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    Huge memory leak from Firefox and Flash Player causes computer to slow to a halt

    Lol... Yes I have service pack 2 and I have a graphics card. I'm not using integrated graphics. I didn't do anything. I just changed Flash to not run unless I approve it. I only approve it to watch Youtube videos. Haven't had a problem since. I don't even have to restart my browser anymore. It...
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    Huge memory leak from Firefox and Flash Player causes computer to slow to a halt

    Sorry about leaving out the obvious.. I was planning to mention it but forgot to. Here it is: Computer specs: Vista Business 32-Bit, Intel Quad Core Q8200 2.33 Ghz , 2GB RAM Plugins: I have some plugins that were installed by other applications like DivX, iTunes, NVIDIA, but they're all set...
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    Huge memory leak from Firefox and Flash Player causes computer to slow to a halt

    I've had this problem with Firefox and the Flash plugin for a long time now. Firefox has some sort of memory leak with the Flash player, where the Flash plugin will take up more and more memory, eventually takes up about 300-400mb of memory, and eventually my computer will slow down to the...
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    Random, intermittant, daily Internet problems

    Why do I need a cable installer? I can't repair it myself? These levels fluctuate about +/- 0.2dB, but always around there from what I can tell: Signal To Noise Ratio 37 dB Power Level -7.5 dBmV I see some "3-Critical T005.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync" But not nearly...
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    Random, intermittant, daily Internet problems

    I don't download too many files, but we do do a lot of streaming. Netflix or Youtube (I always choose HD on Youtube if possible). No bittorrent, gaming, or anything else intensive. It seems to have stopped having the problem where it disconnects one device in the middle of activity. Now it...
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    Random, intermittant, daily Internet problems

    Thanks, I will try that. Is Vista SP2, fully updated, with Windows Firewall, safe enough to run directly to the modem? Or what about a 3 year old Macbook? Pinging any site does not work when the Internet stops working, from any of the computers. Pinging the router does work though. I forgot to...
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    Random, intermittant, daily Internet problems

    We have a Linksys Wireless G Broadband router (WRT54G) and 5 devices connected to it. 2 iPads, 2 laptops, and 1 desktop. They are all connected by Ethernet cables except the two iPads. They are not always all connected to the network at the same time. Sometimes one or two of the iPads are turned...
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    This thread is only for old men

    I'm in my 20s and have been feeling old for at least a few years now.. Body slowing down, disliking anyone younger, everything you guys have mentioned.. I've tried to follow the advice of maintaining your body like you would your car, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Maybe I need more...
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    Quality $25 gift for somebody you barely know?

    the flashlight / work light is a good idea, or a Home Depot gift card. If he's into cars and bikes, guaranteed he can find something he needs/wants at Home Depot. And he probably goes there anyway, so it's not like he has to go out of his way. And he can put it towards a more expensive purchase...
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    Everybody's password stolen - almost

    I just started working for a company that uses ADP. My SSN is in their system.. They have printed it out on documents, in full. And they still use Internet Explorer too. Not too many technical people at this job. Obviously not too concerned about privacy. Is there anything I can do to protect...
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    Computer turns on but no signal to monitor

    Well I got the power supply and cleaned out the computer. The graphics card was loose, I unplugged it and plugged it back in. I didn't even put the new power supply in. The computer seems to be working, but it seems to be running a lot slower than usual.. Here's some log that popped up...
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    Whats a reliable laptop brand nowadays?

    Im looking to buy a laptop during this week of sales, and I wanted to know what you guys would suggest in terms of brands. I used to think reliability was all based on the user, but not anymore. My dell died on me (I think just the power supply) and I have never had a computer just stop working...
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    Computer turns on but no signal to monitor

    Weird, I just unplugged everything and plugged it back in. Powered up fine but at the log in screen it froze and the graphics glitched, then there was a blue screen for a second, oo fast to even read, then restarted by itself. Now it started to a black screen. Im gonna order the power supply...
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    Computer turns on but no signal to monitor

    http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/Servicetag/Bhfs4j1
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    Computer turns on but no signal to monitor

    I dont have any right now, I only have my laptop with me
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    Computer turns on but no signal to monitor

    I have a dell vostro tower, I think I got it in around 2009. This is the first computer I ever had die on me lol. But anyway, when I turn it on, the power light flashes yellow and the monitor never gets any signal. Lately I have been getting blue screen of deaths, after having a lot of tabs...
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    Help please! Can't get rid of spyware

    I have been updating, and I disabled Java in all my browsers. I just uninstalled it now since I realized I obviously don't need it. Do you think my computer is safe? I have done a few full scans with a AntiVir and Malware AntiBytes with the latest updates. And of course I used that Microsoft...
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    Help please! Can't get rid of spyware

    that Microsoft program actually fixed everything for me. Should I still reinstall or do you think my computer is safe? If I do reinstall, it will get rid of the other versions of Windows right? Right now when I boot up, it has the old version of Windows and a new version. Really they're both...
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    Help please! Can't get rid of spyware

    It probably was due to not updating Java. That's the only thing I can think of. Maybe because I didn't do Windows updates often, but I have never done updates. I have had PCs for 10 years now and this is the only spyware that ever posed a problem, let alone infected me. Strangely enough I've...
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    Help please! Can't get rid of spyware

    I've had spyware for a few days now.. I don't know what site I visited. It definitely wasn't anything I downloaded. Only thing I downloaded was music from a trusted site that I pay for. Other users would have said something. Anyway usually I've been able to get rid of it. But this time I just...
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    BSOD two days in a row

    Hmm a memory module as in RAM? Well I'm pretty sure all my 2GB of RAM is in one stick. It's actually a desktop Vostro, but yeah I haven't really vacuumed it in the year that I've had it, so I'll do that.
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    BSOD two days in a row

    Weird, it was the same type of blue screen twice in a row. I just got a new WD Passport so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. Once was when I was in the middle of backing up my old external to the new WD Passport. This time I wasn't doing anything but browsing with a lot of windows...
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    Hard drive keeps being ejected and connected again?

    Damn, I actually only have the most important stuff backed up, but there's still a lot more I would like to keep. I'll try moving it to another case, but my last Western Digital drive that died just took a while before it started working again, even after I switched the case. Any suggestions on...
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    Hard drive keeps being ejected and connected again?

    Well now it wont even show up on the computer, not in Safely Eject or in My Computer. I don't see why it would have died though. Maybe it was due to shutting down without ejecting it first? I doubt it tho, it was on "quick removal" and that doesn't usually cause problems. What's weird it it...
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    Hard drive keeps being ejected and connected again?

    It wasnt dropped..it's about 6 months old I believe. the usb connection looks a little loose, I'm trying the other plug right now. It's the only other I can use, otherwise it caused USB dropouts with other devices I ran chkdsk on it and it had no bad sectors and didnt look like it fixed...
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    Best way to securely wipe a drive before reinstalling Windows?

    Well I did write zeros to the drive once, before the install that failed. Shouldnt that have erased the product key info? I think Killdisk said it was leaving some first few sectors because it said there might be difficulty using the drive if I wrote zeros to them.
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    Best way to securely wipe a drive before reinstalling Windows?

    ^ Well luckily I had a SP3 CD cuz I got it with my new computer. I had no problems with the NIC driver, connected to the internet and installed all the drivers I needed. The only thing I'm worried about is that it never asked me for a product key. This is weird cuz I quick formatted before...
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    Best way to securely wipe a drive before reinstalling Windows?

    Wow when I tried to install Windows XP on the old hard drive, I came back to a blue screen of death. (I guess you cant install Windows XP to an external.) Then I couldnt boot back up into Vista. Luckily using the CD to repair the startup worked. I'm just gonna plug in the old computer. But...
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    Best way to securely wipe a drive before reinstalling Windows?

    ^ Thanks. So I should zero the drive, then reinstall Windows, right?
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    Best way to securely wipe a drive before reinstalling Windows?

    Thanks.. So I can wipe the disk completely with KillDisk, and then reinstall Windows XP right? I'm doing this from my Vista machine, viewing my old hard drive as an external. I know I'm gonna have to reinstall all the drivers.
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    Best way to securely wipe a drive before reinstalling Windows?

    I'm selling my old computer and I want to wipe the drive of everything, then reinstall Windows. I know reinstalling Windows wipes the files, but I want them to be securely wiped so they can never be recovered. I already have all the files I need from it. What do I need to do? Thanks
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    eSATA external hard drive problems

    Ok I havent used it with eSATA since my last post here, and now it wont work at all! It shows up as a drive with the folders listed, but then it hangs forever if I try to access it. The drive is working fine with Firewire and USB though.
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    Windows explorer shows 100GB used, Windirstat shows 70??

    Thats kinda true but when something did go wrong, it didnt help. I deleted some music cuz I thought it was copied to my itunes but it wasnt. But yeah I dont know how much space I need, I might enable it again but it was just alarming to see 100GB used already lol. Is there anyway to delete only...
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    Windows explorer shows 100GB used, Windirstat shows 70??

    Yup, it was the Shadow Copies. I deleted them and now it says 67 used and 164 free. Cleared up 33GB, damn!
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    how do you properly eject external hard drives?

    lets say its external harddrives that you keep in one place. since you dont want to unplug them after safely ejecting them, do you just turn them off before turning off the computer? Right now I'm ejecting them, then turning off the computer, then turning the HDs off.
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    Windows explorer shows 100GB used, Windirstat shows 70??

    Yeah Im guessing its the Shadow Copies, I had big installers that I deleted, they're prob still there. Btw how do you turn off that feature? But actually pagefile shows up, it shows pagefile.sys and hiberfil.sys. And theres nothing in the recycle bin anyway. So what if the prorgam is not...
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    Windows explorer shows 100GB used, Windirstat shows 70??

    http://i44.tinypic.com/se54x3.jpg
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    Windows explorer shows 100GB used, Windirstat shows 70??

    For some reason windows explorer is saying I'm using 100GB, but when I try to use Windirstat to see what's taking so much space, it only totals to 70GB. I just got this computer thats why 100GB seems like a lot to me. I mean I did copy my music library over, but thats the only thing I even...
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    Digital TV Tuner

    Oh ok yeah thanks for clearing that up. Comcast happened to make some change at the same time too, thats why there was so many people there and so many people getting a converter box around the same time. I didnt really know anything about it, but the person who keeps telling me about it got it...