Drain Hose Leaking inside 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Our Jeep after a rain will have standing water in the passenger floor board. after much investigation, we have noticed a hose that runs along the upper "body" passenger frame. when you open the door, you remove the plastice that goes along the inside of the door opening (of the body of the car) to the dash. there is a hose that seems to be rotten, becasue when you try to move it it just breaks and crumbles. we haven't removed much of the upper interior to follow the hose from begining to end, but it seems to run toward the rear. Not sure if it has anything to do with the moon roof. But when it rains it leaks from this hose. we want to sell the jeep and don't want to dump a lot of money into it. any suggestions? thanks!

Reply 1 : Drain Hose Leaking inside 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee

I have the exact same problem...did you get a reply or a way to fix it? thanks

Acer Aspire 1804 wireless prob?

Hi, New to Acer and this forum.



I have recently purchased the above laptop,( Desktop replacement in my case ).

The 1804 was in Mint condition, the fans were totally dust free. It's the coldest running laptop I have ever come across. I only use it for web surfing so it is ideal.

The seller had installed an unauthenticated Win7 on it so I replaced it with XP Home , as that is what the COA shows on the underside. After downloading the appropriate drivers and installing them I found that the wireless would show all available networks in my area,( actually way more than my two other wireless comps find ) it also connects to my ISP but will NOT accept my authentication detail.

I then installed Vista , again DL the drivers and came up with exactly the same prob, can see all available networks but cannot get the authentication accepted.

I have in the past found that if the network can be seen but I couldn't log on then it meant I had not entered the correct details, however in this case I have verified that I am using the correct login detail.

To summarise, two comps connect to the wireless one comp with two OS's won't.

Any help would be appreciated.

Reply 1 : Acer Aspire 1804 wireless prob?

Remove the security altogether and check if it connects when the network is unsecure.

Also make sure that you are using the most recent drivers- not the most recent drivers from Acer.

What's the Wi-Fi card?

Reply 2 : Acer Aspire 1804 wireless prob?

Hi, Thankyou for your reply.

Update: I spent one hour today with my ISP trying all sorts of things, they came to the conclusion that it is a driver problem.

I also hooked up a USB wireless adapter which works faultlessly. I log on at about 14 mps and the adapter was showing 11+ mps throughput , so nothing wrong there.

The card details as per Everest are: InproComm Wireless-g notebook adapter v 4.0... Dev ID 17FE.2220....Sub System 1468-0305.

Re drivers, I have been DL drivers, in fact so many I am getting lost in them.

One message I am getting is : the required line was not found in the INF.

Re logging on sans security, it won't.

cheers, Eddie.

Reply 3 : Acer Aspire 1804 wireless prob?

This card is ancient to say the least- try this & this.



Did it ever work with Vista. It doesn't seem to be officially supported.

Also with some older driver versions it doesnt support WPA so it won't connect unless you use WEP.





Moving the thread to networking.

Reply 4 : Acer Aspire 1804 wireless prob?

Thankyou VERY much, Sir, your blood should be bottled. The second driver worked ! I am only using Xp Home at the moment to write this but will try Vista once I have got over the novelty .

May I ask another question please. Re this ancient card, can I replace it with something more modern?



Just tried with Vista, no go! Mind you I don't mind using XP.

Reply 5 : Acer Aspire 1804 wireless prob?

You should be able to replace it. In most cases Wi-Fi was connected by mini-PCI

(the one on the left).

If you open the service hatch and see a card like this you can just buy another one and install it- no problems at all.

Reply 6 : Acer Aspire 1804 wireless prob?

OK! many thanks for your help.

Momentus XT Stutters

I recently upgraded processor from 720QM to 940xm. Am using Throttlestop, and it's very fast. I do a lot of photo and video editing, and my 320 GB drive was starting to fill, so I decided to upgrade to Momentus XT 500 GB. I updated the firmware to version sd25 (latest). It does seem somewhat faster than the 320 gb original, but now I have a new, big problem: Stutter when playing HD video. I use SplashPro for playing video, because it makes better use of video card and hardware acceleration than other players. I have always been able to play HD video smoothly from the previous hard disk, and even from an external drive connected via USB port (2.0). But with the momentus, there is sound stuttering about 2-3 times per second, with some associated lack of video smoothness. I have played with all the drive-related settings I can find, to no avail. I have left messages on the Seagate forum - no response yet.



Has anyone seen this problem? Any solutions?



It's frustrating - I am beginning to think I should simply have gotted a regular 750GB or 1TB drive instead.



Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.



Joe

Reply 1 : Momentus XT Stutters

A better solution is to use MPC-HC with madVR and CoreAVC for hardware acceleration. If you want the motion interpolation that Splash Pro provide I suggest some other free options using avisynth scripts that I can introduce you to. But try CoreAVC+madVR and Reclock helps with syncing videos to your display.

Reply 2 : Momentus XT Stutters

Quote:

Originally Posted by widezu69 A better solution is to use MPC-HC with madVR and CoreAVC for hardware acceleration. If you want the motion interpolation that Splash Pro provide I suggest some other free options using avisynth scripts that I can introduce you to. But try CoreAVC+madVR and Reclock helps with syncing videos to your display.

Thanks for your suggestions.



I will certainly give these programs a try - CoreAVC seems a particularly good option.



But I need to be really clear - HD video playback was not broken prior to the installation of the Momentus XT drive. I could play HD video and audio smoothly, even with the old 720QM processor from the original 320GB hard disk, from an external hard disk connected via USB 2.0, or from a USB memory stick (also 2.0). So, I think this is not related to the video software or to processor load - it's due to the hard disk. This conclusion is supported by multiple reports of video stuttering with Momentus XT drives, both in MAC's and Windows computers. I would love to find a workaround - but if I can't find one, I'llprobably swap the drive for a conventional 750 GB drive - SSD would be a consideration, but large ones are still pretty expensive.



Joe

Reply 3 : Momentus XT Stutters

Yeah it seems to be the case with XT's I'm not sure why though. I don't have one so I can't really help. If you can isolate the problem to only the XT by having an identical windows installation on both drives and seeing how they perform.

Reply 4 : Momentus XT Stutters

Quote:

Originally Posted by widezu69 Yeah it seems to be the case with XT's I'm not sure why though. I don't have one so I can't really help. If you can isolate the problem to only the XT by having an identical windows installation on both drives and seeing how they perform.

WIn7 installation was cloned (via Acronis) from the original 320 GB drive that came with the m15x. I had no problem playing HD video from that drive. I am not home now. Tonight, when I get home, I will play HD video from my external drive via USB to verify that it is the XT.



Thanks,



Joe

Reply 5 : Momentus XT Stutters

have had my XT for over 6 months. Fresh install of Win 7 Ultimate, runs well in win media player. Try K-Lite codec pack.

Could be possible that something is hogging system resources.

Reply 6 : Momentus XT Stutters

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxilick have had my XT for over 6 months. Fresh install of Win 7 Ultimate, runs well in win media player. Try K-Lite codec pack. Could be possible that something is hogging system resources.

You might be on the right track. I tried last night from external drive - stuttering is also there, so maybe the Momentus is not the culprit. Video seems smooth, but sound has breaks about 2-3x per second. I tried MPC-HC - sound does not stutter, but video is not as smooth as with Splash Pro. I did install K-Lite - video seems a bit smoother, but audio still with breaks. Thorough antivirus sweep is negative. I did have to reinstall sound drivers after reconstructing the backup - but the latest drivers from the Dell site installed without incident. Am using latest Nvidia driver for the 240m.



Will leave a note on the Splash Pro site - maybe they have a suggestion. Drive seems ok. I did have a BSOD this am, but could have been due to all the software installs - reboot ws uneventful.



Onward,....



Joe

Reply 7 : Momentus XT Stutters

Try starting clean, and reinstalling visual C++ 2010 x86 and x64. Install CoreAVC, then install MPC-HC, google madVR and download version 0.52, extract and run install.bat as admin, go to MPC and go the options and select madVR as your renderer. Close program and play video with it.

Reply 8 : Momentus XT Stutters

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jdpurvis WIn7 installation was cloned (via Acronis) from the original 320 GB drive that came with the m15x. I had no problem playing HD video from that drive. I am not home now. Tonight, when I get home, I will play HD video from my external drive via USB to verify that it is the XT. Thanks, Joe

I not trying to jack your thread but i'm having issues adding the same hard drive to my M15X. If you could take a look at my thread and help out figuring it out it would be appreciated.



Need help with hybrid drive

Reply 9 : Momentus XT Stutters

Quote:

Originally Posted by widezu69 Try starting clean, and reinstalling visual C++ 2010 x86 and x64. Install CoreAVC, then install MPC-HC, google madVR and download version 0.52, extract and run install.bat as admin, go to MPC and go the options and select madVR as your renderer. Close program and play video with it.

I'm willing to try some of this - but I am not willing to put in the time it would take to do a clean install. I have way too much software to be willing to reinstall everything - especially since it appears that this issue does not occur for all players. In particular, MPC (after install of CoreAVC) does not show the audio breakup. Unfortunately, the video is significantly less clear and smooth compared with Splash. I have left a message on the Splash site to see if it is a version problem for them.



Thanks,



Joe

Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

I really really need some help on this subject. I tried to ask on Yahoo answers but all I got was useless answers from complete morons.



So this is what happened. A couple of month back I decided to change my main administrator account to standard account and then I changed my guest account into administrator. So after a week i decided to put it back the way it was so i went to my standard account and tried to change it.



I clicked on administrator button and clicked ok but nothing happened, it still said that I was a standard user. i then decided to go to my admin account and change it from there but it wouldnt let me for some reason. The 'standard' option wouldnt let me click on it. Also for some reason, I cant change ANYTHING. even on my admin account.



I cant create a 3rd account because it wont let me, I cant create a password for my admin account so its all out int he open for anyone to go on to and the worst thing is that I use my standard account as my main account and I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ON IT, I CANT UNINSTALL DIVX PLAYER BECAUSE I HAVE TO BE ADMIN. I CANT EVEN DOWNLOAD ANY SOFTWARE



PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE

Reply 1 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

PS I dont know a lot abotu computers. So if someone can explain to me what to do step by step, that would really help. Thanks.

Reply 2 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

What version of windows? Windows XP, Vista, 7???

Reply 3 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

I have windows 7.

Reply 4 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

they admintrator account that you originally had was/is the username "Administrator" or is it like your name or User or Owner etc.?

Reply 5 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

No.



My main account is called joseph whilst my second account is called joseph2. The first account use to be the original admin account until I changed it to standard whilst my second account joseph2 is now administrator but use to be the guest account (btw it does not have password protection and i cant seem to create one because it wotn let me change anything)

Reply 6 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

I do not have a windows 7 machine here right now but i know this works with windows XP and vista so it should work with windows 7



Load windows into safe mode



When windows is booting fit F8 till you get the advanced boot menu and select safe mode



once in safe mode you should have a account that is listed as just "administrator" and should have no password



login to that account and go to start>control panel>users



and you should be able to change what ever account you want to be a admin account or change the password



let me know if this works

Reply 7 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

I tried but it doesnt work.

Reply 8 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

moved........

Reply 9 : Problem with my standard and administrator accounts

Quote:

Originally Posted by themightyjoseph I tried but it doesnt work.

This answer assumes you are not connected to a domain...

Dude login as joseph2 (or what ever account has admin power)

What U need to do is enable the hidden administrator account, when this is done you will have 3 accounts that you can use, (the 2 you already have and administrator).

I did it in Win 7 and I did not have to use SAFE mode, but I am sure this would work it you did.

Enable the (Hidden) Administrator Account on Windows 7 or Vista - How-To Geek



Once you have this adminstrator account without a password, login with it and U can manage the other 2.



To do this follow the above thread and let us know

Help with Alienware Tactx Keyboard customization.

So I recently purchased the Alienware Tactx Keyboard. The command center/alienfx that it came with are severely dated, doesn't anyone know if there are updates available?



Also I've been attempting to edit the alienfx.ath files to makem y own custom themes with .xml notepad. Any tips you guys can give or anything? Is morphing posible through xml on these keyboards?



Also, if anyone can tell me the color codes alienware uses that'd be great because they're reminiscent of html, although not the same. Any help on furthering my customization and enjoyment of this keyboard would be much appreciated.

Reply 1 : Help with Alienware Tactx Keyboard customization.

Bump for help, no where on the web hardly discusses these keyboards.

Reply 2 : Help with Alienware Tactx Keyboard customization.

Try desktopreview... Generally speaking, we notebook users tend not to buy external keyboards. And have you tried looking for the update? Pretty sure its up on the Dell / Alienware site.

Reply 3 : Help with Alienware Tactx Keyboard customization.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hstanford1 So I recently purchased the Alienware Tactx Keyboard. The command center/alienfx that it came with are severely dated, doesn't anyone know if there are updates available? Also I've been attempting to edit the alienfx.ath files to makem y own custom themes with .xml notepad. Any tips you guys can give or anything? Is morphing posible through xml on these keyboards? Also, if anyone can tell me the color codes alienware uses that'd be great because they're reminiscent of html, although not the same. Any help on furthering my customization and enjoyment of this keyboard would be much appreciated.

If you do not have an Alienware system, you will not be able to use the current version of Alienware's Command Center - Command Center will have a current version of AlienFX which is the app used to control the keyboard lighting.



As for the color codes, they are hex color codes. There are 8 digits - the first 2 are transparency and the remaining six are the hex color. You can edit these directly via the theme file (.ath).



As others have suggested, try posting here -



Alienware Forums - Alienware Desktop Computer Forums and PC Discussions



Desktop discussion belongs @ DTR.



Thanks.

she would do it all again because its the right thing to do

I wouldn't, I'd get a stick and hit the door lock switches

Long Boot-up Time

Hello all, I have a question regarding what seems like an extra long boot-up time. Everything seems to work fine and it comes off of standby almost instantly, but when I shut down to do a re-boot to clear it out, it seems like it is taking a little longer than it did when it was new.
And I know adding stuff can make that happen and I do have a few things that I added that I expect to make it take a little longer but I was curious about one thing in particular. I have (4) network drives "mapped" in my Windows Explorer just so I can have quick access to the drives on the other computers in my house. But, most always, non of them are turned on so I get one of those little cloud pop-ups that says something like, "Could not connect to network drives" or something like that.
So, I was just wondering if having a bunch of drives mapped like this can cause Windows to stall a bit during a boot-up because it is looking for drives that aren't there.

Reply 1 : Long Boot-up Time

The forum now has this choice when you post and if you post as a question it hampers have a discussion.

Did you look at your machine with AUTORUNS? It's over at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

And lean? Can to share your HIJACKTHIS LOG? It's worth a quick peek?

And what about this machine? Make, model and details seem absent. For example many install Norton or another large app and then discover it carries a price.
Bob

Reply 2 : Long Boot-up Time

And sorry, I forgot the machine info, it was all in my profile but I should have supplied it here too.
I haven't installed "Hijackthis" on this machine yet and no Norton, I strip that out and use AVG only.
I also examined everything I have "auto-starting" and don't have anything I need except for one questionable item. I use an old Sandisk Thumbdrive as an additional backup to my online banking and it is setup with U3. I know the Cruzer U3 is infamous for trouble but it never caused a problem before, but that's not to say it isn't conflicting with something now. Here is a link to a screen-shot of my Task Manager
And here are my machine specs:

HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC with an
Intel Core i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60 GHz: 4.00 GB of RAM
32 kilobyte primary memory cache: 256
kilobyte secondary memory cache:

6144 kilobyte tertiary memory cache:
64-bit ready: Multi-core (4 total): Hyper-threaded (8 total) Board:
Hewlett-Packard 3659 32.25: Bus Clock: 1066 megahertz:

Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 [Hard drive]
(500.11 GB) -- drive 0, SMART Status: Healthy

Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421:
Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.9: Open Office 3.2.0 (Build:9483)

AVG Pro Internet Suite & Windows 7
Home Premium SP1

Reply 3 : Long Boot-up Time

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59976690@N03/5642208414/

Reply 4 : Long Boot-up Time

It avoids any others from chipping in.

Mark

Reply 5 : Long Boot-up Time

These machines usually have little protection. Folk add apps plus more protection and sometimes these slow down the boot.

But why BOOT? Why not use hibernation to skip the long boot?
Bob

Reply 6 : Long Boot-up Time

I don't re-boot often,maybe once or twice a week, just to clear the caches and such. Plus, I've encountered an interesting issue where web content can't open my Windows Media Player to see a video or play an mp3 unless I reboot.
When I open the Task Manager, like right now, I only have 26 processes running and just 1 application. So I think I still have it running pretty lean.

-409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

I new here, I don't know if you guys know it, but now its working:



1.Select the I7 CPU.



2.Upgrade Memory RAM to 8GB.



3.Upgrade the Wireless Card: Intel Centrino Advanced–N + WiMAX 6250 a/g/n 2x2



4."Add to Cart", and then enter the coupon codes and click apply each time:



FHRRHN2JSKLHDL (-350$ off - Expires Friday, May 13, 2011)

HLSKSR06S9ZG0F (Free Shipping: -9$ off - Unknow)

BHW1L0MX0D?MCX (-50$ off - Expires Saturday, April 30, 2011)









(For example: Instead $1,478.00$, $1,069.00 $(Lets say 1480$ -> 1070))







(what is that "rep power"??)

Reply 1 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

Just wondering 409 off what total price?

Reply 2 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

Instead $1,478.00$, $1,069.00 $(Lets say 1480$ -> 1070)

Reply 3 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

too bad these things dont work in canada

Reply 4 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEATHx2 too bad these things dont work in canada

You can "make it work" in Canada.



There's mail holding facilities at every border crossing.



For example, here in Ontario, there's CBI USA, which is located 5 minutes into the US from the Niagara Falls access point bridge. You have it shipped there, pay 7.50$ for holding and voila, a laptop at the US price.



If I go with the M11R3, I will be doing this. I already did this successfully with the M11R1 for 549 (incl coupon) many, many months ago

Reply 5 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

well I dont live close enough too the border too justify the driving costs, I was going too use bongo, but I ended up getting it off the canadian site the second after release while most the upgrades read as $0.00 so I still got a pretty good deal :P

Reply 6 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

Just purchased one using these coupons. Thanks!

Reply 7 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

Coupons are great provided you got the $$$ to pay off the machine quickly. Reason is the coupon(s) normally gets you below the qualified amount for 0% financing for 12 months. So depends on your budget you could actually come out ahead customizing it with dells advertised special without the coupon and still qualify for the 12 months 0% financing. If you go the coupon route I'm almost certain you won't qualify unless you offset the price to go up with some cool upgrades etc. Something to think about if you strapped for $$$.

Reply 8 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

My mind was set on the M14X, but now that we have this coupon for the M11R3 you can literally deck it out for under 1300$ before tax and that's including the 3 year warranty.



This is soooo tempting I just can't make up my mind.



Godly/decked out M11XR3 with 3 year warranty

or

Average M14X (+screen/wireless) with 1 year warranty, which comes out to more $

Reply 9 : -409$ off Coupons are working now on M11x-R3

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEATHx2 too bad these things dont work in canada

Yes you can, there is a company or private people, that you tell to Dell for example where to send the laptop, and then you pay for that company or private company like 50$+ to send it to you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by d2daanny Just purchased one using these coupons. Thanks!

No problem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voodooi My mind was set on the M14X, but now that we have this coupon for the M11R3 you can literally deck it out for under 1300$ before tax and that's including the 3 year warranty. This is soooo tempting I just can't make up my mind. Godly/decked out M11XR3 with 3 year warranty or Average M14X (+screen/wireless) with 1 year warranty, which comes out to more $

Yea, M14X is over price! Too much cash...

but M11x really worth it with the coupons

How to break BIOS password from Windows-XP System..

Hi all
I have a problem in my laptop. I forgot my BIOS password so please help me out how can I log in to my system without formatting my system.

Thanks


Note: This post was edited by forum moderator. to remove signature link which is prohibited in these forums. on 04/21/2011 on 11:02 AM PT

Reply 1 : How to break BIOS password from Windows-XP System..

Let me first mention a misunderstanding. The BIOS-password is totally unrelated to your hard disk, so not changed at all when formatting a partition on a hard disk. In fact, you need to know the BIOS-password to be able to reinstall XP.

Assuming your question is right and you mean the BIOS-password, not the Windows XP-password, you'll have to reset the BIOS. The 2 usual ways to do that: (1) find the reset-BIOS-jumper on the motherboard and (2) remove power adapter and laptop battery and CMOS-battery and wait a few minutes. Where to find everything depends on the laptop, of course.

If you mean the Windows XP password, this doesn't apply. Then please post again, so we can tell you the two common ways to handle that.

Kees

Reply 2 : How to break BIOS password from Windows-XP System..

Hello Kees
Thanks for your valuable suggestion. I will do the same and hope will get the solution.

thanks
have a nice day.

Reply 3 : How to break BIOS password from Windows-XP System..

In as few words as possible, BIOS password resets on laptops are not done in any consistent procedure. The reset for a HP is not used on the Toshiba.

If you do want the forum to research this for your laptop, the make and model would have to be revealed.
Bob

Album, Track Info.

Want to be able to sort my music chronologically, by original release dates. CDs usually show their release date (year) but not the original release date.
Even more problematic are collections/ anthologies. I need the original release date for each track, as well as which album they first appeared on. Imagine that I can use one or more of the "Sort by" categories to enter this info.
Previously unreleased tracks are a particularly difficult problem. I like to have the first release dates but I'd also like to to put them in better perspective with the artists recording history.
Right now I'm using Allmusic.com to get individual album and track info. but the process is slow and tedious. Any better suggestions?
Also need to know about how and when iTunes uses the "Sort by" categories and what the significance is and how to use and how iTunes uses checkmarks for them.

Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Release date: April 21,2011
Vulnerability identifier: APSB11-08
CVE number: CVE-2011-0611, CVE-2011-0610
Platform: All Platforms

Summary:
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh operating systems. These vulnerabilities, including CVE-2011-0611, as referenced in Security Advisory APSA11-02, could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that one of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2011-0611, is being actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat, as well as via a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft Excel (.xls) file delivered as an email attachment targeting the Windows platform. Adobe Reader X Protected Mode mitigations would prevent an exploit of this kind from executing.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader X (10.0.2) for Macintosh update to Adobe Reader X (10.0.3). For users of Adobe Reader 9.4.3 for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe has made available the update, Adobe Reader 9.4.4. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Acrobat X (10.0.2) for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat X (10.0.3). Adobe recommends users of Adobe Acrobat 9.4.3 for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Acrobat 9.4.4. Because Adobe Reader X Protected Mode would prevent exploits of the type targeting CVE-2011-0611 from executing, we are currently planning to address these issues in Adobe Reader X for Windows with the next quarterly security update for Adobe Reader, currently scheduled for June 14, 2011. Today's security updates are out-of-cycle updates.

Affected software versions:
• Adobe Reader X (10.0.1) and earlier versions for Windows
• Adobe Reader X (10.0.2) and earlier versions for Macintosh
• Adobe Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

NOTE: Adobe Reader 9.x for UNIX, Adobe Reader for Android, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x are not affected by CVE-2011-0611.

Solution:
Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the instructions below:

Adobe Reader
Users on Windows and Macintosh can utilize the product's update mechanism. The default configuration is set to run automatic update checks on a regular schedule. Update checks can be manually activated by choosing Help > Check for Updates.

Adobe Reader 9.x users on Windows can also find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows.

Adobe Reader 10.x and 9.x users on Macintosh can also find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh.

NOTE: Because Adobe Reader X (10.x) Protected Mode would prevent an exploit of this kind from executing, we are planning to address this issue in Adobe Reader X for Windows with the next quarterly security update for Adobe Reader, currently scheduled for June 14, 2011

Adobe Acrobat
Users can utilize the product's update mechanism. The default configuration is set to run automatic update checks on a regular schedule. Update checks can be manually activated by choosing Help > Check for Updates.

Acrobat Standard and Pro 10.x and 9.x users on Windows can also find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows.

Acrobat Pro Extended 9.x users on Windows can also find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows.

Acrobat Pro users on Macintosh can also find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh.

For Further Details: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html

removing "MS Removal Tool" worm

This malware (worm?) pretended to be software which detects viruses etc. It attempts to get payment to buy the "protection" to remove the fake viruses it finds. It has interfered with my McAfee virus software. When I try to start a scan, I get a message that the McAfee exec is infected. When I try to uninstall it, it blocks me from getting to the Control menu. It even interferes with internet links to info on how to remove it. What should I do/use to get rid of this? I found a write-up on "Spyware Doctor" to remove this worm(internet on an uninfected computer). Has anyone dealt with this issue or this antivirus software?
My system is a Dell XPS M1530 running Window Vista.

Reply 1 : removing "MS Removal Tool" worm

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-ms-removal-tool

If you are not a member of BleepingComputer you will probably see ads above the removal guide. Disregard those and scroll down to the guide. It would probably also be a good thing to print out the instructions.

Reply 2 : removing "MS Removal Tool" worm

RubyShoe..

You wrote, 'It even interferes with internet links to info on how to remove it.' IF you don't have another computer at your disposal, in order to view the removal guide at the site Roddy suggested, try the below.

Reboot into "Safe Mode with Networking". Check to see if the following settings were changed by the malware.

Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools>Internet Options>Connections Tab. Click on the "LAN Settings" button. If there is a check in the box "Use a proxy server for your LAN", uncheck it. Click "OK". Then "OK", again.

Open Firefox. Go to Tools>Options>Advanced. Click on the "Network" tab. To the right of where you see ""Configure how Firefox connects to the Internet", click on the "Settings" button. Put a tick mark next to "No proxy". Click "OK". Then "OK", again.

IF the above doesn't allow you to access the removal guide, you will need to end the offending process with the Rkill tool. It's also possible the malware will prevent you from downloading the tool/s. In this case, it will become necessary to use another computer, in order to download and transfer the files to yours.

Try checking your settings first. Let us know if you're able to access the guide. If not, we'll include further instructions.

Best of luck..
Carol

Reply 3 : removing "MS Removal Tool" worm

Thank you so much for this link. I was able to print the guide from an uninfected computer. Its downloaded tools worked like a charm and its step-by-step instructions were clear and easy to follow. And unlike the program I was considering, this did not require that I purchase anything. You guys are THE BEST.

Reply 4 : removing "MS Removal Tool" worm

This worked GREAT!!! Thanks so much. This took some time to run (about an hour), but it did the job and we are very thankful for the use of the tool and the detailed instructions. Thanks again!!!

Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

So I happen to have a pair of USB speakers that I like to use as a complement to my notebook's internal speakers. I use to do that on Linux, using Pulse Audio stream that creates a "virtual" device that is nothing more than the output being doubled through two real devices. Any application sees that virtual device and the actual result is the sound being projected through both pair of speakers (internal and external USB).



I wonder if there is a way of doing so in Windows. I did some googlin' and haven't found any hopeful words on that. It seems that Windows would simply deal with only one sound device at each time and there is nothing that one could do about it.



It seems odd, it must be something that people could use (having the sound output for two different places at the same time) and it doesn't make sense to me that no one has ever came up with a solution for that on Windows.



Anyone here have a clue?

Reply 1 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

running multiple output 'zones' is generally exclusive to media players more sophisticated than the native Windows Media Player.

Reply 2 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

I usually use Winamp to handle my music collection and Media Player Classic HC for videos and movies.



I could use solutions regarding those (or other software) but I would prefer something that would apply for all system, as I have on Linux.

Reply 3 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

ASIO driver should be able to do it. I remember being able to assign the left and right channels to each device before.

Reply 4 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

hmmm

I remember using Asio when I was playing with the computer inputs... some years ago.



I'll get it and see what I can do with it.

Thanks!



I still would like to see other solutions, if anybody know any.

Reply 5 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ursoouindio I still would like to see other solutions, if anybody know any.

Have you tried to use professional software like Traktor Pro?

Reply 6 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

Quote:

Originally Posted by yukinok25 Have you tried to use professional software like Traktor Pro?

hmm I never heard of it. I may take a look, but what it's supposed to do?



I just want to have the sound that's played on any Windows application to come out from two outputs at the same time (in the case, internal notebook speakers and USB speakers).

Reply 7 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ursoouindio hmm I never heard of it. I may take a look, but what it's supposed to do? I just want to have the sound that's played on any Windows application to come out from two outputs at the same time (in the case, internal notebook speakers and USB speakers).

Sorry, I misunderstood, if you want to use it for ALL windows applications then is not for you.

It's a DJ software, that let's you choose up to 3 or 4 different audio output channels, but obviously just for music.

Reply 8 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

Thanks anyway, yukinok25.



I downloaded Asio4All driver, installed, but still haven't figured it out how to used it in order to manage output devices. I'm not at home now, I'll give a better try later.

Reply 9 : Is there any way for Windows to play sound trough 2 different devices?

Try going into your Sound Devices and "listen" to this device through Stereo Mix/What U Hear. Your listen device should be your secondary set of speakers.

8 GB RAM 4810T unstable

Just installed 2X 4GB Corsair memory modules (CM3X4GSD1066) and system couldn't boot. After few attempts got it up and working but after restart it went silent again( just green WiFi LED was on). Removed one module and replaced with 2 GB and everything is OK now. Any suggestions how to solve this problem.

Acer 4810 TG Win7 64.

Reply 1 : 8 GB RAM 4810T unstable

try the modules individually, maybe you got a faulty module. Either that or there's a compatibility problem.

Reply 2 : 8 GB RAM 4810T unstable

Tried them both individually... the only time when I have problems is when they're both in. Right now I'm running 4+2 with no issues.

Reply 3 : 8 GB RAM 4810T unstable

The number of Chips on the Memory Module matters as well sometimes it will cause issue on high density memory modules.

Reply 4 : 8 GB RAM 4810T unstable

Interesting to know...any others report that bug as i planned upgrading soon my memory modules (same corsair ones 4gb x2)

Reply 5 : 8 GB RAM 4810T unstable

Problem solved:

Replaced Corsair memory modules( I bought them seperatly not as a pair) with Dual pack 2X4 Gig Mushkin 991644 (996644) .

Everything is working OK.

Reply 6 : 8 GB RAM 4810T unstable

I'm going through the same thing here guys with my 4810 TGZ - tried Corsair, Crucial and now Mushkin but nothing working. Definitely running 64bit Os Win 7 - anything else I need to do? I'm going mad!!!



Funny thing is, the laptop will eventually boot up, and says it has 8Gb memory, but runs like it as 256Mb!!!

New Scientific Linux 6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivative) forum for the NBR gang and others

Board for SL, CentOS and RHEL

- Home



(not affiliated to NBR, just that some NBR folks are there, and the board was started by theZoid)

Reply 1 : New Scientific Linux 6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivative) forum for the NBR gang and others

The forum has now moved to

Scientific Linux Forum.org

Reply 2 : New Scientific Linux 6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivative) forum for the NBR gang and others

It has also been added to DistroWatch for SL under "forums".

Reply 3 : New Scientific Linux 6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivative) forum for the NBR gang and others

Already there! Member #51

Reply 4 : New Scientific Linux 6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivative) forum for the NBR gang and others

From the CentOS Forums about Scientific Linux:



"Any distro than can create a Black Hole is good enough for me"

Dell Inspiron 15r with switchable lids

I have a few questions about the new Dell Inspiron R series with the 2nd generation Intel processors. First of all, in the tech specs, it lists the screen as a 720p screen. Is this actually 720p? That seems a little low for a brand-new laptop. I would also like some feedback on the i3 2310m with the HD 3000 graphics. Will this be fine for web browsing, document creation, and flash-based games? Also, will the HD 3000 be fine for watching DVDs on a 1080p TV through the HDMI port? Does anyone actually have this laptop yet? If so, what are your impressions of the screen, build quality, and the switchable lid mechanism. Feel free to bring up any other concerns or questions about this notebook.



Thanks in advance for replies!

Reply 1 : Dell Inspiron 15r with switchable lids

720p = 1368x768. The screen is grainy and terrible.



Intel HD graphics is more than enough to do basic office productivity, flash games and YouTube.



Yes HD graphics will handle 1080p video.



Build quality is decent, exactly like the N5010/N5030, the only thing that got refreshed was the chipset/CPU, chassis is near identical. I can't comment on the switchable lids.

Reply 2 : Dell Inspiron 15r with switchable lids

Thanks! Is the screen really that bad? This would be coming from an old vaio with a 1280 x 800 screen. I'm looking this up for a friend, so I won't be using it. My friend has been working on an old vaio VGN-fs810w.

Having problems with DVD SHRINK

Hi,

I have been a user of DVD Shrink for quiet a while. Today I wanted to back up some DVDs from TV shows and movies (I'm not selling them or giving them away its for my own private use), in case the original gets worn out etc.

I opened DVDSHRINK and Avast told me I should open it in Sandbox. I don't do that is so I deleted the program, I was scared I had a virus after last weeks virus attack on my computer which I got professionally fixed. I went and downloaded Shrink from here and it said my trial was over and to activate it. I click activate and my web broweser Firefox with its Web of Trust add on told me the webpage was not safe.

Is there another program that will do what I want other than Shrink? I don't care if its a trial.


Thanks,
GW

Reply 1 : Having problems with DVD SHRINK

Can you give that link for the activation that WOT warned you about? DVDShrink is a well known title and I am surprised WOT has marked it like that.

What was last week's virus attack?

Mark

M11x R1 price went up to $800?

That's... interesting....



I was hoping to find a sub-$600 deal on it soon now that R3 is almost here, not seeing the price jump $200



Lame, looks like I'll be buying a $435 Asus 1215B (AMD E350 CPU) instead, since I don't really need gaming on the go, just figured it would be nice if it was around the same price point ($400-$600).

Reply 1 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

Hmm that is weird. Maybe the Dell outlet has some good R1 deals?

Reply 2 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

but it was always at that price... 600 was with a disscount of 200 bugs..

Reply 3 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

Quote:

Originally Posted by HEUR but it was always at that price... 600 was with a disscount of 200 bugs..

I saw the 599$ price for the r1 for months.



But ya there is good deals on the outlet, Thats were i got my m11x in sig which was 820shipped





Saw couple r1s for under 600$ there just now.

Reply 4 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

This is awesome cause now my i7 will maintain its value better.

Maybe this is indication that the r3 is imminent and dell wants to make prices stronger.

Reply 5 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

m11x r1 surely will dissapear in some weeks...

m11x r2 will cost 100 or 200 dollars less..

and r3 will start at 999 bugs...

Reply 6 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

just checked the alienware site and it is 800 bucks again.

Reply 7 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

Looks like they're trying to clear out the r2's.

Reply 8 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Augusta Looks like they're trying to clear out the r2's.

I was thinking about the same thing.

Reply 9 : M11x R1 price went up to $800?

I can get an 17 with 8GB RAm and 500GB for $759 with a coupon code.

CPU spiking when idle

It seems that when I leave my laptop alone to go into sleep mode, the CPU keeps spiking at rather random intervals. Sometimes it spikes to 30% on one core just for a second.

I have it set to dim display at 5 minutes, turn monitor off at 15 minutes, and to sleep at 20 minutes. It seems that just before the screen turns off, at about 14 minutes the BFE service and svchost.exe (defragsvc) take up about 50% of my CPU!!

I have also seen the ssdp discovery service running and taking up some CPU power aswell

This is a relatively new windows 7 installation, so I don't know what went wrong. I installed it on the 12th and don't want to format again because the updates may push me over my internet bandwidth limit.

Are these kind of spikes normal??
I am EXTREMELY paranoid of viruses and malware

So far I have run a full scan of Microsoft security essentials, Malwarebytes anti malware, and Spybot search and destroy, none have found anything at all.

Before the reformat I haven't experienced anything like these spikes. I don't know if that's because I haven't been paying attention to it this much, or if something has infected me, or if something is wrong with my windows 7 installation...

All help is greatly appreciated!

Reply 1 : CPU spiking when idle

Windows 7 is by far the least "quiet" of the Windows OSes. That is, it is normal for it to spike like that as it indexes or does something else.

However I find most folk are blissfully unaware that we still must find and install drivers for our machines even when Windows 7 seems to have found them all. For example my last install had me install Intel's storage manager even though I didn't have RAID.

You also write SPYBOT which conflicts with some apps today. I'd remove that.
Bob

Reply 2 : CPU spiking when idle

I guess that's true :/ I'm going to be using my linux partition more often...

I'm almost completely sure I have all of my drivers. Possibly one or two of them may be old... or I may have forgotten to install on or two of them...

Oh yes and for spybot I uninstalled it right after it gave me the information that I was clean, I usually never use it but I just needed a third thumbs up to calm my virus paranoia

Thanks yet again Bob, you're a life saver.
The stress would have driven me insane...

Sound card shot? Ethernet port shot.

Hello, I have an HP Pavillion dv9000 and I suspect that the sound card isn't working correctly. I have tried two pair of speakers and neither sound good (the 2nd pair being Bose Companion II, which sound decent on my work computer). I'm wondering if I need to replace my sound card. If so, how much should this cost, including labor?

My computer did get zapped by a power surge during a storm and the Ethernet port does not work (diagnosed w/ an HP tech via phone). I've been using an ethernet to USB adapter and that's been fine. Could the sound card have been zapped too?

Are there any reputable chains to have the work done at? Thank you!

Reply 1 : Sound card shot? Ethernet port shot.

The dv6000 and dv9000 line are well known for such things to outright product failures. Google if you must but if the factory restore fails to restore sound or ethernet you might try some USB to sound or USB to ethernet solutions since those are really cheap.

DO NOT INVEST IN REPAIR on this model. If you need to know why, just google dv9000 recall and such.

EXAMPLE AUDIO USB and such follows. Be sure to shop around at amazon, frys and geeks.
http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?cat=762
http://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail.asp?prod=150_TU2-ET100&cat=32 (Supports Vista)

Bob

Reply 2 : Sound card shot? Ethernet port shot.

Thanks Bob! Yes, I have that exact Trendnet adapter and it works quite well. I guess I'll stick with it since I shouldn't put any money into the computer. I almost did a factory restore w/ the HP tech, but I didn't want to get all of my docs and pics off my computer, so the adapter it is.

Thanks for the suggestion of an external sound card. I didn't know such a thing existed. I'm not clear how it works, so I'll have to read up on it. I play music from the hard drive, CDs, and listen to online radio.

The recalls are so sad. Other than these couple issues, this has been a very reliable computer with MUCH less issues than the Dells that I have used. If I were to replace it tomorrow, I'd get another HP without hesitation. I'll have to check for recalls this time.

Thanks again.