Michael
Fri Mar 18 14:57:30 CST 2005
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Hi
Thanks. =20
I just unchecked the KB891711 in the start up.
The video card is a Pine, Model No.: PV - S03A - BR
It was replaced a couple of years back as I recall and has worked well =
until the other day.
Mike R
"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message =
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My advice would be not to start deleting random files but instead to=20
either uninstall 891711 using Add/Remove Programs where it appears as=20
"Windows Millennium Edition KB891711 Update" or perhaps better to =
prevent=20
the KB891711 service being launched each time you boot your PC by=20
unchecking the KB891711 entry in MSConfig | Startup (Accessed using =
Start=20
| Run and entering MSConfig in the box and clicking OK). Alternatively=20
you could use system restore to roll your system back to the state it =
was=20
in before you installed the 891711 hotfix.
Out of curiosity what model video card or chip are you using on the box=20
having problems and what version driver is it using? This information =
can=20
be found using System Properties | Device Manager.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a very dear friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mike.maltby@gmail.com
Michael Raphael <mikeraphael@comcast.net> wrote:
> I realize that there have been a few threads about this, but I just
> found this newsgroup last nite after being frustrated with my PC
> running ME.
> For the last several days, the PC would restart at random times for
> no reason and I could not figure it out.
>
> Last nite I found some threads and did delete a folder entitled:
> C:\windows\system\KB891711 which had 2 files in it.
>
> So far today the machine has not restarted, but it did freeze up once
> and we had to restart it.
>
> I did a search and see there is a file, 891711UN in the
> Windows\INF\QFE\WINME file.
> Is this file part of the whole issue? Is it safe to delete it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thanks. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I just unchecked the KB891711 in the start=20
up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The video card is a Pine, Model No.: PV - S03A - =
BR</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>It was replaced a couple of years back as I =
recall and has=20
worked well until the other day.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Mike R</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>"Mike M" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only">No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only</A>>=
wrote in=20
message <A=20
href=3D"news:uafQhs%23KFHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl">news:uafQhs%23KFHA.=
1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>My=20
advice would be not to start deleting random files but instead to =
<BR>either=20
uninstall 891711 using Add/Remove Programs where it appears as =
<BR>"Windows=20
Millennium Edition KB891711 Update" or perhaps better to prevent <BR>the =
KB891711 service being launched each time you boot your PC by =
<BR>unchecking the=20
KB891711 entry in MSConfig | Startup (Accessed using Start <BR>| Run and =
entering MSConfig in the box and clicking OK). Alternatively =
<BR>you could=20
use system restore to roll your system back to the state it was <BR>in =
before=20
you installed the 891711 hotfix.<BR><BR>Out of curiosity what model =
video card=20
or chip are you using on the box <BR>having problems and what version =
driver is=20
it using? This information can <BR>be found using System =
Properties |=20
Device Manager.<BR>-- <BR><A=20
href=3D"
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.=
mspx">
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.ms=
px</A><BR>In=20
memory of a very dear friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol<BR><BR>Mike Maltby =
MS-MVP<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:mike.maltby@gmail.com">mike.maltby@gmail.com</A><BR><BR><B=
R><BR>Michael=20
Raphael <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:mikeraphael@comcast.net">mikeraphael@comcast.net</A>>=20
wrote:<BR><BR>> I realize that there have been a few threads about =
this, but=20
I just<BR>> found this newsgroup last nite after being frustrated =
with my=20
PC<BR>> running ME.<BR>> For the last several days, the PC would =
restart=20
at random times for<BR>> no reason and I could not figure it=20
out.<BR>><BR>> Last nite I found some threads and did delete a =
folder=20
entitled:<BR>> C:\windows\system\KB891711 which had 2 files in=20
it.<BR>><BR>> So far today the machine has not restarted, but it =
did=20
freeze up once<BR>> and we had to restart it.<BR>><BR>> I did a =
search=20
and see there is a file, 891711UN in the<BR>> Windows\INF\QFE\WINME=20
file.<BR>> Is this file part of the whole issue? Is it safe to =
delete=20
it?<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>><BR>> Mike <BR></BODY></HTML>
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