When I look in a ClamWin scan report, I often see the following errors
(or something very similar):
ERROR:
Can’t open file C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\default
ERROR: Can’t open
file C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SAM
ERROR: Can’t open file
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SECURITY
ERROR: Can’t open file
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\software
ERROR: Can’t open file
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\system
Does this
indicate a problem or virus on my computer? Why can’t ClamWin open
these files?
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Hard Disk Drive
Troubleshooting
The troubleshooting of hard disk drive
problems could probably fill an entire book. When it gets down to
the bottom line, however, there are three basic kinds of problems you
might have with a hard disk drive. Each requires very different
troubleshooting actions and different levels of risk.
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I’ve been working in the computer industry for almost 20 years
now. During that time, I’ve heard a number of my less-technical
friends and co-workers tell me that they’re “running out of
memory” on their computer. After I ask a few questions about
what they mean, it’s clear to me that they don’t understand the
difference between “memory” and “disk space”.
If they were to ask a salesperson at a computer store to sell them some
“memory” for their computer, they might get some very
expensive hardware that wouldn’t solve the real problem. Just so
that this doesn’t happen to you, I thought I might give you a few
different explanations of what “memory” and “disk
space” really are, so that you know what to ask for and why.
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Periodically, I take a look at the search results that led people to
my web site. In a recent examination, I saw that several people asked
the question “What is the importance of a
motherboard?” and sought an answer. For a seasoned
technical support person like myself, the answer to that question is
quite obvious, but to someone who isn’t that familiar with what is
inside his or her computer, it’s a mystery. Since a number of you
obviously want to know the answer to that question, here it is, as much
in layman’s terms as I can make it.
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