msn removed
I cancelled my dsl/msn weeks ago. but when I go to search files i enter msn
and click search finding 217 objects... with dates going back 1999 (I
purchased my dell in 2000). should these files remain . I had removed msn
from add/remove and desktop, only.
boni. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262887
A Clean reinstall
After lots of problems I would like to Format the hard drive and either
reinstall or upgrade to Wxp. I booted up with the Boot disk and entered
FORMAT C: to receive a "Bad command of file name. After several attempts I
discovered the Format command was not on the Boot disk. How then can I
format the drive? Thank you, Ron S. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262874
Ad-aware [SE1R33] 16.03.2005
<http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=12339>
Silj
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sign on screen?
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
When I start my computer, it ask for name and password. I just click =
cancel and it goes away. Is there anyway to keep it from showing up each =
time, I start up? Thanks
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charset=3Diso-8859-1">
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<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
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for name and=20
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it from=20
showing up each time, I start up? Thanks</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C52A1F.729D6E80-- Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262845
Help! Accidentally disconnected D: drive!
I am a buffoon (I am!)
In Windows Explorer I was clicking around too quickly and must have
hit "disconnect network drive" or whatever, well I assume I did,
because since then my D: drive (CD player) has disappeared! It goes
from C: to E: (CD writer).
I clicked on "map network drive" to see how to get it back. It asks me
to fill an a screen (pre-filled with D:) and asks for a "path"......?
I looked at the Windows Help facility, and it advised me to put in:-
\\computername\foldername, or something? Huh......?!
There isn't any folder that was on D: drive before...... I just used
to use it for playing CDs!
Have I cocked up big time or is there any easy solution? Thanks in
advance to anyone who can point me in the right direction!
Jane Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262841
Can't Change Window Text
Seems like when I think everything's fixed, I find something else. I wanted
to make changes in my desktop settings. Right clicked on desktop >
properties >appearance. Made some changes, didn't like them and attempted to
go back to settings I had before. Chose "windows standard" scheme and
applied. Every thing came back the way it was except the text was much
larger than before. Clicked on "window text" and nothing hapened. Opened the
"Item" pull down menu. Window text is not listed. I made a system restore
point yesterday after all my other problem were fixed. Used system restore
to go back to that point and my desk top looks right but "window text" is
still missing from the menu. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Euell Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262799
KB891711 trouble seems to be graphic issue
On the one hand, I am reluctant to start a new thread, with so many already
scattered about. On the other hand, I have something concrete that I
discovered, and it seems to warrant a new thread.
As a background, I found that the "Kb891711.exe" patch caused problems on
one of my computers. Poking around the groups I found a scattered list of
possible causes. Broswers. AV programs. Software firewalls. Processors. In
every case, somebody had a counter example to the claim.
My solution to avoid the crashes was to stop the process with the Close
Programs list; the computer running Windows ME. Then use Add/Remove Programs
from the Control Panel to remove it from the system. This deletes four
registry keys, and two system files; leaving only the folder to which the
system files were written. So there is no need to take super drastic steps;
like System Restore rollback, or Format & Reinstall. Worst case is that you
would have to boot in Safe Mode, I should think.
However, I was curious. Because of the counter examples, I decided to
install the patch on a second, identical computer. Both computers are HP
Pavilion 6745Cs. Intel Celeron 700MHz processors. Intel 82810 graphics chip
set. Windows ME. Kb891711 crashes one computer ("Megumi"), but not the other
computer ("Naomi"). Differences? A few programs in startup; but none on
Megumi that are definitively problematic on every computer with crashes; I
can find a counter example for each program on Megumi, which doesn't cause
crashes on some other computer.
When I checked the driver versions, I notice that I hadn't updated the
graphics drivers on Naomi. As things stood, I had the following:
Megumi:
-------
Intel Celeron 700MHZ processor
Intel 82810 graphics chip set (driver version: 4.13.01.3196)
Windows ME
Naomi:
------
Intel Celeron 700MHZ processor
Intel 82810 graphics chip set (driver version: 4.13.01.3004)
Windows ME
Kb891711 causes all browsers to blue screen on Megumi, but causes no
problems on Naomi.
So I just rolled back the driver update on Megumi; it is now, like Naomi, on
Intel driver version 4.13.01.3004. I just reinstalled the Kb891711 "patch".
Tested launch on all browsers which crashed Megumi before. MSIE6 SP1,
Firefox 1.0.1, Mozilla 1.7.5, Netscape 7.2. No crashes.
It looks, to me, like a graphics driver issue. I don't know if the onus
should be on Intel to provide an updated graphics driver for the 82810
graphics chip set, but I suspect not. Kb891711 is a "kludge", not a "patch".
It does not patch system files, it runs resident from the RunServices key.
The vulnerability that it "fixes" is still present. In my opinion, this
"kludge" needs to be fixed with a true patch; one that won't break the OS
when current graphics drivers are installed.
Now to review the MSFT write up on the vulnerability. It may be that I don't
need to run kb891711.exe; if my default browser, Firefox 1.0.1, isn't
vulnerable, I will just restore things. On Megumi, anyway.
--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262784
Quick Time quest ?
Since aol reinstalled cd .. QT constantly message appears prior to sign on,
which reads:
Multimedia Installation
Quick Time application not installed ........... Do you want to install now
Y/N.......
I earlier disabled from misconfig/startup. I now noticed couple days later
that it appears twice in startup. except now 1 is enabled.
any idea? boni Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262778
MSN Messenger
Why is it that after removing Msn Messenger from Add/Remove and diabling it
in startup, the program is still hanging around as if nothing happened?
It may turn out that I will be needing it for OE to work properly, but I
wanted to delete everything in order to find out.
I was amazed to discover how many files were still present on my machine,
even after the removal of the program.
Any ideas on accomplishing my goal?
Harry. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262768
List Of Problems
HP (OEM) Win ME, I use AdAware, Spybot, SpywareBlaster, Tauscan and AVG.
These happen consistently
1. If rundll32 is in the tasklist, using endtask on it produces an error
message, clicking OK produces a new error message for another item in the
tasklist until empty and then will not restart/shutdown unless powered off.
2. If rundll32 is in the tasklist and I Ctrl-Alt-Del twice, system restarts,
gets to startup menu but if/when I select 1 or 2 it hangs with a blinking
cursor, keyboard does not respond (capslock, numlock inop). Cold boot works
after that but windows does not detect an improper shutdown.
3. Acrord32 does not unload when terminated, using endtask puts rundll32 in
the tasklist and back to problem #1.(6.0.1 installed, d/l update now).
4. Scandisk is set to append to log, it does append but only for 3-4
sessions then it overwrites the existing log (oldest of unfixed problems).
Consistent but less frequent
1. Windows starts or restarts in a state where things do not respond to
cursor hover, taskbar will not popup unless clicked, start menu items do not
expand unless clicked, no baloon help/info.
2. Installed Netscape ISP this a.m. and now many of the desktop icons
periodically relocate as if the screen resolution were reduced/lowered but
display > advanced still indicates 800x600x16bit (only happened 3-4 times so
far).
Going to get the cwshredder now.
Help with any of these is appreciated.
Thanks in advance Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262759
System Restore
Restore
I'm geting several bits of problems: Malware; trojan; one virus. Before
tackling them I looked at the system Restore and it does not seem right.
I can get the C:\_Restore\Temp file on Start|Search which gives me 28
folders with about 1.8 Mb. My slider is around 400 Mb. However I cant get
the file directly on "C" (my hidden files are shown), just the \_Restore file
= 4 files 64 Kb. Just in case, I created a new restore point yesterday,
hasnt changed the restore file (may be too soon). Appreciate any suggestion;
SR broken?
Tks in advance
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cogito ergo sum Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262732
Startup Disk
From a different thread I needed to boot up from a startup disk and,
naturally, couldn't find it. I went to control panel - add/remove - create
startup disk, clicked on "create disk" and nothing happened! The ok and
cancel buttons flicked to the grey for a second and that's all.
Fair enough, I can get a startup disk form other sources (and have) but why
can't I make one on my own PC?
Is there something I have to run (possibly unchecked from startup) to use
this facility?
I haven't been able to find anything about this on the Internet.
Thanks,
Hillneerg
I thought I had better post this as a new thread.
Thanks Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262726
Re-install ME
I have an older PC which came with 98,2ED. Subsequently I upgraded to
Windows ME. The CD is the upgrade version which will search for an earlier
version of Windows before installing. I would like to have a totally clean
install of ME as I attempt to track down the source of some problems.
Is there any way I can perform a clean install of ME to a re-formatted drive
without first installing 98,2ED?
Peter. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262718
System Tools is missing
I don't have System Tools under Start/ programs / Accessories on my PC, ergo
i don't know how to do a system restore!
Please help. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262678
Fatal Blue Screen
After I did ab auto update for my ME machine I couldn't boot the computer any
more.
The most I've been able to do is Safe Mode.
When I try to boot normal the Blue Screen Says:
Error: 06 : 0000 : 00000017
I tried to use the MS KB but nothing was found.
Help please. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262671
Blue screen error Error: 0D:0000:00010000
In the past few days my system (with Windows Me) has gone to a blue screen at
the end of start up with Error: 0D :0000 :00010000 and the "Press any key to
continue" message. Upon pressing it returns to desktop and most things seem
to run OK.
It then occurs when I try to start Internet Explorer and also when I try to
view certain folders using Windows Explorer. It may also occur when I try to
perform other tasks but I haven't discovered those as yet !
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262662
Boot up problems please help!!
"Hi people, I?m new here! Hopefully you can help, here goes:-
My PC is running Windows ME on a PIII 750 with 256 ram & 30gb hard
disk with plenty space free.
Booting this machine is becoming something of a nightmare! I?m
pulling my hair out!!! Its frequently taking numerous attempts to get
a successful bootup. Keep getting blue screens saying "an excetion OE
has occurred at VxD VMM(01) then a couple of strings of numbers (which
I think maybe are locations on the HD) it also says "it may be
possible to continue press any key to continue" then after that
happens usually the same thing will repeatedly occur several times
then the PC will either stabilize or automatically reboot. When this
reboot thing occurs the same thing often follows untill eventually I
get a sucessful boot. It can take 10 attempts to get the PC up and
running! By the way these blue screens seem to occur right at the very
end of the boot up attempt, as all the icons in the sytem tray have
finally appeared.
My knowledge of computers is scarce, thats why I?ve been searching for
help and eventually found here! What I have tried so far is to run a
full scan of my PC with both AVG and Mc Afee anti virus(both fully
upto date) - to no avail - I had initially suspected some sort of boot
virus but it seems not to be the case.
Since then I?ve downloaded a program called Windows Registry Repair,
which has cost me a few £?s and that didn?t sort my problem as I?d
hoped it would. It has made the PC run a lot faster - like it used to
when it was new. That on its first scan of my registry found 511
errors! Which as I said has made a world of difference in the speed of
my PC and crashes are less frequent, but the boot up problem remains.
I?m desperately hoping you guys can help! I don?t want to have to
reformat if at all possible but soon I think if I don?t find some
answers that will be the only choice.
Oh yes also please could you tell me how to clear out some of the
unwanted icons in the system tray? Its getting rather full with 8 or 9
icons in there at start up! I usually end up closing them once the PC
has finally booted up."
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Outlook Express could not be started
Some how by mistake I removed "my network places" from windows desk top via
windows setup in install/uninstall programs in control panel. Needless to say
when I tried to open outlook express it would not work. In addition to the
message "microsoft express could not be started because MSOE.dll could not be
loaded. I have 1. reinstalled my network places 2. reinstalled address book-
one post suggested I needed it 3. Disabled norton virus protection and live
update
I still get the same message. Help!!
Euell Price Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262646
Restack TCP/IP?
Win ME on Compaq Presario will ping IP's but not URL's. ISP Comcast says
winsock issue but can't help me because of no OS cd that I need to restack
TCP/IP (no idea what that means). I suspect Java.ByteVerify!exploit trojan
and Java.Shinwow.Q trojan in .jpi_cache that E-trust cannot clean, even with
SysRestore disabled. Haven't scanned in safe mode though come to think of it.
Also upped Jview version to 3810. Humbly request any suggestions. Thanks! Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262642
unable to update 1%
Following problems with the KB891711 download, I notice that another download
on the same day hasn't "taken". It still shows up on the Windows update site
as a critical update. When I try to install and after the reboot, i get the
unable to update 1% 2% message. I have tried several times (it's KB867282
cumulative patch for IE6 Service pack 1). It does show up in the add/remove
though as installed as does IE6 service pack 1.
I know there have been several topics on this before but I'm afraid I can't
find them.
How do I get this to update please.Thanks,
Hillneerg Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262637
error fonts
The error messages and instaling messages that come up
are in a very small size font. I do not know when or how
it was changed, but it is very difficult to read. How
can I change this font and size? Thank you in advance.
Joe Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262631
New Memory
I increased my memory from 64 mb to 256 mb. Now my pc hangs even when I am
not surfing. What could be causing this ?
I have a Compaq Presario 5000T usinf windows ME.
Thanks,
Clarence Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262627
SFC
I wanted to run System File Checker but sfc.exe is absent from my
Millennium Edition. It's not in any of the CABs or on the CD. I do have
sfc.dll (41KB) though. Start, Run, sfc comes up with "cannot find..."
Is sfc not a Millennium standard facility?
Thanks for help...
Vince Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262619
Re KB891711
I note that KB891711 has caused problems for some people.
Fortunately, my machine seems unaffected. However, I notice that it runs
in start up. Is it supposed to? If not, can I/should I, disable it in
msconfig? Or is there a better way of doing it?
TIA Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262611
MSVCIRT.DLL & MSVCRT.DLL
Hi, after the installation of Office 2000, when I run Microsoft FrontPage
for the first time from the Start->Program menu, I got the error message:
"A device attached to the system is not functioning" and "The MSVCIRT.DLL
file is linked to missing export MSVCRT.DLL-??_U@YAPAXI@Z". The other Office
programs run well without any problem. I also got the same error message
when I run the Norton Optimization Wizard of Norton Utilities, while it has
been run normally once before. Could any one help me in solving this
problem? Thanks. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262601
How do I run the Windows ME bootdisk?
I made the bootdisk from bootdisk.com, but now that it's in the laptop, I am
not sure what commands to type?
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Thanks for taking the time. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262593
safe mode in WME
I was helping a friend clean up their computer, and wanted to defrag. I could
not get it to restart in safe mode. The help file on the computer (Dell) said
to hold the "ctrl", or sometimes F8 during boot up. Niether worked. Any
clues here? We had to skip the defrag. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262584
Enter Network PW
Whenever I start my computer a sign in Window
Enter Network Password for Microsoft Network
There is only 1 computer. Is it necessary to always sign in or is there
another way ? Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262577
Printing in Word
I can print a document from Word if I use the standard times new Roman font
but if I start adding color or a creative font or text box, borders clip art
after hitting "print" everything freezes as it tries to spool. The computer
is rendered useless and I have to hit control/alt/delete and lose all my
work. even if I save it restart and try to print it happens all over again. I
can print from excel or any other program with no issues. I don't know if I
have the wrong printer settings or once I was told that there could be a
corrupt font - I had deleted it and all was fine but since then I had to do a
recovery and it may have returned but I have no clue which font it was. How
do I know to use the settings "RAW " or not? Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262562
Bluescreen on game exit
Whenever I exit a game, I get the blue screen "An error has occured. To
Continue... . Error: 0D:0000:00010000" Pressing Enter takes me back to
Windows properly. But then the ATI systray icon goes away, and going into
Display Properties>Advanced causes crash again.
So I tried reinstalling the video driver; didn't help. Card is ATI AIW7500.
I tried to uninstall programs that were added since problem started. No
change. I found references to the 0D errors, but none seemed to apply. Any
ideas? TY Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262559
Explorer does not display files for C:\
Hi
A friend of mines PC is running ME and for some reason, when looking at the
root of C: drive in Explorer, the right hand pane does not display any icons
or file details. This is ONLY happening in the root of C: drive and the
contents of any sub-folders, suchas as c:\windows or c:\program files
displays ok.
When C:\ is selected in the left-hand tree-view, the status bar at the
bottom will display "58 objects" and if I press Ctrl + A, it'll say "58
items selected", so I know there are files there.
When viewing c:\ with a command prompt, "dir" will display all files as
expected.
I've tried changing the view in Explorer from Icons, List, Details etc but
this doesn't have any effect.
Is this known behaviour of any known virus?
I've heard that desktop.ini can be used to force Explorer to not display
files in a given folder but cannot find any documentation regarding this on
MSDN.
Any ideas gratefully received.
Ben Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262551
Ad-aware causing / loss of connectivity? /
This is getting a fair bit of exposure, it's worth a look and
some consideration -
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=60484
Feel free to post elsewhere as you see fit.
Quote subject and URL, please.
Silj
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MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Security (AH-VSOP)
__________________________________________
Security Tools Updates
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is invalid - that we may all benefit) Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262541
Copy and Paste functions
I had to do some clean up of threats on my computer to install my Antivirus
software. After that, my copy and paste function does not work. It looks
like it is copying but it will not paste. Also, my email program has an
insert feature that allows me to bring pictures from other places directly
into the body of my eamil message. This does not work now either. Can
anyone help? Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262533
Followup on ? of Overwriting ME...
Turned out to be video card/drivers. Replaced video card with another
make. Everything works normally now. But I would lose System restore
points after several days. Opening various programs would only show a
outline of the window. Ctrl,Alt, Del and End Task worked, then right
back into the program and it would work without a problem. Never could
get videos to play. Could not update video drivers either.
Re-installation of ME canceled! :-)
ET Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262525
Cabs and .DLLs Upgrades
I bought WinMe when it first came out, and Xp-Pro Upgrade....
Is it possible to move windows Xp Pro driver/.dll cab to Windows Me driver
cabs/.dll?
At the moment the upgrade is working fineâ?¦ however I want to get a bigger
hard driveâ?¦ the other issue is, is there any way I can start the installation
from the XP-upgrade cd without having to go through the process of installing
Win-Me then Xp-pro?
Is there a way I can slip stream the needed files from Win-Me on to the
Xp-Pro cd?
The above is an idea that Iâ??ve been working on but donâ??t know if it can work. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262509
kb891711 and netgear wg511
Installed the kb891711 update on my laptop running winme. Really bad system
instability, so I backed everything up and proceeded to factory reinstall my
o/s.
I uninstalled all of the unwanted compaq utilities, and installed all winme
updates from microsoft site.
As soon I went to install driver v.3.0 for my netgear wireless card, system
crashed.
In order to get the system to reboot, I would have to stop the kb891711
process in the task manager before the wireless card driver app started.
I've had to uninstall the kb891711 for now... Waiting for a working
replacement!
Seems a lot of people are having trouble with the kb891711 update. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262504
Dial-Up network adaptor problem.
Hello, my Toshiba satellite 2800-S201 laptop is having dial-up network
software problems. When I try to dial into my ISP I am be able to log on and
get past the userID and password authentication process, but right after the
dial up window would minimize I would get a "this page cannot be displayed"
message." I know I was connected to the ISP server because the network
connection status shows a small number of bytes (429 sent, 645 received) as
being transferred and received. Anyway I asked someone what might be causing
this problem and their suggestion was to delete the TCP/IP protocol and the
dial up adaptor because either might be corrupt. I followed these directions
found in the troubleshooter help guide of Windows ME under Error 645:
To delete all connections
On the desktop, double-click My Computer, and then double-click Dial-Up
Networking.
Right-click a connection, and then click Properties.
Make a note of all of the settings on the various tabs, and then click OK.
Right-click the connection, and then click Delete.
Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each connection.
To remove all dial-up adapters
Open Network properties in Control Panel.
In the 'The following network components are installed list',
double-click a dial-up adapter, make a note of all of the
settings on the various tabs, and then click Cancel.
Click the dial-up adapter, and then click Remove.
Click OK to confirm the removal.
If the list includes additional dial-up adapters, don't restart
your computer until you repeat steps 2 through 4 for each adapter.
If there are no more dial-up adapters in the list,
restart your computer when you are prompted to do so.
To remove Dial-Up Networking
Open Add Remove Software in Control Panel
Click the Windows Setup tab.
In the Components list, double-click Communications.
In the Components list, clear the Dial-Up Networking check box.
Click Yes, click OK, and then click OK again.
When your computer finishes copying files, restart it.
Then I reinstalled Dial-up networking by following the troubleshooter help
guide again. (All of the ME CAB files are located on the laptop's hard drive
in the C:\windows\options folder):
To reinstall Dial-Up Networking
Open Add Remove Software in Control Panel.
Click the Windows Setup tab.
In the Components list, double-click Communications.
In the Components list, select the Dial-Up Networking check box.
Click OK, and then click OK again.
When your computer finishes copying files, restart it.
Then I re-made the network connection to my ISP in the Dial-Up networking -
Make a new connection section. When I went to launch IE 5.5 the modem dialed
and connected to the ISP, the dial up window minimized when the ISP
authenticated my userID and password but Internet Explorer again reported
that 'this page cannot be displayed'. I am keying in the correct url -
www.yahoo.com so I'm at a loss to understand why the software won't complete
the task of loading a web page. Sorry for such a drawn out question but
I've spent several hours fiddling with this and hope you can guide me to a
positive outcome. Any help with this problem would be much appreciated.
Thank you for your time. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262503
A Question About Reinstalling Win ME From The Hard Drive
I loaned my PC to my 15 year old nephew for several weeks while I was out of
town. When I returned, I found that he decided to "do surgery" on some of the
system files and utilities.
Specs:
Compaq Presario 5WV232
20gb HDD
750mhz AMD Duron MMX
320mb RAM
8mb AGP NVidia TNT2 graphics card
SoundMax Digital Audio
I have found that he hacked the registry to pieces in areas, the PC crashes
randomly, various errors (while running/startup/shutdown), system restore has
been completely removed (not disabled but deleted entirely), DirectX 9.0c is
buggy, a display driver that is only partly compatable (there appears the be
two drivers installed in Add/Remove & there is many display errors etc.),
wrong audio driver (wavs play but nothing else, even with all codecs
installed), the list goes on and on.
I have went through and extracted many of the missing system files from the
install cabs and reinstalled many programs but I cannot revert the registry
using "scanreg" or "regedit" because the backup files were deleted and the
scanreg "/fix" command line does nothing for the problem. I have also tried
to reinstall the correct drivers. But all of this is rather useless because
the registry entries still keep these changes from being fully effective in
many ways.
I feel that I could possibly salvage things but my main concern is that
System Restore has been completely removed. I don't know exactly what files
are needed from the Cab files in order to extract them to their proper
locations.
In any case, I would like to do a reinstall but my original Windows ME disks
were destroyed by my kid's dogs a while back <g>. I have run through only the
first steps of doing a reinstall from the hard drive (via
c:\windows\options\install\setup.exe) to ensure that all of my Cab files are
present and complete. Everything looks good.
My question is this, does the reinstall from the HD delete everything and
leave you with a clean install of Win ME or does it restore the OS only?
Seeing as how all of my programs still function correctly (except where the
audio and/or display creates conflicts) and for the sake of not having to
start from scratch, can I reinstall ONLY the complete OS from the
Windows\Install folder without wiping out everything on my HD?
If this is possible, are there any special steps needed (for example,
uninstalling WMP 9.0 and IE 6.0)...or if someone could direct me to a
reliable source of info on partial reinstalls from the HD. I have searched
the net on the subject but all I can find is info on complete reinstalls by
formatting and then reinstalling using the original disks.
I would greatly appreciate any help you could give. TIA! Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262493
sending email from web page
I use Outlook express for email service and my husband
uses netscape for his newsgroups. when I am reading an
article on the internet (IE), and want to email that
article to someone, I click the "email to friend"
selection and the Nescape email box come up instead of my
outlook express. How can I change this. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262473
Command line switch
Is there a way to install ME on a laptop with a 133 mhz processor?
Thanks in advance Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262419
KB891711.EXE
Gentlemen, I was browsing and all of a sudden my browser freezes and nothing
could get me out. I had to shut down and reboot. Since I had Dr. Watson on,
by opening it I get the following message: Windows KB891711 component has
altered Windows system files.
Module Name: KB891711.EXE
Description: Windows KB891711 component
Version: 4.10.2222
Product: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
Any idea what the heck this thing is?
Dr. Watson also has been reporting for a while that : If the Taskbar is
behaving strangely, try exiting Multimedia background task support module.
Module Name: mmtask.tsk
Description: Multimedia background task support module
Version: 4.90.3000
Product: Microsoft Windows
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
Appreciate a response! Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262374
DUCINS~1 ?????
I have asked other places about this pop up black window and nobody
knows how to get rid of it anyone here help me get rid of this?? and
help much appriciated comes up as DUCINS~1
I have tried disabling thelive update in Norton..that didnt work,Im
lost!
I have Win ME
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Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.windowsforumz.com/eform.php?p=876180 Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262343
New Spyware Blaster 3.3
Received from Javacool:
Just a heads-up: the final version of SpywareBlaster 3.3 is out. :)
Thanks for your help! (And don't forget to tell everyone you know about
SpywareBlaster - help spread the word. :D)
Best regards,
-Javacool
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Okay folks, this is it........the finalized version of Spyware Blaster, that
I have been Beta testing, is now available. The Kernel32 issues when
opening the GUI have been resolved and everything is working like a champ.
Once again, Javacool has come through with flying colors!!!!!
Heirloom, old and liking it Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262338
Hibernation
No Hibernation Option in Windows Me Power Options Tool but had it at one
time. I still have standby. I was able to do but not now. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262336
Ad-aware 6 Personal
Checking my Add/Remove file and noticed 'Ad-aware 6 Personal'. What is
this?
Thanks, Eileen Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262319
How to Save Suggestings
I find many of the suggestions that are posted helpful.
How can I save them on my PC without flipping back and forth through
Subjects or scribble on paper ?
boni. Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262314
Msconfig.. seclected......?
On my system, last checked Run/Msconfig noticed that Tabs: System.ini,
Win.ini, Static VxDs, Environment were all entries are seclected. In other
words they all boxes had a check next to them. Is this of any concern?
I am also interested in knowing which items in Start Up are necessary ?
boni. thank you.... Tag: Spyware Blaster Update 3/16/05 Tag: 262313