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Really slow laptop, highjackthis included

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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    strange, try again maybe? - doesn't matter really it's only to tidy up your log/registry
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  • crystal9
    crystal9 Posts: 3,813 Forumite
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    tried again and there still there, i do get a warning before they try deleting saying something like "for some reason your system denied write access to the host file", not sure what this means.
    have now given up smoking since feb 13th 2014 loving the money I'm saving
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    (if you have a problem running hijackthis (For some reason your system denied write access to the Hosts file error etc) on vista/W7, right click on hijackthis.exe and run as admin, if that doesn't work, try again holding down the shift key and run as admin)
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  • edgex
    edgex Posts: 4,212 Forumite
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    are you logged into, & running the programmes, as administrator?



    Kies software is for syncing your samsung mobile
    personally i wouldnt use Safari, Chrome is a better alternative
  • crystal9
    crystal9 Posts: 3,813 Forumite
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    closed wrote: »
    (if you have a problem running hijackthis (For some reason your system denied write access to the Hosts file error etc) on vista/W7, right click on hijackthis.exe and run as admin, if that doesn't work, try again holding down the shift key and run as admin)

    thanks that seems to have done the trick now the 3 listed things above have gone i think.
    have now given up smoking since feb 13th 2014 loving the money I'm saving
  • crystal9
    crystal9 Posts: 3,813 Forumite
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    edgex wrote: »
    are you logged into, & running the programmes, as administrator?



    Kies software is for syncing your samsung mobile
    personally i wouldnt use Safari, Chrome is a better alternative

    yeah im logged in as administrator.

    i just couldn't get used to using chrome maybe i will try it again soon then
    have now given up smoking since feb 13th 2014 loving the money I'm saving
  • crystal9
    crystal9 Posts: 3,813 Forumite
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    Hi again,

    since doing scans etc i have no sound on laptop now can anyone help with this please.
    have now given up smoking since feb 13th 2014 loving the money I'm saving
  • crystal9
    crystal9 Posts: 3,813 Forumite
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    please help,

    i have right clicked then left clicked to update drivers and pc says i have the latest drivers? i'm confused as it was working fine yesterday
    have now given up smoking since feb 13th 2014 loving the money I'm saving
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 21 October 2011 at 12:10AM
    no sound whatsoever in any program?

    is the device showing as working in device manager, is the volume muted or low in sound devices

    none of the suggested changes is related to sound, could you post a fresh hijackthis log so I can see if anything is missing
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  • crystal9
    crystal9 Posts: 3,813 Forumite
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    closed wrote: »
    no sound whatsoever in any program?

    is the device showing as working in device manager, is the volume muted or low in sound devices

    none of the suggested changes is related to sound, could you post a fresh hijackthis log so I can see if anything is missing

    sorry for no reply, for some strange reason it came back a day later, but yes it was all showing as working.
    have now given up smoking since feb 13th 2014 loving the money I'm saving
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