New Dell clean install?! [View all] New Dell Dimension 3000, with 7 days use, -crash on boot to windows XP home. Various and changing error messages + blue screen.
Run Dell diagnostic
VIVO problems... [View all] I own a GeForceFX5950 Ultra graphics card with VIVO. Up until tonight, I haven't had problems capturing video. Now it won't capture any video. Windows
Help! [View all] I have a doozie here. I upgraded a friend's 98 to XP and everything went ok. I even got as far as Windows Updates with it, after which I set about upg
From Russia With Malware [View all] May 30, 2005
An online site in Russia is using an affiliate model to spread malicious code, including back doors, other Trojans, spyware, and adwar
Lots of Problems Reported [View all] in Acronis True Image 8.0 b859 in the True Image part of the Wilders Security Forum. Heads up. I haven't installed yet with this kind of press & am
monitor problem samsung 900ift [View all] i have a samsung 900ift hand-me-down from Bill S. about 2 years ago , its a GREAT monitor however since DX9.0a the moniter seems very dark ,, i use a
Microsoft Antispyware: advice? [View all] I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for this to come off beta. Does anyone know when this'll happen?
I've dragged my feet because I'm not a
Virtual Memory??? FIXED [View all] I installed a program called heathkit to practice COMP TIA test questions. When I go to start it, a box pops up saying it needs 3 Mb of virtual memory
Cyber Security Alerts [View all] This is a US Government site for computer security alerts. You can sign up for e-mail notification of new threats.
http://w ww.us-cert.gov/cas/a ler
Making Explorer default to THUMBS view [View all] Has anyone ever discovered how to make the Open/Save dialog boxes in Windows Explorer (XP home in this case)open to a default Thumbs view when working
Microsoft AntiSpyware Update [View all] I havn't Downloaded it yet. I'm using my Win 98se machine right now.
http://www.d ozleng.com/updates/i ndex.php?act=calenda r&code=showevent&eve ntid=1
New Build gone awry [View all] Yesterday i just got all new components for a new computer, except hard drive and sound card, everything else was brand new. I put everything together
invalid ms-dos function [View all] I am trying to copy .mp3 files from a CD-R to my HD. I am getting an error "cannot copy xxxx.mp3 Invalid MS-DOS function". Yesterday I was getting th
Add/Remove Only Partly Populated [View all] I went to Add/Remove to unistall a program and found only items from A to H were there, the rest of the programs were not listed. I have no idea what
PC Cleaners [View all] I have installed Add/Remove Pro after recommendations from this forum. The link from it leads among other programmes to "A1 Click Ultra PC Cleaner".
XP remote desktop timeout [View all] My DSL modem automatically reconnects following a dropout, but usually just before it comes back online, the remote desktop times out and I have to lo
Jackson suicide spam hides virus [View all] "A Windows e-mail virus is trying to ensnare victims by claiming that Michael Jackson has attempted suicide, say computer security firms.
The messag
Problem installing XP on new system [View all] I am unable to install XP on my new system that I jsut put together last night. The system hangs at "Setup is detecting new hardware configuration".
xcel charts, skipping data [View all] When making a chart from an excel spreadsheet, is it possible, when selecting the range, to skip some of the cells in the spreadsheet and do the chart
PCAnywhere and printing [View all] Hello all,
Long time no speak!! A quick question which I hope someone may be able to assist me with? I am connecting via VPN and PCAnywhere 11 to