I suppose it's possible the keyboard with the non-functioning Windows key is a "fancy" programmable keyboard (and the Windows key is programmed to...
My laptop's (v2004) optimization setting location is slightly different than Retired Learner's so I'll describe it for anybody who might be...
Thank you, both very much for the very helpful info! Very interesting reading. It's clear, I haven't been paying attention the last several...
Hi, all. Long time since I've been around Windows BBS. Glad I remember my PW and I still have access. :) Many years ago, PeteC introduced me...
Keith- You're welcome! I'm glad your problem is solved. I suspect you still cannot view the C:\RECYCLER folder because, in addition to...
Keith- Perhaps those hundreds of files will disappear from your searches if you empty your Recycle Bin on your Windows desktop. The...
Barry, I suspect your modem has difficulty with line noise. Perhaps your modem is less tolerant of line noise than your son's. Do you tend to...
Hello, breeze. Welcome to Windows BBS! :) Could we have some more background information? What specific discussion are you referring to from 2...
Someone emailed this link to me and I like it so much I wanna share with all of you. :) Creepy crawlies: Amazing Scanning Electron Microscope...
hehehehe OK I already did all of those steps expect step #7. (I even reported I did so but it apparently got lost in the sea of issues you're...
Do you mean the other steps in post #37 again besides System Restore? In other words, do you want me to download/run OTL again with the Custom...
VirusTotal: File ezsidmv.dat received on 2010.08.09 00:50:10 (UTC) I first thought the file was being stealthy until I remembered to make...
OK, I ran MBRCheck again (before resetting the System Restore). The MBR still appears as "non-standard" with same hash. I even had MBRCheck...
When I returned to the computer today, there was a WinPatrol alert for "McAfee Application Installer Cleanup" wanted to run as a service....
UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED, DO NOT POST THIS LOG. IF REQUESTED, ZIP IT UP & ATTACH IT DDS (Ver_10-03-17.01) Microsoft Windows XP Home...
The sites I visited while configuring NoScript were as follows hxxp://www.youtube.com hxxp://www.pandora.com <- EDIT: I added the www that I had...
I ran MBRCheck again, and the MBR is still not right (as far as I know). MBRCheck, version 1.2.3 (c) 2010, AD Command-line: Windows Version:...
EDIT: The MBR still is not right. See my next post. Computer seems to be working pretty well. Since I added the extra 512MB RAM stick, the...
BTW, I temporarily disabled AntiVir Guard and then moved the C:\Downloads\inst.exe files to a "zz-INFECTED-zz" folder on my USB flash drive just...
THANK YOU, Broni! +Reps for you too! :) All processes killed ========== OTL ========== ========== SERVICES/DRIVERS ========== ==========...
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