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Solve : Graphics Card Error "Infinite Loop"? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hello, and thanks for reading my topic. Any help would be appreciated with this problem. <br/><br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/well-734398" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WELL">WELL</a> to start things off, let me present some information about my computer:<br/><br/>Windows XP Professional <br/>AMD Athlon 1800+<br/>1.49 GHz<br/>512 MB Ram<br/>Service <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pack-1145281" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PACK">PACK</a> 2<br/>Shuttle XP G2 <br/>Radeon 9500- Drivers: Radeon Omega Drivers 2.6.75a (Catalyst 5.10a)<br/><br/>First of all, I've been playing the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI for well over a year. On November 5th, while i was playing my screen suddenly froze, and the sound started looping. My mouse and keyboard stopped functioning. My computer then restarted. I thought this was just a fluke mishap, so i continued to play. This happend 6 times; the intervals between each freeze <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/kept-1063413" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KEPT">KEPT</a> getting closer. <br/><br/>Now I checked my error log, and found the following message:<br/>"The driver ati2dvag for the display device \Device\Video0 got stuck in an infinite loop. This usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your hardware device vendor for any driver updates. "<br/><br/>Now i tried uninstalling, and then reinstalling the upgraded drivers for my graphics card. That didnt work. Now I'm stumped on what to do. Also, my graphic card's fan has been broken for a while. Could this mean that my graphics card is only now <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/overheating-1144083" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OVERHEATING">OVERHEATING</a>? <br/><br/>I did a Google search on this issue, and it is one complicated problem. Forums list probable causes for this as anything from the video card itself, to problems with the power supply, memory, motherboard and even the processor. <br/><br/>However, the fact that your card's fan has died suggests you would just be wasting your time troubleshooting this problem. It's there for a reason, and your card won't last long without it (if it hasn't died already). <br/><br/>Sorry, Anzai. You need a new video card.You also risk damaging other components in that machine if you continue running it this way. Most notably the MBoard and or the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cpu-249685" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CPU">CPU</a>.<br/>One of those fans is certainly cheaper than a new CPU...<br/><br/>patio. uninstall sp2.........Bad advice. Disregard the above and be careful of anyone who suggests this. There is absolutely NO documented evidence to support this position.<br/><br/> Little you know.......but to follow me.......More gibberish, from the master of same.forget the last post......she has lost the plot.<br/><br/>insight into sp2><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=sp2+problems&meta=">http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=sp2+problems&meta=</a>Anzai, disregard anything Merlin says. There's a reason he has no respect here. <br/><br/>Uninstalling SP2 will not change the fact that your video card has a fan that no longer works, and will not solve your problem.</p></body></html> | |
| 402. |
Solve : That same *censored* USB Again? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi,<br/><br/>This USB thing is driving me crazy.<br/><br/>I was trying to connect a mobile phone via infrared dongle which fits into USB.<br/>And it worked without <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/installation-16361" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INSTALLATION">INSTALLATION</a> of any drivers and i even transferred many files.<br/><br/>Now a day later it says can't connect. Mobile can't connect to the computer. <br/><br/>Any guesses Forgot to add one thing:<br/><br/>The other day i also treid reinstalling all the Usb host conrollers.<br/>No effect.Use the same technique we did that fixed it the last time...Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager. Right clik each USB root hub and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/select-630282" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SELECT">SELECT</a> remove.<br/>You will get an error message, ignore it.<br/>Re-boot and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/windows-22662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOWS">WINDOWS</a> will automatically re-install your USB drivers.<br/>Do this with all USB devices unplugged.<br/><br/>Now plug in your USB device with Windows running...be patient give Windows time to pick up the device.<br/><br/>patio. Hi,<br/><br/>This is what i was trying to say in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2nd-300843" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2ND">2ND</a> mail.<br/>I did exactly the same.<br/><br/>But nothing <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/happened-482146" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HAPPENED">HAPPENED</a> the second time i plugged my usb-infrared dongle.<br/><br/>Booohoooo</p></body></html> | |
| 403. |
Solve : explorer messes up i think??? |
| Answer» <html><body><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/everytime-2623177" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EVERYTIME">EVERYTIME</a> i get online after a few minutes my desktop will restart or <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/something-25913" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOMETHING">SOMETHING</a> but the interenet explorer scrren will stay open im not quite sure in the corner of the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/task-243523" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TASK">TASK</a> bar the files i have open the icons will dissapear its really hard to explain then my computer will go kinda slow or freeze up i have scannered for adware spyware and viruses and i always take care of them but it never detects virusThat's pretty <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/vague-723161" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VAGUE">VAGUE</a>. Can you post a picture or be a little more descriptive?everytime i get online after a minute or 2 the computer goes slow for a second and i think the desktop restarts but the screens stay up and on the bar at the botton the little computer icon that says in connect and the netscape accelerator icon disappear and everytime 2 minutes or so after that it restarts or whatever it does all the time while im online i have scanned my computer for adware and spyware and ran a anti virus on it is all good on that part but that still happensWhat are the specs of the computer? Has it always been this way? If not, what do you think could have happened?specs? no it hasnt always been like that and i dunno how it could of happenedComputer make/model? Type of CPU? Amount of RAM? Which operating system, etc. are specs.<br/><br/>It is better to have some information than to just guess wildly about a solution.the computer is right in <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/front-1000768" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FRONT">FRONT</a> of me but its a hp pavillion pc with windows 98se and 64 ramDoes it have a model number printed on the outside of the case?</body></html> | |
| 404. |
Solve : Trouble moving files? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Every time I move a file (copy, cut, delete, etc.) and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/open-245076" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OPEN">OPEN</a> certain programs windows installer will open and try to install software I already have on my computer. This happens every time I attempt to do anything with a file basically. I even deleted the programs that it was attempting to install and it still does the same thing. I have run numerous checks, virus scans, etc. and nothing is working. Any suggestions?Lafferty:<br/><br/>Did you make a backup of any <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/kind-25540" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KIND">KIND</a> before installing the software?<br/><br/>Are you using Windows Me or XP?<br/><br/>DocI've never made any backup of any kind and I am running XP.What is that program?It isn't in response to me installing or removing anything... just that when I try to remove, delete, or cut any file, the computer immediately attempts to install software I already have on my computer for no apparent reason. I have to cancel the installation of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/whatever-736216" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WHATEVER">WHATEVER</a> it's trying to install (which changes all the time) beofre I can finish what I was previously doing.And are your spyware/adware/antivirus programs <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/installed-499454" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INSTALLED">INSTALLED</a>, up to date and being used? If so, what are they? You need to make sure all the crappola is gone first.Lafferty:<br/><br/>Try using the Windows XP System Restore utility to restore your computer to the state it was in before you installed the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/problem-25530" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROBLEM">PROBLEM</a> program.<br/><br/>Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | System Restore.<br/><br/>In system restore, choose a restore date just prior to the date you installed the annoying application.<br/><br/>Let us know how it works out,<br/>Doc</p></body></html> | |
| 405. |
Solve : no user password? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>can you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/help-239643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HELP">HELP</a> I bought an old secondhand computa and it has a user password which i do not know so am unable to log on i have tried going to safe mode and used admin have got into user accounts but cannot do anything as my mouse will not workWhat kind of computer make/model, laptop/desktop, what operating system, and do you have legal Windows CD's to reinstall if you need to. Is this the BIOS setup, or into Windows itself?I am having the same <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/problem-25530" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROBLEM">PROBLEM</a>. I have had no problems with my used computer then all the sudden it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wants-1448762" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WANTS">WANTS</a> a password to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bring-402271" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BRING">BRING</a> up Windows XP. I have tried administrator in Safe Mode and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/last-2782539" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LAST">LAST</a> Good Configureation, it still didn't work. Any help out there? Since it is used, I do not have the CD to reinstall Windows.And the person you got it from doesn't know?MAy be you take the battery away and reinstall Windows again?Whoops! No WinXP disk. Would have to buy one and go legit.most folk.........format or take the hard drive out.......<br/><br/>see goldielocks......</p></body></html> | |
| 406. |
Solve : too stupid to know whats going on? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>so... i was really bored and i started playing with my computer and i left clicked on my wall paper and there was this thing that <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/said-629244" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SAID">SAID</a> stard color, or high color. So i didn't <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/know-534065" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KNOW">KNOW</a> what high color was so i clicked on one of them. Suddenly, my monitor <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/turned-3235834" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TURNED">TURNED</a> to black and is not turning back to my desktop, even though i restrated mycomputer. i feel really dumb. Will someone please help me and tell me whats going on? lol no need to make two threads Boot into <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/safe-634049" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SAFE">SAFE</a> mode and change it back to what it was. Normally, when that happens, if you press the escape (ESC) key, windows returns to the original setting.To get to Safe Mode, press the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/f8-456261" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about F8">F8</a> key after the BIOS or computer manufacturer display and before the Windows splash screen.<br/><br/></p></body></html> | |
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Solve : default browser? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>i have firefox currently as my default <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/browser-11347" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BROWSER">BROWSER</a> how do i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/change-238106" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHANGE">CHANGE</a> it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/back-389278" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BACK">BACK</a> to internet explorer???Launch IE and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/go-468886" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GO">GO</a> to Tools/Internet Options/Programs and choose Internet Explorer.Also <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/check-25817" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHECK">CHECK</a> the Checkbox whcih says IE should check whether its the defaul one on starting.</p></body></html> | |
| 408. |
Solve : Windows XP password? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>When I turn on my computer, I am prompted for a password for Windows XP. I have never had a password for Windows, I just turn on the computor and it comes up. I have tried "<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/administrator-368059" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ADMINISTRATOR">ADMINISTRATOR</a>" when it prompts me, also have tried this password in Safe <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mode-239384" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MODE">MODE</a> and Last <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/good-1009017" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOOD">GOOD</a> Configuration. Nothing is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/working-243555" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORKING">WORKING</a>, help!Do you remember what you put in this window when you were installing XP?<br/><br/></p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Computer Safe Boot Freeze on Mup.sys? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hello all, <br/> <br/>I have a problem the "other guys" are not able to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/help-239643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HELP">HELP</a> me with. I am trying to run my PC in safe mode, but my PC always freezes up on the the line multi(8)disk(0)System32/Drivers/Mup.sys. It has stayed on this line for 3 hours. It's definitely frozen and is not coming out of it. What could be causing this and how do I get around it? I am trying to get it unfrozen so I can clean out some spyware -- <br/> <br/>here's the rest of my problem- <br/> <br/><a href="http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=60143&hl=">http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=60143&hl=</a> <br/> <br/>Thanks Quote</p><blockquote>Hello all, <br/> <br/>I have a problem the "other guys" are not able to help me with. I am trying to run my PC in safe mode, but my PC always freezes up on the the line multi(8)disk(0)System32/Drivers/Mup.sys<br/><br/>It has stayed on this line for 3 hours. It's definitely frozen and is not coming out of it. What could be causing this and how do I get around it? I am trying to get it unfrozen so I can clean out some spyware.<br/> <br/>Thanks </blockquote> <br/><br/>When you see the system freeze on mup.sys it is usually the - next - driver that is the cause of the problem.<br/><br/>Disconnect ALL peripherals except the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/keyboard-532411" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KEYBOARD">KEYBOARD</a> monitor and mouse. If you are using non-PS/2 keyboard and mouse and have PS/2 keyboard and mouse, use them instead.<br/><br/>If you have an XP CD with the - same - servicepack level as is installed on your hard drive you can boot to the Recovery Console and run - chkdsk /r<br/><br/>Run a drive diagnostic diskette from the drive manufacturer's site and aso run MemTest86 overnight to eliminate their being any problem with read/write errors.<br/>I only have a laptop... I ran the chkdsk off the recovery console, but the problem is still there. What does -next- driver mean? What does -same-servicepack level mean? Where <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/would-3285927" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WOULD">WOULD</a> I find the drive manufacter's site? How do I run the MemTest86?What, if anything, do you have plugged into the Laptop?<br/><br/>The mup.sys problem is a big issue for many users and can involved any driver following on from mup.sys.<br/><br/>You are seeing mup.sys <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/loadedbrbr-2797226" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOADED">LOADED</a> but the next step of the start-up seems to be responsible for the actual problem.I only have a network card attached -- Dell Truemobile 1300 802.11 b/g PC Card.Have you tried with the card unattached?Stop playing and ......if you have a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/true-249005" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRUE">TRUE</a> problem.......list the operating system and the laptop specs/model....and what you have done to it......end.....I have an Inspiron 1100, Celeron 2.4 GHz and run Windows XP Home on it. I first tried running it in safe mode with the card (Dell Truemobile 1300 802.11 b/g PC Card) unattached (and then I deleted the software for it), but the safe boot still did not get past mup.sys. Quote<blockquote>edemire... No, I've never updated to service pack 2. What's in it? I've heard bad things about it -- like it can cause one's PC to crash.</blockquote> <br/><br/>Utter rubbish.<br/><br/>Best to make a slipstreamed XPSP2 CD and do a clean install. Then when everything is OK make a drive image to restore with.<br/><br/>I burn bootable DVDs with Image for Windows. (See link below.)</body></html> | |
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Solve : Random computer lock ups in XP? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I was wondering if anyone might have a suggestion as to what maybe causing the following problem on an Intel 3G, ATI 800XL AGP, Asrock mobo, 1 Gig DDR dual channel.<br/><br/>First, I just moved last week. About 3 weeks ago, I upgraded my video <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/card-769007" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CARD">CARD</a> to an ATI 800XL. Up until the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/move-548879" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MOVE">MOVE</a>, everything seemed to be running perfect. No heat problems, no lock ups, everything seemd normal. After I fought with the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/local-537549" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOCAL">LOCAL</a> DSL carrier here in California, I got my PC up and running. After about 1 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hour-243320" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HOUR">HOUR</a>, the computer locks up hard. No one was using the computer at the time and no processes other than the default were running. I didn't think much of it so, just restarted it. Everything seemed to come up just fine and it ran for hours. Then the system locked up again not doing anything on it. I decided to wipe the computer as it was needing it anyway, went ahead and reseated the RAM and video card, and checked the power connections. Installation went smooth with no problems. Windows <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/xp-747558" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about XP">XP</a> started up as normal. Loaded SP2 and did a reboot. System does not come up all the way into Windows. It hangs on the splash screen that has the scrolling "working" bar. I did a hard reboot. It would not load all the way into Safe Mode, it hung on the scrolling drivers being loaded. I went ahead and started to reload XP again from CD... while loading the XP install GUI, the computer locks up again. Finally, got a fresh clean XP Pro installed with NO drivers and no service packs. COmputer seemed to be running fine and then it froze up again. Rebooted it, however, it would not load into XP.<br/><br/>Any ideas on what might be causing it? I'm thinking maybe a hard drive going bad? I've lost hard drives in the past; but those times the drive literally started making a "knocking" sound and was dead.<br/><br/>Thanks for any thoughts on the matter. I have no idea what to really look at.... I guess, I'll start stripping parts and trying to run just with video, hard drive, mobo, ram, and processor only.sp2 is the problem.......uninstall it...... Quote</p><blockquote>Thanks for any thoughts on the matter. I have no idea what to really look at.... I guess, I'll start stripping parts and trying to run just with video, hard drive, mobo, ram, and processor only.</blockquote> <br/><br/>You might want to test the RAM with memtest86 (free download at <a href="http://www.memtest86.com">www.memtest86.com</a>) and let that run for a few hours. The hard drive maker should have a diagnostics tool for checking that. CI am guessing all the fans are operational. Could you try with a vanilla PCI video card and see if that works OK as well? Bad power supply and overheating are 2 other possibilities.<br/>You have stated this quote;>Loaded SP2 and did a reboot. System does not come up all the way into Windows. It hangs on the splash screen that has the scrolling "working" bar. I did a hard reboot. It would not load all the way into Safe Mode, it hung on the scrolling drivers being loaded. I went ahead and started to reload XP again from CD... while loading the XP install GUI, the computer locks up again. Finally, got a fresh clean XP Pro installed with NO drivers and no service packs. COmputer seemed to be running fine and then it froze up again. Rebooted it, however, it would not load into XP. <br/>------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>What are you assumptions........to this.^^^</body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows XP installation crash!!!? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I just made a new computer and i downloaded <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/windows-22662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOWS">WINDOWS</a> XP proffesional. Everything was <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/working-243555" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORKING">WORKING</a>, i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/typed-1434711" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TYPED">TYPED</a> the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/name-237998" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NAME">NAME</a> and all of a sudden it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/crashed-2552890" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CRASHED">CRASHED</a>! Now i have to reinstall WIndows!!<br/><br/>What can the problem be? Why would it have crashed?<br/><br/>If you have any suggestions please post!!Your statement is in correct ......please re-post.....it.Probably because your WinXP was DLoaded...<br/><br/>Go legit.<br/><br/>patio.</p></body></html> | |
| 412. |
Solve : Screen out of position? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hey <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/everyone-25922" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EVERYONE">EVERYONE</a> I'm new here. I've been having this problem with my computer. My screen is fine until I start up a game, any game at all, then the screen either gets out of position (getting cut off on <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/one-241053" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ONE">ONE</a> side and black stripes on the other) or really zoomed in. Also, running the games at a higher resolution <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/seems-7266461" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEEMS">SEEMS</a> to work, but I need to run it lower. Thanks.Hi,<br/><br/>Try this:<br/><br/>Go to the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/icon-248595" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ICON">ICON</a> you click on to start the game and right click it, then go onto properties. Click on the compatability tab and tick the start in 640 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/x-236843" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about X">X</a> 480 resolution.<br/><br/>regardsGetting games to run video properly can sometimes be tricky...with the small amount of info you have supplied, it would be guesswork at best.<br/><br/>More info.<br/><br/>patio.</p></body></html> | |
| 413. |
Solve : restore RAM???? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>how do i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/restore-1187258" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RESTORE">RESTORE</a> my RAM? I have 248mb of RAM and im supposed to have 256mb of RAM. And would RAM be added if i conect an external harddrive?btw i have a sony vaio <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/windows-22662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOWS">WINDOWS</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/xp-747558" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about XP">XP</a> home editionRAM is RAM, it doesn't go anywhere unless it is being shared with a video adapter. What graphics chip are you using?What model of Sony Vaio is this?then how do i stop my RAM from being shared,sony PCV-RS310First we have to know the video adapter to see if it is sharing system memory. If it is, there is nothing you can do about it. Sometimes it can be adjusted throught the BIOS, but there is no separate memory on graphics adapter in these cases. No videovemory=can't see the screen.<br/><br/>Again, what model VAIO? and would an external harddrive solve this problem???PCV-RS310 Quote</p><blockquote> and would an external harddrive solve this problem???</blockquote> <br/><br/><br/>Memory and Hard drive space are two different things. The amount of RAM could be increased depending on what is in there and the number of available slots. The biggest hard drive in the world would not affect it an iota.That model has an integrated Intel 845GV graphics chip, so you will need to buy more RAM to increase the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/total-238051" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TOTAL">TOTAL</a>. Here is a link to that model:<br/><br/><a href="http://yahoo.pcworld.com/yahoo/article/0,aid,112291,00.asp">http://yahoo.pcworld.com/yahoo/article/0,aid,112291,00.asp</a><br/><br/>You apparently have 1 stick of DDR-266 SDRAM and 1 open memory slot to add more.How do i see if my video adapter is sharing memory? How would i go about adjusting it?By knowing the Intel model # that has been confirmed. They all do.how do i find the intel #?I already told you in a previous <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/post-2638" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POST">POST</a> - Intel 845GV graphics. k bro, now how do I adjust it?</body></html> | |
| 414. |
Solve : CPU Tweaking Killed Me!? |
| Answer» <html><body><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/dear-431391" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEAR">DEAR</a> smart <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/people-238015" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PEOPLE">PEOPLE</a>, I recently messed around in my BIOS to find my CPU Speed and make it faster. I was stupid and sped it up and now, when i turn on my computer, my monitor doesnt even come on. My monitor says it can't find a signal. HOW DO I FIX THIS?!?!? I just payed to get it reformatted and now its all messed up again because i tryed tweaking my cpu speed! Please computer wizes, help me! I really need help! Please and thankyou for reading!This is what i Did<br/><br/>I got a my computer reformatted 8 days ago.<br/>Last night I wanted to make it FASTER.<br/>I restarted my PC<br/>Went into BIOS by pressing "DEL"<br/>Then I selected "CPU"<br/>I went in<br/>Highlighted my CPU speed that said "DEFAULT"<br/>Pressed the "+" sign to make my CPU faster.<br/>Exited the BIOS Program<br/>Restarted my PC<br/><br/>And now my monitor doesn't turn on. I am thinking because my other computer parts can't comply with the cpu speed and same with my Monitor. How do i fix it?Put it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/back-389278" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BACK">BACK</a> like it was and leave it?<br/><br/>If you have to pay to get the operating system loaded, you are not competent enough to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/safely-1193236" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SAFELY">SAFELY</a> mess with ANY settings at any time.Jack T Green........<br/> Quote<blockquote>I just payed to get it reformatted and now its all messed up again because i tryed tweaking my cpu speed!</blockquote> <br/><br/>My advice to you is to take it back to whomever fixed it for you the last time .........Tell them what you did .........Have them repair it ....... AND THEN...........<br/>Remember .....If it ain't broke don't fix it ........particularly when you dont understand what it is your doing . If your lucky you haven't damaged anything .<br/><br/>dl65 If you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't mess around in the BIOS.<br/><br/>Remove the CMOS battery for 10 seconds to reset the CMOS to default values.It's quite possible you have managed to fry that CPU and or the MBoard itself.<br/><br/>Take the good advice given above and best of luck to you.<br/><br/>Without you guys, i dont know what to do. I want to thank the one person who didnt yell at me. Im just a little kid trying to get the best of my pc. All of you guys that supported one another to fix this problem, i truly thank you. It works and im back on my precious computer. For the ones that flamed, think maybe some people aren't so good with computers or are illiterate like me. You might just find Karmha will go around to you.If you call what we posted 'flaming'<br/><br/>You're going to have one <em>*censored*</em> of a time in high school.<br/><br/>Welcome to the real world, kid.hold down the del on boot .......bios........then chose the default option..from the on-screen list....you may be lucky.....I saw no flaming...<br/><br/>patio. Quote<blockquote><br/>Welcome to the real world, kid. </blockquote> <br/><br/>Now your post is signature <br/>hahah merlin_2. Your funny! I said <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/specifically-1221530" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SPECIFICALLY">SPECIFICALLY</a> i didn't have my monitor availible as in, because of the CPU Tweaking, IT DOESNT TURN ON THE MONITOR but still, thanks anyways. The solution was the battery "trick" in the motherbaord. Thanks whoever that suggested that</body></html> | |
| 415. |
Solve : Can't Boot: "Operating System Not Found"? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I've got a nasty problem. When I restart my computer, all I get is a black screen with the message "Unable to Find Operating System." <br/><br/>However, the computer will boot up normally if I insert an XP boot diskette into drive A: <br/><br/>I've even tried restoring my C: drive from a Norton Ghost image. I go through the whole process successfully, but still I just get the black screen with "Operating System Not Found" unless I insert my XP boot diskette again, and then it boots normally to the restored image. <br/><br/>But unless I start the computer with my XP boot diskette in drive A:, it won't boot and I that error message again. <br/><br/>Help!Is your hard drive dead? I would check the BIOS/setup screen to see if the drive is being recognized. What happened prior to all of this?No, I don't think the hard drive's dead. As I state above, when I use my XP boot diskette in drive A, it boots OK (from drive C). But without the boot diskette, nothing - just that black screen error message.<br/><br/>I've even tried restoring my C drive from a Norton Ghost image. I go through the whole process successfully, but still I just get the black screen with "Operating System Not Found" unless I insert my XP boot diskette again, and then it boots normally to the restored image. <br/><br/>It happened after I was attempting to make <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/another-876628" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANOTHER">ANOTHER</a> more recent Norton Ghost backup. That process failed and now I'm in this mess. <br/><br/>The OS and everything is there and boot up just fine if I insert my XP boot diskette in drive A, but if I try to boot without it, I get that error message on a black screen and that's it. <br/><br/><br/>I also tried this, but it made no difference. I can boot from the CD, too. I tried the procedure in the XP CD's recovery console described in the link. But after doing that, the problem persists: if I don't use my XP boot diskette in drive A, it won't boot. <br/><br/>Here's something that got me wondering: this happens even now that I've restored my C: drive to a previous Ghost image backup that I know works because I've used it before successfully. So the problem may not be any file in Windows, but something before that? <br/> Quote</p><blockquote> No, I don't think the hard drive's dead. As I state above</blockquote> <br/><br/>You can somehow sense if the HDD has given up the ghost?<br/><br/>That's cool. Where do you learn that?Before you re-image take a look at your boot.ini file using Notepad...something might be awry in there.<br/><br/>patio. Quote<blockquote><br/>You can somehow sense if the HDD has given up the ghost?<br/><br/>That's cool. Where do you learn that? </blockquote> <br/><br/>No, I'm no expert, but since my OS is on my C drive and it boots into windows normally once I use my XP boot diskette, the drive appears to be in working order. Also, Partition Magic lists it as "healthy." But thanks for your your help, Raptor.<br/><br/><br/>Ok, Patio, here's something odd: a search of my C: drive turned up no <strong>boot.ini </strong>file, only a <strong>boot.ini.backup </strong>file in C:/Windows/pss/<br/><br/>In Notepad it reads as follows:<br/> Quote<blockquote>[boot loader]<br/>timeout=30<br/>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS<br/>[operating systems]<br/>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect</blockquote> <br/><br/>Could it be that my boot.ini file is missing? How would I fix it? Quote<blockquote><br/>No, I'm no expert, but since my OS is on my C drive and it boots into windows normally once I use my XP boot diskette, the drive appears to be in working order. Also, Partition Magic lists it as "healthy." But thanks for your your help, Raptor.<br/><br/><br/>Ok, Patio, here's something odd: a search of my C: drive turned up no <strong>boot.ini </strong>file, only a <strong>boot.ini.backup </strong>file in C:/Windows/pss/<br/><br/>In Notepad it reads as follows:<br/><br/>Could it be that my boot.ini file is missing? How would I fix it?</blockquote> <br/><br/>If you have a bootdiskette with your original ntldr, ntdetect.com and boot.ini files in the A: drive then it should boot you to the hard drive.<br/><br/>Just make sure that your ntldr and ntdetect.com files are there on the root directory [C:]<br/><br/>I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/suggest-1733190" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUGGEST">SUGGEST</a> that what you should have done from the Recovery Console was to type - fixboot - and a new boot.ini file would have been placed on the root directory [C:] having been produced from the boot.ini.backup file.<br/><br/>You could also change the file extension removing the - .backup - part and try re-booting as long as the ntldr and ntdetect.com files are present.<br/><br/>See the bootdisks section on the link below for the - bootiniedit - bootdisk, and others, which may come in handy one day.<br/> Quote<blockquote>You could also change the file extension removing the - .backup - part and try re-booting as long as the ntldr and ntdetect.com files are present.</blockquote> <br/><br/>If I try this, where (in which directory) should I put the boot.ini file? And where should the ntldr and ntdetect.com files be?Open My Computer and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/click-918865" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLICK">CLICK</a> on the C: drive <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/icon-248595" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ICON">ICON</a>. Go to Tools, Folder Options, View, and unhide hidden files and folders and hidden system files. Click Apply and OK.<br/><br/>The three files in question should show on the root of C:<br/><br/>I.E. C:\boot.ini , etc.Thanks for your help. <br/><br/><br/>Right now, none of those three files shows up in just C:<br/><br/>I did a search and found <strong>ntldr</strong> and <strong>ntdetect.com</strong> in <em>C:\WINDOWS\SevicePackFiles\i386</em><br/><br/>As I mentioned earlier, I found <strong>boot.ini.backup</strong> in <em>C:\WINDOWS\pss</em><br/><br/><br/>Just to get this straight, should I:<br/><br/>Copy those three files to C: and then rename <strong>boot.ini.backup</strong> to <strong>boot.ini</strong>?<br/> Quote<blockquote>Thanks for your help. <br/><br/>Right now, none of those three files shows up in just C:<br/><br/>I did a search and found <strong>ntldr</strong> and <strong>ntdetect.com</strong> in <em>C:\WINDOWS\SevicePackFiles\i386</em><br/><br/>As I mentioned earlier, I found <strong>boot.ini.backup</strong> in <em>C:\WINDOWS\pss</em><br/><br/>Just to get this straight, should I:<br/><br/>Copy those three files to C: and then rename <strong>boot.ini.backup</strong> to <strong>boot.ini</strong>?</blockquote> <br/><br/>Sounds good to me.<br/><br/>I just looked at my own C:\WINDOWS\pss\boot.ini.backup file and it is just as it was before I installed a second copy of XP on the D: drive partition.<br/><br/>I would copy those three files to a floppy as well.<br/><br/>Also, those three files are on my XP boot diskette in A:<br/><br/>Could those also simply be copied to C: ?<br/><br/>If so, which would be better to use, those files on my XP boot diskette, or the ones in the locations I mention just above?I would say either. You know that the ones on the floppy work OK, as long as the floppy is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/virus-727836" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VIRUS">VIRUS</a> free. :)OK, thanks, I'll try that now. Wish me luck...Good luck. We're all counting on you.</body></html> | |
| 416. |
Solve : Question about Task Manager.? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I am having trouble with with the task manager, I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/use-241643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USE">USE</a> it periodically to make sure I dont have any wierd processes running and when I tried it at boot up. The window disappears as soon as I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/try-1428546" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRY">TRY</a> and click on the dllhost.exe to remove it. <br/><br/>I have run 3 different <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/virus-727836" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VIRUS">VIRUS</a> scans and adaware and nothing <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/shows-1206590" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHOWS">SHOWS</a> up. <br/><br/>It is very disturbing, I need to check active processes before logging into my work <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/server-11236" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SERVER">SERVER</a> or the Network Admin will crawl my backside<br/><br/><br/>Thank you.<a href="http://www.pchell.com/virus/welchia.shtml">http://www.pchell.com/virus/welchia.shtml</a></p></body></html> | |
| 417. |
Solve : windows root system 32? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>my comi can't <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/start-239994" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about START">START</a> my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a> because hal.dll is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/missing-1098377" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MISSING">MISSING</a> or corrupt. the recovery console doesn't work either. i'm denied access when i try to load the file. help!!!Have a look here</p></body></html> | |
| 418. |
Solve : right side of keyboard is weird? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>errr...<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/yea-1464598" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YEA">YEA</a>, for some <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/aeuroereason-239555" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REASON">REASON</a>, the "shift", "alt", and "<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ctrl-240610" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CTRL">CTRL</a>" <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/buttons-25892" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BUTTONS">BUTTONS</a> on my keyboards doesnt <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/seem-7258342" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEEM">SEEM</a> to work...help?Try a different keyboard.</p></body></html> | |
| 419. |
Solve : Cant record with microphone? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>y, its in the right hole. i updated <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sound-250993" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOUND">SOUND</a> driver in<br/> my computer/devise manager/audio device/update<br/>but <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/windows-22662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOWS">WINDOWS</a> sound recorder doesnt record anything then i talk to microphoneHave you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/checked-417082" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHECKED">CHECKED</a> the mike setting in Master Control??<br/><br/>What OS??</p></body></html> | |
| 420. |
Solve : XP Administrator? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Just <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/got-23540" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOT">GOT</a> my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/young-749721" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YOUNG">YOUNG</a> son computer wired up to the World Wide Web. Need some help out there. I've made myself the only administrator on his computer and set him up with limited access. The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/question-25051" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about QUESTION">QUESTION</a> I have is how do <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/stop-1228105" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STOP">STOP</a> him from changing the setting in the "control panel" once I've gotten the computer set up the way I want it?<br/><br/>GregBLog in as 'him' and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/see-630247" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEE">SEE</a> if you can change it.</p></body></html> | |
| 421. |
Solve : no sound -.-" help? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>After i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/reinstall-2983763" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REINSTALL">REINSTALL</a> my window, i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lost-537630" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOST">LOST</a> my sound. i went to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a> hardware and the sound controll has "?" marks. some told me i need to install <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/driveraeur-442990" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DRIVER">DRIVER</a> but i dont know what kind of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/card-769007" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CARD">CARD</a> i have, its 4 years old computer.... anyone know if there is somekind of driver works on all or is there a way to detect what kind of card i have? i duno anything about computer -.-::::well yo re-install it........so you no somthing<br/><br/>does the graphics work ok........Download, install & run Everest Home edition, it will tell you what sound card you have.<br/>Armed with that information and your Operating System it is easy to Google for the correct drivers from the manufacturer's website.<br/>Download & install the drivers and you're good to go.</p></body></html> | |
| 422. |
Solve : canno login? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bought-390840" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOUGHT">BOUGHT</a> a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/used-763273" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USED">USED</a> laptop from a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/private-11896" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRIVATE">PRIVATE</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/buyer-248391" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BUYER">BUYER</a>. I cannot log in now b/c I dont have their password to get on when I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/turn-767121" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TURN">TURN</a> it on throught windows. How can I bypass this and create my own?<br/>Please help, Thanks! Quote</p><blockquote>I bought a used laptop from a private seller.<br/><br/>I can not log in now because I don't have their password to get on when I turn it on in Windows.<br/><br/>How can I bypass this and create my own?<br/><br/>Please help, Thanks!</blockquote> <br/><br/>Do you have the XP CD or Recovery CD?<br/><br/>Is this an XP Home or an XP Professional installation?</body></html> | |
| 423. |
Solve : win2000, explorer malfunctioning? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Somethign very strange has happened with windows, and i fear that my lil brother had something to do with it...<br/><br/>ok here goes:<br/><br/> i have windows2000 and everythign was working fine, but a few days ago something went wrong with the computer and now explorer doesnt work(not internet explorer). it runs fine when i end explorer on the running proccess sheet in the task managager, and i can navigate slowly through files by constantly creating new tasks, but whenever i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/try-1428546" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRY">TRY</a> to run explorer again it ends up freezing so i jus ctrlaltdelete it and end process... anyways, i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/donno-2591819" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DONNO">DONNO</a> wat could have gone wrong, PLZ HELP :-/oh we do download <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/alot-2350081" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALOT">ALOT</a>, but i manage all of that, and i make sure we r protected, i use avg antivirus, ms antispyware beta, <br/><br/>i am not skilled enough to actually look at what drivers are missing or what the problem could be... hopefully i'll train and learn soon, but i did a virus scan as soon as thsi happened and cleaned out everything that was found... maybe a virus took a nice bite outa windows, where it counts?!?Boot win2k......to the last good config.......just like winxp hold down the down the f8 key on boot and chose the last good config for the on screen list............or if the fails chose <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/start-239994" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about START">START</a> pc from the cmd prompt.<br/>then type help/?.........this will bring up alist of commands....sfc/recover .......etcAre you restarting Explorer from C:\WINNT\Explorer.exethnx fed, but <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/yea-1464598" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YEA">YEA</a> i was doin it<br/><br/>merlin.... so i boot with F8, umm but wut do u mean the last good configHave another read of my reply........</p></body></html> | |
| 424. |
Solve : My computer is dieing? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I am having major problems with my computer. It is running very slowly, it can take a few minutes just to open up a browser or other program. It is always freezing up, so I have to turn off the system manualy, which cant be good for it. I purchased my comp about 5 months ago and it ran fine, even better when I upgraded my ram and video card. I recently got a dsl connection and have filled my hard drive almost completly full. I have 500 mb left. I dont know if that could be affecting it or not. I scan for <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/virsus" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VIRSUS">VIRSUS</a> every week using both norton and ad-aware, and norton is my firewall as well. I dont belive its a virus. Other than that I havent did any thing to my comp. <br/><br/>System is-<br/><br/>Compaq Presario SR1403WMSorry for got to post specs<br/><br/>AMD Sempron 1.8 3000+<br/>768 mb ram<br/>70 gig HD<br/>Nvidia GForce 4000mx video card<br/>Windows XP<br/><br/>Please help me you have very high specs for something going so slow.<br/><br/>Well i think its a Virus.<br/><br/>i used Norton a year back and when ever i got a virus it would never be able to delete it. When i got my Anti virus now and scanned it found like 11 viruses that Norton over looked.<br/><br/>Try downloading the Microsoft anti-spyware and running that.<br/><br/>oh and i recommend getting another Anti-virus to back up Norton.<br/><br/>R0SS Quote</p><blockquote>I am having major problems with my computer running very slowly. It can take a few minutes just to open up a browser or other program.<br/><br/>It is always freezing up, so I have to turn off the system manualy, which can't be good for it.<br/><br/>I purchased it about 5 months ago and it ran fine, even better when I upgraded my RAM and video card.<br/><br/>I recently got a DSL connection and have filled my hard drive almost completely full. I have 500 mb left.<br/><br/>I don't know if that could be affecting it or not.<br/><br/>I scan for virii every week using both Norton and AdAware, and Norton is my firewall as well.<br/><br/>I don't believe its a virus. Other than that I haven't done any thing to my computer. <br/><br/>Compaq Presario SR1403WM<br/>AMD Sempron 1.8 3000+ <br/>768 mb ram <br/>70 gig HD <br/>Nvidia GForce 4000mx video card <br/>Windows XP</blockquote> <br/><br/>Click on the link below and scroll down to Disk Cleanup. Your computer won't start if you leave it much longer with insufficient space for the paging file.<br/>Ok I did all the things listed, and it helped a little. I deleted about 15 gigs worth of stuff too. But it was still running real slow, so I decided to reinstall windows. This did fix my problem, my comp is running great now.... exept I lost everything that was in My Document I dont understand what happened, when I look at my hard drive it tells me I have 16 gigs of free space, close to what I had before I renstalled. But I had <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/atleast-245339" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ATLEAST">ATLEAST</a> 20 gig worth of video files in My Documen/My videos. But Its no longer there, and when I run a search I cant find it either!!<br/><br/>If it deleted it I would think it would show me with 40+ free HD space. So whats going on? what on earth did I do? Im realy confused, and getting very frustrated I would bury it with all pc honours.......and have a pc priest to speak over the grave.......or send it to india.....where they screw up the world and themselves....by trying to extract the gold from the parts.Thanks for not helping...<br/><br/>Sorry, Im not good with computers... What does the events log report......admin tools......<br/><br/>Do you use psp......bearshare/limewire/kazza....<br/><br/>What ram sticks are they......Sorry, dont know what events log report is.<br/><br/>I use BearShare, Ram is Super Talent DDR 184 Pin Dimm<br/><br/>dont know if thats what you need or not :-/something or some body ......may have taken over your pc.....the events log.......can be found in the control panel admin tools.......it list most things......<br/><br/>download <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/trend-239116" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TREND">TREND</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/online-1001" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ONLINE">ONLINE</a> and scan for bugs.......or spysweeper........or advanced system optimizer........use a search engine........download.com......is one of many.....Do a clean install, check your partitions as you do it.if you use p2p programs like bear share and yourt hard drive is almost full (meaning you use it a lot) you have an excellent chance of having spyware/adware/trojans. have you scanned for all of these? AVG alone is not enough.<br/><br/>The full hard drive is a problem, and you must delete some of these warez or Windows will not work right.</body></html> | |
| 425. |
Solve : Windows/HDD failure? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I have encountered a serious problem with my pc. It seems that quite possibly the HDD may have given up the ghost. PC kept rebooting while in startup mode and never <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/got-23540" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOT">GOT</a> into windows. <br/><br/>I attempted to replace the faulty HDD with a spare that I have and run the recovery process with this new HDD. Problem is when I try to boot up using the new HDD I get a "NTLDR is missing" message. I realise this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/means-236635" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MEANS">MEANS</a> I probably need to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sort-238033" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SORT">SORT</a> out my boot <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sequences-771521" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEQUENCES">SEQUENCES</a> but for some strange reason I can't access the BIOS to do that. <br/><br/>Anyone have any ideas?? If you have a floppy drive, copy the ntldr, ntdetect.com and boot.ini <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/files-20889" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FILES">FILES</a> from another computer to a floppy and put that in the A: drive when booting. It should direct you to the hard drive with the missing ntldr.<br/><br/>Click on the link below and scroll down to Bootdisks.What OS ??<br/>How did you install the OS on the spare HDD ??<br/><br/>More info and someone will be along shortly.<br/><br/>patio. Quote</p><blockquote><strong>I can't access the BIOS </strong></blockquote> <br/>Why?</body></html> | |
| 426. |
Solve : HELP, No local internet connection? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>When i put i my computer was broken, i bought a new motherboard to replace it. after i reinstalled my windows xp, i cant go to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/internet-14325" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INTERNET">INTERNET</a> because there is no local area connection....... a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/little-1075899" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LITTLE">LITTLE</a> help plz...i also tried to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/set-11758" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SET">SET</a> up a new local area connection but wont work, nothing happened.Do you have the Internet Connection <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wizard-744309" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WIZARD">WIZARD</a>?</p></body></html> | |
| 427. |
Solve : oleaut32dll? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Yes I know Mac <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/xp-747558" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about XP">XP</a> is in as I have been using it for years as that is where I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/work-20377" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORK">WORK</a> BUT....at home I do not have a phone, live in the boondocks and am not online. Plus I can not afford xp right now and the only reason I am using 98 is because I have a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/legal-540749" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LEGAL">LEGAL</a> copy. I am using this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a> for my music files and all so that is why I need to figure out this sound thing. Thanks<br/>I am going to check out what you said "2k dummy"<br/>type at ya's later.Form the msdos prompt.........type scanreg/fix.......your internet explorer is damaged..../corupt.or reinstal windows........with out file lost/........ask and you shall recieve the info....<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/aeuroewithout-1475023" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WITHOUT">WITHOUT</a> file lost? What do you mean by that?What i have stated..</p></body></html> | |
| 428. |
Solve : Microsoft crash analysis? |
| Answer» <html><body><br/> My operating system is windows 2000xp and is now <br/> crashing on a regular basis. I forwarded the fault on to<br/> microsoft who reply with possible fault with ATI graphics<br/> driver.<br/><br/> I have checked my system information and find that<br/> i have a RADEON 9200 SE with the following driver<br/> ati2dvag.dll version 5.2.3790.2<br/><br/> Do i have to update the driver or should i contact the<br/> pc. manufacturer for guidance.<br/><br/> I have not installed service pack 2 patch as the first<br/> time I tried i finished up having to completely re-install<br/> my operating system.<br/><br/> And now only download 'critical' windows updates.<br/> I run a firewall/reliable anti-virus software and a<br/> spyware package.<br/><br/> I am as I'm sure you will recognise still pretty much<br/> a novice so would appreciate an easy to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/understand-720010" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNDERSTAND">UNDERSTAND</a><br/> solution if possible.<br/><br/> Regards,<br/> Mike. Follow you own advise M_2>Do i have to update the driver or should i contact the <br/> pc. manufacturer for guidance. <br/><br/><br/>What does the events log reveal......c/panel admin tools. Quote<blockquote>My operating system is Windows XP and is now crashing on a regular basis. I forwarded the fault on to Microsoft who reply with possible fault with ATI graphics driver.<br/><br/>I have checked my system information and find that I have a RADEON 9200 SE with the following driver...<br/><br/>ati2dvag.dll version 5.2.3790.2<br/><br/>Do I have to update the driver or should I contact the PC manufacturer for guidance?<br/><br/>I have not installed Service Pack 2 as the first time I tried I finished up having to completely re-install my operating system. I now only download 'critical' Windows updates.<br/><br/>I run a firewall/reliable anti-virus software and a spyware package.<br/><br/>I am sure you will recognise a novice so would appreciate an easy to understand solution if possible.<br/><br/>Regards,<br/><br/>Mike.</blockquote> <br/><br/>Hello Mike, and welcome to the crazy forum.<br/><br/>If you open the Control Panel and click on System, Hardware and Device manager look for your driver in the list.<br/><br/>Click on the + sign then right-click on the entry and click on Update driver...<br/><br/>Do you know if the card is properly seated in the motherboard? Sometimes re-seating the card helps as the action of pulling it out and pushing it back in again cleans up the contact surfaces.<br/><br/>If you click on the link below and look for the .pdf file on re-seating RAM modules you'll see how to get in to the case and how to take <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/proper-1169819" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROPER">PROPER</a> anti-static precautions.<br/><br/>I pull out all power cables, disconnect all peripherals and lay the case on its side to make it easier to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/work-20377" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORK">WORK</a> on, then, whilst holding the bare metal casing with my right hand I press the power button in for ten seconds to equalise any residual charge across the mainboard.<br/><br/>You still need to be gentle but firm when re-seating the cards. Never be brutal or you can <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/damage-769368" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DAMAGE">DAMAGE</a> the mainboard.<br/><br/>If you want to make a good job of installing SP2 and you have an XP CD it is best to slipstream SP2 together with your CD and do a clean install.<br/><br/>I can hear - the scream - from here. \ö/Blame winxp sp updates for the problems.......many more to follow!........i always stick with things that work.? Quote<blockquote>i always stick with things that work.?</blockquote> <br/><br/><br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/like-537196" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIKE">LIKE</a> WinME?Windows ME works perfectly if you strip it down to work like '98 and ... <strong>MAKE A DRIVE IMAGE!</strong> <br/><br/>MSCA does come up with the goods from time to time. Helped me out with that dratted Comet Cursor.</body></html> | |
| 429. |
Solve : manual sevice pack 2 download? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Does anyone know where i can get a manual download of service pack 2 for winxp<br/><br/>ThanksYou can <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/order-238912" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ORDER">ORDER</a> a cd-rom from microsoft.comyes, but i really want a download. but thanks anywayYou can download it from microsoft only unless you have a pirated copy of xp, if not the only other way is cd-rom<a href="http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/index.html">http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/index.html</a> Quote</p><blockquote>You can download it from microsoft only unless you have a pirated copy of xp, if not the only other way is cd-rom</blockquote> <br/><br/><br/>Not any longer...<br/><br/>paatio. dont use it.........imahao.....if it aint broke dont fix it.Why suggest NOT using SP2 ? ?<br/>It is a major OS update, not just a security <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/patch-1148821" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PATCH">PATCH</a>...<br/><br/>patio. dont use Sp2<br/><br/>I dont because it slowed my connection speed down.<br/><br/>Its more trouble than its worth i ditched it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/months-1101351" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MONTHS">MONTHS</a> back and I'm stall alright.<br/><br/>R0SS Quote<blockquote><strong>Why suggest NOT using SP2 ? ?</strong></blockquote> <br/>He's a ME user.... say no more. If you want to apply SP2 it is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/better-895998" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BETTER">BETTER</a> to slipstream the service pack with your XP CD, burn a new XP SP2 CD, and do a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/clean-918483" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLEAN">CLEAN</a> install.<br/><br/>See link below.</body></html> | |
| 430. |
Solve : open with fele? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>i need <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/help-239643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HELP">HELP</a> i went to open a zip file and i didnt have winzip and the open with file wgot <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/set-11758" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SET">SET</a> on internet exploroer <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/somehow-7378511" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOMEHOW">SOMEHOW</a> now i have winzip what do i do to get it to open with winzip?Locate the file in windows explorer. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/click-918865" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLICK">CLICK</a> on it to highlight. Hold down the shift key and right click on the file. Select open with. Select winzip and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/check-25817" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHECK">CHECK</a> the always open with box.this might sound stupid but where is the windows explorer thing at?i have windows 98 se wheres window explorer? Quote</p><blockquote>I went to open a .zip file and I didnt have winzip and the open with file got set on Internet Explorer.<br/><br/>Now I have WinZip what do I do to get it to open with WinZip?</blockquote> <br/><br/>I seem to remember that 7ZIP was/is freeware.<br/><br/>Open the Control Panel and then open Folder Options, File Types and scroll right down to ZIP and re-associate the file with WinZip.<br/></body></html> | |
| 431. |
Solve : XP install = Memory Loss? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Several months ago I installed updated my windows 98 to windows XP in order to run programs that required it.<br/><br/>Since that install I have lost half of the memory on my computer (I had 16 GB at the time of the install, now I have something like 7.5 GB) I don't know where the rest went.<br/><br/>I didn't partition it on purpose if it is partitioned. I've tried to use partition magic to remove it if I did, but no information about a second section shows up- so I guess there isn't one?<br/><br/>I bought myself a second hard drive as a quick fix, but basically I have absolutely no room on my default hard drive, so I have trouble downloading programs or even surfing the web. Currently I have only the dangerously low amount of about 200KB of free space on my C drive.<br/><br/>Is there a way I could get that memory back? Or is it gone forever?<br/><br/>If it is gone forever, how would I go about making my e drive the default place where all downloads and temp files go?XP takes a *<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/censored-7672076" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CENSORED">CENSORED</a>* of alot of space up..<br/><br/>All you could do is buy a new Hard Drive.<br/><br/>R0SSI should have clarified. The remaining 7.5 that I mentioned is all that shows up. That is all taken up by the WIN XP program.<br/><br/>The 8.5 GB is completely gone. It isn't referenced as used space or anything. All my C drive has on it is Win XP and what ever else mess comes with it, and my temp files. With that I have only 200KB of free space for my temps.<br/><br/>All of my additional programs are on the E drive that I installed.<br/><br/>The missing memory is just gone entirely from my C drive.Elizabeth,<br/><br/>Memory is RAM (physical memory) unless it is virtual memory, (paging-file).<br/><br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/click-918865" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLICK">CLICK</a> on the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/link-246752" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LINK">LINK</a> below, if you will, and go to the Drive Cleanup section and when all is done post back with the results.<br/><br/>Wow! Thank you so much. I did only some of the things in the section about cleanup. I wasn't sure earlier if that stuff would help me or harm me, but man oh man, it sure did help. I was worried to put anything else onto this poor computer, but those cleaners didn't take up much room at all. <br/><br/>That did it, so Thank you, I now have 1 GB of free space on C, and that is enough for my temporary stuff, giving me time to move things to my other drive. <br/><br/>Thank you so very much. I thought my computer might just be too old and beyond help. Through numerous <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/updates-25804" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UPDATES">UPDATES</a> this old box has lasted me eight years and counting, I plan to grow old with it.Good news!<br/><br/>You should always maintain an absolute minimum of 15% free-space in order to run defrag.<br/><br/>I keep a minimum 30% free-space, as the system runs better.<br/><br/>When you have moved data to the E: drive take the time to make a drive image of your C: drive and make backups of your data.You can also get a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/performance-11671" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PERFORMANCE">PERFORMANCE</a> gain and free up a bit more space by moving the swap file to the E: drive.</p></body></html> | |
| 432. |
Solve : USB mouse no go on boot if in a different USB port? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>My USB mouse is not recognized by Win XP on boot if it is plugged into a different USB port than it was in when I first started Win XP.<br/><br/>I have a 1 yr. old eMachine laptop with four USB ports running Windows XP SP2. When I first started up Win XP, I had my USB mouse plugged into a USB port on the side – inconvenient. Now I plug the mouse into one of the two back USB ports, but every time I boot up Win XP I have to unplug the USB mouse and re-plug it in for Win XP to recognize it. I am presuming that if I had the mouse plugged into a back USB port at the very beginning I wouldn’t be having this problem.<br/><br/>It's a pretty generic mouse with no driver cd. And my laptop has no <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ps2-593073" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PS2">PS2</a> serial port.<br/><br/>Here is what I tried so far to solve it, after having done some research:<br/>1. I created the environment variable DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES which meant my device manager would show all installed <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/devices-25633" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEVICES">DEVICES</a>, even if they are not currently plugged in. Then I uninstalled all instance of that USB mouse (around 10 of them) in both categories HID devices and Mice.<br/><br/>NOTE: I set this by right-clicking My Computer and choosing Properties. Click the Advanced tab, and the "Settings" (XP) or Environmental Variables (older Windows) button. Click the New button, and enter the devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices for the name, and 1 for the value. In device manager you then have to select view/show hidden devices.<br/><br/>2. I tried a different mouse. Logitech, which also did not have an installation cd. Which I connected to a back USB port on my laptop. Still the same problem. As though if Win XP won’t recognize any mouse on boot that is connected to a port on the back of my laptop.<br/><br/>3. I’m wondering if there is some way to access com port settings. I don’t see com ports at all in my device manager! Weird.<br/><br/>Any <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ideas-1035826" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about IDEAS">IDEAS</a>?<br/><br/>Thanks,<br/>Roger<br/><br/><br/>One should not play with the reg unless you know what to do?<br/><br/>load the usb movse driver.....and then plug it in......why someone would use a usb......movse baffles me.......as it serves little.....Sorry, Merlin. I didn't hit the reply button at first. I'm new to these sites.<br/><br/>For the sake of others.... my USB mouse is a pretty generic one, with no driver cd. <br/><br/>Even after unistallation all instances of themouse in device manager, somewhere Windows is still thinking this mouse should only be plugged into the side USB port of my laptop. BTW, I don't have a PS2 serial port.<br/><br/>Thanks for your time, Merlin_2.<br/>RogerA very usual laptop......with no ps2 ...port......i have to stop as i know to much on emach/gateway......pcs..Check your bios Legacy USB support.<br/>Do you have a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mobo-3736118" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MOBO">MOBO</a> book?</p></body></html> | |
| 433. |
Solve : Does anyone know you to re-install a modem? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>my LAN connection seems to have been erased and when i plug it in nothing happens. but <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/yet-1465121" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YET">YET</a> i can <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/still-653256" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STILL">STILL</a> connect to the internet via wireles. any suggestions on how to re-install <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/modemis-2164169" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MODEMIS">MODEMIS</a> the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/system-238321" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SYSTEM">SYSTEM</a> working ok........if so dont worry..Are you trying to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/reinstall-2983763" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REINSTALL">REINSTALL</a> a modem or your NIC? I don't get it.</p></body></html> | |
| 434. |
Solve : these files never stop coming!! help!? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>these random <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/zip-750622" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ZIP">ZIP</a> files keep popping up in one of my computer <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/folders-994110" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FOLDERS">FOLDERS</a>, I delete them but half an hour later they come back. These files are all 523KB, and have an adult file name.<br/><br/>What can I do to get rid of them for good, any suggestions? by the way I have a windows xp.Do you have a spyware / adaware scanner? Do you have a virus scan cleaner? Did you check for registry errors?<br/><br/>By the way Please tell me you don't hit Yes to all those security warning window. I have spyware doctor, spytrooper, sbc yahoo online protection, norton antivirus.<br/><br/>And no I never choose yes.<br/><br/>Here is a picture so you can see<br/>sHaRp12........ all these zip files seem to be dated July 7 , 2005 <br/>Have you tried to delete whatever folder they are residing in ? <br/><br/>Do you know the site that they are coming from ?<br/>I would also suggest you D/L and install the following :<br/>Ad-Aware SE ...<br/><a href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html">http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html</a><br/>Spybot ......<br/><a href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html">http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html</a><br/>Anti-Spyware Beta ....<br/><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en</a><br/><br/>Make sure you get any available updates for those apps before you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/run-1192138" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RUN">RUN</a> them.<br/>I would also suggest you go into Internet options and delete all temp internet files , cookies and history ......<br/><br/>dl65 You probably have a downloader in Add or Remove programs and there is probably a corresponding entry in your msconfig start-up.<br/><br/>You may also need to look in the registry for any untoward entries on any of the Run keys.<br/><br/>You could also search for .exe files and see if you can find the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/offending-7701944" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OFFENDING">OFFENDING</a> file.<br/><br/>(NB Second thread on this subject.) Hi there:<br/><br/>few months ago I had the same problem whith a web page named <a href="http://www.hotoffers.com">www.hotoffers.com</a> that became the owner of my computer; setting all kinds of pornography to my desktop and gambling games and I can not get off of them until I went to microsoft forums and see one person whith the same problem. So to make the story short go to control panel, then to windows foulder, then to system32 or system foulder and then look for a file named Param32.dll that is the bad guy!!! you need to try to delete him but I tell you is not easy, if you can not delete him from the sam foulder send it to my documents and delete from them, I have to do that in order to get rid of that. Then run you adware, virus scan and you will be fine. Try using KILLBOX if you find ths file.sHaRp12<br/><br/><br/>I was given a home built computer that was corrupted beyond anything I had ever seen. It was the same way, porn and free stuff, ads, owned it. I watched it download 14 pages in a minute and I had done and touched nothing, and that was after cleaning it enough that it did not freeze up within the first couple minutes of turning it on.<br/><br/>After beating it severely with Spybot, Ad-Aware, CCleaner and Avast Anti Virus Home edition and running disk cleanup, defragging, manually removing programs it had loaded, junk files, it works fine now. <br/><br/>It was not a one time affair though. It was over and over. I had to load some of the programs from disks to begin with, as it would not even take a download, period.Again, that would have been a GREAT time for a format and reinstall. Months to fix? No way.You don't learn much doing a fresh install, it's no help to those with the 'need to know stuff' attitude.You don't learn much except how to correctly install an operating system, but I thought he wanted a working system. <br/><br/>It helps to avoid porn sites too. *<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/censored-7672076" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CENSORED">CENSORED</a>*, reading that list turned me on. <br/><br/>Have you ever thought of bloody reading any of the other threads where people were caught red handed downloading naughty material and all came here to be told to download "Spybot, Adaware-SE, etc, etc.."?<br/><br/>No? Go do so now.I clicked on every one of those files & nothing happened. That's the Raptor we all know and love!</p></body></html> | |
| 435. |
Solve : Will a Boot CD solve my problem?? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Please bear with me! My knowledge of computers is limited, but I'm working on that!<br/><br/>I have a Gateway 834GM with Windows XP Media Edition. Yesterday morning it started inadvertently restarting. I was getting all <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sorts-1219114" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SORTS">SORTS</a> of messages, some of which went something like this; "Checking File System on D", "A Serious Error has occurred...", "Thread stuck in device driver", "Windows installer...". It was then that I realized I had no anti-<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/virus-727836" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VIRUS">VIRUS</a> protection (doh!) and proceeded to dl Norton Internet Security. It took hours to dl because the computer continued to shut off and restart constantly. Once I finally got NIS installed, I wasn't able to run the virus scan because, again, the computer kept restarting early on in the scan. Then, during the rebooting process, I started to see "Bios Setting F2" and "F11 System Recovery". After spending hours getting nowhere with the tech support from both Windows and Symantec, I decided to hit the F11 and try to do a system recovery. I've only had the computer for about a month, so there isn't a whole lot of personal stuff that I cared about losing. During the system recovery, it kept stopping and saying something like, "problem extracting (such and such file)" and I'd hit "OK" to continue. Then, when it was about 70% complete, it stopped and there was a blurb about Windows shutting down to prevent serious damage to the PC. The stop was 0X00000024, and suggested I do a chkdsk /f (though I have no clue how to do that). Then, it would no longer reboot. I got the "NTLDR is missing" message, which I Googled and that's how I ended up here. I read the page on this site regarding this problem, and figured the "Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file" was my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/best-390038" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BEST">BEST</a> bet. It instructs me to "Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer", only I tore my house apart (in the middle of the night) and can't seem to locate such a disc. Is this something that comes with the pc?? So, I finally came across 5 discs with my husband's writing on them that said "Recovery" on them. Now, my husband knows less about computers than I do (sadly enough) so I'm not sure how he made these discs or if he knew what he was doing. He can barely attach a picture to an email without assistance. Really. But, I ASSumed at that point it couldn't hurt to try. I loaded the first disc and it prompted me to choose "R" or "I", I believe. But, it wasn't <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/anything-380254" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANYTHING">ANYTHING</a> like the instructions on this site, so it guess it wasn't the "boot" CD being referred to. Anyway, I chose "R" and it proceeded to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/recover-613729" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RECOVER">RECOVER</a> the system. Got all the same "problem extracting" messages, only this time it finished recovering and spit the disc out. So, NOW (and bless you if you're still reading this) my computer is even MORE screwed up. Windows is loaded now and I no longer get the F11 thing (still getting the F3), but Windows is HUGE. The font is huge, everything's huge. And it doesn't work. It keeps saying "The system has recovered from a serious error". So, I'm guessing my husband's "recovery" CD wasn't any good?? Please tell me, what do I do now?! Do I need to buy a Boot CD? And if so, where? I checked eBay, but I'm not sure if that's the best route. Once I put that in will it get rid of all the other garbage that's loaded on there now and start from "scratch", or am I going to have Windows installed on my computer 3 times? Will it magically get rid of the virus or will I still have to figure out how to get rid of the virus while my computer continuously restarts? Is there somewhere I can buy a boot CD with instructions on how to fix my problem? I would really appreciate any help at all!!<br/><br/>Thanks a lot,<br/><br/>Andrea Quote</p><blockquote>I have a Gateway 834GM with Windows XP Media Edition. Yesterday morning it started inadvertently restarting.<br/><br/>I was getting all sorts of messages, some of which went something like this; "Checking File System on D", "A Serious Error has occurred...", "Thread stuck in device driver", "Windows installer...".<br/><br/>It was then that I realized I had no anti-virus protection (doh!) and proceeded to download Norton Internet Security.<br/><br/>It took hours to download because the computer continued to shut off and restart constantly. Once I finally got NIS installed, I wasn't able to run the virus scan because, again, the computer kept restarting early on in the scan. Then, during the rebooting process, I started to see "Bios Setting F2" and "F11 System Recovery".<br/><br/>After spending hours getting nowhere with the tech support from both Windows and Symantec, I decided to hit the F11 and try to do a system recovery. I've only had the computer for about a month, so there isn't a whole lot of personal stuff that I cared about losing. During the system recovery, it kept stopping and saying something like, "problem extracting (such and such file)" and I'd hit "OK" to continue. Then, when it was about 70% complete, it stopped and there was a blurb about Windows shutting down to prevent serious damage to the PC.<br/><br/>The stop was 0X00000024, and suggested I do a chkdsk /f (though I have no clue how to do that). Then, it would no longer reboot. I got the "NTLDR is missing" message, which I Googled and that's how I ended up here.<br/><br/>I read the page on this site regarding this problem, and figured the "Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file" was my best bet. It instructs me to "Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer", only I tore my house apart (in the middle of the night) and can't seem to locate such a disc.<br/><br/>Is this something that comes with the PC? So, I finally came across 5 discs with my husband's writing on them that said "Recovery" on them. Now, my husband knows less about computers than I do (sadly enough) so I'm not sure how he made these discs or if he knew what he was doing. He can barely attach a picture to an email without assistance. Really. But, I assumed at that point it couldn't hurt to try.<br/><br/>I loaded the first disc and it prompted me to choose "R" or "I", I believe. But, it wasn't anything like the instructions on this site, so it guess it wasn't the "boot" CD being referred to. Anyway, I chose "R" and it proceeded to recover the system. Got all the same "problem extracting" messages, only this time it finished recovering and spit the disc out.<br/><br/>Now my computer is even MORE of a mess. Windows is loaded now and I no longer get the F11 thing (still getting the F3), but Windows is HUGE. The font is huge, everything's huge. And it doesn't work. It keeps saying "The system has recovered from a serious error". So, I'm guessing my husband's "recovery" CD wasn't any good?<br/><br/>Please tell me, what do I do now?! Do I need to buy a Boot CD? And if so, where? I checked eBay, but I'm not sure if that's the best route. Once I put that in will it get rid of all the other things that are loaded on there now and start from "scratch", or am I going to have Windows installed on my computer 3 times?<br/><br/>Will it magically get rid of the virus or will I still have to figure out how to get rid of the virus while my computer continuously restarts? Is there somewhere I can buy a boot CD with instructions on how to fix my problem? I would really appreciate any help at all! <br/> <br/>Thanks a lot, <br/> <br/>Andrea</blockquote> <br/><br/>Click the link below and then on the first link and run a full system scan and see what that does.<a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=Stop:+0X00000024&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8">STOP 0X00000024</a>If it has a diskette drive as per the illustration...<br/><br/><a href="http://support.gateway.com/s/SOFTWARE/Medialess/MLXPH1/MLXPH1su9.shtml">FORMAT DRIVE AND PERFORM FULL SYSTEM RECOVERY USING GATEWAY SYSTEM RECOVERY WINDOWS XP RECOVERY CDs</a>Quite often the CDs just need to be carefully cleaned to prevent read errors. Are the Recovery CDs which were made CDRs or are they CD-RW?<br/><br/>If they are CD-RW I would use a good computer to copy them to CDR as CD-RWs are notoriously unreliable. It is just as well to scan the CDs for virii because if they were made when a virus was present they might be unuseable and need to be treated before copying to new CD media. <br/><br/>With the method outlined by Gateway you should first press 'R' and then press 'F' to Format and perform a Full recovery.Even with a new computer you may have transit problems caused by carriage. My own computer had a loose sound card and the RAM modules needed to be re-seated. There were also some plugs which had not been fully pushed home until they - click.<br/><br/>Just as well to check and then run MemTest86 on the RAM modules to see if there are any errors and also obtain the drive manufacturer's drive diagnostic diskette and run a drive test. (You will need a floppy diskette drive for those.) If you don't have a floppy drive you should ask someone to burn a bootable CD called <a href="http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/">UBCD</a> to a CDR and run the appropriate tests from the CD.<br/><br/>If any hardware components are faulty you should be covered by your warranty.Hi. Thanks so much for your replies. I used the instructions you linked from the Gateway site, and did the system recovery. Everything worked perfectly and I was able to follow each step until I got to #12. I hit "restart" and it began. But then it said "Press F11 to start recovery" and a timer that counted 3, 2, 1 then the screen goes blank. Nothing but black.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Did you press F11 ?<br/><br/>Does your computer come with a floppy drive?<br/><br/>Just how big is the drive, and can you get hold of an XP CD to use for partitioning and formatting?<br/><br/>No, I didn't press F11 this time, but I did do the F11 Recovery last night, if that makes a difference. No floppy drive.<br/><br/>"Just how big is the drive, and can you get hold of an XP CD to use for partitioning and formatting?"<br/><br/>I don't know?!? Sorry!<br/><br/>I realized that I still have the internet connection plugged in the computer when I did the recovery. So, I disconnected the internet and tried again. In the middle of disc 5 it suddenly shut down. Now it's back to the "HTLDR is missing" and it won't start Windows at all.<br/><br/>I'm about ready to throw this thing out of the window! If all else fails, would I need to take it to a professional? Or buy a new hard drive or something? <br/><br/>Thanks again. <br/><br/> Quote<blockquote>No, I didn't press F11 this time, but I did do the F11 Recovery last night, if that makes a difference. No floppy drive.<br/><br/>"Just how big is the drive, and can you get hold of an XP CD to use for partitioning and formatting?"<br/><br/>I don't know?!? Sorry!<br/><br/>I realized that I still have the internet connection plugged in the computer when I did the recovery. So, I disconnected the internet and tried again. In the middle of disc 5 it suddenly shut down. Now it's back to the "HTLDR is missing" and it won't start Windows at all.<br/><br/>I'm about ready to throw this thing out of the window! If all else fails, would I need to take it to a professional? Or buy a new hard drive or something? <br/><br/>Thanks again.</blockquote> <br/><br/>Gateway 834GM Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz (HT) / 1GB DDR / 250GB SATA HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer / Media Reader / Windows XP Media Center 2005<br/><br/>How old is yours? Is it still under warranty?<br/><br/>The way to start is to run a memory check and test the hard-drive. If opening up the casing is not your thing then I would take it to a professional.<br/><br/>Is there someone local?<br/>It sounds new enough that it should be under warranty. I would contact Gateway in any event. They have your money. Let them prove why you should (or should not) be a repeat customer.You need the disks........</body></html> | |
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Solve : High tech wastes.? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi,<br/><br/>I have a wired question. What do you guys do with the old computers and circit boards without polluting the enviroment? What is a good way to dispose them? Where do you take them?<br/><br/>Richard<br/><br/>there is recycle centers.<br/><br/>we have one at our Dump. Or the politically <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/correct-409949" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CORRECT">CORRECT</a> term now "Public Waste And <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/recycling-1180972" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RECYCLING">RECYCLING</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/center-11455" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CENTER">CENTER</a>"<br/><br/>There will probably be one at yours.<br/><br/>Don't <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/put-11868" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PUT">PUT</a> your HDD in there though because they can get credit card numbers and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/stuff-25659" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STUFF">STUFF</a> of them.<br/><br/>R0SSHow many pc have to dispose of/? Quote</p><blockquote>Hi,<br/><br/>What do you do with old computers and circuit boards without polluting the environment? What is a good way to dispose of them? Where do you take them?<br/><br/>Richard.</blockquote> <br/><br/>If you look carefully at the components, particularly on plastic parts you may find a recycle code. If the item is taken to the appropriate Public Waste And Recycling Center, they should know how to dispose of them properly.<br/></body></html> | |
| 437. |
Solve : Dial up box question? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>On my old Gateway with ME, somewhere through the years in my dial up box, the small boxes that can be checkmarked to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/allow-362909" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALLOW">ALLOW</a> you to save your password or dial up automatically have became <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/shaded-1204458" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHADED">SHADED</a> and cannot be checked.<br/><br/>I don't care about the dialing up automatically, but I would like to be able to save my password. <br/><br/>I just reformatted and reloaded the ME OS, but it did not clear this particular issue up.<br/><br/>I have searched around in the "dial up <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/connections-929522" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONNECTIONS">CONNECTIONS</a>" areas, but have seen nothing that caught my eye to restore these.<br/><br/>I am going to give the Gateway to my Dad to use and it would make things easier for him.<br/><br/>Thanks,Anyone?<br/><br/>I'm talking about the Iternet connection box where you type in your user name and password then click connect to dial up.<br/><br/><br/>Thanks,Have you set up at least one connection in the dial up networking <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/folder-246959" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FOLDER">FOLDER</a>? Have you tried using the the connection wizzard to set it up?I guess when you say "dial up networking folder" you mean installing a internet provider?<br/><br/>If so yes.<br/><br/>And when I wiped and reloaded with the Gateway disks, I used the Wizard to set up my IP provider. But it did not change the display in this box. It <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/seemed-7320434" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEEMED">SEEMED</a> like it wiped and changed everything back to like when I got it except that dial up box.<br/><br/>thanks,</p></body></html> | |
| 438. |
Solve : Help wih brightness during gaming. Not too l? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I am having a really annoying problem with my video settings on my computer. <br/><br/>For a while I was having steadily slower, and slower operating <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/speeds-650188" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SPEEDS">SPEEDS</a>. I am also having a problem playing games on my pc. Every time I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/went-734459" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WENT">WENT</a> into a game the screen would get way darker, to the point of not being able to see anything properly. But then I would exit the game and the color would correct itself.<br/><br/>I have an ATI gaming card, with its control center. I couldnt adjust the gamma or contrast of the game, but I could on the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/desktop-949558" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DESKTOP">DESKTOP</a>. Yesterday I downloaded an updated <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/version-1444891" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VERSION">VERSION</a> of the control center and my computer started running even shitier. So <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/today-710550" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TODAY">TODAY</a>, I took all of the ATI software off my computer, and voila, my computer is running up to speed and crruuisin!<br/><br/>I have minimized all of my of my graphic software to Adobe Gamma, and the basics for my monitior and card. I still can not adjust the gamma or brightness during gaming.<br/><br/>I need to know if there is anything I can do, because I dont want to run ATI software again. Or, am I just not doing anything correctly?<br/><br/>Sorry if this was long</p></body></html> | |
| 439. |
Solve : Run in separate memory space? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi,<br/><br/>In the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/run-1192138" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RUN">RUN</a> dialog box ( Win key + R ) there is a checkbox name "Run in separate memory space".<br/><br/>What does this do.<br/><br/>ThanksI'd assume it would make the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/said-629244" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SAID">SAID</a> application run in <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/kernel-532214" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KERNEL">KERNEL</a> space but I have no idea who would <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/even-976335" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EVEN">EVEN</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/consider-2017521" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONSIDER">CONSIDER</a> that a feature in an Operating System. Don't touch it is the best I can give you.Good Guess <a href="http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1038">SHOW RUN IN SEPARATE MEMORY SPACE OPTION</a></p></body></html> | |
| 440. |
Solve : I have tried Windows XP Batch File Help? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I'm trying to create a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/batch-893737" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BATCH">BATCH</a> file in Windows XP that I can put in my startup folder that will start a program after a certain time delay after Windows starts. I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/need-25476" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEED">NEED</a> this for a messaging program we use at work that I always forget to start but it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/needs-1112903" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEEDS">NEEDS</a> to wait until I get connected to the work network. This would require about a 5 minute delay to give me time to get connected then automatically start.<br/><br/>I've tried creating the batch file but the start command just opens <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/another-876628" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANOTHER">ANOTHER</a> DOS window with the command prompt in the My Documents folder. Does anyone know why the start command is not starting the program?<br/><br/>I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/also-373387" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALSO">ALSO</a> could use some ideas on how to delay the command once the batch file runs.<br/><br/>Thanks,<br/>Munkey<br/>Some help is available Here<br/><br/>Please post your .bat file.</p></body></html> | |
| 441. |
Solve : keyboard alternatives? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Is there a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/keyboard-532411" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KEYBOARD">KEYBOARD</a> alternative to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/double-246357" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DOUBLE">DOUBLE</a> clickingPressing enter.<br/><br/>R0SSAnd you can change the double-<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/click-918865" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLICK">CLICK</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/action-2544" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ACTION">ACTION</a> to single click...</p></body></html> | |
| 442. |
Solve : how to tell if a computer has already been hacked? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi,<br/><br/>I'm a new IT admin. I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me what kind of specific symptons we're getting when a computer is being hacked. What should i do in the case of that incident? What're the best ways for prevention ( i think i know the answers for this one i.e to have firewall, antivirus, anti spyware, adware. Anything else that i need to know and haven't mentioned here)?<br/><br/>Thank you in advanceYou start noticing damages to your server or computer?You can sorta tell these things . <br/><br/>Well have a firewall is a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/must-1702064" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MUST">MUST</a>, an antivirus wont really stop a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hacker-1014379" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HACKER">HACKER</a> once he gains access. <br/><br/>Unplug your ethernet as soon as you think he gained root (Administrator :/) but be cautious that the backdoor from which he entered may still be <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/present-1163722" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRESENT">PRESENT</a> in the form of a software exploit or just simply a trojan horse or something.<br/><br/>The best thing to do is try to find the source (listed some possibilities above) and try to either <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/shut-643388" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHUT">SHUT</a> them down and then start a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/log-237006" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOG">LOG</a> of incoming and outgoing packets on your network to see how and what he's using to communicate with your computer. Be it ssh, telnet, etc..<br/><br/>HTH,<br/>Nelson</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : how to remove a directory from XP? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi,<br/><br/>Recently, i have installed a software called merak mailserver on to my laptop that 's running windows XP <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pro-606431" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRO">PRO</a>. Note, this is a 30 day trial version.<br/><br/>What's happening is that when i downloaded it for the first time, i was making a mistake that there was something i needed to tweak to make the software to work. Anyway, i missed that. <br/><br/>So now i'd like to uninstall the software completely but it said that there are some files i need to remove manually. That's fine.<br/><br/>Then, i went to ms-dos to remove the program "merak" from the program files.<br/><br/>in ms-dos, i typed in c:\program files\merak\del *, it sais that <br/><br/>c:\program files\merak\regex.dll<br/>Access is denied<br/>c:\program files\merak\config.exe<br/>Access is denied<br/>c:\program files\merak\libeay32.dll<br/>Access is denied<br/>c:\program files\merak\libss132.dll<br/>Access is denied<br/><br/>I was wondering if there is any other way <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/apart-881658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about APART">APART</a> from reformatting the whole hard-drive.<br/><br/>I were to go to the registry to have them removed, what are the precautions i should take?<br/><br/>Any easy way out?<br/><br/>Thank you very much in advanceSign in as administrator if you don't already.<br/><br/>Go to the file/s in question and right <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/click-918865" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLICK">CLICK</a> on each in turn.<br/>Then properties. Then the security tab.<br/>Make sure your account name in the list at the top has Full control admin rights, if not add your account and then click in the top box 'Full Control' to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/give-468520" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GIVE">GIVE</a> yourself that right.<br/><br/>Then click on Advanced and then the owner tab. Highlight your name in the list at the bottom and click apply. You have now taken ownership of that file and should be able to delete it. <br/><br/>Do the same with all of the others.<br/>Hi, Thank you for your reply.<br/><br/>I tried to do as you said. However, i couldn't find the security tab under properties. Yes, i log in as a computer administrator and all i can see is the general tab. Am i missing anything?<br/><br/>Thank you in advanceAssoc:<br/><br/>The security tab is only available in Windows XP Professional, and then only if you disable Simple File Sharing. To do this in Windows XP Pro, open up the folder options applet of the control panel, click the view tab, remove the checkmark from the last checkbox, and click OK.<br/><br/>You may be receiving the error because the DLL files are in use. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/try-1428546" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRY">TRY</a> booting to Safe Mode as the Administrator, then use windows explorer to browse to the folder and delete the Dynamic Link Library files. Make sure you uncheck the options to hide hidden and system files in the Folder Options dialog box before you attempt to find and delete the DLL files you mentioned.<br/><br/>Doc</p></body></html> | |
| 444. |
Solve : CMDCMDLINE in batch files?? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I've written a batch file that works fine when each command is pasted into <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cmd-920083" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CMD">CMD</a> but when I double click the batch file it just loops half <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/way-246442" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WAY">WAY</a> through. When I run the batch file it stops halfway through.<br/><br/>I found that the variable %CMDCMDLINE% is the point of the problem but I haven't been able to fix this.<br/><br/>Here's my batch file:<br/><br/>ECHO Step 1<br/>ECHO Create Destination Folder for Executables<br/>cd %PROGRAMFILES%<br/>md "Symantec Game Pack"<br/><br/>ECHO Step 2<br/>ECHO Create Destination Folder for Shortcuts<br/>cd "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\"<br/>md "Symantec Game Pack"<br/><br/>(Steps 1 and 2 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/work-20377" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORK">WORK</a> fine)<br/><br/>ECHO Step 3<br/>ECHO Copy Executable Files<br/>%CMDCMDLINE%<br/>cd "Game Files"<br/>copy * "%PROGRAMFILES%\Symantec Game Pack"<br/><br/>(The 3rd line in this step is the issue. When I run the batch out of the CMD by typing in the batch <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/name-237998" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NAME">NAME</a> I get this line:<br/><br/>"cmd.exe" /k "cd C:\Symantec Game Pack Installer"<br/><br/>If I use %CMDCMDLINE% in the line-by-line process it works normally.)<br/><br/>ECHO Step 4<br/>ECHO Copy Shortcuts<br/>%CMDCMDLINE%<br/>cd "Shortcuts"<br/>copy * "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Symantec Game Pack\"<br/><br/>ECHO Step 5<br/>ECHO Exit Script<br/>%CMDCMDLINE%<br/><br/>Any ideas?OK, I've found that %CMDCMDLINE% returns the path where CMD is started and not the folder of the batch file.I re-wrote the batch file using Xcopy <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rather-2973755" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RATHER">RATHER</a> than the longer approach. Feel free to delete this thread.Why Delete?<br/><br/>It gave me a good idea.</p></body></html> | |
| 445. |
Solve : DVD/CDROM shows as hard drive? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi hope I am in the correct place for this question.<br/>I have a toshiba 2595xdvd <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/laptop-1066410" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LAPTOP">LAPTOP</a>. Windows ME.<br/><br/>I had to manually delete some files to de-install something. When I got done, I had 2 problems: DNS error (which I managed to correct), & now in my computer, it shows disc D, my dvd/cdrom drive as a local disc. The icon even changed.<br/><br/>In device manager properties cdrom shows working properly, drivers updated etc, but in performance, it shows there as operating in ms dos compatibilty mode.<br/><br/>In device manager, it does not show as local disc D, it still shows as cdrom drive toshiba sd-c2102<br/>If I click drive D in my computer, it pops up w a message "D;\ refers to a location which is unavailable"...etc.<br/>If I pop in a cd, same pop up.<br/><br/>I have powerdvd in this, & I can play a dvd in file mode, if I create a playlist from it, so I believe the drive is good, especially since it worked before the files got deleted. If I pop in a dvd, & go to dvd mode, it shows "no disc in drive" through powerdvd. Eject does not work through powerdvd, but it does from right click menu on drive D. I also have realplayer, that plays a dvd fine, IF thedisc is inserted before I open it. Autoplay will not work.<br/><br/><br/>If anyone is wondering what I deleted, & what started all this, it was zonealarm <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/security-11642" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SECURITY">SECURITY</a> version 6 point something, which seems to be a big problem all over, look at their boards. I followed their clean uninstall directions to a T<br/><br/>I'm pretty much a beginner with computers, have not found any <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/references-21527" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REFERENCES">REFERENCES</a> to this sort of problem after days and days of googling.<br/><br/>Can anyone point me in the right direction please?<br/><br/>thanks, budtry againSome error has changed that drive back to PIO mode...this will not be very good on burn projects.<br/>I would go to Control Panel/System/ Device Manager and delete the drive. You will get a warning message ignore it.<br/><br/>Then go back to Explorer and do the same as well as My Computer.<br/>Re-boot the system, Windows will re-detect it in the correct mode. In the Add Hardware window point it to your drivers and re-install them. Your shortcuts to the drive will be recreated automatically as well.<br/>Then return to Control Panel...etc. and check to see the settings are correct.<br/><br/>I almost forgot. If your CD drivers are on a CD copy them to a Dir on your HDD so you can find them on re-boot to re-install them.<br/><br/>patio. "Some error has changed that drive back to PIO mode...this will not be very good on burn projects.<br/>I would go to Control Panel/System/ Device Manager and delete the drive. You will get a warning message ignore it."<br/><br/><br/>Does this mean to 'remove' the device? If so, I have done that a bunch of times, in safe mode too. Whaat do you mean 'ignore it'? I get a warning I am about to remove a device, boxes for either yes, or no. Which one should I be clicking? Clicking no just cancels, but I see no way to ignore it. So exactly what do you mean by 'delete', & 'ignore' ? <br/><br/><br/><br/>"Then go back to Explorer and do the same as well as My Computer."<br/><br/> Well I am a beginner for sure, but there is no option to delete or remove anything in 'My Computer', maybe I am missing it, if so how do I do that? <br/> <br/><br/>"Re-boot the system, Windows will re-detect it in the correct mode. In the Add Hardware window point it to your drivers and re-install them. Your shortcuts to the drive will be recreated automatically as well."<br/><br/>I never see any indication of windows finding new hardware, like say adding a PnP USB device would show.<br/>When I reboot, no matter what mode, it is just there again... <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>"Then return to Control Panel...etc. and check to see the settings are correct."<br/><br/>Wish I had a nickel for everytime I had done that, I could buy a brand new computer for all of us.<br/> <br/>I almost forgot. If your CD drivers are on a CD copy them to a Dir on your HDD so you can find them on re-boot to re-install them."<br/> <br/>Again, this is waaaay over my head. According to everything I have found, the drivers are already in the laptop, or the device does not need one. The model number of the DVD/CDROM is sd-c2102. Tyhe laptop is a 2595xdvd. Excatly what driver does it need? The thing shows the best driver is already installed when I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/update-718077" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UPDATE">UPDATE</a> the driver. When I have added one anyway, it shows with a yellow exclaimation point <br/>I find no drivers for it at toshiba support's website for this model.<br/><br/>Anyone out there wanna try repairing this thing for me? I am about ready to try the fine adjustment tool, you know, the one that looks like a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/3-236794" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 3">3</a> LB sledge...What would a reasonable fee for this be IF I could find someone locally?</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : difference between standby and hibernate on xp?? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>what does each do? ex: does <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/one-241053" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ONE">ONE</a> stop the cpu fan while the other stops the cpu too?Hibernate is similar to shutdown just remembering what it was doing last time.<br/>So on booting again you will see those programs again.<br/><br/>Standby is just a power saving option.I understand, I was wondering what all it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/shut-643388" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHUT">SHUT</a> down though. Ive since found out that standby stops the hd, cpu&fan, and monitor but all temp data will be gone if power is lost. hybernate stores the temp data on the hd and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/shuts-3027877" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHUTS">SHUTS</a> down but will load windows faster from the data on the hd and skips the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bootup-901097" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOOTUP">BOOTUP</a> screens.Answered own question./He He</p></body></html> | |
| 447. |
Solve : Wierd slow right click? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Yesterday the computer worked fine, Today, when I right-click the mouse, it takes a second for the screen to appear - ghostly at first, then comes on. Then I noticed the problem with other stuff - even my hearts card game's slow, and that's scary because it came with Windows. I ran virus check, negative. I have plenty of free memory. I tried system restore, no luck. Even when I click on All Programs and try it, it takes a couple of seconds - and the ghostly screen. I use a Dell Dimension XPS, WIN XP and it worked fine. Any help would be great. Thanks. Quote</p><blockquote>I ran virus check, negative.</blockquote> <br/>Tell us what you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/used-763273" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USED">USED</a> for this? Quote<blockquote>Tell us what you used for this?</blockquote> <br/>Norton, just updated. By elimination, I think my problem is with the graphics accelerator, where would I post the question? - Thanks Quote<blockquote>Norton, just updated</blockquote> <br/>Not conclusive.<br/><br/> Quote<blockquote>By elimination, I think my problem is with the graphics accelerator</blockquote> <br/>So you have diagnosed the problem <br/>(This will be fun)<br/><br/>Leave this thread going, everyone checks in this forum and it gives people an insight into your problem. Quote<blockquote><br/>So you have diagnosed the problem <br/>(This will be fun)<br/><br/>I wouldn't say diagnosed, just think that's what it is.<br/><br/>Leave this thread going, everyone checks in this forum and it gives people an insight into your problem.</blockquote> <br/><br/><em>Please</em> I still don't know how to fix it.Download and install <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/everest-976693" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EVEREST">EVEREST</a> Home. This will tell you all the components in that machine. Once you've determined which vid card you have visit the manufacturers site and see if there are updated video drivers available.<br/><br/>I'm still not quite sure why you suspect the vid card though.<br/>Is this a wireless mouse ? ?<br/><br/>patio. If Norton is all you are using you may have other problems now, and certainly will later. Quote<blockquote><br/>I'm still not quite sure why you suspect the vid card though.<br/>Is this a wireless mouse ? ?<br/><br/>patio. </blockquote> <br/><br/>I got a message saying something about that when I put in Stand By. It says that it'll go into software mode because it can't do it in hardware mode - or something like it. :-/ I didn't write down hoping it'd solve the problem. I'll check with your recommendation and if it works, I'll post it - and write down what the error message says. Thanks.Give a scan for spywares also.Status:<br/><br/>I <em><strong>BOUGHT</strong></em> and ran spyware, removed all supposed trojan and adware (193 of them). No change. By the way, [glb]a curse on all these people who write the viruses, trojans, spywares and adwares, may their lives be full of unhappiness and frustration![/glb]<br/> <br/>I downloaded Everest (very helpful), ran it and tried to contact ati - see following.<br/><br/>The original error messages said:<br/>"SMARTSAVE has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands. Please tell ATI Tech"<br/>"SMARTSAVE was unable to fully recover from a hardware deadlock, and has swichted to software rendering. To restore hardware rendering you must restart your computer." - It didn't<br/><br/>So I went to Microsoft (after trying to e-mail ati for 5 hours of navigating their site) to download the most recent driver. Then the fun started <br/><br/>I got a blue screen saying that I have a problem with my ativga2 or something (my driver, I know), that I should return to a previous setting - which I did - since the driver is in an infinite loop. Then I get a new error message:<br/>"VPU Recover was unable to..." you get the drift.<br/><br/>The original problem's still there - all <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pop-344914" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POP">POP</a> up windows slooowly come up. But it looks more and more like my card has failed - a hardware problem. I have a "ticket" sent to ati to see if they can come up with a solution. Meanwhile, if anyone has an idea, I'm willing to give it thought. Thanks for ALL your help - I always willing learn more stuff.By the time you solve this, if you solve it, you could have formatted the drive and reinstalled Windows. I would try a Linux Live CD to see if it works OK with that. Then you know if it was hardware or software you have to resolve.<br/><br/>What did you buy?<em>Thanks for ALL your help - I always willing learn more stuff.</em><br/>Starting with English.<br/><br/>I bought Spyware Doctor. My brother is a Linux guy, and maybe one day I'll do it. All I can say is, I'm tired of technical difficulties when all I'm trying to do is play a game... Of course, it got worse. Now everytime I turn on the computer I get the blue screen with the message that the program is on an endless loop. I'll try ATI again. Their "solution" made things worse, maybe they'll have something else.What is the stop error messageOn the blue screen it says the computer stopped loading to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/protect-1170661" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROTECT">PROTECT</a> from damage due to problems with ati2dvag and that the software is in an endless loop, that I should contact the vendor (I did) and upgrade the software (I did, that's what got me here!). It has the stop #, but I didn't copy it down. Now I'm afraid of turning off the computer, I depend on it too much. The speed response of the mouse is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/back-389278" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BACK">BACK</a>, so the original problem is gone Now if I can keep my computer from freezing... I've been trying to catch up with some work, maybe tomorrow I'll e-mail ATI again and see what they say. Any other ideas are welcome .</body></html> | |
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Solve : activating windows xp? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I don't understand why under system tools "activate windows"isn't there. We haven't been able to update anything on <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/two-241629" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TWO">TWO</a> of our computers <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/due-433472" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DUE">DUE</a> to saying not validated windows need to activate now. When trying to activate over the internet we can't find "activate windows." Each computer has its own <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/copy-25621" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COPY">COPY</a> of windows xp. Two work <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fine-248571" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FINE">FINE</a> and under system tools "activate windows" is there but not on the other two. Can any one help here. We have had these computers with windows xp <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pro-606431" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRO">PRO</a> for a few years now. Why lately are we having problems?Have the 2 systems had any hardware replaced recently?or anything added?<br/><br/>You can reset the activate option, but it means a registry edit.<br/><br/>Satrt> run> regedt32.<br/>Click file then export - this will export your regsitry in case you make a mistake and allow you to copy it back later.<br/><br/>Then got to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\WPAEvents <br/>then<br/>'Right' click OOBETimer and select modify - change at least one of the number/letter data bits.<br/><br/>This disables the present product key<br/><br/>Now close the registry<br/>Click start> run and type in:<br/>C:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a and press OK<br/><br/>this will start the Windows Activation Screen.OH thank-you I will get back to you when I can,No I didn't go your way I reinstalled xp and was able to activate it right then and it was sone less than a minute and Activate windows is in system tools. so I really don't know what happened all this time but I will do the same to the other computer and will be fine, I hope. thanks any way</p></body></html> | |
| 449. |
Solve : Sharing Outlook tasks? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I'm using <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/outlook-1142802" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OUTLOOK">OUTLOOK</a> for task management where I work. I'd like to know if it is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/possible-592355" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POSSIBLE">POSSIBLE</a> to designate <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/specific-250096" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SPECIFIC">SPECIFIC</a> tasks to share, (and how), or do I have to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/open-245076" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OPEN">OPEN</a> up my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/entire-972365" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ENTIRE">ENTIRE</a> task list for sharing?</p></body></html> | |
| 450. |
Solve : Dr. Watson Post Mortem Debugger? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>This comes up after "explorer" kicks me off and then the system is locked up. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/dr-249112" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DR">DR</a>. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/watson-733802" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATSON">WATSON</a> post mortem debugger.<br/><br/>What is this??<br/><br/>I finally got <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/back-389278" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BACK">BACK</a> on line again.<br/><br/>I can get on line by connecting through my phone connection independently and then select search for help through <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/microsoft-12847" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MICROSOFT">MICROSOFT</a> and then I type in this site. <br/><br/>Any time I attempt to use a "explorer" function it locks up.<br/><br/>Thanks for the earlier help ideas. There was no other config file for me to select from (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pressing-246004" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRESSING">PRESSING</a> f8 on start up)Whats the log of dr watson................its strange to think that winme has this program......and winxp users use it....the all singing and dancing o/s......that does it all......pie in sky..........as you will all see........Ever heard of marketing......winvis.........</p></body></html> | |