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    - Stopping Win ME from asking me user name at boot Hi, How do I stop Win ME from asking me user name and password each time it boots? Tx. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282126
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    - Password Protecting Windows ME I have seen my question posted before but have not seen any satisfactory answers so far. I have Windows ME on a GenuineIntel Pentium III processor. I would like to password protect my PC but ME has this ingenious idea that, when Windows in password protected, a log-in window come up and the user has the choice of either entering the user name or password or simply clicking Cancel. (Is that great protection or what! I hope MS doesn't provide software to my bank or to airport security.) I saw someone suggest going to "My Network Places", choosing Properties and setting the "Primary Network Login" to "Windows Logon". No difference. I then tried password protection using BIOS. It doesn't stop Windows starting up but asks for a password to get into BIOS and doesn't accept the password I have for Windows. Two questions. 1/ Can anyone tell me if there is any way to actually password protect Windows ME or do I need to get another OS? 2/ Can anyone tell me how I can now access BIOS? Many thanks in advance, Peter. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282122
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    - Error loading Explorer.exe I deleted some items off my start up list and when i rebooted the pc it now comes up with ...Error loading Explorere.exe You must reinstall windows. When I click ok i get the following message.... A required .DLL file, c:\windows\system\SHLWAPI.DLL was not found. The pc then freezes and I have to shut down manually. I have tried starting in safe mode bit exactly the same thing happens....I am running Windows ME on a HP Pavilion 7880 Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282093
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    - Can't reinstall failed critical update with microsoft update Dear Everyone, I ran a check on my computer with Belarc Advisor. According to Belarc, Microsoft security hotfix 329115 failed on my computer, and I need to reinstall it. Following the link provided led me to security bulletin MS02-050. I discovered that said security update, to fix a Certificate validation flaw which might permit identity spoofing, does indeed apply to Windows ME. But when I clicked the link to do this, it simply led to the automated Microsoft update page, which does not seem to be of the opinion that I need any critical updates. My guess is that the automated update views the update as installed properly and working, whereas Belarc detects that it's a failed update. What do I do? Should I assume (contrary to my suspicions) that the automated update is more reliable than Belarc, and forget about it? Sensible would seem to be to redo the update manually, which at any rate shouldn't do any harm. Except--how would I do it? Haven't the foggiest. The microsoft security bulletin just tells you to click a link leading you to the automated update page. I have Windows ME because the base computer is a 200MMX, which can't handle a more modern operating system. Help, please. -puzzled- Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282079
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    - Re: CDRTC.DLL - Mart I am starting this new thread to make things easier for Mart. Please, bear with me on this. Thank you. Harry. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282056
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    - The 25 worst tech products of all time Hello! http://www.webwereld.nl/articles/41338/the-25-worst-tech-products-of-all-time.html [quote] 4. Microsoft Windows Millennium (2000) This might be the worst version of Windows ever released--or, at least, since the dark days of Windows 2.0. Windows Millennium Edition (aka Me, or the Mistake Edition) was Microsoft's follow-up to Windows 98 SE for home users. Shortly after Me appeared in late 2000, users reported problems installing it, getting it to run, getting it to work with other hardware or software, and getting it to stop running. Aside from that, Me worked great. To its credit, Me introduced features later made popular by Windows XP, such as system restore. Unfortunately, it could also restore files you never wanted to see again, like viruses that you'd just deleted. Forget Y2K; this was the real millennium bug. [/quote] I don't agree! Besides since IE6 is on the list, then maybe XP (not XP.SP2) should be on the list! Roman Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282053
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    - Restore I have had this problem before For some reason system restore writes large files to the drive I suspect Norton turns on restore even though I have set it to off. when I run a full scan. Then my free space on the drive drops from say 900 megs to around 100. Some guy named Mike had sent email with how to correct it and it worked and had printed out the fix - now I can't find the print out - so - Help Terry Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282052
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    - Spyware Blaster Update 26.05.06 http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19810 Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31 Reply to group, as return address is invalid that we may all benefit. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282027
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    - SpyBot Definition File Update 25.05.06 http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19807 Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31 Reply to group, as return address is invalid that we may all benefit. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 282017
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    - X-employee plants file with Trojan Virus I own a small business and unknowingly an X-employee planted a file containing the trojan virus which was opened by my home computerremotely thru my VPN which as you can imagine caused many problems including windows XP to say it could be conterfeit or it is not geniune. the virus also reached another one of my employees computers also working remotely (VPN) thru his home computer. My question is, is this a crimanal afence and is it punishable my any law enforcement? If so how do you prove the file was put there by this employee? What evidence would you need and who would you report the incident to? Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281993
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    - Spyware Blaster update available richard Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281990
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    - Outlook Express: How can I view images posted in pieces? I'm using Outlook Express 5. In many cases I see images posted in newsgroups, but a picture may be split and posted in two or more pieces. I can't view individual pieces; all I see is numerical data if I do. How can I reliably download both (or more) files and combine them for ordinary viewing? Thanks!!! Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281988
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    - Cookies location I have often wondered but never understood :- why do I get cookies stored in both of these locations ? c:/windows/cookies and c:/windows/temporary internet files/ie5.content/lots of different folders many thanks Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281984
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    - Stuck in Safe Mode Hello. My computer boots up only in Safe Mode & the Help/Support file will not open & reads: (void) The Geek Squad informed me to remove a recently installed program, run System Restore (which would not restore) to no avail. I was instructed to download the files that I wanted to keep and get back to them on re-installation of ME. The problem is that i cannot access my files in safe mode. The CD burner is inop in safe mode, the floppy A drive is not responding (or i am not handling correctly) & the 2GIG flashdrive (Geek Squad said to use) does not work in safe mode (a per manufacturer). Are there any step-by-step suggestions on how I can retirieve my files in Safe Mode? Any step-by-step suggestions how I might get out of Safe Mode? I have a Dell installed ME OS, desktop. Called Dell and they do not carry ME product available anymore, nor the support. Found: http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm, for a posible boot disk. your help is truly appreciated. -- jana Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281982
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    - Shut Down Problem Windows ME 4.9.3000 Lately my computer refuses to shut down properly. When I try to shut down I encounter the following activity: 1. The screen goes dim and nothing else happens. 2. I do CTRL-ALT-DEL and get a Blue Screen with the notice about the system waiting. 3. I press RETURN to go back to the Desktop and nothing happens. 4. At that point the system is completely frozen and I have to turn off the power. Any ideas about how I can fix this will be appreciated -- Dave Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281977
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    - A Little Help? Hi, I've found out that I had a recent intruder on my comp who created some folders and flooded it with files and I managed to run various ant-virus progs etc to delete all the crap he put on. Everything except a 70kb pic that won't open, delete, or do anything. I can't even access the properties on it. Some people I've asked have told me to forget about it since it's apparently harmless, but I still find it unnerving. Any suggestions? Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281940
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    - help.... I need some help. I am running windows me.. I have a program which was working fine until the latest automatic update. Now it will not start. I called the program maker and they told me to use regsvr32 "C:\program files\common files\system\ole db\oledb32.dll and regsvr32 "C:\program files\common files\system\ado\msado15.dll and they come back as errors Load Library("C:\program files")failed- One of the library files needed to run this application can not be found. This program worked fine before. Microsoft says it is the new Mdac 2.8 that is not registering the files correctly.. Anyone have any ideas as to what to do about this? I have tried everything I can think of. bestshooter@juno.com Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281932
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    - Help with USB please Hi all My daughter has an HP PC with ME. I am unfamiliar with ME. Her problem is that she can't read anything which we try plugging into either of her two USB drives. HOWEVER...the device manager shows the device is working properly AND we get the little Icon on the tool bar that shows to select when you want to "Safely remove" a device. So the PC KNOWS that there is something there. IN FACT, for example, when I plug in a Lexar Jumpdrive, the little icon even shows it's a Lexar Jumpdrive. The problem then is that a window doesn't pop-up like with XP that shows the device (like in My Computer) so you can write to the Jumpdrive or read files. In other words, how do you get the device to show up in the "My computer" box so you can access it ? Thank you SO SO much. -- Ned Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281908
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    - Ping: Noel - CDRTC.DLL This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C67DFB.2B8D9480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Noel: After making sure all evidence of "Adaptec" is removed, following your = instructions, I still get the very same error message and nothing = changed from the way it was before. My only hope is replacement, but will it work? What is the status on my report? Harry. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C67DFB.2B8D9480 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 6.00.2800.1543" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#b8b8b8> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Noel:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After making sure all evidence of = "Adaptec" is=20 removed, following your instructions, I still get the very same error = message=20 and nothing changed from the way it was before.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My only hope is replacement, but will = it=20 work?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What is the status on my = report?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>       =20 Harry.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C67DFB.2B8D9480-- Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281904
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    - Adaware There's a new update out today. Joan Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281864
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    - 2G RAM OK, I goofed unless I upgrade to XP. Bought new RAM and running dual channel. Had to set the maxphyspage to get it to boot with both sticks. Currently set at 48000 which seems OK. But unable to boot into safe mode. What do I need to do? Norman Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281839
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    - What the hell XP running along apparently fine, Diskeeper pops up as it is wont to do to inform that a Chkdsk is scheduled. Next time I bootup chkdsk runs then XP won't go online! Reboot to ME, online no problem. Back to XP, restore the registry, no change. Re-install the modem software, same ol' same ol'. Rather than get sidetracked I restore the image from 5 days ago. Back online. Bloody chkdsk! Oh, btw, testing! Shane Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281831
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    - What the hell XP running along apparently fine, Diskeeper pops up as it is wont to do to inform that a Chkdsk is scheduled. Next time I bootup chkdsk runs then XP won't go online! Reboot to ME, online no problem. Back to XP, restore the registry, no change. Re-install the modem software, same ol' same ol'. Rather than get sidetracked I restore the image from 5 days ago. Back online. Bloody chkdsk! Shane Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281830
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    - Flash player ... wont run - Am I doing something wrong .... Clean install of ME with all patches etc - works fine ... running AVG (free anit virus - default options) and spy-bot anti spy - (default opoins) real player , winamp Eveything works fine till I trtied visiting bbc website - which pointed me to flash player install - also nikon uk web site , also req flash player .. >From adobi site it seems to install - reports- 'done' but no 'end movie' and sites still direct me to install site .. ived downladed and installed the shockwave player - this works fine - Is there a issue with spy-bot or agv and flash player ? i dont get any promps saying its been blocked .. i assume i have some thing enabled thats stopping it running ? but what ? Tnx - G .. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281829
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    - Windows defragger concerns in WinMe Hi I've been using Diskeeper Lite for some time on my WinMe machine primarily because the Windows defragger refuses to run except in Safe Mode. (In any case, I understand that the Windows defragger is merely a watered-down version of Diskeeper). Yesterday, I installed ScanDefrag and ran it. When it got to its third stage, the defragger refused to run complaining that there was evidence of disk damage which should be cleared up by running ScanDisk. However, as my computer had just emerged from a 9 hour (apparently sucessful) ScanDisk session as part of the ScanDefragger program, this recommendation was somewhat startling. Although I'm not very concerned about the non-operation of the Windows defragger as I use Diskeeper, I'm wondering is the problem a little deeper. Can anybody help me to know whether I should worry about this and, if so, what can I do about it? TIA Paul Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281798
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    - No more 'support' for Windows ME ? I thought I read something that said Microsoft was going to discontinue support for WinME. I'm not sure what that means. Does it mean they won't be writing any more security patches, won't help write drivers for new devices, won't offer any downloads and updates? Has anybody here heard anything about M$ going to stop supporting Windows ME? Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281784
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    - Hardware Profiles for 2 graphics cards I've heard that some people have two graphics cards in their PC. How do they select which one is operable and also prevent the two interfering with each other? I have an AGP graphics card in this PC (running WinME) and I have a PCI graphics card I want to put in and do some tinkering and comparisons. This is an old 500 Mhz PIII computer. The BIOS setup allows me to selectively enable/disable devices (such as a graphics card), but I also need to tell WinME which drivers to load and which not to load when it starts up. I've done things like that before using different Hardware Profiles in Windows98 (but I've never had two graphics cards in the same PC before). With the two HW profiles I could select which profile got used by having two sections in the CONFIG.SYS file with names that corresponded to the names of the HW Profiles. That way I got a boot menu that listed the two HW profiles to choose from. Windows98 was designed to work that way. That was before WinME. WinME doesn't allow you to customize CONFIG.SYS - so the boot menu thing isn't available. MY QUESTION: Has anyone here used HW profiles to make Windows choose between graphics cards? Do you have any tips or suggestions on the subject? Also, is there a way I can get some kind of boot menu where I can choose between the different HW profiles? Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281777
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    - Re: Ad-aware Definition File Update [SE1R108] 17.05.06 I thought it only rained on the plains in Spain <grin> Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31 Reply to group, as return address is invalid that we may all benefit. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281762
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    - Re: Windows Me updates PS: Irene, did you disable your anti-virus application before installing the updates? -- ~PA Bear PA Bear wrote: > Xpost to WinME newsgroup. > > You needn't have renamed the file download for WMP update 828026. > > That being said, may I ask if you've ever reinstalled WinME without first > having uninstalled IE6? > > Have you ever uninstalled /any/ version of Windows Media Player via > Add/Remove Programs or Add/Remove Windows Components? > > Irene wrote: > > The downloaded Updates worked upon your instructions but when I scan for > > updates the same two come up again in Windows Update. When I click on > > remove and then scan for updates the same two come up again saying I > > have two critical updates waiting. > > > > > > > "Irene" <Irene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > news:DE59600F-4911-43E1-9820-D74EA2488423@microsoft.com... > > > > It is probably my fault but anyway first of all when I went to the > > > > Microsoft website to download the KB837009 file. It said that it > > > > wasn't available and to go to the home page and search for it. I > > > > did that and downloaded KB837009. I have it on my desktop but I > > > > don't know what you mean by root directory of C:. I copied and > > > > pasted the file into my Drive C: into the Windows directory but > > > > when I am in safe mode and type C:\KB837009.EXE/N:V it says it is > > > > not found. I apologize for all this but what did I do wrong? > > > > > > Assuming you do have a file called kb837009.exe in the c: drive > > > and it is not under any subdirectory in that drive, then you would > > > appear > > > to have the file at C:\ (that is, the root--meaning there is no > > > subdirectory involved.) > > > > > > So, the only apparent error from what you have given us is not leaving > > > at least one space between the file name (which is a program name) > > > and the program's switch. Try copying and pasting into the Run... > > > dialog: > > > > > > C:\KB837009.EXE /N:V > > > > > > (two spaces inserted between the program name and its switch for > > > clarity) > <paste> > Irene wrote: > > It is probably my fault but anyway first of all when I went to the > > Microsoft website to download the KB837009 file. It said that it wasn't > > available and to go to the home page and search for it. I did that and > > downloaded KB837009. I have it on my desktop but I don't know what you > > mean by root directory of C:. I copied and pasted the file into my > > Drive C: into the Windows directory but when I am in safe mode and type > > C:\KB837009.EXE/N:V it says it is not found. I apologize for all this > > but what did I do wrong? > > > > > Try the following to resolve the 837009 problem: > > > > > > Clear History, delete Cookies and delete Temporary Internet Files > > > (including offline files) via IE: Tools > Options > General, then... > > > > > > 1. Download the Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6 > > > Service Pack 1 (KB837009; all OSS) from the following link, saving it > > > to your Desktop: > > > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=925628BD-1B5F-4B21-8DÂB6-EDE1C73F97B5&displaylang=en > > > > > > [ Optional: 2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode. (During the reboot, > > > keep pressing the F8 key until the Windows Startup menu appears > > > > Choose Safe Mode > Enter.) ] > > > > > > NB: Do not double-click on the downloaded file to install it cos it > > > won't work! > > > > > > 3. Rename the downloaded file to KB837009.EXE and copy it to C:\ (the > > > root directory of drive C; assumes drive C is the boot drive). > > > > > > 4. Start > Run > type or copy/paste the following into the box: > > > > > > C:\KB837009.EXE /N:V > > > > > > Press [ENTER] > > > > > > 5. Close the command window. > > > > > > 6. Reboot [into Windows] and then check in at Windows Update to see if > > > the problem persists. > > > ================= > > > Try the following to resolve the 828026 problem: > > > > > > 1. Download the update using the following link, saving it to your > > > desktop: > > > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E864688C-B176-4D3C-BE67-211DE4BF9BD0 > > > > > > 2. With WMP closed, double-click on the downloaded file to install it > > > & reboot. > > > -- > > > Irene wrote: > > > > In my last message I should have said Windows Media Player 9 is the > > > > current player that I am running. I don't have much experience in > > > > this line and I don't know where to look for KB823353 or Q823353. > > > > > > > > > I don't much experience in this line but when I look at the > > > > > add/remove programs it lists "windows explorer 6". > > > > > > > > > > I don't see any reference to KB823353 or Q823353 in the > > > > > add/remove programs. > > > > > > > > > > I only see Q823559 & KB891711. > > > > > -- > > > > > "PA Bear" wrote: > > > > > > > KB828026 - Critical uppdate for Media Player script command. > > > > > > > > > > > > What version of Windows Media Player (WMP) are you running > > > > > > (e.g., WMP 7)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > KB837009 - Cumulative security update for Outlook Expres 6. > > > > > > > > > > > > Outlook Express (OE): Help > About > Files: What versions of > > > > > > MSOE.DLL and INETCOMM.DLL are displayed here, Irene? > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you find any reference to KB823353 or Q823353 in Add/Remove > > > > > > Programs (e.g., "Security Update - Q823353")? > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Irene wrote: > > > > > > > The two updates are: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KB828026 - Critical uppdate for Media Player script command. > > > > > > > & > > > > > > > > KB837009 - Cumulative security update for Outlook Expres 6. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which updates, please? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > See http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/needagain.htm > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Irene wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have a problem with two updates. I have installed them > > > > > > > > > approximately 11 times and each time they are documented > > > > > > > > > as being successful. They keep coming back everyday. What > > > > > > > > > can I do to correct this problem? Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281761
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    - Re: SpyBot Definition File Update 19.05.06 Bienvenue, everybody! Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31 Reply to group, as return address is invalid that we may all benefit. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281759
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    - Intermittent Dial-Up connection problems Hi Using a 30-month old 1.8GHz/256MB RAM machine running on WinME with Dial-Up internet connection. Starting to have problems establishing a dial-up connection which the ISP claims is not of their making. What happens is that the modem repeatedly fails to make a connection giving predominantly messages suggestion that the "line is busy" or "no answer". This failure to connect can persist for up to 100 attempts during which the machine has been rebooted several times. I have also found that trying a second ISP when the first has problems leads to exactly the same difficulties (which seems to agree with the view that it is not an ISP problem). The problem can, and usually does, go away as inexplicably as it arrived without having done anything to fix it (other than the occasional reboot). Can anybody suggest whether this is more likely to be a winsock32 or .vxd file problem rather than an indication that the modem is on the way out? TIA Paul Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281749
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    - Re: CDRTC.DLL cannot start revisited This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C67B55.F12C80A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After all is said and done, my Compact Disc drive is *unreadable* for = whatever reason, yet unbeknown to me. As I find out, the *lost* data (?) can be recovered at a considerable = expense ( 100 to 250 p/st.). It will be a lot 'cheaper' to replace it = with a new one. I had no idea that the CD drive could become unreadable. How is that possible? Appreciate the answer. =20 Harry. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C67B55.F12C80A0 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 6.00.2800.1543" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#b8b8b8> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After all is said and done, my Compact = Disc drive=20 is *unreadable* for whatever reason, yet unbeknown to me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As I find out, the *lost* data (?) can = be recovered=20 at a considerable expense ( 100 to 250 p/st.). It will be a lot = 'cheaper' to=20 replace it with a new one. I had no idea that the CD drive could become=20 unreadable.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How is that possible?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Appreciate the answer.  = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>         =20 Harry.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C67B55.F12C80A0-- Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281745
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    - SpyBot Definition File Update 19.05.06 <http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19681> Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31 Reply to group, as return address is invalid that we may all benefit. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281731
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    - ? regarding speed ME versus XP For nine months now I have been using WinXP Home SP2 on a Sony home computer. For about five years been using WinME on the other. My XP runs on a 3 Ghz Pentium 4. My ME runs on an 800Mhz Pentium 3. Here is the puzzler - benchmarks show the P4 running at least 3 times faster than the P3. But in opening any program the time to open is almost identical. For PSP it is around 13 to 14 seconds for each. Same for Photo Impact (another graphics program). Once they are open the P4 again outpaces the P3 by a goodly amount. My question is - is this normal? Or has Sony loaded so much of their stuff on the computer that this slows it down in opening programs? I have gone into WinCfg and had it load only the basic stuff, but doesn't seem to speed up the opening of programs any at all. Thanks, Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281700
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    - ScanDefrag i wrote to you last week and cannot find my original message re:scan disk and defragmentr not completing their job. (with a baby and toddler and study please forgive my delayed response). thankyou for your response. i did try what you said, i.e. doanload a recommended scandefrag program file and let it run. I still has the problem of not completing the scan the only good it did was to inform me that i have 18 programs running!! (when ofcourse i have closed everything). do my anti virus and error guard programs make up for this many programs running or is something going on with my pc that i dont know about?! it has a mind of its own lately. it is 'microsoft millenium me' and since microsoft are wiping support for this product after july 11 do i take it that maybe i just need to replace it? is that why i am having these problems? or do i need a technitian to come and service my pc to stop those 18 programs running that prevent the 'scan disk' from completeing and hence my 'defrag' unable to continue. I suppose what i am really asking is, Is my PC doomed????or can you HELP ME!! Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281688
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    - Ad-aware Definition File Update [SE1R108] 17.05.06 Please note the addendum to my AumHa post regarding the false-positive. <http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19654> Thanks for the appreciative remarks - they do not go unnoticed! Thank you! Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31 Reply to group, as return address is invalid that we may all benefit. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281664
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    - Hanging on Boot up I am running a Windows ME OS. When I attempt to reboot my computer it hangs at the ME logon screen, but when I go back and reboot I can use the step-by-step option and have know problem with hanging. And even sometimes I try to shut the computer down and it hangs as well. How do you advise. -- Paul Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281646
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    - Ad-aware Definition File Update [SE1R108] 17.05.06 http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19654 Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31 Reply to group, as return address is invalid that we may all benefit. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281645
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    - CDRTC.DLL cannot start This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C67939.6BCC84A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From one start to the next I lost the icon for my 'Direct CD' (Adaptec) = in the Systray and with it the ability of the 'CDROM' drive to recognize = its contents. The error message at start-up reads: "CDRTC.DLL file cannot start. Check the file to determine the problem." I did check the file and it is there intact, as it seems. Also the CDROM drive checks out ok. in Device Manager. A System Restore and a "scanreg /restore" were not successful either. = The other 'Easy CD Creator' icon is still present and active. What could have triggered this and how can it be resolved? Harry. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C67939.6BCC84A0 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 6.00.2800.1543" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#b8b8b8> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From one start to the next I lost the = icon for my=20 'Direct CD' (Adaptec) in the Systray and with it the ability of=20 the 'CDROM' drive to recognize its contents. The error message at = start-up=20 reads:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>      = "CDRTC.DLL file=20 cannot start.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>      Check the file=20 to determine the problem."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I did check the file and it is there = intact, as it=20 seems.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also the CDROM drive checks out ok. in = Device=20 Manager.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A System Restore and a "scanreg = /restore" were not=20 successful either. The other 'Easy CD Creator' icon is still present and = active.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What could have triggered this and how = can it be=20 resolved?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>          &nbs= p;=20 Harry.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C67939.6BCC84A0-- Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281641
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    - Windows Updates after a clean reinstall I've recently done a clean reinstall of Windows ME on a Dell Dimension 4100 using a Dell reinstallation CD (PC and CD are six years old). I'm looking for the least error-prone way of reinstalling the critical Windows updates. I would prefer a procedure that can be used after Microsoft drops support for Windows ME (this summer). I have the Windows Update installation history for this PC. I also have a recent Belarc listing of updates just prior to the clean reinstall. My internet connection is dial-up (no broadband). Reinstalling the updates would be easier if I had the Windows Security Update CD. According to the Microsoft Order Desk, this CD is no longer available. There are two options I'm considering. Option 1: On another PC, download the critical updates from the Windows Update Catalog. Burn the updates to CD. Option 2: Visit Windows Update and let it select the critical updates. After updates are installed, take a disk image and burn to CD. One question is common to both approaches. Should I first install WMP9 and IE6 (or is IE6 itself an update?). I started by trying to use Option 1 (Windows Update Catalog). The list of critical updates from Windows Update Catalog is much shorter than my installation history list. Many updates on my installation history are for earlier versions of IE and WMP. However, I'm concerned that the list from Windows Update Catalog may omit some needed updates. Also, there are a few updates listed from Windows Update Catalog that are not on my installation history. IE6 does not appear on the list from Windows Update Catalog. Has anyone yet posted the list and order of critical updates for a Windows ME clean reinstall? How shoud I proceed? PS: Prior to posting this, I searched the web for recommendations. This search included checking websites aumha.org, windowsreinstall.com, and crashfixpc.com. From the archives of this newsgroup I viewed the thread "Windows ME Update Order" posted in November 2005. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281631
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    - Control Panel Icons not working Double clicking on all control panel icons fails to get a response.. Double clicking on desktop items works. -- Michael in sunny Sussex, England Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281624
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    - New Spybot Defns. May 16th Well, they're called "intermediary" definitions whatever that means. Alias Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281615
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    - WinMe measures CPU usage TWICE..both different! Hi I've been puzzled for some time as to why the multitude of third-party utilities that report CPU usage can be divided into two distinct groups: those that report LOW values and those that report HIGH values. (E.g. on my computer when lightly loaded, Process Explorer sees CPU usage as typically 2-4% while FreeMeter gives it as 50-70%). Now, I find that within Windows WinMe itself, two utilities are available which report very dfferent CPU usage numbers. These are WinTop (subtract the Idle usage from 100% to get the number that Task Manager reports as CPU usage in the NT OSs) and System Monitor. Is one more correct than the other or should a different significance be associated with each? TIA Paul Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281614
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    - Windows 2000, Registering several Dll's Hi, (Im using Win ME as unable to find Win 2000, under Windows (Older Version) I have Windows 2000 installed, and need to register / unregister several dll's Is there a quick way of doing this? When I right click on Dll's I have no Register / Unregister option, unsure why that is?. If I do it via cmd - RegSvr32.exe Filename.dll I need to name each of the dll's I cant seem to do RegSvr32.exe *.dll Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281609
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    - Colors flaky In April I installed Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 and the KB911562 and KB912812 updates. Since then the colors displayed by my browsers, both IE Explorer and Firefox, and also other programs (e.g. Adaware) have been flaky, inconsistent. The appearance is what I have been used to seeing when a browser page has not completely loaded. Any suggestions for fixing the problem? Tom Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281604
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    - error messages windows me since last "critical update" many error messages oe and od etc also shut down problems latest wdmaud(06)+0002BD1 error od 0028 FF0D73C1 and kebugcheckex called by C0029e58 error code 44 parameters dff81890 will not shut down completely - need to turn off machnine also start up disk scan detects and fixes errors in start up boot have scanned fixed and defragged usb drive (external) can "play" an avi file from the drive but can not copy it to the hard drive Ready to throw pc out the window - help please Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281596
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    - Spybot SD - Tea Timer Whenever I start Tea Timer resident, provided by Spybot S&D, this Aureate/Radiate is activated: (EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467) I fix this using HijackThis, Spybot itself and Adaware but it comes back if Tea Timer is started Is Tea Timer himself became infected? How can I sort it out? TIA -- Farhan Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281594
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    - Repost: Problem with "My Pictures" Folder Couple things: 1) After I sent the message below, I had a heckuva week and did not have time to check in but a couple times. Someone sent a reply, and I intended to offer thanks for that; but this morning, the reply in not showing up in my mailbox! SO... to whomever, I thank you for responding. 2) His reply had referred me to Control Panel/Tweak UI settings, to make sure "My Documents" was set as the first icon on my desktop. It really looked like that was the answer. Unfortunately, the setting was already correct; so that is not the problem that is screwing up "My Pictures." (BTW, I even tried setting the first icon to another folder and then resetting it to "My Documents"...but to no avail.) SO-- Does anyone have other ideas about my original inquiry? Thanks in advance, David ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Staton" <dstaton@earthlink.net> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 10:59 AM Subject: Problem with "My Pictures" Folder > This was an intermittent problem that has now become continuous. > > "My Pictures" folder (which is on my Drive D) is set up with the web-style > java-based lower left side preview pane of whatever picture file is > currently highlighted. (This preview allows the picture to be previewed and > even rotated.) > > When this problem occurs, the preview is blacked out, with the little red X > in its corner, and an error message comes up: > ............................................................................ > ....................................................... > An Error has occurred in the script on this page. > > Line: 264 (or, 301) > Char: 13 > Error: Object doesn't support this property or method > Code: 0 > URL: file://C:\Windows\Web\imgview.htt > > Do you wish to continue running scripts? Yes No > ............................................................................ > .......................................................... > > Any action that changes which picture file is highlighted causes this error > message to pop up. Clicking 'Yes' or Clicking 'No' makes the message leave, > but any new action in the folder makes it reappear, regardless of which > answer was clicked. It renders file management work within the folder > virtually impossible. > > How to fix?? > > Thanks for anything, > > David > Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281590
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    - Re: Mail stuck in inbox Have you tried highlighting the email and deleting it? Turn off your A-V's email scanning, it's redundant since its just added layered protection. Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP _________________________________________ Security Tools Updates http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=31 Reply to group, as return address is invalid that we may all benefit. Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281581
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    - Mail stuck in inbox I have an indication that there is one piece of mail in my inbox but I can't display it nor clear it out. I'm at the stage where I don't care what it is, I don't need to see it, just remove it. Windows Me, Outlook Express. What can I do? TIA Ken Bland -- If prosperity is regarded as the reward of virtue, it will be regarded as the symptom of virtue. -- G. K. Chesterton "Introduction to 'The Book of Job.'" Tag: Renaming computer Tag: 281563

Hi,
I forgot how to rename the computer.
I thought it was in Computer|Properties but I cannot find it.....
Tx.

Re: Renaming computer by Mike

Mike
Mon May 29 10:50:45 CDT 2006

sat <saturnin02_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I forgot how to rename the computer.
> I thought it was in Computer|Properties but I cannot find it.....
> Tx.

It's Computer | Properties | Computer Name in XP however in Win Me it's
Network | Identification.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows [2001-2006]
mike.maltby@gmail.com

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Re: Renaming computer by sat

sat
Mon May 29 11:01:09 CDT 2006

Mike M wrote:
> sat <saturnin02_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I forgot how to rename the computer.
>> I thought it was in Computer|Properties but I cannot find it.....
>> Tx.
>
>
> It's Computer | Properties | Computer Name in XP however in Win Me it's
> Network | Identification.

Tx Mike. Much appreciated.

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