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Wondering if anyone else has come across this problem - it happenned to 2 of the PC's at home within 1 day of each other, both running XP .

can't remember the exact filename but it was a .dll required for explorer ( not internet explorer but the desktop )
pc's would boot up give an error window that the file was missing and a reinstall might fix this. Clear the message and I was left with the wallpaper and nothing else, no icons, no taskbars etc.
Tried to boot in safe mode and copy the file via a usb from a clean pc, could see the file on the usb, but access denied to copy.
Had to do a repair (not recovery) and fixed the problem - bonus it kept all the settings, programs etc.

Had the same prob' back in Oct', lost everything as you did, then ran a repair and all was back, don't know the cause but was relieved to get all back. Was running vista by the way. Got rid of vista now running win7 ultimate and no issues.(yet)....hahaha

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Had the same prob' back in Oct', lost everything as you did, then ran a repair and all was back, don't know the cause but was relieved to get all back. Was running vista by the way. Got rid of vista now running win7 ultimate and no issues.(yet)....hahaha

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Refused to use vista, (I prefer ubuntu - windows only if necessary) though wife's PC has Win 7 Ultimate - had 1 issue with a virus. Everything started dissappearing, - icons,documents,programs.
Nothing in trash folder, but disk at same usage. Virus had started changing file attributes to hidden.
Couldn't figure out how to do a global attribute change so had to go into each folder and sub folder and change them back. Took bloody hours.
Traced virus back to a "FED X" hoax email that wife mistakenly opened.

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Originally Posted by NissPat

Hey Boys and Girls, I have managed to catch this virus which is a bit strange. If I Google something and click on the link it takes me to a very different web site....its pretty funny. So I can't get on the site I click on but can get there if I have a favourites/ bookmark link to it. Pretty weird . I couldn't be stuffed re imaging the laptop but might have too...any one know where it;s hiding?

I have deleted a few suss files but can't find where this bugger is


EDIT: Oh yeah by the way this is a friendly virus.....Most of the websites are advertising sites which seem to be user friendly

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Boss they call this a "hijack" virus. you havnt got a random tool bar in your browser showing by any chance? If your using antivirus and it has picked it up then if your running IE got to tool --> advanced and reset to default settings. close and reopen IE. If that doesnt work try running a tool called hijack this. It will tell you if anything is out of the ordinary. thirdly there are some settings under runonce in the registry but I wont bother explaining that if the above works. There's also a nifty program called adaware which is free and scans and picks up most virus objects out there.

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Originally Posted by wild98

Hey Toddsta, LMAO found a way to tap in to the youngins net......hahahahahaha. Use mine for surfin till plan expires, and his for downloading for ever......hahahahahaha
Thanks for your attempts buddy, they did help me get in...

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I deny all knowledge of any attempts in helping you hack your sons net connection. It was not me, I wouldn't even dream of doing anything like :)

Glad you some how ( without my help ) got your net problems sorted :).

P.s: Can you teach me how 2 do it please???

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Originally Posted by Turtle_au

Refused to use vista, (I prefer ubuntu - windows only if necessary) though wife's PC has Win 7 Ultimate - had 1 issue with a virus. Everything started dissappearing, - icons,documents,programs.
Nothing in trash folder, but disk at same usage. Virus had started changing file attributes to hidden.
Couldn't figure out how to do a global attribute change so had to go into each folder and sub folder and change them back. Took bloody hours.
Traced virus back to a "FED X" hoax email that wife mistakenly opened.

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I use windows 7 and for protection I use "Microsoft security essentials"
And have had no viruses (yet). I would recommend this security. It's free from the Microsoft site (if you have a licenced version of windows7) and has free regular updates

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Originally Posted by taslucas

I use windows 7 and for protection I use "Microsoft security essentials"
And have had no viruses (yet). I would recommend this security. It's free from the Microsoft site (if you have a licenced version of windows7) and has free regular updates

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I use AVG Anti-Virus Free, Zonealarm Free, Adaware and Spybot. Aways updated. All pro0grams are free.
Most viruses are targetted at windows. Ubuntu usually immune. Also ubuntu is free.
hmm... common theme - I like free

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Originally Posted by Turtle_au

I use AVG Anti-Virus Free, Zonealarm Free, Adaware and Spybot. Aways updated. All pro0grams are free.
Most viruses are targetted at windows. Ubuntu usually immune. Also ubuntu is free.
hmm... common theme - I like free

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Yeah Ubuntu is free and it's a great alternative to the regular windows and mac os alternatives. However it does come with sacrifices such as a wayy smaller product base and most of the products that are available are just less capable or more dumbed down. If your just wanting to sort the web, Ubuntu, red hat, and all those other Linux based OS's are a perfectly good option, but for anything more like multimedia editing, or any Complex tasks stick to windows (or mac).

Oh and the best antivirus available on the market is... Self control. Viruses don't just magically jump onto your computer, it's from clicking silly links. So in the future be less trigger happy and think of it like 4bing, sometimes you wanna go flat out, but unfortunately when your not sure what your heading into, you just need to take it slow and safely, and youll always come out ok!

Cheers

Nic

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Originally Posted by taslucas

I use windows 7 and for protection I use "Microsoft security essentials"
And have had no viruses (yet). I would recommend this security. It's free from the Microsoft site (if you have a licenced version of windows7) and has free regular updates

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hahahahahha, If Microsoft built a better OS there would be now need for virus protection software, you actually trust something from Microsoft 2 protect your computer

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hahahahahha, If Microsoft built a better OS there would be now need for virus protection software, you actually trust something from Microsoft 2 protect your computer

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Hey, i didnt get a virus from a certain screen saver that was giving other people trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha
What OS do you use?
I agree with rusty above:
Windows has the biggest product base, also heaps of things plug in seamlessly (phone, camera, etc)
And the best antivirus is self control.

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Originally Posted by Turtle_au

I use AVG Anti-Virus Free, Zonealarm Free, Adaware and Spybot. Aways updated. All pro0grams are free.
Most viruses are targetted at windows. Ubuntu usually immune. Also ubuntu is free.
hmm... common theme - I like free

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Did have AVG on my girlfriends laptop all up to date.......Got about 20 viruses: trojans,worms etc etc all in one hit. Had to do a complete re-install (ended up putting win7 on).

I use to use AVG as recommended to me and thought was pretty good but still got the occasional bug getting in, Now running Avast anti virus as recommended by a TOP comp' geek...hahaha sorry Pauly but anyway have not a one prob to date. It's also free for the basic program.

As for hacking the youngins net Toddsta I followed all your prompts mate, so 90% of the blame must lye with you...hahaha the only thing different I did, when it ask for password there is a button on the wi fi modem that you can press to give you temp access while setting up connection, once it's set up your in when ever you want...hahaha

Oh and the infamous screen saver, even though I was advised to delete it, I haven't and have no dramas running it. Love it
(must add it is the original screen saver) had a few comments on it too
Where did you get that, there's some top rigs there etc. the fella that did it did a top job

How many versions of the screensaver is there? Not sure which one I have then. It works fine and looks cooool :-)

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How many versions of the screensaver is there? Not sure which one I have then. It works fine and looks cooool :-)

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There were 2 but the extension went viral and contaminated both, as I didn't try to download the 2nd I'm still running 1st with no bugs. X2 looks cooool and works a treat
If your the same you would have the original, coz there is no more link to download either.

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Hey, i didnt get a virus from a certain screen saver that was giving other people trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha
What OS do you use?
I agree with rusty above:
Windows has the biggest product base, also heaps of things plug in seamlessly (phone, camera, etc)
And the best antivirus is self control.



Did have AVG on my girlfriends laptop all up to date.......Got about 20 viruses: trojans,worms etc etc all in one hit. Had to do a complete re-install (ended up putting win7 on).

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My virus program never reported that the screen saver had a virus in it.

I use WIN7 Home Premium X64

Yes the best antivirus is self control, but I also don't believe in paying the prices they want for certain software, so i run that risk. Plus I love P!rn and them sites are STD infected :)

Yeah I keep everything backed up on external hd. Just a matter of reinstalling if computer dies.

I cant get onto the forum with tappa talk since about 7 pm last night. The internet is working on my phone......u am typing this with the normal browser. I've tried tappa every half hour or so and no luck. Anyone else having trouble?

Not right now but have in the past I had to uninstall the app the reinstall and all was good again

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I cant get onto the forum with tappa talk since about 7 pm last night. The internet is working on my phone......u am typing this with the normal browser. I've tried tappa every half hour or so and no luck. Anyone else having trouble?

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Are you tappering using 3G or wireless to your router.

I have huge issues at home connecting to the wireless and it always drops out.

Just says loading and never quite gets there!

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Are you tappering using 3G or wireless to your router.

I have huge issues at home connecting to the wireless and it always drops out.

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Nah just straight off my phone with 3g

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Just says loading and never quite gets there!

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Just says loading and never quite gets there!

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Lucas mate, had that issue before with crappa talk, simple, your obviously on some sort of smart arse phone. Close the crappa app and close all the other apps you have been using,, you have to many apps open running in the background, on iPhone they are down the bottom, double click the home button and close them all by pressing on one of them till they show - on them and close them all by pressing the -
Re-open crappa talk, it will load and dissapear then re-open again and all good. If you understand all that. Cheers mate

Had no issues with tap talk at all

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Had no issues with tap talk at all

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I think your IP has a lot to do with it as well, my tappa crappa gets hammered as well as all other apps, too many open is no good for loading speeds.

I don't have any apps running! Well, about 2. And have not bought or used any since tappa stopped. I'll try to reinstall tappa when I get a chance. Cheers for the help:-)

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I don't have any apps running! Well, about 2. And have not bought or used any since tappa stopped. I'll try to reinstall tappa when I get a chance. Cheers for the help:-)

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Bugga, never had to reinstall any app unless I deleted it. Have you tried just rebooting the phone,

Just reinstalled tappa, all seems to be working now.

Sent from my LT18a using Tapatalk

G'day

Seems there is some unrest about google's privacy policy, so I thought I'd look for alternatives. duckduckgo seemed interesting, so I've gone for that, and while at it, decided to look for alternatives to IE 9.

I went for Mo2illa Firefox.

Still learning how to use both and my first question is how to make duckduckgo the default search engine rather than......................google, which somehow is currently the default

Thanks

Rick

got to internet options and type in duckduckgo.com replacing the google web name and save it

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got to internet options and type in duckduckgo.com replacing the google web name and save it

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Thanks oncedisturbed. I couldn't initially recognise a tool bar on Firefox - too long indoctrinated by Microsoft I guess :-) I can't see anything that looks like internet options.

Armed with your advice, I went looking again, and found something in the 'Add Ons' section, that let me add duckduckgo in a version called SSL to the Search function - which in turn is starting to give me at least one option up where the tool bar would be in IE etc - it added duckduckgo to the foot of half a do2en other search options. After I selected the SSL version, the system decided to show me a couple of other versions of duckduckgo including HTML from memory...anyway I'll persist as it is.

I'll keep looking for 'internet options' as well.

Thanks!

No probs, SSL is the secure server licence. Go to the "Tools" tab at the top of the internet page and select it, then scroll down to the bottom of the drop down menu and select "Internet Options". The first tab is "General" on that page there is an option to type in your "Homepage". type in www.duckduckgo.com or whatever you want you're homepage to be and select "Apply" at the bottom and it's all done :)

You can also go to the "favourites" tab and select organise and create quick icons on the address bar as well to save you going all through your saved favourites, that way you have the most used in 1 spot

Im loving the fact the forum has gone to tapatalk

May as well post this here....Careful when updating your bloody Apple software on the computer for the Iphone.

I just updated it and restored a back up which was last done in September last year.

I lost hundreds of photos, videos, contacts, apps....EVERYTHING!!!!!

I hate crapple.....you just gave me one more reason!
Sorry it had to be at your loss.
Ps. I download photos off my phone monthly. It's quick and easy on the Sony Ericsson. Probably a pain in the neck to do on an eyephone

Lucas

Dear oh dear ab, why arent you using icloud?

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Dear oh dear ab, why arent you using icloud?

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I know I know...lol....I didn't even know about Icloud until it says wheres your Icloud...LMAO

I want to take the lappy to Loveday and was wondering if anyone knows this...

Can I just plug the Iphone into the lap top and turn the hotspot button on the phone to use the phone as a modem or do I actually need to install Apple Itunes software and all that jazz???

Is it just a plug and play thing???

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I want to take the lappy to Loveday and was wondering if anyone knows this...

Can I just plug the Iphone into the lap top and turn the hotspot button on the phone to use the phone as a modem or do I actually need to install Apple Itunes software and all that jazz???

Is it just a plug and play thing???

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Never used an Iphone before so can't help mate, but you shouldn't need 2 install Itunes crap just 2 run it as a modem.

And nothing is "Plug and Play".

Plug it in and see what happens

P.S: Back up your phone first before trying *LMAO*

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Originally Posted by AB

I want to take the lappy to Loveday and was wondering if anyone knows this...

Can I just plug the Iphone into the lap top and turn the hotspot button on the phone to use the phone as a modem or do I actually need to install Apple Itunes software and all that jazz???

Is it just a plug and play thing???

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With USB you'll need iTunes...bloody apple. But if your laptop has wi-fi than just connect via wireless and you're done.

EDIT: you can also use bluetooth to connect

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Originally Posted by AB

I want to take the lappy to Loveday and was wondering if anyone knows this...

Can I just plug the Iphone into the lap top and turn the hotspot button on the phone to use the phone as a modem or do I actually need to install Apple Itunes software and all that jazz???

Is it just a plug and play thing???

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Once iTunes has been installed, any cd you put into your computer will be ripped into iTunes format and then can only be played on an apple device.


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