Thanku rdx, n thanku fragileninja! :smile:
I'll try both of these .. hopefully something wud work !

Me got a problem:sad:
My comp gets stuck on startup at the Windows is getting ready to start screen. I'm using Win XP. This problem just started yesterday, it stays ther for 5-10 min, then i get tired. I reset the comp, after doing tht 2-3 times it moves on to the user login page. Day before yesterday I got some RAM for my computer. I had 128 MB SDRAM n I added 256 MB SDRAM . Now I'v got both. Could the problem be bcos of the RAM?

use Microsoft BootVis.exe Its an optimization utility, will tell u exactly how much time ur comp is spending in each stage... This is if, improving RAM doesn't help....

http://www.soft32.com/download-BootVis-19687-5.html

Me got a problem:sad:
My comp gets stuck on startup at the Windows is getting ready to start screen. I'm using Win XP. This problem just started yesterday, it stays ther for 5-10 min, then i get tired. I reset the comp, after doing tht 2-3 times it moves on to the user login page. Day before yesterday I got some RAM for my computer. I had 128 MB SDRAM n I added 256 MB SDRAM . Now I'v got both. Could the problem be bcos of the RAM?

1. Try a self-check. try and boot your computer with 128MB and 256RAM chips seperately. if only one of the RAMs produce the error, than there is probably some defect with the RAM. u can even try using different slots..might help.

2. Try cleaning up your comp from worms etc. do that in safe mode as well.

3. Give more details about your configuration etc..would help in isolating the problem


cheers,
r.

Me got a problem:sad:
My comp gets stuck on startup at the Windows is getting ready to start screen. I'm using Win XP. This problem just started yesterday, it stays ther for 5-10 min, then i get tired. I reset the comp, after doing tht 2-3 times it moves on to the user login page. Day before yesterday I got some RAM for my computer. I had 128 MB SDRAM n I added 256 MB SDRAM . Now I'v got both. Could the problem be bcos of the RAM?

shrijitp Says

btw.. if ur operator allows different proxies try another one. wonder if it will work.

Proxies seem to be dynamically assigned. Either that or the blacklist expired.

See the thing ... it says one has to secure one's proxies... that done by the operator rite ? or can we ?

btw.. if ur operator allows different proxies try another one. wonder if it will work.

being on a lan, ur lan's proxy's IP is banned.which means this ban may b in force due to the actions of some1 else who also conencts thru ur proxy. to confirm try posting from the PC of some1 else in ur bldg (on the same lan).


check if haloscan has a " i have been banned" complaint link. or wait it out.. the ban is time-expiring i think . dunno how long.

-shri

I cant comment on Haloscan !! :shock:

_________________________________________________________________
Your IP was found in the OPM blacklist and will not be allowed to post

http://opm.blitzed.org

The IP address xxx.xx.xxx.xxx is an active entry in the OPM blacklist, it was confirmed as an open proxy by our scanning software at xxxxxxx GMT. Please refer the administrator of the system to this page so they can take the necessary steps to secure the open proxy. Full details..

As an open proxy provides an insecure means of accessing resources through your network, we recommend this proxy should be secured as soon as possible.

Follow these steps to ensure permanent removal from the OPM blacklist:

1. Secure your proxy.
2. Remove the IP address from our blacklist.
_________________________________________________________________

I'm clueless, what do I do ?

hey ppl

anybody can point me to website-builder softwares on the net ?

also are there any free-hosting, banner-less websites ??

regards

I stand corrected. does anyone know if a BAFO Infra red cable is compatible with a samsung X600 camera phone? If not, anyone know which cable is compatible?

Me been like Ludwig for a while now! :(

Ludwig was NOT deaf. And I dont think anyone gotcha .

What X600 ? Do you mean the samsung cellphone ?

Hey, anyone know if a BAFO infra red port works with an X600?
Also, any know a place where I can get sound drivers for a 911BF motherboard? seems to be only one site, and that file gives me "Illegal Operation" :
Me been like Ludwig for a while now!

Finally some good news for yours truly. AVG 7.0 works.

I've had a major headache battling viruses. Used almost everything other than QuickHeal - Norton, McAfee, Avast, AVG 6, PC Cillin, Panda........

Norton is a resource hog, McAfee never worked on my comp. I have a registered copy of PC Cillin but it was popping up alerts every alternate second, plus it aint compatible with Zone alarm.

So far, I was using Trend Micro's Housecall online scan, which was satisfactory, but I still had the nagging feeling that all wasn't clear.

Hadn't dloaded AVG 7 as I felt it would be as limp as 6, but tried it out today outta sheer desperation. Worked like a charm. Found a few nasties that Housecall hadn't picked up. Looks like some relief ahead.

AVG isnt a resource hog, is completely free and now has the added bonus of being able to catch viruses

arrey boss...........biggg problem:

my default browser opens up automatically after one minute and tries to connect to www.cool.com ..it opens up new browser windows every minute..surfing has become extremely difficult..plzzz help!!

SOP : Run Lavasoft's Ad Aware

If the problem persists, use Spybot's Search and Destroy
If it still isnt cured, try this.

Vish

thanx vish ! the last one did help !!

arrey boss...........biggg problem:

my default browser opens up automatically after one minute and tries to connect to www.cool.com ..it opens up new browser windows every minute..surfing has become extremely difficult..plzzz help!!

SOP : Run Lavasoft's Ad Aware

If the problem persists, use Spybot's Search and Destroy

If it still isnt cured, try this.

Vish

arrey boss...........biggg problem:

my default browser opens up automatically after one minute and tries to connect to www.cool.com ..it opens up new browser windows every minute..surfing has become extremely difficult..plzzz help!!

Weird Weird stuff happening. I have Zone Alarm installed. Seems to work fine but heres the problem ...

Some time after booting ( varies .. half hour , 1 hour baad ) ... the RAM clogs up. windows takes minutes to close, the comp is virtually unusable... RAM 100% used says Task Manager ( on XP SP1 ). I have 512MB DDR so Ram size cant be an issue.

WHy did I mention ZA ? Thats the problem. The moment I shut ZA, things return to normal. And the multiple attacks start, so shutting down ZA means, I cant be online.

I find vsmon.exe in RAM (which is a ZA firewall file ) swelling in size as time goes, and RAM deteriorates.

Solutions ?

Hi,
Am fed up of the viruses attacking my home windows 2000 pc ..... i have earlier used the pirated copies of antivirus (Mcafe, TrendMicro n Norton) but some problem or the other usually comes up after i connect to internet.
Mcafe was taken frm office LAN but tis now 2 yrs old, can't be updated
Norton came installed with the pc and started giving some problems soon.
Trend Micro was installed later on (pirated) n it started reporting fragment n other attacks frequently. Sometimes 6-7 attacks every minute. And then there is a feature where it blocks all the internet traffic for a while. After some use, i found tat the lock cudnt be unlocked again n i had to finally uninstall it to connect to internet (so much for security !!)

Am finally considering buying a legal s/w for security. Have found many names of top selling ones ... Norton, Mcafe, Trend Micro, Panda etc. Can someone guide me which one will b the best. I am lookin for atleast an year's trouble free service

Thanx in advance

rohit

You prolly need a byte-tight firewall m8 ...... Get yourself Zone-Alarm ...That should do....As for anti-virus...Check out AVG ...It's updated pretty regularly and is quite efficient too...

Cheers

ps: life without pirated s/w too is possible....prolly we guys are too lazy for that

Hi,
Am fed up of the viruses attacking my home windows 2000 pc ..... i have earlier used the pirated copies of antivirus (Mcafe, TrendMicro n Norton) but some problem or the other usually comes up after i connect to internet.
Mcafe was taken frm office LAN but tis now 2 yrs old, can't be updated
Norton came installed with the pc and started giving some problems soon.
Trend Micro was installed later on (pirated) n it started reporting fragment n other attacks frequently. Sometimes 6-7 attacks every minute. And then there is a feature where it blocks all the internet traffic for a while. After some use, i found tat the lock cudnt be unlocked again n i had to finally uninstall it to connect to internet (so much for security !!)

Am finally considering buying a legal s/w for security. Have found many names of top selling ones ... Norton, Mcafe, Trend Micro, Panda etc. Can someone guide me which one will b the best. I am lookin for atleast an year's trouble free service

Thanx in advance

rohit

Hey prady,

best wud be 2 use a direct cable connection (between the 2 serial ports). or alt u cud use a network cable connection.

If u r using 2000 or ME, For option 2, search the help for home networking. it will give u a detailed list of things to be done. i have 2 comps at home, which i networked using this method.

ofcourse, u wud req ntw cards on both the PCs.

Uday

Hi guys.

there r strange things happening to my beloved email id at yahoo

i m getting emails frm the ppl in my address book and frm yahoogroups of which i m a member ...which come with an attachment...
that r nothing but beagle 32 virus etc......is something wrong with my mail id or theirs?

what is the solution?

plz help me out...

TIA,

sid

the same thing i experienced ... all i can suggest is be careful as to what the attachment is ... most such mails r on the rounds thesedays and they r generally one worded attachments in the subject line ... ive read yahoo has improved its mail system to stop this , so time will tell

hi theakshat!
i've loaded Sygate firewall and it brought in more probs... after loading the s/w it asks for a reboot and the system never booted again and it gave an error message saying that all the drivers are corrupted....
i had to reinstall windows....

Ooopps I'm so sorry...
but i'm using sygate firewall with absolutely no pains...

The only thing while USING the sygate is first of all block all the processes and then it'll ask for the processes that require to connect outside ur comp once u are connected...
Then whatever u find is harmless allow that ONLY...

And ofcourse No Doubt other more secure and more better solution is Go Linux :)

GNU rulz

-Akshat

hi theakshat!
i've loaded Sygate firewall and it brought in more probs... after loading the s/w it asks for a reboot and the system never booted again and it gave an error message saying that all the drivers are corrupted....
i had to reinstall windows....
:oops:
any other secure firewall to try??

AMD vs Intel (for notebooks)

Hi Guys,

AMD gives Intel a tough fight in the desktop space, but what about laptops? AMD chips have been known to consume more power and heat up significantly more than Intel chips, 2 factors which may not matter/can be controlled for a desktop but are crucial for a good performing laptop. Any personal experiences of using AMD Athlon XP-M here? or any other AMD powered laptop?

cheers
NFS

robinhood Says

so is panda firewall and antivirus <">www.iolo.com> and black ice firewall .Once solution to all problems is get rid of windows and start getting used to linux

Install linux if you know how to configure the system.

there are many who run all services/ esp ftp daemons... beware there are n number of working exploits out ytere with ppl waiting to r00t such systems

No system is completly secure.

cheers
xpediter.

so is panda firewall and antivirus <">www.iolo.com> and black ice firewall .Once solution to all problems is get rid of windows and start getting used to linux

Does the usage of a firewall reduce this problem? If YES which Firewall to use....??

Yeah using a firewall can help u...

u can use Sygate Personal Firewall Pro
or Zone Alarm...

both of these are good and user friendly

-Akshat

I've Taken a cable internet connection and since then the problem started...
a worm named AGOBOT.9.E entered my system and i tried to remove it using AVG Antivirus... Initially it was wiped out but it keeps on entering my system.... (Dunno why it loves my system..) My OS is Windows 2000 Professional (NT based).. i reloaded the OS but the problem still persists.
can any one help me in this regard....
Does the usage of a firewall reduce this problem? If YES which Firewall to use....??

Hi guys.

there r strange things happening to my beloved email id at yahoo

i m getting emails frm the ppl in my address book and frm yahoogroups of which i m a member ...which come with an attachment...
that r nothing but beagle 32 virus etc......is something wrong with my mail id or theirs?

what is the solution?

plz help me out...

TIA,

sid

I think the virus accumulates the emails. so if anyone has been infected and has yahoogroups email in his OE, then that will be sent to the yahoogroups. with 1000s of them as memebers, chances of someone again getting infected is high, with the result that the worm now has many many emails to trouble.

xpediter

Hi guys.

there r strange things happening to my beloved email id at yahoo

i m getting emails frm the ppl in my address book and frm yahoogroups of which i m a member ...which come with an attachment...
that r nothing but beagle 32 virus etc......is something wrong with my mail id or theirs?

what is the solution?

plz help me out...

TIA,

sid

Better pick up a 5/6 channel card if you get a 5.1. You will loose out on the latest games else .. In songs you wont feel the difference, but the channels are split for surround system in dolby movies and/or games.

i posted this on the other thread ..but i feel this is a better place

i have a problem ...can anyone help me with buying speaker system

i was planning to buy creative 5.1
but i learnt that they have a hardware specific requirement ...that i need to have an audio card which has 6 channel

mine is creative audio blaster ..and i dont know how to check ...how many channels it has


so what shud i do ....
get the speakers and play them on this card
or go for the card and the speakers both

does ...Altec Lansing also have the same problem ...and which one is the best if i have the budget of 5000 to 6000 ??

Gautam

one more thing ...in case i play 5.1 speakers on a 2 channel card ...what do i loose ?? ound will still be 3100 watts ...just that it will be on 2 channels rather than 4 ...am i right ?


Gautam

Hi,


"svchost.exe" errors with RPC messeges and reboots

OR

"NT Authority...shut down in 1 min"

Soundslike youve got the "Blaster Worm"
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html


This is the hole it exploits :-

Your computer is being accessed. Download the MS03-026 patch from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp

Fixes Available here : http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823980

More Links : http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-19.html

Or try this :-

http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virus.aspx?ID=36265

Enjoy

hi all,

I bought an Infra Red port to transfer data from my PC to Mobile phone. The IR device has to be connected to USB port. The pc is not detecting the new device. Tried to install manually, doesnt work either.

I also tried putting a USB-Serial convertor (Nokia DKU cable). Windows is not identifying that one too. The OS is Windows XP Professional edn.

How do I know whether the USB port is working fine?

subhash

Have you used any other devices on the port? If they work, then obviously the port is good. Test the device on anohtr PC, then u can decide if the device is good or not.

In case u never have used any device on your PC.. and donnt know if USB works or not..

Go to device manager and check if you have the USB controller, USB root hub(s) etc listed. See that there is no exclamation mark etc next to it. If the USB devices are not listed, then USB may be disabled in the BIOS. Go to the appropriate section in BIOS (usually INtegrated Peripherals) and check.


Another point... check teh installation procedure for the device. Unless you install the drivers from teh cd taht came with the device, the thing (usually) wont get detected.


And yes incase your problem is solved by the advice of any person on the forum, or even by some 1 not on the forum, tell us here how it got solved (like rohit has) this will add to our knowledge.

-Shri

rohit Says

ya .. me thinkin for the same .. only heard tat it really becomes unstable sometimes .... the same problem i am facing now

Dual boot should NEVER lead to "unstability" .. if it does, it will not be at the "after boot" stage as it is in your case.

A well configured dual boot system is as good as 2 PCs.

-Shri

An interesting thing i noticed abt the exe problems -- After I installed a firewall in my comp, the exe's have stopped giving those problems (netservices n svchost et al, read earlier posts) .... and the intrusion meter is showin attacks every second ..

dunno to wat extent the "attack" thing is true, but the problems r definitely less now

rohit

shrijitp Says

What exactly are the problems these exe's give?

a pop-up comes up sayin tat the svchost exe has generated errors n will close

IF THIS IS A PROBLEM DUE TO BAD sectors etc..

If you wre replacing these exe's then hopefully u did this by

1. going to dos mode
2. renaming the old file
3. copying the new file

i renamed the old exe to exe1 (not changing the extn though ) , and copied another file from system 32 of another windows system to mine

Overwriting may not solve the issue, if the exe's r corrupted due to a flaky cluster area where the file resides. Renaming teh old and copying the new ensure tat a new location is used, which hopefully isnt bad.

ya .. did this only .. still tat pbm comes up ..

As for linux, it is a viable alternative for Win.. provided. .

1. U r upto the task of installing configuring the h/w etc..

is tat a difficult thing .... me a s/w engg .. so hope 'll learn doin tat soon
also coz linux is an open source s/w .... so can connect for updates later on ....

Why not havea adual boot system for sometime and experience first hand, then swithc over?

ya .. me thinkin for the same .. only heard tat it really becomes unstable sometimes .... the same problem i am facing now ..

bye
rohit

What exactly are the problems these exe's give?

IF THIS IS A PROBLEM DUE TO BAD sectors etc..

If you wre replacing these exe's then hopefully u did this by

1. going to dos mode
2. renaming the old file
3. copying the new file

Overwriting may not solve the issue, if the exe's r corrupted due to a flaky cluster area where the file resides. Renaming teh old and copying the new ensure tat a new location is used, which hopefully isnt bad.

Try running scandisk on the HDD.

ELse, try reinstalling windows.. dunno if that will help.

As for linux, it is a viable alternative for Win.. provided. .

1. U r upto the task of installing configuring the h/w etc..

2. U can do without some compatiblty with the latest Ms office fileformats.

3. U dont mind not playing some latest games .

Why not havea adual boot system for sometime and experience first hand, then swithc over?

-Shri

hi .. have got a windows 2000 pc. Its giving frequent problems with some exe's (svchost.exe & netservices.exe and some more ) . Also it hangs frequenlty and then a hardware restart is the only option left. What could be the problem with these exe's and wats the solution. I tried replacing these exe's from other windows 2000 systems but to no use.

Also, i am contemplatin on reformattin the system n installin stand alone linux. Hows the idea and does linux connect well with windows servers around. What about the windows files tat I have. Do these word, excel, jpg's etc open as well in linux.

waitin,
rohit

hmmm how could you replce the exes?? I thought windows wont allow you to do so. You could be attached by some virus. remember when are on win2k, winxp, these system have wonder stuff called 'services' used for networking. These services are the favourites of virus writers.
Always install the latest patches/updated from microsoft.com webiste

about excel files opening in linux, there are spread sheet and offfice suites in *linx that can open som M$ products, but you wonot get all the functioanlity.

cheers
xpediter

hi .. have got a windows 2000 pc. Its giving frequent problems with some exe's (svchost.exe & netservices.exe and some more ) . Also it hangs frequenlty and then a hardware restart is the only option left. What could be the problem with these exe's and wats the solution. I tried replacing these exe's from other windows 2000 systems but to no use.

Also, i am contemplatin on reformattin the system n installin stand alone linux. Hows the idea and does linux connect well with windows servers around. What about the windows files tat I have. Do these word, excel, jpg's etc open as well in linux.

waitin,
rohit

USBs ain't the besta options plain 'ol simple method is to use a traditional cross cable as shrijit suggested.......just buy some cable and when gettin it crimped, as the shop wallah to get do it in a cross fashion, coz u gonna do it only for two PCs......X'fer rates are quite decent and in fact, if u have a decent enuf laptop, u cud start n/w gaming

Cheers

Else the best thing if you are a freak. Connect those HDDs with a bus.

If both machines have LAN cards.. this is the best method as Anil has mentioned. If i recall correctly you will need sthg called a "crossed cable" .. ordinary LAN cord with 2 wires swapped or sthg ..

If not, there is another method.. use Direct Cable Connection

The normal LAN cable, dunno what its called, can be used here. Make the XP base the server and the other one the client. And setup a home network here to transfer files. In XP no drivers needed whatsoever.