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    - windows me won't load after using spybot I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours and nothing had changed. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242269
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    - I have a problem with Windows ME My problem is that it sucks. Chuck, expert at computers. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242260
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    - Missing files, Default partition, re-installation after replacing HD Missing files, Default partition, re-installation after replacing HD I have been having two partitions on my Pentium IV system; each on a separate hard disk. I got an error message while re-installing ME that it could not be done since there was not enough memory, even though 60 GB out of 80 GB on one HD and 30 GB out of 40 GB on the second HD was free. Since I have 1MB RAM, I think I do not need to worry about that aspect. As a relieving measure, I replaced the 40 GB HD by an 80 GB HD, piping the contents from one to the other by Norton's Ghost software. In the process, I have created six problems for myself: 1) As the BIOS ends, I get an error message saying <WINDOWS ROOT>\system32\hal.dll file is missing, asking me to install it. I do not know how important a file it is and can I just copy it from someone else's computer and paste it in Systen32 Folder. Sounds totally unbelievable. Anyway, the Windows processing continues, if I just press the Escape Button. What is the correct way to restore that file? 2) At the end of the BIOS processing, I now get three instead of two options for opening Windows: XP, ME or Default. I of course select ME or XP. But I want to understand if the presence of the third option is eventually likely to create any problems for me. In the MY Computer configuration I see only Floppy Drive A, Hard Disks C and D, CD ROM Drive E and CS Writer F. Do I need to get rid of this Default Option? If yes, how? 3) As soon as XP opens, there is an error message saying Entry Point Reinitialize Critical Section could not be located in the Dynamic Link Library Kernel32.dll. 4) No application in XP can now be opened since a System Shutdown within 60 seconds is initiated by NT\Authority\System 5) I have RegClean in both partitions and have attempted to fix any errors which might have cropped up but that has not helped. The XP installation disk does not permit re-installing, except by reformatting the HD which means that I lose all the upgrades of XP, the security patches, the virus patches and even important drivers for video cards installed using very poor instructions from manufacturer of the Video and Audio cards. 6) ME still gives the error message saying there isn't enough memory for re-installation. How can I get the system back to its original shape and smooth functioning? P. Jayant Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242259
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    - Emptying the Temp folder Some programs that did not install properly still have remnants in the Temp folder. What would happen to the running of Windows ME in general if I deleted all the contents of this file? I seem to remember it was empty when I first reinstalled the operating system. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242253
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    - Critical Update Problem - Solved People may remember that I had a problem with a security update for WMP9. Although I had downloaded it several times, KB828026 kept being re-offered. MS Support finally solved the problem this way: 1. Boot into Safe Mode. 2. Search for any and all WMP or WMP.DLL files and delete them (in my case there was only one). 3. Re-boot into Normal Mode. 4. Re-download WMP9 and then KB828026. 5. Re-boot. 6. Check to see if update was offered again (it wasn't). Hope this helps anyone with a similar problem. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242250
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    - Error opening folder When i try to select and open folders(using left click) ..i get the open with box(which is quite unsual ...cause we usually see open with for unassociated file types). i can only open folders by right clickin it and slecct the second open option.. Yes right i've surprisingly 2 open options for every folder..which is visible when u right click it...the if u select the first one u get the open with box...so this must be the one that left clickin selects when tried to open the folder...the other open works perfectly.... also i noticed that new option(when u right click in and empty area) containing the various items like create new folder...wave file and text file...etc also has disappeared.... please help please Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242247
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    - Updates Not Installing When my system downloads updates, and a restart is called for, I receive a message " windows cannot update 1% 2%: 2%". The updates are not installed, they keep downloading every time I go online. Any suggestions to correct this. Thanks, Gene. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242242
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    - Kernel 32 dll.error during startup Had some trojan horse viruses in restore file so had to shut down restore to immunize. Since that time I get an error in spool 32, stimon,statemgr causing error in kernel 32 dll. or msgrv 32 causing error in KRNL 386. exe. It will not allow windows to boot up and I can not close so have to manually shut down and then restart. It may allow windows to load the next time sometimes not and I have to ctrl,alt,delete and restart again. Errors accure in Mmtask and systemtray also on the second startup. Have run spybot, avg, adaware, and cwshredder and show no virus. Would like any help on this so I can set up a new restore point. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242235
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    - wtoolsa has caused an error in kernel32.dll every time i start my computer i receive this message that wtoolsa has caused an error in kernel.I don't know how to fix the problem. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242233
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    - system hanging I'm running Win Me and am experiencing problems with it hanging during normal use. It acts as though there's something very heavy in memory usage running, like when you're printing and try to run another program. The cursor pauses as I move the mouse. When I am playing Spider Solitaire the cards deal one at a time with several seconds between each card being dealt. I recently had a problem where the computer wouldn't boot so I reformatted the HD and reinstalled Win Me. It ran fine for several weeks and then this problem started. Could it be a hardware problem that caused my original problem and is also causing this hanging problem? Aby help would be greatly appreciated. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242232
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    - CD drive I have learned to HATE microsoft and especially ME. Out of the blue, a drive "D" has appeared on my Compaq, moving my actual CDrom drive to "E". Now, when I put a CD in my CD drive to listen to, I keep getting "no disc in drive E" message, but the stinking CD is in there. I cannot figure out how to tell my computer to look for the CD. And, of course, there is no user support phone number - I finally found a number, and there is a $35.00 charge - ??!! That is outrageous!! Next time, I am buying a MAC. I may just throw this SOB in the yard, and by a MAC this week! Can anybody help me? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242231
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    - Memory Management` I don't know if this is a windows related problem or not (I am new to windows after 20 years or so with Macs...). I am playing "Baldur's Gate" on a PC w/WinMe (essentially handed down from my daughter) and have found that it slows down to the point not working after about a half hour. Is this something windows can control (too many programs loaded at start?) or is it a game issue or hardware issue? Any thoughts? Thanks! Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242228
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    - spam any good ideas on spam blocking for outlook express? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242227
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    - Explorer has caused an error in ~7872768775.TMP Msg appears and says Explorer will now close. If you select close, computer icons disappear and you get a blue screen? Does anyone know what causes this and is there a fix? Using Windows ME operating system for numerous years, nothing new been installed in the past year and this is the 1st time I have run across this error msg. Thanks, Paul Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242224
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    - fixed explorer error problem for those of you who have had problems accessing programs from your icons on your desktop and kept getting the 'explorer error', i think i found a solution. use system mechanic 4 profesional and then use the fix registry option. it deleted over 70 different invalid registry key things! anyways, i hope this helps. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242221
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    - MS Office 2000 Premium SR-1 My Windows ME came loaded with MS Works Suite 2001. I want to install MS Office 2000 Premium SR-1. Is there any compatiblity problems? Thanks for your time. Ray Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242219
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    - Open GL DLL This particular baby is causing me problems as it causes some games not to load. I've got an old system & I'm not trying to put on recent games, so it's not as if I'm trying to get it to work outside it's capabilities. The comp has installed in it a NVIDIA RIVA TNT 2 - model 64 graphics card & Direct X 9.0b When attempting to install Return to Castle Wolfenstein (I did say old)....it gets through that ok then as it loads to play it can't complete the process, citing the following reason.... GLW-start Open GL ()- could not load Open GL subsystem Everything on the comp says it's ok in the system information & no conflicts are present. Anyone got any ideas re a solution? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242218
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    - Windows Crash I am running a Explorer 5.0 on a Windows ME computer. I keep getting an error that "Explorer has caused an error in ~708280388.TMP" It then closes and I lose the whole desktop. What, if anything, can I do about it? Thank you. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242214
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    - What are these missing files? With Mike M's help I have just about returned the computer to normal operation. When running Depends.exe I get two error messages: 1."apphelp.dll error opening file. The system cannot find the specified file." 2."userenv.dll" same message as above. Followed by: "Warning: At least one delay-load dependency module was not found." "Warning: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in a delay-load dependent module. Google search indicates that "apphelp.dll" comes with XP. Going back a year in Backups of ME system shows I have never had that file. Google search for "userenv.dll" shows the file to be within "user32.dll". Anyway to get the file userenv.dll, user32.dll was downloaded. But, user32.dll is already in the Windows\System folder and I could not copy the downloaded version to it as it was in use...not sure I wanted to do that anyway??? Bottom line...everything seems to be working well enough that maybe I should just press on since I don't get any error messages when various programs load which show the above errors using Depends.exe. Bill Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242205
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    - Can I prevent Adware from loading or .exe's from downloading? I am bombarded with Ads. I'm looking for a way in Windows to no allow executables to be downloaded from the internet AND/OR does not allow services to automatically get loaded or start on reboot. I'm getting good at removing them, but it only lasts a day. How can I stop them from coming?? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242202
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    - "failed to load cd_clint.dll" error message Every time I boot my pc I get the error message "failed to load cd_clint.dll". Although it doesn't seem to interfere with any programs, it's annoying to see it pop up every time I boot up. Does anyone know what causes this error and how to fix it? Thanks for any help you can provide. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242195
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    - Outlook Express is it possible to config my msn.com email to open in Outlook Express, if so how can this be done? thanks, Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242193
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    - defrag errors When I try to run defrag it keeps restarting saying "hard disk changed" or something to that affect. This is the first time it has done that. I have turned off all running programs before running defrag but I still get the error. Any ideas? -- -Jesse http://www.pixelpages.net/conservativemind Disclaimer: Spelling & grammar errors are made on purpose for those who are fulfilled by correcting others. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242186
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    - dynazip unzip error what do i do when i get this error when trying to restore a backup? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242180
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    - kernel./explorer error messages once starting windows and have logged on i get different error messages which generally say explorer has error in "kernel" or a 'long digit'.tmp and will now close, you click "ok" and it just closes everything and has nothing on the screen. it happens everytime. i have tried to restore from a earlier date but still no luck. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242175
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    - ran defrag - lost everything Two days ago I ran disc defrag, then shut down the computer ... the next morning it started in safe mode only, most program files won't open. And when I click on 'my computer' the D and E drives don't appear, so I can't run my system restore discs. Can't get online with it, either. Last week I downloaded some critical updates from Microsoft, and I have a feeling this is related to the problem. Don't know which ones were downloaded. Happened to do a virus scan the same day this happened and nothing was found. Was able to run 'thorough' scandisk last night and no errors detected. Ran spybot this morning. I'm pretty computer illiterate, but somehow been able to muddle through problems before, but I can't think of anything else to do. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242172
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    - Missing CD/RW Drive Using Windows ME, my CD/RW drive doesn't sometimes show up in My Computer or Device Manager. I don't have TweakUI installed. Any help would be appreciated. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242171
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    - Programs Not Responding During Boot Process Starting last night, as I boot up the computer, certain files that are listed in Msconfig Startup hang and refuse to load and I have to CTL ALT DEL and end task to get the process to continue. These usually include systray, statemgr and vsmon. I have scanned the disk, run spybot and adaware, I have latest mcaffee virus protection and firewall and I just can't figure out what caused this. Files (like systray.exe) seem to be there in Windows/System as they shouldbe. It is not even the same programs each time. ???????? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242170
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    - Programs Not Responding During Boot Process Starting last night, as I boot up the computer, certain files that are listed in Msconfig Startup hang and refuse to load and I have to CTL ALT DEL and end task to get the process to continue. These usually include systray, statemgr and vsmon. I have scanned the disk, run spybot and adaware, I have latest mcaffee virus protection and firewall and I just can't figure out what caused this. Files (like systray.exe) seem to be there in Windows/System as they shouldbe. It it not even the same programs each time. ???????? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242169
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    - ME When I reboot my system, I get an error message that says: "WJViewerror", "Could not execute main." Any ideas what this means or how to correct it? Thanks Email to scherzo29@speakeasy.net Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242168
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    - Firewall & what else? This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C44712.728AD0E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Somewhere I read that, if you have broadband, you need a firewall. Is that a fact, or should everyone have it? And what about antivirus, spyware and trojans? My OS is Windows ME and my total disk capacity is 9.7 GB. The question here is: What is a must in my case and which are the best and least troublesome applications to use? Being certain there are several different solutions, I am willing to make my choice. Harry. ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C44712.728AD0E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4937.800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#b8b8b8> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Somewhere I read that, if you have = broadband, you=20 need a firewall. Is that a fact, or should everyone have = it?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And what about antivirus, spyware and=20 trojans?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My OS is Windows ME and my total disk = capacity is=20 9.7 GB.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The question here is:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What is a must in my case and which are = the best=20 and least troublesome applications to use?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Being certain there are several = different=20 solutions, I am willing to make my choice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Harry.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C44712.728AD0E0-- Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242166
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    - OT - MVPS HOSTS 31/05/04 http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt For current user of this HOSTS file, an FYI for you: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm#Attention -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) AH-VSOP ________________________ Anti-Parasite Definition Updates http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=31 (Reply to group, as return address is invalid - that we may all benefit) Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242164
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    - Norton AV I am running ME. Have 2 HDs WD40g and WD80g. The 80 is a copy of the 40 using Western Digital EZ-Install. When I try to do a virus scan using NAV the 80g goes into a seemingly endless loop finding multiple non existant subfolders in Windows\Application Data\Earthlink\Media\. The 40g drive does not do this. NAV scans and finds no virus, etc. on it. Deleting this folder on the 80 and copying it from the 40 yields the same problem. ???? I find little or no enthusiasm for NAV scanning the newsgroup. Must be a better answer. Thanks !!! Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242155
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    - Can't update time. Alos MSCONFIG can't update registery I can not update the date an time. Also I can not update system reistery. Any ideas how to fix? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242153
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    - Control Panel Err Msg Hi. When I click on Start/Settings/Control Panel I get an Error msg 'Explorer has caused an error in SLCCAPPL.CPL. Try re-starting your computer.' When I click on the close box everything runs ok. Can anybody tell me how to get rid of this Annoying pop-up ? Mike Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242139
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    - INTERNET EXPLORER YES AND THANKS FOR ANY INPUT.I SEEM TO BE GETTING ALOT OF THESE MESSAGES,"EXPLORER WILL HAVE TO CLOSE....<UNKNOWN>.THEN MY COMPUTER TRIES TO SHUT DOWN,AND ANY OTHER PROGRAM I HAVE RUNNING TRIES TO CLOSE,AND USUALLY "FREEZES" MY COMPUTER.I HAVE 512 MEMORY,1344 PROCESSOR,AN O.K. COMPUTER.PLEASE ADVIZE. R.M. CARTER Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242136
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    - Anybody know how to get hotfixes for WinME I go to Microsoft Page and look for hotfixes for WinMe but can't find any ..Any help out there? My installed version is 4.90. Is that outdated? Maybe updating it would help prevent problems that come with Millenium? Help? Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242129
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    - windows explorer I just installed windows me on a new drive and the windows explorer does not open right. The left column is gray unless I select search or history. Other windows that are split have the same problem. Internet explorer works fine. Thanks, Brian Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242123
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    - Error Message When I boot Windows ME I get the following error message: Cannot find the file 'C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM;OMMAND Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242117
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    - Right-clicking, etc. attempts to connecting to Internet I've been trying to solve this problem for months with no luck. Any help would be appreciated. Here it goes: Anytime I right-click (alternate-click) a file or icon, the right-click menu takes 20 - 30 seconds to appear and I notice that the Internet is being queried. This also happens when I have an Explorer window open and I left-click on the "File" menu. I'm using a 56K dial-up connection that is not always connected so this is extremely frustrating. I'm running Windows ME. I have Zone Alarm Pro and Norton SystemWorks 2003 loaded but can't find any info on their web sites to indicate that they may be the problem. My virus defs are up to date and I've also run AdAware 6 and Spybot-Search & Destroy and have found nothing. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242116
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    - twaintec.dll problem Whenever I try to click on an icon on my desktop, an error message saying "Explorer has caused an error in twaintec.dll Explorer will now close." What do I need to do to fix this???? HELP!!! Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242105
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    - Shutting down Whenever I shut off my computer lately it hasn't been shutting down. I'll come back to turn it on and it has a black screen and takes for ever to turn off manually and restart. Anyone have any ideals what is causing this. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242104
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    - Explorer ERROR ~ 7583836889 ~7583836889 appears when I close my computer shuts down, but incorrectly. computer hard drive runns most of the time. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242094
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    - Explorer error When I try to restart my computer Explorer error appears with `7583836889.TMP.. I can also hear my hard drive running. PLEASE HELP Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242093
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    - Registry cleaners Good afternoon: I've had to delete (rather than uninstall) a program folder since the uninstall file was missing, and I couldn't get it back by reinstalling the application. The program is well represented in the registry. Would it be appropriate to download a registry cleaner to try to get rid of all the associated registry entries? Is there one that you guys trust? I haven't seen registry cleaners discussed here for some time. Regards, Joe Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242087
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    - WJView error Everytime I start up my computer, the following error message comes up: "WJView error Could not execute main The system could not find the file specified" does anybody know what this means and how to fix it? Thanks, Joe B. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242084
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    - rundll error When i boot up i get the following error:" error loading c:windows/BXXs5.DLL the system cannot find the file specified " how do i correct this error-or replace the file? help is greatly appreciated --hawk Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242075
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    - Helpspot Problem When going into Helpspot, then hitting the index tab, it comes up blank. The tabs where it says home,video,dictionary, go back, support, and etc. all work. I have used the index from time to time, but now it is blank. Where is the index program, and what can I do to bring it back? I am not a computer whiz bang, so please explain in simple words if anyone can help me. Thank you Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242068
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    - SpyBot Update 29/05/04 The Safer-Networking URL and servers are working overtime. You may view the update details here: http://aumha.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5494 Note that there are Beta detections available, I only recommend Beta detections for advanced users. ~Silj -- siljaline MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE) ________________________ Anti-Parasite Definition Updates http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=31 (Reply to group, as return address is invalid - that we may all benefit) Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242067
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    - Explorer Errors Everytime i click on 'my computer' or any of the icons on my desktop, i keep getting 'explorer has caused an error in SHELL32.DLL. however, i can still access the internet and various games. i can also access EVERYTHING when i am in safe mode with no errors at all. but when i am in the normal mode, the errors pop everytime i try to access 'my computer' or 'my documents' or 'my shared folder' from kazaa. I can't even do a file search or get into the control panel. i have run spyware/adware/virus software and it has found and removed all the virus it had found. i have even tried re installing IE. there is no restore point for me to go to either. i hope there is some way of fixing this problem without a factory restore being involved :(. Tag: No Joy in Mudville Tag: 242051

First off, thanks for all the advice. I was hopeful that
we got this nailed, especially when AdAware detected some
possible browser hijack attemps. However after cleaning
my system the problem has not gone away. What would be my
next step?

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No Joy in Mudville by bgaard

bgaard
Tue Jun 01 09:20:24 CDT 2004

Oops. Let me try to put this into context and try again -
Please ignore.
>-----Original Message-----
>First off, thanks for all the advice. I was hopeful that
>we got this nailed, especially when AdAware detected some
>possible browser hijack attemps. However after cleaning
>my system the problem has not gone away. What would be
my
>next step?
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