MrBill

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  5. Lan Network Security

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    we all have the same user ID username is:lit1 password:student... i plan to ask them now, but before i wasnt sure if this was possible to do.. thank you for your response ohh and the IP thing, i could tel which computer it was on that way whoever sits at that workstation is screwed.

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    You mean that only one person in the world can sit at that PC?

  6. Hardrive

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    Just curious about partitions.

    My computer has C & D drives.

    D being Fat 32 with recovery stuff on it as supplied by the Emachine people.

    C is NTFS & what I use.

    I assume when I type in sfc /scannow anything screwed up will be replaced from "D".

    It has never asked me to insert the XP CD to recover files.

    I get along fine with this.

    Why does one want to add partitions?

    Is there a benefit to adding one or 2?

    Is a partition different from a drive (C or D or whatever)?

    If this is a stupid inquiry or out of place please ignore it.

    Thank you.

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    This is more then likely your recovery stuff on the D drive as this is how most store bought PC's are. Dell and HP do it this way. It is very small compared to the C drive. Leave it alone...

  10. Antivirus ( Multiple)

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    What you're doing is overkill. Many anti-virus programs will conflict with each other causing their effectiveness to be wiped out. Use one real time scanning program and back it up with online scans. Your paranoia may actually get the PC infected easier.

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    its not paranoia, im not scared of getting a virus ( you should see my virus logs), I am just testing out differnt security levels.

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    The check using one anti-virus installed at a time. Remove all traces of previous versions before installing a new one. This will better determine what works best.

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    I know i was quite vague and didnt get my point through ( i was busy)

    I am seeing which way offers more security.

    I have files that i know are infected, and i scanned each one with a scanner to see which one picked it up, and which one didnt.

    I am now seeing if they still pick it up while multiple ones are installed.

    The only REAL TIME is Norton, the rest are just on the drive un-active unless i manual scan them.

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    You are told something then come back and say something different. In another post you say QUOTE "thanks for your input guys...this is just another im to lazy to google my problem, let me waste your wondeful time" Unquote. Seems like it doesn't matter what we say, you are going to do what you want to do anyways. Have a good time at it. If you aren't afraid of a virus, why do you keep 2 on there anyways???

  12. Question On Installing Xp

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    The reason I don't want to use the restore partition is because HP has so much junk on there that just bogs down the system. It will not let you do a bare install. It has to all all of their "Features", and I use that term very lightly.

    On 4 or 5 Dell's that I have used the Restore disc on, there wasn't a lot of junk left on it. There were 3 or 4 other disc to load the unwanted crap on. I just bought a new Dell laptop and the first thing I did was delete all the crap that I didn't want then installed a AV and Firewall and the other programs that I wanted. Had 26 Critical updates to do also.

  17. Computer Clutter

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    The most effective method would be a reformat and reinstall of everything. Make sure you backup all your files to CD or DVD before doing this though. Yes, you could possibly go through and manually remove stuff you know you don't need, but there's no way to get every little bit using this method.

    By the way, if you do decide to go the reformat and reinstall route, one thing that's recommended is to create separate partitions, one for the OS and installed programs, the other for your personal files. Thus, if the need to reformat ever arises again, all of your data will be safe on the second partition while you reformat and reinstall on the first one.

    Oh, and another way to help reduce or prevent excess clutter is to do scheduled reformats and reinstalls of Windows as part of your general maintenance. Although personal opinions may vary regarding how often, I've always recommended that this be done once every year or two.

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    Have you tried a program like CrapCleaner? This will get rid of a lot of stuff for you. Crap Cleaner

  19. Dell 4300 Pc Won't Boot

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    Got a friends Dell Dimension 4300 PC (XP HOME) and it won't boot. The PS, Ram, Monitor, Mouse, HD are all good. Either a Processor or MOBO. No beeps at all. The HD is spinning up like it is trying to boot. Can I take the HD out of this PC and put it in another PC (take out it's HD) and get some information off the HD. There are the Financial Records for the local Vol. Fire Dept. on it that they need.

  21. Can Hardly Startup My Laptop!

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Open up IE and go to Tools/Internet Options and in the General tab, Delete Cookies, Temp Files, Clear History. Then close down IE and go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disc Cleanup and click on it. When the box opens up, put a check in ALL the boxes then click OK then in the next window click YES. Let it do its thing. It may take a while because you never done it before. Then when it is finished go to My Computer and then right click on the "C" drive and choose Properties. Then click on the Tools tab and under Error-checking click Check Now then put a check in the first box only (Automatically fix file system errors) then click Start and it will tell you that it needs complete access etc. etc. Click Yes then get out of it and reboot your PC. DO NOT touch the keyboard or mouse until it is in the regular Windows mode like when you start your PC. See if this helps.