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# HP Tech Support screwed me

Q: HP Tech Support screwed me

Ok before I get into my problem, here's a little about my notebook - I trust that these details may be somewhat helpful in attempts to resolve my issue:

I have a HP Pavilion dv6000 (RG364UA#ABA) with Microsoft Windows XP Professional
version 5.1.2600 (media center) service pack 2.0 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz version x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 current speed 1660 MHz

Let me start by thanking you for your patience as you read this. I contacted HP Tech support via chat numerous times to discuss general questions around some concerns I had regarding a "space issue" I was having. The "space issue" actually was caused by a surplus of photos I had in "MY PICTURES" which I thought I had removed after I burned them to a disk as well as video files located on another user profile.

Anyhow, I contacted HP support and was advised to do a "non destructive" recovery and was completely assured that this would resolve my problem and all files and applications would remain in tact unharmed. Well that was crap.

Once the recovery process was complete, all user information was gone. No user profiles existed on the login screen. I had to recreate a user profile. The recovery reverted everything to "factory settings", however all files were found on the old user profile which was located under "documents and settings" on the c:\ drive.

Also, all applications still appeared under All Programs on the Start Menu, however when trying to load a program (I installed that did not come on the machine, photoshop elements), I got an error message regarding a dll could not be found, licensing information and serial keys could not be found and the program had to close. I tried to reproduce the problem so i could list the exact error message, however now a new error message : The action you have requested could not be completed because the application is not responding. It may still be loading or waiting for a response from you..

This pretty much goes for all installed software that didn't come on the machine. This all makes sense because the applications i'm trying to access are not on "Add/Remove Programs". I attempted to copy over all data from the old profile to a new one, however not sure what this accomplished except for taking up more space.

So i'm guessing that when you install software, the registration keys and info associated with "whatever" user profile, were hidden when the user profie was wiped when i did the reovery. (again-- all of the app data still remains in a subfolder under the old profile as mentioned above).

So with all this said, I've backed up my documents, photos etc.. however i want to recover my applications. Some which I don't have the software anymore. Now.. because all of the files and stuff are supposedly still here.. How can back up my install files and license keys?? I would love to recover the old profile, but if this is not possible, any suggestions on how I can get my apps back in working order?? I don't know that much about REGEDIT and i'm terrified of making changes, & honestly prefer not to go that rout.

Lastly, since I copied over all from the other user profile, I now I'm back to the space issue. Which, the C:\ drive reports that I have only 9.62GB free. I really need to get my computer back in working order, I have so many things I need to work on and am limited by this.

The aforementioned issues are not a result of any virus or adware. I've run scans and all report clean. I do need to reinstall my norton 2007 internet security because this was reverted to the trial 2006 version which came on the machine. I've not done this because of the free space.

I certainly appreciate all the help I can receive from those more technical experts than myself and look forward to hearing from you.

A: HP Tech Support screwed me

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Hello,

It all began with a free space issue - after connecting numerous times to HP support tech, i was told to do a non destructive system restore., which i did, only to find my user profile gone, and all the dlls that run my applications no longer working. The space issues was from too many picture files, which i discovered my husband had uploaded about 1500 pictures of a friends wedding. so once i got rid of those pictures, the space issue was resolved.

After being completely frustrated, and a lot of research, I read to "copy over" my old user profile files from under "documents and settings" to the new profile i created.. which I did. I also did a disk clean up and defrag.. and evidently have deleted a bunch of things i shouldn't have. I never actually recovered the user profile.. the weird thing is... is that the picture i had chosen associated with the old profile i'm trying to recover.. was recovered. totally weird voo doo stuff going on in the background i guess. so now i want to scream. i guess i can delete everything.. i've backed up all the stuff that was under my documents. so no big deal, however it's the applications that i'm worried about. when doing the non destructive restore, it took me back to factory settings.. so my norton 2007 internet security was replaced with the 60 day trial version of 2006 that came with the PC (which was purchased in december 2006 and in march 2007 i got some freaky virus and the geek squad folks did a d... Read more

A:HP Tech Support screwed me

DO you still have the recovery partition (hp uses that instead of discs now)

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Free or paid is fine. thanks Braden A:Tech support for grandparents. 7 more replies Answer Match 57.12% It's been going on 1 month since my build When I first got them I use to get 4-5 a day now its once every 2 days. I can play Games with out any its just random. First 1 BCCode: 3b BCP1: 00000000C0000005 BCP2: FFFFF960000B8971 BCP3: FFFFF8800875DFD0 BCP4: 0000000000000000 OS Version: 6_1_7601 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 768_1 Win 32k.sys C:\Windows\Minidump\022512-19328-01.dmp C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-29998-0.sysdata.xml I think this one was because I had the Front panel connected wrong so I unplug that but and have not got it again I don't think. Second Additional information about the problem: BCCode: d1 BCP1: 0000000000000000 BCP2: 0000000000000002 BCP3: 0000000000000008 BCP4: 0000000000000000 OS Version: 6_1_7601 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 768_1 I look up I think it might have to do with my wireless Adapter not 100% but i have a netgear$44 dollar one from walmart.
I'm starting to think its My Ram I'm going be buying some Corsair Ram 8g next few weeks I'm getting to the point were I'm giving up and about to pay for a Tech to just fixed my computer so I can play games with out any problems I cant update my bios because its unstable.

A:I need help before i spend 75 on tech support

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I have a hp psc 1350 v printer, trying to install on this machine; printer was installed on this machine in nov.2003 and worked fine until 2 weeks ago. at that time , printer quit working and in the control panel, printer icon showed up like a hidden file. tried to reinstall printer several times with no success. contacted hp support, spent several hours, spanning 4 days ,installing and uninstalling software, trying to install this printer. changed usb cables and same problem.other usb devises are recognised instantly. Hp support sent me a new printer, tried to install, same problem...no printer. so, tried to install printer on 2 other pcs and no problem, worked great (one machine has the exact same mother board as the problem pc).Hp says its a chip problems, problem started when i did a windows recommended driver update for via chip. CAN YOU HELP?

Here are my specs:

Operating System Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600)
System Model = ECS = P4VXASD2+ = 1.0 (motherboard)
Main Circuit Board Board: ECS P4VXASD2+ 1.0
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T 04/02/01
Processor 2.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
256 Megabytes Installed Memory
Did have 768, took out 512

A:[B]HP Tech support gave up on this one[/B]

Uninstall the printer, through ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS, then go to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager and remove any left over HP/printer entries - look under HP, USB, all the categories. If HP gave you a seperate uninstaller to use then run that, they usually have one and if you look through your CD you might be able to find it hidden somewhere. Then unplug the printer and all other USB devices - except USB a mouse and Keyboard if yours happen to be USB.

Now still in Device Manager remove all USB hubs and then all USB Controllers.

Now go here: http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=403 and download and install the latest VIA 4-in-1 drivers and reboot as request. Then reboot again after the USB controllers are reinstalled.

Now download the latest printer drivers from HP's website for your model if you haven't done so yet and start the installation. Do not plug in the printer until prompt to do so or until the installation is totally complete. When plugging in the printer use a USB connector that is not near the one you used before - they are usually in pairs of two.

If that Fails you can do a System Restore from Programs - Accessories - System to a date before the problems started and hope it works and doesn't recur.

XP runs better with more RAM - if there's nothing wrong with it then add it back in.

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Has anyone heard of or had dealings with Procomsupport247 or Khamtechnologies. When My wife called the microsoft support number on two different occasions these are the people she got. They did help with the problem but they charge for service and want you to sign up for multi year contracts. Any help would be appreciated.

A:tech support scam?

Those are services offered by 3rd parties and are not affiliated with Microsoft. If you search for Microsoft support you'll usually get quite a few ads before seeing a real number. If you want actual Microsoft support go here:
Microsoft Support

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Last weekend I was on the phone with Netgear for 4 hours trying to install a simple router and wireless adaptor for the second computer in the house.

The box says "normal installation time 20 minute"

Yesterday, the computer failed in loading Windows XP, so I had to restore the computer to a date PRIOR to the installation of the wireless adaptor.

Today, after 90 minutes on the phone, speaking to a man with an accent so thick, he had to spell just about every word (Whiskey Oscar Romeo Delta) using the phonetic alphabet.

Then we reach my boiling point where I can take it no longer, here's the conversation:

Netgear: Now, under >basic >wireless read me the number
Me: There is no number
Netgear: Yes, very good, now read me the number on the screen
Me: I'm looking at the basic-wireless screen, there is no number on the screen anywhere, am I in the wrong place?
Netgear: No, you are in the right place, just read me the number
Netgear: Yes, thank you, please read me the number on the screen.
Me: Sir, are you listening to me? Say these words back to me, "there is no number on the screen to read."
Netgear: What do you mean there is no number? Of course there is a number there.
Me: May I speak to your supervisor?
Netgear: No, I will solve your problem.
Me: "click" I hung up.

90 minutes, problem remains, and I get a survey from netgear asking me to rate their customer service.

Am I the only pe... Read more

A:Tech support at Netgear

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I am posting regarding the scam you have covered in this link http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-windows-has-been-block-tech-support-scam

It's the 'Remove the Windows has been Blocked Tech Support Scam'

However, unfortunately I did call the number, and when they wanted money I said absolutely not. Now, when I power up that PC, I get a pop-up that asks for admin password (not the Windows or BIOS popup). I tried command prompt, system restore, and reinstalling windows deleting everything but what was installed and personal files, and still the same popup requesting a password. I tried Esc, and cancel and enter, all not working.

Any suggestions? Any help at all greatly appreciated

A:Tech Support Scam

If this happened to me, I'd restore from a recent full system backup.  If you don't have one, you'll probably need to do a clean install.

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IRC tech support channels

Just curious, does anyone know of any irc channels that would be good for asking general tech questions?

A:IRC tech support channels

I don't know of any personally...but google probably does :)

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Just curious, does anyone know of any irc channels that would be good for asking general tech questions?

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Hello to one and all,

When I try to search [in IE7] for my initial reason for coming to this forum I get:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 75497472 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2097152 bytes) in /home/tsf/public_html/search.php on line 885

Any suggestions?

A:I cannot search Tech Support?

Hi Unbound, and welcome to TSF. Admin are apparently aware of the problem.

Have a look Here

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Hello,
Just wanted to share this experience with you all. Viruses can be a tricky thing, causing all kinds of damage and ruining your day, week, month, or even year. In times like that the weekest cowardly people come out of the woodwork and scare you into financial submission, and i want you to not be fooled by fast talking snake oil salesmen.

desktop win7 wired connection
desktop win XP sp3 wired connection, installing wireless adapter.
laptop winXP wireless
Belkin router

Problem:
I had a desktop that was a wired connectoion and wanted to give it to my kid, so i got a wireless network card and installed it. The card seemed to be working fine, but it would not connect to the internet. (it would hang on "aquiring a network address" then error out saying windows coudlnt connect..)
I called Belkin tech support who tried a bunch of nonsence scare tactics to make me believe my registry was corrupt and that i had a virus. end result- pay them money and they would fix the issue, AND i would be protected for some amount of time. I believe it is 30 days, 90 days, 6 months a year or even 3 years.

What they didnt know/ask/think about was that the router and network card were both brand new, and that the computer I was having issues with had a fresh install of win XP with paid antivirus program. When I told them "No, if I have a virus then my antivirus company needs to deal with it, im not paying both of you to solve the same issue". Well, the tech agent hung u... Read more

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I am having a problem with my granddaughters laptop. The anti-virus had expired when she brought it to me (I'm an IT guy). She was getting popups about cleaning her laptop. It had Optimize pro, My PC Backup, etc. installed (she's 13, not sure if she responded to the popups or not.

I've removed what I thought was junk, installed Microsoft Security Essentials and Malware Bytes, but I can't get either of them to launch and scan the laptop.

Here's the Hijack it log:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 5:49:34 PM, on 3/29/2014
Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.17267)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Re-markit-soft\Re-markit_wd.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\SmartLogon\sensorsrv.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\ASUS Live Update\ALU.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Internet Services\iCloudServices.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\ATK Package\ATKOSD2\ATKOSD2.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\ATK Package\ATK Media\DMedia.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\ATK Package\ATK Hotkey\HControlUser.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\Wireless Console 3\wcourier.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\realsched.exe
C:\Users\Raven\AppData\Roaming\ShopAtHome\ShopAtHomeHelper\ShopAtHomeWatcher.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe

A:Tech support popups

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I have a friend who had a problem on her computer and she called her ISP Comcast for help since she uses their Norton anti-virus program. To make a long story short, she had to provide them with both her log in & email passwords and then they wanted to charge her $215 to clean her computer. That doesn't make sense to me - I'm not aware of any reliable ISP tech support asking for passwords. I know they ask for permission to take control of a computer and then supply a service number the computer user has to enter. Is this something new that an ISP tech support asks for passwords. She has changed her email password and I recommended to her to also change her log on password. A:Tech support asking for passwords I'm not sure of ISP Comcast procedures but Remote Assistance opens with a Password the users needs to provide to the person they are requesting help from so that person can connect to the computer.Remote Assistance FAQsInvite Another User to Troubleshoot Your Windows 7 Machine with Remote AssistanceHow to Use Windows 7 Remote Assistance Easy Connect Asking for a log in and email passwords sometimes makes it easier for the Tech to do what they need to do especially when dealing with a novice user who knows little about computers. This is not something I would do but it does occur and some folks provide that information.$215 seems like a lot of money but again I don't know exactly what they had to do to clean this computer or how long it took. This sounds like an issue she should follow up by contacting ISP Comcast and speaking to a supervisor in their support division.

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Over this past weekend I have been getting calls from "Windows Tech Support". The first time the tech said my computer was sending out warning messages to them. I asked him how it was doing that I cannot remember what he said he asked "you are using windows OS correct?"
I said so I use a Mac he hung up when I said that. I just laughed and let it past. A few hours they call back. They have called several times and today they call claiming they are "Dell tech support" I do have a Dell laptop (How they know that?) They said my Dell was sending them warnings
bla bla bla. I told them I was running Linux they hung up. I laughed again and let it pass. Then an hour later they call back. Frustrated I told them I was not home and asked if they could call back. I am waiting on them to call back. I have made a whole drive backup with True Image. I am going to let them log in and I will be watching what they do. I got a text document on my desktop named "credit card info" don't worry all that is in it is
idiot typed all over it. I cannot wait for them to call. I am going to be very careful with this. I will be watching to make sure they don't harm my system. I could set up a VM and do this but don't really have time.

A:Windows Tech Support

If you're not going to use a VM do NOT let them access the computer. I don't care how carefully you monitor them, they could still do something to a PC on your network.

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Okay,I messed up, my laptop (Toshiba L755) was infected and just after xmas I noticed my documents and pictures (everything for my 501.c.3 animal rescue) was GONE. I panicked and somehow wound up on the phone with ATS. They had me put it in safe mode and THANKFULLY (from what I saw) all my pics and docs were there!!! They did a remote in to my laptop and said it would be several hours and they would fix it, A WEEK LATER (with daily phone calls) NOTHING, and on the second day, everything was gone from safe mode too. I was furious and even tho they refunded my money, I still do not have my stuff back, I am heart broken, these docs and pics are SO important to my nonprofit work, it has been horrible... Can anyone help???

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I believe that I posted the following in the incorrect heading "Software" when I should have posted it under hardware. Therefore I am posting it once again and hoping in desperation that someone will be able to help me with this problem. Thanking you in advance for any assistance!

Two weeks ago I purchased the Samsung Galaxy S tablet model: TS-700 with ?Kit Kat 4.4.2? which is exactly what I wanted. I ran into constant notification attempts by Samsung to get me to install Lollipop 5.0.2 which I do not want. I tried to evade these attempts but finally lollipop was automatically installed on my tablet without my permission. I turned it on to find the installation process in progress and a warning not to turn off the tablet. I hadn't thought to prevent this by disabling automatic updating. So I got blind sided by Samsung.
I now want to downgrade from lollipop back to Kit Kat 4.4.2 as I detest lollipop and it immediately started causing problems whereas Kit Kat was working like a charm.
Before attempting this, I am seeking a qualified tech persons knowledge, advice and instructions on the best way to do this. I am reasonably computer smart so I am confident that given precise instructions I can do it.
I just need to know that the information and instructions provided are dependable, precise and if followed carefully should work correctly. I watched a few utube videos on the subject but none applied to my specific tablet and I felt uneasy about all of the toute... Read more

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Who are they

A:First choice tech support

First Choice Tech Support...This Business is not BBB AccreditedFirst Choice SupportFirst Choice Tech ScamUnsolicited phone calls (aka Tech Support Scamming) and browser pop-up alerts with phone numbers from "so-called Support Techs" advising your computer is infected with malware has become an increasing common and prolific scam tactic over the past several years. In the majority of these cases the caller lies by claiming to be an employee affiliated with Microsoft or Windows Support. However, there have been reports of callers claiming to be affiliated with major computer manufacturers such as Hewlett Packard, Lenovo and Dell or familiar security vendors like Symantec and McAfee. Typically, the scammers attempt to trick their victims into believing that their computer is infected, often by having them look at a Windows log that shows dozens of harmless or low-level error entries. The scammer instructs their victim to type "eventvwr" in the RUN box to open Windows Event Viewer and then scares them by pointing out all the warnings and error messages listed under the various Event Viewer categories. In other cases the caller pretends to provide free security checks or direct the download and use of a bogus registry cleaner which purports to find thousands of problems.The scammer then attempts to talk (scare) their victims into giving them remote access to the computer in order to fix it and/or remove malware. If the victim agrees, the support usually costs hundreds of dollars a... Read more

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I support 2 labs where students log on to the domain. All the workstations are XP Pro. How do I copy a printer into "all users" profile so that everybody logging on sees the printer. I don't want to set the printer individually on each profile..
Tnx

A:Solved: Tech Support

Log on as administrator, or yourself if you have admin rights. Add a printer as Local Printer and uncheck automatically detect, create a new port as Local port, where the port name is \\printserver\printername then just allow the wizard to complete.

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Hi, little glitch. When you good people notify me of a related post I duly open the email and normally right click on the link and "open in a new tab". This works fine. If however I LEFT click on it, I get an empty box, centre screen and the pc locks and I have to hack thru' task mang to get going again. Not really a prob but I would like some info if possible.

Many Thanks
Dave.

A:tech support cracks me up

What program is this for? Is it for Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook??

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I have been trying to find out why my Win 7 mavhine decides to crash and then continues to do so . I really do not want to relist the same thread again, but this is getting frustrating

A:Are there any tech support people here?

My friend, you are going to have to give us a bit more information than just "My PC Crashes"

What occurs Just before the crash, During the crash, and when did it start to happen?

New software? Hardware? Removal of Software/Hardware?

Matt~

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I've tried Malwarebytes and adwcleaner without luck. This is happening in Chrome.  I'm using Win8.1.  Attached is a copy of the screen I'm getting.

Thanks for any help!

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I don't know if anyone has had to deal with them (hopefully not) but they are terrible. Got my computer in April and all of a sudden it quit loading up after a restart or shut down. So they diagnose it over the phone as a bad power supply. I send it in, they have it for a week and a half and sent it back today, so I turned it on and it has the exact same problem. I call them back and they say well it must be the motherboard. I can not believe that they didn't at least test the thing out to see if it worked before sending it back to me. Especially when I emailed them last week to check the status of my computer and they told me it was still going through the diagnostic testing process. Wouldn't any type of diagnostic test show a bad motherboard, I mean thats kind of important isn't it? So now I have to send it back in to them, and be without my computer again for probably another 2 weeks. The entire process has been a headache and I have to call them back tomorrow yet again because they couldn't process my "RMA number" because they were having problems with their system tonight. My guess is that they are using their own Gateway computers there too...Next time I'll spend the extra and get a Dell..

A:Gateway Tech Support....

Dell won't be any better. They're all about the same. You'll have better luck with tech support and repairs if you have it built locally by someone you can look in the face when you talk to them.

Welcome to the world of ultra-cheap support.

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anybody know available tech support for vista RC-1?
there used to be a thread here in june/06 or so with the address to support for beta 2.....??
did i overlook it?

thank you!!!

A:vista RC-1 tech support?

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hey all...just came back from spending the holiday installing my mom's pc and getting her online. since she is pc illiterate, and because we are in different states, i am anticipating many long nights on the phone with her, since

so, i'm thinking about how to make this as painless as possible...f'rinstance: i'm wondering how i might set it up so i can access her pc via the internet, in order to intervene remotely and correct anything she might mess up....anything from helping her to edit a photo to runing a spyware scan on her system to changing an option in her browser. even better might be the ability to see her desktop when she's at her pc, in order to walk her through things live on the phone while we are both looking at the same thing. any suggestions how one might do things like this or any other suggestions for this kind of situation?

tia

A:tech support for parents

windows xp has a built in remote pc thing. there are also programs you can buy that will do the same thing.

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I bought Windows 7 from Amazon.com and when I called up Microsoft for support they told me that they don't support open windows 7 what ever that means. So I paid the same price but no support because I didn't buy it from Microsoft. I'm just confused. Can someone explain this to me or was the tech person just full of crap?

A:No Tech Support for Windows 7?

Yes, MS supports any retail copy with the best funded Tech Support in the business.

I also bought Amazon (for the free shipping) pre-order Upgrade and have gotten MS support already.

They are required by policy to troubleshoot to completion any issue, even elevating to a research team that communicates with the developer teams, as long as customer is cooperative.

As with any tech support you may get a bad agent or someone having a bad day. I always politely hang up and call back.

In the past by being appreciative and eager to learn, I have gotten a full education in clean reinstalls w/o bloatware, virus hunting, optimization, etc. - worth far more than the price of the product.

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fresh install win xp

everything fine till i get to mb drivers

infdrv.dll
agpdrvnt.dll
viastor.dll

please tell me what these are as i can find no information on them and/or any reason i should have this problem

A:windows tech support says its not them

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using my Internet Explorer 5.1 (Mac OS X) proxy server, typing in the Tech Support Guy website (www.helponthe.net) pulls up http://discussions.virtualdr.com/ instead.

But when I don't use the proxy server, helponthe.net works fine.

Any ideas?

A:Tech Support Guy hijacked?

Nothing wrong with Tech support guy. I would look at the proxy as the problem..

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A:Solved: AVG tech support?

Hi, Are you using two active security programs by any chance that have real time protection running? I see you also have Kaspersky.....did you mean on a different machine and not on this machine with the AVG issue? I realize it's a very basic question but we run into this quite often so just making sure. More than one antivirus / security suite type program running will usually cause weird issues like slowness and errors.

Why is your post marked "SOLVED"??

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hello everyone, Im new to this forum!! I need some tech support on Apache.

I setup my Apache on port 80. I set the Network domain to localhost and i set the server name for the name i got from dyndns.org. When i type localhost in my browser it works fine. When i type my Internal IP in my browser it works. I got the internal from ipconfig. btw im running this on Win XP Pro. When i type my external IP and my server name in the browser neither 1 of them takes me to the Apache page where it says to replace the page. I do not have a separate router. Im on ADSL and im pretty sure that my ADSL modem has a router built in. Does anyone know what the problem could be?? Can anyone give me private free tech support vis email or any messenger in IM?? Please reply back ASAP. Thanks everyone..

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have you facing windows 10 Activation problems contact our windows 10 tech support number . windows 10 experienced certified tech support team provide you complete instant and fast windows 10 support. microsoft's free upgrade windows 10 Anniversary update offer is now over. Later Microsoft windows 10 also allowed people to directly active and install windows 10 their original windows 8.1/7 product key. we have received a lot of feedbacks from insider on making it easiers to activate windows 10 on device that take advantages of the free upgrade offer to genuine windows by using existing windows 8.1, windows 8 or windows 7 product keys. contact our windows 10 tech support phone number to get these facilities. on this windows 10 technical support number our experienced windows 10 tech support team provide you complete windows 10 technical support.

A:How to get Windows 10 Tech Support ?

Spam Ignore

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Good day, Can anybody advise or guide me on above captioned matter? I currently use "Zuumedia", who incidentaly are good but their prices keep going up and up. Being a pensioner I have to watch the pennies and 120GBP seems a hell of a lot to what it used to be. I live on the west coast of scotland miles away from anybody who can help me so need some way of online support. Can you advise??

Driveguard

A:on line tech support

Consider all the options available. Sites like and especially this one can solve most software problems. Really thorough books are available. I just pulled one containing 1101 pages just on Vista from my shelf. On a per inquiry basis, any tech can "share" your computer. If you're uncomfortable working inside the box, there has to be local or shipping help available. Your current "service" can't physically fix hardware anyway. With all the money you'll save, you'll be able to afford the new and hopefully error free computer when this one bids adieu.

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You guys/gals are awesome sharing your expertise with strangers every day for the sole purpose of helping others. May you have a very Merry Christmas, joyous holiday season, and prosperous New Year...and may Santa deliver reindeer droppings in the stockings of every virus author across the globe!

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Hey everyone, and thanks in advanced for your help. I'm having some issues with this very website (Tech Support Guy). Whenever I access it, I am normally supposed to be logged in. I am, and I will attempt to access a forum, post, etc. Then the website logs me out and reverts back to the original color theme.

Once I've logged back in, I will access a post or what have you, only to have been logged out -again-! Then I will log back in, and my browser will redirect me to the forum so I may post something myself. Then once I post something I have to log back in -again-! (and this happens whenever I click a new thread or whatever...it will probably happen once I am finished typing this post).

Anyway, if there is any advice on how to fix this that somebody could offer it would be greatly appreciated since I love this site and enjoy helping the community. It's just a hassle to have to keep logging in every 10 seconds.

Thanks again,
TheShooter93

A:Tech Support Guy Issues

You are not the only one with the problem. Check the following.

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I have the "toolbar.exe" spy....I posted my "hijackthis" log yesterday at 5 pm, but no one has replied yet.

Could someone please reply? I am finding it very difficult to run my computer.

Here is a repost of my log:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2
Scan saved at 5:55:45 AM, on 9/29/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\TSI32\tsircusr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\TCAUDIAG.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\sstray.exe
C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\pptd40nt.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logitech\QCDriver\LVCOMS.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\point32.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\type32.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\PFU\ScanSnap\PfuSsSct.exe
C:\Program Files\PFU\ScanSnap\CardMinder V2.0\CardLauncher.exe
C:\Program Files\PFU\ScanSnap\PDF Thumbnail View\pdfquickview.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Toolbar\TBPS.exe
C:\Program Files\PFU\ScanSnap\CardMinder V2.0\bcd_file\SbCRecE.exe

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Hello
I have already followed the instruction from the forum(1st thread) and i would like from one of your specialists to take a look at my hijack log which follows.I see suspicious processess that take much memory and slow down my system especially when starting from task management.I would try to erase some item but as I understood you should advice me first.

Here is the log,

Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2
Scan saved at 00:34:36, on 06/12/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\S24EvMon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZCfgSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\1XConfig.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\bin\btwdins.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\RegSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\SAVScan.exe

A:Log Analysis by Tech Support please

Mike, welcome.

Make sure 'show all files' is enabled:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...&osv=&osv_lvl=

Boot into Safe Mode by tapping F8 key repeatedly at bootup.
More detailed instructions here:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...01052409420406

Use Windows Explorer to find and delete if still present:
OC:\WINDOWS\System32\98r5baq.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZCfgSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\1XConfig.exe <== files

C:\Program Files\SEARCH~1 <== Folders

Start HijackThis and tick the boxes next to all these, then close all browser and explorer windows, and tell HijackThis to "Fix checked" if still present.

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://uk.red.clientapps.yahoo.com/...fo/bt_side.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://uk.red.clientapps.yahoo.com/...arch.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://uk.red.clientapps.yahoo.com/...arch.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://uk.red.clientapps.yahoo.com/...fo/bt_side.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://uk.red.clientapps.yahoo.com/...arch.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Searc... Read more

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Does anyone know of a printer manf. that is not out-sourcing their tech support ? [US based tech support]

A:US based tech support

Heh

I think those days are gone.

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I need to speak to a support tech in the US.  I was told I had this option when I bought my computer.  I am still in warranty, have a 3 year HP Care Pack.  I spent most of a night from 8:30 PM to 2:30AM on the phone with some guy that had me actually attempting to take off the side panel on my computer and move some plugs.  These people were rude, obnoxious and didn't help at all.  Now they want to come out and change my hard drive??????  They wanted me to do it at first but I told them no.  I run my home and business on this computer and i can't afford to be down for 3 days and lose all of the software I've paid for.  I don't have another computer to put the software on.  I need a United States technition.  I had them when I bought the computer directly from HP and used them, they were great and a real pleasure to work with.  They knew what they were talking about!!  Is there any way to get to one of these guys or girls again.  I had this all written down and cannot find the sheet anymore.

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i m unable to open add/remove programs in the control panel.i tried out appwiz.cpl to open ,but there wasn't any response.
i even tried the following one,

Click Start => Run and type in "regedit" {without the quotes}
Navigate to the following key:

In the right-hand pane, delete all the Values whose data value is set
to "no".

but nothing works . plz any of the tech geeks out there help me 2 sort out tis problem.!!!!!!

A:tech support for windows xp!

hello,

Check any one from below three ,
1.have you tried in safe mode...?

or

2. This happens if your user account does not have Write access to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Setup \ Oc Manager \ TemporaryData

Type regedit.exe in Start, Run dialog

Navigate to the above registry key

Allow Set Value permissions to your user account

Click OK and close the dialog
If above registry not help...
3. Check with Malwarebytes,

http://www.filescrunch.com/techspot/0825/mbam-setup-1.46.exe

Install Malware and update it.. and do full scan.

remove infected registry and do reboot.

hope it will works fine.

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I hope somebody can help me with this, i would have done a search to see if its in a previous thread but i did'nt know what it would have been listed under.
Here goes:
I use opera 7 as my browser which i prefer to IE but when i go here to tech guys and click on certain threads i immediatly am back at my desktop, does anyone know why this may be ?
I am using IE right now to be here writing this, is it something to do with my settings ?
any help will be greatly appreciated !!!

A:losing tech support

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Hey all I was wondering if anyone has come across a good iPhone emulator/simulator program. I've constantly got clients calling me up asking me to help them with their iPhones and if I could just see what they see I could help them navigate menus a lot quicker. Being and Andriod man myself, I don't have an iPhone anymore. Is there any software out there that could help me accomplish this?

A:Looking For iPhone Emulator For Tech Support

http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/develop.html

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To post this threa I have had to turn off Zonealarm Pro. When I log in to Tech Support there is no problem but as soon as I try to access the forums I am immediately logged out. This happens to me with other forums and I have noticed also that I can only access the first page on EBay and not page 2 onwards.
I have looked at all the options on Zonealarm but I cannot see what I can do, it must be Zonealarm causing the problem as when I turn it off I have no problems. Thanks. Roger

A:Zonealarm Pro is blocking Tech Support Guy

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Yesterday I was called by a Windows Tech Support Scam. I am not very tech-savvy and I was gullible and allowed them to remotely access my computer. When they asked for money that is when I wised up, but that was too late. I already gave them access to my computer.

I changed my bank account passwords. I loaded my files onto an external hard drive. I plan to return my computer to its original state, but I first wanted to find out what is to stop the scammers from just accessing my computer again?

Any help

A:Windows Tech Support Scam

Hi:

Yes, it is a busy season for such scammers.
I got such a call on my mobile phone a week ago, spoofing a "legit" number in PA on caller ID.
I strung the caller along for a while.
He hung up when I volunteered to give him my credit card info so that he could "remote in" to fix my "viruses".

Anyway:
I hope you changed all your confidential info from a different, known-clean computer?

Also:
Here are a few resources:

I Just Fell For a PC Support Scam, Now What?
Tech support scams costing computer users
FTC cracks down on tech support scams
Beware of US-based Tech Support Scams

You might want to head over to one of several, busy, reputable computer disinfection fora for a guided, expert look at the system.
The trained malware helpers will know which tools to use, in which order, to check the system for hidden malware.

Thanks,

MM

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Wondering if anyone else is getting calls from a Windows 8 Tech support person?  They called me 2 days in a row.  I heard her out for a while to see what the scam was, and when she told me that "a critical error had occurred on my computer and she wanted me to turn on my Windows 8 so she could help fix it" and that's when I hung up.

I wonder how many people do turn on their Windows 8 and follow her instructions....................

A:Calls from Windows 8 Tech Support?

The creeps have been calling on 7&8, I give them a dash of non repeatable words!

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Microsoft Warns Of Tech Support Phone Scam
I know this has been circulating for a while but my mother received a phone call while i was there .
I took the phone away from her and talked with the man to find out what was going on .

He would not take no for an answer
even when i told him that there was no computer at this address he insisted on retelling me he was from microsoft tech support and that the ip had been flashing red at their end and that it was a virus problem .
Even after i had repeated that there was no computer to get infected he said when i read my emails all lights were flashing at their end

Now if this post stops one pc user from falling for this scam then i will be happy

A:Tech support phone scam

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It's coming up to three working weeks now since I bought the game Starwars Battlefront by Activision. When I first couldn't get the game to work, I emailed them, and my emails were being returned unsent. The next day, I phoned them, which is difficult as I don't have a landline and can't get a signal near my PC, so I told them the problem with emailing them and they sent me an email to reply to.
I replied to their email straight away with all the info they asked for, then I sent another with some additional info. After some time, they replied to the one I sent with additional info saying they had no record of previous correspondance. I've been repeatedly emailing them since with all the info they've asked for and have heard nothing, I've tried their head office a couple of times over the weeks to find out what's going on, but they don't reply either. Has anyone else had these kinds of problems with Activision and what did you do? I think that if I don't get anywhere by some time next week, I'll ask for a refund... but then how do you go about getting a refund???

I've posted details of the problem below.

A:Can't get through to Activision tech support for help with Starwars BF for PC.

INSTALLATION:

When I tried to install Starwars Battlefront for the first time, after getting the first disc to start loading, it seemed to be having trouble working out which disk it wanted and which was which.
I've just uninstalled the game to see if the same thing would happen using a different disk drive or to see if the game would run without the patch, but it's still the same.

After the first disk goes in, an error message comes up to say, 'The wrong volume is in the drive. Please insert volume BC.1 into drive X' I click okay, and it then imediately asks for disk 3 and wants the file 'data4.cab' from it. When I put disk 3 in and press okay, it still asks for disk 3. Then, a moment later, the first error message comes up again, 'Wrong volume...' and wants disk 1. I put disk one in and it immediately asks for disk 2. Is something wrog wit the way this game is installing and does this mean there's a missing file?

THE MAIN PROBLEM:

I updated Starwars Battlefront before I tried to play it for the first time. I have been through all the help files and forums I can find and can't get any help. The game seems to be working fine up until just before the page where you choose which class to play, sniper etc. where the screen goes black for quite a while while the music goes scratchy and fizzles out. Then, when you try to choose a class, the cursor stuttors and hardly moves. When I finally get the cursor to a class and try to... Read more

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Hi

I was recently duped and need to find out if my PC will have any issues as a result.

One of the programs on my computer crashed and I agreed to send in a Windows Error report. A few days after this (not sure if it was coincidental or not) I received a telephone call pertaining to be from Windows Technical Support. They told me I had a problem with my PC and gave me directions on how to access the event viewer. I did this and they showed me that there were a lot of "errors" within my PC.

They told me that they could help sort this out. They never asked for any money. They told me they needed access to my computer. They asked me to download a program AA-V3.exe from Ammyy. I did this but it would not let the person connect.

They then asked me to go to a website ShowMyPC. Which again I did believing they were from Windows. We connected through this site - the site said that it was connected anyway. The guy on the phone said that there was a problem and he couldn't access the PC - it must be running really slow. He then asked me for my passwords. At this point I was concerned and told him I did not believe he was from Windows and did not give him my passwords. I put the phone down and closed down the PC. Since then they have rung me back 10 times and I have put the phone straight down.

I have had remote access before for support reasons at work and during these sessions I have been able to see the cursor move. During my experience with the fake Windows Te... Read more

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I have tried to log on to tech support with pogo and it tells me my log on and password are incorrect. So I go to set up a new account and it tells me my log on is already there. I can't get through to pogo to get this straightened out. It says I am there but also that I am not there.
I simply want to know how to access fast access.
Can you help?
Thanks

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I upgraded from norton internet 07 to N 360. When I power up computer I get a message
"Auto-Protect experienced an unexpected error 0x000003E8 3035,6"

When I tried to install N 360 got message "Extraction failed. File corrupt"

Norton online support instructed me to remove all existing norton with following link :
http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Did that, then the instruction was to click a link to reinstall N 360. Did that but still get the "Extraction failed. File corrupt"

Now I cannot get back to Norton support. All links just produce a blank page. I am in Thailand on a pay-per-minute connection, ready to shoot myself. help

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Hi Im ross and I have really let my computer go. I have a huge ammount of security issues with my computer. Ive seen you guys solve some major problems and I was hoping you could do the same for me. Since there are a number of them I decided to create my own thread instead of filing this under an existing one.

1. A severe infestation of full screen pop ups of "Top Searches on teh Web" and pop ups asking me to install anti pop up software but for a price. I know pop ups are everywhere but these are the same ones on a daily basis that occur whenever I am connected to the internet.

2. A pop up that opens up to 50 blank IE pages and locks up my computer, also occurs when I am connected to the internet.

3. A file called "Links" in my favorite is constanly replaced although I delete it.

4. My AIM text boxs lock up and turn all my text into capital letters, forcing me to use caps lock to return them to normal size.

5. My computer allows me to install McAfee anti virus but something then causes a critical error when I attempt to scan my computer. I assume this is related to an existing virus.

6. My floppy drive fails to read floppys and claims that they are all unformatted disks, I dont chock this up to a hardware error but some sort of error within my machine.

7. My CDRW drive reads cds but only writes blank static on cds.

I had wanted to just hose XP and re install but unfortunately I am in the process of moving and my XP disc is in storage. I know this ... Read more

A:Im a new member in dire need of tech support

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I bought an XPS 8900 four months ago. I had to call Dell tech support on May 25th because it wouldn't reboot without going to the bsd. It's got worse. I tried two brand new hard drives and a new windows 10. The operating system won't load without going to a new bsd. All the machine does is loop to a new bsd. I've spent countless hours with tech support and nothing is working.
I'm at a level 3 tech but I can't get a response, email or phone call. It's June 30th now.
What's considered a reasonable time before something is done. Not over 30 days. Thank god I have a laptop at home. The experience has been horrible. As of right now Dell still hasn't done anything and no one will talk to me.

A:XPS 8900 Won't boot & always go to bsd. No tech support!

Dell only provides software support for first 30 days from purchase so if this is actually a software issue...
It would help if you post the exact wording of the BSOD and maybe somebody here can help you trouble-shoot it...

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Apple uses a vendor for their tech support known as Calltech / Teleperformance . Calltech is used for majority of Apple?s tier 1 support for ipod?s and desktop computers.

Below is a list off all known locations for Calltech as well as each locations phone number.

In Columbus Ohio - HQ
? 4335 Equity Drive, Columbus, OH 43228
? phone: 614.621.5858, fax: 614.461.5626

In Brownsville, Pennsylvania
? 111 Roberts Road, Grindstone, PA 15442
? phone: 412.690.2000, fax: 614.461.5626

In Fort Myers, Florida
? 2158 Colonial Boulevard, Unit D, Fort Myers, FL 33907
? phone: 239.790.6100, fax: 239.790.6101

In Albany, Georgia
? 2707 Dawson Road, Suite D, Albany, GA 31707
? phone: 229.639.3500, fax: 229.639.3505

In Columbia, South Carolina
? 300 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210
? phone: 803.750.8420, fax: 803.750.8421

In Fishers, Indiana
? 12175 Visionary Way, Fishers, IN 46038
? phone: 317.806.2600, fax: 317.806.2680

In Akron, Ohio
? 150 East Market Street, Akron, OH 44308
? phone: 614.219.5561, fax: 614.219.5580

In Salt Lake City, Utah
? 210 North 2200 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
? phone: 801.972.3768

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I see that QVC most of the time now offers life-time technical support on their HP computers.  I realize there is a total differeance between a Warranty and Technical support.   So, can I get or purchase life-time tecnical support directly from HP when I purchase a new HP computer or at any time for that matter?  Remember please, I am NOT talking about warranty here just life-time technical support and I do know the difference.

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Hello All,

My son just called me saying a window popped up saying something along the lines of "your computer may be infected.  call Microsoft tech support" and then they listed a number to call. Well, my son being the computer savvy expert that he is called the freakin number. He let whomever on the other end log into our computer and then told my son he needs \$200.00 to clean it up for us. Could anyone tell me what (if any) damage could have been done?? This is the kids computer, so, as far as i know there is no important login information on it. But it is connected to the house wifi and I just don't know if that could be an issue.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Emily

A:Microsoft Tech Support Redirect

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My grandfather got taken in by a Microsoft Windows Support Scam and I'm fairly certain that his laptop's got a bug that I can't get rid of.

What happened:

He got a popup (while using Internet Explorer and after downloading an Adobe update) that said there was a security issue and that he needed to call a number for Windows Firewall Service.
(I looked up the number and apparently other people have been taken in by this scam. Here it is on a Microsoft forum:

This is what the Popup said:

""windows firewall service has been stopped due to virus/adware on your computer. please visit www.scannow.com/support or call toll free 1 888 447 4192 for support. root-kits/spyware may have caused the security breach on your network location. call toll free 1 888 447 4192 for technical assistance."

So he called the number (1-888-447-4192) not knowing it was a scam and they said they were from Windows and that they needed remote access to his laptop to solve the security issue, which he gave them. (He said he did not give them any personal information, however.)

After he told me what happened, I checked out his laptop. He had about a dozen popups that wouldn't close and some malware programs were added, which I have removed.

A:Microsoft Tech Support Scam

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Hello,
My DELL precision battery said that it is plugged in but not charging. I am still on warranty. I try to contact online chat tech support but cannot get through. I don't know is it because I just upgrade to window 10 few days ago. I have been using this for 1 year and nothing happen. I bought this in US but now move to saudi arabia for work. I try to call the phone number for support in saudi but no one answering.

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Hello everyone, I am here today because my computer is infected with a tech support popup scam. I have 2 computers, a laptop and a desktop and both have the issue. I can add machine specificas later, but here is what I have done so far:

I have these softwares on my computer:
Panda antivirus
Malware Bytes
Spybot search and destroy

I also reset my browser. Google Chrome.

I scanned and followed directions with each program, but the popups keep coming.
I had started a post, but the popup stopped it. This one will be copied and pasted.

I appreciate in advance any help that may be given. Thank you.

David

A:Tech Support Popup scam

Welcome aboard  Since both machines are affected... Let's try to reset your router.Turn the computer off.On your router, you'll find a pinhole marked "Reset".Keep pushing the hole, using a pencil, or a paperclip until all lights briefly come off and on.NOTE. Simple router disconnecting from a power source will NOT do.Restart computer.NOTE. You may need to re-check your router security settings, as described HERE

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I've used LaTex notation in the past on this forum without problems. Now, every post I view says I've exceeded my equation quota and need to license Codecogs. Is this true? I don't use LaTex much and primarily only for this forum. I'm definitely not paying $200/year for this. 2. ## Re: Need to buy a license to Codecogs? I think you need to use dollar signs instead of the [ tex] and [ /tex] 3. ## Re: Need to buy a license to Codecogs? Thanks jschoeppler. That helps a lot. I wonder why the LaTex editor with tags suddenly became a license issue? 4. ## Re: Need to buy a license to Codecogs? Not sure. I'm new to using LaTex. Stack Exchange Mathematics has a really good system for using LaTex, though. It shows what your code will look like before posting. It is really helpful for somebody who is new to writing math in LaTex. However, they're rules are a little much for me. With this website, I find that I have to post and then keep editing and saving my code in the post until it shows up the way I want it to look. Do you know of a way to see what your code will look like before posting? 5. ## Re: Need to buy a license to Codecogs? Originally Posted by B9766 I've used LaTex notation in the past on this forum without problems. Now, every post I view says I've exceeded my equation quota and need to license Codecogs. Is this true? I don't use LaTex much and primarily only for this forum. I'm definitely not paying$200/year for this.
The message means that this website has exhausted its license for that particular latex interpreter. If anyone it is the website owner that needs to purchase a license not any of the site users. As others have noted there are other latex interpreters that are still accessible they just require different delimiters to activate them.

And, in order to see "what your code will look like before posting", you can always click the "Go Advanced" button to preview your post.

Ah, HallsofIvy - you beat me to it.

But maybe I can return jschoeppler's favor to me by expanding a bit. It may be obvious but no good deed goes unpunished.

When you click on Go Advanced (lower right corner of a Quick Reply) you can see the Your Message entry pane and above it is the Preview pane. After you enter data and LaTex commands (the backslash functions) with the dollar signs on front and back, scroll down and click on the Preview Post button and the top pane will show you how it was interpreted. When you're happy with the message you can then click on Submit.

Originally Posted by romsek
The message means that this website has exhausted its license for that particular latex interpreter. If anyone it is the website owner that needs to purchase a license not any of the site users. As others have noted there are other latex interpreters that are still accessible they just require different delimiters to activate them.
Looking at the codecogs.com site it looks like this might not really be a license issue. Other people are reporting the same problem. The Latex interpreter/renderer seems to be gone from their product list.

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Gaussian random variable

Standard Gaussian random variable $\mathbf{z}$ is the real random variable that is zero-mean and unit-variance, and has a log-quadratic PDF. Standard Gaussian distribution $N(0, 1)$ has the following PDF and CF:

• PDF: $\phi(x) = (2 \pi)^{-\frac{1}{2}} \exp(-\frac{1}{2} x^2)$
• CF: $\varphi_{\mathbf{z}}(t) = \exp(- \frac{1}{2} t^2)$

We usually denote the PDF of a standard Gaussian as $\phi(x)$, and denote its CDF as $\Phi(x)$.

Gaussian random variable is a real random variable whose PDF is log-quadratic. Gaussian distribution $N(\mu, \sigma^2)$ with mean $\mu$ and variance $\sigma^2$ has the following PDF and CF:

• PDF: $f_{\chi}(x) = (2 \pi \sigma^2)^{-\frac{1}{2}} \exp(-\frac{1}{2} (x-\mu)^2 \sigma^{-2})$
• CF: $\varphi_{\chi}(t) = \exp(- \frac{1}{2} t^2 \sigma^2 + i \mu t)$

Gaussian random vector

Standard Gaussian random vector $\mathbf{z}$ is a random vector that consists of jointly independent standard Gaussian random variables. n-dimensional standard Gaussian distribution $N_n(0, I_n)$ has the following PDF and CF:

• PDF: $\phi(\mathbf{x}) = \prod_{i=1}^n (2 \pi)^{-\frac{1}{2}} \exp(-\frac{1}{2} x_i^2) = (2 \pi)^{-\frac{n}{2}} \exp(-\frac{1}{2} \mathbf{x}^T \mathbf{x})$
• CF: $\Phi_{\mathbf{z}} (\mathbf{w}) = \prod_{i=1}^n \exp(-\frac{1}{2} w_i^2) = \exp(-\frac{1}{2} \mathbf{w}^T \mathbf{w})$

Gaussian random vector is a random vector that can be represented by a linear or affine transformation of a standard Gaussian random vector: $\mathbf{x} = A \mathbf{z} + b$, $A \in M_{n,n}$, $b \in \mathbb{R}^n$. Theorem: Affine transformations of Gaussian random vectors are Gaussian random vectors; or equivalently, Gaussian random vectors stay Gaussian in any direction. n-dimensional Gaussian distribution $N_n(\boldsymbol{\mu}, \Sigma)$ with mean $\boldsymbol{\mu}$ and covariance matrix $\Sigma$ has the following PDF and CF: († denotes pseudo-inverse; $\text{det}_+$ denotes pseudo-determinant)

• PDF (general): $f_{\chi}(\mathbf{x}) = \text{det}_+(2\pi \Sigma)^{-\frac{1}{2}} \exp(-\frac{1}{2}(\mathbf{x} - \boldsymbol{\mu})^T \Sigma^\dagger (\mathbf{x} - \boldsymbol{\mu}))$, where x is in the support.
• PDF (non-singular covariance): $f_{\chi} (\mathbf{x}) = \det(2\pi \Sigma)^{-\frac{1}{2}} \exp(-\frac{1}{2}(\mathbf{x} - \boldsymbol{\mu} )^T \Sigma^{-1} (\mathbf{x} - \boldsymbol{\mu}))$
• CF: $\Phi_{\chi} (\mathbf{w}) = \exp(-\frac{1}{2} \mathbf{w}^T \Sigma \mathbf{w} + i \boldsymbol{\mu}^T \mathbf{w})$

If the covariance matrix is singular, the PDF given above is defined w.r.t. the Lebesgue measure on the affine subspace where the distribution is supported. Let $\text{rank}(\Sigma) = r$, eigen-decompose $\Sigma = Q \Lambda Q^T$ where $\lambda \in \mathbb{R}^n_{+\downarrow}$, and partition Q into two column matrices $Q = (Q_r, Q_{n-r})$. The support can be written as $\mu + \text{span}(Q_r)$, or the set of points that satisfies $Q^T_{n-r} (\mathbf{x} - \boldsymbol{\mu}) = 0$.

Theorem: Two Gaussian random vectors are independent if and only if they are uncorrelated: $\mathbf{x}_1 ∐ \mathbf{x}_2 \Leftrightarrow \text{Cov}(\mathbf{x}_1, \mathbf{x}_2) = 0$.

[@Petersen2012, Sec 8] gives a good summary of properites of Gaussian random vectors and distributions. [@Petersen2012, Apx A] gives particular results for Gaussian random variables.

Click here for all the proofs.


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# Connect to console port on Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3

I never put any effort into figuring out how to use a serial console port. Finally, I took some time to figure it out because I was experiencing some issues with my Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3.

Luckily it is quite straightforward. First, you must make sure you have the right equipment to connect the serial console port to your laptop. Like this cable for example: USB Console Cable USB to RJ45 Cable

Next, connect the cable to both devices and open a terminal window. Using the following command:

ls -ltr /dev/tty.usb*

You will see the output which looks like

Once you determined which USB device you need to use the screen command to set up a connection to your network device.

screen /dev/tty.usbserial-1410 115200

The second parameter you pass to the screen command is the speed of the serial port. In most modern appliances, this is 115200 baud, according to this blog


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# Converting Spatial Diversity into Time and Frequency Diversity

We have seen before that diversity implies using two or more statistically independent replicas for the transfer of the same information. This improves the reliability of the received message because nothing can recover the data signal in a deep fade except getting more copies of the same message. Spatial diversity has also been discussed in the context of multiple antenna systems. In this article, we describe how this diversity arising from the presence of multiple antennas can be converted into time or frequency diversity.

• Delay diversity converts spatial diversity into frequency diversity
• Phase-roll diversity converts spatial diversity into time diversity

## Space-to-Frequency: Delay Diversity

Multipath in wireless channels is considered as the main villain in typical scenarios. In practice, however, there are certain situations in which we want additional paths of the same signal. For example, when the main path in a deep fade, other signal copies arriving from different paths can help us alleviate the problem. This is where delay diversity comes into the picture.

Assume that in a Multiple-Input Single Output (MISO) system, assume that there are 2 Tx antennas available and only a single Rx antenna as shown in the figure below.

The transmitted symbol at time $m$ is $s[m]$. The signal arriving at the Rx is denoted by $r[m]$ while the flat fading channel gain from Tx antenna $i$ is written as $h_i$. From the above figure, it is evident that the nature adds the signals impinging at the single Rx antenna.
\begin{aligned} r[m] &= h_1\cdot s[m] + h_2\cdot s[m] = (h_1+h_2)s[m] \\ & \\ &= h\cdot s[m] \end{aligned}

The channel gains $h_1$ and $h_2$ are complex Gaussian random variables with uniformly distributed phases between $0$ and $2\pi$. Their sum also follows a Gaussian distribution with a uniform phase, i.e., $h=h_1+h_2$. This is not much different as a simple Rayleigh fading wireless channel! Once in a fade, there is no way out.

However, if the signal from the second antenna is transmitted after a delay of 1 symbol time, then we have at the Rx
\begin{aligned} r[m] = h_1\cdot s[m] + h_2\cdot s[m-1] \end{aligned}

This looks like a two-path channel and the signal arriving at the Rx antenna appears to be from two independent paths with their own respective delays. Consequently, this becomes the well-known frequency selective channel that provides frequency diversity to overcome the signal loss due to fading.

In conclusion, space diversity in a multiple antenna system can be converted into frequency diversity by transmitting a signal from the first antenna and its delayed replica from the second antenna.

## Space-to-Time: Phase-Roll Diversity

Phase-roll diversity is not a common terminology but in line with Ref. [1], we continue using the same term here. It helps to change a stationary channel in fade by inducing time variations at the Tx side.

Again, assume that in a Multiple-Input Single Output (MISO) system, assume that there are 2 Tx antennas available and only a single Rx antenna as shown in the figure below.

Clearly, the cumulative channel at the Rx antenna is given by
\begin{aligned} r[m] &= h_1\cdot s[m] + h_2e^{j2\pi m\theta}\cdot s[m]\\ & \\ &= \left(h_1+h_2e^{j2\pi m\theta} \right)\cdot s[m] \end{aligned}

where $\theta$ is the normalized frequency offset introduced at the second antenna ($|\theta|<1/2$). Intuitively, it is evident that a time-varying channel at the second antenna introduces time diversity in the overall channel. But it is not clear whether this is independent fading. For this purpose, we can compute the auto-correlation function of the channel response $h[m]=h_1+h_2e^{j2\pi m\theta}$. Using independent and identically distributed (IID) assumption for $h_1$ and $h_2$, we can derive the correlation at a time interval of $\Delta_m$ as $R[\Delta_m] \propto 1+e^{-j2\pi \Delta_m \theta}$ From Euler’s identity,
$e^{-j2\pi \Delta_m \theta}=\cos \left(2\pi \Delta_m \theta\right) -j\sin \left(2\pi \Delta_m \theta\right)$

Therefore, $R[\Delta_m]$ is zero whenever $\Delta_m\cdot \theta$ is an odd multiple of $1/2$, i.e., $1/2, 3/2, 5/2$ and so on. As a consequence, symbols spaced at $\Delta_m$ interval apart undergo independent fading. Similar to time selective channels, this temporal diversity can be exploited through error correction coding with interleaving.

### References

[1] Arogyaswami Paulraj, Dhananjay Gore, and Rohit U. Nabar, Introduction to Space-Time Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, 2008.