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virus or cock-up

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I logged on earlier today and was greeted by a pop-up. AVG ScriptHelper.exe I checked it out and found that a lot of users are having frustraring problems with it. AVG say that it is clean legitimate software but it did not seem kosher. Then it would not close and froze my PC. I had to force shutdown, open in safe mode and do a system restore. Hopefully this has solved the problem. I also...

Path environment variable not updated after install on Win7 x32

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I have a 10 year old install CD that uses WISE installer. I have the install scripts and I can re-build the installer. This installer has worked up until we tried to install on Win7 x32. The path to our executables should be appended to the default path. The computer is restarted after install. After the restart, typing PATH at the command prompt doesn't show our new path. We go into...

NORTON 360 dead from the word go ... and will not uninstall

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Hereunder a cry of pain from an absolutely non teckie .... (that's why the following is such a long dirge, because (being a dumbo) I have had to itemise out everything that occurred). --- I have just, 30th of June 2012, bought an AVENT computer with Norton 360 onboard. This 360 antivirus item is supposed to be free for the first month ... to be then bought or uninstalled as per the whims of...

How do I merge partitions?

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How do I merge partitions? I have just install a new SSD drive as my C Drive. My old HDD was partitioned into two drives (C and D). How do I merge the partitions so that I have one partition (D Drive)? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

Sometimes when I start my pc my keyboard and mouse dont respond

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Hi, Some of the time when I start my pc windows loads but when the desktop opens the pc wont recognise any movement form my keyboard and mouse. The light is on on the mouse so it has power but the num lock / caps lock lights dont come on on the keyboard This has happened many times now but normally if I hard reboot the pc a few times it is fine. But I'm just wondering what causes this or how I...

Cannot uninstall Office 2010

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Today I have had to do a reinstall of my laptop, and while I was installing Office another program was also installing. This has caused Office to crash but it is showing as being installed even though it isn't working. When I try to delete the program it the cursor ticks over but then does nothing, and I am then able to un-install another program without getting the please wait while the...

Horizontal lines a cross screen!!!

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I keep getting what seems like static line horizontally across my screen I just bought this laptop a couple months ago any help??

Hp 2000-369wm notebook PC

SATA Mobo cluster full. What are my options for more ports?

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*My Asus Crosshair IV SATA cluster is full. 2 SSD's, 3 HDD's and 1 of 2 Blueray drives connected. Need to connect at least 2 more SATA* *devices* *and power them. I have a open E1 sata port that is separate from the 6 port cluster but I believe that is for optical drives only, which would help with the 2 of 2 Blueray I believe but I still need a solution so I can connect a third SSD. Even...

Randomly happening BSOD

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I have been experiencing BSOD problems in the past month. They occur when I have played games such as Minecraft. They have also occurred when I left the system to do a scan overnight or when I have been browsing the web. Thank you in advance for the help. - I use 64 bit. - It has always had Windows 7 installed. - I purchased this from a retailer. - I custom built this in December of...

BSOD system won't boot, error 0x0000007e cannot boot to safemode

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Hello, I have been looking through this site for the last couple of days. The situation: My Windows 7 64 bit machine will not boot. It keeps going into Windows System recovery mode. I have tried that multiple times and rebooted each time but no luck. System specs - Windows 7 64 bit, 16gb ram. Core i7-920 with 12 gb ram. This is an OEM disc that I bought from comp store, all parts and OS are ...

Gigabyte H77-D3H motherboard problem w/ video drivers

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I'll try to keep it short: I'm was/am building this new rig: Gigabyte H77-D3H motherboard. i5 - 2500k 16gb g.skill ddr3-1600 pc3-12800 4gbX4 Sapphire HD 6950 2gb First I tried to install Ultimate 7 64. Copying the files and configuring the drives was OK but when the actual installation was beginning (when loading the UI) its crashing (restarting).

Google ReDirect Rootkit Infected Computer. MSE Bypassed. How Fix?

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How remove google ReDirect Virus (Rootkit) when MSE has been disabled by it? My computer is infected with something. I think it's the Google ReDirect Virus, because when I try to go to websites like Trend Micro to get an online virus scanner, I can no longer get there. Additionally, I am getting pop-up windows from something offering to run a security scan. Sometimes the scan starts by...

Wireless problem

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Hello. I have an Atheros wireless network adapter that worked fine till now. I usually use it to create a wireless local area for my iphone. But today i tryed to change the dynamic ip and put a static one to try something and after i tryed i change it back to the automatic obtain of ip. But now seem to dont work i got an error that is something wrong with adapter

Random freeze, random BSOD, no signal to screen

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Heya, So my computer started freezing randomly, getting BSOD randomly, and after rebooting, the screen wouldn't receive any signals a while back and I had just put my computer away but decided to look into it a bit more and to get a better idea of whether it could be a problem with software or hardware. Uploaded the zip as requested, the perfmon file is in the rar as well. About to restart so...

Solved Wiped HDD - How to restore using Windows Backup?

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I want to share a recent experience I had for which I was unable to find the answer online. I had a HP Mini running Windows 7 Starter and I used Windows Backup to create a system image on a portable USB drive. I didn't create a system repair disc since the machine doesn't have an optical drive and I didn't own an external optical drive. I wiped the HDD to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard...

BSOD: Bugcheck 0x0000003b

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My system crashed with a bluescreen. Probably a Bluray burner I have, but want to be sure. BSOD: Bugcheck 0x0000003b Dell Optiplex 960 Intel Core Duo 3.16 Ghz 8GB RAM Windows 7 Pro 64-bit OEM 6 months old

Resale of Used Software Licenses Legal in EU

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---Quote--- Europe's highest court ruled on Tuesday that the trading of "used" software licenses is legal and that the author of such software cannot oppose any resale. ---End Quote--- Source: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/258720/eu_court_rules_resale_of_used_software_licenses_is_legal_even_online.html

Can't change file name in 'downloads'

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Hi, I'm trying to create a new file in downloads and like to change the name of the file. After changing it, the name pops back to 'new file'. Does anyone know what causes the problem and how to fix this?

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How to learn about windows

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Hi, I've always been a geek at windows and whe
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