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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 1:17 pm
Heyltslori: If you press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del] once all at the same time, you should see a list of what programs are running. From that list, you should be able to determine what you need and don't need by looking up each of those programs at Answersthatwork.com by clicking the first letter of each program then locating the specific program in the resulting list. This site also gives you good information about whether the program is necessary and some include how to remove them if you don't need them. If you have any specific questions, or you would like me to research these for you, just let me know and I'll be happy to help.
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 1:59 pm
Twiggyish and Draheid, thank you SO much. That is exactly what I needed to know!
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Bearware
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 3:44 pm
Do you guys know anything about limewire? A friend has it, and her total computer has been hacked by some guy from the Netherlands, evidently, according to a phone call that she received. This guy knew her resume, had seen her kids pictures, and could bring up private files from her computer. What should she do?
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 6:10 pm
first thing she needs to do is get rid of limewire and the associated spyware that it brings, get herself a firewall installed.
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Bearware
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 7:50 pm
We did that, but she's really spooked about the guy looking over the stuff in her computer. Do you think they can see her credit stuff and bank stuff if she does that on line?
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 10:50 pm
I've got a problem. When I do a search on the board and go to click on one of the links to read a thread, my browser is popping up with link that says it's the yahoo.com mail log-in page. If I go into the threads through topics this doesn't happen. Does anyone know what kind of crazy bug has taken over my computer and how I can fix it? I've already done a Norton scan, Search and Destroy and Ad-aware scan.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 10:56 pm
I'm also finding that when I click any links inside a thread it is taking me to the same page.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 8:54 am
Azriel, sure sounds like Spyware. Perhaps try Spybot. Sometimes it will catch things that AdAware missed.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 1:04 pm
last week, my monitor suddenly showed gray horizontal lines. so we purchased a new monitor, a Dell 17" FP. While the new monitor is nice, it did not correct the problem. After some googling, I found out it was the video card. Apparently, the video card that we have with our Dell computer, NVIDIA is the problem. I have seen many posts (from googling) about horizontal gray lines resulting from problems with the video card. Anyone else ever have this problem? I think I'm going to order a new video card through Dell (since that's where we purchased the computer, but the warranty is over). Any suggestions on this problem? Should I just contact Dell and order another video card from them?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 1:44 pm
My kids use LimeWire. I haven't seen it deposit any spyware. Is it not safe?????
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 2:46 pm
It's not necessarily LimeWire that is not safe. It would more likely be something that was downloaded using LimeWire that contained a trojan horse or virus. All the file sharing using any of the P2P applications can run into something like this. Bearware: Besides scanning for viruses, you probably want to goggle and find a trojan horse scanner and run it. There are some with 30 days free trials and there may be others that are on-line and free.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 2:49 pm
Would my virus protection protect from a downloading any bad stuff from Lime Wire?? Speaking of spyware. I am using the Road Runner free program called eTrustPest Patrol (and all their other virus protection/firewall). I keep getting a spyware called Glokster. I quarrantine, then delete it, but it comes back. When you click on the link to get more info, it gives long directions about how to remove it from the registry. Do I need to do that? Should I run another spyware program to see what comes up?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 2:56 pm
oops..it's Grokster
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 2:58 pm
Texannie, the spyware is probably also residing in your System Restore. I believe you are running Windows ME. I am pretty sure Dra has given instructions for that before. Like you have to go turn System Restore off. Then maybe Run the Spyware killer again, then turn System Restore back on. You can probably Google disable System Restore until Draheid gets here with the exact instructions. Or, maybe you can do a search on this thread or section for mentions of System Restore. I think I would do that first. I KNOW he has covered it several times.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 3:28 pm
Bearware, I used LimeWire years ago, until I heard that it was bundled with spyware. Here's something I just found about that issue: "Prior to April 2004, the free version of LimeWire was distributed with a bundled program called "LimeShop" (a variant of TopMoxie), which was considered by computer security experts to be spyware. With the removal of all bundled software in LimeWire 4.0, these objections were addressed." Here's the link: Wikipedia.org As I recall, there was a page during setup where you checked or unchecked boxes to show which files you would allow to be shared. You could also change your preferences later. It may have had default things checked....such as "C" drive, which means anyone online when your computer is using LimeWire can copy everything on your "C" drive. Of course, I don't know what actually happened, but if she keeps LimeWire, she should check which version she is using, and check her preferences to see what she is allowing to be shared. In the article I referenced, it also reported that LimeWire may not be doing file-sharing much longer due to a recent court ruling stating that MGM can sue them for inducing copyright infringement.
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Bearware
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 3:31 pm
Thanks Mak! She uninstalled last night, and I talked to her today about the copyright issues. I'll give her this info as well!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 4:55 pm
I've used LimeWire for years with NO problems at all. Of course I did trashcan everything that came with it but the program itself. That's a must.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 1:37 am
I need serious help with reinstalling Windows 2000 Professional! They guy who fixed my PC a couple of years ago loaded it on and in that time, I've lost some things I should have, etc. Now my problem: He did make me a copy of Win 2000, but he also added a few of my other programs on the same CD. So...... when I load the CD, it doesn't automatically start up like other CDs do when you want to install it. I go to my "E" drive and open the folder labeled Win 2000 Pro and there are the other programs, too. So I go to the I386 folder and then I'm stumped. I've tried clicking on what appears to be exe programs and some tell me they can't be run in Win 32 mode. Fine. I've also tried pressing F8 when my computer loads and have tried different things, but I just can't get to where it would go to the exe to actually reload Win 2000. I'm beyond frustrated and could really use some help!! Thanks!!!!!!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 2:16 am
Thanks, Juju. Hopefully not an issue anymore. I was a VERY good mom last night and installed XP. My ds bought himself and Ipod and it's not compatible with ME so I drug out my XP and did a clean install (of course lost everything!). This XP better be worth it!!!! LOL
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Littlec
Member
11-14-2003
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:16 pm
Quick question. I am moving in with my brother and he has dsl and I want to hook my computer up to his internet. Do I need to get a router or anything? I will be plugged into a phone jack in a different room than his but it is the same phone line. Need answers soon, as I am tearing my computer down later today. Thanks in advance.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:20 pm
I have a little icon on my puter with an X on it saying "local area connection 2. a network cable is unplugged" is that cause I have a cable modem? also how do I get that MSM messenger icon from always coming up at start up?
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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:25 pm
Littlec: You will need to add a router to the DSL modem in order to share the connection. It is not possible to have more than one DSL modem on the same line. Routers are very inexpensive these days, depending on your preference. A wired router would require a cable to be run from the router into the room where you will be setting up your computer. The alternative is wireless, a little more expensive, but it does offer other advantages too. Such as being able to setup more than one additional computer without cabling. Let me know if you need any more information.
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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:26 pm
Texannie: No, the cablemodem does not affect how your computer is configured. It sounds like you either have a 2nd network card installed or you have another protocol setup that appears to be another network connection. If you do not know why that is suddenly there, I would suggest you investigate further to see what's going on in your computer. ETA: Let me back up a second - it is possible your cablemodem is installed using a USB port instead of the network connection (I don't recommend this configuration but it seems to be the perferred setup for most cable companies now). If that's the case, you probably only have the one icon and you can disable that fairly easily. As for MSN starting every time, you would need to open the preferences for MSN (I think it requires you to login to your MSN account) and disable 'Automatically Start' in there.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:50 pm
I am getting new computer in the very near future. Is there a way to save all your bookmarks and perhaps email them to an address so when I get my new computer, I can open it up and I have them all.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 1:06 pm
never mind..I think I figured it out thats a first I copied them to a new folder on my desktop and then emailed myself..it looks like it worked

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