Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #217 – Tim's Computer Repair
Steve is joined by Tim Kelly aka Timster attimscomputerfix.com
Computers worked on:
- HP Pavilion 1620 desktop Windows XP Media edition, Problems with AOL parental controls preventing internet access, uninstall all AOL occurrences, still getting parental controls, used CCleaner, found AOL SQL database, ran assorted malware detectors including malwarebytes, blacklight(rootkit detector). Backed up data, tried a reinstall from the recovery partition (control-F11), but recovery partition was corrupted, restored from another system disk, used ninite to load up various software including, VLC Player,Open Office, 7-zip
- Customer wanted a foreign language OS on their laptop, able to use a spanish XP image with the existing COA
- Compaq cq6011dx with a fake antivirus program simulating Anti-vir, triedSuperAntiSpyware, MalwareBytes, and Trojan Remover with no effect, was able to remove with Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool(MRT).
Topics Discussed:
- Timster has found that on most infected machines he’s worked on has had the file sharing turned on, not sure if that’s a result of the infection or not
- The current value of defragging hard drives, Timster feels it does make a difference
- Steve has a problem with a media center PC waking up, looking for possible reasons
- HP DV6000 with the video problem and solder reflow solutions
- Charging diagnostic fees
- Windows Vista error “you have been logged in with a temporary profile” can be cured with a registry change (watch show for more info)
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Music provided by Evan King
Notes by Mike Evans at datamike.net
