Hello, I used to come here alot for help but due to recent events I neglected to keep my computer clean and practice ensuring my privacy. Its weird, when my computer stops working correctly I start working correctly.
I have been having issues with my cable service (time warner) ever since we started. I am running windows XP performance edition and have many sound cards hooked up to the machine through usb. I have suspicions that these viruses are also messing with our phone lines (due to the popular all in one deals that these companies offer, yet I believe its too much for their customer service team to handle with motivation when individuals have problems with the service). I have switched modems and routers and reset all our OS's (except for the laptop which seems to be the only computer that has a working wireless internet connection (it is also the only one with an active anti-virus program which I am assuming to be effective (norton)). Time warner has sent us letters complaining that our IP address is sending out solicitor emails, I have called them and they do not seem to want to help us.
So pretty much history repeated itself here and the internet connection with my computer upstairs has been going. The issue is that my internet usually pops up at random then loses connection (access points are visible but ip connection is never established). Adding a TKA key to our gateway solved our problems temporarily. The weird part was that when both systems were formatted, only the gateway computer returned to its healthy internet connection state, the one upstairs stayed the way it was before the formatting (making me suspicious of possible hardware damage on the PCI linksys card).
As for the state of my OS, the one downstairs is running fine, the one upstairs may have been installed with a defective copy due to the computer not being able to shut down or restart sometimes from the start menu. Another interesting thing to note was that for some OS commands (shut down, apply changes, etc) caused the windows front screen to warp a bit, like it looked completely random with the task bar being in places it didnt belong and with most of the screen being covered in greyness. Dragging a responding program window over these graphical glitches caused an eraser affect and revealed a normal OS desktop.
Basically I am trying to get my internet back without having these issues again. I now understand that I need to put a little effort and not leave my computer alone when I am assuming I am satisfied with the results. I think doing so may have had its price, and I am hoping it did not because the system upstairs is actually a new machine. I am almost amazed with the way the pros handle themselves here, I will probably study this in the future to give you guys a hand.
All the following logs are from the upstairs wireless computer. Panda scan is being performed on the gateway computer this very minute and I will attach it shortly. Once again I am very thankful for your help, some very good people on this forum and I intend on following the rules this time.
There are also random folders with gibberish appearing on the c drive,
I have been having issues with my cable service (time warner) ever since we started. I am running windows XP performance edition and have many sound cards hooked up to the machine through usb. I have suspicions that these viruses are also messing with our phone lines (due to the popular all in one deals that these companies offer, yet I believe its too much for their customer service team to handle with motivation when individuals have problems with the service). I have switched modems and routers and reset all our OS's (except for the laptop which seems to be the only computer that has a working wireless internet connection (it is also the only one with an active anti-virus program which I am assuming to be effective (norton)). Time warner has sent us letters complaining that our IP address is sending out solicitor emails, I have called them and they do not seem to want to help us.
So pretty much history repeated itself here and the internet connection with my computer upstairs has been going. The issue is that my internet usually pops up at random then loses connection (access points are visible but ip connection is never established). Adding a TKA key to our gateway solved our problems temporarily. The weird part was that when both systems were formatted, only the gateway computer returned to its healthy internet connection state, the one upstairs stayed the way it was before the formatting (making me suspicious of possible hardware damage on the PCI linksys card).
As for the state of my OS, the one downstairs is running fine, the one upstairs may have been installed with a defective copy due to the computer not being able to shut down or restart sometimes from the start menu. Another interesting thing to note was that for some OS commands (shut down, apply changes, etc) caused the windows front screen to warp a bit, like it looked completely random with the task bar being in places it didnt belong and with most of the screen being covered in greyness. Dragging a responding program window over these graphical glitches caused an eraser affect and revealed a normal OS desktop.
Basically I am trying to get my internet back without having these issues again. I now understand that I need to put a little effort and not leave my computer alone when I am assuming I am satisfied with the results. I think doing so may have had its price, and I am hoping it did not because the system upstairs is actually a new machine. I am almost amazed with the way the pros handle themselves here, I will probably study this in the future to give you guys a hand.
All the following logs are from the upstairs wireless computer. Panda scan is being performed on the gateway computer this very minute and I will attach it shortly. Once again I am very thankful for your help, some very good people on this forum and I intend on following the rules this time.
There are also random folders with gibberish appearing on the c drive,