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    [RESOLVED] Windows Update - Not updating

    Hi, for a few weeks I've been trying to get Windows Update to work. It says "Checking For Updates" and the progress bar is animated but that's as far as it goes. Hours later, still checking for...
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    GMER log and MBR results...

    No luck with GMER. Tried it in safe mode also but it became unresponsive each time it started scanning the DEVICE files. No way to uncheck that option as the scan started upon opening the program.
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    Malwarebytes log

    Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46
    www.malwarebytes.org

    Database version: 5110

    Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
    Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702

    14/11/2010 01:00:32
    mbam-log-2010-11-14...
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    XP - slow & unresponsive - text disappearing

    Hi, in the past week my PC (XP Home with SP3) has been pretty unstable. It works okay for an hour or so and then programs start becoming unresponsive and text starts to disappear in places like the...
  5. Thread: Start up error

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    Start up error

    Hi, when I try to start up my PC (Windows XP Home Edition SP3 - Dell Dimension 2400) I get a message on a blue screen stating that my PC has been shut down to avoid damage etc etc.

    Some info from...
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    [RESOLVED] access denied to hard drive

    Hi, I've connected the hard drive from my old PC to my new one (using a USB universal drive adapter) and have tried to access my files but I'm getting an access denied message when I try to view the...
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    Emachines hard drive swap / Alternatives ???

    Hi, a couple of months ago my Emachines 190 developed a problem which is preventing it from booting up. I've checked Google and apparently this is quite a common issue with this model and the...
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    Thank you, I'll have a look at the case when I...

    Thank you, I'll have a look at the case when I get home in an hours time. I'll cross my fingers that it isn't that.
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    Ah, unfortunately I didn't have system restore...

    Ah, unfortunately I didn't have system restore turned on at the time.

    In the past when I had it turned on and my PC got infected with a virus the restore function seemed to duplicate the virus or...
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    Hi, it's quite an old PC. 2003 I bought it. E...

    Hi, it's quite an old PC. 2003 I bought it. E Machines brand.

    When I tried turning it on the other day it was making a constant clicking noise and the LED at the front of the base was flashing on...
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    Hi, yea I've done that. I've also went into...

    Hi, yea I've done that.

    I've also went into Control Panel > Printers & Other Hardware > Mouse and clicked on the Hardware tab. Neither mouse is showing up in the list of devices when they're...
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    Cursor not moving

    Hi, a few days ago my PC's on screen cursor stopped responding.

    I've tried a PS/2 connected optical and USB connected mechanical mouse with it and no luck with either. When the optical mouse was...
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    All sorted

    Hi, thanks for the reply.

    I used msconfig to put my PC into diagnostic mode, restarted it and then ran the PC Suite installation and finally got success.

    I'm not 100% sure but from the few...
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    [RESOLVED] Nokia PC Suite Install Problem

    Hi, when I try to install Nokia PC Suite I get the following messages at the Installation In Progress screen:

    Internal Error 2203

    C:\WINDOWS\Installer\ba1d8d.msi,
    -2147287008

    and...
  15. [RESOLVED] [Home] Transferring files & retaining file info

    Hi, I'm going to transfer a folder containing my mp3 files from one hard drive to another.

    Is it possible to keep the original "Date Created" info during the transfer?

    Chris
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    [RESOLVED] [Home] MS Paint - Clear history?

    Hi, I've got version 5.1 of Microsoft Paint and I'm trying to clear the history / recent files list in the File menu. Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, how it's done?

    I've seen a...
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    One last question, would a router mask my IP...

    One last question, would a router mask my IP address?

    I assumed my firewall masked it but I've checked a few IP checker sites and they always manage to find out what my IP is. Can this be...
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    Hi, thanks for the replies. At the moment...

    Hi, thanks for the replies.

    At the moment I've only got one computer so having read that I guess there's not much point in buying one just now.

    I'm sure I'll get a laptop in future and still...
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    Router Questions

    Hi, I'm thinking about purchasing a router for my PC but I don't know much about them. Would appreciate it if someone could answer any of the questions below. :)

    Are they worth the money? Should...
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    Hi, I downloaded the latest graphics driver. Had...

    Hi, I downloaded the latest graphics driver. Had to use the one below as my PC didn't meet the minimum requirements of the one suggested (probably a sign of my PC's ever increasing age). :(
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    [RESOLVED] [Home] Graphics problem

    Hi, when I view images on my PC parts of them now have a strange purple haze around some of the objects. I took a photo of how one image appears on my screen (see attachment). Strange purple marks on...
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    Spybot - Search & Destroy alert problem

    Hi, after installing a Microsoft update I received a Spybot - Search & Destroy alert notifying me of a registry entry change.

    The problem is I can't increase the S-S&D alert window vertically so...
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    Copying files - error message

    Hi, I'm trying to back up some files by copying them on to my 2nd internal hard drive.

    The problem is I keep getting this error message...



    Error Copying File or Folder

    Cannot copy [file...
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    screenshot...

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    local area connection issues

    Hi, for some reason my local area connection is saying no data is being sent (see attached screenshot).

    Any ideas on what might be causing this?

    Also, should the speed be 10.0 Mbps ? I've got...
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