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does anybody know something i can download to get rid of spyware,viruses and pop-ups? my computers constantly going slow and i have millions of pop-ups saying i have spyware and errors on my computer. but i need something thats free and doesn't include having to register. Something that will scan my computer and get rid of all this junk for free. i really need something to download quick.i'm really getting frusterated. please reply soon. thank you veryy much.

http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=333&userboard_id=38985

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Like when you're downloading or anything.

A hash is the output of a special hash function on some data. If the data is the same, then the hash will always be the same.

The most common hash function is MD5. The MD5 hash of "hash" is "258def5e78a5f18e3477fcfc55104f2e". That will always be the hash of "hash".

Changing a minor detail of the hashed value will completely change the hash. The hash of "hash1" is "00c6ee2e21a7548de6260cf72c4f4b5b".

You can also hash a program or file on your computer. Everything on your computer can be broken down into binary(1s and 0s) and binary can always be converted into hexadecimal. The hexadecimal value is what is hashed, I believe.

You can see that this is very useful for verifying the integrity of files. If even 1 byte of data is out of place, the hash will be completely different. You will know that you must download the file again.

All P2P programs like limewire use hashes. Before it downloads the file, it downloads the hash. After the file is done, it checks it against the hash. If it does not match, it downloads both again, and repeats this until they do match.

Many large or secure downloads supply you with a hash. If you check against the hash, you can be 100% sure that part of it wasn't lost along the way, and that it is the original unmodified version.

Hashes are also used in security. A hash function only goes one way. There is no way to tell that "258def5e78a5f18e3477fcfc55104f2e" is the hash of "hash" without trying to hash every possible combination of letters until you get to that. This is very useful for storing passwords. In windows and (hopefully) advicenators, your passwords are stored as hashes. Someone can very easily get to your hashes, but if your passwords of sufficient length, it could take weeks for them to figure out your password.

You can hash things online here:
http://www.fileformat.info/tool/hash.htm
The most common hash functions are MD5 and SHA1. Hashes supplied online will be in one of these formats, unless otherwise specified.

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http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=82216d24&sliceId=2 i went here and I'm following their directions but i have no idea what they mean by the browser application bundle. can anyone help me out?

Here:
http://tinyurl.com/mve3t
Skip to the numbered list. You don't need to know the other information. After you follow the steps, you need to restart Safari. Then download shockwave here:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/
Restart your browser again, and you'll be able to play your game.

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my mom did a cleanup for my computer to make it work faster but now my url is gone.. im using my moms computer right now to ask this.. i cant go on myspace or facebook or anything now because i cant type it in.. my friends have tried going through all the tabs when i open enternet explorer but they cant fix it! and we tried f11 and nothing works! please help

You are using IE6. Upgrade to IE7. The URL bar can't be disabled in that version.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.mspx


To my knowledge this problem has never occurred on IE7. I do know how one would fix it, though, and if you are 100% sure that you are using IE7, email me at theymos@gmail.com .

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there is a game called milk run with tipi the cow, every site i go to so i can play it doesnt load the game, where can i go to play it. could my mac computer have anything to do with it not working?

You need shockwave player. You can download it here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/

Read this if it still won't work:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15508&sliceId=1#5_3

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what is it? and what is a freemason? i dont know much about them, but would prefer an answer which isn't dumbed down too much. peace and love.

You come here to have answers dumbed down. You go to wikipedia to get complete answers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry

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Oblivion stated that one of the reason why people can't play Oblivion is because they had HP printer connected to their desktop.

What I want to know is, will i be able to play oblivion on HP laptop?

because you know, they are both HP and if its HP thing or not...

The brand of the laptop won't matter. Oblivion is a very graphics-intensive game, though, and it may not run on any kind of laptop.

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whagt is the symptoms of head concusion

Confusion, loss of memory, and unconsciousness. You should visit a doctor within two days if you are suffering from any kind of injury-related confusion, even if it resolves itself. Go to a hospital immediately if you fall unconscious for any amount of time due to an injury.

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Ok you know how your computer hardrive thingy is connected to your computer screen? Well I connected it to my plasma TV and it works well but no sound comes out. I took everything and connected everything correctly as if the TV screen were my computer screen. I wanna use the TV screen so I could watch a movie with my siblings. My computer screen has built-in speakers by the way. So anyone know how to help?

There is an additional cord that needs to be connected to your TV. It looks like this:
http://tinyurl.com/32e2cs
Your TV might not even have an open port for that type of cable. If you can't connect it, then you won't get sound.

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How do you get a cell phone virus?? Has anyone ever had one & what can they do?? Thanks!!

Cell phone viruses are incredibly rare. Don't worry about it, you'll probably never be infected by one.

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I just recently made a video in final cut pro and was wondering how to compress to the video to a

smaller size to stream over the internet as in youtube etc. The file is about 990 megabytes. I've

never compressed anything before so I'm not sure on how to do this, Any help would be great, thanks.

Use mediacoder to convert it to XviD:
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net
It can be difficult to use, read the documentation or contact me if you need help:
ICQ: 214850779
AIM: theymos
Yahoo: theymos
MSN: theymos@hotmail.com

If XviD doesn't work with youtube, convert it to MPEG-4. Also, move the quality slider a bit to the left.

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I have a trojan virus.. and it keeps poppig up I dont knwo how to get rid of it. I've been scanning the computer but its not showing up.. whta do I do?!!!

My guide:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=333&userboard_id=38985
Contact me for more help:
ICQ: 214850779
AIM: theymos
Yahoo: theymos
MSN: theymos@hotmail.com

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What would be the date of 120 days from today?

(That's when my cream expires.)

124 days from today would be Friday, April 25, 2008. 120 days would be Monday, April 21.

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do you think that an answer to question has to be long because mine are nice and short. i do this so that the person getting the advie can quickly read it and decide wither or not to follow it
anyways ive had lots of good comments (more tan 40 with a rating of like 4.7) and feedback on my advice but then i got someone saying that my advice was not thoughtfull eneough
what do you think? do you think answers need to be super long or short? why?

Answers should be long enough to answer their question. No longer or shorter.

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
-Einstein

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i have mac (leopard)
and i downloaded the gimp with x11
and it opens like its going to work
then i hit file-->new
and i go to like put the paint brush on it and everything closes down

is there a way to prevent this?
or did i download it wrong?

Try installing it again, maybe from an older package. If that doesn't work, you may be out of luck. The OSX version isn't supported by Apple or the GIMP Team. I don't know what you would do to get further help.

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kay so i download music on frostwire. and after i download it i dont know where it goes? where do i find it to put it on my itunes

It's in C:\documents and settings\YOUR USER NAME\shared.

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What if one does not receive any satisfactory answers for your problem (for whatever reason) on advicenators, what should one do?

Ask it at yahoo answers or answerbag:
http://answers.yahoo.com
http://www.answerbag.com/

If it is a computer question, ask it at a tech forum:
http://annoyances.org
http://protonic.com
http://forums.techguy.org/

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i have a black and white picture but i want to make my eyes in color(there blue). i have picasa, but with that you can only do that to pictures that are color, and then turn them black and white. i hope that makes sense..is there any way to do that with picasa? or do i have to download something, because i dont have photoshop or anything. and please give me instructions how to do it! :D thanks!

Download the GIMP here:
http://gimp.org/downloads/

and follow this guide:
http://gimp.org/tutorials/Selective_Color/

Here is a video I made:
http://www.divshare.com/download/1417555-15b

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Does Anyone know a website where I can find and watch movies for free on the web? I wanna watch the movie "The Pianist" but it's kind of hard to find it online to watch. I found this one place but the movie keeps freezing. Would be more helpful if you could give me a link if you found a place. Thanks.

Here:
http://www.momomesh.com/?p=533
It's broken into parts, look after the introduction section. The video host is a bit slow, this could cause some "freezes". To counteract this, pause the video for 10 minutes before you start watching it. The start of the movie is in black and white; this is normal.

It is legal for you to view this video, and for me to link it, and for them to link it, but not to upload it. It will be illegal if you rip the video and upload it somewhere else.

I found this by searching for:
only search advicenators.com

It was on the first page. This is the best way to find a specific movie.

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i am trying to find a driver for the hitachi dzmv730 a camcorder. do you know where to get it? i tried hitachi site but the driver was not there.

You don't need a driver for that device. If it plugs into the computer via USB, just go to "my computer". Find "Removable storage(E:), possibly with a different letter. Your movie files are in there.

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