Date: 01/25/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, virus, spyware

My very new computer works fine, except sometimes it'll suddenly go blue screen for a second and then reboot itself for absolutely no reason I can fanthom (it doesn't happen when I do anything special, actually sometimes it happens when I'm not doing anything at all!). The blue screen that appears is this one.

My computer runs on Windows XP SP2, an AMD 64 CPU, 1 Go of RAM and 2.01 GHz. It's absolutely not a virus or spyware problem because I have softwares against both that I've run on the computer already, and anyway they were installed on the computer before it was connected to the internet for the first time. I believe it's a hardware or an XP problem.

For info, the pieces in my computer are (being French and being more used to solving comp problems in French, I hope I'm getting the vocabulary right - please correct me if something's said wrong):
- Motherboard ASUS A8NE socket 939 (NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Series)
- Sound card integrated to motherboard Realtek ALC850
- CPU AMD 3200 64 bits socket 939
- 2 RAM bars Kingston 512 pc 3200
- Harddrive MAXTOR 200go SATA 7200
- Video card Leadtek 6600-TD 128 PCI Express (WinFast PX6600 TD)


I've looked everywhere, asked every of my computer savvy friends, and we can't figure it out... Does anybody have any clue what might be wrong, or could they redirect me to a community that might be able to help?

Thank you so much.


x-posted to computerhelp, computerjunkies, firmware_3l337, glowingscreens

EDIT : It's not an overheating problem, and the store ran tests on the computer and assure me it's not a memory problem, either...

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/868371.html

Date: 01/25/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, microsoft

Microsoft joins state lawmakers in filing suit against a software maker they say preyed on people's fears to sell a fake security tool.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031108.html

Date: 01/25/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, security

New software could help make it easier for security guards to make sense of what the closed-circuit cameras see.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6030085.html

Date: 01/26/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: programming, software

Two allies have different views over whether Oracle supports Sun's NetBeans programming software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6031288.html

Date: 01/26/06 (IT Management)    Keywords: software

New products include entry-level and high-end storage arrays, plus software that speeds movement of large files.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9589_22-6031471.html

Date: 01/26/06 (PHP Development)    Keywords: php, mysql, software, database, sql, web

I spent a good long time cataloging my huge collection of movies and putting into databases. Now I've got to write some php code to display (and possibly administer) all of this information, which I am not looking forward to.
I keep hoping that there's something previously written than I can modify. The concept is simple enough: I need something to display large amounts of tabular data succinctly to end users on my website. I want users to be able to add or remove columns to what they are viewing. They should also be able to sort on any column they wish. All this needs to work seamlessly, as if the user were facing an Excel spreadsheet.
Do any of you have suggestions for me on softwares I might try, or have any of you written code to do this already? Thanks in advance for your help.

X-posted to php_mysql

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/php_dev/64170.html

Date: 01/31/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

Court orders 10 Net service providers to hand over data on 150 customers accused of illegally downloading desktop software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6033191.html

Date: 02/02/06 (Application Development)    Keywords: software

Sun's CTO says software innovation will start to dominate within services that customers access from the Internet.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6034512.html

Date: 02/03/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software

I have no idea what happened (it used to work fine before), but I have a motorola AOL instant messenger IMFREE device (a portable IM messenger) .. and even though the base is plugged in and i've already registered the base, the software need to communicate with the IMFREE does not want to seem to load.

I tried uninstalling it and then re-installing it, it doesn't work. In the ctrl+aol+delete dialog box after I run it, I see "MX240a_UPDATE" there, but no program loads. It then gives me a pop-up box that goes:

"Run_Time error '53':

file not found

everything is there .. the program is installed, the base is installed, the IMfree is fully charged ..

does anyone know what happened? without the software working correctly, I cannot use the IMfree.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/579095.html

Date: 02/04/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, spyware

Miscreants are exploiting a recently disclosed security bug in Winamp to install spyware on machines running the media player software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6035188.html

Date: 02/03/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

Illegal software let eavesdroppers record calls to and from about 100 phones, including the Greek prime minister's.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6034895.html

Date: 02/04/06 (SQL Server)    Keywords: software, database

I work for a software company and we have this huge query used for billing and it has not changed but in two weeks time this query takes a lot more time to run. It use to take 10-15 minutes and now it takes 3 hours to complete. Only a week or two worth of data has been added to this database which a customer has had for 2-3 years. I'm stumped on how this could happen. Is there a tool to test the data to see if the data is messing up the query (bad values in a column?) I've tried the execution plan but it wasn't much help in Query Analyzer. We are thinking about rewriting the query which would be good but if there is bad information in the database that would be good to find.

Thanks for any suggestions anyone may have.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/sqlserver/42320.html

Date: 02/06/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software

I’m in the market for a computer of my own so I can follow my dreams and get into digital art, photography, and music, but being computer illiterate doesn’t help. I’d hate to doubt them, but a friend of a friend is trying to sell me one of their home built machines for $700 and I want your opinion whether or not I should take it. This is the “estimated price sheet” they gave me…

CPU- $80
Video Card- $150
1gb Ram- $104
Mother Board- $88
Hard Drive- $78
XP License- $45
Keyboard- $10
Mouse- $25
Alienware(?) case / power supply / extra fans- $70
CD Burner- $30
Wireless card- (?)
Monitor- $100 (needs replacing now)
*Total- $780, although they said it cost nearly $900 to build.

It already has a lot of useful software on it, and they claim that building is much cheaper than buying store brands, but I’m nervous. If I lose contact with this person and the computer starts acting up who do I turn to? Is PC really the way to go? I’m wondering if a Mac would be better for me cause I’ve heard they’re pretty indestructible, and those are words I like to hear (I also used them in Graphic Design at college). Any opinions?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/582575.html

Date: 02/06/06 (Application Development)    Keywords: software

Forget the Fortune 500. New, small software companies have big ambitions: the Fortune 5 million.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6035062.html

Date: 02/07/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, virus, spyware, spam

This is a short list of highly recommended free softwares for total protection of your Windows PC. It protects you from Spyware, Adware, Malware, Virus, Trojans, Spam etc. They can be set to automatically update from the internet and keep your protection uptodate always. I personally use(d) each of them and I am satisfied with [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/total-security-solution-for-windows-computers/

Date: 02/07/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

File-swapping company will begin to charge small license fee for use of BitTorrent trademark in others' software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6035800.html

Date: 02/08/06 (Web Development)    Keywords: software, database, web

My friend Aaron's looking to hire a full-time software person; anyone here interested?

I was just happy that I was able to solve the puzzle! :-)

I'm not doing this for the money, but if he does hire you, my name is David Beroff. :-)

(Cross-posted to webdev, databases, perl, and d4b.)

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/293234.html

Date: 02/08/06 (Application Development)    Keywords: software

The company, once synonymous with software development, charts a new course--without its development tools.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6036734.html

Date: 02/08/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software

I have a Lexmark X1100 Series printer/scanner/copier. It was given to me by my boyfriend about a year ago, who also gave me a disk to install so that it would work. During the installation process, it created a folder in My Documents labeled printer software.

A few weeks ago, I reformatted my computer and saved everything in My Documents to a disk so that after reformatting, I could put it back on my computer. I went to print something and realized I hadn't installed the printer software yet, but because the disk I saved my computer files on was in my CD drive, the printer took the folder printer software and installed it into my new My Documents so it could print.

I'm currently trying to use the scan feature, and I usually just hit the "scan" button on the machine and the program pops up, but today, it isn't. Of the five buttons on the machine {power; paper feed; scan; color copy; black copy}, the only buttons that work are the power and paper feed buttons.

I can't seem to find the disk that was given to me along with the printer, so I was wondering if anybody was familiar with this model and maybe knew of something I could do to make it scan? I'm not sure why it can print and not do any of the other features.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/584123.html

Date: 02/09/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, java

The title is inspired by Dr. Richard Stallman's article - Free But Shackled - The Java Trap. Free as in open source software often doesn't realize to free for corporations or even individuals. Yakov Fein discusses the Open Source Gotcha - "If you think that selecting an open source software will allow you to use it [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/free-but-costly-the-open-source-trap/