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  2. Suggestions

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

    Posted

    hi preston you may need a few bunches of flowers

    or a holiday in the bahama's to get back on the inside

    marty

    Marty She settled for a 4.5 star hotel in Manhattan, NY for a weekend and a New Dooney & Bourke purse wti matching wallet. (did you know you have to register a purse?) The purse alone cost me $400. Before you all call me hen pecked (though no hen has lips like my wife ;) {this how we got 6 kids}) This is a combo gift she finishes her MBA this week so I promised her a trip the purse was a bribe.

    Preston

  3. Run Xp As Administator?

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

    Posted

    Rhema, just curious.

    Can you explain to me why running in root in linux and admin in windows is more of a security risk?

    :blink:

    In Linux most of the threat is internal not running as Root is to protect you against yourself and or others on a multi-user machine. you gotta admit with an enviroment that lends itself to great flexability and customization like Linux and other Open Source OSs run in a non-Super User mode saves you many hours of self-loathing for doing something stupid and having you fix it without the help of a commercial off the shelf app like you can with Windows. As for windows TheTerrorist_75 explained more eloquently and Complete than I could.

    Preston

  4. Run Xp As Administator?

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

    Posted

    We never run with Admin privileges for day to day use. It takes a little longer to setup limited account with enough flexibility to not be a hindrance but it is worth it in the long run just for security purposes.

    it was a good point the poster made. You would not think of running ROOT in Linux but most people run as admin in windows which is far greater a security risk.

    Preston

  6. Suggestions

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

    Posted

    My wife's compaq has eaten it's 2nd HDD this years and now she is pointing fingures at me because I keep all my stuff backed up. So I am in active get ot of the Dog house mode. If any you can recommend a decent external (yes I know I can build but I don't want to besides my wife would not trust it as much) I have looked at:

    Seagate external (160 gig)

    EZ Bus 60GB USB2.0 Portable Hard Drive (60 gig)

    DiskGO! 80 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive

    and s few Lacie products.

    I need a little help

    TIA

    Preston

  7. Email Spam

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

    Posted

    hi all im haveing trouble with email spam

    i use OE6

    and ive stopped a lot of spam to my inbox

    by using message rules

    i also have 3 email addresses

    the one to my in box is an alias

    but the one on my web mail is

    getting heaps of spam

    i contacted my isp

    about spam filters

    but they have done as much as they possably

    can

    they informed me

    to get mozlla thunderbird

    as it has a spam filter

    now my Q

    does thunderbird have a spam filter

    and can it be installed as a stand alone

    or do i need to install mozilla

    and i dont want mozzila

    any ideas

    marty

    Marty I made the switch to Thunderbird a few years back and can say beyond a shadow of a doubt you will never miss OE.

    Hey first Opera now Thunderbird our little boy is growing up (sentimental tear in corner of eye).

    Preston

  8. Leave Computer On 24/7?

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

    Posted

    I prefer to turn mine off. I have left it on for several weeks at a time with not ill effects but if I'm not using it it goes off i'm wierd like that. win I first purchased this house I had to cut a opening in the crawl space to the othe half of the crawl space because they sealed it up and no vents on that part of the house it was starting to mildew (all fixed). Wel under there was a light fixture that had been on (Sealed up) since electricity was turned on (almost a year at that point) That light served no purpose being on so it errked! something fierce. It is the same with the computer. I do keep one on because of a FTP server I run so clients can access PDFs of works in progress to see how I'm coming and to make notes but the others are off if we are not in front of them.

    Preston

  12. Backdoor.bla.trojan Removal

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

    Posted

    Good Morning folks:

    I got called to a clients house this past tuesday, because she was infected with spyware and adware, and because she was reporting that she was receiving block notices from an intrusion attempt by the backdoor.bla.trojan.

    I think I got all of the spyware/adware out of there, so the only problem is the trojan.

    Norton has a block rule for this badboy, and blocks it every time, which wouldn't be bad, but when you go to Symantic Security Response - Backdoor.bla.Trojan (advice) It TELLS you that you should run LiveUpdate, then run NAV and when it finds the file that is the bla.trojan, write it down, then go delete the file.

    Then it says that you should go to the Key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    Then in the right pane, find the file name that you wrote down earlier (the one NAV Detected and says is infected) The name is supposed to Vary but these have been reported:

    System

    IO System Debug

    Delete the entry that refers to the trojan file name

    Click Registry and Then Exit to save the changes

    The problem is that NAV does not show me what the file that was detected is, nor does it tell me where it is, so disinfection of this is impossible at this time. However, the NAV information says that the Bla block rule blocks the intrusion, but I want to eliminate the trojan entirely - Is there another program that I can use to detect it, and delete it? Or is there a way to force NAV to pick it up and show me the file name and location???

    Any help would be appreciated

    Brian

    you maybe able to locate it and delete it with A- Squared http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

    or ewido http://www.ewido.net/en/download/.

    I prefer ewido you will have to DL and install new signatures yourself but worth it. A-squared is good but will not search archives. With active trojans it is often necessary to boot into safemode to besure it is not active.

    Preston

  13. Help! Laptop Is Running Slow!

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

    Posted

    What's wrong with using MSConfig to stop programs from loading on startup?

    Refer to qoute at begining of post to know what is wrong with it. This is a issue that has been bouncing around since I can remember. Some say yes use MSconfig it is OK others (myself included) say don't. I do know I have had less problems out of windows since I stopped using MSconfig.

    As for the post I would go back into MSconfig and turn on anything you have turned off then use the appliction prefs and or one of the programs like Mike Lin's Startup control panel or even Spybot Search and Destroy (advanced mode) to disable unwanted apps. I use Mike Lin's startup monitor to prevent items from being added to the startup menu. Some apps cannot believe you donnot want them to run all the time and try to reinsert themselves everytime you use them. This is also part of the problem with MSconfig, items like Quicktime can make multiple entries if you disable through MSconfig . You can stop it there but the next time you use it it it will make a new entry and startup anyway.

    Preston

  16. Help Recording Line In

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

    Posted

    I used jetaudio to do this then I use MP3Directcut slice her up. I purchased jetAudio with the advanced recording feature now I have control over silence level this way it will start a new track. also has a trimmer. Also I have used RipVinyl over the years When I first started it also has a silence indicator. It wads 7buck in the day but I think it is 11 now worked out great for me. http://www.ripvinyl.com/

    But if you don't want to purchase anything Jetaudio standard will do.

    Actually you can play the Album click the start to record button the at the end of the track hit stop then start again it will make another track with a different time stamp eliminating having to cut into tracks. then you can add you tags with my favorite program Mp3ext http://www.mutschler.de/mp3ext/. I collect old Jazz so I do alot of stuff like this.

  22. You Have Run Out Of Disk Space On Drive C.

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

    Posted

    have you cleared the recycle bid? On large files they still take up HD space if they are in the recycle bin. you can hold down the shit key when you delete to bypass the recycle bin If you need to delete large file and sure you do not need then anymore.

    All Harddisk have errors on them keep a eye on it if the size continues to grow then you have a problem. I had a old HD that had at least that many bad sectors on it but in the 6years I owned it the sectors never increased so I did not worry about it.

    Preston

    Preston

  23. Wmp10 + Musicmatch Ok?

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

    Posted · Edited by rhema7

    Even better JetAudio http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/jetAudio_...c/jetaudio.html. Audacity can be a bear to adjust gain on.

    Remember if you have you wav level in your windows sound controls set to high you will get crappy sound. JetAudio makes it simple once you get the wav level correct but any program will take some time to familiarize yourself with the controls and settings.

    Preston

    By the way I have tried most sound recorders including the ones listed JetAudio is easiest for me plus you record in .ogg, .flac, .ape (monkey) aside from the standard .wav, mp3, and wma.