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Went to windows essential to run a scan on Dell Inspiron 1525, windows vista home edition. Window pops up saying windows defender is shut off and suggests turning on when hitting blue message to turn on, error comes up. How do I turn it on to use? Continue reading...

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TURN ON WINDOWS DEFENDER AFTER THE NORTON TRIAL EXPIRED, BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK. WHEN I TRY TO OPEN IT I GET A MESSAGE THIS APP IS CLOSED. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT FROM SERVICES I GOT AN ERROR MESSAGE AND IT WON"T LET ME CHANGE THE START SETTINGS. CAN ANYONE HELP. Continue reading...

I was having problems with my att.net email. I was having flashing address bar with : us mg 205 email.yahoo.com. I ran my virus scan but nothing was detected. I finally called AT&T for help. I was told that I needed to install McAfee and use a different browser which I didn't understand because I have never had problems with them. I tried everything I knew to get rid of the att problem but nothing worked so I took his advice. BIG MISTAKE! Still can't use my email! Now I can't find my Defender anywhere so it must have been uninstalled by McAfee. I really want to use Windows Defender again. I'm getting error code 0x800705b4. McAfee is turned off and can't …

When I log onto a safe site (HTTPS:\\) can I assume that when I click on some option on that site and see an http: site displayed, that I'm still within the safe site? I've picked up a "redirect" virus that hijacks each site in my Favorites sites and now I'm suspect of everything that's not an HTTPS: environment. Continue reading...

MS security and safety scanner did not remove "PWS:win32/Zbot.genap and win64/rovnix.genlc, and my pc froze and stll cant use it....please advise how to remove, i run both programs and viruses kept coming back, after clean and restarting pc several times and for several hours. Safety Scanner said it could not remove at the end.....and security essentials kep asking to clean pc and did, them restart pc,.I did severl times and kept coming back.......please help, just have to wait for pc to start again...it takes a while after it freezes Continue reading...

I hadn't used my computer for awhile (Christmas present) when I turned on internet explorer my homepage, instead of being bing, was snap do. how did I get it and how in the world do I get rid of it? Every time I open my browser after resetting bing, snap do shows up again. Continue reading...

I got a call from Quickcompsupport who wanted to get remote access to my computer. I said no and then hung up. They said they work on behalf of Microsoft to ensure the computers are working at high performance levels. They said they are getting notices that my computer had problems. Does Quickcompsupport work for Microsoft? Continue reading...

I have windows 7, SP1, running on a 4 GB Ram and 64 Bit.. Microsoft ForeFront 2010 would not turn on, On further troubleshooting diagonised that the Defender Service wont start. Services.msc does not have Windows Defender Service. Unable to Start Defender Error "The Specified service does not exist as an installed service" Error Code 0x80070424 I tried installing MSE but to no avail, even that wont start.. Tried to open Windows Update, that also gives the same error as does not exist. Not sure how to proceed.. Need help ASAP.. Thanks all.. Jake Continue reading...

Hello, I originally went to this site and requested help: newer kernel display problem to be fair, I am informing you that I am posting on other sites as well. any info of relevance will be share with all websites. here's my problem: for some reason, when my wifes computer boots up to linux lite, the display is shown about 25% to the left. I have included pictures and you can see how the margin is on the right side of the screen. this is a dual-boot computer (both are 32bit). the operating systems are: 1. windows xp 2. linux lite linux lite is a linux distro very similar to ubuntu with the xfce desktop environment. I would have gladly posted on the…

Hi all I'm setting up an email server which has multiple virtual domains. What I'd like to know is the requirements for encrypted SMTP. If I setup the DNS like this: example.com MX 10 mail.example.com example2.com MX 10 mail.example2.com test.com MX 10 mail.test.com Does this mean I'll need a valid certificate for both domains. i.e. two separate certificates or SAN certificate? Alternatively, if set up the MX as follows would it make a difference: example.com MX 10 mail.example.com example2.com MX 10 mail.example.com test.com MX 10 mail.example.com If I set the MX for all domain to mail.example.com, will I just require a SSL certificate tha…

Is there any way to make the compose window a bit larger when making a new post? I can only seem to make it taller! tinywindow.jpg Attached Images tinywindow.jpg (55.3 KB) Continue reading...

OK, I'm trying to go through the wiki and arch but I'm all over the shop. I've got Arch set up in VM Player but have no idea how I'm meant to start, and the beginner page doesn't have any sort of chronological information to follow through the process. running ls returns one result "install.txt" Honestly I haven't got a clue what I'm doing and have no further clue looking at the Wiki. I tried to verify the ISO using pacman-key -v iso-file.sig returns : ==>ERROR: The signature identified by iso-file.sig could not be verified get a similar error when trying to run the command : pacman-key -v iso-file.sig Basically this is going reall…

Hi guys. Installed zorin 8 on my netbook...very impressed But is it an ok distro to learn to use linux on I know its based on ubuntu which is derived from debian...but does zorin have any limitations or pitfalls when learning about linux...or is it all the same thing... Continue reading...

Thanks to iOS 7.1 and the super-fast Apple A7 processor the iPhone 5s can now be set to quickly and automatically take high dynamic range (HDR) photos whenever it senses both bright lights and deep shadows in the same image. That makes it great for photos where the sky is clear but the trees are dark or when you want to capture a friend or family member at home and the lighting balance leaves a lot to be desired. Best of all, auto-HDR is really easy to turn on! How to enable HDR Auto on the iPhone 5s Launch the Camera app Tap on the HDR at the top. Choose HDR Auto. That's it. Your iPhone 5s will now choose when it's appropriate to use HDR, and when it's …

Clear your weekend; F1 2013 for Mac and Windows just got a ridiculous discount on Steam for this weekend only. Until March 17, pick up Codemasters' latest official Formula 1 title for 75% off the regular price, giving you a whole lot of game for not a lot of money. The ROW version costs just $12.49/£7.49, with the Classic Edition and its retro content available for $16.24/£9.99. The Classic Edition upgrade and downloadable content is also discounted by 75% should you already own the regular version of the game. The timing couldn't be any better, with the new Formula 1 season kicking off this weekend in Australia. When you're not watching the racing, this is a perfec…

Steller for iPhone lets you create beautiful stories through your images, words, and videos. Create categories and then fill them with all of your memories. You can then share your creations however you'd like. Need inspiration? You can easily check out what other Steller members are creating too. We take lots of photos with our iPhones but what do we do with them once we have them? While you can always [create a shared Photo Stream](, it's nowhere near as interesting as a visual storybook that contains not only photo and video, but your own words. If you're familiar with Storehouse for iPad, you'll be right at home with Steller. The concept is very similar. You…

Microsoft Office for iPhone and iPad is reportedly ready for release, so why has no-one seen it yet? According to a report from Reuters, new Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, is at the center: Microsoft already has a full iPhone and iPad version of Office ready for release, the sources said. The only question is when Chief Executive Satya Nadella, who took over in February, will pull the trigger. Nadella wants to widen Office's customer base but has to balance that with the flagship Windows franchise, which benefits greatly from tight integration with Office, especially on desktop computers. We've been hearing reports of a version of Microsoft Office for the iPa…

AirPlay Mirroring lets you wirelessly beam whatever you're viewing on your iPhone or iPad to your Apple TV. Whether you're using a dumb network TV app that doesn't include built-in AirPlay or just want to game on your big screen HDTV, AirPlay Mirroring lets you share almost anything and everything in just a few taps. How to beam content from your iPhone or iPad to your Apple TV with AirPlay Mirroring Swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen on your iPhone or iPad in order to launch Control Center. Tap on AirPlay. Select the Apple TV you'd like to mirror to by tapping on its name. Turn the Mirroring option to On. Continue using your iPhone or iPad as usual wh…

I got a blue screen the other day & couldn't get to my hotmail account. I used "go to last good Configuration that worked" but now I have not J file to get my photos off my camera chip. Help. Continue reading...

The Toshiba has not been used for 2 years due to virus infestation. I was able to get it online, run an old version of MALWAREBYTES and when it asked for a restart, I received a boot error NTLDR is missing Press ALT CTRL DEL to restart. No XP disk, but I have a Compaq presario running XP. What files do I need to load on a cd to make a boot disk for the Toshiba? I have changed the bios to start up on the cd rom. Continue reading...

How do I know if my XP system will take either 7 or 8, it is at least 5 yrs old Continue reading...

While typing yesterday my Word 2010 changed from the cursor going to the left side of page to start a new line and moving ahead of the typing and went to the right margin and now pushes the print to the left. Not sure what to reset as I didn't change anything?? Continue reading...

I turned off my computer (desktop) last night and walked away. this morning it is stuck on "windows is shutting down" it won't boot & when I turn off the cpu the green light stays on. help I'm afraid to touch anything else- not very computer savvy. Continue reading...

Im having trouble upgrading from window 7 to windows 8.1. it get to 93% installation then stops Continue reading...

Original title: Surface Pro HD Graphics 4000 9.17.10.3062 I have 5 surface pro's in a medical environment. They are all Windows 8 (not 8.1 as the integrated IE11 interferes with the md database). Screen resolution is set to 1366x768 in order for the database program to properly fill the screen. 4 of the tablets have HD Graphics 4000 9.17.10.3062 and they work fine. The resolution totally utilizes the full size of the screen. The 5th tablet does not have that driver. I cannot seem to find it anywhere. I have turned off updates. I have tried every drive from intel website but they force me to use the 1900x resolution in order to use full screen. Any other resolution make…