I am getting this error when I start up also:



Any ideas?

Oh, yes- so many.  Tourmaline can be black, as can garnet and diamond and black onyx and others.

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Friday, January 20th at 03:02:42 PM (GMT or forum time)

Mali garnet is found only in the West African nation of Mali- a country that covers about one million square miles.  This gemstone is very highly prized by collectors of rare gemstones because of its beauty and limited supply.



This stone is over one carat and has a very pleasing honey/cognac color and a lot of brilliance.  The shape is a classic cushion cut that has been popular for colored gemstones for centuries.  The dimensions are 5.90 x 5.88 x 4.27mm deep.  It has an intense cognac color.



This is a very clean stone with a VS clarity grade.  If you are not thrilled with any stone you buy from Tip Top Gem, you can return it for a full refund.  This gemstone is UNTREATED!  No heat, no dye, no chemicals, no diffusion, no fissure filling.  It was mined from the earth and cut and polished ONLY.



This auction starts at 7BTC and shipping (registered air mail with tracking) is free.  Increment is 1BTC.

Good luck!
   

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Friday, January 20th at 01:34:46 PM

This is a flame fusion star sapphire that was made in a laboratory.  Whether a sapphire comes from the earth or from a lab it has the same optical and physical properties, the same chemical composition, and the same beauty!  Well, not true- synthetics tend to be more beautiful because they can be made in a "perfect" environment.  In a lab the there are no impurities to spoil the perfect stone, unlike in the earth.



You might have heard of Union Carbide's signature synthetic flame fusion star sapphire called the "Linde Star".  It had a script "L" on the bottom of each stone, and they were very popular for quite some time but are no longer produced.  This stone is the same thing exactly, just without the Union Carbide name.  It weighs 3.82 carats and the dimensions are 8.97mm x 4.13mm deep.



If you enjoy the beauty of fine quality blue sapphire but don't want to pay $10,000 for one, why not give a synthetic sapphire like this one a try?  You will be delighted with the quality of the star and the beautiful blue color, and the cost is very reasonable!



This auction will run for 24 hours with a starting bid of 2.5BTC and an increment of .5BTC. Good luck!

LOL- yes, P4man, I know.  Steep learning curve for someone who is not a "natural" with computers though.  I'm running XP, and even though it is utter trash it is probably not as bad as 7 or Vista or whatever they are trying to sell now.  Name any other product that gets consistently worse over time and still has the lead in market share. 

All I can say is "Wow".  You guys took care of me.  Amencon hit the nail on the head- I ran Malwarebytes and it found and eradicated the Ares/Shareaza/eMule issue immediately.  One scan and a reboot and it was dead and has not reappeared.

I forgot to mention another really big issue that was troubling me that started the same time as the P2P invasion.  I get the BSOD and my machine reboots.  It is totally random.  It might run for hours, or just minutes before doing so.  There is no way to read the screen since it is up for only a fraction of a second.  Any ideas on how to remedy this?

Combofix scares me- I'm not an IT guy!

7.5BTC

4.75BTC includes registered air mail with online tracking.

3.75BTC

16.5BTC includes registered air mail with online tracking.  This is very rare material, and a super low price!

3.5BTC with registered air mail and online tracking.

This stone is over 9 carats!

3BTC includes registered air mail with online tracking!!!

5.25BTC includes registered air mail with online tracking.

16.5BTC including registered air mail with online tracking.

14.5BTC includes shipping via registered air mail and online tracking!

2.5BTC and you own this gorgeous synthetic star ruby.

Anyone in for 2BTC?

I know something is going wrong because when I open the task manager I see Ares, Shareaza, and eMule running.  I've never downloaded these.  Plus, when I use task manager to close them they just come right back again.  My firewall is down and can not be turned back on in control panel. 

Any way to identify this so I can pin down the correct fix?