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Is there any way of removing searchnu.com which has somehow latched itself onto my internet explorer

For example, I keep VMs of legacy Windows for client support. IF, for whatever reasons, you are running VMs of Operating Systems remember they, too, require updating... (their) browsers, Adobe, Java, Microsoft Updates, security tool(s) for A-V & A-M, CCleaner, et al; AND the same TLC, too...

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Hello all, Came across this yesterday. Video on how to remove Windows.old after upgrading to Windows 8; Hope you find this useful Don

Hello everyone! I just ran Ccleaner and ran the registry cleaner and well as cleaned all the temp files and such. Now I find that I cannot access my email in Firefox or IE. Cookies are enabled in Firefox. Does anyone have any tricks I can try? :confused:

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Hi guys, I thought I'd give the W8 consumer preview a go, not being that tech savvy (I'm not computer illiterate though) I think I've messed it up a bit. Now I want the space back, but CAN'T find the VHD partition in DISK MANAGEMENT on W7, but I CAN on W8. I've added print screens from both...

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Hi, Everytime several programmes I use (Word, Excel, Solidworks etc.) opens a file, it creates a temporary backup file (starting with a tilde ~) in the same directory as the original. This makes my folders look very messy and makes it diffiuclt to find others files in the same folder. Is there...

VERY IMPORTANT: This guide is still under construction! It is subject to change at any time. Don't see something you want? Comment/reply and I'll add it. Use the information in this guide AT YOUR OWN RISK! This guide is organized by "issues" or problems. Seek help in the section you need help...

I've had trouble with BSODS and screen freezes on and of for a couple of weeks. Sometimes there is no dumpfile and sometimes there is nothing in event viewer. I uninstalled Avast free and the problem was gone for 4 days. I've tried almost everything. Cleaning out dust updating drivers sfc...

A couple of days ago I did something really stupid: I tried to download a game for free by following a tutorial which required me to install a Babylon toolbar from an ad. It didn't work, so I uninstalled all the babylon stuff and scanned my computer with Avira and Ad-aware, they came up with...

WAS CLEANING OUT AN OLD SECONDARY HDD-DELETED A LOT----WHEN I DELETED THOSE ITEMS IN THE RECYCLE BIN IT WOULD STICK ON ONE ITEM---COURF_1.FON, A FONT FILE--IF I RUN CCLEANER IT STICKS ON THIS FILE AND WON'T CONTINUE ON TO REMOVE THE OTHER ITEMS- HAVE TRIED TO DELETE, RESTORE IT ETC.:mad: BUT TO...

I would like to clean up my disabled entries in MSCONFIG BUT there is no entry for it in the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\ on my desktop. there is on my laptop. When is MSCONFIG hiding these things??? How do i get it back????????

Describes how to troubleshoot problems that may occur when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program on a Windows-based computer. This troubleshooter replaces the previous Microsoft Installer Cleanup Utility (msicu2.exe). More...

Describes how to delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder from the computer. This article includes the "Fix it for me" option that can omplete the procedure automatically for you. Or you can follow the manual steps to complete the... More...

Troubleshoot problems that may occur when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program on a Windows-based computer. This troubleshooter replaces the previous Microsoft Installer Cleanup Utility (msicu2.exe). More...

I have added the following to my 'Tips Compilation'... part of keeping things clean of unnecessary stuff that just accumulates w/ regular usage. In Safe Mode (can't empty this fully in Normal Mode) in Search type %temp% & delete the contents of the resultant folder. See full item @ Link...

Greetings everyone! Well my computer was infected with a strange virus recently which I managed to get rid of with help of various antiviruses and anti spywares, and my pc is all clean again. But the problem I have now is that great number of folders have disappeared! I have already checked if...

My little Acer laptop had it's old antivirus expire last night so I decided to add ESET Nod32 AV5 to the mix because I had it running on my big laptop. I uninstalled Norton IS2011 with the uninstall tool and re-booted. I installed Nod32 and noticed that it was doing some housecleaning right...