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This was formerly the "Tech Support Thread - Get Help Here" However, I do not currently have time to be tech supporting as I used to due to school. So for now it will just be a resource thread.
Maplestory Problem solutions here: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For those with a Maplestory General problem/start-up issue, then redirect to the Maple FAQ topic here: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quick Contents: Antivirus Antispyware Firewalls XP Themes Maplestory Client and Patcher Download Links How do I get my character picture to show? Web Browsers System Restore Graphics Card Drivers Gameguard Reformat ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Updates: Last update - 11/11/07 Creative Commons Licence added. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quick How To's and Fixes How to post screenshots: link When saving the picture in paint, be sure to save it as a JPEG from the dropdown below where you name the file. You can then upload your image to link Once uploaded, just choose the last link on the list and copy it and paste it into your post. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How to use Scroll Lock for taking screenshots in maplestory on a Laptop: Most laptops: link For those without Num/Scroll lock (Toshiba users): link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How to get my picture to show up on basilmarket: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How to System Restore: Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > Set it to a day before your problem/s began. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How to reformat: link link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How to move the menu bar back above the address bar in IE 7: link NOTE: Make sure Internet Explorer is closed while you do this, or it won‘t work. If you haven't edited the registry before or If you don't feel confident you can follow the fairly simple instructions, then don't do it.  ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To those with a runtime error, as well as some others, bokuwaomar has a solution at: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GameGuard Errors: Gameguard Error Solutions Guide made for the Maplestory Tech Help and Patches section, it can be found here: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Security Resources The following are a list of resources to ensure that your computer is free of viruses and spyware, as well as for keeping your computer in top performance. Keep in mind that most of the following programs are mostly freeware: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Windows Update: First and foremost it's useless to go any further in this topic if you don't update windows. Try imagining pouring water through a bucket full of holes. That's kind of what your computer is like. Not stopping anything from accessing your system. Official Windows update website for manually getting updates: link Keep in mind if you are using windows XP then automatic updates should be doing the job for you by default. If not you can check and enable it by doing the following: 1. Right click my computer: link 2. Select Automatic Updates tab: link 3. Choose the option to best suit your needs: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Antivirus Software: Why popular Antivirus applications from Symantec, McAfee or Trend Micro do not work: link Several other resources on why not to use Norton: link link link Overview of the following three: link *Avast: link Antivir: link AVG: link **Kaspersky link If you're going to go for a commercial antivirus program, kaspersky usually tops the ratings lists in detection and removal rates. **NOD32: link Online virus scanners: Bitdefender Pandasoftware Trendmicro Kaspersky Multiple Antivirus single file scanners: http://www.virustotal.com/en/indexx.html http://virusscan.jotti.org/ (Recommended especially for suspicious files posted on basilmarket and other places) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AntiSpyware Software: NOTE: It is always a good idea to have more than one AntiSpyware program because no AntiSpyware program catches everything, between two of them you can catch most spyware. As you can see, I use the three marked with "*". Hitman Pro: link (All in one Antispyware Program. It uses multiple programs in one, if you use this, no need to use any others, also the easiest to use as it does almost everything automatically, including installing everything else FOR you once installed.) AVG-Antispyware: link *Lavasoft Adaware: link Adaware 2007: link *Spybot Search and Destroy: link *SpywareBlaster: link (Spyware Preventer, NOT a scanner) ***HijackThis: link Tutorial: Step 1 Step 2 Windows Defender: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Internet Browsers: Why Switch to firefox? link *Firefox: link - IETab Extension: link Open Internet Explorer embedded in Firefox. Opera: link Flock: link (Based on the open source Mozilla code, but with the capacity to write to the Web). Safari: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Firewall software: NOTE: Any NAT router (and that includes virtually all broadband routers sold today) is a stateful inspection router. That's what NAT does: it looks at incoming packets and discards those that weren't requested. Even if it doesn't say it on the box, your broadband router is a high quality stateful inspection firewall. So If you have a router, then you don't really need a Software Firewall at all. Q: Why do I need a Firewall aside from the windows one? A: Because the windows one doesn't really offer nearly as much protection as proper firewalls. *Sygate: link (No longer updated now that Symantec owns it, I still use it though.) PC Tools Firewall Plus: link **Zone Alarm: link (Easiest to use, best for newbies) ***Kerio: link ***Comodo: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Other Software Maplestory Client and Patcher: Maplestory MSSetup.exe main client url: link Maplestory ManualPatch.exe url: link BannedStory Character Simulator: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paint programs: Paint Shop Pro Alternative: Paint.net Photoshop Alternative: Gimp ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hardware diagnostics and memory benchmarking solution/s: EVEREST Home Edition: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New: Video conversion software: Any-Video-Converter: link Converts just about anything into .mp4 or .avi for Ipods, psp's, and many other popular media players capable of such formats. Very simple and easy to use. one of my favourite things about it is being able to convert youtube and other flash site .flv flash videos to a more usable format on demand without having to use sites like vixy. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Process Scanner: Process Scanner: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cleaners: *&**Tune up Utilities: link CCleaner: link ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Graphic Related Software/drivers: Nvidia: Geforce Card Drivers ATI: Radeon Card Drivers Microsoft DirectX ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Legend * = My Pick/What I Use. ** = Not free. *** = For more Advanced users. If you appreciate our help and want to do a little something extra, feel free to donate in-game via the Duey package system to either myself, or the other helpers. (Depending on who helped you and your server). This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence New Blog: A necessary time to leave
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