All your PC problems, Volume 2

Red Dreams · 1st September 2007, 00:09

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Originally Posted by Justin

No, but I've had to help way too many friends to uninstall it with their new computers.

I mix and match my internet security with free software. AVG (others would prefer avast), Zone Alarm, Spy-bot and spywareblaster.

That bundle will take care of anti-virus, firewall, and spyware protection without pouring good money down the drain every time something needs to be updated.

thank you for your advice...I have Spybot and Spywareblaster...if I just dont renew my subscription to Norton...would that work?

Justin · 1st September 2007, 00:17

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Originally Posted by Red Dreams

thank you for your advice...I have Spybot and Spywareblaster...if I just dont renew my subscription to Norton...would that work?

Nope, all hell breaks loose when Norton expires. Most of the times when I had to help remove Norton is because it has expired and it will continuously whine and complain because some parts of the system is not up-to-date

Lizard King · 1st September 2007, 01:01

Norton and Mcafee suck balls!

I have used AVG for over a year now and it's fantastic.

Red Dreams · 1st September 2007, 01:09

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Originally Posted by lizardking125

Norton and Mcafee suck balls!

I have used AVG for over a year now and it's fantastic.

so basically we have to uninstall Norton...first....*gulp*

Justin · 1st September 2007, 01:10

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Originally Posted by Red Dreams

so basically we have to uninstall Norton...first....*gulp*

Only if Norton itself 'lets' you to uninstall it completely

Lizard King · 1st September 2007, 01:28

Uninstalling Norton is harder than climbing Everest with no legs!

el eric · 2nd September 2007, 19:40

Folks

could somebody recommend me a good free spyware remover? anyone i've tried seem to try and charge me

cheers

ZIDANE · 2nd September 2007, 19:49

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Originally Posted by el eric

Folks

could somebody recommend me a good free spyware remover? anyone i've tried seem to try and charge me

cheers

..

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Originally Posted by ZIDANE

Highly recommended spyware and adaware products. (FREE)

http://www.spybot.info/en/spybotsd/index.html

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

Run the above and it may remove it and any others that are undoubtedly on you're computer.

Also a program that prevents them going on to you're computer which you do not have to run unless to update every so often.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

1st one is a highly recommended free spyware remover.. [SPYBOT]

2nd link is adaware remover, not necessary but good to have.. [ADAWARE]

3rd link is not a remover but prevents most spyware from getting onto your comp. [SPYWAREBLASTER]

el eric · 2nd September 2007, 19:55

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Originally Posted by ZIDANE

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1st one is a highly recommended free spyware remover.. [SPYBOT]

2nd link is adaware remover, not necessary but good to have.. [ADAWARE]

3rd link is not a remover but prevents most spyware from getting onto your comp. [SPYWAREBLASTER]

Cheers mate

kinkster · 4th September 2007, 10:28

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Originally Posted by lizardking125

Norton and Mcafee suck balls!

I have used AVG for over a year now and it's fantastic.

agree with that 100%

avg 7.5
adaware-se
ccleaner
windows firewall
router firewall

Thats all anyone should ever need for a personal computer. If you really must go and buy an AV steer well clear of norton and mccafee. Both major system hogs and pretty useless anyway.

BRobson · 6th September 2007, 20:12

one of my hard drives is starting to make a whirling sound, should I just hit it?

ZIDANE · 6th September 2007, 20:18

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Originally Posted by BRobson

one of my hard drives is starting to make a whirling sound, should I just hit it?

Pour water over it to stop the whirling.

BRobson · 6th September 2007, 20:32

I think that's what made it whirl in the first place..well...it wasn't water exactly

ZIDANE · 6th September 2007, 20:45

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Originally Posted by BRobson

I think that's what made it whirl in the first place..well...it wasn't water exactly

err what have you been doing to your hard-drive!?

Nah, seriously if it has just started to whirl loudly and it isn't because your loading up a take over the world program then I would say it has a slight chance of dying. That would be worst case scenario but probably the most likely.. Just wait and see I guess

P.S I hope you have any important stuff backed up!

BRobson · 6th September 2007, 20:47

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Originally Posted by ZIDANE

err what have you been doing to your hard-drive!?

Nah, seriously if it has just started to whirl loudly and it isn't because your loading up a take over the world program then I would say it has a slight chance of dying. That would be worst case scenario but probably the most likely.. Just wait and see I guess

P.S I hope you have any important stuff backed up!

Yeah I think i'd better start backing up some stuff. Just bought a new PC anyway, but this one was my first.

cheers Zidane

ZIDANE · 6th September 2007, 20:52

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Originally Posted by BRobson

Yeah I think i'd better start backing up some stuff. Just bought a new PC anyway, but this one was my first.

cheers Zidane

Well yeah if it is pretty old I would seriously start backing up the stuff you need. Hard drives do tend to make a noise before they go..

There are some decent 'clone/backup' packages on the market - wouldn't really know any apart from 'Ghost' (download it) - these would allow you to make an exact copy and maybe put the whole operating system on another drive.

Anyways.

BRobson · 6th September 2007, 21:02

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Originally Posted by ZIDANE

Well yeah if it is pretty old I would seriously start backing up the stuff you need. Hard drives do tend to make a noise before they go..

There are some decent 'clone/backup' packages on the market - wouldn't really know any apart from 'Ghost' (download it) - these would allow you to make an exact copy and maybe put the whole operating system on another drive.

Anyways.

I think I will take action this weekend, but I've nothing on this PC anymore apart from Entourage and hereos. I put an extra gig of ram in it less than a month ago

. Need any ram?

Red Dreams · 10th September 2007, 01:01

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Originally Posted by kinkster

agree with that 100%

avg 7.5
adaware-se
ccleaner
windows firewall
router firewall

Thats all anyone should ever need for a personal computer. If you really must go and buy an AV steer well clear of norton and mccafee. Both major system hogs and pretty useless anyway.

downloaded avg and now I cant get mail through outlook express...still have norton but that should not be a problem??!!

MrK · 14th September 2007, 13:42

Had a major computer fuck up last April around dissertation writing time, so had to do a swift and dirty reformat/reinstall to get moving again. Since then though, my keyboard's been under the that it's an american, with @ and " swapped, two \ keys, and no arsing pound or euro sign to be found anywhere (bloody xenophobe).

I'm usually alright at figuring this stuff out, but it's taken longer than a 10 minute google search so I'm giving one of you lucky people the chance to get your good deed for the day out of the way! So, how do I get my fine specimen of a dusty abused european keyboard back to the way it was meant to be?

Justin · 14th September 2007, 13:53

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Originally Posted by MrK

Had a major computer fuck up last April around dissertation writing time, so had to do a swift and dirty reformat/reinstall to get moving again. Since then though, my keyboard's been under the that it's an american, with @ and " swapped, two \ keys, and no arsing pound or euro sign to be found anywhere (bloody xenophobe).

I'm usually alright at figuring this stuff out, but it's taken longer than a 10 minute google search so I'm giving one of you lucky people the chance to get your good deed for the day out of the way! So, how do I get my fine specimen of a dusty abused european keyboard back to the way it was meant to be?

Control Panel > Regional and language options > Languages tab > Details button under Text and Input language

Change your keyboard from there

MrK · 14th September 2007, 14:00

Wunderbar, cheers Justin! There's 25 virgins on their way to you!

Red Dreams · 16th September 2007, 01:01

I did successfully get rid of Norton

using all the freeware here... thanks fellas...

sully07 · 17th September 2007, 10:07

I have a minor problem with my laptop which I cannot explain, hopefully one of you can help.

All of the icons on my desktop and files have split in half with the left portion on the right and vice versa. They have lost colour and are an insipid pastille shade. Scanning the computer shows no virus, I am using AVG.

Please feel free to laugh at my ineptitude if this problem is well known, your help will be appreciated

Justin · 17th September 2007, 10:20

Can you post a screenshot of your desktop?

Stemmy · 17th September 2007, 10:45

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Originally Posted by sully07

I have a minor problem with my laptop which I cannot explain, hopefully one of you can help.

All of the icons on my desktop and files have split in half with the left portion on the right and vice versa. They have lost colour and are an insipid pastille shade. Scanning the computer shows no virus, I am using AVG.

Please feel free to laugh at my ineptitude if this problem is well known, your help will be appreciated

Thats a strange one mate.

As Justin said, can you post a screenshot of the laptop?
Its a possiblity that it could be a monitor or graphics card problem.

Do you have diagnostics software you could run on the computer?

sully07 · 17th September 2007, 11:12

I don't know how to post a picture on the main forum so the anwer is no.

Thanks very much for your replies but I think I have solved the problem, someone suggested I change the colour setting to 16 bit from 32 bit and then back again and all is well. I have no idea how it happened or why this cured it but it did.

Sorry to waste your time.

Clueless · 21st September 2007, 18:24

Ok, I've got a real problem this time.

If I try to restart my computer after it's been running for a while, the computer responds by saying fuck off and refusing to start.

If I wait for 15 minutes it will start, but then I get an error message during start up:

"Overclocking error, press F1 for setup or press F2 to continue with same settings" (or something like that)

It's happened four or five times after I recently moved, and it's fucking annoying.

Help anyone?

Lizard King · 21st September 2007, 18:47

I'm no expert but it sounds like your BIOS thinks the processor is being overclocked.

Kristjan · 21st September 2007, 19:17

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Originally Posted by Clueless

Ok, I've got a real problem this time.

If I try to restart my computer after it's been running for a while, the computer responds by saying fuck off and refusing to start.

If I wait for 15 minutes it will start, but then I get an error message during start up:

"Overclocking error, press F1 for setup or press F2 to continue with same settings" (or something like that)

It's happened four or five times after I recently moved, and it's fucking annoying.

Help anyone?

no real expert but I've heard this before and it might be that the CMOS battery on the motherboard is dying and needs replacing

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Lizard King Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 12,307	Norton and Mcafee suck balls! I have used AVG for over a year now and it's fantastic.

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el eric Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sunny Dublin Posts: 3,100	Folks could somebody recommend me a good free spyware remover? anyone i've tried seem to try and charge me cheers

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BRobson Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,181	one of my hard drives is starting to make a whirling sound, should I just hit it?

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BRobson Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,181	I think that's what made it whirl in the first place..well...it wasn't water exactly

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MrK Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In an aeroplane over the sea Posts: 525	Had a major computer fuck up last April around dissertation writing time, so had to do a swift and dirty reformat/reinstall to get moving again. Since then though, my keyboard's been under the that it's an american, with @ and " swapped, two \ keys, and no arsing pound or euro sign to be found anywhere (bloody xenophobe). I'm usually alright at figuring this stuff out, but it's taken longer than a 10 minute google search so I'm giving one of you lucky people the chance to get your good deed for the day out of the way! So, how do I get my fine specimen of a dusty abused european keyboard back to the way it was meant to be?

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MrK Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In an aeroplane over the sea Posts: 525	Wunderbar, cheers Justin! There's 25 virgins on their way to you!

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Red Dreams First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Thunder Road to Old Trafford Posts: 10,570	I did successfully get rid of Norton using all the freeware here... thanks fellas...

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sully07 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Limbo Posts: 1,289	I have a minor problem with my laptop which I cannot explain, hopefully one of you can help. All of the icons on my desktop and files have split in half with the left portion on the right and vice versa. They have lost colour and are an insipid pastille shade. Scanning the computer shows no virus, I am using AVG. Please feel free to laugh at my ineptitude if this problem is well known, your help will be appreciated

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Justin First Team Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 16,429	Can you post a screenshot of your desktop?

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sully07 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Limbo Posts: 1,289	I don't know how to post a picture on the main forum so the anwer is no. Thanks very much for your replies but I think I have solved the problem, someone suggested I change the colour setting to 16 bit from 32 bit and then back again and all is well. I have no idea how it happened or why this cured it but it did. Sorry to waste your time.

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Clueless causes posters to develop an inability to understand irony Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,383	Ok, I've got a real problem this time. If I try to restart my computer after it's been running for a while, the computer responds by saying fuck off and refusing to start. If I wait for 15 minutes it will start, but then I get an error message during start up: "Overclocking error, press F1 for setup or press F2 to continue with same settings" (or something like that) It's happened four or five times after I recently moved, and it's fucking annoying. Help anyone?

21st September 2007, 18:47	#228 (permalink)
Lizard King Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 12,307	I'm no expert but it sounds like your BIOS thinks the processor is being overclocked.

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