, a driver for Winsock. Let's wait with addressing these errors until we clear overheating issue.The processor info is in the picture I posted. On the left side. That window came up when I pressed the Windows logo and Pause/Break on the keyboard. Motherboard with 37 C CPU with 51 C Seagate ST380011A with 37 C I'm not sure. I don't remember doing anything particular when it happened. Maybe one of my programs was updating? Nothing specific is causing it to restart. At least, nothing I do Just restarted Not sure what Alcor Micro Corp Reader is. But the company seems legit when I Google'd it. Don't know what that or Winsock does eitherWhen was the last time, you cleaned inside the case?Half a month ago as wellSee, 51C for desktop CPU while idle is definitely too hot. Your processor max temp is listed at 70C. I'd clean the inside, using compressed air, one more time. Check, if all fans are running. With the case open, get household fan, and point it toward the open case. See, if temps will go lower. You may have some other issues, as well, as I stated above, but we can't try to fix two things at the same time.You might really have to get under that fan over the heat sink/cpu, if you unclip the fan and find a miniature hockey puck of compressed dirt you'll have found the problem.....I recently saw a pc go from 55C down to 15C after the wad of compressed dirt was removed.Thermal Paste Guide See here if you do remove the heatsink/fan...So what you all are saying is that the reason my computer restarts by itself is because of overheating? Okay... Any other possible reasons, seeing as how I posted a minidump as Broni askedAt this point it LOOKS like you're over heating. Which is a BIG problem with computers. You may even consider adding a second fan. From what I can tell, you only have 1 in there, and it doesn't look that great. For the record, a PC with good cooling won't stay warm for long after it's done working on a heavy load. It should only take about 5 minutes at MOST to get the temperature down to normal. Right now my hottest temp is 50C, and I have 7 programs open (not including background junk) Quote Any other possible reasons, seeing as how I posted a minidump as Broni askedWe can't go there until one problem is eliminated. |
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Solve : Hiding a partition in Vista? |
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Answer» I'm running Vista Ultimate 64-bit |
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Solve : gateway laptop supposed to have built in wireless? |
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Answer» Its a gateway series M1617 laptop running win Vista (32 bit). This laptop is supposed to have built in wireless capability (its got the wireless on off switch on the side). However I cant connect to the INTERNET wirelessly. When I go to the device manager, I dont see any entry that says wireless adapter, should I see something like that? |
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Solve : Wireless disconnecting often? |
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Answer» Hi, I am new here and a familiar user. The problem I am having is that my Dell Inspiron 1521 disconnects from my wireless internet every 10 minutes or so. It goes to "Local Only" when I diagnose the problem sometimes i have to reset the IP address and that works or reset the network. Also I can usually wait and the connection will come back up on its own. It is usually down for 3 to 5 minutes. My specs are listed below... Also I have two other laptops that don't experience these problems as often (Maybe once or twice an hour). Any help is appreciated. Thanks |
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Solve : Not able to connect to internet on normal mode on windows vista? |
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Answer» Hey Folks, There is no recent changes made recently. Were there recent changes made a long time ago? Or perhaps old changes made recently? Just kidding. Could you TELL us about your hardware, including your modem/router/network/whatever you're using to connect to the internet?Download HijackThis: http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download by clicking on Download HijackThis Installer Install, and run it. Post HijackTHis log. Do NOT ATTEMPT to fix anything! NOTE. If you're using Vista, right click on HijackThis, and click Run as Administrator Run HJT in Normal Mode. |
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Solve : I have a problem shutting down vista? |
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Answer» I have a problem shutting down Vista home premium after a sleep session. I can shut the computer down with no PROBLEMS at all unless it has gone to sleep and then been awaken. Even if I accidentally put the computer to sleep and then right away try to shut it down it just hangs at the "shutting Down" page. This is a 3 month old HP pavilion m9717c and has done this since new. |
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Solve : Okay please help me!? |
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Answer» Okay, um okay i know i said a couple of days ago, Sometimes, such details make a difference. A lot can happen in a few weeks. Did you install any programs or download anything right before this started?nopeeeeShould check that your wireless card is fully compatible with vista too |
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Solve : Internet Claims Connected, but no internet? |
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Answer» My mom has a brand new laptop, with Vista Home Premium. 1. Click Start>Run (Start>"Start search" in Vista).How? No internet. She can't access any website.Just do it.0% loss... WIERD...the internet is working just fine now...THANKS anyway Broni.My magic touch |
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Solve : Windows Vista startup issue? |
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Answer» My specs are on the left if you need. Unless you willingly installed Kontiki Player.... Ok so Kontiki unfortunately is the download manager for 4OD - something i use alot and i cant stop it from starting up - ive tried removing it from the msconfig but it WORMS it's way back in there Bumptop is legit Startup faster is something i tried but it was crap and has been uninstalled and is not in the startup menu so I'm not sure why it's in that list I'll look into the rest as they look "interesting" Quote Startup faster is something i tried but it was crap How many times do we see this ? ? Good one Boo... Quote from: patio on April 26, 2009, 09:02:06 AM
Ha! anyway, this is a screenshot that i took of the startup list - the two dodgy looking ones arent explained apart from their location.... [attachment deleted by admin]i navigated the the directory that the 2 files were in and could only see them when i unchecked "hide operating system files"...... They just sound ominous.. Quote ive tried removing it from the msconfig but it worms it's way back in thereIt sure does, because it's running its service at the startup: O23 - Service: KService - Kontiki Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Kontiki\KService.exe For testing purposes, uninstall it, using my steps, and see, if it makes any difference. You can always reinstall it. |
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Solve : How do I remove read only attribute?? |
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