Autodown Error in KRNL386.EXE

Got a really strange error......

"Autodown caused an error in KRNL386.EXE and will close my
browser"......everything froze. There were lost file fragments, which
happens, on reboot.

A strange thing I have noticed in the past few weeks is for instance, when I
use Google on my home page, the Search box at the top of IE indents as if I
clicked on it......and when I rebooted tonight, a Zone Alarm box appeared
briefly in my bottom bar. Almost like watching a *player piano* doing these
things on their own.....can't explain it any better at 1 am.

Bear in mind that my ISP has joined up with Yahoo and it is a real mishmash
at the moment. I have been back and forth with them due to my old bugbear
about the Yahoo Toolbar mucking up WinME. Apparently they are also having
problems with WinME and Parental Controls.

This tech knows what she is talking about and she advised against
downloading their software.....which I wouldn't have done anyway. The
toolbar is in there, I assume. They have been touting this "self-healing
software" for a while now.....I don't want it near this computer, grin!! I
will *heal myself*.

Just thought I would write this epistle before heading for bed......grin.

Night......Heather

Richard
Wed Sep 01 06:05:21 CDT 2004

Read here:

http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/s/sinred_killer_0_1.asp

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"Heather" <figgs@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:OLpohM%23jEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Got a really strange error......
>
> "Autodown caused an error in KRNL386.EXE and will close my
> browser"......everything froze. There were lost file fragments, which
> happens, on reboot.
>
> A strange thing I have noticed in the past few weeks is for instance, when
> I
> use Google on my home page, the Search box at the top of IE indents as if
> I
> clicked on it......and when I rebooted tonight, a Zone Alarm box appeared
> briefly in my bottom bar. Almost like watching a *player piano* doing
> these
> things on their own.....can't explain it any better at 1 am.
>
> Bear in mind that my ISP has joined up with Yahoo and it is a real
> mishmash
> at the moment. I have been back and forth with them due to my old bugbear
> about the Yahoo Toolbar mucking up WinME. Apparently they are also having
> problems with WinME and Parental Controls.
>
> This tech knows what she is talking about and she advised against
> downloading their software.....which I wouldn't have done anyway. The
> toolbar is in there, I assume. They have been touting this "self-healing
> software" for a while now.....I don't want it near this computer, grin!!
> I
> will *heal myself*.
>
> Just thought I would write this epistle before heading for bed......grin.
>
> Night......Heather
>
>
>

Mike
Wed Sep 01 06:07:27 CDT 2004

Autodown is probably your eTrsut AV application attempting to connect to
the net to update itself.

Sorry but have nothing constructive to offer about your other problems
other than that they sound video driver related. <VBG>

BTW are Yahoo now admitting that their is a problem with their Parental
Controls? I seem to recall there was a rash of reports a few weeks ago of
users having problems that seemed to be Yahoo Parental Control related.
--
Mike


Heather <figgs@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> Got a really strange error......
>
> "Autodown caused an error in KRNL386.EXE and will close my
> browser"......everything froze. There were lost file fragments, which
> happens, on reboot.
>
> A strange thing I have noticed in the past few weeks is for instance,
> when I use Google on my home page, the Search box at the top of IE
> indents as if I clicked on it......and when I rebooted tonight, a
> Zone Alarm box appeared briefly in my bottom bar. Almost like
> watching a *player piano* doing these things on their own.....can't
> explain it any better at 1 am.
>
> Bear in mind that my ISP has joined up with Yahoo and it is a real
> mishmash at the moment. I have been back and forth with them due to
> my old bugbear about the Yahoo Toolbar mucking up WinME. Apparently
> they are also having problems with WinME and Parental Controls.
>
> This tech knows what she is talking about and she advised against
> downloading their software.....which I wouldn't have done anyway. The
> toolbar is in there, I assume. They have been touting this
> "self-healing software" for a while now.....I don't want it near this
> computer, grin!! I will *heal myself*.
>
> Just thought I would write this epistle before heading for
> bed......grin.
>
> Night......Heather

Heather
Wed Sep 01 10:58:18 CDT 2004

Hi Mike....

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:eyqpfPBkEHA.3140@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Autodown is probably your eTrsut AV application attempting to connect to
the net to update itself.

Yes......I realized that after I sent this post. I follow a certain order
in shutting down and checked EZ Trust and it had updated, probably when I
got that error.
>
> Sorry but have nothing constructive to offer about your other problems
> other than that they sound video driver related. <VBG>

LOL.....I will get to that problem later.....running out to do some
genealogy research.
>
> BTW are Yahoo now admitting that their is a problem with their Parental
Controls? I seem to recall there was a rash of reports a few weeks ago of
users having problems that seemed to be Yahoo Parental Control related.<<<<<

YES.......but via my ISP Rogers (now Rogers/Yahoo). This woman/girl knows
what she is talking about (and understands my concerns re the Msvcrt.dll
error and Yahoo Toolbar)......

quote.....
Thank you for your feedback and clarification. M/E is a bit problematic;
we find that the Parental Contols won't work on it either.
unquote.......

Cheers......running off as I am forever late for everything!! <g>

Heather/Figgs


>
> Heather <figgs@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> > Got a really strange error......
> >
> > "Autodown caused an error in KRNL386.EXE and will close my
> > browser"......everything froze. There were lost file fragments, which
> > happens, on reboot.
> >
> > A strange thing I have noticed in the past few weeks is for instance,
> > when I use Google on my home page, the Search box at the top of IE
> > indents as if I clicked on it......and when I rebooted tonight, a
> > Zone Alarm box appeared briefly in my bottom bar. Almost like
> > watching a *player piano* doing these things on their own.....can't
> > explain it any better at 1 am.
> >
> > Bear in mind that my ISP has joined up with Yahoo and it is a real
> > mishmash at the moment. I have been back and forth with them due to
> > my old bugbear about the Yahoo Toolbar mucking up WinME. Apparently
> > they are also having problems with WinME and Parental Controls.
> >
> > This tech knows what she is talking about and she advised against
> > downloading their software.....which I wouldn't have done anyway. The
> > toolbar is in there, I assume. They have been touting this
> > "self-healing software" for a while now.....I don't want it near this
> > computer, grin!! I will *heal myself*.
> >
> > Just thought I would write this epistle before heading for
> > bed......grin.
> >
> > Night......Heather
>

Heather
Wed Sep 01 10:56:23 CDT 2004

Good Lord, Ricardo.......I am rushing to get out of here and you send me to
an epistle by Pest Patrol (VBG). I think it was just my EZ Trust auto
updating....but I will read it later.

Thanks.......Heather

"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
news:uXtaTOBkEHA.1904@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Read here:
>
> http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/s/sinred_killer_0_1.asp
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] rgharper@email.com
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Heather" <figgs@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OLpohM%23jEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Got a really strange error......
> >
> > "Autodown caused an error in KRNL386.EXE and will close my
> > browser"......everything froze. There were lost file fragments, which
> > happens, on reboot.
> >
> > A strange thing I have noticed in the past few weeks is for instance,
when
> > I
> > use Google on my home page, the Search box at the top of IE indents as
if
> > I
> > clicked on it......and when I rebooted tonight, a Zone Alarm box
appeared
> > briefly in my bottom bar. Almost like watching a *player piano* doing
> > these
> > things on their own.....can't explain it any better at 1 am.
> >
> > Bear in mind that my ISP has joined up with Yahoo and it is a real
> > mishmash
> > at the moment. I have been back and forth with them due to my old
bugbear
> > about the Yahoo Toolbar mucking up WinME. Apparently they are also
having
> > problems with WinME and Parental Controls.
> >
> > This tech knows what she is talking about and she advised against
> > downloading their software.....which I wouldn't have done anyway. The
> > toolbar is in there, I assume. They have been touting this
"self-healing
> > software" for a while now.....I don't want it near this computer, grin!!
> > I
> > will *heal myself*.
> >
> > Just thought I would write this epistle before heading for
bed......grin.
> >
> > Night......Heather
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Richard
Wed Sep 01 18:44:19 CDT 2004

Ah ... sorry. Didn't find anything on AUTODOWN being part of EZ-Trust. All
I saw were the virus/trojan warnings.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] rgharper@email.com
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
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"Heather" <figgs@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:%23dbm%23xDkEHA.3140@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Good Lord, Ricardo.......I am rushing to get out of here and you send me
> to
> an epistle by Pest Patrol (VBG). I think it was just my EZ Trust auto
> updating....but I will read it later.
>
> Thanks.......Heather
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
> news:uXtaTOBkEHA.1904@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Read here:
>>
>> http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/s/sinred_killer_0_1.asp
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] rgharper@email.com
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "Heather" <figgs@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:OLpohM%23jEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > Got a really strange error......
>> >
>> > "Autodown caused an error in KRNL386.EXE and will close my
>> > browser"......everything froze. There were lost file fragments, which
>> > happens, on reboot.
>> >
>> > A strange thing I have noticed in the past few weeks is for instance,
> when
>> > I
>> > use Google on my home page, the Search box at the top of IE indents as
> if
>> > I
>> > clicked on it......and when I rebooted tonight, a Zone Alarm box
> appeared
>> > briefly in my bottom bar. Almost like watching a *player piano* doing
>> > these
>> > things on their own.....can't explain it any better at 1 am.
>> >
>> > Bear in mind that my ISP has joined up with Yahoo and it is a real
>> > mishmash
>> > at the moment. I have been back and forth with them due to my old
> bugbear
>> > about the Yahoo Toolbar mucking up WinME. Apparently they are also
> having
>> > problems with WinME and Parental Controls.
>> >
>> > This tech knows what she is talking about and she advised against
>> > downloading their software.....which I wouldn't have done anyway. The
>> > toolbar is in there, I assume. They have been touting this
> "self-healing
>> > software" for a while now.....I don't want it near this computer,
>> > grin!!
>> > I
>> > will *heal myself*.
>> >
>> > Just thought I would write this epistle before heading for
> bed......grin.
>> >
>> > Night......Heather
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Mike
Wed Sep 01 19:17:33 CDT 2004

autodown.exe is eTrust's download manager, and knowing that Figgs runs
eTrust.....
--
Mike


Richard G. Harper <rgharper@email.com> wrote:

> Ah ... sorry. Didn't find anything on AUTODOWN being part of
> EZ-Trust. All I saw were the virus/trojan warnings.

Heather
Wed Sep 01 21:00:19 CDT 2004

You sure you aren't a gypsy?? (G) Took me about 10 minutes to realize that
was probably the answer.....but I didn't know the name of the download
manager.

Spare room is waiting......LOL.

Figgs
"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:O$dj$IIkEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> autodown.exe is eTrust's download manager, and knowing that Figgs runs
> eTrust.....
> --
> Mike
>
>
> Richard G. Harper <rgharper@email.com> wrote:
>
> > Ah ... sorry. Didn't find anything on AUTODOWN being part of
> > EZ-Trust. All I saw were the virus/trojan warnings.
>

Richard
Wed Sep 01 21:46:26 CDT 2004

That's what I get for running such an old version of eTrust. <VBSEG>

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] rgharper@email.com
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:O$dj$IIkEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> autodown.exe is eTrust's download manager, and knowing that Figgs runs
> eTrust.....
> --
> Mike
>
>
> Richard G. Harper <rgharper@email.com> wrote:
>
>> Ah ... sorry. Didn't find anything on AUTODOWN being part of
>> EZ-Trust. All I saw were the virus/trojan warnings.
>

Mike
Thu Sep 02 04:00:52 CDT 2004

Well, I was using 6.0.1?? until it decided to stop updating itself last
month and always returning an error much as if I no longer had a valid
licence. Same behaviour even on a clean install. I never liked the 6.1
version so jumped to using the newer 6.2.0.28 which works and updates
itself without problem. autodown.exe is part of the 6.2 family.

Cheers,
--
Mike


Richard G. Harper <rgharper@email.com> wrote:

> That's what I get for running such an old version of eTrust. <VBSEG>