Anyone receiving calls from Microsoft Windows (call center from India by the sounds of it) saying that you have a corrupted file? Or is it a scam?

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  Your Windows XP question is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please post your question in the forum TechNet for assistance:

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• If you say that you have sent me Email to change the password, they have not been received.

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• has anyone else had a phone call saying that they come from Windows and you say that you have problems with your pc?

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  It is a common scam. Do not give them information, do not give them access to your PC and do not go to all the websites that they suggest. One moment. See:

  http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx .

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  (such persons may use names other than Microsoft as well)

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  Also...

  Search for malware:

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  • MalwareBytes (FREE)
  • SuperAntiSpyware (FREE)

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  Search online with eSet Online Scanner.

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  Do a house cleaning and the dust of this hard drive:

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  Windows XP should take between 4.5 and 9 GB * with * an Office suite, editing Photo software, alternative Internet browser (s), various Internet plugins and a host of other things installed.

  If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the uninstall of patches which has installed Windows XP...
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  (Variant: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm )

  You can run disk - integrated into Windows XP - cleanup to erase everything except your last restore point and yet more 'free '... files cleaning

  How to use disk cleanup
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310312

  You can disable hibernation if it is enabled and you do not...

  When you Hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system memory in the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys file will always be equal to the amount of physical memory in your system. If you don't use the Hibernate feature and want to reclaim the space used by Windows for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

  -Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to start, settings, Control Panel, and then click Power Options).
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  -Windows remove the "Hibernate" option on the power management tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

  You can control the amount of space your system restore can use...

  1. Click Start, right click my computer and then click Properties.
  2. click on the System Restore tab.
  3. highlight one of your readers (or C: If you only) and click on the button "settings".
  4 change the percentage of disk space you want to allow... I suggest moving the slider until you have about 1 GB (1024 MB or close to that...)
  5. click on OK. Then click OK again.

  You can control the amount of space used may or may not temporary Internet files...

  Empty the temporary Internet files and reduce the size, that it stores a size between 64 MB and 128 MB...

  -Open a copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  -Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
  -On the general tab in the section 'Temporary Internet files', follow these steps:
  -Click on 'Delete the Cookies' (click OK)
  -Click on "Settings" and change the "amount of disk space to use: ' something between 64 MB and 128 MB. (There may be many more now.)
  -Click OK.
  -Click on 'Delete files', then select "Delete all offline content" (the box), and then click OK. (If you had a LOT, it can take 2 to 10 minutes or more).
  -Once it's done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, open Internet Explorer.

  You can use an application that scans your system for the log files and temporary files and use it to get rid of those who:

  CCleaner (free!)
  http://www.CCleaner.com/
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  Other ways to free up space...

  SequoiaView
  http://www.win.Tue.nl/SequoiaView/

  JDiskReport
  http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/JDiskReport/index.html

  Those who can help you discover visually where all space is used.  Then, you can determine what to do.

  After that - you want to check any physical errors and fix everything for efficient access"

  CHKDSK
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  Defragment
  How to defragment your hard drives* will take time

  Cleaning the components of update on your Windows XP computer

  While probably not 100% necessary-, it is probably a good idea at this time to ensure that you continue to get the updates you need.  This will help you ensure that your system update is ready to do it for you.

  Download and run the MSRT tool manually:
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  Reset.

  Download/install the latest program Windows installation (for your operating system):
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  (Download and save it to your desktop, run it.)

  Reset.

  and...

  Download the latest version of Windows Update (x 86) agent here:
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  Close all Internet Explorer Windows and other applications.

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  --> Click OK.

  (If asked, select 'Run'). --> Click on NEXT--> select 'I agree' and click NEXT--> where he completed the installation, click "Finish"...

  Reset.

  Now reset your Windows with this FixIt components update (you * NOT * use the aggressive version):
  How to reset the Windows Update components?

  Reset.

  Now that your system is generally free of malicious software (assuming you have an AntiVirus application), you've cleaned the "additional applications" that could be running and picking up your precious memory and the processor, you have authorized out of valuable and makes disk space as there are no problems with the drive itself and your Windows Update components are updates and should work fine - it is only only one other thing you pouvez wish to make:

  Get and install the hardware device last drivers for your system hardware/system manufacturers support and/or download web site.

• Windows update code error 00000646 KB960003 and others. did a scan and found that I have some corrupted files that cannot be fixed in the C:\windows\Logs\CBS\CBS. JOURNAL, I need help fixing problems

  error message 00000646. tried repair, cleaning of files and did the sfc/scannow

  Have you seen this sticky yet? -Online http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/6e716883-7af4-4a9f-8665-2f4dd57eee8d ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• I receive a hotfix package message could not be opened. check the patch package exists and that you can access it. What does that mean... Why can I not simply remove this program?

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  Hello

  Uninstall Silverlight by accessing this Web site. Click on uninstall Silverlight and follow the instructions.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/getSilverlight/get-started/install/default.aspx

  Then download the latest version and install it on your computer. You can download Silverlight from the same link.

  Kind regards
  Afzal Taher
  Microsoft technical support engineer

• I reinstalled my window 7 before I disabled Adobe CS3, now I anm says that I have too many activations, please help

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• Open a window of normal (non-private) and the journal in a site. Open a private window and go to the site and it shows that you are connected. 11 IE does not work. Why FF?

  V32.0.2.

  It is certainly not my experience.

  Have you changed your configuration before you post? Your "more details of the system" seems to show that you have configured to automatically start in private browsing mode, you can select in the Firefox Options:

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  If the value is "Firefox will: don't remember history ' change the dropdown to" Firefox will be: use the custom settings for history "to reveal the current configuration.

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• "Windows services Centre" call by saying that I have a problem with my internal security system

  Hello

  I received a phone call from 'Windows Service Centre', James Henderson, employee of 406-235-1159, phone number #7098 (Yes, that's an indication 406 and 416 - which is one of the reasons why I'm suspicious), but gave a speech in Mississauga (Ontario), saying that I have a problem with my internal security system and even if www.ammyy.com I need to talk to the technician to solve this problem. I do not trust him and hang up, but called the number, responded to the same person (as he had an Indian accent with a lisp in addition to this) and he said that Joseph and not James!
  Scam or what? Thank you

  It is a scam! Who is becoming extremely common and was even on the news in some places. As long as you don't give them any personal information, you should be fine. Should they call once again, simply hang up.

  See the recent thread below for more information; Shenan Stanley and the spirit of the messages contain very useful information:

  The call tech support?
   http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_xp-system/tech-support-calling/3a07ee4a-cb7c-4F6E-bfa2-5f7067346859

  The links below contain excellent information regarding this and other scams:

  Avoid scams to phone for tech support
   http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently
   http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msName.aspx

  The site ammyy.com offer legitimate a service to help users to connect remotely to other computers; the crooks simply operate these services. This is the first time I have heard of this site, seems most of the fraudsters a different use.

  Kind regards

• Windows calls home to tell you that you have problems with your computer

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  I get phone calls from windows

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  Imperial Beach, CA

• Every few minutes, we receive a small Microsoft Windows pop-up window that says: «Carbonite Secure Backup Engine not working anymore...» »

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  Our computer remotely accessible Carbonite technician.  He said Carbonite works correctly and could not understand why we continue Gets the pop-up.  Carbonite has been uninstalled and reinstalled twice, but the pop up comes back.  Any suggestions?

  Hello

  Generally, this sort of thing occurs when a program conflict makes one or the other case work, maybe even for a few seconds. During these few seconds Windows will pick it up and give you this popup. Here's a possible solution:

  1. Click the start or Windows Orb.
  2. In the search bar, type 'system' (without the quotes)
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  5. On this tab, there will be a selection for the "selective startup". Click on this button.
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  1. Follow steps 1 through 5 above to return to the System Configuration.
  2. Under Selective startup, uncheck also load Services.
  3. Restart the computer.
  4. Once it starts, run Carbonite.

  It should now be resolved. If this is not the case, there is certainly a problem with either Carbonite or how Carbonite and Windows work together, and you should communicate with each other.

  For further assistance, if this does not resolve the problem, then slowly run your normal programs one by one until the multibordure question once again. You have now isolated the program conflict! Congratulations!

• Windows Media Center has stopped updating the lists Guide for Windows 7

  Windows 10 will go out the next Wednesday July 29, 2015. I have Windows 7 and I have technical problems with the Guide in Windows Media Center lists. This isn't updated Guide lists and I wonder if this problem is related to the upgrade of Windows 10?

  I called a technician to answer Microsoft desktop and the technician fixed my computer errors. Unfortunately, he could not fix this problem. Even though I always reset and auto update of listings in the Guide, the result will prove be the same with "no data."

  Windows Media Center has given me many error messages:

  Windows Media Center

  "Windows Media Center has corrected a problem with your registration data and will download the Guide even once. You should review your records to make sure they are always planned properly. »

  Failed to download

  "The new TV configuration data could not be downloaded. Existing data, if any, will be used as you continue by configuring the TV signal. »

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  "The Guide could not be downloaded. For more information, then Windows Media Center system tray icon right-click and open Windows Media Center update log. »

  I can watch TV on the computer using Windows Media Center and manually record TV shows, but it is difficult for me to record TV shows without ads Guide on Windows Media Center.

  Note to update (as of August 2, 2015):

  The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for Windows Media Center Guide ads was already programmed by zap2it until July 21. After July 21, zap2it is no longer can update the lists Guide for Windows Media Center.

  July 23, Rovi Corporation's new Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for Windows Media Center Guide ads.

  From 23 July, listings in Windows Media Center Guide is running back to normal for Windows 7 users.

  My Guide Panel is equipped with a selector more [on the listings in the Guide] where is the expiration date. I hope that Microsoft does not support Windows 7 WMC.

  Please don't waste your time trying to solve the WMC, it is the expiration of the license that is causing the problem. I know it's frustrating.

  On the other hand, is - can anyone say with certainty that WMC is available on Windows 10? No charge for the upgrade to Windows 7?

  The way I see it, not providing the function of key in W7 WMC guide is motivation upgrading to W10, assuming that WMC is available.

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• Security Suite blocking Windows Media center to connect to the Extender

  I was initially a little happy home network with an xbox 360, a wired router and my pc under Windows 7 ULT(64bit) Norton 360 AV. During my AV license expires, I downloaded the version of my ISP (Norton Security Suite 4) to replace.

  Now I can't Media center to add or discover the Extender. I added to Windows Media Center svchost.exe to the list of permitted programs, but it doesn't have the thing.

  In help on the xbox live forums, suggestions are to work with the Windows Firewall not Norton. The Norton software has a different interface for the administration of the rules and I saw not a place where you can designate which programs can access which ports. And half of the programs listed as Qwave, Remote Desktop etc, I can't even find the interface of Norton.

  If anyone knows or has worked this issue before Norton Security suite please respond when you can. Thank you

  Hello

  You can try the steps below and check if that helps.

  (a) in the main window of Norton Internet Security (Protect computer, privacy), in the network pane, click settings.

  (b) under smart firewall, in line with program control, click Configure.

  (c) in the control of the program window, click Add.

  (d) in her select a program dialog box, locate the executable file for the program that you want to add.

  (e) click Open.

  (f) in the program control window, select the level of access that you want this program to have

  You can also check out the link below and check if that helps to allow access to the Media Center Extender.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/Extender/Setup/Firewall/Norton.mspx

  Also follow the link given below for more information on non - Microsoft Firewall

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-Media-Center/learn-more/Extenders/help/Extenders-firewalls.aspx

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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