Seems like a malware infection to me too. Post your problem in Malware section.
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Where does it happens ? In IE, FireFox or in other applications ?
The age of the hard disk has got nothing to do with the formatting. Format only lays down the logical information on hard disk for holding info...
You can connect your SATA drive to the computer & the data would be there. You don't have to format it if you don't want to. You can format the...
I would bet that he is using a wifi router. Most of these have a setting for Start DHCP range & End DHCP range & by default are set for 20...
Check these: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324958 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895853
Good, but what did you do ?
Ok, your computer is able to find the DHCP server at 192.168.1.1 & also picks up the DNS server at 192.168.1.1 but is not picking up the IP...
Do any of the fans turn at all ? If no, I think your PSU is gone. If they turn on for a second & then turn off, it could be a dead battery on the...
ericwi, You may have more problem than you have imagined. Check your mail server configuration minutely. May be you are using mail server in...
Yes, you can. Open a Notepad file in your zip/usb drive, paste the contents in that file , save it. Now open the same file in your other PC &...
Your PSU could be the problem. You can also check by plugging in hard drive & DVD writer one at a time.
Could you copy & paste the ipconfig /all info here ?
Yes, you can. Your best bet is to take a backup & then tinker with the drive as it seems on the verge of total failure. Reinstalling Windows is...
What does ipconfig /all says now ? Does it says DHCP enabled : Yes ?
light can you understand what you have posted. At least I can't.
Another option is to install XP in virtual machine. Download & install Oracle VM VirtualBox from oracle.com and you can install XP in it.
Many people seem to have the same problem. A quick search on google threw quite a pageful of comments & questions.
What OS are you using ? What gateway device do you have ? How are you connected ?
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