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Hello, I have the Reading Fanatic malware in my laptop. I uninstalled it, but it is still in my Program Files(x86). Impossible to delete. In my Taskmanager> processes I have found the 6xbrmon64.exe. When I say " end process" and go back to my Program Files and click on Reading Fanatic my laptop gets stuck and does not do a thing. How do I delete the files? When I want to delete the files I get the notice that they are open in another file. I cannot find that file though. Furtherrmore I have the YAC. How do I remove/uninstall this one? When I do uninstall it goes till 30% and stops. I really have a problem here. Who can help me? thank you! Continue reading...

hello I received my Surface Rt for Xmas. Despite not being able to do a few things work wise it has been an ok lappy. a few months ago I noticed some minor changes on my lappy and paid no attention to it. I have been using one of two desk tops along with my lappy and really started noticing some issues. I thought I had called AOL because it was with that account that I noticed some really strange behaviors with AOL that morning. So after calling the number that was being given now that I think back it wasn't really AOL well the person on the other end of the line wanted to do a remote access to my computer, ( My surface would not allow the program to run) so I ran…

Hi, I have this foreign language malware that pops up pretty much every time I open a new page or go to a new page via link, etc. It happens both on IE and Chrome. It is a foreign language ad/pop-up. It has a clickable close this ad part (in a foreign language), after which it closes when you click on it. I ran Microsoft Security Essentials Scan and nothing is caught. It is bothersome and I'm worried it is a tracking software that records bank username and passwords. How can I catch and delete it? Sincerely, Bel Continue reading...

If Microsoft could enable right click to scan file/removable drive for Windows Defender, that would be great. I also hoping to see more features to be available in Windows Defender, like option to shut down the laptop after scan. And also ability to continue even screen is off but not sleep. Continue reading...

Hello all, hopefully this find you all well.... I have a cool project that I am undertaking and I wanted to know if anyone else has undergown something similar. So here we go I have a RHEL 6 instance on a physical machine and for hardware failure concerns we dont use local disk.. That being said we use san for all storage. Well now the san we are on is EOL and we have to move all systems off. Have anyone done a live migration from one san to another while the system was online? Continue reading...

Menu to install applications from default repositories, third-party ones or external sources on any Ubuntu 14.04 or Debian 7 system (desktop or server). There are a lot of applications included in the default list, but this list can be modified by the user by just editing a single text file. Furthermore, users can add subscripts to extend main menu functionality, for example, add new repositories, setup applications, etc. In addition, exist one separate script for each application as an alternative way to do the installation proccess without the main menu. Valid for: Ubuntu v14.04 and Debian 7 (for all desktops or server). With some changes in config files, it …

Hi, I have a strange server which is prompting "Passord" when I'm trying to switch to user root (instead of "Password"). Thats causing all the scripts we have to fail... any idea how I can change theis prompt to "Password"? Thanks, fcbman Continue reading...

Hello, there is higher %wa value on top command both on VPS and on host server (OpenVZ virtualization). Both RHEL CentOS 5.x VPS: Quote: [root@* hqs]# w 18:13:05 up 17 days, 12:34, 1 user, load average: 1.08, 1.40, 1.33 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root pts/0 :1.0 03May14 17days 0.01s 0.01s -bash [root@vps hqs]# iostat Linux 2.6.18-371.3.1.el5.028stab110.1 (*) 05/20/14 avg-cpu: %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 8.68 0.16 7.90 12.80 0.00 70.46 Device: tps Blk_read/s Blk_wrtn/s Blk_read Blk_wrtn [root@vps hqs]# vmstat procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------ r b swpd free buff cache si so bi…

So, it's Gentoo based but I also read something about being "Arch" so will I use "pacman" to download packages in Terminal or what? I've used Debian based stuff for over a year that uses apt-get and I've been using Manjaro for about a month now and it uses pacman and I'd like to branch out a bit with something that'd still be familiar but also different. So, will Sabayon use pacman then? P.S. Ok, did a bit of looking about on the interweb, so Sabayon uses "equo" in place of pacman or apt-get? I thought I did read that it used pacman as well but with all these different ways of doing the same thing in different Distros it sometimes gets a bit confusing. LOL Continue…

Professional photographers who use a light meter can now use their phones instead to get proper exposure information thanks to the Luxi Kickstarter campaign. Luxi, which was previously available for iPhone, is now expanding the campaign to support Android and iPad tablets. The Luxi for All attachment is a small accessory that clips onto your device and measures the light level that will be available so that you can program in the correct exposure settings for your photographs, resulting in photos that are properly exposed so that the images aren't too bright (overexposed) or too dark (underexposed). The Luxi for All is described as a "small diffusion dome which clips" …

The best U.S. video streaming apps for iPhone and iPad, from the movies you grew up with to the shows you want to catch up on! Looking for the best iPhone apps or best iPad apps for streaming video right to your phone or tablet? Whether you want to watch — or re-watch — thousands of old movies and TV shows, keep up with current network programming, or simply stream the videos already on your computer, the App Store has several apps for that. Sadly, what's available depends entirely on where you live (regional licenses, ugh.) So what are the best streaming video apps in the U.S.? Note: iPhones and iPads come with iTunes built in, however the Video app doesn't reall…

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we have a digital scrapbook, a translation app, mentored learning, and more. New and updated iOS apps Ember: The digital scrapbook app hits version 1.3 with Dropbox sync. Users can now choose to sync their libraries with either iCloud or Dropbox. $4.99 - Download Now iTranslate: The translation app has been updated with fixes, one for a scrolling bug, and one with the Khmer language. Free - Download Now Understudy: The mentored learning app now …

Apple has rolled out an update for its web-based iWork suite in iCloud. The update brings a number of new features across all three applications, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. As part of the update, users can now collaborate with up to 100 people, up from 50 prior, as well as work on larger file sizes, up to 1 GB each. Users can also create 2D and interactive charts in all three applications as well. There are also additional features for each of the three apps. In Pages, now users can also export files in the ePub format, which will allow users to more easily create e-books. Object layering and inline tables are also part of the document-based app update. F…

We had reported that Twitter is considering making a bid to acquire German music service SoundCloud, but now it appears that the social network is no longer interested in a deal. "Twitter considered buying German music-streaming service SoundCloud, but it has backed out of the talks, according to a person familiar with the matter," the Wall Street Journal reported, citing that "the numbers didn't add up." According to the Journal's source, Twitter eventually let the deadline pass without arriving at an agreement. SoundCloud is a service that is viewed as a YouTube for audio where users would upload tracks and share with each other. As such, one initial concern …

This blog was written by Sonal Pardeshi, Senior Product Marketing Manager on the Windows Marketing team. Unity Developers - do you have a solid idea for a winning game but have been waiting for the right opportunity to showcase it? We are celebrating the anniversary of the collaboration between Microsoft and Unity with a Unity Game Developer contest, so bring your most creative, addictive games to the challenge. Quality is most important - submit your visually stunning and immersive entries and you could walk away with the grand prize of $50,000. Don’t waste a moment - these games need to be published to the Store by July 20, 2014 to qualify. Give yourself a head s…

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I wish to format my old pc with windows xp prof legal copy and keep the pc for games and old files Kindly let me know if i can get updates prior to April 8th 2014 only. Continue reading...

My pc boots normal but immediately it shows xp loading the keyboard or the mouse no longer function, but before that i can press f9 f8 etc.i have tried safe mode last configuration etc. please help. thanks Continue reading...

I want to prevent domain user to copy files or folder in windows xp Continue reading...

While trying to help someone understand the different manifestations of "users/contacts" between mail, phone contacts, Skype, etc., I managed to inadvertently add some accounts to my Favorites in the Mail App and do not see a means to manage that list. Repro: 1. Mail configured to connect to Hotmail 2. In left pane of Mail App, select People. Flyout with 'Favorites' and 'Frequent' overlays on top of the inbox view of messages. 3. Magic happens here...I do something that I cannot recall or repro...vague recollection is that I clicked on a couple of the accounts for friends from the 'Frequent' list and they end up in the Favorites list 4. There is no obvio…

Hey there everyone. I have a Toshiba laptop with windows 8 that is stuck on the Failure configuring windows updates reverting changes. It has been on this screen and will not do anything else. I tried following the links provided in some other posts but if I can't get it past this screen what would you recommend. Please help. I'm just starting courses and really need this to work Continue reading...

ERROR: Could not load DLL ‘prototype2engine.dll’. You probably have a static initializer that is crashing. The most common cause is forgetting core: :Name5tringAllocationstatic in a static core: :Name: static const engine: Name Foo( “Bar”, core:: NameStringAllocationStatic); Or verily that the DLL exists. You can debug the issue by running your ‘main’ project with the command line: >><< Continue reading...

When Win 8 came out I purchased 3 licenses from the MS retail store and one retail OEM from Newegg, at the time I installed it on one computer which is working great, but chose not to install the other 3. Last week I decided to build a new system and installed win 8 Pro hover when I try to activate using any one of the remaining licenses I get Error code: 0xC004C003 specifying that product key is blocked. What can I do to be able to use these keys. Continue reading...

When I click on the tile that normally opens Internet Explorer (the Windows 8 version) it is automatically opening Internet Explorer 10 on the desktop. How do I stop this from happening? I prefer to use the Windows 8 version of Internet Explorer Continue reading...

I have a Toshiba laptop with windows 8 and it has gone to the failure configuring windows updates reverting changes for over 2 hours. I tried to restart following steps from a troubleshooting link and it went back to the same screen for another 45 min and counting. I did just try putting AVG on it and it also loaded a bunch of other things on. What should I do? Continue reading...