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Active X Security Flaw

Microsoft has released information on a serious security flaw in Internet Explorer 6 & 7 that could allow hackers to connect remotely.The security hole was found in an Active X video control player that is used in the browser on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 systems. The company's older Internet Explorer 6 and 7.0…

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EXE Errors And Fixes

When computer errors occur, you may be on your own in solving them. Your only cue may be a strange error message with even stranger codes that are displayed on your computer screen. In these situations, you have two choices in combating this error terror. The first choice may seem easy, just pick up the…

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How To Deal With Stop Errors

Stop Errors: Causes Stop errors can occur due to both software and hardware problems. These include: buggy software programs, faulty or incompatible audio and video drivers, damaged hard disks, a corrupt registry, malware infections, and malfunctioning hardware components, including a faulty motherboard, RAM, or bad power supply. Stop Errors: Triggers Stop errors can be triggered by…

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Excel 2003: “Math class is hard!”

Microsoft tech support folks say a patch released last week to fix security vulnerabilities in Excel 2003 causes the spreadsheet to multiply things incorrectly.The error shows up if a patched version of Excel is linked to a real-time data source through macros built with Visual Basic for Applications, according to Microsoft.The patch, known as MS08-014, was…

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Updating AVG 7.5 to 8.0

As of 5/31/08, Grisoft will stop releasing updates to the 7.5 version of its free anti-virus program. You will need to upgrade to the new free version which is 8.0. Unfortunately it will not be as easy as just downloading the new one and installing it over your old version, but it isn’t all that…

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