Showing posts with label Computer repairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Computer repairs. Show all posts

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Keep people from changing desktop active desktop configuration NoActiveDesktopChanges

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer\NoActiveDesktopChanges
The HKLM\...\NoActiveDesktopChanges registry key above determines
whether or not the users of the machine have the ability to change
their active desktop configuration. There are a large number of
trojans and malware that change that registry entry to "1" in order to
prevent users from removing the displayed content within the active
desktop. You can also set this to 1 to prevent users from changing
their wallpaper, for instance. It is not necessarily an indication
that you are compromised, but by default user are allowed to change
their active desktop settings. The Malwarebytes program flagged the
registry entry because it is more often than not an indication that
malware may be present. If you are comfortable with the appearance
and functioning of your Windows desktop, and don't plan on allowing
other users to change the desktop settings, then leave the registry
entry set to 1, otherwise set it to zero or allow Malwarebytes to do
it for you.

Disable Autoplay - Mouse flickers in some programs

Disable Autoplay
Some symptoms that autoplay is causing problems. Computer has unusual activity. Mouse flickers in some programs. Pull down menus drop and close or you can't pull them down.

click Start -> Run -> type "msconfig" -> click services tab. Uncheck Shell Hardware Detection.
OR
Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance-> Administrative Tools-> Services->ShellHardwareDetection & WIA
Right click to stop and right click again and change automatic to disable.

Adobe Photoshop Freezes Stops working

Adobe Photoshop Freezes.
Quit Photoshop.

Rename the prefs.psp file to pref.old. I will have different names in different versions of Photoshop.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Adobe Photoshop CS4 Settings\Adobe Photoshop X64 CS4 Prefs.psp

Start PhotoShop, a new psp file will be created.

Network or router problems not working

Network or router problems.
The first thing to try is:
Start-run
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
Check connection

Shut off router. If you have a cable box, find the reset button on the back and reset the modem.Turn on the modem and router.

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