Matt

Hi skywatcher, and welcome to BestTechie! I'll be assisting you to clean up your computer. The first thing I need you to do is follow the steps in this thread. Make sure you go through all of the procedures, and post back here with the logs you get back. Matt

Please download OTMoveIt3 by OldTimer Save it to your desktop. Please double-click OTMoveIt3.exe to run it. (Note: If you are running on Vista, right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator). Copy the lines in the codebox below to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose Copy): :Processes explorer.exe :Services :Reg :Files C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\utah.rqn D:\i386\Apps\App00577\comps\toolbar\toolbr.exe :Commands [purity] [emptytemp] [start explorer] [Reboot] Return to OTMoveIt3, righ

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Hi Sungsam19, and welcome to BestTechie! I'll be assisting you to clean up your computer. The first thing I need you to do is follow the steps in this thread. Make sure you go through all of the procedures, and post back here with the logs you get back. Matt

Hi Crashtastic, Please run OTList2.exe Under the Custom Scans/Fixes box at the bottom, paste in the following :OTLI PRC - [2008/04/13 17:12:19 | 01,033,728 | ---- | M] (Microsoft Corporation) -- C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe O4 - HKLM..\Run: [] File not found O9 - Extra Button: ComcastHSI - {669B269B-0D4E-41FB-A3D8-FD67CA94F646} - File not found O9 - Extra Button: Support - {8828075D-D097-4055-AA02-2DBFA9D85E8A} - File not found O9 - Extra Button: Help - {97809617-3937-4F84-B335-9BB05EF1A8D4} - File not found O33 - MountPoints2\{7f1c61b5-4474-11da-a9dd-806d6172696f}\Shell - "" = AutoRun O33 - Mount

Hi skywatcher, and welcome to BestTechie! I'll be assisting you to clean up your computer. The first thing I need you to do is follow the steps in this thread. Make sure you go through all of the procedures, and post back here with the logs you get back. Matt

Here's a link to where you can download Xandros, but I didn't think it was a live cd... http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=xandros

Banned. Closed.

Ahh, that sounds right. Glad you got it figured out.

Was the target machine a server of some sort? What were you trying to bring down with your DoS?

I personally feel that the free, yet closed-source version of VirtualBox is much more stable and reliable. With Oracle taking over Sun, I wonder if we'll be seeing many more updates...

Have you done lines 10-12 on the form (and used the extra tax table pages to calculate the value)? I think that's the key IIRC.

I've had years where I've made less than $5000 and I got every cent of my withheld back. I'm claimed as a dependent. If she filled out the 1040EZ it should tell you that she gets money back.

I'll agree with that!

Where did you come up with that?

Well said Madam Secretary:

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Try a repair install: http://www.besttechie.net/kb/entry/3/ That will keep your data intact. Or, if you have a windows disk to boot from: # Open Command Prompt. # Type: diskpart # At the DISKPART prompt, type: list volume Make note of the number of the simple volume whose drive letter you want to assign, change, or remove. # At the DISKPART prompt, type: select volume n where n is the volume's number, whose drive letter you want to assign, change, or remove. # At the DISKPART prompt, type one of the following: assign letter=L Where L is the drive letter you want to assign or change. remove l

Head over to http://www.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities It is a great database of security vulnerabilities. You can search for various software on there. It gives info about the exploit and usually some proof-of-concept code. If you look around google, there are other exploit sites (that I won't mention here) that may prove very useful.

Wow, we only have the "limited item" ones. No conveyor belt. And we only have four terminals for the cashier to monitor. Back to the topic of online banking.. a lot of financial institutions are starting to use devices like GoID (or similar) : https://direct.53.com/help/53express/goid_faq.html That way, on top of needing your login credentials, you also need to have that device with you. This way, identity thieves would also have to steal your GoID.

There's KeePass and KeePassX. I've only ever used KeePassX. The way I used it was, I would have it generate long random passwords, and save them into an encrypted database. When I needed to log in, I just found the password I needed, and c+p my credentials. It's considered very useful because not even the user knows the password. It was just a random long series of letters and numbers. I then put my encrypted database onto an encrypted USB drive so I could have my passwords wherever I needed. It sounds like Pete does something similar. Here's some info on both pieces of software. They

Self check-out! That is an amazing idea. I have not seen that implemented up here in Canada. Do they have security tags on all items to prevent people from just walking out the door with them? The way it works at my grocery store is you can't place an item in a bag without scanning it first. If the bag weighs more than it should (based on the scanned item) it yells at you. There's also cameras installed in all of the checkout terminals, and there's always a person stationed at the area if you need assistance.

Ok, I'll bite... I do most of my banking online I pay my credit card and move money between checking/savings online. I also have an eTrade account so I can move money to/from that in connection with my banking accounts. It's just so convenient. And I can't have a car on campus, so it's such a hassle to walk to the bank. In fact, I only go to deposit checks or if I have a question/concern. I don't currently have it set up to pay my bills automatically... I still write checks, but I've been thinking about it. The only reason I don't right now is because I like being semi-aware of where my

Yes, you can swap in another hard drive. It's as simple as connecting the sata and power cables. You'll have to format it though and install your OS to actually boot it though. If you're considering a recovery of the failed drive, SpinRite is excellent.

I used the HR Block Taxcut Software. Everything was incredibly simply and fast Filed about a month ago