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dude_se
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right click c drive. then properties. then error checking. then restart and it will do it. i would disable norton, install avg and buy some more memory first of all. then work from there.
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BlueQuill
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Thanks mate for all your help.
Installed avg got rid of norton. Will also go for some more ram....Lets hope this fixes the problem..
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dude_se
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that should sort it out. if not post back here. more memory is a must anyway. just got myself a 128mb ram stick for £5 on ebay so they are not that expensive. just make sure you know which type to get.
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Coxy
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Hey all. Ive got a Sony 1gb high speed memory stick PRO duo. At first it wasnt recognized by my phone, or my laptop via either the phone over USB or a Sandisk mem card reader. I put it in my Sony T33 camera and formatted it. It still wouldnt work. After numerous attempts i got the phone to see it. The laptop still cant see it and neither can the camera any more. When i try and use it in the card reader and click it in my computer i get an error with something to do with I/O problem.
Anybody know what to do?
Thanks
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Cycovision
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I've had quite a few people PM'ing and MSN'ing me about their computers slowing down due to virus infection, spyware and adware lately (not that I mind  ) so I though I'd post a series of little tutorials on how to sort it out here.
Most of you are probably pretty clued up on spyware and adware but for the benefit of those who are not, here's how I perform our 'full service'. It starts of with a virus scan, which in the workshop is actually done with the PC switched off. We use an external hard drive carrier to hook the infected hard drive up to one of our PCs so that it shows up in 'My Computer' and then we get Norton to scan it. The idea is that none of the viruses will be running which gives norton a much better chance of deleting them. Obviously, most people won't have the facility to do that at home, so you have to go for Plan B which is as follows:
1. Update your antivirus software (if you still have internet access, if you don't just continue with this anyway). Once you've done that, you need to restart the PC in safe mode. To do this, restart the computer normally and, when you see the POST (Bios test) info on the screen, start tapping the F8 key repeatedly. On some computers, this might take you to a 'Boot menu'. Select the option that lets you boot from the hard drive and keep tapping F8 again. Almost immediately, you'll be presented with the Windows advanced options menu. Use the arrow keys to highlight 'safemode' and press enter.
2. If you're using Windows ME, 2000 or XP, you'll need to turn off system restore. This is because many antivirus programs can't remove infected files that have been archived in the system restore folders and besides, you don't want to restore the PC to a point where it was full of viruses! Click 'Start', '(all) programs', 'Accessories', 'System tools' then 'system restore'. Click on 'System restore settings' and tick the checkbox next to 'turn off system restore...'. Click 'OK' to any warnings you might get, then 'OK' again to close the system restore settings box. You can turn system restore back on again when your PC is nice and clean if you want.
3.Start up your antivirus program and do a full virus scan. Make sure that the scan will include all of your hard drives if you have more than one, and that it does a 'Full' or 'Thorough' scan as opposed to a 'quick' or 'smart' scan. Once it's finished, follow any instructions it might give you to remove and / or quarantine any infected files. If it finds some files that can't be removed, make a note of their names and folder location on a piece of paper for the next bit!
4. If your antivirus did fail to remove any infected files, it's usually for one of these two reasons: The file is an executable (a program) that is actually running (even in safe mode), or the file is within a compressed folder (.zip file, .cab file etc.). You'll need to take them out manually. Navigate to each infected file using 'My Computer' or Windows explorer and delete the file by highlighting it and pressing the Delete key. Bear in mind that some of the files and folders may be hidden. To get them to show up, open any folder (My documents will do), click on th 'Tools' menu, select 'Folder options', then click on the 'view' tab. Look down the list and you'll see an option to 'Show hidden files and folders'. Make sure it's ticked.
Obviously, you have to be very carefull doing this, especially if you're deleting stuff from the windows, system, winnt or system32 folders. If you accidentally delete a legitimate file or if your not sure, just go to the recycle bin and restore it back again.
5. Done all that? Good, we're nearly ready for the next bit! First of all, you need to empty your temporary files and folders. Get on 'My computer' again and navigate to the following folders:
Windows 98 / Me:
C:Windowstemp
C:windowstemporary internet files
Windows 2000 / XP
C:windowstemp
C:windowsprefetch (XP only)
c:documents and settings(your user name)local settingstemp
c:documents and settings(your user name)local settingstemporary internet files
Delete the ENTIRE contents of each of those folders, including 'desktop.ini' or any 'system files' if it asks you for confirmation. One more thing, with 2000 and XP, you'll need to clear the temp files for all users in the documents and settings folders, not just your user name.
Sorted? Nice one! Now click on 'start', 'shut down the computer' and 'restart' to bring the PC back into normal mode for the next part.
By the way, if you haven't got an antivirus program and you can get on the internet OK, you can download AVG free edition from here:
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
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Coxy
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Any help for me? 
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BlueQuill
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@cycovision that was some great tip indeed. Definitely, you r THE pc guru. I bow to thee...
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Cycovision
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@Coxy
Sorry mate, just got in from work
Stick it in your card reader, click 'start', 'control panel', 'Administrative tools', 'computer management', 'disk management'. (I'm assuming you have XP?  )
Find the card in the list, left click to highlight it and then click the little 'x' on the toolbar to delete the partition. Then, right click on the card and select 'create partition' from the menu.
This'll start a wizard to help you partition and format the card. Just create the partition, don't format it. Once it's partitioned, put it in the device that you'll be using it in the most and format it there.
If it won't let you do any or all of the above, or if the problem still persists afterwards, you may well have a poorly card
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dude_se
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adware can be a bugger sometimes. did you meantion the program: "spybot search and destroy" because thats a good one for stuff like that. also "hijak this" is a great program for bigger problems with the registry but not for beginners.
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Cycovision
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@dude
Yeah, they're coming in the next installments of the full service procedure 
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Coxy
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Hey cyco.
As the PC cant recognise the card i cant format it. Ive just formated it in the PSP though.
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Cycovision
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Yeah, that's the whole point. Sometimes, even though though the card doesn't show up or can't be read in 'My Computer', it still appears in the administrative tools disk management part of control panel.
From there, you can do all sorts with it. Usually if a card doesn't show up in 'My Computer', it's either because the partition is corrupted or because it hasn't been assigned a drive letter, both of which can be sorted in disk management
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dude_se
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a good disk cleaner also works for me. cleans all my crap every startup.
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rrojas260
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Quick question. If i put a ram module(card?) in a no compatible motherboard will it damage the motherboard or the ram slot?
I have a PC2700 ram module but i dont know if it will work on my dad's pc
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Cycovision
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It shouldn't do. SDRAM and DDR RAM have different edge connectors (DDR has one gap, SDRAM has 2) so it's pretty much physically impossible to put the wrong type of memory into a DIMM slot.
Usually, if you put the right type of memory in but the wrong speed (say, pc2700 into a board that only takes pc2100) bios POST gives you a beep code and the PC won't start up, but it doesn't usually damage the motherboard.
Safest bet, though, would be to type the motherboard model number into google and see if you can find what type / speed of memory it'll take.
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