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  2. Vaio Laptop Keeps Restarting

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

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    Overheating will cause it just to shut down and stay shut down(its not over heating). Restarting is most often caused by a Windows crash. To verify this, do the following. The next time it crashes, it will leave a blue screen with some information(or some generic info which could mean just about anything). This may me useful.

    1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

    2. Click the Advanced tab.

    3. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box.

    4. Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times.

    5. Restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

    When it happens again post the stop code and any other specific information.

  4. Bad Avg Update

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

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    The reason I like avg is mainly convenience. It is quick and easy to install, plus it covers all the basics including email. I like the free AntiVir's detection, but it does not scan email. I am not sure, but I also don't think the free version updates automatically. Avast is kind of a pain, you have to register to get a serial number. With that said, I think I will start to recommend Avast to people. Of the major free ones, I think it is the best choice.

  12. Just How Hard Is Changing A Laptop Lcd?

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

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    The proper way of doing it, as shown in the Dell instructions, is to remove the whole panel before splitting the plastic and changing the lcd. This allows you to lay it on a flat surface to work on it.

    If you want to cheat, you can change the LCD without removing the panel from the computer. Then you will work on it with the screen in a similar position as you would when viewing it. The main advantage to this is you do not have to disassemble anything on the base of the computer. The main disadvantage is it is tougher to change the LCD when it is in the upright position, it is awkward. With some computer models it is a major ordeal to remove the whole panel and work with it flat. In those cases it is just easier to work with it while still attached to the computer.

    Your particular model will come apart very similar to the Dell model in the tutorial. In that case you may want to remove the whole panel and work on it flat.

  14. File Missing

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

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    Have you tried installing Kubuntu? The bios may already be set to boot from a cdrom first. Even if the bios is set to boot from the hard drive first, you may be able to get around this. The following worked for me on a computer that was locked down with a bios password. I was not able to change the boot order to cdrom first. First I pulled out the hard drive and put it in a different computer. With the other computer I deleted all the partitions off the hard drive. Lastly I put the hard drive back in the computer. Now the next time I tried to boot the computer, it saw no partitions were on the hard drive so it booted from the next device, the cdrom. I am not sure if all bios will behave this way.

  19. Can You Chain Link Routers?

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

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    To keep all of your computers on the same network(subnet?), you will want to run your upstairs router in "switch" mode. Your router downstairs router will assign ip addresses and do NAT, then the upstairs router will just act as a basic switch(splitter).

    As to running your router in switch mode, you should have an option in the web interface. I think disabling the DHCP server may have the same effect. You may have to change some other settings in the router also.

    edit added later//

    If you are not able to get the router to work as a switch, you can always just get an inexpensive switch for about $15 new.

  24. Malware Removal Technique

    in Spyware/Adware Information

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    I found the following technique helpful for removing some infections. I ran MBAM(one of my favorite programs) today on a computer. It found 51 infected items, these were a mixture of registry entries, files, and in particular 3 files running in memory. Every time(I think I tried it twice) I used the quarantine feature and rebooted all the items would return. I then ran a quick scan with MBAM a third time. It found the same 51 entries. I just used it to find the files that were running in memory, but I did not choose to quarantine them. I just took note of the files, then closed the program. I then rebooted the system with a live cd, I used BartPE. Any live cd with ntfs write support would work, for example, most modern Linux distos. I then deleted the three files that wee flagged as running in memory. I then booted Windows, then ran MBAM one more time. It found all the same entries except for the files I deleted with BartPE. This time I let MBAM quarantine all the items it found. They were deleted with success, meaning they did not come back. I assumed the items that were running in memory were somehow defeating the deleting process that MBAM used and then repopulated the system with malware. Since I deleted them while they were dormant(windows was not booted), they were defenseless. I did not try, but I wonder if delete on reboot would have worked as well. I wish I would have tried that first. Next time I will experiment with some different deleting options.

    edit added later//

    If anyone is interested the files that were running in memory were all in c:\windows\system32 and were called proxy.dll, svchost.dll, and the third was mmchost.dll. since mmshost was a layered service provider, I had to run LSP-Fix to repair my network.

    Even though MBAM seemed to have trouble(no program is perfect) removing some files on one computer, it has the best detection and removal out of any anti malware program I use. I recommend it to all my clients.