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i have this app in xp sys32 cant find out what it is , anyone?  lb54 thxIs this a EXE file?

padex.exe ?

You can right click it and get some INFO about it...version...company....etc...

Is the correct spelling padexe.exe? Whether yes or no, Toshiba laptops use a program of that name for touchpad configuration, but the program file is located in this folder: C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\PadTouch\ which is not the folder you mentioned.

However, I quote from file.net...

http://www.file.net/process/padexe.exe.html

Quote

Some malware CAMOUFLAGE themselves as PadExe.exe, PARTICULARLY if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder.

I use windows XP and every time I watch a dvd or watch tv on Windows media center the program locks up. If I hit Ctrl + Alt + Delete the program will then start WORKING. The problem HAPPENS at random times and locks up using both windows media center and windvd. I am not sure what the problem is but if anyone has any ideas I would LIKE to hear them.

ThanksCheck the event logs and see if you find any ERRORS when the VIDEO locks up. Than post them here.

Computer specs, please, including info about video card.

Ok, so here's what I did:
I remapped my keyboard (because i wanted to learn how) using KeyTweak
q= 1
a = eject
w= capslock
e = x

so now I can't logon because i need the a and e, which no longer exist on my keyboard...

i have tried:
using an external keyboard
logging onto the guest account (which will not work for some reason)
logging onto the admin. but i have changed the basic password and forgot it
restoring to the last known good configuration

any IDEAS?u better use you guest account , and use "regedit" in cmd over there.I can't get into the guest account.solution 1

go to dos prompt  and then insert the key bord utility c.d in ur drive. install it once again.

if u donot HAV key board c.d then

solution 2 ,

steps

1) switch off ur computer.
2) wait for 5 min.
3) open ur cpu.
4) remove the battery wait 1 min and then reinsert the battery.

that wil FLUSH password.I don't have a CD for the keyboard.
This password is for the basic log on into my computer. I dont think that taking the battery out will make a difference... since this has been done by replacing the battery and all the passwords stay.wel u write this querry in the dos forum becoz i think u cannot correct it from windows.I  got it fixed, I had to hit the "windows" key and then "u" which brings up an on-screen keyboard. Thanks for your help!Glad you got it working. 

Quote from: vishalsaxena17 on April 02, 2008, 01:12:59 AM

1) switch off ur computer.
2) wait for 5 min.
3) open ur cpu.
4) remove the battery wait 1 min and then reinsert the battery.

that wil flush password.

Can somebody help? I want to wipe a computer clean of any novell COMPONENTS. I have a computer my father gave me that is CONFIGURED to access his jobs network...he still uses his old computer and doesn't NEED this one. I want to keep the current version of Win XP Pro that they have installed but after that I just assume get rid of everything and start from scratch. I unfortunately don't have the windows installation disks so I can't really REFORMAT the drive....where should I start?
Any Ideas?
Thanks1) uninstall anything you don't want
2) manually remove what you don't want
3) run CCleaner and fix your registry then wipe clean
4) open a command prompt and type "chkdsk c: /r /f" with no quotes. It will ask if you want to schedule a check during the next boot, type "y" then reboot (note- this could take a long time to FINISH when the process boots up, get a book)
5) run a defragmentor program

This is a quick way for you to start more or less "fresh"Easy Cleaners
-- Freeware registry scanner
Registrar Lite
-- Excellent replacement for Windows Regedit
Crap Cleaner
-- Freeware registry scanner/history cleaner

Caution is advised when using these programs!
Create backups of all important files before proceeding.

What is it that causes the initial window asking me to logon? I removed client for novell through add /remove but it still shows the standalone and domain choices at startup and I still have to put in the password to logon.
I appreciate the help but I guess I'm asking for an idea of "What it is I don't want" can I post a some kind of startup logfile so I know what network components are left to get rid of?
Thanks Guys
pdough

When I log onto my COMPUTER all of my programs load like normal but after about 15 seconds all of my icons disappear and I can't access anything. Any advice?Can you scan for Viruses and Trojan Horses?Damaged Icon FILE, REBUILD with TweakUI.Can you still see your SYSTEM tray and START button? If everything except your background disappears your explorer shell is crashing. For that you can try litestep, a different shell for your browsing your comp.

I'm running XP home edition on a Dell Dimension 4400. Is there a calendar buried in XP somewhere that I can place on my desktop?Not that I KNOW of... However, if you surf the web, I'm sure you'll come across what you're looking for...

[glb]Flame[/glb]You could always put a Icon/Shortcut to your My Way calendar on your desktop. This would make it easy to get too and be handy for LOGGING reminders etc.

My 2½¢Double-click the CLOCK in the systray... (?)

To choose a different calendar Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel.

On the Regional Options tab, under Standards and formats, click Customize.

On the Date tab, in the Calendar type LIST, click a calendar type.

Notes

To open Regional and Language Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Regional and Language Options.

If Calendar type is not available, your location does not support multiple calendars. The region selected under Standards and formats on the Regional Options tab determines whether multiple calendars are available.


Alant:

The closest thing to what you want is the calendar in Microsoft Outlook.  

REGARDS,
Doc

i just started the whole computer clean and im having problems with graphics. when i try to play games first of all the colors are sloppy  and when i install the game there is a error message that says must run in 256 colors in order to play. in the display settings i only have 2 options
1. 2 color(black and white)
2. 16 bit
there are no options about 256 colors and before i cleaned out the system i had those options. also my sound doesnt work. help me please. i need a painkiller!!! Quote

i just started the whole computer clean and im having problems with graphics. when i try to play games first of all the colors are sloppy  and when i install the game there is a error message that says must run in 256 colors in order to play. in the display settings i only have 2 options
1. 2 color(black and white)
2. 16 bit
 there are no options about 256 colors and before i cleaned out the system i had those options. also my sound doesnt work. help me please. i need a painkiller!!!

there is a video card that the computer  autodetected and it was a standard vga card(somewhere around there).

Chances are that if neither work properly, no software on your computer can tell what is installed.
 

im trying the everest home edition thing. Before i went in to ms dos prompt  and put down debug.then i wrote
-d c000:0060

Then i got info about my video driver and it said something like ibm..vga campitable.  And also when i restarted the computer i pressed the  pause/break  button  on the keyboard and i got other info about my video driver but the only thing it said was ega/vga. When i went into run and and wrote dxdiag i only got info on the video adapter i was using which is standard pci adapter(vga).  

I have just reinstalled WINDOWS XP, but I can only set my display properties to a maximum of 16 colours and a screen resolution 800x600. I THOUGHT Windows XP was meant to detect my graphics card for me. Is it faulty?XP can't always detect the graphics card and from your description I THINK you need to install the graphics card driver.
Depending on your system, you may have ONE on a driver or motherboard CD that came with the computer.everytime I've reinstalled XP, I've had to install the card's own graphics driverOnce again, reinstall the drivers and you should be OK.

Alan <><

Anyone KNOW how to FIX this problem with windows xp. when i click on tools and click on internet options it POPS open in a small box and disapears. I can't clear my cache or anything.Try USING CCleaner v2.06.567 - Slim - No TOOLBAR. See if that helps....or see, if you can access Internet Options from Control Panel.

Hello.

The techs at my school thought it would be funny to ADD registry FILES to the registry which stop msn from working. I have LOCATED them and deleted them but whenever I start up my computer they come up again! I NEED to KNOW where I can stop them from being added,

Thanks,

Rez Try doing  a restore from a date prior to the pranksters joke.

Alan <><

I just restarted my computer and when it loaded was everything huge!  The icons are way bigger than normal and are weird colors.  For a minute I thought I was in safe mode, but I'm not.  I restarted it to see if it would go back to normal but it hasn't.  It's hard to explain, but if anyone can help me fix it it would be very much appreciated. Tell us about the operating system, and the kind of computer.  Also, do you remember the last thing you were doing (surfing the 'net, or running a particular application) before you started having the problem?

You may be able to right-click on the desktop, select properties, click the settings tab, and see how the video resolution is set...My computer is Windows XP Professional. 
I was deleting some programs in the add/delete thing in the control panel.  I'm thinking maybe I deleted something IMPORTANT :S.  But I can't think of anything I could have deleted.  In the DISPLAY properties, settings, it says my screen resolution is 640 by 480 pixels, and the color quality is Lowest (4 bit)..but I can't make it any higher.  try to re-install the graphic card,

please tell us the video card/ gfx cardHow do I reinstall the graphics card?  I went to device manager to see if it was listed there but I'm not quite sure what to look for.Jade, do you have an entry in Device Manager for Display Adapter?  When you click on the little + box, what does it tell you?It says 'Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller'.Oh, well I restarted it and it's all fixed now .   Which is weird, because I had restarted it before.  But ANYWAY, thankyou very much for HELPING! Excellent!

I chalk that up to "Sometimes It's Better to Be Lucky Than Good" and I'm not too proud to admit it!

Is there a free program that can check if my windows XP is free of bad/corrupt files? I have xp, 3g ram, Pentium D 2.79gz, ...so my MACHINE is fine technically, but seems when I open most THINGS in My Documents explorer crashes and has to restart.   I have had SIMILAR problems and have had good luck with Defrag and chkdsk.Open Run and type SFC /scannow and hit enter.
This will check your system files. You will need your XP install disc.

I've got several small utility programs that I WOULD like to run every time I start up my computer. I'm USING windows xp w/sp2. When I go to msconfig to try and get these to start up with the other programs, the programs are not LISTED. How can I get these things(or other programs) to BOOT up with all the other stuff?  I'm assuming XP here...
Documents and Settings/User/Start Menu/Startup...
DRAG the program's executable into this folder...

You should be good to go.There are a fair few ways of achieving this...

Through the Registry e.g. HKLM _RUN

Through system infomraiton files e.g. win.ini

Through scheduled tasks

Through the windows "start up" folder.

Using shell hooks.

Every time I log on I get these.

C:\progra~1\mywebs~1\bar\2.bin\mwsbar.Dll
C:\windows\system32\mljge.dll
C:\windows\system32\mfejtlyx.dll
C:\windows\system32\ymnmrmme.dll

It's on a Dell Dimension 4300 s - XP Home edition.

A few weeks ago I uninstalled a few things to clean up the computer. If it ever warned me that I might affect something I bypassed it.Your computer is infected....

Print these instructions out.

1. Download SUPERAntiSpyware Free for Home Users:
http://www.superantispyware.com/

    * Double-click SUPERAntiSpyware.exe and use the default settings for installation.
    * An icon will be created on your desktop. Double-click that icon to launch the program.
    * If asked to update the program definitions, click "Yes". If not, update the definitions before scanning by selecting "Check for Updates". (If you encounter any problems while downloading the updates, manually download and unzip them from here: http://www.superantispyware.com/definitions.html.)
    * Close SUPERAntiSpyware.

Restart computer in Safe MODE.
To enter Safe Mode, restart computer, and keep tapping F8 key, until menu appears; select Safe Mode; you'll see "Safe Mode" in all four corners of your screen

    * Open SUPERAntiSpyware.
    * Under "Configuration and Preferences", click the Preferences button.
    * Click the Scanning Control tab.
    * Under Scanner Options make sure the following are checked (leave all others unchecked):
          o Close browsers before scanning.
          o Scan for tracking cookies.
          o Terminate memory threats before quarantining.
    * Click the "Close" button to leave the control center screen.
    * Back on the main screen, under "Scan for Harmful Software" click Scan your computer.
    * On the left, make sure you check C:\Fixed Drive.
    * On the right, under "Complete Scan", choose Perform Complete Scan.
    * Click "Next" to start the scan. Please be PATIENT while it scans your computer.
    * After the scan is complete, a Scan SUMMARY box will appear with potentially harmful items that were detected. Click "OK".
    * Make sure EVERYTHING has a checkmark next to it and click "Next".
    * A notification will appear that "Quarantine and Removal is Complete". Click "OK" and then click the "Finish" button to return to the main menu.
    * If asked if you want to reboot, click "Yes".
    * To retrieve the removal information after reboot, launch SUPERAntispyware again.
          o Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab.
          o Under Scanner Logs, double-click SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log.
          o If there are several logs, click the current dated log and press View log. A text file will open in your default text editor.
          o Please copy and paste the Scan Log results in your next reply.
    * Click Close to exit the program.
Post SUPERAntiSpyware log.

RESTART COMPUTER!

2. Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html to your desktop.

    * Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
    * At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
    * If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
    * Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
    * When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
    * Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
    * When completed, a log will open in Notepad.
    * Post the log back here.

The log can also be found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt
Or at C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt

RESTART COMPUTER!

3. Download HijackThis:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/hijackthis.html
Post HijackThis log.Thanks Broni, I downloaded and installed the Superantispyware, and an AVG, I saw that advice that you gave someone else. I still get the 4 errors. So next I will get the Malware kit from the geek SITE. That should take care of it huh? You didn't follow my instructions at all, so, please, read my previous post again.Thanks Broni, I'll be going to my daughters house tomorrow and will do that. No problem.

I recently had problems with my computer so I opted to do a re-install of Windows XP. I used the files and settings transfer WIZARD to transfer some of my programs to a secondary FreeAgent hard drive. It shows the files as being copied in 4 different files for a total of around 5GB. My problem is they are all DAT files and I can't FIGURE out how to retrieve the programs. Please help. I am lost. The secondary hard drive connects to my computer via USB.I beleieve you need to run FAST on the new setup and point it to where the files are located when prompted...How do I do that? And is there a way to only recover certain files? I couldn't get it to work so I have already reloaded all my programs on the new install. So I don't really need them all now, my AOL has changed to the new software so I don't really want the old. All I really want is my pictures. If there is not a way, can I use system restore once I get my pictures back and save them elsewhere. Sorry but I really just need my pictures and that is all. Thanks for your help. Had same problem here is a link that u need to follow:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fast.htm

GET THE UPDATED VERSION OF FAST

Once u have down load this updated to FAST u can begin:

Follow the instructions, but DO NOT SELECT THE FILE USMT2.UNC , INSTEAD JUST SELECT THE LETTER DRIVE OF THE AGENT FREE AGENT in my case it was D:\.

It worked great.

BTW if u select the file it will give u a error,just select the drive letter of the USB HHD. Finally found the link I was looking for:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&tid=18572829-69d0-4650-a554-40a21c56c908&cat=en-us-ms-winxp&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1

check rodeo fix,sorry it took me so long to post the link. I have allot of them. I guess someday I will have to arrange and update them.

MY COMPUTER IS CURRENTLY OPERATING ON VISTA.  BECAUSE OF SOME COMPATABILITY WITH SOME OF MY PERIFERALS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO XP PRO.  CAN I LOAD XP PRO OVER VISTA, OR HOW DO I REMOVE VISTA SO I CAN RELOAD XP?have you GOT a Caps Lock key?

Can anyone advise how to disable Outlook Express as the default mail program.  I am using a different program called EasyMail.  The program works very well, but when I hit my e-mail hot key on the Logitech wireless keyboard, it always brings up OE.  
I have specified in my EasyMail software that it is the default mail program, but the only way it will work properly is if I double click the EasyMail icon.
Any HELP WOULD be appreciated.

THANKS,
insp frostFrost:

Easy!  Use the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel to uninstall Outlook:

In Windows XP:

1. Click Start &GT; Control Panel
2. Click Switch to Classic View in the left pane.
3. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs applet in the right pane.
4. In Add or Remove Programs, click Add/Remove Windows Components in the left pane.
5. In the Windows Components Wizard, remove the checkmark from the Outlook Express checkbox and select NEXT.  
6. Follow the instructions to remove Outlook.  
7. Select Apply and OK to any dialog boxes that ask you to confirm the changes.

That should do it!
Doc
     Thanks for the input Doc.  It did the trick.  Just in case anyone else has the same problem, and they are also using Logitech I Touch k/b, they will have to uninstall the I Touch software and then reinstall it after rebooting the computer.  They can then hit the e-mail hot key and it will take them to the new default mail program.

Mucho Gracias
insp frost :

I only know basics about computers, and have a PC that had been having problems. I got a laptop started using it and just left the other sitting.  I would like to know if theres a way to restore it to its ORIGINAL condition when I first got it.  Its a Compaq and Windows XP.  I have tried system restore, when it tells be to choose a date to restore to, the only date available is today. 
Other problems are:
    *On my desktop, the only icon that will open is a document I have from the word processor. If I tried to open My Computer or others, the screen goes right back to my desktop.
    *When I click on Start, I can get Microsoft Offices to open.  No My Computer, or Control Pantel.  The way I got to System Restore was to go to Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-System Restore.
Compaq's ship with what's known as a Recovery CD...running this will take the machine back to Day One status.

NOTE: You will lose all data and programs on the machine so make sure to BACKUP what you need.wait until patio READS this and see what he says

click tools , internet options , advanced , reset internet explorer options click reset , and FOLLOW instructions

it will take pc back to when you got it without losing anything

harryThis indeed works on Compaq's that shipped with the Recovery info on a hidden partition...we still don't know if this is the case.That sounds great and this very well could be a crazy question coming from me but how exactly do I click on tools.  I can't open the My Computer or really anything from desktop.  I can't get to it or control panel clicking on Start.  Thanks for replying.Did it come with a Recovery CD ? ?I believe it did but now that I need it its nowhere to be found.  This computer is a few years old.  I called Compaq to see if maybe they could send another but I guess since its such an older model they gave me another number.  I called, there was a recording that they were closed.  This leads me to think that it might be a hassle to get another copy of the recovery cd.  I will TRY to call back during business hours and see what happens.  ThanksHave you tried in safemode ? ?

I just got one of those Kodak all in one printers. Well, I loaded the software and it WORKED fine for the FIRST couple of days. I also downloaded photoshop to edit my pic/projects. The printer and copier still WORK fine, but every time I try to scan an image I get this error message: LoadLibrary(Twain_32.dll) failed with error 2147483651. I tried reloading the software and unistalling then REINSTALLING it without any change. I asked the Kodak people, but they say it is a microsoft error therefore not printer related. I looked in a bunch of troubleshooting articles/sites but I don't know what to do to get rid of this error message or to be able to use my scanner again. Oh, I have a dell insprion 6000 labtop and microsoft xp home edition. Please help!

I have just reinstalled Windows XP and the WHEEL and buttons on my LOGITECH mouse have stopped working. How can I fix them?”All the buttons?
If it's just the "special" buttons that don't work you just need to install a DRIVER from Logitech.
You should be able to find it here.

I have a wireless router and am trying to GET the family computers all hooked up again. I had to REINSTALL the software of the computer which is hooked up to the internet service (cable internet) and so then I had to configure router settings again. We have Linksys router and 1 wireless adapter card and the other computer has built-in wifi with it.

I never used security settings in the PAST because I just assumed the default settings were the secure settings. When I found out they weren't I wanted to set up the security settings, naturally.

the wireless card is not able to use WPA so I had to use WEP settings at 128 bit.

I have the laptop with the card hooked up and I typed in the WEP key etc. It's connected and I'm using that now.

My problem is getting the computer with the built-in wifi to be able to connect too. I thought I typed in the STUFF correctly but it's not connecting.

That computer has Windows XP.

I went into Network Connections and clicked on the connection then clicked Properties then clicked Wireless NETWORKS tab then selected the SSID name from the list and clicked Properties button.

for Network Authentication I selected "open"
for data encryption I selected "WEP"
in the network key box I copy/pasted the long 26 character code that Linksys had generated for the password I selected. It had generated 4 of those codes and I assumed any code would be able to connect. The computer I am using now connected with the first code. I tried two of the codes for the other computer but it doesn't connect.

What am I doing wrong here?Do you get any error messages?
Have you tried updating the driver for the wireless adapter?I'm not sure why it wasn't working before but it's working now. My husband said he clicked some button that said "repair connection". I had tried that myself and it didn't work when I tried it

WHEN I GET A E MAIL WITH A VOICE MESSAGE IT WILL SHOW PICTURES , BUT NO VOICE WITH THEM. I AM SURE  THAT IT MUST BE SOME THING THAT I HAVE MESSED UP, BUT HOW DO I CORRECT IT THANKS  ;)KENTUCKY-NICKWhat SOFTWARE do you USE?I THINK YOU ARE REFERING TO MY WINDOWS 98 2nd.Are you using Outlook?YES I HAVE OUTLOOK AS MY DEFAULT BUT I ALSO HAVE INCREDIMAIL. PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR MY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPUTER.

I am having trouble viewing this petgame site.Yesterday it was working perfectly fine but towards the evening it went out.But i aksed the staff & players of the game if there having the same problem & they said no,they can SEE it perfectly fine.So i thought well it'll work in the morning but no.But i can VIEW other websites fine.Any advice?  :-/u can tell u r a NOOB to forums... DO NOT SEND THE SAME POST TWICE (it annoys and confuses PEOPLE)

[glb]FireChaser[/glb]

My computer seems to be messed up beyond repare. I've tried countless anti VIRUS anti spyware anti whatevers on it and it's still acting really bad. I don't even have control over what I can and can't do with it, it's terrible. Someone please just give me some kind of idea of what to do.What do you mean by bad? It laggs, it crashes or it plains just fails to load? Well if that all fails there are a few things you can do

1. Remove all Programs that you do not need anymore

2. MAKE sure you have a spyware/adware scan that goes with your virus scan

3. You can always erase and reformat your computer and start fresh * This is not recomended and is only a last resort*
- You need a windows operating CD, a floopry for a start up disk and another free FLOPPY for a program

I would give you more advice if you were more detail with the problemsMost of my programs just completely fail to load. My instant messenger and Windows Media Player most notably. My CD's were recently stolen and I had all of them backed up on my computer in windows media format. My burner is basically useless. My main concern is actually my music so I don't want to have to system restore. Do you know of a way to back all my music up before I system restore?We may be able to help, Dave, but we're going to need some more specific information.

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I don't even have control over what I can and can't do with it

Most of my programs just completely fail to load.

Do you know of a way to back all my music up before I system restore?

... My CD's were recently stolen and I had all of them backed up on my computer in windows media format. My burner is basically useless. My main concern is actually my music so I don't want to have to system restore. Do you know of a way to back all my music up before I system restore?

I'm having a really weird problem: When I turn on my computer, it just freezes with a BLANK screen, without even showing the BIOS splash screen thing. I can tell it's on, since the power light indicator thingy lights up and I can STILL open the CD drive tray. And the really weird part is that if I restart it once or twice, it works fine.
(I have an HP PAVILION ze5185 laptop with PhoenixBIOS (can't remember the revision number) and Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2.)
Please help me!!! It's getting really annoying!
When a PC starts it has to go thru  a POST (power on self test). This will loads BIOS, when the BIOS finish loading. The OS starts to load. So if u have to turn it on and off several times to POST, it may be several things:

bad power supply (PS)
bad MB
or u might have to upgrade the BIOS.

Try upgrading the BIOS with the  latest version and see what happens. If this works great, if not check the voltage coming from the PS. Last u might need a new MB

Good luck and let us know what happens.BTW is it making any noise. It is giving a series of beeps. If it is giving a series of beeps count them, WRITE down the number of beeps. go to MS Support or the PC manufactor and do a search.

Can anyone tell why my Microsft Update page will not open, all I get Cannot DISPLAY page. Have check every where but to no avail. Any ideas would be great Running windows XP Prof. have DONE all the check Spy Virus Firewall tunning. I have been able to get into the site with no trouble for the PAST 18 months but YESTERDAY No GO.Do you have 'Automatic Updates' enabled in 'Services'?
(Not Control PANEL)
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Admin Tools>Services Quote

Do you have 'Automatic Updates' enabled in 'Services'?
(Not Control Panel)
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Admin Tools>Services

Windows 98, 3nd EDITION.  Everything running great.  Suddenly during boot up, just after Wndows 98 screen is shown, screen goes TOTALLY black and the message "Cannot display this video mode" appears.  Am at a loss as cannot get to any desktop controls. etc.Try changing the display setting. If that fails, test monitor: PLUG into different computer and see what happens.  See if same thing happens with other monitor.Cannot change display because cannot get to control panel.Then test the monitor in the manner I described before.You should be able to start in safe mode then ADJUST your display SETTINGS (low), then reboot.Hold down the f5 key on boot up...for safe mode.Have you recently reloaded the system,if so you will need the graphics drivers....

Well here's my problem, my computer hangs up randomly. Now I don't mean bsod or crash in general, I mean a total system freeze, mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc, stops responding and they freeze in position on the screen wherever they are. This usually happens once a day, but has happened up to 3 or 4 times. When I restart the event viewer sees no errors nor does my system report an error of any kind.

System Overview
OS: XP pro 5.1 build 2600, service pack 1
Motherboard: Soyo P4VTE
Bios: 7.00T
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz, hyperthreaded
RAM: 1024 DDR Elixer
Direct X: 9c
Graphics Card: nVIDIA 5700LE 256mb ram, driver v. 7.1.8.9
H.D.D.: Maxtor 160GB, 5700 RPM, 8MB cache

If A HijackThis log is needed I can post one

What I have tried already

1) Changing my video driver
2) Swapping ram, using memtest 86 first - no errors found
3) Removing Norton
4) Removing Service Pack 2
5) Removing all programs not default to windows
6) System restore
7) Switching IDE CABLES
Adjusting the hyperthreading option, agp control, and ram control in bios, they are now at their default
9) Searched microsoft for a knowledge based article
10) Did a search in general on every forum I could find
11) Defragmented
12) Used the checkdisk (chkdsk) utility, "chkdsk /r /f" - found no bad sectors
13) Checked power, it's just fine
14) Did a virus, adware, spyware, and malware check, found nothing
15) Adjusted unnecessary options in Services in msconfig, turned them off, then reset them back to default
16) Backed up registry and made adjustments with ccleaner - great program by the way
17) Used norton win doctor to try and find any problems
18) Checked for IRQ conflict
19) Well I probably did more but I can't remember any at the moment

Also, my firefox browser has begun to lag lately as the freezes continue, it could be a seperate issue but if it helps. . .

Any help is greatly appreciated.
1. Does the same behaviour occur in safe mode?
2. Is your virus scanner set to continiously scan?
3. What scanners have you used?

Test your Hard Disk Drive using diagnostic software which can be obtainded from the manufacturer. Download sisoft sandra/or aida32 and run diagnostics..........it may be heat related1) Safe mode I haven't tried, that'll probably be next
2) Yes I have a continuous Norton Scan for viruses and worms, version 2005 system works
3) I use ad-aware, spybot, spyware blaster, norton antivirus. When I removed Norton I switched to AVG Antivirus but it to found nothing. Quote

1) Safe mode I haven't tried, that'll probably be next
2) Yes I have a continuous Norton Scan for viruses and worms, version 2005 system works
3) I use ad-aware, spybot, spyware blaster, norton antivirus. When I removed Norton I switched to AVG Antivirus but it to found nothing.

Also using aida32 my +12v is only reaching +7.5 at max. Is my power supply failing?

• Be prepared to spend more than $ 50 on a Power Supply Unit
  
• It is not too light. A 500 Watts weighting only 1 kilogram may not be as durable as a 300 Watts weighing over 1.5 kilogram
  
• Buy a well known brand name PSU that has 400 Watts of true power or more.
  

my problem is i cant get my computer to install new drivers
for my ethernet card, the computer can not find it. im using
windows 98.Go to device MANAGER, select the nic, click propeties. Select update driver, have disk, insert driver disk, point windows to it.Butchuh:

Is the network INTERFACE card (NIC) an ISA or a PCI expansion card?  That is, does it use a white or a brown colored slot on the MOTHERBOARD?

Also, does device manager show that it found an unknown device (ONE marked by a yellow circle with a question mark) or does it show no new devices at all?

Lets 2k or i know.
DocHi  butchuh

Please follow  pcdoc4christ's advice

But I WANT to add one thing here:

when you are giving the floppy of the driver it will tell you to specify a location.

You may haveto give the exact location then

say, if you give A: only as the location it may not be able to find the driver.

you may have to specify the exact folder location also, say A:\Win98 (win98 is the folder where your driverfor NIC is located)

Note: When you are giving the driver it will also ask for the Win98 CD ROM

About a month ago I downloaded and installed (no CD) MS XP-Pro’s Service Pack 2. Ever since I have had almost endless problems and am currently about to toss my SYSTEM out the window! If anyone can help I will be very grateful.

Problems: System is extremely slow – slow –slow: all applications, all situations and apparently not connected with any consistent pattern. It can take between 3-5 minutes to launch MS Word or most other programs.

System hangs at various intervals, again with no apparent pattern

Keyboard stops working and then starts working again without my doing anything other than hitting some keys – sometimes this can take up to 3 minutes before any response

I can TYPE faster than system can keep up and I do not type that fast!

System takes forever – upwards of 7-10 minutes to shut down – again, without regard to what is open at time or whether I close apps prior to attempting to shut down.

System Specs: Dell Dimension 8200; Pentium 4 -512MB RAM; OS: Windows XP – Pro with Service Pack 2; Software installed: Norton Internet Security (run active and updated 2x week);  Photoshop CS2; MS Office Pro; Coral Print Office; no added games. 2 external hard drives; 2 printers (only one kept active and connected); Scanner and Broadband (Cable) Modem.  

I have taken the following STEPS without success: I run adware detector in background and an active scan 1/day; Everest Home indicates that I have 1758MB of virtual MEMORY with only 33% in use – however, I keep getting “out of memory” messages – without a pattern to when they crop up; Prior to installing the service pack I had reformatted by hard drive and had prepared for installation as told by Microsoft techs.

I have been told so many conflicting things from so many people at Microsoft, Dell and other sites: I need more RAM – I have enough RAM (that is one person says I need RAM and another says no); I need to allocate more virtual memory – I did and it made no difference; I need to reformat and reinstall all software – I did this prior to the installation and it has made no difference, I am reluctant to do this again because of the time involved and not knowing if it will help. So, any good advice will be very welcome! Thank you.


So did you remove service pack 2 and is now on service pack 1 or are you still using service pack 2? There are many people who ahve trouble if they download and run service pack 2, from what I hear service pack 2 that came with XP the newer ones, no one seems to have problems... I suggest keep service pack1 unless you reall need service pack2. Service pack 2 only gives you a firewall, and some extra security thingyI have had the "fear of God" as it were drilled into me by the folks at Microsoft about the "crucial need" to keep Service Pack 2 that I have not removed it, but I have been sorely tempted. I suppose the worst that could happen is that removing it makes no difference. Does anyone know if this is really as crucial as MS says?WinXP-SP2 is not the problem.  I think it might be Norton Internet Security.  Uninstall it and see what happens.  BTW, P4-512MB RAM is more than enough for anything EXCEPT serious gaming.

I have installed a seagate 160GB HARD drive with XP from an old Gateway with a bad motherboard into my mom's HP XT858. I get a ACPI complaint. It tells me to turn off during text MODE set up, press7 when prompted to install storage drivers. I  can't get any other screen to APPEAR or the ACPI  complaint off.

The HP XT858 has  a 1 Hz PENTIUM processor, 516 ram, thought I would try to change the 60 GB hard drive with ME to maybe get a little more time from her old system. Thought the bigger hard drive would handle XP better. 

How do I proceed ?   

Steve   With XP and later versions you cannot simply swap a drive from one machine to the NEXT and have it boot properly...
This is by design.

You can however try the following if you have an XP CD from MS with shiny holograms all over it:

Repair Install of XP.

If you are installing from a CD, there might be a problem with the disc; try cleaning the disc or using another disc.

Hey guys, IM new here and was lloking for help This happened 5 minutes ago. I booted up my computer, as usual, its a 3.4Ghz Dual Core Processing computer that has been working excellently and a Daytek 19" screen. so what happened was that i right-clicked on my desktop and went to properties. from there i went to the tab that allows me to change my resolution settings. And then i accidently set the resolution too high and the screen went black and the Monitor said: "Not Support Mode". I am using windows xp professional and would like to KNOW how to change my resolution while not being able to even acces my login screen. it boots up and goes to the windows loading screen then goes to Not Suppport mode again.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! What operating system?  Do you get an option to boot into "Safe Mode"?
If you can boot up in Safe Mode, you should be able to change your video resolution.Try booting into safemode to make the changes...tap F8 repeatedly after POWERING up and before you see the Windows splash screen.hey guys i tried what you said (using safe mode) but for some reason when i reboot into normal mode it still doesnt work.  im starting to think that when i set my  resolution that high it some how corrupted something. i checked my driver (NVIDIA 7900) and it seems fine. anymore suggestions? thanks. i really need to fix this error.Uninstall video driver. Restart. REINSTALL.Thanks so much for helping me guys! I am now able to acces my computer regularly by uninstalling the drivers. but now i have another problem. Icons in the taskbar are all pixelly and ugly and i have thin black borders around my screen. i have already auto configued the screen. if you could help i would really appreciate it.Right clik an empty area of the desktop and select Properties...Try different resolutions starting at 1024X768...go up one at a time this time instead of maxxing it out.Thank you very much. Computer is running normally. I would like to give kudos to everyone who replied to my topic and helping me out! I hope i can help others in the future.

-fenzo666

Case closed.Cool Actually i still have one problem now The taskbar icons are still pretty blurry. Any more suggestions?Do you have ClearType enabled? Quote from: fenzo666 on March 30, 2008, 08:35:34 AM

Thanks so much for helping me guys! I am now able to acces my computer regularly by uninstalling the drivers. but now i have another problem. Icons in the taskbar are all pixelly and ugly and i have thin black borders around my screen. i have already auto configued the screen. if you could help i would really appreciate it.

ok so it has been off for a couple months i WENT to turn it on it ACTS like its going to start up but  then it GOES to a window and brings up 5or 6 options start normaly ,start (with most recent settings that worked), SAFE mode ,safemode using command prompt and,safe mode using networking i searched it and couldnt find nothing so if ya could help that would be great What are you turning on ? ?
I SUSPECT it's a computer here...Clik Here.yes a computer its windows ME i think any1???its ME or XP i dk cuz i cant turn it on and its compaq or whatever

Contact MS through their 800 #...
If this is a legit XP install you shouldn't have to pay twice...
And the people on the other end of this service are not the Ogre's their made out to be.

Quote from: patio on March 26, 2008, 01:14:28 PM

Contact MS through their 800 #...
If this is a legit XP install you shouldn't have to pay twice...
And the people on the other end of this service are not the Ogre's their made out to be.

Thats not true I called an explained what had happened since the pc wont activate threw the tele or pc.  They hung up on me after I said what was wrong. 

I thought I was,  But I dont feel like spending 200 or so to get a new copy of it.

Quote from: patio on March 26, 2008, 01:14:28 PM

Contact MS through their 800 #...
If this is a legit XP install you shouldn't have to pay twice...
And the people on the other end of this service are not the Ogre's their made out to be.

Thats not true I called an explained what had happened since the pc wont activate threw the tele or pc.  They hung up on me after I said what was wrong. 

I've had things on my computer, stuff that came along with something I downloaded.  Found them, got rid of them with antivirus/spyware programs.  But what I would like to know more about are programs such as KEYLOGGERS, etc which may have been installed on a computer by an individual wanting to spy on a second user.   
What would SOMEONE look for? 
How easy are these programs to disable? 
Are these installed programs easy to detect, and .... how? 
Are these programs LISTED in the results of a virus check?  Are these programs easily obtainable? 

And, in case you're wondering, nope I'm not worried about my computer.....just CURIOUS.  DLoad, install, update and run AVG Anti-Spyware and AsQuared on that machine...
Both Free and they will tell you if you have a keylogger...
If you find one Post BACK with your results in our Virus and Spyware section and our Malware Specialists will be along shortly to assist...

This is my first post.  I am a computer beginner.  I like to watch podcasts and streaming video on woodworking subjects.  I can't seem to do this and it is quite frustrating.

I have:

1.  A new Dell PC.
2.  I am using Mozilla and Internet Explorer.
3.  I have a HIGH speed internet connection.

Most videos quite working after a couple of minutes.  Another thing occurs when I TRY to download a podcast.  The operation fails due to "TIMING out."

Any HELP is appreciated.

S MortonSounds like something with your connection. Do you have a download accelerator running? I wouldn't think you would with high speed. MAYBE something with your firewall? Computer specs, please.And if you do watch a lot of streaming videos it's neccessary to empty your Temp. Internet File folder more often...

But as Broni asked...more info.

My pc will only start in safe mode. If i do not start it in safe mode then after about 10seconds of booting up the monitor just seems to switch itself off. If anyone could help i would really appreciate it. I havent GOT a clue what to do  Clik Here...I'm using MICROSOFT windows XP service pack 1.
There hasn't been any error messages.
I'm using a desktop computer which i think is a TYPHOON make.
Last night i reformatted due to a seperate issue and the probelm started when the reformatting had finished.Why no SP2 ? ?
After FORMATTING how did you re-install XP ? ?Sorry, what i meant is the problem occured after XP was installed. No SP2 because the problem started before i got chance to install it.I would do another clean install...

Boot to the XP CD and have it remove the partition and re-create it.
Install XP.
Re-boot and install the MBoard drivers.
Install the VIDEO drivers if applicable.
Install SP2.
Then your protection apps before you go online.

If you still have issues with this method you either have an overheating problem or power issues...

Is there a utility included with any Windows or MS-Dos version (not a third-party program) which will merge two or more alpha-sorted text files?

Thanks.Not directly, but there are a couple of utilities that will accomplish the TASK.

Code: [Select]copy fileA.txt+fileB.txt fileC.txt
sort fileC.txt /o fileD.txt

The copy statement concatenates the two files; the sort statement sorts the contents of the concatenated file effectively sort/merging the records

 

Sort is ONE of the few commands that can TAKE input from the pipe. Unfortunately, the code produced REALLY WRONG output when I used it.Thanks, that way is already used, just wanted to get round having to copy/resort the files.

What is demoshield? Why does it keep giving me an error every time I try to install a computer game? Very frustrating as it never happened on my old computer now I have a new one and I only have problems. Any suggestions to help me? Your replies are much appreciated!! I looked online and found some suggestions like downloading QuickTime Player 7, which I did and it still didn't solve my issue!! Very frustrated!!Demoshield is discontinued line of INSTALLER (by Macrovision), however some games may still USE it.
I found this:
Quote

Some programs that use Macrovision's DemoShield in their installers may not install on Windows computers that have QuickTime 7.0 to 7.0.2 installed.

To resolve this issue, install QuickTime 7.0.3 or later before RUNNING an installer that uses DemoShield. iTunes 6 and 7 does include a later version of QuickTime.

Hello,
I recently had problems with my monitor (flashing and now it turns off a second after turing it on) and decided to do a system restore, thinking it was a driver issue.  I restored it to a few days prior and it didn't fix the problem.  After attaching another monitor (it works fine) windows (XP) now freezes after loading all the startup programs.  I decided to restore further and did a TOTAL of three times.  I used the "on/off" button to reboot the computer everytime it froze.  I feel I have corrupted windows.  I use Trend Micro Antivirus and Webroot Spysweeper.  The computer is an HP and when I called them they wanted to sell me another computer instead of help me.  I can gain access to the internet and some programs in SAFE Mode with Networking.  If I have left out any information, I will respond back. 
Does "bad" monitor work in Safe Mode?I just tried, and I think it's fried.  It does the same even in safe mode.Did you try "bad" monitor with another computer?...and?The monitor didn't work with the laptop either.R+I+PIm not really worried about the monitor, just the win XP freezing after loadingDoes it freeze in Safe Mode?
What are computer specs: processor speed, amount of RAM, hard drive size/free space?amd athlon 64 X2 dual core processor 4200+
2.20 GHz 960 mb Ram.
If you are talking virtual memory i have 1.96 of 2.00GB avail. and physical memory I have 613.02 of 1024.00MBNo, no...In My Computer, right click on C drive, click Properties, and it'll tell you what is the size of your hard drive, and how much free space you have.
How is your computer security?192GB free out of 224.  i probably need updates on my security, I use Trend Micro Antivirus and Webroot Spysweeper.  Let's make sure your computer is clean...

Print these instructions out.

1. Download SUPERAntiSpyware Free for Home Users:
http://www.superantispyware.com/

    * Double-click SUPERAntiSpyware.exe and use the default settings for installation.
    * An icon will be created on your desktop. Double-click that icon to launch the program.
    * If asked to update the program definitions, click "Yes". If not, update the definitions before scanning by selecting "Check for Updates". (If you encounter any problems while downloading the updates, manually download and unzip them from here: http://www.superantispyware.com/definitions.html.)
    * Close SUPERAntiSpyware.

Restart computer in Safe Mode.
To enter Safe Mode, restart computer, and keep tapping F8 key, until menu appears; select Safe Mode; you'll see "Safe Mode" in all four corners of your screen

    * Open SUPERAntiSpyware.
    * Under "Configuration and Preferences", click the Preferences button.
    * Click the Scanning Control tab.
    * Under Scanner Options make sure the following are checked (leave all others unchecked):
          o Close browsers before scanning.
          o Scan for tracking cookies.
          o Terminate memory threats before quarantining.
    * Click the "Close" button to leave the control center screen.
    * Back on the main screen, under "Scan for Harmful Software" click Scan your computer.
    * On the left, make sure you check C:\Fixed Drive.
    * On the right, under "Complete Scan", choose Perform Complete Scan.
    * Click "Next" to start the scan. Please be patient while it scans your computer.
    * After the scan is complete, a Scan Summary box will appear with potentially harmful items that were detected. Click "OK".
    * Make sure everything has a checkmark next to it and click "Next".
    * A notification will appear that "Quarantine and Removal is Complete". Click "OK" and then click the "Finish" button to return to the main menu.
    * If asked if you want to reboot, click "Yes".
    * To retrieve the removal information after reboot, launch SUPERAntispyware again.
          o Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab.
          o Under Scanner Logs, double-click SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log.
          o If there are several logs, click the current dated log and press View log. A text file will open in your default text editor.
          o Please copy and paste the Scan Log results in your next reply.
    * Click Close to exit the program.
Post SUPERAntiSpyware log.

RESTART COMPUTER!

2. Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html to your desktop.

    * Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
    * At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
    * If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
    * Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
    * When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
    * Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
    * When completed, a log will open in Notepad.
    * Post the log back here.

The log can also be found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt
Or at C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt

RESTART COMPUTER!

3. Download HijackThis:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/hijackthis.html
Post HijackThis log.Okay I tried to do everything.  Since I can only work in "safe mode" (because regular mode freezes) I tried to install "Superantispyware" and it SAID "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation." and do not know how to change this.  When I did the malware check, I unplugged my internet cable and ran the scan.  These were the results:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.09
Database version: 567

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|F:\|G:\|H:\|I:\|)
Objects scanned: 129115
Time elapsed: 15 minute(s), 6 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 6
Registry Values Infected: 1
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 9
Files Infected: 5

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{147a976f-eee1-4377-8ea7-4716e4cdd239} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9afb8248-617f-460d-9366-d71cdeda3179} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MyWebSearch (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Schemes\f3pss (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Fun Web Products (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FocusInteractive (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.

Registry Values Infected:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{00a6faf6-072e-44cf-8957-5838f569a31d} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\1.bin (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\Settings (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\1.bin (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\FunWebProducts (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\FunWebProducts\ScreenSaver (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\FunWebProducts\ScreenSaver\Images (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.

Files Infected:
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\1.bin\MWSOEMON.EXE (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\1.bin\MWSOESTB.DLL (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\WINDOWS\tsitra72.exe (Trojan.Vundo) -> No action taken.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\f3PSSavr.scr (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\Settings\s_pid.dat (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
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I then did a spysweeper sweep and these were the results:

5:53 PM: Traces Found: 6
5:53 PM: Quick Sweep has completed.  Elapsed time 00:02:27
5:53 PM: File Sweep Complete, Elapsed Time: 00:00:49
5:52 PM: Starting File Sweep
5:52 PM: Warning: Error Enumerating Tasklist
5:52 PM: Cookie Sweep Complete, Elapsed Time: 00:00:00
5:52 PM:   [email protected][1].txt (ID = 3589)
5:52 PM:   Found Spy Cookie: tribalfusion cookie
5:52 PM:   [email protected][1].txt (ID = 6442)
5:52 PM:   Found Spy Cookie: mediaplex cookie
5:52 PM:   [email protected][2].txt (ID = 2255)
5:52 PM:   Found Spy Cookie: atwola cookie
5:52 PM:   [email protected][2].txt (ID = 2253)
5:52 PM:   Found Spy Cookie: atlas dmt cookie
5:52 PM:   [email protected][1].txt (ID = 2175)
5:52 PM:   Found Spy Cookie: advertising cookie
5:52 PM:   [email protected][1].txt (ID = 1957)
5:52 PM:   Found Spy Cookie: 2o7.net cookie
5:52 PM: Starting Cookie Sweep
5:52 PM: Registry Sweep Complete, Elapsed Time:00:00:11
5:52 PM: Starting Registry Sweep
5:52 PM: Memory Sweep Complete, Elapsed Time: 00:01:14
5:51 PM: Starting Memory Sweep
5:51 PM: Sweep initiated using definitions version 1006
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I rebooted to safe mode and did the malware scan again.  Results:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.09
Database version: 567

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|F:\|G:\|H:\|I:\|)
Objects scanned: 128987
Time elapsed: 14 minute(s), 45 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 4

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
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this is the rest of the previous message.....

I ran hijack this. Results:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 6:32:06 PM, on 3/29/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574)
Boot mode: Safe mode with network support

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:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\sol.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=64&bd=PAVILION&pf=desktop
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=64&bd=PAVILION&pf=desktop
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=64&bd=PAVILION&pf=desktop
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=64&bd=PAVILION&pf=desktop
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=64&bd=PAVILION&pf=desktop
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=64&bd=PAVILION&pf=desktop
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=64&bd=PAVILION&pf=desktop
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = wmplayer.exe //ICWLaunch
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (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: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: hpWebHelper Class - {AAAE832A-5FFF-4661-9C8F-369692D1DCB9} - C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\Vendors\CN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=US\plugin\WebHelper.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ehTray] C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ftutil2] "rundll32.exe" ftutil2.dll,SetWriteCacheMode
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AlwaysReady Power Message APP] ARPWRMSG.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] "RUNDLL32.EXE" C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] "nwiz.exe" /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DMAScheduler] "c:\Program Files\HP DigitalMedia Archive\DMAScheduler.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Recguard] C:\WINDOWS\SMINST\RECGUARD.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HPBootOp] "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Boot Optimizer\HPBootOp.exe" /run
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] "C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [pccguide.exe] "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Antivirus\pccguide.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCClient.exe] "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Antivirus\PCClient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TM Outbreak Agent] "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Antivirus\TMOAgent.exe" /run
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [tgcmd] "C:\Program Files\Support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe" /server /startmonitor /deaf
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe"  -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Works Update Detection] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\WkUFind.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UserFaultCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dumprep 0 -u
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpySweeper] C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeperUI.exe /startintray
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ISUSPM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\ISUSPM.exe" -scheduler
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t (User 'Default user')
O4 - .DEFAULT User Startup: Pin.lnk = C:\hp\bin\CLOAKER.EXE (User 'Default user')
O4 - .DEFAULT User Startup: PinMcLnk.lnk = C:\hp\bin\cloaker.exe (User 'Default user')
O4 - Global Startup: Updates From HP.lnk = C:\Program Files\Updates from HP\9972322\Program\Updates from HP.exe
O9 - EXTRA button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Internet Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Vendors\CN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=US\IEButton\support.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Internet Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Vendors\CN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=US\IEButton\support.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.trymedia.com (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {00B71CFB-6864-4346-A978-C0A14556272C} (Checkers Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/msgrchkr.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {5D6F45B3-9043-443D-A792-115447494D24} (UnoCtrl Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/EN-US/a-UNO1/GAME_UNO1.cab
O16 - DPF: {74C861A1-D548-4916-BC8A-FDE92EDFF62C} - http://mediaplayer.walmart.com/installer/install.cab
O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsClient.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {B49C4597-8721-4789-9250-315DFBD9F525} (IWinAmpActiveX Class) - http://cdn.digitalcity.com/radio/ampx/ampx2.6.1.11_en_dl.cab
O16 - DPF: {C3F79A2B-B9B4-4A66-B012-3EE46475B072} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsPAClient.cab56907.cab
O16 - DPF: {E473A65C-8087-49A3-AFFD-C5BC4A10669B} (Quantum Streaming IE Player Class) - http://mvnet.xlontech.net/qm/fox/06101102/qsp2ie06101001.cab
O23 - Service: Sony SPTI Service for DVE (ICDSPTSV) - Sony Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\IcdSptSv.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: Trend NT Realtime Service (Tmntsrv) - Trend Micro Incorporated. - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Antivirus\Tmntsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Trend Micro Proxy Service (tmproxy) - Trend Micro Incorporated. - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Antivirus\tmproxy.exe
O23 - Service: Webroot Spy Sweeper Engine (WebrootSpySweeperService) - Webroot Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe
O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/images/wallpapers/tempestkeep/tempestkeep-1024x.jpg
O24 - Desktop Component 1: (no name) - http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/wallpapers/images/christmasdwarf/christmasdwarf-1024x.jpg

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and also while I was exploring windows I noticed 4 new folders in the wIndows folder, they are all titled "$NtUninstallKB94....$" (The periods are all different numbers for the folders and inside is another folder called "spuninst" and I think it's from the system restores I did).

Again I couldn't do a virus scan in windows (safe mode) with my own trend micro and regular keeps freezing.

it wants me to "QUIT any disk utilities or other programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is displaying the contents of the drive. then try formatting again." all i could do is close the windows that are in the start bar. i have a antivirus program on and i dont see an option to close itYou can't format Windows within Windows...
You need an external device like a BOOT disc. The Windows CD can format the hard drive.if this problem face any one that he can not format his drive


you can do it by

start   my computer <<  right click  and go to manage

then from disk management  you can locate any drive you wanna to format and format it

beware that you did not format the main drive that has your windows
Quote from: foryoux on March 28, 2008, 02:32:29 PM

if this problem face any one that he can not format his drive


you can do it by

start   my computer <<  right click  and go to manage

then from disk management  you can locate any drive you wanna to format and format it

beware that you did not format the main drive that has your windows

I have dell wireless keyboard and dell pc with windows xp-sp2.  EVERYTHING was working fine until I turned off computer.  When I restarted the keyboard does not work (none of the keys)  MOUSE works fine.  I replaced battries to no avail.  Help Does this keyboard function on different wireless channels ? ?
Is there any other wireless devices nearby that may be interfering such as a cordless phone ? ?
Did you re-seat the plug for the wireless reciever ?Not sure why this was locked. Unlocking.Not I.... Must be drive-by-locking, while "crying for help".No, mouse and keyboard are only devices. I unplugged and reset the receiver as you suggested and simple as it sounds everything now works.  THANKS Patio Good to HEAR you are fixed up and Welcome Aboard ! !

Using Windows XP. SP2 and Office 2003
When I try to open a .pdf email attachment or other files, it opens in Notebook. That produces jibberish and Wingdings. I have to save the email attachments and then to open it, take the option to "Open with Adobe Reader in order to read it. How can I get the system to recognise .pdf and automatically open the .pdf files with Adobe Reader?Save pdf file to your COMPUTER. RIGHT click on the file, click Open with, select Acrobat Reader from the list. Put checkmark into "Always open....", and you'll be GOOD to go.Then after that switch to Foxit...

Has anyone RECOVERED a boot partition on a drive using Active Partition? I never have but need to TRY. I did a deep scan and it found the boot partition OK and it says 'recoverable' by it. When I tried to recover it tells me some partition is overlapped on it and it fails so this is a clue I'm sure. Then it also says to delete the overlapped partition first but I'm not sure what partition is the good one. So now I want to be sure I do the next steps right to get it to work again. What happened was that I had tried to install windows XP on a unpartitioned PART of the HD but in the process it must've overwrote the original boot partition some. I didn't proceed fully with the XP install but did go back in and delete the partition I was going to install it on thinking that would fix it but it didn't. I have high hopes in restoring it but want to proceed with CAUTION. Thanks for any advice you can give me. Boot with your XP CD in...hit R to load the Recovery Console.
At the prompt type fixboot and hit Enter.
Remove the XP CD and re-boot.

If there's still no change repeat the procedure but type in fixmbr.

Hi. I could use some fast ADVICE. I sent some Yahoo GREETING cards, after signing up for a free trial period. While listening to one card I had sent to SOMEONE my sound quit. It didn't work on anything after that.

My problem is I am taking an on-line training. I need my sound to do my school work and I am not in any position yet to get some help.

I need a miracle. Advice would be TRULY appreciated. I may be able to figure out what got changed in my computer that caused this. My speakers make a sound if I plug them in and out. So I believe it is within the PC setup.

HELP!!! Welcome to the CH forums.

Need more info - please read this..

Have you checked that your audio output is not muted in your Master Volume windows??

TRY system restore to an earlier time.

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Hi there, I am really hoping someone can help me with this issue. I am working with a Epson scanner and printer. Every time I scan my item, it works perfectly. SCANNED item COMES out beautiful. But, when I try to print out from my scanned image, I always receive the following error message: Copy Utility- Exception (-1). I tried to find what that means but, with no luck at all. I tried to contact the Epson manufacturers with no AVAIL. So, I am asking for HELP, PLEASE. If anyone knows how to CORRECT this problem so my scanner will print out scanned images, let me know. It's such a small problem and I hope someone can give me a solution.  THANX so much!!! ;)AdrienneWelcome to the CH forums.

Need lots more info - please read this..

Please include the scanner/printer model number.

I have Windows XP Home and Windows XP X64 installed on 2 partitions on the same drive. I installed the X64 before the OLDER one. Whenever I start up the computer, it just AUTOMATICALLY runs the X64 OS and doesn't even prompt to run the other one, any advice?See if you can edit the boot.ini file.

E.G.

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating SYSTEMS]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
Could you explain exactly how to do this? Quote

Could you explain exactly how to do this?

i have a compaq s4 100 scanner and i installed it and restarted windows and i made sure the printer was on and it wants me to run a test scan and i try but it says it cant find the scanner and i know its on and plugged in my friend says something bout a driver but i dont know what hes talking about do u know how to solve this porblem?Umm we saw your first post. A driver is a program that tells the computer what it is... First if you are looking for drivers http://www.driversguide.com secound make sure your USB on your computer works. Look under device manager by right clicking MY computer and go to device manager check to see if there is a yellow ! or a red Xsorry about doubling the topic my computer was going slow at the time and i DIDNT think it was LOADING it but i looked and there is a yello question mark by it what do i do?Is the yellow question mark scanner or USB. what is the word with the yellow question markits by the scanner iWell if its by scanner then that means you need to update your computer driver. First go to http://www.driversguide.com go look for your scanner driver. make sure you have the right model and the right operating system. Once you download it double click on the yellow ! and select update driver. Where ever you extract the driver use "Use specific location" to go there. It should find it and install.


By the way if it ask you to sign in use this screen name:

User: Drivers
Password: All

Or simply try installing from your CD to see if it works. If the scanner is old and you are installing it on a new OS then you probbly need to go to drivers guide to get an update version for ithow do i know what kind of driver i got?Well it should tell you by the yellow ! and select driver from the tab. It should tell you the year the driver was made and by who all you have to do is fine one that is newer then it. To get the right driver make sure you know the company that makes your scanner and the model nuber ex. Canon (company) FB620U (name of scaner)



Yes, what you are seeing is from XP view I don't want to turn on my windows98 computer so no one ask if they wondering why I have an XP view if I use windows98it doesnt say i have a windows 98 computer i click on the driver tab and it says no driver files are required or have been loaded forthis device to update the driver for this device click update driver ......i just now found thatYes, that is what you are suppose to do is update your driver. Right now the only way you can update is 1. You have the Scanner CD and install it, or go online download a copy of the driver and manually upgrade it yourself.. In windows98 you have to update the driver yourself when you download it. It should be somewhere where it tells you what driver you have or if it doesn't have one it should say Unknown Device or just Scanneri still cant find what drvier it had it just says compaq s4 100 but there nothing like the on the list but i lick on general tab and it says driver for device not installed to reinstall driver for device click on reinstall driversOk, it just means it knows what kind of scanner you have but it doesn't have the right tool to run it. First do you know what is the name of your scanner? Second do you know the company that made it? You don't have to worry on which driver it has right now. In driversguide it will list the drivers by date also, so if you want to download the latest one then ya you could or if you feel safer with an older one then ok you can do that. The most important thing is to look at the year of the driver ex. 1997. That means you should get a driver after that year.so i canjust install ne driver from that site cuz i know the name of the scanner and everything if this is what u r saying which one would u preferYes, just install one over the site. As long as it is a newer year from the one you currently have. Also make sure you have the right Operating system for that driver. You can look to your right and where it says OS on the tab make sure you choose Windows 98 and All Drivers if you want to see them all


Updating the driver should help. If you still have problems with the device let me or anyone else that works here know. That should help fix the problemi tried to install a cannon scanner drive but it say i have to open it with something what do i open it with?You don't open it, Once you extract the file it should be a .bin file or it should be in a notepad like file. On you driver screen when you hit [Update Driver] you go select [Specify Location] When the Window opens up on where to look go to [Browse] and go to where ever you extracted that file. Then hit [Ok] It should show you you teh name of the scanner then you hit next then Ok and your all setwell when i went to download the one i want it only took a sec and then its on my desktop as scandev.386
did i do it wrong?Once you get to browse did you go to where the file was. it would be something.ini file. Once you double click that it should show the name of the scanner. hit next and it should FINISH Hit Update Driver.



From there you browse and in search you put in where you downloaded that file. *Note some are LARGE because they come in package. Some are small because it contains the infomation you needed. All you do is once you select the folder that you put the doenload in hit next and it should install automatically.


i deleted the scandev.386 file ihad and downloaded a diferent canon one and its axually downloading a setup.exe file right now is that good?Well, if its.exe it maybe better. Heck I just installed a canon driver on my PC. Its a Canoscan FB620U The pictures are the steps i used to install it. It will extract into a folder C:/ temp i believe where the driver will be located. If you look at the picture try to do the best step you can do to mimic that procedure to install it with windows 98. then everything should be fineso once its done downloading all i do it double click it and it will extract?Wen you run it you should see it extracting to C:/ Temp then on update drivers you follow the steps and when you go to look for at a specific location you browse into C:/temp If you cant hit Ok then go to disk1 if you have that folder. Go into  the folder in C:/temp if there is a folder in there. Keep going into the folder till the OK button is availablewhen i upgraded it it looked like i i had to do was keep pushin next so i did and i needed a windows 98 sedisc and i didnt have it so i clicked next file did i dothe right thing?It required teh windows 98 secound edition disk... hmm that is important, but see what happens when you try it without. I recomend that you do but as you know all computers that came with windows 98 didnt actually come with a CD just a computer that says windows 98thanks foryou help but i guess im done withthe scanner bc i dont have the windows diskTry finding the proper drivers at Driver Guide.

Log in with Drivers/all.wont i still need a windows disk to do it? Quote

wont i still need a windows disk to do it?

do u know of them that dont ask for the disk?

i already downloaded a canon last night if i download a new one do i just click update driver on the tab?

all isee is the scanner with the yellow

compaq s4 100 scanner