Falcon1986

Why are you trying to do this in Safe Mode?

There are also: Outpost Firewall Free GhostWall Firewall R-Firewall ZoneAlarm Free

For what it is worth I have found these free ones: Comodo Firewall Pro Outpost Firewall Free GhostWall Firewall R-Firewall Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall ZoneAlarm Basic Unfortunately, I have never used any of them, but you can always check out their system requirements. I find that the Windows XP Firewall is all I need. I agree with the other posters, however. No one is 100% secure, although that doesn't stop us from taking precautions to begin with. These precautions require a change in attitude towards internet activity, one of which is being more responsible. Some things you can do: 1. St

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May be a problem with Opera. Don't see any problems in Firefox.

Even if 2 or more antivirus software are installed and not running scans at the same time they can still conflict with each other. Antivirus software usually need to "wrap" themselves deeply into the OS and one feature that many also install is background monitoring, i.e. they are always scanning some part of the disk(s) as a low priority process. If you get two of them running in the background, you can see that they would conflict with each other the same way if they were performing manual scans simultaneously. Is there a specific reason that you want to remove Avast? If it has been good at

Only if your motherboard requires RAM modules to be installed in pairs (mainly for the dual channel feature) or if you plan to add more modules later (higher density per slot leaves more slots for upgrades later). Tomshardware.com usually publishes a "best gaming graphics card for the money" article now and then, with recommended graphics cards for various price categories. If all you needed to do was to add a graphics card, I would probably go for a Radeon X1950 or 3850, but I do agree with the others that you will need to also consider upgrading the PSU in the process. However, you can go ah

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How much are you looking to spend for a graphics card?

What model of HP PC is it?

What are the router models and versions?

1. Have you tried accessing web pages through different web browsers on the Dell? 2. Are any of your browsers configured with proxy connection settings? If so, disable it. 3. Try running the Internet Connection Wizard through Network Connections. It will be labelled as "Create a new connection" from the left-column menu. 4. Go back to the Command Prompt, type in ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter. Wait for 30 seconds and enter the final command ipconfig /registerdns and press Enter. Try accessing some web pages. 5. What happens when you try to ping google.com? Go to the Command Prompt, type in

Warnings like this come out many times; a few make it to news articles like the BBC, etc. You shouldn't have anything to worry about if you practice safe internet activity in the first place. Be careful of websites you visit, never fall for pop-up/ad promises and stay clear of installing various pieces of software through your web browser. From the get-go, the article mentioned that the vulnerability affects Internet Explorer ("Microsoft's browser"), so you can be proactive by using another browser such as Firefox or Opera. Secondly, keep your antivirus and antimalware software definitions up

SP3 is now available at the Microsoft Download Center as a 336MB download. I have been reading that SP3 delivers a slight performance boost. Does this apply to scenarios where the user is updating over a vanilla version of Windows XP, Windows XP SP1 or Windows XP SP2? I have been keeping up to date with both critical and recommended hotfixes over at Windows Update for all my PCs. I read your previous posts on SP3 and I must say thanks for the information! Just one last question: when the "gold" version of SP3 does roll out, will one who has already been using the RC1 need to completely uninsta

Can you use PHP? Might want to check out the tutorials over at Pixel2Life.com.

I think you also missed the part about disciplining: "spare the rod, spoil the child". Hey, I turned out okay...

So true! I grew up between that era and the new "iPod" era, but I'm glad I got a bit of the ol' stuff! Definitely enjoyed the times my dad allowed me to step on the gas as we cruised down desolate island roads when I was only 12. Learned to build kites and even play around with electrical equipment. Before I even knew about portable games I would be shooting marbles with primary school friends outside the principal's office and run for our lives whenever she came around. I even played in cemeteries both during the day and at night (especially liked the night-time; friends and I would scare the

For ease of use and user-friendliness for the not-so-PC-savvy-amongst-us, I find that it is best to get a commercial product over something that is free. Although I'm not a big fan of all-in-one PC security suites, I'll admit that it from a functional standpoint, it is pretty much simpler than using separate free security applications that you need to run and keep updated independently. Don't get me wrong, there are good free alternatives such as Avast for an antivirus, which can be configured to keep itself updated, but for someone like your boss who just wants to be protected and not have to

Who's the "dumb" one now? Hahahahaha!

Hahahaha! Dec. 23rd!

Turn off the PC, router and modem. Wait for 5 minutes then power up the devices in this order: modem -> router -> PC with a 2-minute wait period between each power up.

What language are the webpages written in? Does your web server support PHP and MySQL?

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