Last night when I formatted my 7 year old junk pc, I found that I was unable to locate the drivers.........
My software is giving an error message while executing my program.........
I tried to install all sorts of antivirus programs yet I'm unable to clean my pc without formatting it.......
I have recently moved to Win Vista from Win XP and some of my programs and hardware don't support.............
I wan't to know the comparisons and specs of laptops but how.......
Sunday, May 10, 2009
BUGS & FIXES
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http://www.combofix.org/ Use this link to download the combofix program. It removes the nasty viruses which our antivirus programs keeps popping again and again even after it has removed it.
Why does my PC reboot when I tell it to shut down?
When something causes a system failure at shutdown, Windows responds by rebooting. Thus, instead of telling you what's wrong, it gives the impression that it can't tell the difference between shutting down and restarting. Fortunately, you can turn off that silly behavior. Select Start, Run (just Start in Vista), type sysdm.cpl, and press Enter. Click the Advanced tab, and then click the Settings button under 'Startup and Recovery' (as opposed to the other two Settings buttons on that tab). Uncheck Automatically restart.
That will stop the reboots, but it won't fix the underlying problem: the system failure causing them. Still, it might give you an error message that you can research to find a solution.
Once upon a time, a major culprit for system failures at shutdown was Roxio's Easy CD Creator 5. If you're still using that version (the current product is Easy Media Creator 10), you can still find the bug fix at Roxio's Web site. Today, the problem is more likely to be caused by a hardware or driver issue. If the problem started soon after you added a new peripheral or updated an old driver, try removing the recent addition. Check vendors' Web sites for updated drivers for your new hardware, or use Windows' Device Manager to roll back to older ones if you suspect an update .
HP (Hewlett Packard) reporting their laptop customers to not to use VLC Player.
VLC Player is the popular open source video player software among a lot of computer users. Recently HP laptop users facing a inbuilt speaker problem, which is often getting malfunction across the users. The official HP service center executives advicing the laptop users to stop using the VLC player to watch, play media files. They reporting that playing a media files using VLC Player causing the damage to the built in speakers.
As an additional information the official HP service center executives informing the customers bring the laptop to service for the build in speaker problem that , “the laptop will not cover under warranty if its identified and diagonsed that the user used the VLC player.”
Hi I am Chotton. I have a g mail id and through this id i have a Orkut profile. Recently this profile is hack by someone. How can I save it from hack? Please help me. Please tell me on ami.chotton@rediffmail.com Plssssssss help me.
Google uses a 4 Level Orkut login which makes it difficult to hack using brute force method. 1st Level Security-SSL or 128 bit secured connection 2nd Level Google account checks for cookie in the sytem of user 3rd Level Google provides a redirection to the entered User information 4th Level Google doesn't use conventional php/aspx/asp coding so impossible to attack using input validation attack!!
It is not an easy task to break this security! But still some people manages to get access to other accounts. The question concerned is How they do it? Many of them just use simple tricks that befool users and then they themself leak out their password. Here are some points you need to take care of, to prevent your Orkut account being hacked!
Phishing Attack is the most popular way of stealing other's password. Popular by the name of fake login (among those who knows it!!) the users land on a page where they are asked for their login information and they enter their username and password thinking it to be a real page but actually it is other way round. It submits all the details entered to the programmer or the coder.
Community Links: Many times you are provided with a link to a community in a scrap. Read the link carefully, It may be something like http://www.okrut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=22910233 OKRUT not ORKUT. Clicking on this link will take you to a fake login page and there you loose up your password.
Orkut New Features: I have come across a page that looks like they are giving the user a choice of selecting new features for orkut with your ID and password, of course!! When user submit the page, there goes his ID and password mailed to the coder.
Java script: You must have seen the circulating scraps that asks you to paste this code in your address bar and see what happens! Well sometimes they also leak out your information. Check the code and if you are unsure of what to do, then I recommend not to use it.
Primary mail address: If by some means a hacker came to know password of your Yahoo mail or Gmail, which users normally keeps as their primary mail address in their Orkut account, then hacker can hack Orkut account by simply using USER ID and clicking on 'forget password'.This way Google will send link to the already hacked primary email id to change the password of the Orkut account. Hence the email hacker will change your Orkut account's password. Hence your Orkut account hacked too.
So a better thing would be to keep a very unknown or useless email id of yours as primary email id so that if the hacker clicks on 'Forgot password' the password changing link goes to an unknown email id i.e. not known to the hacker. Hence your Orkut account saved.
If you would like to share something, comment here and I will add up here with a credit to your name.
Security patchesMS09-017/KB967340 – Critical (PowerPoint 2000) / Important (PowerPoint XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Open XML File Converter for Mac, PowerPoint View 2003, PowerPoint Viewer 2007, Office Compatibility Pack 2007, Works 8.5, Works 9.0): There are a number of security bugs in PowerPoint (some privately disclosed, some publicly disclosed) that allow a specially modified PowerPoint file to take over your computer. This patch resolves the problems. It is critical for PowerPoint 2000 users and only important for all other users.
The patch changes the way PowerPoint handles memory when opening files, and it blocks the opening of PowerPoint 4.0 files. You should apply this patch immediately, since it is sure that attackers will be trying to exploit it with PowerPoint files supposedly containing images of serene scenes with words of wisdom and a calming soundtrack, advising you to appreciate the small things in life.
Other updatesThere are no major nonsecurity updates this month.
“The Usual Suspects”: Updates to the Malicious Software Removal Tool, ActiveX Killbits (released on April 28th), and Junk Email filters.
Changed, but not significantly:
MS09-008/KB961063 — Security Update for 2003 (updated metadata) .Net Framework 1.1 SP1 — (available for Vista SP2 and 2008 SP2) PowerShell 1.0 for Vista — (available for Vista SP2) .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 — (made smaller, CPU specific packages) Updates since the last Patch TuesdayThere have been a number of minor items since the last Patch Tuesday:
KB969497 — Updated compatibility view list for IE8 KB944036 — IE8 for XP with Language Interface Pack KB947821 — System Update Readiness Tool KB953338 — Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 KB955430 — Required update for additional updates to Vista and 2008 to work and a prerequisite from here on out KB961503 — Double-byte character string fix for XP, which affects Windows Live Messenger 14 Changed, but not significantly:
IE8 for Vista and 2008 (added new language packs) MS09-012/KB952004 – Security Update for Windows 2000 (minor changes to the Norwegian version) KB110806 – .Net Framework 2.0 SP1 KB929300 – .Net Framework 3.0 SP1 (changed priority from “Recommended” to “Important” for Japanese version) KB936330 – Vista SP1 (service pack blocker tool is now expired) In addition, the following items have all been marked as available for Vista SP2 and 2008 SP2:
MS07-040/KB929729 and MS07-040/KB928367 — Security updates for .Net Framework 1.1 SP1 MS08-076/KB952068 — Security Update for 2008 MS08-069/KB954430 — Security Update for MSXML 4.0 SP2 KB948014 — WSUS SP1 Dynamic Installer KB955706 — SQL Server 2006 SP3 (all made available for Vista SP2 and/or 2008 SP2)
SDFix will help you to remove Trojans and Worms from your system. Follow the below steps in order to use SDFix tool on your system.
1) Try to download SDFix tool(http://sdfix.net/SDFix.exe)and then save it on your deskptop. 2) Then install SDFix by double clicking on the SDFix tool. If by chance any Security Warning window opens on your system, you need to click on the Run button and follow the instructions. 3) Then reboot your system in to Safe mode. •Restart you pc. •Afterwards, when you hear the computer beep sound during the startup, press F8 key before the Windows icon appears on your screen. •Then a menu should appear instead of your Windows running as normal one. •Then select the first option on your screen, which will allow you to run your Windows in safe Mode. 4) Then Run SDFix tool on your system. •Click on Start and then select Run. •Then type the following text in teh box:-%systemdrive%\SDFix\RunThis.bat •Then press Enter key and click on Ok button and follow the instructions. •Finally, after you had done with it, it will produce a report for you on your desktop screen.
SDFix uses files by the following developers: Bill Stewart Charles Dye Craig Peacock Flexhex Frank Heyne Gmer Info-Zip Lars Hederer Noël Danjou Robin Keir SteelWerX
Notes: If this error message is displayed when running SDFix:
The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator. Press any key to continue . . .
Goto Start Menu > Run > then copy and paste either of the following lines:
If SDFix is unable to add its run key and does not load after reboot following its run in Safe Mode Run SDFix in either Mode and type F then press Enter for it to finish the final stage and produce the report
If the PC has been infected with the VirusAlert! malware and the Start Menu icons or drives are not visible Right click either the XP or W2K VirusAlert_Repair.inf (depending on the version of Windows) which are inside the SDFix folder and choose Install to restore the default settings, SDFix should then be run to remove the malware and VirusAlert! warning from the clock and product Id,
Both Inf files can also be downloaded below Windows 2000 - VirusAlert_Repair.inf (http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/W2K_VirusAlert_Repair.inf) Windows XP - VirusAlert_Repair.inf (http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/XP_VirusAlert_Repair.inf)
If the PC cannot boot in to Safe Mode as the SafeBoot registry key is either missing or damaged Goto Start Menu > Run > then copy and paste one of the following lines to restore the default SafeBoot entries
Windows XP (SP2): %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\swreg IMPORT %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\Restore_SafeBoot_WindowsXP_SP2.reg
Windows XP (SP3): %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\swreg IMPORT %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\Restore_SafeBoot_WindowsXP_SP3.reg
Windows 2000 (SP4): %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\swreg IMPORT %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\Restore_SafeBoot_Windows2000_SP4.reg
If the Command Prompt window flashes on then off again on XP or Windows2000 Goto Start Menu > Run > then copy and paste the following line:
Click OK, then type Y and press Enter when prompted, Reboot and start SDFix again
If SDFix still doesnt run check the %comspec% variable Goto Start Menu > Right click My Computer > click properties > click Advanced Click Environment Variables and check that the ComSpec variable points to cmd.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
SDFix uses ERUNT to create a registry backup which can be restored using Start > Run:
COMBOFIX.EXE AND SDFIX.EXE ARE VERY EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN COMBATING SOME SPECIFIC TROJANS, WORMS, MALAWARE ETC. WHERE MOST OF THE ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS BECOMES DISABLED OR NON-FUNCTIONAL. BUT ABOVE ALL IS IS ADVISABLE TO USE A GENUINE LICENSED ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM ALONGWITH A LICENSED OPERATING SYSTEM AND KEEP THEM UPDATED FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS CAN ALMOST MOST CERTAINLY BRING DOWN THE NECESSITY OF SEARCHING FOR THIRD PARTY TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS. HAVE A GOOD TIME & HAPPY SURFING
First Install the Printer driver Go to tech Mode -> Menu -> System Data –> upgrade firmware –> local ok Go to PC Drag file (1) [ reset4300.hd over file 2( write.exe) Wait for printer to restart . Take out the toner and paste a tape over the Crum . See the Toner Low Indicator Red converts to Green after successful installation.
http://www.combofix.org/ Use this link to download the combofix program. It removes the nasty viruses which our antivirus programs keeps popping again and again even after it has removed it.
ReplyDeleteWhy does my PC reboot when I tell it to shut down?
ReplyDeleteWhen something causes a system failure at shutdown, Windows responds by rebooting. Thus, instead of telling you what's wrong, it gives the impression that it can't tell the difference between shutting down and restarting.
Fortunately, you can turn off that silly behavior. Select Start, Run (just Start in Vista), type sysdm.cpl, and press Enter. Click the Advanced tab, and then click the Settings button under 'Startup and Recovery' (as opposed to the other two Settings buttons on that tab). Uncheck Automatically restart.
That will stop the reboots, but it won't fix the underlying problem: the system failure causing them. Still, it might give you an error message that you can research to find a solution.
Once upon a time, a major culprit for system failures at shutdown was Roxio's Easy CD Creator 5. If you're still using that version (the current product is Easy Media Creator 10), you can still find the bug fix at Roxio's Web site.
Today, the problem is more likely to be caused by a hardware or driver issue. If the problem started soon after you added a new peripheral or updated an old driver, try removing the recent addition. Check vendors' Web sites for updated drivers for your new hardware, or use Windows' Device Manager to roll back to older ones if you suspect an update .
HP and VLC player on conflict!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHP (Hewlett Packard) reporting their laptop customers to not to use VLC Player.
VLC Player is the popular open source video player software among a lot of computer users. Recently HP laptop users facing a inbuilt speaker problem, which is often getting malfunction across the users. The official HP service center executives advicing the laptop users to stop using the VLC player to watch, play media files. They reporting that playing a media files using VLC Player causing the damage to the built in speakers.
As an additional information the official HP service center executives informing the customers bring the laptop to service for the build in speaker problem that , “the laptop will not cover under warranty if its identified and diagonsed that the user used the VLC player.”
Hi I am Chotton.
ReplyDeleteI have a g mail id and through this id i have a Orkut profile. Recently this profile is hack by someone.
How can I save it from hack?
Please help me.
Please tell me on ami.chotton@rediffmail.com
Plssssssss help me.
Orkut Hacking
ReplyDeleteGoogle uses a 4 Level Orkut login which makes it difficult to hack using brute force method.
1st Level Security-SSL or 128 bit secured connection
2nd Level Google account checks for cookie in the sytem of user
3rd Level Google provides a redirection to the entered User information
4th Level Google doesn't use conventional php/aspx/asp coding so impossible to attack using input validation attack!!
It is not an easy task to break this security! But still some people manages to get access to other accounts. The question concerned is How they do it? Many of them just use simple tricks that befool users and then they themself leak out their password. Here are some points you need to take care of, to prevent your Orkut account being hacked!
Phishing Attack is the most popular way of stealing other's password. Popular by the name of fake login (among those who knows it!!) the users land on a page where they are asked for their login information and they enter their username and password thinking it to be a real page but actually it is other way round. It submits all the details entered to the programmer or the coder.
Community Links: Many times you are provided with a link to a community in a scrap. Read the link carefully, It may be something like http://www.okrut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=22910233 OKRUT not ORKUT. Clicking on this link will take you to a fake login page and there you loose up your password.
Orkut New Features: I have come across a page that looks like they are giving the user a choice of selecting new features for orkut with your ID and password, of course!! When user submit the page, there goes his ID and password mailed to the coder.
Java script: You must have seen the circulating scraps that asks you to paste this code in your address bar and see what happens! Well sometimes they also leak out your information. Check the code and if you are unsure of what to do, then I recommend not to use it.
Primary mail address: If by some means a hacker came to know password of your Yahoo mail or Gmail, which users normally keeps as their primary mail address in their Orkut account, then hacker can hack Orkut account by simply using USER ID and clicking on 'forget password'.This way Google will send link to the already hacked primary email id to change the password of the Orkut account. Hence the email hacker will change your Orkut account's password. Hence your Orkut account hacked too.
So a better thing would be to keep a very unknown or useless email id of yours as primary email id so that if the hacker clicks on 'Forgot password' the password changing link goes to an unknown email id i.e. not known to the hacker.
Hence your Orkut account saved.
If you would like to share something, comment here and I will add up here with a credit to your name.
Security patchesMS09-017/KB967340 – Critical (PowerPoint 2000) / Important (PowerPoint XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Open XML File Converter for Mac, PowerPoint View 2003, PowerPoint Viewer 2007, Office Compatibility Pack 2007, Works 8.5, Works 9.0): There are a number of security bugs in PowerPoint (some privately disclosed, some publicly disclosed) that allow a specially modified PowerPoint file to take over your computer. This patch resolves the problems. It is critical for PowerPoint 2000 users and only important for all other users.
ReplyDeleteThe patch changes the way PowerPoint handles memory when opening files, and it blocks the opening of PowerPoint 4.0 files. You should apply this patch immediately, since it is sure that attackers will be trying to exploit it with PowerPoint files supposedly containing images of serene scenes with words of wisdom and a calming soundtrack, advising you to appreciate the small things in life.
Other updatesThere are no major nonsecurity updates this month.
“The Usual Suspects”: Updates to the Malicious Software Removal Tool, ActiveX Killbits (released on April 28th), and Junk Email filters.
Changed, but not significantly:
MS09-008/KB961063 — Security Update for 2003 (updated metadata)
.Net Framework 1.1 SP1 — (available for Vista SP2 and 2008 SP2)
PowerShell 1.0 for Vista — (available for Vista SP2)
.Net Framework 3.5 SP1 — (made smaller, CPU specific packages)
Updates since the last Patch TuesdayThere have been a number of minor items since the last Patch Tuesday:
KB969497 — Updated compatibility view list for IE8
KB944036 — IE8 for XP with Language Interface Pack
KB947821 — System Update Readiness Tool
KB953338 — Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2
KB955430 — Required update for additional updates to Vista and 2008 to work and a prerequisite from here on out
KB961503 — Double-byte character string fix for XP, which affects Windows Live Messenger 14
Changed, but not significantly:
IE8 for Vista and 2008 (added new language packs)
MS09-012/KB952004 – Security Update for Windows 2000 (minor changes to the Norwegian version)
KB110806 – .Net Framework 2.0 SP1
KB929300 – .Net Framework 3.0 SP1 (changed priority from “Recommended” to “Important” for Japanese version)
KB936330 – Vista SP1 (service pack blocker tool is now expired)
In addition, the following items have all been marked as available for Vista SP2 and 2008 SP2:
MS07-040/KB929729 and MS07-040/KB928367 — Security updates for .Net Framework 1.1 SP1
MS08-076/KB952068 — Security Update for 2008
MS08-069/KB954430 — Security Update for MSXML 4.0 SP2
KB948014 — WSUS SP1 Dynamic Installer
KB955706 — SQL Server 2006 SP3 (all made available for Vista SP2 and/or 2008 SP2)
"SDFIX"
ReplyDeleteSDFix will help you to remove Trojans and Worms from your system.
Follow the below steps in order to use SDFix tool on your system.
1) Try to download SDFix tool(http://sdfix.net/SDFix.exe)and then save it on your deskptop.
2) Then install SDFix by double clicking on the SDFix tool. If by chance any Security Warning window opens on your system, you need to click on the Run button and follow the instructions.
3) Then reboot your system in to Safe mode.
•Restart you pc.
•Afterwards, when you hear the computer beep sound during the startup, press F8 key before the Windows icon appears on your screen.
•Then a menu should appear instead of your Windows running as normal one.
•Then select the first option on your screen, which will allow you to run your Windows in safe Mode.
4) Then Run SDFix tool on your system.
•Click on Start and then select Run.
•Then type the following text in teh box:-%systemdrive%\SDFix\RunThis.bat
•Then press Enter key and click on Ok button and follow the instructions.
•Finally, after you had done with it, it will produce a report for you on your desktop screen.
SDFix uses files by the following developers:
Bill Stewart Charles Dye Craig Peacock Flexhex Frank Heyne Gmer Info-Zip Lars Hederer Noël Danjou Robin Keir SteelWerX
Notes:
If this error message is displayed when running SDFix:
The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator.
Press any key to continue . . .
Goto Start Menu > Run > then copy and paste either of the following lines:
rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\Enable_Command_Prompt.inf
or
%systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\swreg IMPORT %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\Enable_Command_Prompt.reg
If SDFix is unable to add its run key and does not load after reboot following its run in Safe Mode
Run SDFix in either Mode and type F then press Enter for it to finish the final stage and produce the report
If the PC has been infected with the VirusAlert! malware and the Start Menu icons or drives are not visible
Right click either the XP or W2K VirusAlert_Repair.inf (depending on the version of Windows)
which are inside the SDFix folder and choose Install to restore the default settings,
SDFix should then be run to remove the malware and VirusAlert! warning from the clock and product Id,
Both Inf files can also be downloaded below
Windows 2000 - VirusAlert_Repair.inf (http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/W2K_VirusAlert_Repair.inf)
Windows XP - VirusAlert_Repair.inf (http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/XP_VirusAlert_Repair.inf)
If the PC cannot boot in to Safe Mode as the SafeBoot registry key is either missing or damaged
Goto Start Menu > Run > then copy and paste one of the following lines to restore the default SafeBoot entries
Windows XP (SP2):
%systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\swreg IMPORT %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\Restore_SafeBoot_WindowsXP_SP2.reg
Windows XP (SP3):
%systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\swreg IMPORT %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\Restore_SafeBoot_WindowsXP_SP3.reg
Windows 2000 (SP4):
%systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\swreg IMPORT %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\Restore_SafeBoot_Windows2000_SP4.reg
If the Command Prompt window flashes on then off again on XP or Windows2000
Goto Start Menu > Run > then copy and paste the following line:
%systemroot%\system32\cmd.exe /K %systemdrive%\SDFix\apps\FixPath.exe
Click OK, then type Y and press Enter when prompted, Reboot and start SDFix again
If SDFix still doesnt run check the %comspec% variable
Goto Start Menu > Right click My Computer > click properties > click Advanced
Click Environment Variables and check that the ComSpec variable points to cmd.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
SDFix uses ERUNT to create a registry backup which can be restored using Start > Run:
%SystemRoot%\ERUNT\SDFix\ERDNT.EXE
COMBOFIX.EXE AND SDFIX.EXE ARE VERY EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN COMBATING SOME SPECIFIC TROJANS, WORMS, MALAWARE ETC. WHERE MOST OF THE ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS BECOMES DISABLED OR NON-FUNCTIONAL. BUT ABOVE ALL IS IS ADVISABLE TO USE A GENUINE LICENSED ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM ALONGWITH A LICENSED OPERATING SYSTEM AND KEEP THEM UPDATED FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS CAN ALMOST MOST CERTAINLY BRING DOWN THE NECESSITY OF SEARCHING FOR THIRD PARTY TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS.
ReplyDeleteHAVE A GOOD TIME
&
HAPPY SURFING
SAMSUNG PRINTERS
ReplyDeleteFirmware fixes fo
ML-1640
ML-2245
SCX-4300
http://cid-13ae2f031c7104a9.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Samsung.zip
SCX-4300 fix is not working i tried updating its firmware from 1.08 to 1.13 also tried service mode programming but all failed
ReplyDeleteRefill process for SCX-4300
ReplyDeleteFirst Install the Printer driver
Go to tech Mode -> Menu -> System Data –> upgrade firmware –> local ok
Go to PC Drag file (1) [ reset4300.hd over file 2( write.exe)
Wait for printer to restart .
Take out the toner and paste a tape over the Crum .
See the Toner Low Indicator Red converts to Green after successful installation.
Happy Printing