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D3dx9_42 dll Missing – Solution

Hiroshi — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:13:50 +0000

A guest downloaded a rom/game and he is finding it difficult it to run at Windows 7 even he has tried to run it under compatibility mode (Windows XP). D3dx9_42.dll errors appear when a game or other software program is started. The game is in FBA emulator. When he tried to run the game he [...]

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Touchpad not Working on Laptop – Solution

Hiroshi — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:51:08 +0000

Recently my laptop touchpad stopped working. Windows had to just restart unexpectedly and after the restart I saw an icon with touchpad and cross over it and i noticed that laptop touchpad was not working at all. I use a USB mouse with laptop which I unplugged to see the changes but got same problem. [...]

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Unable to Locate Component – d3dx9_42.dll was Not Found

Hiroshi — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:49:45 +0000

A user pointed me out that he could not start fba emulator to play a game and encountered an error of ‘D3dx9_42.dll Not Found’. fba.exe does not work, gives error ‘Unable to Locate Component. This application has failed to start because d3dx9_42.dll was not found.‘ Now it looks like that d3dx9_42.dll is missing, but its [...]

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Access Denied to gpedit.msc – Fix

Hiroshi — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:03:47 +0000

Ever encountered a problem in which you can’t open Group Policy Editor even using administrator account. When you try the command gpedit.msc or other commands with msc extensions like services.msc, devmgmt.msc, compmgmt.msc etc. simply an error message shows up which says: Access is denied. Try opening the editor by double clicking the gpedit.msc inside the [...]

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Folder Changed into Recycle Bin and Hiding Files – Solution

Hiroshi — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:19:28 +0000

Someone asked about the following problem: I read your article at: Disguise Any Folder to Recycle Bin. I have sort of a reverse problem. While right clicking on a folder to change the icon from default manila folder type, to a tree icon, I accidentally clicked on the recycle bin icon next to the tree [...]

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Cannot Right Click in Windows – Solution

Hiroshi — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:38:22 +0000

This is a problem where you can not right click at in Windows, at desktop or in Windows explorer. If you are having trouble with the context menu (right click menu) or right clicking on the desktop does not do anything then most probably you have your group policy is set to not displaying the [...]

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Yahoo Password Stealer Infection – Remove infostealer pws-yahmali Virus

Hiroshi — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:22:43 +0000

McAfee detection center calls it pws-yahmali trojen and Symantec calls it infostealer.yahmali. It’s risk level is very low. And it’s only a password stealer. It attempts to steal the password of the yahoo messenger (whenever user logs in) and may send to ilam-mind-makers [dot] com. System Infection The Trojan may be downloaded or may arrive [...]

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Remove Search Advertisement Virus – Google Redirect Virus Removal

Hiroshi — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:07:48 +0000

Ever encountered this problem while searching through Google that search result pages redirect to some sort of other advertisement pages? If somebody wants to search something in Google, an advertisement would open up instead of the search results. This is a virus that would redirect all the Google queries to advertisements. sometimes it would open [...]

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All Microsoft Products Error Messages And Their Solutions

Hiroshi — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:36:18 +0000

Its common to encounter error messages while using Microsoft products for any IT professional. Error messages arise due to the virus attacks, system malfunction, malware or adware attacks, files overwrite problem and through many other resources. Well good news is this, you do not have to go and search for every error message that you [...]

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Explorer Closes with Error Message – Solution

Hiroshi — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:12:32 +0000

Bibek Bhurtel asked the following question: When I open computer, one error message comes with only close message to click which is about explorer, and when i click on it it disappears and my computer doesn’t work. Nothing opens, just a desktop background, nothing works, plz give me help, I can’t format because I have [...]

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Can’t Read From Data Socket – Socket Error = #10055 – Fix

Hiroshi — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:52:13 +0000

I have been using Cute ftp for a while and recently I got stuck with the following error: Can’t Read From Data Socket – Socket Error = #10055 When I was trying to open a particular directory it was giving this error and directory was not opening. Cause: An operation on a socket could not [...]

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How to Retrieve a Lost Windows or Bios Level Password

Hiroshi — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:48:02 +0000

I have mentioned previously that how to break windows password. Here is a video demonstration for retrieving lost windows password in many ways. You can try login in with a different administrator account of ‘Owner’ or ‘Administrator’. The video also points towards some third party tools to do the task. e.g. Ophcrack, EBCD, Offline NT [...]

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Folder Opens in a New Window

Hiroshi — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:00:32 +0000

Problem: When you click at a drive or folder, it opens in a new window. Cause: This is either settings issue for explorer or malware/virus attack. Solution: There are couple of solutions for this problem. Explorer Settings There is explorer setting that allows you to choose how folders behave when you click those. Open Explorer [...]

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Myspace Acquired by Google

Hiroshi — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:33:06 +0000

Well… this problem is weird. A valued TechMynd reader has inquired about this issue. HI, whenever I try to open http://www.myspace.com the page redirects to the Google homepage. I have tried other urls related to myspace but the whole domain myspace is redirecting towards the Google.com. What would be the problem? I think Google is [...]

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Highly Trained Monkeys at YouTube

Hiroshi — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:02:57 +0000

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The Exception Unknown Software Exception – Application Error on IE7 Close

Hiroshi — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:51:52 +0000

This is an irritating problem while closing IE6 or IE7 which gives a message like. Error message: ‘The exception unknown software exception (0x0eedfade) occurred in the application at location 0x7c81eb33.’ The problem is something to do with a conflict between the IE and some programs. Solution Open “Tools” in IE Open “Manage Add-ons” Open “Enable [...]

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How to Monitor and Eliminate Viruses from Task Manager

Hiroshi — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:48:04 +0000

Windows Task Manager is a task manager application included with Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that provides detailed information about computer performance and running applications, processes and CPU usage, commit charge and memory information, network activity and statistics, logged-in users, and system services. The Task Manager can also be used to set process [...]

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Make Corrupt Windows Up and Running Once Again

Hiroshi — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:46:24 +0000

Have your PC encountered problems/errors/issues and has ceased to work properly, crashes frequently or freezes without reason? Error Smart is a good solution for you. ErrorSmart uses the industry’s most advanced error-resolution technology and puts it to work for you. By scanning your hard drive, analyzing the errors and correcting the problems, ErrorSmart can restore [...]

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Fix Annoying PC Problems with Few Clicks

Hiroshi — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:37:18 +0000

PC Fixer is a free robust dynamically growing platform for all of your computer support means. The system provides instant repairs to many of the common ailments that clog your PCs. Platform: Windows XP/Vista Size: 1.2MB Download PC Fixer Download PC Fixer Product’s Homepage Fix Annoying PC Problems with Few Clicks is a post from: [...]

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Generic Host Win32 Process Error Fix

Hiroshi — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:11:46 +0000

Well I did not get this problem but my friend who manages a full network ran into this problem and he told me about it. He also had complaints from his clients about this problem causing network to go down and he suggested first method for this fix to all which works perfectly. If are [...]

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