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  1. Windows 8 Security Essentials yes or no?

    Hi I was reading the post in the Windows 7 forum, about Microsoft's message that Security Essentials is not meant to be the only AV software that you run on your computer and that they may be dropping support for it. Does that mean that they want you to run 2 antivirus programs? I already...
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    Windows 7 Potential virus, then no internet connection

    The machine in question is a Dell 8300, core i7 chip, running Windows-7x64 and had Norton Internet Security on it. My internet IS working in my house. I have a number of wired and wireless connections, all working. 1 computer had an issue with an .exe that was taking about 50 % of CPU cycles...
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    Windows 7 hi :dllhost.exe COM surrogate help

    HI, can anyone help me on this, it keeps starting up every few seconds, i have no crashes or noticible performance issues, except the process wheel on arrow flashes every 3 secs. i have done file scans, CC cleaner, mailwarebytes, norton up to date, s&d spybot: all clean, also tried icon...
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    Windows 7 Security Question??

    Not sure this is where this should be posted. If one has Norton Security Suite and Avast,on their Laptop and you connect to a site that is unsecured like McDonalds are you vulnerable to being hacked? Or is it as if you do not have any security at all? Right now we are out of state and...
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    Windows 8 BSOD when copying large files

    I have been fighting for sometime getting a new build system to run stable. I seem to get BSOD a lot, and it seems to happen most often when I copy large files. I have never attempted to overclock. I have not installed very much other than MS Office and FSX, but those run fine. OS Name...
  6. Windows 7 Defender. Where's it At?

    Hey. I have been having significant issues with Windows. With the assistance from a couple of individuals very involved in the Forum and extremely knowledgeable, slowly some things are coming together. I just uninsalled Norton and was provided with a link to acquire MSE. So, now I have MSE...
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    Windows 7 Some sort of assistance is required 1

    I have windows 7 very recently installed in my Laptop . I usually download a lot of softwares from isohunt or thepiratebay etc . But immediately my Norton Internet security 2013 discovers some sort of virus ( mostly trojan in it and moves it to quarantine ) . But sometimes I have restored some...
  8. Windows 8 New fixes for 8.1

    Microsoft have released a raft of new fixes for Windows 8.1 including: http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/microsoft-delivers-fixes-windows-81-preview
  9. Windows 7 Security Suites

    While I do not suggest that this article is in any way the definitive authority regarding Internet Security Suite choices, it looks for the most part like their testing process that they employed is sound and relevant. And I do endorse two of their top ranked products, both Kaspersky and Eset as...
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    Windows 7 Printer driver fails to install

    Windows 7 64 Home Premium I have an HP Photosmart Premium C309g all in one printer/scanner/copier. I CAN NOT get it to reinstall after having some scanning issues. The Microsoft website says it is compatible, I have used it for about 4 years now, but I am thinking with only the basic driver...
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    Windows 7 Brand New Computer not connecting to wired or wireless internet

    Hi All, I have a brand new Samsung NP550P5C and have never been able to connect it to my wired or wireless internet (Draytek Vigor 2710n). The network works fine with Apple macbook pro running OSX, IOS phones and iPads, Sonos system, smart TV etc. I have had the Samsung replaced and it is...
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    Windows 7 Problem instaling Skype

    Link Removed I have a problem, I am trying to reinstall Skype and get the folowing message. See jpg file. I have also tried removing Skype and also regedit to remove any Skype links. I am using Norton Internet Security. Any suggestions. Søren
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    Windows 7 That slow windows 7 performance issue AGAIN!

    I have a REAL problem with slowness on my laptop, every program takes seconds to load and I am very tired of seeing the "not responding" message when trying to save docs, images - or even launch a program. Online it's the same thing, editing a Wordpress site and hitting Publish - can result in...
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    Windows 7 certain wbe sites not loading.

    I just purchased a new laptop back in September 2012. I am unable to load certain websites on IE (Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage), Fireifox (Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at bored.com.) and Chrome. I have a desktop running on the same router and it has the...
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    Windows 7 Help Me Please!

    Okay, so my PC has been running fine. Then just yesterday i noticed my pc's performance was running very slow. So mostly all programs I can not open now. I have tried restarting my PC over 100's of times. Norton has the little green check indicating that everything is fine, but seconds after...
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    Windows 7 I could use help in intrepeting BSOD

    Hey everybody, Let me first by stating the components of my rig. i7-3770K 3.5 GHz CPU Asus Maximus V Extreme Mobo EVGA GTX 690 GPU Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 32GB (4x8GB) Samsung 840 Pro SSD 128 GB System Drive 3.0 TB Seagate HDD 2.0 TB Western Digital Caviar Black EVGA SUPERNOVA NEX1500...
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    Windows 8 Norton blocking Allshare

    I am running Win
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    Windows 7 change in performance

    I have observed a dignificant change in my Windows 7 computer. This is not a hardware issue. I have not downloaded any files or programs lately which could have caused this difficulty. I have run NIS program, anti-spyware. and malware-bytes, to no avail. I cannot seem to run backup using Ease Us...
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    Windows 7 lsass.exe erreros in Event Viewer

    Hi there, I have been having some issues with windows crashing and restarting recently. I think that I have that part of it fixed..... however there are still some error messages popping up in Event Viewer.... one of which revolves around lsass.exe Log Name: Application Source...
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    Windows 8 Crash right after i turn my laptop on (minidump attached)

    Hello, I have experienced a crash after i turned my laptop on. I have windows 8 pro (64bit) activated , Norton internet security 2013 valid, thinkpad t400. I once had windows 7 and upgraded to windows 8 before 2 weeks (i made fresh install). I have in the beginning pc tools spyware doctor...