any computer gurus here?

[Jake250ex]

I was wondering if anyone can diagnose my computer. I recently downloaded limewire, then downloaded movies/music and my comp. got super slow and started locking up. I uninstalled it, but now I'm getting pop up ads like crazy. One after another in constant succession. Everytime I click a link it locks up. Please help

[Hon300ex]

buy a new computer:confused:
i dont kno the answer but somebody on here will

http://www.lavasoft.com/

Download Ad-Aware and run it...

thats what happens when u download porn without a firewall:ermm:

[Jake250ex]

I'm really not looking to pay for it tho..

If worse comes to worse I'll do that but I was looking for a freebie :D

Thats why i dont use windows PERIOD!

[Jake250ex]

thats what happens when u download porn without a firewall


damnit milfhunter...

Dude just download the damn thing....

[Atkins]

Originally posted by DierWolf
http://www.lavasoft.com/

Download Ad-Aware and run it...

This man knows what hes talking about! Use ad-aware! I run it once every 2 weeks about and it always picks up a ton of crap.

[HtFoxChick]

Where do you download it for free? I need it too:(

www.download.com

http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Make sure you do the Update on it before you run the scan, new definitions come out almost daily.

[HtFoxChick]

Mission accomplished!:D

[Jake250ex]

I got there then clicked download now and it locked up :(

like I said man, everytime I click a link i have to ctrl+ald+del to exit out of that screen and the little loading bar comes up but it does nothing :mad:

[prepracing]

definately some kind of spyware

[Jake250ex]

eh?

[FasstMidnightZ]

How are you getting on the internet ??

i dunno if u can d/l it but, if u can d/l spysweeper. But, if its locking up like u say it is when u click something. IF you can go to all programs - accsesories- system tools-system restore. Then restore it to the point where it wasnt messed up.

If your running XP or NT or 2000 etc etc....

Hit Cntl Alt Delete, let the task manager pop up, look under the Processes tab and end process on anything that looks funky like Barginbuddy or names to do with advertising or just funky things like DFWSFD.exe

no not end any processes that listed as SYSTEM under the username....

Thre is something running in the background thats messing with your browser (which is most probably IE)

do that then goto page and download and run it..

If you have ended everything suspicious and you cant still surf properly without locking up then reboot and hit F8 and go into the system in SAFE MODE W/ Network Support.

This will load only the essentials and allow you to surf, download it and run it..

My suggestion to you (actually everyone using windows) is to use a different browswer than IE... like Avant Browser. IE and the way it works and all its Backdoors (probably on purpose for MS to spy on your *****) is i think NOT the way to go.

I got so fed up with MS i switched over to Linux 6 years ago, just as easy to install, looks tons better and performs circles around MS and every application is FREEE! and you dont have to worry about virus' and spyware.

i use mozilla firefox or something and its pretty cool

[MOFO]

Originally posted by DierWolf
Thats why i dont use windows PERIOD!


Have you heard of a version of Linux that can be put on a CD...basically boot from the CD just to try Linux without installing it on a partition of your hard drive?

[Punk'd]

Originally posted by Jake250ex
I was wondering if anyone can diagnose my computer. I recently downloaded limewire, then downloaded movies/music and my comp. got super slow and started locking up. I uninstalled it, but now I'm getting pop up ads like crazy. One after another in constant succession. Everytime I click a link it locks up. Please help

You have virus's/spyware. Download Spyware Doctor off of www.download.com :)

[raptorman2001]

use ares there no spam on it or anything and every thins is free here is the steps to get it got

1.download.com
2.in search place put it to the web and type in ares
3.scroll down the page that pops up to ware it says download music movies and fun
4.click on that and download it and start your searching!

[Fender Bender]

Originally posted by MOFO
Have you heard of a version of Linux that can be put on a CD...basically boot from the CD just to try Linux without installing it on a partition of your hard drive?

There are plenty of them. Try http://www.ubuntulinux.org ...That is who I use. They have a bootable and a normal installation of linux.

Linux really isn't practical for every day use, though. Most people don't have time to learn how to configure everything, so instead they use Windows where they can fly through everything. I use both, but I use Windows more because I'm more productive.

Originally posted by MOFO
Have you heard of a version of Linux that can be put on a CD...basically boot from the CD just to try Linux without installing it on a partition of your hard drive?

Yes there are a couple... but whats the point? cant save anything.

[MOFO]

I found a version called KNOPPIX (newest rev)... just spending about 2 hours with it and I'm hooked. If it has all of the support I need, I could see myself getting rid of Windows.

I will be setting up a partition for Linux very soon. :cool:

Does anyone know if Linux has full support for the Ipod? Is there a version of ITunes? (required for my wife... :D )

Originally posted by Fender Bender
There are plenty of them. Try http://www.ubuntulinux.org ...That is who I use. They have a bootable and a normal installation of linux.

Linux really isn't practical for every day use, though. Most people don't have time to learn how to configure everything, so instead they use Windows where they can fly through everything. I use both, but I use Windows more because I'm more productive.

Not practical????? maybe you should stop using CD only LInux... i have ZERO reason for using MS... there is applications for everything... and IF (big IF) you cant you can always run WINE and run the windows application.

I cant see how people deal with that unstable crap called Windows.

Configuring??? For the past 2 years Linux did not need configuring, it installs just like any windows version.... put the cd in and it does it on its own and you have your desktop ready to run..

Unlike windows which sometimes doesnt have the right drivers for certain things in your computer, Linux always does.

[MOFO]

Originally posted by DierWolf
Yes there are a couple... but whats the point? cant save anything.


To try it out before I setup my drive for it...

It took me less than 10 min to download and burn a bootable CD....then I was up and running. Best way to try something IMO.

Originally posted by MOFO
To try it out before I setup my drive for it...

It took me less than 10 min to download and burn a bootable CD....then I was up and running. Best way to try something IMO.

It will do it for you, it will make it dual boot and you can use whatever you feel like windows or linux, you can always remove the linux partition after.

But dont go downloading a stupid linux distrubution like the one listed above...

I use Mandrake 10.1 (now known as Mandriva)

www.mandriva.com

Some screenshots of Mandriva 10.1 running KDE 3.4 desktop.

Typical look during install process (just like windows only nicer and no drums and sticks :) )
http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/3.4/snapshot01.png

http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/3.1/fullsize/0.png

Your first screen when done installing and you log in
http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/3.4/snapshot05.png

Just one way to change settings on anything.
http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/3.4/snapshot20.png

1 of 4 browsers that come with it.
http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/3.4/snapshot07.png

IRC/Chat Client (does all including msn messenger/yahoo/aim etc etc
http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/3.4/snapshot25.png


For every day use??? you mean things like MS office, Excel, Outlook etc etc etc (typical office applications)

Well lets see it comes with K-Office which does everything microsoft office does and also reads and saves to the same format ;)

again i say, i see no reason to use MS.

Originally posted by MOFO
I found a version called KNOPPIX (newest rev)... just spending about 2 hours with it and I'm hooked. If it has all of the support I need, I could see myself getting rid of Windows.

I will be setting up a partition for Linux very soon. :cool:

Does anyone know if Linux has full support for the Ipod? Is there a version of ITunes? (required for my wife... :D )

Mandriva does...

you have to be careful which distribution you use... you want one thats well supported like Redhad / Mandriva / Fedora... the more its supported the better off you are... unlike windows (only Billy boys working on stuff) the COMMUNITY builds and makes things better, the way YOU want it not the way THEY want it.

if i were you i would download the ISO files (image files) for the 3 cd's for mandrake or order it, its very cheap.

if you need the link to the iso files let me know i can post it for you. Its 3 CD's

Ok i looked at KNOPPIX linux

Its based on Debian not Redhat..

Debian is built more for Power Networking not Desktopping, so it will be slow on the Desktop area.... Only get that one if your doing networking/routing/web hosting.

Also not much 3rd party packages for Debian... you want Redhat based Linus (RPM Files)

here you go.

I have the CD's for this but have not installed it yet... its Xandros
http://www.xandros.com/

Its bad***** very stable and will run any windows application if you ever happen to need it (which you wount) but just saying that for the windows junkies.

When you order an Alienware machine and specify Linux Operating system this is what it comes with....

Desktop Screenshot
http://www.xandros.com/images/screenshots/v3/desktop_original.png

Xandros is Debian based so you cant use RMP's..... but it has as usual the built in always up to date list of all applications for it, simply search what you want and it goes and gets it.. (FREE!)

if your using a Redhat based you can always goto www.rpmfind.com and get what you want but that also has the application browser built in so you can search for stuff that way as well, doubt you will need to download anything as it already comes with eveyrthing you want.

[MOFO]

Thank you for the info!

Right now I'm downloading the DVD version (2.4gigs) of Mandriva Linux Limited Edition 2005.

I cant believe I've waited this long to try this...coming from a computer nut... :D

If you want to get fancy and make MS look like they dont know what they are doing.

Download and crack a program for linux called VMWARE

what it does is while your in linux (already taking up memory) it will load a vitual machine... have that virtual machine boot up by CD, put in your windows CD whatever you want even XP or 2000
and it will install that windows as Ext3 on your linux partition and run it in a window :)

FUNNY THING IS WINDOWS WILL RUN FASTER IN THAT MODE THAN IF YOU INSTALLED IT ON THE MACHINE BY ITSELF.... GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT FAT/NTFS IS THE SLOWWWWEST FILE SYSTEM KNOWN TO MAN AND UNSTABLE TO BOOT.

[zeppelin]

dude sounds like your comp is fu(ked, this will take awhile but if you really want to do it yourself first thing i would do is down load hijackthis once you run it copy and paste all the results to this site, if they say any thing is questionable post it and ill tell you if its safe to delete it or not
http://hijackthis.de/index.php

[Fender Bender]

Not practical????? maybe you should stop using CD only LInux... i have ZERO reason for using MS... there is applications for everything... and IF (big IF) you cant you can always run WINE and run the windows application.

Yes sir, not practical. I dual boot Windows and Ubuntu, I don't use boot CD's. It takes time to learn to install apps if you are not using the application manager. If you can't even use Windows correctly and keep it virus free, what makes you think they will be able to learn how to use any distrobution of linux?


I cant see how people deal with that unstable crap called Windows.

It works great for me. I haven't had any problems, but it takes more than an idiot to keep it working right.



Configuring??? For the past 2 years Linux did not need configuring, it installs just like any windows version.... put the cd in and it does it on its own and you have your desktop ready to run..


Say you use a dial-up service such as AOL. How are you going to use it? RIGHT it's not compatible! Either way, you have to know a something about working in a terminal to set up other dial-up connections. Thats IF your modem is compatible with Linux.



But dont go downloading a stupid linux distrubution like the one listed above...

Wow... MOFO or anyone else I suggest you try as many as possible before you choose.


For every day use??? you mean things like MS office, Excel, Outlook etc etc etc (typical office applications)

Openoffice.org has me covered there, I do more than that. There are a lot of annoyances that I don't want to take the time to get used to if I don't have to. I like to use Trillian and so far there isn't a messenger for Linux that matches its functionality. By functionality, I don't mean connect to several messaging servers at once, I mean the features it has. I could go on with different things that have bothered me with Linux, but it's not worth it.

I suggest you not look at his biased opinion, and try everything for yourself before you make any permanent changes. Do as much research as possible before you switch to any *nix operating system. Do as much reading and learning with boot CD's as you can before hand to make sure everything will work how you want it to. Good luck, and try http://www.linuxquestions.org forums. They are pretty helpful.

[popo]

I don't use MS Xp or windows either.

All Unix here running on SGI Octanes.

[MOFO]

Well I'm currently using Linux as we speak. Madriva (Mandrake) LE 2005. Pretty sweet so far... I've got a good feeling the Windows partition is going to collect dust! :D

[julian]

dude go to search and cliclk on all files and folders and then in type limewire. wait untill it's done searching and then limewire will pop and then select all the files and delete them and then empty your recyle bin. i kind of had the same problem but try that first and you went to programs and removered it through there right.

Originally posted by julian
dude go to search and cliclk on all files and folders and then in type limewire. wait untill it's done searching and then limewire will pop and then select all the files and delete them and then empty your recyle bin. i kind of had the same problem but try that first and you went to programs and removered it through there right.

Too late, he is hooked on Linux ;)

yet another one converted :)

An oh yeah fender bender.... seems your a MS freak so you will knock LInux any way you can... Its not that we dont know how to keep windows running properly, its constantly having to maintain it and constantly check for updates and ways to keep spam out..... you dont have to do this with Linux...

AS for AOL, its very easy to connect to AOL in linux... PengAOL is just one of them and there are tons more.

I doubt very highly any Linux junkie would be using AOL anyways.

As for terminal sessions, thats the fun part of linux once you start hacking ;) and if there isnt a rpm for it then its probably not worth installing anyways from my experience.

Originally posted by popo
I don't use MS Xp or windows either.

All Unix here running on SGI Octanes.

SWEEEET!!!

[MOFO]

Originally posted by DierWolf
Too late, he is hooked on Linux ;)

yet another one converted :)


actually I wasnt the one with computer problems... I'm just looking for something new. Windows is working fine for me.... but I want to see what else is out there. My next partition is going to be OS X - I've read that it has been hacked to run on PC's. Full version! :cool:

dont like OS X at all.... in fact i hate macs period...

maybe its because i once bit into a worm in an apple i dunno ;)

[Fender Bender]

OMG Linux rules WTF MICRO$OFT WINBLOWS AM I RITE???!!?!

I never said I was a Microsoft freak, I told you I use both. It is just more convinient for me to use Windows. I don't ever have any problems with Spyware, Adware, or any other type of malware or viruses. It really isn't hard to use a couple of scanners every once in a while, especially if they are automatic, even if it doesn't pick anything up (and mine never do). All I was doing was throwing out my opinion. People should decide for themselves not go by other peoples opinions.