I think that I have been scammed by the company supposed to work for windows saying that my computer was about to crash

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• Received a call this morning saying that my computer has sent an error message indicating that my computer was likely to crash

  Original title: is it a scam

  I recently bought a laptop and after using it about a month, I received a call from someone who said they were with the technical support of windows and my computer has sent a msg of error indicated that my computer was very likely to hang. I asked some info to prove that they were not a scam and he gave me the website .  His email is * address email is removed from the privacy *.  Any info anyone?

  Hello

  It's a scam.

  Microsoft does not contact you unless YOU have made prior arrangements with them to do.

  There is an article in the link I'm you provide at the end of this one

  Read this Information from Microsoft:

  "Avoid scams to phone for tech support.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  Don't be fooled of unsolicited calls. Don't provide personal information.

  Here are some of the organizations that cyber criminals claim to come:

  • Helpdesk Windows

  • Windows repair center

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Windows Support Group Technical Department

  • Microsoft Research and Development Team (team of Microsoft R & D)

  Either these so-called "Microsoft" Tech companies want to sell you a worthless software, or remote access to your computer to try to steal your credit card and bank information and also achieve an identity theft on you.

  We have all the errors and warnings in our Event Viewer

  If you gave them remote access and you do Internet banking, contact your bank, explain, and change passwords.

  If you use your online credit card, cancel and get a new one issued to you.

  And the only way that willl you know that you are free to them is to backup your data and do a clean install of your operating system.

  See you soon.

• Would someone from microsoft ring me to tell me my computer was about to crash and could help me if I talked through the issues with him, is received a call yesterday, is it a scam?

  Yesterday, I received a phone call from a person claiming to be from Microsoft in my opinion.  He said there is a serious problem with my computer and I have to go through him to set it right!  I said there is nothing wrong with my computer and he said he was going to crash at anytime, I figured it was a scam so told her to get lost!  I was correct?

  Hi EvieBaker,

  Yes, it's a scam. Microsoft will never call someone and say that their computer or their account is broken.
  Thank you!

• iPhone 6 have been saved to the icloud before sending it for repair but now cannot find relief in icloud to restore

  My screen iphone6 cracked this week before sending for repair, so I made a backup to icloud.  But now that I have the new phone (they replaced instead of repaired) I can't find the backup on the phone or through my iTunes account.  I'm looking for the backup?  It had all my contacts, music... everything!

  Thank you.

  The replacement phone may be necessary to update before it will see your backup. You cannot restore a backup made with a new version of the iOS on a device that is running an earlier version. Set up as new, updated to iOS, then delete it and try to restore the backup again.

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• I think that we have been scammed? Can anyone offer some advice.

  My wife had a phone call from someone claiming to be a Microsoft technician helping to get rid of its error messages.

  We are located in Geelong, Australia.

  She went to a www.boot.usa.cc website and has been invited to download and run the program which has been az3qfg.bn1.livefilestore.com...

  A she was the victim of a scam, and what do we have this program?

  Any help on what to do next would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks everyone for your help.

  Cheers, JFo!

  Yes you have been scammed, MS does not phone people, nor MS of the email of the people except in response to a conversation of e-mail, the individual began

  No idea what the program did, in the worst case, he extracted details log-on/word password for different sites, including the Bank/store cards etc.

  Then to be sure you contact all of your financial institutions to change your password/maps, etc. and change any password on any other site that you use, including email.

  And to be sure you need to recover your PC to factory state using a destructive restore that will destroy everything on the PC

• I have been scammed by Mindbrix last week. Is it possible that they could have downloaded Malware in my Macbook Pro? The computer works fine now, but should I run a kind of diagnosis or that someone check it out?

  I have been scammed by Mindbrix last week, and this community let me know... Thank you! Is it possible that they could have installed some sort of malicious software on my Macbook Pro X or am I protected? My computer works normally at this stage.

  Is it possible that they could have installed some sort of malicious software on my Macbook Pro X or am I protected?

  If you don't give them access to your computer or download something on their request, you should be fine. If you allow them access or downloaded something, you must erase and reformat your hard drive, then restore your computer from a backup taken before when you allowed them access. Change your passwords and other critical information also. Not sure what software have been installed. If necessary, contact your bank to make opposition and cancel your credit card.

• How is - a uninstall programs that have been assigned to the Program Files (x 86). I can't access it from the control panel

  I have programs that have been assigned to the (x 86) think I wantt files to uninstall but cannot access the (x 86) from the control panel

  Try this program.

  http://www.revouninstaller.com/

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• Is time Machine always being backed up to the folder My Documents/Desktop now that they have been sucked into the iCloud?

  Is time Machine always being backed up to the folder My Documents/Desktop now that they have been sucked into the iCloud?

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• I think that my computer has been hacked.

  

  This look like the installation to 12.4?

  Prophoto69,

  Get the latest version of iTunes - Apple Support explains the process to ensure that you have the latest version of iTunes.

  The image that you posted "looks" legitimate. When I use ⌘ + I on the .pkg I get size: 239,751,638 bytes (239.8 MB on disk), what do you see?

  What makes you think that your computer is "hacked"?

  

• How to access the tab 'Save all' when I close several jpeg files that have been adjusted with the "color adjust tool? He is currently making me close and save one at a time. Thanks for any help :)

  How to access the tab 'Save all' when I close several jpeg files that have been adjusted with the "color adjust tool? He is currently making me close and save one at a time.  I've just upgraded to El Capitan.  Thanks for any help :)

  I assume that you use the application overview.

  I can't find an answer to back up everything, but a workaround could be while the file menu options are visible, press the option key

  and the point of the window will become close, if you click on that dialogue will ask you if you want to restore the changes or save

  pressing Save will close the image with the changes and then move to the next image and so on.

• dad bought me a computer PORTABLE from NUTRIGEST I HAVE BEEN out of the CITY FOR SOME TIME AND LATER BETWEEN the AUTHENTICITY CODE PRODUCT, AND IT's not SAYIING VALID, BUT I KNOW THAT CANT BE REAL CODE IS

  dad bought me a computer PORTABLE from NUTRIGEST I HAVE BEEN out of the CITY FOR SOME TIME AND LATER BETWEEN the AUTHENTICITY CODE PRODUCT, AND IT's not SAYIING VALID, BUT I KNOW THAT can NOT BE TRUE

  If it is a new machine call or go to circuit city and get them fixed.  If they sold you the laptop, indicating that it included Windows XP then the onus is on them that provide you a valid COA and the product key.

  John

• Has anyone been scammed by a company that identified themselves as microsoft and use teamviewer to take control of your pc

  I received a call from this company who identified themselves as microsoft technical support. They say that my computer was sending a generated message that my system is infected with a virus and all my personal and financial information might be stollen. They sound so convincing so I let them take control of my computer. They showed me all the error messages and the files associated with the virus and that fixed it.  Unfortunetly, I didn't know that it was a victim of a scam until middle of what they called was a repair when they asked for money.  Before I knew it, the Western Union site with an application of transfer of money opened before my eyes and he had most of my references already filled in. They even created a password for me.  I refused to give them my credit card information and ask that they give me a number so that I can call to make sure it was legitimate. When I told them that I call microsoft and ask them about this service, I was put on hold and I can hear the person talking to me was in the background to someone else (they both speak with accents)... To make a long story short, they have blocked my computer with an administrative password and told me that I can never use this computer again unless I pay them. I hung up on them, I told them ok and they gave me the password so that I could type in my credit card information. I copied the password with no intention of giving them my credit card information and hung up the phone.  All of a sudden I restarted my computer closing down and when I was invited again the administrative password they used to crash my computer.  I used and was able to get on my computer.  I'm afraid they're watching my system everytime I connect so I erased all my personal files and information. My question is how can I take that block off of my computer?

  Hello

  It's a scam.

  We have all the errors and warnings in our observer of events and our computers do NOT send messages to anyone

  Either these so-called "Microsoft" Tech companies want to sell you a worthless software, or remote access to your computer to try to steal your credit card and bank information and also achieve an identity theft on you.

  As you gave them remote access and if you do Internet banking, contact your bank, to explain, and change passwords. As you use your online credit card, cancel it and get a new one issued you.

   

  And the only way that willl you know that you are free to them is to backup your data and do a clean install of your operating system.

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  And Microsoft does not contact you unless YOU have made prior arrangements with them to do.

  There is an article in the link I'm you provide at the end of this one

  Read this Information from Microsoft:

  "Avoid scams to phone for tech support.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  Don't be fooled of unsolicited calls. Don't provide personal information.

  Here are some of the organizations that cyber criminals claim to come:

  • Helpdesk Windows

  • Windows repair center

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Windows Support Group Technical Department

  • Microsoft Research and Development Team (team of Microsoft R & D)

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  There are several methods to reinstall Vista.

  This can help you (download files and make your own DVDs):

  http://www.heidoc.NET/Joomla/technology-science/Microsoft/57-Windows-Vista-direct-download-links

  You can contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send you a set of recovery disks.

  They should do this for a small fee.

  To reinstall Vista using their recovery disk/s, you start from the 1st recovery disk they provide and follow the manufacturer's instructions to reinstall:

  You need to change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order:

  How to change the Boot order in BIOS:

  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/SS/bootorderchange.htm

  "How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  And if you have never received a recovery disk when you bought your computer, there should be a recovery on the drive Partition hard reinstall Windows how much you bought your computer.

  The recovery process can be started by pressing a particular combination of the key or keys at startup. (Power on / start)

  Maybe it's F10, F11, Alt + F10, etc., depending on the manufacturer.

  Ask them to the proper key sequence.

  Some manufacturers have more available Vista recovery disks.

  If this happens, you may need to try this instead:

  You can also borrow and use a Microsoft Vista DVD, which contains the files for the different editions of Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate) must be installed. The product key on your computer / Laptop box determines what Edition is installed.

  Other manufacturers recovery DVDs are should not be used for this purpose.

  And you need to know the version of 'bit' for Vista, as 32-bit and 64-bit editions come on different DVDs

  Here's how to do a clean install of Vista using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft:

  "How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

  And once the operating system is installed, go to your computer manufacturer's website and get the latest drivers for your particular model or laptop computer.

  And phone Activation may be necessary when you use the above installation method.

  "How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  See you soon

• How to combine files in libraries that have been developed in the documents

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  Is there a good way to do this?

  Hello

  Libraries have been added as a feature in Windows 7 to solve the problem of modern computing where a user can have several gigabytes of documents, pictures, videos and music files. The problem is that all of these files can quickly fill a disk system (C :).

  All of these files can be moved to a partition or hard drive separate and then added to the library on the system drive (c) for easy access from a central location. A library is a virtual folder that uses no space on the system drive. They provide a "mirror" of the physics of the files and folders.

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  The My Documents folder can be added to the document library (or any other library that you create). When you open the document library and open a file, it opens the actual physical file of the Admin\My Documents folder.

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