Grim's PC Repair Thread

[TempestTS]

Is it wrong that I got turned on more by Tempest talking tech here than her return to porn thread? #nerdgasm

Yes thats completely wrong. Now take your dick out and go find some photos of me and Im sure the rest will come naturally...

[Deimos]

much appreciated Grim. i'll try this on and see what comes of it.

[Deimos]

okay heres what i get

0x000000D1 (0x0000001B, 0x0000001, 0x8200A3F3)

[bulldog]

Its probably a driver issue from the sound of it, update your drivers for your hardware, restart you computer and see how that goes.

[Deimos]

Will do, and thanks for the suggestion

[GrimFusion]

okay heres what i get

0x000000D1 (0x0000001B, 0x0000001, 0x8200A3F3)

That's a DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL stop error.
It's a driver fault. Deal is, the error doesn't tell me much about the driver specifically. If there was a time you weren't getting these errors and you've installed new hardware since, download the newest driver from the manufacturer and apply it. It's commonplace for graphic card drivers to cause errors like this, but honestly; it could be any device driver.

If you have one of those "off-the-shelf" systems like a Dell or HP, Gateway or Asus, you might be able to skip all the hassle by going to the manufacturer's website, looking up your model number, and downloading the newest drivers for your operating system.

Otherwise, follow the instructions I gave ya in my last post and apply any "motherboard" drivers first (if you have onboard video, audio, networking, etc). Skip the deal on the paging file. It's erroneous at this point.

[Anubis1779]

Grim,

I read somewhere about a newer virus that runs through one of the "your system may be infected" type of scams and even if you click the "X" to close it it installs on your system and destroys your computer. What do you know about it? A friend of mine's computer shit the bed and I know she ran some kind of scan that identified 57,000 problems!!

[dderek123]

^ Yeah you gotta watch out for those. There are plenty of them. I stick with AVG Free and I don't install any other antivirus from the internet. Removing that stuff from your computer can be a pain in the butt too. It happened to me once and I had to go fix up the registry and tinker around in the command line.

[dderek123]

I've finally got cracking on my HTPC. I ordered all the parts from a shop in Bangkok (Jedi Cool in Pantip Plaza http://www.jedicool.com/).

Here are my specs.

Motherboard: AsRock 880GMH/U3S3 AM3+ AMD880G/SB710 DDR3 HD4250 USB3 SATA3
CPU: Athlon II X2 255 AM3 3.10GHz L2 2MB 95W
Case: Thermaltake V4
Memory: Kingston Value Ram 4GB (2 x 2GB)
HDD: WESTERN DIGITAL 2 TB WD20EARS SATA ll / 64MB Green Power
Graphics: HIS HD 6670 1Gb PSU 2,190 Thermaltake TR2 470W DVD 750 DVD-RW LITEON 24X SATA2 LIGHTSCRIBE
Windows: WINDOW 7 HOME PREMIUM OEM 64BIT

Total 18700 Baht

Thats $603.00 for a HTPC that will have no problems with 1080p and some light gaming. Windows just finished installing. I'm getting excited!

I think my next step is to load drivers and all that. But then I plan on setting up a kickass XBMC.

[GrimFusion]

Grim,

I read somewhere about a newer virus that runs through one of the "your system may be infected" type of scams and even if you click the "X" to close it it installs on your system and destroys your computer. What do you know about it? A friend of mine's computer shit the bed and I know she ran some kind of scan that identified 57,000 problems!!

That's unreputable antimalware software packaged with either a rootkit or trojan horse. The 57,000 "problems" are just as fake as the software itself, and when you get down to the details, no software is going to scan your computer and do all the work of identifying malware, then ask you to purchase something before removing it.

Rootkits and trojan horses are pesky as hell because there's no easy way to tag and bag 'em. Most antivirus software detects rootkits and trojans by their behavior, not by the scripting/coding or files the malware leaves behind. Whatever... you wanna know how to remove the shit, right?

Tell your buddy to download RogueKiller. If at all possible, update any real installed antimalware, then reboot into safe mode (F8 key before the Windows boot logo -> Safe Mode). Avoid Safe Mode with Networking. Let the shit boot, log in, then run RogueKiller.

Follow the simple on-screen directions. After it's done, it'll likely ask you to reboot again. Don't. If you have any reputable antimalware, give your computer a scan while you're still in safe mode. If you need some good antimalware software, I'd suggest SuperAntiSpyware and Avast. After that's done scanning, reboot your PC back into regular mode. If things still seem quirky, you may have two issues on your hands.

Software like this usually makes changes to it's default user account, removing administrator privileges, changing the HOSTS file to block or redirect internet traffic, and adding proxy server information.

You may also still be infected. Trojans and rootkits are notorious for downloading other malware. While we may have just gotten rid of the worst of it, there's a chance that you're still infected with less serious malware. Best case scenario, you'll just need to keep up with regular malware scans. Worst case scenario, your regular antimalware software won't load, and you'll need to find something else. F-Secure makes a LiveCD you can use to remove malware outside of your operating system, and updates load from a flash drive, so it's pretty easy to use.