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    Pre Boot-up Disk Inconistency Message

    Here's one I'm sure you've run into several times but I can't seem to locate it in your search...

    When booting-up, I receive a black text screen informing me that Windows must do a disk check
    ...
  2. [Inactive] Hijacked by Adware - MyBar/MySearch

    My uncle's laptop has been thoroughly hijacked by Adware

    Win7 OS
    Nothing in the Add/Remove does the trick

    The browser Chrome has been made virtually useless with the "MyBar"
    Google Search has...
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    I believe the best word of advice I ever got...

    I believe the best word of advice I ever got about buying a 64bit computer (maybe it was here) was this. It helped me to make my mind up about going with the 64 rather than 32.

    I have found that...
  4. I was waiting for your further instruction... my...

    I was waiting for your further instruction... my mis-understanding.

    I took the initiative of placing the file within a created folder named:
    (If one of the addons dont work)

    1 ...
  5. Just finished my work... I do a lot of design...

    Just finished my work...
    I do a lot of design work and writing, trying to do some catch-up from this weekend after these infection interruptions...

    Thanks for your attention, it's very kind of...
  6. I use firefox almost exclusively. Apart from...

    I use firefox almost exclusively.
    Apart from some MS updates I never use IE but from what I can tell it doesn't seem to be infected.

    As far as I can tell the proprieters of this company that has...
  7. Well, this is a whole lot different than anything...

    Well, this is a whole lot different than anything I tried yesterday evening/night.

    Makes me feel like an idiot compared to what I was doing...

    A bit of work... but worth it if this...
  8. [RESOLVED] Firefox "Search Engines" settings hijacked???

    Not sure if you can help on this one...

    I thought I would never see the likes of the "MyStart" low-lifes again on my PC.

    I'm a writer and do a lot of search work.
    I use fire fox and somehow...
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    Blue Screen

    This has been an ongoing problem that just got worse or hit bottom.

    I have been receiving the BSOD, rebooting and ignoring it because there was no time to stop and take care of what seemed...
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    No, I have physically removed the LG-Writer and...

    No, I have physically removed the LG-Writer and replaced it with the Plextor-Writer (even though it cannot write, only read). Yesterday evening I tested the LG-Writer in another PC and she is...
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    Yes, it is. I plan on using the Plextor for a...

    Yes, it is.
    I plan on using the Plextor for a fresh re-installing of Windows 7 tomorrow.

    So there are two DVD/CD hardware recognized in the BIOS? So I am guessing that this DVDR PX-750A should be...
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    BINGO! The battery disconnection-reconnection...

    BINGO! The battery disconnection-reconnection did the trick.
    There is now a CD-ROM recognized in the BIOS.

    Thank-you very much.

    One quick question:
    I do not have any of the other hard drives...
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    Yes, the 80-pin IDE cable and power lead are...

    Yes, the 80-pin IDE cable and power lead are good. They are both just over a year old. If there were a problem with either of them then why do they recognize the old Plextor-Writer and not the newly...
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    Reading and writing (or a clean lens) is not...

    Reading and writing (or a clean lens) is not really my main concern and/or issue here, but thanks Train.

    Specifically, why can I not see either the old Plextor-Writer or the new LG-Writer...
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    DVD Writer not recognized in BIOS

    The problem is specifically my DVD-Reader/Writer.
    My old one, Plextor, after about 8 hard years was only able to read but no longer write.

    I recently replaced it with a LG (Super Multi DVD...
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    Thanks this has been more than helpful. I'm...

    Thanks this has been more than helpful.

    I'm sure all this will be as much help to someone coming along in the future.
    Cheers.
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    Thank you for that quick answer. The backup...

    Thank you for that quick answer.

    The backup utilities in Windows 7 seems to be pretty straight forward but I'm guessing that the Acronis True Image Home is a bit more thorough. Which do you...
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    Back-up of OS (Windows 7)

    I am sure this has been answered countless times but I can't find it.

    One of you once gave advice on how to back up the entire or part (?) of the OS in the event that something should go wrong. I...
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    I am the one and only user/Administrator of this...

    I am the one and only user/Administrator of this PC so how do I get past the message:

    "You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility."
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    @ dneilson This looks like it could've been...

    @ dneilson

    This looks like it could've been the answer.

    But when trying to prompt open: sfc /scannow
    It does what so many other programmes do presently:
    after clicking enter; it flashes for...
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    Thanks to your quick replies here. No. Neither...

    Thanks to your quick replies here.

    No. Neither option works.

    Creating a System Image Recovery disk would be great but this can only be done, I assume, via or associated with the Control Panel...
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    Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.51.0.1200...

    Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.51.0.1200
    www.malwarebytes.org

    Database version: 7392

    Windows 6.1.7600
    Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16385

    06.08.11 12:03:27
    mbam-log-2011-08-06 (12-03-27).txt
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    Sorry if I have not made myself very clear. ...

    Sorry if I have not made myself very clear.

    But no amount of clicking on Control Panel from any source will open it.

    Neither from the Run field, the Start Button, from any source in my C drive....
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    To 'Train' or whom-ever... Hoping that I can...

    To 'Train' or whom-ever...
    Hoping that I can re-enter the picture here. After almost 3 weeks absense, I have once again returned to my same ol' PC with still the same problem (no Control Panel).
    ...
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    No go. Not sure where to [type in] control. ...

    No go.

    Not sure where to [type in] control.

    In the search box field (that is the only field there) or in the Run... field?
    Neither did a thing.

    I am using Windows 7 (not XP)
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