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Offline lfmusiclover

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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #60 on: November 17, 2008, 08:45:16 PM »
Quote from: jtmal0723 on November 17, 2008, 08:33:11 PM
Quote from: lfmusiclover on November 17, 2008, 08:19:01 PM
Quote from: Stephen on November 17, 2008, 07:44:28 PM
Quote from: lfmusiclover on November 17, 2008, 07:42:21 PM
Have either of you ever tried to FIX one?  :happy:
No, because this machine has never really needed repairing besides reinstalling the OS. :no:

Consider yourself very very lucky.  :yes:

As for Dell laptops...I can definitely concur with that. I have two batteries in my laptop and can't get an hour off of them most of the time.  :no:
NEVER EVER buy two laptop batteries at the same time... batteries degrade overtime, used or not. When you notice your battery time beginning to degrade, that's the time you go and order an extended battery.

Didn't buy them. Got the laptop for free from a friend and he gave me two batteries with it. I can either use the extra battery or the floppy drive in the front bay, so i figured I may as well use the extra battery since I seldom, if ever, use the floppy.  :D

I've been repairing computers for 15 years. Dell's have been the best of the name brands. Compaq and HP's have always been the worst for me. Gateways are good also, E-Machines are alright. But E-Machines are basically supposed to be a cheap Gateway knockoff, so what more could you expect?
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #61 on: November 17, 2008, 08:54:35 PM »
If you're gonna go for a desktop, build it yourself. That's all I have to say for that case.

As for laptops, I had an HP, and the video card died after about eight months due to overheating. I got a Dell after that, and haven't had any problems with it thus far.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #62 on: November 17, 2008, 08:56:18 PM »
Quote from: beanboy89 on November 17, 2008, 08:54:35 PM
If you're gonna go for a desktop, build it yourself. That's all I have to say for that case.

As for laptops, I had an HP, and the video card died after about eight months due to overheating. I got a Dell after that, and haven't had any problems with it thus far.

I couldn't agree more!  :biggrin:
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #63 on: November 17, 2008, 08:58:42 PM »
Quote from: Martin on November 17, 2008, 08:42:30 PM
I always tend to go with
Laptops: Sony, Apple
Desktop: Dell, HP
Yeah, this iBook is more than four years old and still runs quite well. Never had major problems with it. It's specs are quite outdated compared to today's Apple laptops, though (especially the harddrive - it's only 30 GB). The battery is also pretty good. This is the original battery and still holds a 3-4 hour charge (depending on what I use it for).

I'll think about getting either a Dell or HP desktop. Definitely not another Compaq if this one only lasted for roughly three years.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #64 on: November 17, 2008, 09:05:36 PM »
Quote from: MikeM2010 on November 17, 2008, 08:58:42 PM
I'll think about getting either a Dell or HP desktop. Definitely not another Compaq if this one only lasted for roughly three years.
Compaq IS HP, by the way. ;)

(HP bought them out several years ago.)
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #65 on: November 17, 2008, 09:51:02 PM »
Quote from: Stephen on November 17, 2008, 09:05:36 PM
Quote from: MikeM2010 on November 17, 2008, 08:58:42 PM
I'll think about getting either a Dell or HP desktop. Definitely not another Compaq if this one only lasted for roughly three years.
Compaq IS HP, by the way. ;)

(HP bought them out several years ago.)
Yes that is true. Compaq is the cheaper side, HP is the better quality, more expensive side.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #66 on: November 17, 2008, 11:09:48 PM »
Quote from: Stephen on November 17, 2008, 09:05:36 PM
Quote from: MikeM2010 on November 17, 2008, 08:58:42 PM
I'll think about getting either a Dell or HP desktop. Definitely not another Compaq if this one only lasted for roughly three years.
Compaq IS HP, by the way. ;)

(HP bought them out several years ago.)

Yes, but they still operate as seperate entities, sort of like TWC and NBC. there's a definite difference in quality between the two.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #67 on: November 18, 2008, 04:56:14 PM »
YES, Apple owns in the laptop market FOR SURE. I don't know what I'd do without my little iBook.

Apple's notebooks have probably the most superior battery life of any notebook out there. I recently bought an original, Apple-branded charger to replace the one that broke back in early May. What a difference! Both of my batteries went from less than an hour battery life, to over 4 hours! and the batteries are over 4 years old! That's simply impressive.

One thing with notebooks is that people don't fully drain the battery before plugging in the AC adapter. I "callibrate" every time I use this computer, by letting the battery drain until the computer goes to sleep, before plugging it in. Never fails.

Apple pretty much owns the market in everything, but of course, there's a hefty price tag that comes with it. Bang for your buck though. My 1995 Power Mac 9500 is chugging along beautifully.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #68 on: January 02, 2009, 02:34:03 PM »
Sorry I haven't been updating on you guys. I took my computer to the repair shop and it looks like Gary was right, the motherboard went bad. So I ordered a replacement computer last week (same model# as the old one). Hopefully I won't have this problem again. The harddrive is still good too, so I still have my files.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #69 on: January 02, 2009, 02:40:13 PM »
On New Years Eve my computer got infected with Trojan.Virtumonde 

I was able to get rid of it but dang its a pain to get rid of.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #70 on: January 02, 2009, 02:43:39 PM »
I had the trojan wd32silly.dc as well but Norton got rid of it thank goodness.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #71 on: January 02, 2009, 02:52:35 PM »
I reread my log file and found out that I had

Trojan.Vundo.H (Trojan.Virtumonde)
Trojan.Vundo (Trojan.Virtumonde)
Adware.Hotbar
Trojan.Agent
Rogue.Installer
Trojan.Downloader
Malware.Trace
Trojan.Seneka
Trojan.FakeAlert

All thanks to Trojan.Virtumonde  (I never downloaded it. It downloaded by itself.)

I'm just glad that I got rid of all of that stuff.
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #72 on: January 02, 2009, 05:00:59 PM »
Quote from: wstarcraze on January 02, 2009, 02:52:35 PM
I reread my log file and found out that I had

Trojan.Vundo.H (Trojan.Virtumonde)
Trojan.Vundo (Trojan.Virtumonde)
Adware.Hotbar
Trojan.Agent
Rogue.Installer
Trojan.Downloader
Malware.Trace
Trojan.Seneka
Trojan.FakeAlert

All thanks to Trojan.Virtumonde  (I never downloaded it. It downloaded by itself.)

I'm just glad that I got rid of all of that stuff.
Viruses don't download themselves.  :no:
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #73 on: January 02, 2009, 05:03:43 PM »
Quote from: lfmusiclover on January 02, 2009, 05:00:59 PM
Quote from: wstarcraze on January 02, 2009, 02:52:35 PM
I reread my log file and found out that I had

Trojan.Vundo.H (Trojan.Virtumonde)
Trojan.Vundo (Trojan.Virtumonde)
Adware.Hotbar
Trojan.Agent
Rogue.Installer
Trojan.Downloader
Malware.Trace
Trojan.Seneka
Trojan.FakeAlert

All thanks to Trojan.Virtumonde  (I never downloaded it. It downloaded by itself.)

I'm just glad that I got rid of all of that stuff.
Viruses don't download themselves.  :no:


Well I woke up that morning to see a bunch of spam pages and a Potentally Unwanted Program Warning Box initiated by my antivirus program.  (I didn't do anything to make those pages come up.) And I couldn't do anything because it froze my computer (Crashed my computer).
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Re: MAJOR Computer Problem
« Reply #74 on: January 02, 2009, 05:05:41 PM »
Quote from: wstarcraze on January 02, 2009, 05:03:43 PM
Quote from: lfmusiclover on January 02, 2009, 05:00:59 PM
Quote from: wstarcraze on January 02, 2009, 02:52:35 PM
I reread my log file and found out that I had

Trojan.Vundo.H (Trojan.Virtumonde)
Trojan.Vundo (Trojan.Virtumonde)
Adware.Hotbar
Trojan.Agent
Rogue.Installer
Trojan.Downloader
Malware.Trace
Trojan.Seneka
Trojan.FakeAlert

All thanks to Trojan.Virtumonde  (I never downloaded it. It downloaded by itself.)

I'm just glad that I got rid of all of that stuff.
Viruses don't download themselves.  :no:


Well I woke up that morning to see a bunch of spam pages and a Potentally Unwanted Program Warning Box initiated by my antivirus program.  (I didn't do anything to make those pages come up.) And I couldn't do anything because it froze my computer (Crashed my computer).
Whether you realize it or not, you DID do something to make those pages come up. You either visited a website that put a bug on your PC, or you downloaded something that put a bug on your PC.
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