Question by lazza: whats the best way to track what a family member does on the internet (besides searching files and spector pro

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Answer by ricogoldstar
If the person is not computer savay, and don’t know how to cover their tracks very well, you can check the internet history in the address bar. Check the google search engine history to by clicking on the down arrow in the google toolbar. You can check for recent cookies, recently visited sites or recently downloaded files in the temporary internet folder, or temp. downloads folder. Or you can just set up a webcamera and spy on them.

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Question by joe: whats wrong with my computer?
yesterday, i was playing on my computer from morning till 5 a’clock till i had to go soemwhere at 5 when i got back it was frozen and the top middle screen’s pixels were in wierd colours. ive had the computer for 3 years, its been very fast till now, now it lags in minecraft and cod doesnt run smoothly what has happened to it? is it breaking down? (webroot antivirus with spysweeper doesnt detect viruses)

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Answer by giveitatry
dude, if you don’t shut down your computer for a long time, the picture is like kinda stays on your screen! and hard to come out, and i think you need to take care of it… shut down everyday…

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Question by Tony: Whats wrong with my computer? It was working fine in the morning and then all of a sudden it has problems.?
My computer(hp) was working fine the way I left it in the morning. When i got home SUDDENLY, I notice a few big problems. It takes a HUGE amount of time to turn on, turn off, load, etc. It is very slow now. There is no audio, in the morning it was fine and now the computer did not detect any audio device when i went to the audio settings. Things had changed such as, the explorer bar (bottom bar on the screen that shows all the programs your on,has the start button , tells time) it used to be sliver which i had customized in the settings, and now its the windows default and it’s gray. The window to every program (its the top bar of the program your on, it has the X button on it, Minimize button on it, etc.) also had changed from silver to windows default gray. My norton antivirus wont update because it can’t conect to the internet. Everytime i start it up it always gives me a message saying it has to terminate programs like svchost? I scaned it for viruses, spyware, and it detected none

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Answer by Someone
Right to get it functioning properly i recommend you use disc defragmenation it used to happen on my pc too, i started to use disk defrag and disc cleanup it does the job and try to minimize the number of incorrect shutdowns too.

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Question by Flygirl: What’s the best antivirus software out there?
I already have Norton and my subscription is up.

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Answer by Rommel
Norton stinks to get rid of most viruses, worms, adware, etc.

Step 1.
Download Avast! Home Edition as this is THE best free antivirus protection out there. Only drawback is you have to register within 60 days for free and every year after. But hey! You get it forever!
Anyways you also have to manual scan, but it isn’t a resourse hog and it scans everything your computer writes and reads as well as internet sites and emails. I love it. As well they update it about every day!

It found several viruses after I deleted Norton 360 and has found several since.
Download here: http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Editi…

Register here:

http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registrati…

Step 2.
As well try downloading malwarebytes anti-malware, updating, and scanning.
MBAM redirects you here for download. (MBAM) Go here to download: http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant…

Step 3.
Proceed by downloading “SuperAntiSpyware Free” from the link below (As the title suggests, this is also free), follow any
instructions required to install it, update the virus definitions, then run a full scan, also clean any infections found
after the scan has completed.

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Step 4.
You may also consider to be sure that all Malware has been removed from your system download “Kaspersky’s Virus Removal Tool” (Free) from the link
below and run a full scan, this will already be updated to the day you download and install it, after the scan clean any
infections found. download here

http://devbuilds.kaspersky-labs.com/devb…

Step 5.
Consider doing a scan of your computer with MBAM and superantispyware every 2-4 weeks with a maximum of a system scan every month. (I recommend 2-3 weeks.)

P.S. make sure to unistall all other antivirus products before installing avast and never have more than one installed at a time.
Hope this helps and enjoy a better computer!

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Question by James Bond: can anybody tell me whats the best cpu i could get? or a good motherboard bundle, i cant afford a new pc.?
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) iQon.ie S651MPRZ rev 1.0
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.67 gigahertz Intel Celeron
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Not hyper-threaded Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. S651MPRZ rev 1.0
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F6f 10/06/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
80.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
72.31 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

DVD-16X DVD-ROM BDV316G [CD-ROM drive]
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D [CD-ROM drive]
3.5″ format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD800BB-55JKA0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) — drive 0, s/n WD-WCAMD1400240, rev 05.01C05, SMART Status: Healthy 1536 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot ‘A0′ has 1024 MB
Slot ‘A1′ has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 80.02 GB 72.31 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Owner 08/09/2009 21:46:09 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account
None detected
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
SiS PCI IDE Controller ASUS AH3450 Series [Display adapter]
Acer AL1714 [Monitor] (17.1″vis, s/n ETL1809049, January 2005)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller (2x)
SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Realtek AC’97 Audio
Standard Game Port
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Virus Protection [Back to Top] new Group Policies
Norton AntiVirus Version 3.0.0.135
Virus Definitions Version 07/09/2009 Rev 50

ANY HELP IS MUCH APPRECIATED, THANKS ALOT!

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Answer by recep
upgrade it with a second hand amd soket 939 dualcore mainboard bundle.
eg a AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ and a motherboard

you can use almost all other hardware such as DVD, RAM, Harddisk and graphicscard within this bundle.

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Question by James Bond: hi, can anybody tell me whats the best cpu i could have, my pc is really slow and old, i cant afford a new 1?
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) iQon.ie S651MPRZ rev 1.0
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.67 gigahertz Intel Celeron
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Not hyper-threaded Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. S651MPRZ rev 1.0
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F6f 10/06/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
80.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
72.31 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

DVD-16X DVD-ROM BDV316G [CD-ROM drive]
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D [CD-ROM drive]
3.5″ format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD800BB-55JKA0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) — drive 0, s/n WD-WCAMD1400240, rev 05.01C05, SMART Status: Healthy 1536 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot ‘A0′ has 1024 MB
Slot ‘A1′ has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 80.02 GB 72.31 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accountslast logon
Owner 08/09/2009 21:46:09 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account
None detected
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
SiS PCI IDE Controller ASUS AH3450 Series [Display adapter]
Acer AL1714 [Monitor] (17.1″vis, s/n ETL1809049, January 2005)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller (2x)
SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Realtek AC’97 Audio
Standard Game Port
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Virus Protection [Back to Top] new Group Policies
Norton AntiVirus Version 3.0.0.135
Virus Definitions Version 07/09/2009 Rev 50

ANY HELP IS MUCH APPRECIATED, THANKS ALOT!

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Answer by Alex N
If you can’t afford a new processor, then you can’t get a new processor. The only way you could improve it is by overclocking it, but judging by what little information that wall of text gave, you couldn’t really overclock your CPU that much.

Try saving up 100$ and getting a cheap core2duo, just make sure you get a motherboard that has the correct cpu socket, or that your current mobo has a compatible socket.

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Question by Jacob P: Whats a good power supply for my ATI RADEON HD 5770?
Here are my PC specs.

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) HP Pavilion 061 ED842AA-ABA M7250N 0qn1114RE101LITHI00
System Serial Number: MXK54406MH NA580
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium D
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. LITHIUM 1.04
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.08 09/12/2005
Drives Memory Modules c,d
250.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
18.49 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HP DVD Writer 840b [Optical drive]

Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] — drive 2
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] — drive 4
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] — drive 1
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] — drive 3
ST3250823AS [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) — drive 0, s/n 5ND1JXST, rev 3.03, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot ‘A0′ has 512 MB
Slot ‘A1′ is Empty
Slot ‘A2′ has 512 MB
Slot ‘A3′ is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 241.44 GB 17.57 GB free
d: (FAT32 on drive 0) 8.60 GB 919 MB free
Network Drives
None discovered
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Administrator 10/18/2005 9:32:51 AM (admin)
HP_Administrator 3/4/2011 1:40:03 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
SUPPORT_fddfa904 never

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account

Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port:
Microsoft Shared Fax Driver on SHRFAX:
Controllers Display
Intel(R) 82801GB Serial ATA Storage Controllers – 27C0
Intel(R) 82801GB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers – 27DF
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT [Display adapter]
HP vs17 [Monitor] (16.8″vis, s/n CND6353VC4, August 2006)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801GB USB Universal Host Controller – 27C8
Intel(R) 82801GB USB Universal Host Controller – 27C9
Intel(R) 82801GB USB Universal Host Controller – 27CA
Intel(R) 82801GB USB Universal Host Controller – 27CB
Intel(R) 82801GB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller – 27CC Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II (26xxx)
Realtek High Definition Audio
USB Audio Device
Virus Protection [Back to Top] new Group Policies
Norton AntiVirus Version 11.53
Virus Definitions Version Not Up To Date
Realtime File Scanning On
None discovered
Communications Other Devices
Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem

1394 Net Adapter
Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.105 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1
Physical Address: 00:15:F2:08:5E:54

Networking Dns Servers: 68.87.74.166
68.87.68.166
VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
MS ArACPI Driver
MS ArPolicy Driver
USB Human Interface Device
USB Video Device
HP PS2 Keyboard (2K – 3)
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (5x)

Well my monitor will not turn on with the 430w power supply I’m currently using for the ATI so I’m probably gonna go out and buy a 500w-600w power supply to get it running. Any suggestions for some good ones?

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Answer by Pi
I’d recommend getting a core 2 Quad (best processor on the same socket) or something to replace that pentium D, because that is probably the thing that’s slowing down your computer the most. As for the power supply, you should check newegg for something, it’s probably best to look for one with an 80 Plus rating.

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Question by jimmycg024: Whats Better to buy Fix It Utilities 9 Or System Mechanic 8.5.3.4 And for antivirus?
Whats better fix it utilities 9 pro or system mechanic standard 8.5.3.5 or for antivirus kaspersky or any other let me know. Running windows vista 64bit home premium laptop. I like the software programs that is set it and forget it. Thanks
Yes but it does maintenance on my registry and others this avg your talking about doesnt do anything like that nor does this avira antivir.

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Answer by Ammunition843
Neither.

Get AVG Free or Avira Free. You don’t have to pay for them, and they’re better than any cheap piece of crap that you’ll find on the shelves, except for maybe Kaspersky or similar software (although Kaspersky is sometimes beaten by AVG).

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Question by dearambivalence: What’s slowing down my laptop: age or usage?
Hey, I’ve got a Dell XPS M140 that I’ve owned for about three years now. For the past few months it’s been taking quite a while to load up when I turn the system on and off. I watch the processes under task manager to see if anything’s hogging up resources, but the idle process is the main thing running. I’m wondering if this is because of its age or how I use it.

I basically treat it like a desktop – it’s usually turned on for days at a time, and 99% of the time it’s running on the adapter instead of the battery. Right now 30% of my harddrive is free, and I run Spybot, defrag, and disk cleanup once a month or so, on top of the antivirus provided by my college (they don’t let us use anything but their mongrel basic McAfee VirusScan). I use the internet heavily, especially Youtube, and I regularly uninstall programs I don’t use, but they like to leave remains sometimes.

For about a year I had only 15% of my harddrive space free, taken up by a game that would crash my graphics card sometimes. I’ve since uninstalled it, and none of the games I play now really push the card.

Any ideas as to what’s causing a lag, or suggestions for freeware that might help me further clean up my computer?

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Answer by Goosie
Microsoft Windows has been known to cause exactly the slowdowns you describe. Get yourself Ubuntu, or another Linux distro, problem solved.

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Question by lucent Xcc: What’s good now a days for windows XP virus and spyware protaction ? I have Norton Anti virus should i continu?
What’s good now a days for windows XP virus and spyware protaction ?
I have Norton Anti virus should i continue with it or should I get the 360 or any better other company

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Answer by marcos
Get AVG, it is very good. I started using it two years ago and I am very pleased with its performance. They have a free version that you can download from,

http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage

If you like it then you can buy the full version.

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