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Hi everybody ... I was wondering would it be worth it to upgrade from a P 2.2 to a 2.6 ... it's the max my motherboard can handle. Would it speed up where I would notice? What do you think?

Why what's wrong with those programs? Been using them for years, and haven't had any trouble from them. I though once uninstalled it would not affect the connection ... I didn't know it left things behind ... what are bho and filter entries anyway Yes I did. Yes I did. That I couldn't tell you I only saw it shut down the computer once ... I didn't get a chance to write down what it said I only remember it had something to do with the C:\WINNT ... I don't know how to make a log to post on the malware board ... didn't really know you had one. Why not?

Hello all ... I just had an internet experience I'd like to post ...hopefully it will help someone else if they have an issue ... Well it started when I couldn't get on line yesterday. At first I thought the browser was being hijacked because when I clicked on my home page I kept getting a link to AVG update ... so I uninstalled AVG ... the pages when to the links that I clicked on, but still no internet ... so AVG was eliminated as a problem ... then I did a search with spybot and ad ware ... nothing ... I checked my hard ware ... made sure the ethernet card was functioning ... the device m

Well ... I learned something new today ... I know my mom won't go for something like that ... she's already intimidated by the thang ... I found a replacement, the cost of the part is inexpensive ... $4-$5 but the cost to ship is outrageous $6- $10! ... I'm hoping there is a computer store in the city that carries it ... Thanks for the input ...

I'm not sure I understand ... are you saying I need to take the blue and white wire ... touch them together to start the machine? Won't that cause a short? Please explain

Hi everybody ... was checking out my mom's computer and could not turn it on ... the power switch popped out somehow ... so I had to open her up and put the switch back in ... closed it back up ... tried to check it again ... still no power and the switch fell out again ... took it apart again ... tried to turn the power on directly at the switch, but noticed the blue wire had come loose ... tried to attach it back to the prong but it had broken off ... tried to attach to another prong on the same side ... nothing ... so do I need a new power switch and where do I get one and how do I hook i

PROBLEM SOLVED I got the memory sticks yesterday ... I got two 512mb ... so now she has twice the memory she had before ... I was able to upgrade the virus definitions ... but there was a problem ... after updating I would have a warning the the update manager was disabled ... and the firewall kept getting switched off ... so I uninstalled and reinstalled AVG free ... I got it to install when the memory was bad, but it never finished ... so I figured something didn't take ... once I reinstalled AVG I was able to update with no problems ... my neighbor are very happy ... so far ... It's bee

Update ... I did as was suggested with the memory ... She had two sticks ... I took out one and tested the other ... it was bad ... I checked the other stick it was good ... I checked the slot the bad memory came out of ... it was good ... so I'm ordering new memory for her ... Thanks to all those that posted ... I will let you know once I get the memory and install it what happens ...

Well ... I can't do the hijackthis because I can't get that far with it ... I tried several times to update the virus definitions so I could do what you suggested, but I kept getting the stop error messages ... so I doubt I will be able to check for malware ... I can do nothing in safe mode as far as networking ... so I can't check that either ... I feel certain that because not only couldn't it pass the memory test, but I got the halting message right away ... that's a pretty good indicator of memory failure for me ... I could see if she will let me open it and see if there is one stick or t

The fact that her system could not do the memory test was a pretty good indication the memory is bad ... she did have XP reinstalled and the problem continued ... I've been told that when XP gets the blue screen it's because of bad hardware or drivers ... and we pretty much eliminated the drivers as being the problem ...

Okay ... just got back from my neighbor's house... has a lot of stop errors ... I uninstalled and reinstalled AVG, but when I tried to update the files I'd kept getting the stop errors ... so I went for the memory test ... finally got the cd burn to work ... well the test didn't last long at all ... no sooner than the test start it would stop and I get this message ... "unexpected Interrupt- halting ... and the test would go no further ... my guess would be the memory is indeed bad ... do you guys concur?

so should I run spy-bot and ad-aware? ... what about the authentication drivers? How do I check and update them?

It's not just her anti virus ... she told me she was unable to update anything ... should we still proceed with the malware option?

I'm afraid I don't follow you on the "intuit (tax software)" how do I find out if she has that ... I doubt she would know ... I didn't understand how they debugged in the instructions given I still don't know what virus software she has ... will find out when I can. Oh yeah ... can you tell me how to find, check, update, and repair these drivers in question? Shane ... I downloaded the memory zip file ... unzipped it ... and use Nero to burn the file to a disk ... but when I rebooted my computer to test it ... nothing happen ... and I made sure the master CD ROM had the disk and that the boot

Thanks for those links shane ... very helpful ... I think you might be on to something pete ... she did say something about not being able to update her virus protection ... I forgot who she said it was ... she's not home right not, but I will do some research with the links you provided and get back to you ... ... just talked to her ... she says she can't update anything ...

Okay .... update ... her computer doesn't reboot when she get the bsod ... it just sit there with different error messages each time ... here are some examples ... PFN_LIST_CORRUPT and BAD_POOL_CALLER since the drivers are all updated ... my guess would be hardware failure ... I want to test the memory and hard drive, but she doesn't have a floppy disc and I don't know how to do it with a cd ... could one of you guys help me out with that? How do I put this memory test on a cd? The same with a hard drive test ... like seatools ... and which software? ... how can I put that on a CD and use

Hi ... I'm afraid I don't understand what you are suggesting ... could you break it down for me to where a four year old could understand it?

Thanks ... I will ask her about that ... I will let you know ... what I get with the hardware tests ...

Hi ... thanks for the reply ... My neighbor isn't the type to take apart her computer ... so I'm not sure anything could be loose ... I will have her test the memory ... that could be a problem .... I'll ask her about the auto reset ... thanks ...

Hi all ... my neighbor has a Dell Dimension E-310 ... she tells me that every so often she get the BSOD ... it could happen when she boots up and begins to click on something ... or she could run the system for a while before it happen ... she has the SP - 3 ... I had her check the drivers ... but all the drives seem to be up to date ... according to XP ... it has a 2.80 P4 processor with 500MB of ram ... I don't know what other information you might need so if I forgot something please let me know. Anyone have any idea what is going on ... now that the drivers have been check what would be

Is it possible to provide a link to what you are referring to ... I would greatly appreciate it ...

From what I remember the size is smaller than a standard atx p/s ... that was the problem .... I if he can't get the fan working then I need to find out where I can get a replacement at a reasonable price.

Any chance of you providing a link to one that would work ...

Hi all ... my friend's Compaq Presario 5330US power supply fan isn't running ... is there a way to get it to work again ... like cleaning it ... or does the power supply have to be replaced? Which would suck because it'a a compaq ...

I know I tried doing stuff with the DNS but it was ineffective ... and since it ain't broke ... I don't want to fix it. However I do have a question ... I was able to get to the site by simply hooking up the router ... I didn't have to configure anything ... why is that? And what has to be configured in these routers ... ... this is the router I bought ... my new router