I bought a new Toshiba laptop while I was in the states and got it home here in the UK to find that it already has an ID and password on it. How do I clear all accounts and set it up with me as the administrator?
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Tried changing my password and also turning it off and on and still it is not working! I am the only one who uses my computer, therefore I am the Administrator. The concern is, anyone in the workplace can open my laptop lid and have full access to my laptop, as well as the sticky beaks at home. I am not familiar with drivers etc nor do I know how to figure out what versions of particular programs I am running, but if given steps can easily figure it out.
So my laptop was stolen at the airport, and I'm sure there is no way I can get it back....but how easy will it be for them to try to get pass the password protection I had on it?
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I tried command prompt logging in as administrator and BCDEDIT/enum to get the boot info. And I read about how to delete the unwanted system by typing bcdedit/delete{identifier}/cleanup but that didnt work. Please forgive my ignorance because i am not familiar with this stuff at all. I finally did get my operating system installed/restored properly but still have the other partition that i would like to get rid of.
For toolbars started in the Vista taskbar, how do you remove the Title? The option doesn't seem to exist any longer.
i.e. under older windows you could:
If you add one or two toolbars to your Windows taskbar, regain some space. Right-click on your created taskbar and on the popup menu that appears, uncheck "Show Title." This removes the title description for your taskbar. If you know the programs on the taskbar by their icon and don't need to see the names of the programs, uncheck "Show Text" as well.
Does this no longer exist in Vista and that I can no longer reclaim the space?
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what could be causing my computer to boot up so slowly? If anything i thought it would be faster since I just removed a bunch of spyware and a virus too. I had to use stopzilla because live one care was not detecting it .I could see a trojan in my files so I bought stopzilla and it found no less than 34 infections, I removed them all and now is when i actually notice weird behavior from my computer.
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View 7 Replies View RelatedI keep getting the windows Malicious removal tool. i guess it comes with windows? I ran many of my virus scans and they shows nothing. this shows up System alert: virus Virtob.Win. it pops up randomly...... is there a way to remove it? I am more than 100% i don't have viruses.
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I notice that SP2 is lurking in Windows updates, so figure what the heck - improve performance and stability a bit. So I went ahead and installed it. Unfortunately, to my dismay, there was a background installation of an updated version of Avira Antivirus that I had forgotten about. Something blew up and I had to hard reboot. SP2 had not been completely installed it (did not go through the part with the reboots). In any event, I tried it again and this time it did finish - no installation problems at all with SP2. Also completed the Avira installation, which also went fine...................
what might be the best spyware removal program for vista 64bit, preferably freeware If anyone.
View 5 Replies View RelatedA few days ago, the Antivirus 2008 pop-up appeared on my friend's new computer. It stated that he had 41 infections. HIs access to the internet was blocked, as well. In order to remove them, he had to pay for the service. After a bit of research, I discovered that it was a scam and attempted to remove it from his computer, via standard means (control panel, programs and features, uninstall). It appeared that some files were removed, but some were left behind. Those that remained still indicated that he had 41 infections and blocked his access to the internet, by indicating that the websites posed a threat........
View 4 Replies View RelatedSince I'm using components (Programs) of Windows Live Essentials, is there a way to remove all the Vista built-in stuff like:,Windows mail and News,Windows Photo Galery,Windows Calendar and Windows Contacts.Gets confusing after a while.
View 4 Replies View RelatedAs a general home user, using windows vista home premium i have Avast anti virus, Windows defender, and the Malicious software removal tool. I am always unsure as to weather this is enough security as you here people saying "you don't want that use this, this is better than that etc". Its probably a matter of tast for some people, but these three security programs i have is this ok for now.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI just wondered what the difference is between windows defender and the windows malicious software removal tool.
I know defender has alot of other features, but as for the Malicious software do they both do the same thing.....
I own a Gateway NV52 that I purchased almost a year ago. Last month, I installed Windows 7 64-bit on it since I missed having Best Buy do the free upgrade. After the install, I re-downloaded and re-installed my old programs and somewhere during the process, the laptop keep freezing - just a black screen. It tended to happen when I plugged in my wireless mouse.
After trying to fix the issue for Win7, I gave up and re-installed Vista 64 from the Gateway recovery disks. After this fresh install, my USB mouse still seemed to be the issue, so I stopped using it. It seems to not be the problem, however, since it freezes randomly while in the middle of working in programs or idle and nowhere near transitioning to screen saver.
I've run antivirus and antispyware software and come up empty. I'm unsure what to do next, since Gateway tech support seems to be stumped as well. Are there any options I should check before breaking down and shipping this out?
I have started using the MSRT to clean PC's infected with Malware. My experience to date is that this tool does a better job, albiet much slower, than others available. An advantage is that unlike Spyware Doctor and Spy Huntwer it DOES NOT remove system files as malware, and I have found it will detect more spyware variants and remnants that other programs, including Malwarebytes leave behind. "The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool does not replace an antivirus product. It is strictly a post-infection removal tool. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you install and use an up-to-date antivirus product.
The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool differs from an antivirus product in three key ways: The tool removes malicious software from an already-infected computer. Antivirus products block malicious software from running on a computer. It is significantly more desirable to block malicious software from running on a computer than to remove it after infection. The tool removes only specific prevalent malicious software. Specific prevalent malicious software is a small subset of all the malicious software that exists today. The tool focuses on the detection and removal of active malicious software. Active malicious software is malicious software that is currently running on the computer. The tool cannot remove malicious software that is not running. However, an antivirus product can perform this task." The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps remove specific prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000............
I have Vista Home Premium on an Acer Laptop and all was fine until I decided to change my user password. I had or have (who knows now at this stage) an Administrator,User and HDD password installed on my machine. I went into my setup and changed my user password from set to clear but left my other passwords at set. when I exited and saved changes and rebooted I could not get back in with any and all passwords. To make things worse I cannot boot from cd either. It goes to press <F2> go to setup , Enter Current Password: ? then Invalad password I have tried the F10, F12, Del, F5, F8 keys and nothing seems to get past that login screen. Does anyone have any inexpensive suggestions on how I can get into this computer, or how I can get to a command prompt. Can I un-solder the internal Battery and then re attach it.
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I have an HP Pavilion 6716 laptop with Quanta 30CC 79.26 mother board with a bus clock of 533 Mhz. I currently have two DDR2 PC2-5300 1 GB sticks of RAM in the machine (from factory) and all is well. I confirmed with HP that my machine can handle 4GB so I got two DDR2 667 2GB sticks of RAM (Kingston). If I put either one of the new sticks of RAM in I have no problems (first or second slot, makes no difference). But if i put both in I get the BSOD and first a PFN_LIST_CORRUPT error, then a reboot and then a IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error and that's all she wrote. Put back the original RAM and all is well. I've read all about the MS KB929777 and I've uninstalled the patch then re-installed and it made no difference. Is there anything anyone can tell me or am I just shafted at 2GB RAM?
I have this laptop. When the laptop is at Idle the CPU ranges from 60% to 100% is this normal for this type of laptop? Is there any way that I can resduce the CPU usage that Vista is using I have closed down unessecery programs that I dont need.
Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 6001) OEM OEM
System Serial Number: 00030D0000000000
Chassis Serial Number: 00030D0000000000
Enclosure Type: NotebookProcessor a Main Circuit Board b1.50 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: OEM OEM
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies LTD 1.08 06/06/2008Drives Memory Modules c,d120.03 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
95.62 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SN-S082H ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
WDC WD1200BEVS-00RST0 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WXE907702979, rev 04.01G04, SMART Status: Healthy 2038 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'M1' has 1024 MB (serial number 1234-B0)
Slot 'M2' has 1024 MB (serial number 1234-B1) Local Drive Volumes c: (NTFS on drive 0)87.62 GB66.65 GB freed: (NTFS on drive 0)32.41 GB28.97 GB free Network ATA Channel 0 [Controller] (2x)
ATA Channel 1 [Controller] (2x)
Intel(R) ICH8M 3 port Serial ATA Storage Controller - 2828
Intel(R) ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2850 Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family [Display adapter] (2x)
Generic PnP Monitor (15.4"vis, January 2005)Bus Adapters MultimediaMicrosoft iSCSI Initiator
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2831
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2832
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2834
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2835
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A Realtek High Definition Audio
i haven't mentioned this since i have reinstalled vista, but i have noticed that, since then, the windows experience index scores have gone down 1 or 2 points. i have installed all the latest drivers using drivermax but little performance has been improved. and it seems that the gaming graphics have let me down on wei. also, the second lowest score on wei is the aero performance. it is 4.0 on the aero because i have recently changed the theme to windows classic for better performance. i have changed back to aero, and haven't bothered the update the wei score. here is a snip of the wei score right now-. i remember the score being up in the 5's but now, it is down. just wondering if it was to do with reinstalling vista by any chance? i'm not asking for a solution-but you can give me one if u can- just want to know what is causing the laggyness. look at my system specs to see why i think my computer should have better performance.
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