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OK, so I am NEWBIE and first I just want to thank everybody for forums like this. I was just about to toss this computer at the wall.

My problem is this computer is soooooo soooooo slow. Belive it or not it is barely year old. The place were I am buying the laptop from told me to bring it in and they will do something called "SYSTEM RESTORE".They said that I will LOSE everything, because they will make it so it is like the computer is coming out of the box for the first time. So my first question is how do I save my pictures, music, microsoft office and all of the other programs I have added to my computer? The second question is, will I lose Norton Anti Virus? or is that safe during a system restore?

Now as I said before I told the guys that my laptop is running slow and they said they are going to do a SYSTEM RESTORE, is this something you would suggest be the fixer for a slow, freezing pain in the a** laptop? if not what do you suggest I do?

Here is my System Properties
Dell
Inspiron 1501
Windows Vista Basic
Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3500+ 1.80 GHz
446 MB
32-bit Operating System

My Computer Rating is a 2.0 which is determine by the lowest subscore
3.7 for the Processor
2.0 for the MEMORY Operation Per Second
3.5 for the DESKTOP performance for Windows Aero
3.1 for the 3D business and gaming graphics performance
4.6 for the Disk data transfer rate

Here is my other problem. I would like to uninstall WINDOWS VISTA and install WINDOWS XP. Would this fix some of my problems?

I just need some advice please on what to do. Quote

The second question is, will I lose Norton Anti Virus?

446 MB

I was using win2k (sp4) and one fine day following error appeared while starting the pc:

<STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}
The registry cannotload the hive (file):
\SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE
or its log or alternate.
It is corrupt, absent, or not writable.

Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump cpmplete. Contact your system administrator or
technical suport group.>

Same error KEEPS on showing, even I start in 'safe mode' or in 'last good...', So I used another HDD with winxp and started the pc. Fitted the HDD with win2k as a slave and now I can access all the files from it.

I believe, there is always a backup of the registry file and not sure where to find it. Please help me to restore the registry, so that I can start my pc using the win2k operating system. I've checked both HDD by scandisk and no bad sector was found.

My pc is P4 2.8ghz HT, nvidia FX5200 AGP, 768MB ram. I was using AVG free antivirus, zone alarm firewall...

Help please...

jawanda56 Quote

The contents of the %systemroot%\System32\REPAIR folder are usually updated when you create or update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD), which also contains backup copies of parts of your registry.

Win2K should be bootable.

Did you install 1, and 2?

Quote from: patio on April 11, 2008, 11:20:58 AM

Win2K should be bootable.

Perhaps my boot sequence in BIOS is wrong.

That would do it alright...

I think my COMPUTER has crashed! I hope someone can HELP me. For the past two days when I turn the computer on a STARTUP REPAIR box appears, saying"Your computer was unable to start. Startup Repair is CHECKING your system for problems." Then the WORDS "Searching for problems" and a status bar that moves very slowly (on dial-up connection) and today it froze and my PC is not responding to any commands. Even when I turn the power off and turn it back on that STARTUP REPAIR box remains! I purchased this eMachines T3616 Desktop PC with AMD Sempron Processor 3600+ last August 2007. It has Windows Vista Home Basic OS. Last week I began to see STRANGE error messages, starting with "A disk read error occurred." I probably should have acted then but I didn't know it would lead to this!! Does this sound as if my computer has crashed? If it has, what should I do? Please help me with your advice. Thank you so much.

jandal   
I'd take advantage of warranty, right away.Broni...
Really?? Do you think it's that serious? This computer was a gift from my brother and I don't even remember if he gave me the warranty or not! I was hoping it wasn't this bad.
I thank you for your input.    Well, with pretty serious errors, you don't want to tinker with your computer to void warranty.

I have installed service pack 1 form my Vista 32bit and now get an annoying pop up evertime i start my computer, It tells me that i have to REINSTALL sound MAX even though i don't use it. (I have an XFI sound card in my computer) How do i get rid of this annoying pop up. my mainboard is: Asus Crosshair. Thanks!Well, since the PROBLEM only occurs when you start your computer, I believe the easiest solution would be refraining from starting your computer. I mean, really, who actually needs their computer to be TURNED on?

Seriously, though, I have no clue. Maybe you should call up the Sound Max people or something.Computer_Hopeless
It's always good idea to think twice before hitting Reply button, don't you think?

Crafty
What sound card do you have?Crafty it sounds as if the Vista drivers for that card are poorly written...i agree with Broni...what card is it ?I fixed it, I just went into msconfig and unchecked the soundmax application. Thanks!

You're Welcome...but it sounds more like a Band-Aid than a fix...you may run into issues with sound down the road.

Hi there, I'm a newest user of Windows VISTA (My favorite is XP) and I have a clue within. I have a wireless network and I would LIKE to transfer files from a pc to another pc (booth connected to the same network) but I don't find the way to share directories. Also, I have found the way to create users in the OS.

Please help me to solve this stuff

Regards...
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Also, I have found the way to create users in the OS.

Hi,

I don't know if this is the correct sub-forum to post this, apologies if it isn't.

My problem:

I was browsing the internet an hour ago, when I closed the browser (firefox), my anti-virus said that it had found a virus and that I would need to reboot the computer as the file was being used (file was WININET.dll).

So I reboot. When it started, it kept telling me:
"(x) This application has failed to start because wininet.dll was not found. Re-installing the application MAY fix this problem."

I tried to go to the windows folder, but whenever I clicked on the My Computer icon, it said "UNREGISTERED class".

Then I remembered that a friend of mine had this problem, so I asked him what he did at the time, he told me he searched for the file but couldn't find it (what happened to me as well), so then he downloaded the file, PASTED it on the system32 folder and the problem was fixed.

I did that as well, then reboot the computer, but as it was starting, I got the message:
"The application failed to initialize correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to finish this application."

So no programs work, whenever I click on something, it says "windows explorer stopped working". then it restarts but nothing happens.


Can anyone assist me please ?
Thanks very much.If you are running Win2K or XP and anything newer power down the machine...re-boot and go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...
Have your Windows CD handy as it will ask for it.
When it finishes re-boot the machine and you should be good to go.Thanks for your reply.

I'm sorry, I should have specified, I'm using Vista.Vista Instructions:

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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.

To check your Windows protected files, proceed as follows:

1/ Click the Start button

2/ From the Start Menu, Click All programs followed by Accessories

3/ In the Accessories menu, Right Click on the Command Prompt option

4/ From the drop down menu that appears, Click on the 'Run as administrator' option

5/ If you have the User Account CONTROL (UAC) enabled you will be asked for authorisation prior to the command prompt opening. You may simply need to press the Continue button if you are the administrator or insert the administrator PASSWORD etc.

6/ In the Command Prompt window, type: sfc /scannow and then press Enter

7/ A message will appear stating that 'the system scan will begin'

8/ Be patient because the scan may take some time

9/ If any files require replacing SFC will replace them. You may be asked to insert your Vista DVD for this process to continue

10/ If everything is okay you should, after the scan, see the following message "Windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations"

11/ After the scan has completed, Close the command prompt window

I recently purchased this computer about 2-3 months ago. For some odd reason, it is completely LAGGING with games. And I'm not TALKING about the BIG games... simple games like Zuma and such. I've ran all spyware/adware scans, defrag (even though it said it didnt need to be done), deleted temp. files, etc., etc., etc. I have NO clue what's GOING on! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

Here's the specs for my computer...

Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 4000+
Memory (RAM) 1.00 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405
Gaming graphics 319 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk 182GB Free (222GB Total) 

System   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
  Manufacturer Gateway
  Model T3642
  Total amount of system memory 1.00 GB RAM
  System TYPE 32-bit operating system
  Number of processor cores 1
  64-bit capable Yes
Storage   
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  Total size of hard disk(s) 233 GB
  Disk partition (C:) 182 GB Free (222 GB Total)
  Disk partition (D:) 5 GB Free (11 GB Total)
  Media drive (E:) CD/DVD
  Media drive (J:) CD/DVDCD/DVD
 
Graphics   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
  Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405
  Total available graphics memory 319 MB
        Dedicated graphics memory 128 MB
        Dedicated system memory 0 MB
        Shared system memory 191 MB
  Display adapter driver version 7.15.11.6222
  Primary monitor resolution 1280x768
  DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better
 

 

What Windows is it?I'm sorry... it's Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium Quote

Memory (RAM) 1.00 GB

Gaming graphics 319 MB Total available graphics memory

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Memory (RAM) 1.00 GB

Gaming graphics 319 MB Total available graphics memory

This is your problem. Your on-board video is eating up almost half of your RAM.
You need to add another 1GB of RAM.

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Memory (RAM) 1.00 GB

Gaming graphics 319 MB Total available graphics memory

This is your problem. Your on-board video is eating up almost half of your RAM.
You need to add another 1GB of RAM.

Hello when i go to device manager i get that these drivers are in yellow

-Other PCI bridge device
-PCI device
-PCI simple communication controller
-SM bus controller
-Video controler ( VGA compatible )

i had a WINDOWS vista and installed a windows xp are currently am missing these files.. are there anywhere i can find them ?

i got  a HP pavilion a6228xThey will be on the driver CD that shipped with your HP machine...whenever you re-INSTALL an OS the drivers for the machine need to be re-installed after...in this case it is your MBoard drivers.my computer didnt come with any cds =/ if i go to my MOTHERBOARD website do they have these drivers there ?

i got amd athlon 64x2 dual CORE processor 5200+Yes they will...but that's your CPU not your MBoard.sry my newbness but mboard = motherboard right ?

how can i find my motherboard or mboardi FOUND it i think its ASUSTekTo be positive which one it is DLoad and install and run Everest Home...this will tell you exactly what's in that machine...

hi im not very GOOD with computers so would appreciate some help. I have a fairly new laptop with windows vista installed. Everything works fine except one problem-saving webpages from the internet. As usual i go to page then save as. it lists file name and save as type. In the save as type there are various options- WEB archive SINGLE file,webpage complete,textfile,webpage HTML only. I have tried saving webpage with all these but everytime i save it to my documents,INSTEAD of saving the webpage it saves it in notepad/wordpad obviously with no colours/graphics etc. I am not sure why but for some reason as i say when i save webpages they are saving as a word/note pad document and i cant work out how to change it so that the webpages are saving normally to my documents.
thanks
chris Quote

it saves it in notepad/wordpad

Hi,
HP A6300 with Windows Vista Home Premium.
Due to VISUAL impairment I have to make things really large.  My computer friend made adjustment when he set my equipment up, but something got messed up last NIGHT – I don’t remember what – and now my MS Word is okay, but problem is internet because I have to make adjustments every time I go to a website.  I went to Internet Options and also Control Panel, but can’t find how/where to make everything large again,In the browser window hold down the CTRL key and hit the + key to your liking...this can also be done with the mouse if you have a scroll wheel...I NOTICE there's also a zoom adjust command at bottom right hand corner of websites.

Isn't there a way I can set to show large fonts on all sites permanently? I THOUGHT I saw in somewhere within the control panel; just can't remember/find it.

THANKS. Actually yes it can be done this way...in your browser of choice on the top left there are a few listings...select View and then Font size and set it to what you like...re-boot and the changes should take effect.
Sorry about your vision...i'm going thru the same thing right now.
Best of Luck.

patio.Got it!  Thanks a lot, patio. 

(btw, I'm having corneal transplant surgery soon - one eye at a time)Great News...feel free to stop by anytime.

Hope that procedure goes smooth as silk for you !

I think that I need to replace my motherboard and/or my CPU. I have an OEM version of Vista Home Premium and wonder if I will have to pay another $100 for a new copy of Vista when I repair my system.NO. If you bought a legal copy of vista  then you can upgrade your machine as much as you LIKE. As long as it is the same computer with the product key sticker on the side you can swap as many parts as you WANT. You can even upgrade your hard drive and install your copy of vista on that. Do you have your windows vista install disk that came with your computer?What leads you to believe you need a new MBoard or CPU ? Quote from: programming_pat on April 05, 2008, 06:13:41 AM

Do you have your windows vista install disk that came with your computer?

What leads you to believe you need a new MBoard or CPU ?

If you know the make and model of the bios then you may be able to look uo there website and look for what the different beeps mean

I have a real problem that I HOPE someone out there can help me with. I RECENTLY purchased a Compaq Presario widescreen laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium installed. All was working great until this morning. I turned on the computer and saw only a white screen with a little wheel turning round and round and the words "Detecting Proxy Settings." I cannot connect to read email or anything else. Any suggestions as to what this means? Earlier I was able to access my email page but couldn't get a connection. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

jandal   "Detecting Proxy Settings" error appears, when you try to open your email program, or...?
What email program? Does your ISP require proxies?You may need to turn off the Proxy Auto-Discovery FEATURE.

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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Internet EXPLORER may appear to stop responding (hang) when it OPENS, but the animated globe in the upper-right corner of the browser window may continue to spin, and you may receive a "Detecting proxy settings..." message in the status bar.

I have windows vista 32bit and want to download the service pack 1. The problem is i'm not sure where to get the ONE for the 32bit version. When i go to the MICROSOFT home page it doesn't mention its for 32bit and when i go to install it, it tells me to install the 32bit if i have 32bit or 64bit if i have that version. Problem is although it SAYS this but then doesn't give me any options between the 2 version. Can you give me a DIRECT link plz to the 32bit version. Thanks!Link EDIT

Hello i recently had a windows vista but i installed windows XP... but now with windows XP i cant connect to the internet .. i was able when i had vista but now i cant.. i tryed to install my wireless driver but still nothing ( i have a adapter usb driver ).. if i cant get this working i think ill have to switch to windows vista but the thing is i DONT have the windows vista cd.. where could i get it ? i got the original cd key and all dat

thanks for ur help

my modem is a brand called 2wireHave you looked for any Windows XP drivers ?

LookHere


ReadThis



Where is P-Wood at a time LIKE this ?i have this driver in my CONNECTIONS that it does nothing and doesnt allow me to uninstall it ... right now im formatting my windows xp see if he will still stay there.... i ave 3 computer connected to that modem.. but somehow it doesnt let me connect to it if i just plug in the cable in the port...

if i download the same driver that the working one have might it work ?If the wireless adapter eas designed for vista the drivers might not work. have a look on the manafacturers website and see if they have them up there.

Guessing you are on bigpond as your isp. Have you been able to put your wep or WPA key in your computer yet?If you are re-installing Windows try leaving the network card out this time...then install the drivers after you get XP up and running...
How BOUT some info on the components were talking about such as the modem and card ? ?

Details help.the driver that is on my pc right now is called 1397adapter ,but i never saw this driver b4 the installling the win xp and this computer that is connected to the same network has a different driver .. should i get the driver that is working adn copy it to the one that is having problems ?"

I dl'd this file and tried burning this as an ISO image to create a repair disk for my laptop but as you can see it downloads as a torrent file, not and iso file. I tried renaming the file to iso but I get the message that it's not an iso file when I go to burn it. Any ideas?

http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070929/vista-sp1-recovery-disc/What does download as a torrent file?Sorry, wrong link
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/#comment-125249I see now. You have to use torrent agent, then. I use BitLord: http://www.bitlord.com/Thanks Broni. I'm downloading the file from another site. I'll let you know if it's any good.Oh, cool. I downloaded it through torrent, and it took only 10 minutes.
BTW, thanks for the link.Broni, did you try to burn it to a CD as an image? Do you suppose it will really act as a repair disk?I burned it, and it's bootable, which is its purpose. As the article mentions:
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The Windows Vista DVD has a "recovery center" that provides you with the option of recovering your system via automated recovery (searches for problems and attempts to fix them automatically), rolling-back to a system restore point, recovering a full PC backup, or accessing a command-line recovery console for advanced recovery purposes.

contains the contents of the Windows Vista DVD's "recovery center,"

this tool creates merely a slimmed-down Windows installation disc. It takes a normal Windows installation disc image and strips out all the “installation” functionality leaving only the repair tools and common system files.

Hope somebody can help.  Have new laptop, Windows Vista.  Whenever I try to type something, the cursor jumps ahead, or behind, what I'm typing.  Sometimes it jumps paragraphs or sentences.  It's very frustrating to be typing, look up and see jibberish where a word should be.  I'll go to correct it only to have the cursor move again to someplace else.  Has anyone ever had this PROBLEM?My GUESS is that you're ACCIDENTALLY hitting the mouse TOUCHPAD on the laptop while you type, I've done it a lot of times myself.
If you use the touchpad you will just have to train yourself not to hit it. But if you don't use touchpad you can probably disable it.
Look for a control panel for the touchpad in the notification area on the taskbar (next to the clock).
If you got one you should be able to disable it in the control panel.Thanks, I don't use the pad, I use a mouse, but it's worth a try. 
Thanks

I have Windows XP. I recently received Verizon broadband. All was working fine, then IE stopped connecting to the internet. I have rebooted the modem, unplugged and turned off all, reconnected all in sequence. I've tried pinging the modem; won't ping. I've tried resetting the IP address; nothing. It just tells me there's a conflict with the IP address. I reset it BACK to obtain automatically, and it still won't work. I've released, flushed dns, and renewed the IP address; nothing. The 1394 adapter will not repair. It states TCP/IP is not enabled. When I check in the properties for this, it is enabled. The modem is fine, because I've hooked my laptop up to it, which runs Vista. Verizon has tried relentlessly to solve my problem, without success. I have disabled/enabled the adapters. I'm at a lost. I need help.Sounds like a form of maleware or spyware, try scanning you pc an see if that DONT help.I ran McAfree and Norton and they really didn't find much of any value. Erased all, but still can't connect.I'm not to FAMILIAR with mcafee but I would try AVG scanning your drive if you can obtain the program or try using spybot.Try to RUN following command:
netsh int ip reset
Turn off computer, reset modem, restart computer.

I'm trying to re-load my ORIGNAL software XP back into my computer and  it tells me something with the PCI drivers. I am running Vista now and need to go back to XP. Anyone KNOW what this is? I can't do it as it just KEEPS telling me the samr thing when I reload the orignal software setup. Stumped ?You need the driver CD that shipped with the MBoard...

I can't get AUTOPLAY to work on Vista Home. There are no devices listed at the bottom of the page. I can make all the changes I want to and save them but it still won't AUTO PLAY. I've checked the DVD Rom and it works correctly. I even went into device manager and uninstalled the DVD Rom but I still can't get auto play to function. Any ideas?Check here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/01/14/autoplayautorun-not-working-or-missing-not-open-in-windows-vista/I finally got it working by using the decimal 145 in the registry. Only one more problem to fix. There is an internet button on this laptop and it suddenly stopped working. It's supposed to function like this: press once when the COMPUTER is running and the internet browser comes up or press it when the computer is off and it will start the computer and log onto the internet. I know this button works to  start the computer but it won't bring up the internet. This is a Toshiba laptop Satellite A210.I'm glad, you got it fixed.
You may want to start new topic about the second issue.I just threw that in there. I didn't really expect to receive any help about that button. It's time to call Toshiba.A call to Toshiba fixed the problem by having me do a reset on internet options.Very well

Hello one and all! I need urgently, a cracked or free vista for download. Where can I search or find it. Thanks to the GURU who tells me...On some forums you would be banned for just asking the question.

Forum rules do not PERMIT us to discuss cracks etc.  Here is an extract:
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We do not HELP with cd-keys, cracks, and warez. This is not negotiable.

Hello everybody,

I have some questions about creating accounts in WINDOWS, in Vista in particular.  I have never created user accounts in Windows before and so some of my questions might be a bit basic.  My problem is that I have a single administrator account which is the account I use daily and no other accounts.  What I want is an additional account that is either a standandard or a guest account.  I need this because a friend's son likes to play online games on my computer and I don't want him accidently deleting a file or installing a virus or anything like that.  I turned on the guest account feature in Vista and ran into a few problems.  It seems that none of the software that I installed via the administrator account is available here.  They are available in that you can click on the icon but nothing comes up.  While this is totally fine from my point of view this makes me think of two problems:

1. If a game is a Java game and even if I have Java installed does this mean that my friend's son won't be able to play it?
2. Even though I have zone alarm installed does this mean that the guest account won't be protected by it?

Furthermore, I actually went to a site I know he goes to and found that the games there are Flash games.  However, I was able to play them with my administrator account by not theguest account.  This leads me to more questions:

3. How do I allow the guest account to play these Flash games in the safest way?
4. Would I be BETTER off with a STANDARD account for him?
5. If the answer to QUESTION 5 is yes then how do I configure that in the safest way?

Any HELP would be most appreciated,

Thanks

Sachin

I've noticed some strange entries in my MS Config list that haven't been there before and I don't know where they came from, nor how to get them to stop coming back.

Startup ITEM                                      Command                             Location
LuResult                                           \LuResult.txt                          CommonStartup
MP3Lib                                              \MP3Lib.zor                            Common Startu
ntuser                                               \ntuser.bak                            Common Startup
ntuser                                               \ntuser.dat                             Common Startup
ntuser.dat                                          \ntuser.dat.LOG                    Common Startup
ntuser                                                \ntuser.ini                              Common Startup
ntuser.tmp                                         \ntuser.tmp.LOG                    Common Startup

Could someone enlighten me as to where these entries are coming from, how do I get them to stop regenerating, etc.?

I've updated definitions and did full scans with AVG Free, SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition, Adaware 2007, A Squared Free, and Spybot S&D, and none of those have given me any insight as to what's causing this.  I haven't added any new software, hardware, etc., and I just noticed these entries today.

I have also made sure that all MS updates are installed.  I'd sure APPRECIATE any and all helpful input as how to get rid of this annoyance.

HP Pavillion a1412n
Win XP SP2
820 Intel Viiv Pentium D
512MB RAM
200GB HD
NVIDIA GeForce 6200SE
DVD+/-RW
Most are legitimate related to your user profile. ntuser

LuResult.txt - Do you have Norton?

MP3Lib.zor - Do you download torrents?evilfantasy, thanks for the reply.  The ntuser entries have NEVER been in my MSConfig before--why now?

No Norton products installed--and haven't been since the pc was new about 3-4 yrs. ago--removed it immediately at that time.

Don't download torrents--don't even know what those are.Not sure on the ntuser entries. have you created a new profile recently? Might even be something included in an update from MS (they have been known to do unexplainable things in updates)

Post a Hijackthis log real quick. We can easily rule in or out malware that way.

Click HERE

Once it is installed click Do a system scan and save a logfile

Post the log here. It may take a few different posts to get it all in but that is OK.Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 7:30:27 PM, on 3/31/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16608)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmctxth.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaantmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\IntelDH\Intel(R) Quick Resume Technology\ELService.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmsrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntvdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
C:\Hijack This\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {1392b8d2-5c05-419f-a8f6-b9f15a596612} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1392b8d2-5c05-419f-a8f6-b9f15a596612} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Recguard] C:\WINDOWS\SMINST\RECGUARD.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe" -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nmctxth] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmctxth.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfig] C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: PalTalk - {4EAFEF58-EEFA-4116-983D-03B49BCBFFFE} - C:\Program Files\Paltalk Messenger\Paltalk.exe
O16 - DPF: {0EB0E74A-2A76-4AB3-A7FB-9BD8C29F7F75} (CKAVWebScan Object) - http://www.kaspersky.com/kos/english/kavwebscan_unicode.cab
O16 - DPF: {2BC66F54-93A8-11D3-BEB6-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec AntiVirus scanner) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/vc/bin/AvSniff.cab
O16 - DPF: {5ED80217-570B-4DA9-BF44-BE107C0EC166} (Windows Live Safety Center Base Module) - http://cdn.scan.onecare.live.com/resource/download/scanner/wlscbase2895.cab
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1155065900937
O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility Class) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/common/bin/cabsa.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1180620944578
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://acs.pandasoftware.com/activescan/as5free/asinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {EF791A6B-FC12-4C68-99EF-FB9E207A39E6} (McFreeScan Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/iss-loc/mcfscan/2,2,0,5150/mcfscan.cab
O18 - Protocol: pure-go - {4746C79A-2042-4332-8650-48966E44ABA8} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\puresp3.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: a-squared Free Service (a2free) - Emsi Software GmbH - c:\program files\a-squared free\a2service.exe
O23 - Service: Ad-Aware 2007 Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-MAIL Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: Diskeeper - Diskeeper Corporation - C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
O23 - Service: Intel® Quick Resume Technology Drivers (ELService) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\IntelDH\Intel(R) Quick Resume Technology\ELService.exe
O23 - Service: Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor (IAANTMon) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaantmon.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Intel Corporation - (no file)
O23 - Service: Pure Networks Net2Go Service (nmraapache) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Pure Networks\Network Magic\WebServer\bin\nmraapache.exe" -k runservice (file missing)
O23 - Service: Pure Networks Platform Service (nmservice) - Pure Networks, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmsrvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

I don't think it is anything malware related. You can have HJT fix this one entry.

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1392b8d2-5c05-419f-a8f6-b9f15a596612} - (no file)

MSconfig is meant to be a diagnostics tool. Read this to better understand why not to use MSconfig as a Startup Manager: Dealing with Startup Processes

I suggest booting into Normal Startup mode and using a startup manager from the above link or a favorite of mine like StartUp Lite

I will look around some more on the entries and be back in a bit. The one entry that I asked about torrents is the only one to worry about (I think) Be back after I try to dig up some information.

O16 - DPF: {2BC66F54-93A8-11D3-BEB6-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec AntiVirus scanner) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/vc/bin/AvSniff.cab

Thats likely where the LuResult.txt entry is coming from. Live Update Result.txt

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Have you had Zone Alarm installed? I think the .zor is from ZAs Mail Safe

.zor file extension
ZoneAlarm Mailsafe
http://www.file-extensions.org/zor-file-extensionevilfantasy, I fixed the BHO that u suggested, then downloaded/installed StartUp Lite--no unnecessary startups found.

Forgot to answer your question about creating a user profile.  If u mean, have I created a new user account, I have not.

The Symantec Antivirus scanner entry in HiJack This is from an online scan that I did months ago.  Zone Alarm has never been on this pc.  I use Windows firewall and it is on.

While browsing thru HiJack This, I found that I have indeed installed new software and that was PalTalk yesterday.  Today is when I found all the weird entries in MSConfig that I've never had before.  Could that be a clue to something?  Yahoo Messenger was acting really stupid yesterday when I was chatting with my cousin--never could get voice chat to work so I thought I'd try a new chat program.  I installed PalTalk, but didn't go any further with it.

Hope some of this info might shed some light.  Thanks.I'm at a loss. I also missed an entry to fix.
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {1392b8d2-5c05-419f-a8f6-b9f15a596612} - (no file)

We can do a more thorough scan and see if it turns up anything. This one will show me more startup entries. You will probably need to use two posts on this one, one for each log.

Download Deckard's System Scanner (DSS) from here or here to your Desktop.
Note: You must be logged onto an account with administrator privileges.

• Close all applications and windows.
  
• Double-click on dss.exe to run it, and follow the prompts.
  
•   When the scan is complete, two text files will open
• main.txt <- this one will be maximized
  
• extra.txt <- this one will be minimized

•   Add the contents of main.txt in your post.
  
•   Also add extra.txt to your post.

• The text from these files may exceed the maximum post length for this forum, and may need to be sent over 2 or more posts. Please ensure all text is posted.

• Create a new System Restore point in Windows XP and Vista.
• Clean your Temporary Files, Downloaded Program Files, and Internet Cache Files, and also empty the Recycle Bin on all drives.
• Check some important areas of your system and produce a report for your analyst to review. DSS automatically runs HijackThis for you, but it will also install and place a shortcut to HijackThis on your desktop if you do not already have HijackThis installed.

I have recently built a new PC and installed Vista Home Premium 64bit. However when I RESTART the system it gets to the loading BAR and freezes (the loading bar doesn't light up - just faded). I think it could have something to do with my motherboard drivers (my motherboard is an Asus P5KC) but I've been to the WEBSITE and installed recent drivers for my chipset and ethernet . I don't know what else to try, can anyone shed some light on my situation?

Thanks in advance. Did this new build ever run ? ?
Are you sure the MBoard drivers are the correct ones ? ?
Have you tried the drivers on the CD that shipped with the board ? ?The new build runs fine - apart from the restart problem.
I'm pretty sure the drivers are right - went to the Asus support page, found my mobo model, downloaded drivers.
The CD was intended for XP .

However I haven't updated the BIOS or downloaded something called ATK ACPI utility and my modem drivers are not up to date but that's all I can think of. Can you BOOT into Safe Mode without any problems?

Have you tried running your build with XP instead of Vista?  I'm no hardware expert, but there could be a compatibility issue.I have not tried running in safe mode and restarting. Additionally I don't have an XP disk, all I had with my old computer was well I made a recovery disk.Aside from reformatting, the only suggestion I can think of is to check all of your hardware drivers and bring them up to date.  And perhaps list all of your hardware (Everest can make this a bit easier for you) and maybe someone can VERIFY whether or not there are any compatibility issues.  Like I said, I'm not a hardware expert (my specialty is malware and software), so my knowledge in the area only extends so far.  If you hadn't PM'ed me, I probably wouldn't have even bothered.  Heh.

Hey I have Windows Vista Home Premium and a pretty good computer but when i try to play youtube or dailymotion VIDEOS in full screen it gives me a big grey screen, I thought it might be caused by some recent change to the computer but negative. Can anyone please help me?

Click here to see my screen in normal youtube.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/193/embeddedmodeji8.jpg

Click here to see my screen after clicking on full screen.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9957/fullscreenmodezk3.jpgCheck to make SURE you all all ms updates and latest video GPU driver... Only other issue could be CODEC problem, but if it plays in smaller window and not full screen it should be fine. If you have integrated video, you might be DEMANDING too much of the system, but being that it is a new system it should be fine even with a lower end GPU.Uninstall Adobe Flash Player, using this: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157
Install fresh copy.

I THINK the sound schemes they've associated with Vista are very WIMPY. That's my biggest complaint about the new system. I want to ADD some Windows XP sounds. But it is CONFIGURED to prevent new sounds from being added. Unless you guys know of a way...Do you want to replace some Vista sounds, or add new sounds?

I installed Norton 360 and also ran my WINDOWS update last week and then shut down my computer.  When I put my password in the next day it wouldn't work.  I noticed after a couple times that all of my keys were in different places.  Like the D KEY when hit is actually the E key and the S ket is the period.  All of the keys are in the wrong places and I can't figure out how to fix it.  I have tried a new KEYBOARD, same issue.  I have resorted to using the onscreen keyboard under ACCESSIBILITY just to function.  I have reinstalled windows, I have uninstalled Norton 360 and scanned for viruses.... Any ideas??Go into Control Panel / Keyboard / Properties.  What's there?

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I have reinstalled windows

I have reinstalled windows

Which operating system?  And please don't tell me "Windows"?

Windows of course.

I have Vista for my os. I use gmail for my e-mail. I cant seem to MAKE the gmail my default e-mail. When ever I want to send a link or something it sends me to the windows e-mail system. I HOPE that makes sense.I presume you access Gmail solely via a web browser.  I don't believe you can do what you want to do, accessing your mail via web browser.  You web browser is not an email program.  Windows Mail is an email program.  That's why it opens when you click on an email link.

Have you thought about enabling POP or IMAP mail in your Gmail so that you can use Windows Mail with your Gmail account?I tried that but to no avail,probably because I did it wrong. I will try it again. If I succeed, how will I be able to use the e-mail then? I tried again and it said the host could not be found.Exactly what did you do?  This is a two-part process.  You NEED to enable POP or IMAP in Gmail and you need to setup the Gmail account in Windows Mail.  Did you logon to Gmail via your browser and enable POP or IMAP?  The screen where POP is enabled looks like this:   http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273&topic=13293I've been using gmail so long I didn't realize that I never set up widows thru my isp. That would help wouldn't it?  Well, you probably could be using an email account PROVIDED by your ISP.  Is that what you mean?  Yes, you may want to do that, even if you continue using Gmail.

But, you don't need to start using an ISP email account or set one up on Windows Mail in order to use Windows Mail for your Gmail account.  Again, to get Windows Mail working with a Gmail account, the account MUST setup in Windows Mail and POP or IMAP (whichever you prefer, or can do both) needs to be enabled from a setup screen accessable via web browser while logged onto your Gmail account (see link I previously posted).

Here's one of the screens you would use when creating your Gmail account in Windows Mail: .

Here's a reference on the setup in Windows Mail: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=86383

I just got VISTA and connected my OLD hard drive that had XP as a second hard drive. i have PERMISSION for everything on the hard drive EXCEPT the file from the desktop. Is there a reason i can give myself permission for everything except the desktop FILES? thanks for any helpTry This...i know how get permission but even when i give myself permission it wont let me do anything with them. this is only for things that were on the desktop.

I just installed 2 Gb of RAM in my computer, for a total of 4Gb. Vista's system check says 1928, how come? The bios says 4 Gbs?? I guess everyone is flat ignorant about this, rightThat's the way to get people to answer you     insult them.  How often does that work for you?32 bit Vista cannot use all of 4 GB, even though the BIOS sees it. Upgrade to 64 bit Vista if your CPU is 64 bit, otherwise you spent money on RAM you cannot use.

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I guess everyone is flat ignorant about this

This change OCCURS because Windows Vista with SP1 reports how much physical memory installed on your computer. All versions of Windows NT-based operating systems before Windows Vista Service SP1 report how much memory available to the operating system. This change in Windows Vista SP1 is a reporting change only.

For instance, when you install 4GB of memory in a 32-bit Windows system (the most common version; 64-bit systems are typically used only by high-end users), your system will see (and utilize) only 3GB or 3.5GB. Is the problem bad memory?

On computers that have a 32-bit operating system, more than 3 GB of system memory, and with a version of Windows that is earlier than Windows Vista SP1, users will see a larger difference in how much memory is reported as available to the operating system compared to how much physical memory is installed. This is because some physical address space must be RESERVED as I/O regions for memory mapped PERIPHERALS. These I/O regions are allocated between the 3 GB physical address and the 4 GB upper physical address limit.

But I would say that Vista should be able to detect more than 2 GB under normal circumstances. But with your "charming" attitude I doubt anyone here wants to help you troubleshoot it.

I don't want to beat this to death,

but our office manager at work went to Fry's Electronics and bought a new HP with Vista, and 3 Gb of ram.

Why do they put in there if it does use it??

Why would MS make an OS upgrade that will not use more than 2 Gb of Ram, it  just doesn't amke sense.

How do I get all of my computer sounds/wav's to come out of my onboard speaker on the motherboard? Vista ->Start ->Search box type "sound"->after search ends click Sound-> select sound tab->select any sound->click test.
You should then HEAR the audio if you have speakers, if not try headphone to make sure sound board is ok.
JrodAs MUCH as I appreciate your help, I do not think that is what I'm looking for. LET me be a little more specific.

XP Pro.

My computer has a little speaker on the motherboard. It works. I want to play movies on my computer and LISTEN through that speaker. But, that speaker only plays ERROR sounds and POST. I can plug speakers/headset in and it works. But, I want to hear from my motherboard speaker.

 It's not designed to work this way...and if it was the sound is so tinney you wouldn't stand for it very long.Ok, I'll work around it then. Thanks for the input!

I've just bought a Dell desktop running Vista Home Premium.
With my old computer (XP Home), I could log on to a website page, click on a video sample download shortcut which opened media player, which downloaded and played the video clip. I could then click on file, save media as, and save it to 'my VIDEOS', then later burn it to a disc if I decided to keep it.
My question is, how do I do this with the Vista media player?What web SITE, and what type of video file?One of the websites I've used is www.myvue.com where I'd choose a film, click info, then film clip or trailer. As I said , I was ok with XP, but I'm finding Vista less straight forward, LIKE my scanner being in Photo Gallery instead of on the desktop for instance! In Firefox, I CLICKED on clip, and trailer in 5, or 6 movies, and it says "No video".
In IE, it gives me "Open", or "Save" option.
I'm with Vista, as well.

I have Vista HOME on my laptop and I'm having problems with "Documents, My Music, My Pictures and My VIDEOS. I can't get into them: Access denied. I tried to change the acces as the administrator with no LUCK. Does anyone know anything about this?Do you have UAC (User Account Control) on?No, I turned it off because I couldn't stand those annoying allow/disallow pop-ups. I really don't need it because I'm the only one using this laptop.That's good. I have it off, as well.
You may need to take ownership of those folders: http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/02/09/how-to-quickie-vista-permissionsThat didn't work for me. I tried again this morning and this is what I did. Right click my music, selected Edit and there was a group in there called EVERYONE with full permissions. I removed that group and finally was able to access the folders. Good going

I am trying to defrag my laptop but I get the message:

“Disk Defragmenter has detected chkdsk is scheduled to run on the volume (C:).
Please run Chkdsk /f”

When I go to the command prompt to run Chkdsk  /f I get the message:

“Chkdsk connot run because the volume is in use by another system. Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system is restarted (Y/N)”

Selecting yes and on a system RESTART I get the message:

“Cannot open volume for direct access”

I have tried running from safe mode, but the system won’t boot into safe mode, it stops while loading system drivers.

I have also tried running the defrag.exe but defrag.exe c: only nets me the original message that chkdsk is scheduled to run…

I am sure this is probably an insanely easy thing to get past, but I just don’t know what to do.

So I am stumped I have checked the task scheduler and there is no task scheduled to run chkdsk there, and my laptop which is horrendously slow and in definite need a of a good defrag won’t defrag.

I use McAfee  for my firewall and virus protection, and I wonder if it is not trying to also run disk utilities, though I do not see any tasks scheduled there either.

I am using Windows XP media edition as my OS

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Frank   
What items are LISTED in Startup ? ?
Boinc manager: which is  distributed computing software used to donate your IDLE computer time to science projects  to predict and design protein structures and protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions.

only runs about 80% of the time.

Winzip.


McAfee Security Center

Install Pending Files.


Sorry for the long delay I have been out of the office for awhile, thank you for the reply.

Disable Boinc
Disable McAffee including email scanning if it's turned on
WinZip also does not need to run at startup

Then try and run chkdsk /r from the Start/Run command prompt...

P.S. You can safely switch off also install pending files....sounds like some Windows updates didn't finish but we need to run chkdsk and defrag first.Thanks again Patio:

I found some information on my problem. Unfortunately it does not look good. Here is a thread I found while searching google....This person pretty much has the exact same problem I do trying to run chkdsk (which seems to be my real problem)

http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/windows-xp/19442-chkdsk-problems.html

for some reason chkdsk can not check the volume of drive C at startup (before windows or any programs are even loaded)
since it can't check the volume it remain checked as needed to be run. since it does not run, defrag can't start because it is waiting for chkdsk to complete.

I am in some kind of borked cycle.

of course I can not find my system CD to see if I can do a repair, but I think that's my next step.Have you tried what was suggested yet and did that produce any results ? ?
Yes, I tried all of them, and a couple others I found on other forums with people with this problem. It looks like I have a corrupted file somewhere. So I get to back up all of my files and do a system re-install.


thank you again Patio.You're more than Welcome...and Welcome to CH !Update:

Well not wanting to do a system REINSTALL (two years worth of work on that laptop), I decided to try something a bit more drastic.

I upgraded the OS to Vista.

I can now defrag the hard drive

The best part is I did not lose any files, so although that fix cost me the price of the Vista upgrade, I am happy I did not have to worry about forgetting something and than losing it.

Love your forum Patio, and thanks for the Auslogics Disk Defrag link.
I let it run over night, there were way too many red boxes for me to wait and watch it. 
Good to hear...now would be a good time to start considering a solid backup strategy for your data...you saw how close you came to having NOTHING.

I am having problems reinstalling WMP11 on Vista, WMP11 comes with Vista, and is loosely intergraded with it, and therefor, cannot be installed. You can not download the Windows XP version of WMP11 EITHER, as it PLAIN and simply will not work.

It is not under "Turn on or off Windows features [Windows Components]" or "Uninstall a Program"

I searched Google for a while today, and found absolutely nothing.

Vista uses WMP version: 11.0.6001.6346
(XP does not use this version, it uses a version that is specifically made for XP)

Currently using Vista SP1 (BETA)

Issue causing me to want to reinstall WMP11:
I can no longer seen video, or anything under the "Now Playing" windowDid you crosscheck with VLC, if it'll play? Quote from: Broni on January 05, 2008, 06:46:45 PM

Did you crosscheck with VLC, if it'll play?

Did it just happen? Any new stuff on your computer?

Did you try System Restore?

I suspect the issue started when I installed Vista.

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I suspect the issue started when I installed Vista.

Oh, I didn't know that. Was it clean install?

Hey, maybe it's something about SP1 (beta)?

Yeah, I don't mind trying betas of regular programs, but for the OS, I'd never do it on my main computer.
Didn't you create any backup before installing SP1?

So guys, I'm TOTALLY new to this forum, anyways. I've just discovered remote desktop connection, and I think it would be pretty funny to screw with my sister when SHES LOGGED onto her computer. BUT shes on XP and I'm on VISTA, and whenever I connect with my computer, her computer logs off. Is there any ways to change this to where I can just be on as the same TIME as her and mess around with her? All responses are appreciated.Welcome to the CH forums.

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I've just discovered remote desktop connection, and I think it would be pretty funny to screw with my sister when shes logged onto her computer.

Suddenly (on Vista home premium) when I hover over the items displayed on my toolbar the 'pop up' display of the page has disappeared - how can I get this service back?Right click on taskbar empty space, click Properties, and make sure, you have this checked:
Broni,

When the properties/taskbar tabs are clicked the "Show window previews (thumbnails)" box shows up as faded and unable to accept a check mark.  I think, you have Aero disabled.
   1. Right click on the desktop and select "Personalize".
   2. Choose "Window Color and Appearance".
   3. Click the blue link titled "Open classic appearance properties for more color options".
   4. Change the color-scheme from "WINDOWS Vista Basic" to "Windows Aero".
Tried this, and yes it was on Windows Vista basic.
Changed to Aero - clicked apply - SCREEN goes B/W for around 30 secs, returns to colour and stays on Aero - click O.K.
But then after closing STILL does not work - return to Personalize and it's back on basic again!
How much RAM do you have?I have 1.00gb.
As the unit is under 1 year old and still under warranty I'd lose this if I messed about adding more.1GB of RAM, and 128MB of video RAM is what M$ lists as minimum to run Aero, but in real life, I'd double both. That may be your problem.
...and, no, adding RAM won't void your warranty.

Y'know this is going to sound weird, but suddenly the service just appeared again this afternoon!

Thanks for your help and advice anyway Broni, as always, you are most helpful to us laymen.

I'll look further into the additional RAM via the computer supplier and if O.K. I'll have it doubled - I'm going to need it in the future anyway.Maybe instead of going thru the supplier you may want to do it yourself and save a few bucks...
Travel to Crucial.com and do an online scan of your machine. This will tell you exactly what type that machine takes.
Write down the info and then you can shop locally for the best price.
When you're ready to do this POST back and we can give you step by step instructions...Listen to patio. At Crucial, you'll get 1GB stick for $20-$25.Thank you both.
I'm off to Belfast with work for the next week, but I'll certainly complete this on my return and follow your instructions to complete the installation.

Thanks both, once again.Well have a Pint of the Good Stuff for me while your there...
My Brother's there right now...his girlfriend's two Daughters are dancing in the World's. Quote

have a Pint of the Good Stuff for me

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have a Pint of the Good Stuff for me

What about me?

Not sure if this is a PROBLEM or not. I started to defrag my HARD drive like 3 hours ago now (USING Vista). The problem i have is, there's no display to tell me how long or anything is. I don't even know if the program is working or if it has crashed, all i can see is a blue icon spinning. Any suggestions would be good.

Also anyone know of a free vista defrag program incase i NEED it. Thanks!Auslogics Disk Defrag

Did i mention that it's Free ? ?

 Nice ONE cheers

WHAT makes the rectangular magnifying glass appear when I'm typing?
It HAPPENS so quickly I never can tell which key or combination of keys I've touched to ACTIVATE this. The only WAY to make it disappear is to SHUT OFF THE COMPUTER and start over again. Surely someone out there can help me?

Thank you! Quote from: CKVan on March 25, 2008, 06:38:51 PM

WHAT makes the rectangular magnifying glass appear when I'm typing?
It happens so quickly I never can tell which key or combination of keys I've touched to activate this. The only way to make it disappear is to SHUT OFF THE COMPUTER and start over again. Surely someone out there can help me?

Thank you!

In this game that i play... well lets just say that im paranoid and im not the most friendly person on the game... and there are some people that can do somthing about it....

Summing up that--- People are after me. I need a proxy to protect my true location. All the proxies i have tried only APPLY in the internet browser, and not my game... is there some way how i can have the program "launch" my game with the proxy running behind it, or one that will do the same thing

Summing the summary up... I need a proxy to run in my game that i play.

thanks

~Simi

EDIT: oh yes freeware is most-wanted but ill take anything... I don't think it is possible. But you can try a firewall. Right now I'm using COMODO Firewall Pro 3.

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im paranoid and im not the most friendly person on the game... and there are some people that can do somthing about it....

Like what?

.. to look at something like Tor.

http://www.castlecops.com/downloads-cat-9.html

Probably doesnt fit in this thread but since you took me to that website patio... what does an FTP do? I know that it stands for File Transfer Protocol but... Just curious

Hello,
I have RECENTLY bought a new computer with Windows Vista. However, I picked a DIFFERENT cheaper MONITOR to the one that was part of the package. The problem is that I dont think the new monitor has been set up to deal with windows Vista as the screen looks stretched horizontally(1024/768). And if I change the resolution to 1280/800, then it doesnt stretch to fit the screen (and cannot be stretched using the monitor settings).

The 1280/768 also doesn't work

Furthermore in both cases, the fonts look blurry.

Should MONITORS be installed to work with Vista? Do i need to download new drivers?

It is a LiteView TFT-LCD (LM15W) 15".

Any help would be much appreciated...Monitors usually come with its drivers on CD. Did you install those? Is it WIDE screen, or regular screen monitor?
Windows version shouldn't matter. It's between your graphic card, and a monitor.

Help Please?       

Computer worked fine one day.  Then the next day during startup, at the first login screen where I choose which ACCOUNT (which I only have one), it failed saying "The Group Policy Client server failed the login."  Then the computer automatically shuts down and restarts itself. 

If I boot up to this screen but do not click my account button, it will eventually SHUTDOWN and reboot itself ANYWAYS.  I tried going into SAFE Mode, same thing.

Using Windows Vista.  Any IDEA's anyone???

Please could someone help me, every TIME I turn my computer on and the desktop picture comes up, this window comes up Explorer.EXE - Bad Image. I have to click on it like 15 times before it doesn't come up anymore. If all is loaded on the desktop and I want to play Solitaire or HEARTS, the window will pop back up again and need to be closed. Please could someone tell me how to get rid of this?? ThanksWelcome to the CH forums.

You probably have the Explorer.exe virus (see here).  Please wait for one of the CH authorized malware removal personnel to respond or ask the mods to move your post to the Virus etc. forum.

Meantime ensure your anti-virus and firewall are up to date.   

When posting please include details of your system especially the Operating System installed.  We can't be expected to guess on anything from Win.3 thru' Vista.

Edit:  It didn't take long for the CAVALRY (Broni) to arrive...

This is not a FULL message, you're getting.
It should be also saying something like:
The application or DLL C:\windows\system32\file_name is not a valid windows image....BLAH blah
What file name is mentioned?

Does anyone know a good firewall for windows vista home premium 32bit. I dont want any that will slow up my online gamming and a free one would be good. Thanks! jetico...Wyvern Works FirewallComodo. Quote from: macdad- on March 20, 2008, 08:00:08 PM

Wyvern Works Firewall

Last summer I bought a fuji fineix f31 fd camera.  After COPYING photos and videos to my toshiba satellite laptop, they random corrupt.  The ones burnt to C.D are fine and do not corrupt.  I uninstalled the finepix software, but still no luck.  I have tried opening in fire fox and IE but still no luck.  Does ANYONE have any ideas please  before the Mrs executes me!  Cheers

MelvynMelvyn, I know zilch about computers, but I did have trouble with my Fuji Finepix when I converted to Vista. I contacted the Fuji home website, explained my problem and they forwarded me a NEW disc with the upgrade on it. All serene. Of course this only applied to the Vista problem. As for the rest I stand in awe of some of the POSTERS on this FORUM. How they keep all that info in their heads beats me
Cheers
Henell

if not try this

http://beyourownit.com/videos/helpremovingavirus.html

Hi, Doug, I APPRECIATE you following up 

Did the safe MODE thing and no change

By the WAY, should I change it BACK?

yesThen, you should be OK. Run NOD scan, just in case.
That file was in Internet Temporary folder. Quote from: Broni on MARCH 17, 2008, 05:26:50 PM

Then, you should be OK. Run NOD scan, just in case.
That file was in Internet Temporary folder.

My mouse pointer, at TIMES, will suddenly become a miniature scrollbar when I'm PASSING it over a webpage and thereby making the page scroll along with my mouse movement as though I were using the scrollbar.  This is very irritating and SERVES zero purpose as far as I am concerned....If I wanted to scroll the page I would do it using the normal scrollbar on the side of the window...anyway, I've went to mouse under control panel and there doesn't appear to be anyway of shutting this off but what do I know I don't even know what you call this little dirty mouse trick,  I hope this is making some sort of sense to somebody out there because it's getting to me.   Not sure what pertenant info you need:  RUNNING Windows Vista; Synaptics Touchpad.  This happens when you press mouse wheel. You MAY be doing it by accident, or your mouse is going south.I'm using a mouse pad, there is no wheel.   Thanks for replying though.   This will happen if you touch the right hand side of the pad.
Keep away from there and use the left hand 3/4 or so of the pad, and you won't encounter this issue.
If you access the mouse properties, there may be a way to disable this feature.