knoppers
Tue Apr 08 06:21:01 PDT 2008
Thanks again for trying. I will re-install XP and that should clear it up.
--
Steve
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> I have nothing further to suggest here.
>
> knoppers wrote:
> > Tried Safe Mode with Networking - same problems.
> >
> >> Try any/all of those things after rebooting into Safe Mode with
> >> Networking.
> >> --
> >> ~PA Bear
> >>
> >> knoppers wrote:
> >>> Followed your instructions and still no success. Cannot see scripted
> >>> content on msnbc, cannot install MSN Premium and am not able to use my
> >>> new
> >>> HP scanner on this account. I appreciate your continued suggestions. I
> >>> am
> >>> getting close to reinstalling XP. Any last thoughts before I take that
> >>> step?
> >>>
> >>>> 1. Uninstall the McAfee application via Add/Remove Programs & reboot.
> >>>>
> >>>> 2. If the older McAfee application is listed (again) in Add/Remove
> >>>> Programs, uninstall it, too.
> >>>>
> >>>> 3. IMPORTANT! => enable the Windows Firewall.
> >>>>
> >>>> 4. Run this removal tool:
> >>>>
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=107083&lc=4105&partner=McAfee&type=TS&ia=1
> >>>>
> >>>> [Take a look at the log it creates before you delete it!]
> >>>>
> >>>> 5. Download/install Avira AntiVir (free), at least temporarily:
> >>>>
http://www.free-av.com/
> >>>>
> >>>> [Your anti-virus application should be configured to seek and install
> >>>> updates automatically, daily, at a time when the machine is usually
> >>>> running
> >>>> and connected to the internet. It should also be configured to run a
> >>>> full
> >>>> system scan a few minutes after seeking/installing updates, also daily.
> >>>> Anything less is simply insufficient these days.]
> >>>>
> >>>> Does the behavior persist now?
> >>>> --
> >>>> ~PA Bear
> >>>>
> >>>> knoppers wrote:
> >>>>> The computer has McAfee from MSN. I don't believe I ever had Norton
> >>>>> on
> >>>>> this
> >>>>> machine. I did have an earlier version on McAfee from MSN prior to
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> latest release.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> ...the computer has McAfee Security
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> McAfee Security Center (e.g., from your ISP or Yahoo) or McAfee
> >>>>>> Internet
> >>>>>> Security?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Was another McAfee application ever installed on the machine at any
> >>>>>> time
> >>>>>> in
> >>>>>> the past? How about a Norton application?
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> ~PA Bear
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> knoppers wrote:
> >>>>>>> Created a new account and it exhibits the same behavior as my wife's
> >>>>>>> account. No scripting on webpages using ie6. Also, just installed
> >>>>>>> new
> >>>>>>> MFPrinter and it wont scan on my wife's account. Cannot create
> >>>>>>> msxml
> >>>>>>> instance. Is this related?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I didn't ask if the behavior occurred in any other existing User
> >>>>>>>> Accounts,
> >>>>>>>> I asked if it was seen in a new User Account that had been used for
> >>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>> few
> >>>>>>>> days.
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> ~PA Bear
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> knoppers wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> No. My user account works fine, but my wife's is the problem
> >>>>>>>>> account.
> >>>>>>>>> Again, on her account certain websites do not work properly. If
> >>>>>>>>> she
> >>>>>>>>> uses
> >>>>>>>>> Firefox instead of IE6, they work fine. The problem is she can't
> >>>>>>>>> even
> >>>>>>>>> run
> >>>>>>>>> MSN software because she can't get to the sign-in screen. I know
> >>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>> uses
> >>>>>>>>> IE in the background.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry 'bout that.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Tell me this: Does the behavior persist in a new User Account
> >>>>>>>>>> after
> >>>>>>>>>> using
> >>>>>>>>>> it for a few days?
> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>> ~PA Bear
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> knoppers wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> I am talking about one computer with two different user
> >>>>>>>>>>> accounts.
> >>>>>>>>>>> One
> >>>>>>>>>>> account is fine, the other has several ie6 related issues.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Not sure it is relevant, but the computer has McAfee Security
> >>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>> Windows
> >>>>>>>>>>> Defender. The machine is fully patched with all automatic
> >>>>>>>>>>> updates.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed on
> >>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> problem
> >>>>>>>>>>>> machine? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
> >>>>>>>>>>>> What
> >>>>>>>>>>>> third-party firewall (if any)? Are the same versions of all of
> >>>>>>>>>>>> them
> >>>>>>>>>>>> installed on the other machine?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Are both machines fully patched at Windows Update?
> >>>>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >>>>>>>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 2002
> >>>>>>>>>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin
http://aumha.net
> >>>>>>>>>>>> DTS-L
http://dts-l.net/
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> knoppers wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a Windows XP machine with two user accounts. On one of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> accounts,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ie6 works fine. On the other, it appears like scripting
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> work.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mapquest directions give a scripting error. MSNBC.com will
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> not
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> allow
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> me to set my location and give local news. The MSN Premium
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> sign-in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> screen
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> will not load - says there is a connect error when I am
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> connect
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the internet.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I have matched all security settings between both users so I
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> fear
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> there is
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> some registry issue with one account. Short of creating a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> brand
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> new
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> account, any ideas for a fix?
>
>