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• How can I install Thunderbird on an external hard drive, ensure that all emails are on the external hard drive? Can I direct emails to an external hard drive to my PC?

  I want my emails on my external hard drive. How to go there directly? Thank you.

  Go to the Thunderbird profile folder.
  -Open the Explorer, type %appdata%\microsoft\windows\sendto in the address bar and press ENTER.
  -You will find a folder named Thunderbird. Open it.
  Copy/move the subfolder of the profiles to your address file
  -Open the profiles.ini
  -Change IsRelative 0
  -Change of path to something like this: K:\Thunderbird 3\Profiles\b8p1vx2s.default (with the new path of your profile folder)

• How to remove shortcut Virus from a 1 TB external hard drive

  I lost access to 950 GiB of data on my hard drive Seagate as it has been infected by and shortened Virus and my data on HDD converted a shortcut of the file which when connected to my pc got corrupted due to safety Essentials.
  Please help me to retrieve the data.

  Hello Rahul,

  Please contact the Microsoft Community Forums.

  According to the description, it seems that you are facing problems with access to data on external hard drive as the drive converted to a shortcut file. I'll be happy to help you with this problem.

  -Did you do changes on the computer before this problem?

  Method 1: I suggest you use the scan Microsoft Security in scan mode full, to remove all the threats that is not detected by it and see if the problem persists.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner ends 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.
  The Microsoft Safety Scanner is not a replacement for the use of antivirus software that offers continuous protection.

  Method 2: To recover the data on external hard drive, I suggest you use your favorite search engine to search for the third-party backup of data recovery software.

  WARNING: Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  I hope it helps. If you have any questions about Windows in the future, please let us know. We will be happy to help you.

• Is there a possibility of the virus being transferred as well for moving files on an external hard drive?

  Original title: Virus/malware/spyware portable with external hard drive?

  I run Windows 7 64 bit. My subscription to Norton ran a while back (I know, dumb move) and I want to use MSE instead of pay crazy to renew Norton.  Right now, I'm waiting for Microsoft to difficulty MSE Windows 7 64 bit (there is a problem of file corruption with MSE for 64-bit Windows 7 version that Microsoft is working on fixing)... In the meantime, I suspect strongly I have some viruses and spyware on my laptop and wanted to try a system reset. If I back up my files to an external hard drive will be I might transfer of virus/malware to my computer when I put files on my laptop?

  Hi Cbx_ladyarabica

  Please contact the Microsoft Community.

  I like to show you a point for Microsoft Security Essentials. Want to know if there is a possibility of virus being transferred on the external hard drive and back, as well as files. It's pretty simple and I'm here to help you. Thank you for taking the time to read this far.

  It is a possibility that the virus may be transferred along with the files provided that they are infected, as well. To be on the safe side, I'd like you try to run a full scan on the computer by using various third-party programs (such as suggested by Andre) to ensure that the computer is virus-free.

  NOTE: The use of third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  Back to us for any issues related to Windows in the future. We will be happy to help you.

• Check the external hard drive (safely) and viruses the application of TPM security chip

  Hello.

  Context, to complain:

  I had some problems with my new lenovo R61. But today, all right, the downgrade to xp okay, okay graphics card driver, partitioning ok. Westerday I was in the same point with Avast anti virus installed, install comodo firewall. I decide to install spybot and check an external hard drive. I allowed the choice of spybot to do something with some "dangerous" files After that point I didn't have the right to do nothing in the computor. "your not allowed to shut down the computer. "you may not... contact admin". "your unauthorized...

  I forced reboot, press blue, recovered the system and decide to accept the help of norton, so I have norton installed.

  Request1:

  I want to check my external drive with any risk to the system, what I can do, I'm I might because I connect?

  Request2:

  Second small problem, when I try to registered my finger, it ask me to code of TPM which I did not. Is it safe to go into the bios and clear the security chip, I see a warning in the doc.

  Thank you

  Tom

  compensation security chip is correct, but make sure that you do not have any password that you know, turn off all power on, the passwords for the supervisor/master before doing anything with security features.

• I can't access Password Protection Manager on my external hard drive to unlock.

  I can't access Password Protection Manager on my external hard drive to unlock. It's kind of infected by a virus that I guess and it gives me not the Manager of Password Protection screen to enter the password and access my data. Enforcement Manager for the Protection of password is missing.

  Solved... !! repair any Manager password protection of the installation file and problem will be solved.
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• Data from external hard drive not visible

  My computer has been recently infected with the virus to restore Windows. As soon as I was aware, I unplugged my network cable and a drive external hard (without using to remove the device safely), who has all my data. I then used a previous restore point to get rid of the virus, which was apparently with success, because there is no remaining trace.

  Now, the external hard drive is not visible in Explorer. Other utility programs say that the data is always there, but I can't see it or access it in the usual way. This drive worked perfectly up to this point. I tried to restart, unplug the external drive and reconnect it and using a different USB port, but so far nothing has worked.

  How can I get Vista to recognize my external drive?

  Hello

  Run the system restore will be not delete or remove the virus on the computer. System Restore helps you restore system files from your computer to an earlier point in time.

  First I suggest you to run the check, and online virus scan if no malware or viruses detected on the computer activity. You can run the scan for viruses online from the link below: http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  NOTE: Make sure that you select the correct version of the operating system before downloading the scanner)

  For the problem with the external hard drive, follow the methods below:

  Method 1:

  Check if the device is detected in Device Manager. Follow the steps for the same thing:

  a. click on start

  b. click Run, in the Run dialog box type devmgmt.msc

  (c) in the Device Manager window, locate the drive

  Method 2:

  Run the fix it from the link below and check if it helps. Link: Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/

• remove a virus from your hard drive?

  Yes I'm not very good with computers... and stuff... and my computer is running slow. of Freez when norton scan. Errors of memory. and I think having a virus on my hard drive. is there any scanner... a way to remove or clean my hard drive...?

  My norton cant delete or find this virus with frost-free and it is a virus stubern. the scanners out there that will work? I can't afford at the moment. no work.

  Hello

  If you need search malware here's my recommendations - they will allow you to
  scrutiny and the withdrawal without ending up with a load of spyware programs running
  resident who can cause as many questions as the malware and may be harder to detect as
  the cause.

  No one program cannot be used to detect and remove any malware. Added that often easy
  to detect malicious software often comes with a much harder to detect and remove the payload. Then
  its best to be thorough than paying the high price later now too. Check with them to one
  extreme overkill point and then run the cleaning only when you are sure that the system is clean.

  It can be made repeatedly in Mode safe - F8 tap that you start, however, you must also run
  the regular windows when you can.

  TDSSKiller.exe. - Download the desktop - so go ahead and right-click on it - RUN AS ADMIN
  It will display all the infections in the report after you run - if it will not run changed the name of
  TDSSKiller.exe to tdsskiller.com. If she finds something or not does not mean that you should not
  check with the other methods below.
  http://support.Kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?QID=208280684

  Download malwarebytes and scan with it, run MRT and add Prevx to be sure that he is gone.
  (If Rootkits run UnHackMe)

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN

  Malwarebytes - free
  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

  Run the malware removal tool from Microsoft

  Start - type in the search box-> find MRT top - right on - click RUN AS ADMIN.

  You should get this tool and its updates via Windows updates - if necessary, you can
  Download it here.

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN
  (Then run MRT as shown above.)

  Microsoft Malicious - 32-bit removal tool
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

  Microsoft Malicious removal tool - 64 bit
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=585D2BDE-367F-495e-94E7-6349F4EFFC74&displaylang=en

  also install Prevx to be sure that it is all gone.

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN

  Prevx - Home - free - small, fast, exceptional CLOUD protection, working with others
  security programs. It is a single scanner, VERY EFFICIENT, if it finds something to come back
  here or use Google to see how to remove.
  http://www.prevx.com/   <-->
  http://info.prevx.com/downloadcsi.asp?prevx=Y  <-->

  Choice of PCmag editor - Prevx-
  http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2346862,00.asp

  Try the demo version of Hitman Pro:

  Hitman Pro is a second scanner reviews, designed to save your computer from malicious software
  (viruses, Trojans, rootkits, etc.). who infected your computer despite safe
  what you have done (such as antivirus, firewall, etc.).
  http://www.SurfRight.nl/en/hitmanpro

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  If necessary here are some free online scanners to help the

  http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/

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  Original version is now replaced by the Microsoft Safety Scanner
  http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

  Microsoft safety scanner
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

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  http://www.Kaspersky.com/virusscanner

  Other tests free online
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&source=HP&q=antivirus+free+online+scan&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI=G1

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  After the removal of malicious programs:

  Also follow these steps for the General corruption of cleaning and repair/replace damaged/missing
  system files.

  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to fix the system files of Windows 7 with the System File Checker
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.

  How to run check disk in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

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  If we find Rootkits use this thread and other suggestions. (Run UnHackMe)

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/InternetExplorer/thread/a8f665f0-C793-441A-a5b9-54b7e1e7a5a4/

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  If necessary AFTER THAT you are sure that the machine is clean of any malware.

  How to do a repair installation to repair Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

  I hope this helps.

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• Managing disks in Windows 7 does not recognize external hard drive

  It is a recent event. I backed up my computer only 45 days ago and it worked Ok. The same external drive has no problems with your Windows XP desktop.

  No other USB devices is facing this problem.

  Device Manager identifies the mass storage device (WD1140), as well as the USB controller.

  This utility cannot sort.
  It is not possible to change/assignment of a new letter to the reader as disk management does not identify her. I also tried to use the command-line (list disk)... the only disc that displayed is internal.

  I tried to change the USB port, without result.
  The operating system is Windows 7 Starter.

  Hello Cristian,

  I appreciate the efforts to solve the problem. We would like to know the following information form you for help to come.

  (1) what store did you run to fix the problem?

  (2) you have any software from third-party security installed on your computer?

  (3) what is the brand and model of your computer?

  You could address this issue due to a hardware conflict or if the external hard drive that you are trying to connect has virus. Prior to the resolution problems make sure that you have installed all Windows updates. Follow the steps below to solve the problem.

  Method 1: Run hardware and troubleshooting utility device.

   

  Connect the external hard drive to your computer, and then run the troubleshooter below.

  Open the hardware and devices troubleshooter.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-hardware-and-devices-Troubleshooter

  Method 2: Reinstall the USB controllers.

  You mentioned that another that this device, all other devices are detected, follow the steps to make sure that you have the latest USB drivers. This method addresses the steps where the USB driver currently loaded became unstable or corrupted.

  (a) click Start, type device in the area Manager Search , then click on the peripheral Manager.

  (b) expand Bus USB controllers. Right click on a device, and then click Uninstall. Repeat for each device.

  (c) when completed, restart your computer. Your USB controllers will automatically install.

  Method 3: Run Microsoft Safety Scanner.

  I also suggest that you scan your computer with the Microsoft Security Scanner, which would help us to get rid of viruses, spyware and other malicious software.

  The Microsoft Security Scanner is a downloadable security tool for free which allows analysis at the application and helps remove viruses, spyware and other malware. It works with your current antivirus software.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: the Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.

  Important: the data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means there is a risk of data loss.

  Write to us at the State of the question. If you need additional assistance, we will be happy to help you.

• Problem with external hard drive (an unexpected error - 50)

  I've had this problem for a few months now. Sometimes, I can't delete a file from my external hard drive, or export a file to it. The process is impossible, and I get a message "Cannot perform the action due to an unexpected error - 50". Ejecting the disc gives the message "eject impossible because another program can use it." Ejection force becomes the only option. After re-login, the problem goes away, like nothing ever happened.

  The question is not constant, but quite common to become a nuisance, the one I want stopped.

  That's what I think it is (a bad connection with the cable, defective contact), or is this a virus? I need to know.

  The hard drive is 1 TB Toshiba Canvio Basics and is formatted as Mac OS extended (Journalized).

  not a virus, and not only because there is no virus mac at this time.

  negative errors on the discs can be a signal indicating that the file is corrupted or worse still, the drive is failing. While it can also be a problem with the cable or the connector that it commonly goes back on the disc itself.

  Currently, it is recommended that you backup your data if a backup fails, you may need to save what you can manually and sometimes that means go to this folder by folder or file by file

  Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support

  All HARD drives (and SSD') eventually fail and while this isn't a your statement you should check the drive with disk utility (Macintosh HD/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility) after you got what you possibly can off and consider replacing the disk with a new one.

• Regen not install software on external HARD drive

  I recently bought a Toshiba external hard drive.
  I try to install the software that came with it.
  The software is Regen - PushButton Backup.
  It seems to load and install ok (via install Wizard). But when I try to run it, I get the message:
  REGEN. EXE has encountered a problem and needs to close. We're sorry...

  Can someone help resolve this for me? I had 3 attempts and installation/uninstallation.

  @chrismuirhead
  Maybe the software has been placed in your first account and starts automatically if you use your account. For most of these software is placed in the registry under RUN or in the startup folder.
  You must check the file if the application is placed here:
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• Satellite 2450-101: can I run recovery external HARD drive or USB key using

  Hello.

  I have a Satellite 2450-101, on which the DVD player seems to have failed (could be engine, laser; uncertain).

  I want to perform a full restore of the product, using both disks that came with the computer.
  Defective hard drives before, I copied the data on these disks to an external hard drive and a usb flash drive.

  Is it possible for me to run the recovery of the proceeds of one of these media (or indeed any source, other than the internal DVD player)?

  Any advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated. See you soon.

  > Defective hard drives before, I copied the data on these disks to an external hard drive and a usb flash drive.
  > Is it possible for me to run the recovery of the proceeds of one of these media (or indeed any source, other than the internal DVD player)?
  Hmmm I doubt that this can be possible because it is not possible to boot from a USB flash or external HARD disk drive.

  What you could do is to copy the folder the original Microsoft CD i386 on the HARD drive and then you can run setup.exe from this folder.
  It would begin installing the XP installation program.

  But Toshiba Recovery disk contains only image files and there is no i386 folder and therefore, you need the CD of XP Ms.

• Toshiba PX1266E - 1 25 external hard drive (250 GB)

  I had a glance at the map, I don't see anyone with a similar problem, so I am posting this in the hope that someone can help me.

  I currently have a HDD external Toshiba PX1266E - 1 25 (250 GB) that is causing me problems.

  I have two laptops that I use: a single running XP (SP3) and a staff of Vista (SP1). The password on the Toshiba Disk Manager software seems to be compatible with XP but not Vista, so whenever I used the disc with my Vista laptop, I've been disable Manager password using the application ONSPCRT.exe on the phantom CD-ROM created by the HARD drive, then reactivation using the ONSPCSET.exe application is also on the ghost of CD-ROM.

  It worked well until last night. I had been back a few more data at the disk of the Vista laptop and then re-enabled the software Password Manager. However, 20 minutes later, I decided that I wanted to copy something from the HARD drive to the laptop Vista, so I plugged it in, turned off password using ONSPCRT Manager and then... nothing. Usually, when you do this, the AutoPlay box appears for the HARD disk and asks me how I want to set the type of files on the HARD drive. Now, it does absolutely nothing.

  I tried in the XP laptop and once again, nothing. I tried to re - enable and disable Manager password several times. I always used the right password and do not understand why my HARD drive does not start to run automatically when I enter the password, or plug it into a computer with an invalid password manager.

  The ghost CD (usually labeled as "Password" and allocated drive E :) appears again and I can access all the files on it, but the drive HARD himself (who was usually allocated drive F :) simply does not appear in my computer at all now.)

  Please, please, please help - my ongoing doctoral research is stored on this drive and I'm frantic, just think that I could have lost. Is there some sort of Autorun feature that I could have accidentally triggered?

  Post edited by: Sweetchuck

  Hmm.

  Try this:
  -Disconnect the HARD drive to the USB port
  -remove the hubs and USB port on the Device Manager
  -restart the laptop
  -wait until the USB ports will be installed
  -Connect the HARD drive and then try to access the data

  I'm not sure if this will help, but in my case that worked perfectly if the external HARD drive was not recognized in my computer

  Good luck

• move el capitan photo library app on external hard drive

  Question:

  How to move to El Capitan new library of the 'Photo' app on an external drive?

  The picture of El Capitan App behaves like a virus - it takes my computer whenever I plug a phone, etc.

  There seems to be no preference to choose which application opens to plug in a device, and iPhoto failed to do not open.

  (And selecting the cloud for storage is similar to trust someone else to keep forever, hundreds of concerts my confidential and important data.) "If they were to lose my credit card information, that would be correct.)

  I will not "auto-save" my photos on my drive internally, and will not allow 'Photo' me to select one different folder other than the one they chose for me on my internal drive. Whenever I select a folder from the external hard drive in the preferences, it is default to the original destination in the internal drive.

  Most discussions on the application of 'Photo' of Apple are extremely difficult to find because the results of a search of the generic name of there new beacon 'Photo' app display the results of all things by the word 'photo' in them. Go to Apple support with the name of their application as the search keyword: "photo".

  It seems that the fellows who designed Windows 8 have been able to find a job at Apple. I think it may be easier to move a photo library of Windows 8 at the library 'Photos' El Capitan that moving the iPhotos library.

  I don't remember thinking iPhoto needed to be redesigned. Simply not take 20 minutes for the Interior to appear cryptic images. And maybe be able to import large files of k 4, without crashing on every attempt.

  PLEASE SEE THE APP "FUNBOX" BEFORE THE NEXT UPDATE OF 'PHOTO '!

  in this soft - 128 GB iPhone photos appear in less than a minute, and you have the ability to save large images videos 4 k, voice memos, etc. simply by dragging them to the location desired. The good old MAC intuitive way that attracted us to Apple in the first place.

  Perhaps Apple simply tries to leave the free App company.

  RULE NO. 1:

  Applications need to be improved - not made obsolete!

  One Solution: rename the new 'photo' application in iPhoto. (I'm a genius!)

  How to move to El Capitan new library of the 'Photo' app on an external drive?

  Select it in the image folder and drag the EHD.  Once there open to confirm a successful move and then remove the pictures folder.

  There seems to be no preference to choose which application opens to plug in a device, and iPhoto failed to do not open.

  With the trendy iPhone go to Photos and uncheck this box:

  

  Do this for each device you have.  If you have memory cards and reformat them, you will have to repeat every time.

  To kill the opening of Photos for all devices use the method posted by JadedEye:

  JadedEye

  22 December 2015 09:01

  Re: Prevent DEFINITELY pictures of automatic opening

  in response to leonie

  OK, it worked for me on El Cap

  Open a terminal window

  Type the following in the terminal and press enter

  defaults write currentHost - com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug - bool YES

  (followed by the return key or enter - ed)

  The exit of the terminal.

  Photos will run if you run, but it will not autolaunch on each connection to a camera or the card or reformatted the card.

  If you want to return Photos auto-launch almost everything, use the same command change YES no

  This correction has set my workflow back to normal without Photos lance all the time.

  I will not "auto-save" my photos on my drive internally, and will not allow 'Photo' me to select one different folder other than the one they chose for me on my internal drive. Whenever I select a folder from the external hard drive in the preferences, it is defaulted to the original destination in the internal drive

  I don't know what you mean by that last statement.  Are you referring to export photos from your library to the EHD? Or are you referring to place your library on the EHD and its use here? The export window to select any location you want to save to.  By default, it opens to the desktop on the startup disk. But you can select any volume which is mounted by clicking it in the sidebar of the export window:

  

  Since we are all users like you here, you can keep the rants for you or send to Apple via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.

  

• Files with names like 0241c7014675aa945ec7ba being created on external hard drive

  Folders with these names - automaticaaly 0241c7014675aa945ec7ba - are created in my external hard drive.  What is it?  Are they safe?

  Hello

  I suggest you try the external hard drive for virus scanning.

  You can also try online virus scan, check this link:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  It will be useful.