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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?U3lsdmlhYQ==?= on November 6, 2006, 11:56 am
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probs!
Must admit that my pc is 4 years old and is most likely needing upgraded.
Just dont understand how the registration was changed in the 1st place!
Annoys me to think that some1 has hacked it...if that's whats happened!
Going to get myself to college after crimbo and get a little more knowledge
of computing :o). Only know what i have taught myself ( very little
considering how they work ) ty again for your reply.... very much
appreciated.
Sylviaa :o)
"Malke" wrote:
> Sylviaa wrote:
>
> > 1st of all...ty 4 ur speedy reply! :o) But, Don't understand why it
> > now
> > tells me registered to another name. Also...my partners msn was
> > hacked and
> > he now has new email addresses that he hadn't put in there himself.
> > we have left them in there kinda expectin some1 to sighn into them but
> > no1 has of yet
> > ( been there 1 month ). I have always had an anti-virus ( free AVG
> > ). thanx again for your help!
>
> > "karl levinson, mvp" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> >I had to do a clean install of my XP home edition recently ( 3
> >> >months ago )
> >> > and registered it in my own name! I have been having major
> >> > problems in the
> >> > past month resulting to my pc switching of randomly ( sometimes
> >> > will stay on
> >> > for a day without switching off and then other days every half hour
> >> > or
> >> > whateva ). Today I went to check My computer, properties and now
> >> > see that my
> >> > pc is now registered in another name ( clueless now ) I was using
> >> > blueyonder
> >> > firewall but decided to remove and just used the built in XP 1.
> >> > Since finding the new name I have installed Free Zone Alarm and
> >> > scared to let any
> >> > programe in at all now. Is it posible that I have been hacked and
> >> > if so, how
> >> > can I change the registry information back to my own name?
> >>
> >> None of this sounds like evidence of hacking.
> >>
> >> Use antivirus if you aren't already. There are free antivirus
> >> programs out there, such as http://free.grisoft.com
>
> Sylviaa - In cases like yours I always suggest that the poster take the
> machine to a professional computer repair shop (or person) for
> diagnosis, repair/reinstall (if warranted), and correct setup. This
> will not be your local equivalent of BigStoreUSA. This is not meant to
> disparage your computer skills or to make you incur expense; I make the
> suggestion because it is the most practical and efficient course of
> action. It will be very difficult for people reading your descriptions
> in a newsgroup to give you an accurate diagnosis/cure because we can't
> see the computer. Someone who can see the computer and who knows what
> to look for will quickly be able to determine the source of your
> problems.
>
> Certainly you can change the registered owner back to yourself, but this
> is just a bandage that doesn't cure the disease if the machine has been
> compromised and/or the machine isn't properly secured to prevent future
> compromises.
>
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
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