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I searched for cheats on game named "Rust" on youtube. I downloaded it and just run that file. THEN MY COMPUTER GOT BLUESCREEN :(. I think it was "PROCESS_KILLED". Now i see that, my Windows is deactivated (My notebook have OEM)... Now i get this error : (sorry my computer is Czech :) There is the error I tried system restore, it worked... but only for that session. Then i shows again Windows 8.1 Build 9600. Also i scanned computer. What i can post now is only link to virustotal: Here I hope someone will help me :) Continue reading...

I have never installed Regcure Pro on my Sony Windows 7 but I am Getting a warning sign on start up which I can't get rid of. Also when I am Typing my cursor jumps back over text I have already written. Can this be caused by Reg Cure Pro? Regcure Pro is not listed in my programs and features so I can't delete it. Continue reading...

Hi, Having issues with the latest release of MSE and the real-time protection engine. When attempting to connect to a VPN network, the connect to network box hangs and takes about 30 seconds to show up (also indicates that the program "connect to a network" is not responding in task manager). It also takes 1minute+ to then connect to the network. During this process MsMpEng.exe has high cpu usage which is obviously causing this slowdown. When I disable real-time protection in MSE (or uninstall) I don't have any hangs or slowdowns. Is there a process or file I can add to the mse exclusions list to avoid these issues? Thanks. Continue reading...

Kubuntu 12.04 I'm hoping that someone knows of a simple way to change the color of the page tabs in the Panel. I would like them to be more obvious rather than the gray color that they are now. I looked at the options in System Settings >Application Appearance and Workspace Appearance but have not found a way to make that change. Is it possible to change those colors? Click to enlarge: Panel Color.jpg Attached Images Panel Color.jpg (6.2 KB) Continue reading...

I am trying to develop an operating system for hardware manufacturers who might want to use it to for an e-book device. At the moment I have a prototype built using Raspberry Pi and a small 2.7 inch e-ink display. I am able to write python programs that can parse a book in text file and write to the e-ink display using a python library that comes with the e-ink manufacturer. My goal is write a simple GUI so that users can select books they want to read. I have looked into existing GUI library for python but they are too complicated for e-ink display. And, usually these programs are not written for an embedded system in mind. I'd like to write an OS that can go to s…

Howdy, I am trying to get linux up and running for me for the very first time, but having problems. I am using an Asus K52JR laptop running windows 7 64bit, and I created a USB stick bootable with Linux live. My disk is partitioned, so booting with the USB I installed Ubuntu 13.10 to my empty partition. Well, It almost installed. Went through all the step until I got to the part where I get the progress bar where you see all the files installing. And once the progress bar completed my computer went to a black screen with a few lines of writing in the top left corner and then the computer shut itself off! So I restarted and I was taking to Grub where I have the o…

ok im learning and surprisingly loveing this switch to linux(zorin) I have been reading the heck out of every ebook webpage forums trying to learn more than just the nice windows look(the true linux or whatever you want to call it) so many versions so many opinions it gets to confuseing so i have always heard and advised ubuntu but i hated the look and way it worked i found zorin and love it it says based or set on sorry dont know all the terms ubuntu my qustion is security privacy all the gov and website spying all that garbage would someone mind takeing time to explain all this and benifits and stuff to make zorin stronger please and thanks for your…

Hello Linux users :-) I just joined the forum and quickly introducing myself. I have been getting more and more into computers over the past year, started learning Python about 6 months ago, and just started learning C too. I now want to get rolling with Linux for the first time for several reasons, but not quite there yet. Still having a process getting Ubuntu loaded onto my Asus laptop for the first time, but that's another matter. So hello all, happy to be here, Peace and Love Derrin Continue reading...

And yet another Monday liveblog from Mobile World Congress where Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to give a keynote address on, well, whatever he wants. Zuckerberg's actually a fairly compelling speaker, and this should be a good one. What to expect? Probably not any new Facebook phone announcements, folks. Instead, look broader topics that have to do with the Internet, social connectivity and the world in general. We're liveblogging this one starting at 6 p.m. CET — that's noon in New York and 9 a.m. on the West Coast. Join us! Continue reading...

iPhone 6 fantasies will no doubt reach fetishistic levels at some point, but we're far enough out from the fall, and from the inevitable leaks that will come as fall approaches, that many possibilities, many dreams, remain open to us. What with the all the new Android phones at MWC dropping like cluster bombs this week, I'll admit I'm incredibly eager to see what Apple has planned for this year as well. I'll preface it by saying all I've heard so far is that there'll likely be two iPhones this year, a 4-inch model and a bigger than 4-inch model. Whether that's the iPhone 5s dropped down, an iPhone 5sc made unabashedly plastic, or simply a smaller iPhone 6 remains to be se…

Late last year saw AT&T adding international LTE roaming in Canada and the UK, and today they're adding 13 mote nations to the list. If the added services are treated in the same way as AT&T's deals with EE in the UK and Rogers in Canada, the rates charged for the "Data Global" add-ons won't change with the addition of LTE services, though AT&T did not say if that would be the case in their press release. AT&T put a full list of the countries where you'll be able to get LTE speeds while roaming starting today: Today, AT&T has expanded its international LTE footprint to now include Spain, France, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerla…

The WWE Network has officially launched, and is available on the Apple TV. The network was originally announced at CES, and will bring you all 12 of the WWE's pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania, live. The network also promises original series, reality shows, and documentaries, as well as on-demand content. To view the channel's content, you need a subscription, which runs $59.99 every six months. You can subscribe either through the WWE's website or through the Apple TV itself. Will you be tuning in? Let us know below in the comments. Continue reading...

We produce a half-dozen or so podcasts a week here at iMore and Mobile Nations and it can be tough to keep track of them all. So, from now on, we're going to be rounding all the iPhone, iPad, and Mac-centric stuff up for you every Monday so you can quickly find anything you might have missed and catch up on anything that interests you! This week we deep dive on WhatsApp and what it means, take development down to the geeky kernel, pick some apps to help make school less stressful, find out how Finish got started, and nerded out over Blade Runner. Check them out! Continue reading...

I’m here at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, attending the annual RSA Conference USA 2014. There’s a great crowd here and many valuable discussions. Our Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) engineering teams have been working hard on the next version of EMET, which helps customers increase the effort attackers must make to compromise a computer system.

Today, we are thrilled to announce a preview release of the next version of the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit, better known as EMET. You can download EMET 5.0 Technical Preview here. This Technical Preview introduces new features and enhancements that we expect to be key components of the final EMET 5.

I keep getting an error that I have to re install msvcr80.dll How do I go about doing that? Continue reading...

Ref: Error Code 0x80244019 Windows XP Home I had a problem with Norton Ghost. Their techs said it was OS. I re-installed from my Dell disk without deleting all my data. When I came back up everything appeared in order then I tried to update to SP3. My First problem was my IE would not work. I finally got it back to IE8 and attempted update to SP3 at which time I got the error code above. I found the thread posted by 1978jag on 9/22/12 and the answer that followed posted by tricky300 on the same date. I followed the link and made 3 attempts to run the update - all failed. The first attempt was the default, Go To Microsoft Update(Recommended). I g…

I think it would be useful to hit a key combination to pop up a list of sites/programs to click to copy the password to the clipboard (or view it), but I haven't found it yet. Is there something like this? Continue reading...

While I observe some respond'es one common thread microsoft essentials not doing it's job. My system has been corrupted and I am just a novice tried everything,outlook not working,explorer not functioning correctly,defrag not working,tried to write a command not done right.Could access internet page said resolving host:,I am not computer savey so I am asking for some help? Any taker's?[removed phone number].THXS: Continue reading...

I'm running XP Pro SP2 on an old IBM ThinkPad. When I inserted the SanDisk Cruzer flash drive, a window popped up stating Windows couldn't find a Volume installer. When I tried to open "Add new hardware" on the control panel, nothing happened. Other SanDisk Cruzer flash drives (2,4 & 8-gb) anf PNY flash drives work fine. Also the 16-gb SanDisk works fine on my HP laptop running Windows 7 Pro. Suggestions" Continue reading...

I just got a Surface RT today, booted it up, went through the process. I don't know if this is supposed to happen, but the only apps I have are word, excel, etc. I tried opening the store but all that happens is the splash screen for a few seconds then it closes. I noticed it also does that with the "Settings" app. So, I don't even have the camera app. I tried using the search to find updates but when I see search for updates I can't open the settings app. Anyone seen this before? Continue reading...

Can you connect to a pc running regular windows 7 using remote desktop on the surface rt? Continue reading...

I'm on my third attempt to upgrade to Win 8.1 from Win 8. Each time, the screen goes black before the install completes. The issue appears to be the Intel HD graphics driver. I've tried using HP's latest Intel HD graphics driver Version 9.17.10.2857, 2012-11-16. I've tried 10.18.10.3379 12/18/2013 which is an automatic update from MS (Win 8) All the versions of the Intel HD driver work in Windows 8 It appears that many others have the same issue. What is going on with 8.1 to cause this? How do I upgrade to Win 8.1? Thanks Continue reading...

I have some important files that have the permissions HSAPLO. I need to access these files. Is there a command or utility that can remove the PLO attribbutes? Continue reading...

Win 8-64 bit HyBrid SSD drive with Intel Rapid Storage I'm running Windows 8 with on a HP laptop (HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 Quad Edition) with a hyBrid SSD drive with Intel Rapid Storage (accelerator enabled). It doesn't appear possible to recover from a problem with this combination. Shift -F8 does not work (There is no boot drive.) Restore point does not work (Repair cannot find a restore point) Recovery disk does not work (see screenshot) The drive where windows is installed is locked. Unlock the drive and try again Can MS address this issue. This is not an uncommon configuration. Yes you could turn off acceleration and refresh would work but…