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Windows 7 Icons All The Same

7 Comments | Monday, January 31st, 2011

Shortcuts all have the same icon? All programs opening with Windows Media Center? This is being caused by a virus which must first be removed and then the shortcuts repaired. To remove the virus firstly…

Limited or No Connectivity – Local Area Network

2 Comments | Monday, February 8th, 2010

A comprehensive guide with multiple methods to resolving this common Windows XP error message.

SVCHOST.EXE – High CPU Usage (90% to 100%)

1 Comments | Monday, February 1st, 2010

SOLUTION: SVCHOST.EXE CPU 99%. Stop svchost.exe from hogging your cpu time with this quick and easy solution.

Download: Malicious Software Removal Tool (Dec 2009)

4 Comments | Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Download Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (Dec 2009) – Removes Conficker virus that prevents you access security related websites and microsoft.com.

Error 1923.Service Kaspersky Administration Server (CSAdminServer) could not be installed

1 Comments | Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

When installing Kaspersky Administration kit you receive the error: “Error 1923.Service Kaspersky Administration Server (CSAdminServer) could not be installed. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to install system services.” This article contains the solution to this common issue.

Severe Error When Installing Kaspersky Administration Kit

2 Comments | Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

A Microsoft SQL database name problem causes a severe error during the Kaspersky Admin Kit installation wizard. You can fix this by…

Can’t open www.hotmail.com

0 Comments | Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Problem Description When you enter the URL www.hotmail.com into Internet Explorer you get an error page and the URL changes. You have no problem accessing Hotmail from another computer such as your office or a friends. Common Symptoms You enter www.hotmail.com into your browser and you get the error “The page cannot be displayed” The [...]

Download: SDFix.exe

21 Comments | Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

SDFix is a free utility to remove thousands of known viruses such as trojans and worms. Just download it and run SDFix.exe and it will scan your system and remove any infections that it finds and will produce a detailed report describing it’s actions.

Can’t open www.gmail.com

6 Comments | Saturday, July 18th, 2009

When you enter the URL www.gmail.com or http://www.gmail.com or gmail.com into Internet Explorer you get an error page and the URL changes. This is caused by the so called Gmail redirect virus.

Virus & Spyware Guide – Part 2

1 Comments | Monday, September 22nd, 2008

What Is Spyware? spyware: “programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user” – Wikipedia Essentially, malware is the master term for anything that harms your system maliciously and as such is short for the term MALicious softWARE. It is a common misconception that malware is ‘another’ type of virus or spyware. [...]

Virus & Spyware Guide – Part 1

2 Comments | Thursday, September 18th, 2008

What’s a virus? “a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer …” – Princeton University There are literally thousands or possibly millions of viruses on the internet today. It’s practically impossible to avoid them if you use a Windows PC [...]