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    - CWShredder [1.56.1] <snip> * Updated removal for CWS.Searchx, which was apparently using random CLSIDs, I didn't notice this at first. </snip> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip Or: http://aumha.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4644 ~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: cannot open windows Tag: 236060
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    - Quick Launch Bar My Quick Launch has moved of it's own volition. How do I get some control over it's position and it's contents? Thanks Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236059
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    - DEVLDR16 error message: DEVCON32.DLL I am receiving this error message everytime I start up in Windows ME. Does anyone know how to get this error message from appearing? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236058
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    - data1.dat was not found I get this error message when I sign on. "data1.dat was not found". Can anyone tell me anything about this? Thanks in advance, Joe Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236057
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    - other devices when i start up in safe mode and i open device manager it has other devices. i open it and it has 2 unknown devices in it. can anyone tell why that is? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236056
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    - scheduled programmes Every windows loads,there are automatically programmes open,which i can see in Close Program box(after pressing Cntrl+Alt+Delete). I was wondering how to remove these programmes from automatically loading every time windows loads, because some of them are causing serious problems to my computer. I dont know exactly which ones are causing the serious problems, but when i "End Task" Systray, it has always become unstable. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236055
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    - RUNDLL error loading I put a post in a couple of days ago and i still did not recive a reply to the problem i'm having.Why is the site here if no one HELPS..????? Again i'm asking CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP.!!!!! The problem is when i start my computer and all programs start loading a message pops up it says,RUNDLL error loading C:\windows\BXXS5.DLL I would like to know how to fix this.????? Thank you,brian Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236051
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    - Weird icon changes in File Manager/Windows Explorer Help... It's bizarre - when I first go into File Manager/Windows Explorer the icons are normal. Within a few clicks I have Photoshop Icons on Word documents, QuickBooks icons on PowerPoint, etc. Anybody got a clue? Later. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236043
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    - Random lockups My computer randomly freezes when trying to start programs. Could this be a hardware problem? when the computer freezes explorer stops responding and when trying to end task it I get a blue screen saying the system is busy. Could this be a hard drive error? it seems my computer takes longer to shut down all of a sudden. could a "dirty" reinstallation of Windows ME fix this? I've scanned with Norton 2003 Pro, Adaware 6, Spybot, CWShredder, and stinger, all upgrades installed and have found no sign of viruses or spyware. I have to restart like 10 times a day and its extremely annoying. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236037
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    - Microsoft Word and Documents My kids did something to my computer, now I cant open any Word Documents, or any pictures that I have in Documents. When I click the picture or document, it just sits there, then if I press CTR, ALT, DEL to quit the program, it always says whatever Im trying to open is not responding? Any ideas as to the problem? I think I may have uninstalled something trying to clean the computer up from what the kids downloaded (i.e. games and such)..HELP!!! Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236034
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    - ME I have Windows XP and am trying to upgrade to XP. Help! Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236032
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    - MSTASK/SCANDSKW errors Good afternoon. I ran the cwshredder program yesterday which cleaned up a few registry entries. Now I am getting two error messages: SCANDSKW caused a General Protection Fault in module KRNL386.exe at 0002:00002c2c. The second one I get after the scandskw message is MSTASK caused an Invalid Page Fault in modeule KERNEL32.DLL at 01b7:bff6bb07 Any ideas Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236026
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    - Hitting Delete key to delete file brings up DUN screen When I hit the delete key, or choose the delete icon to delete a file, my default dial-up networking connection screen comes up. When I close it, it reopens a second time. When I close it again, I get the "are you sure you want to delete this file" type message and am then allowed to delete the file. Any ideas? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236017
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    - scan disk doesn't work Scan disk won't complete, it just keeps starting over and over. What can I do? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236009
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    - reg cleaners Are they worth it. Do they really make a difference? If so, can you recommend any? Thanks. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236007
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    - URGENT - big problem Ok, this is going to take a while to explain, but basically my dad deleted windows. Using MS-DOS he ran the 'del *.*' command (or something similar) accidentaly in the C:\WINDOWS directory. Obviously not everything was deleted as some file are protected I think. After a while the computer began to hang and eventually it crashed. OK. When we tried booting up normally, we got a message saying something like 'Cannot find SYSTEM.INI. Bott with Emergengy Boot Disk and type SCANREG /RESTORE'. In safe mode we would get a message about a file called 'IFSHLP.SYS' missing. Next I created a boot disk (downloaded from the internet through my 98SE) for WinME, and used this to do the 'SCANREG /RESTORE' This did not affect the way safe mode failed but when the computer booted up normally we would get a message not only complaining about IFSHLP.SYS but also DISPLAY.SYS. Using the boot disk again I copied the IFSHLP.SYS from my Win98SE to the ME as a guess. This worked! The computer would now boot up in safe mode and in normal mode (but in normal mode it would still complain about DISPLAY.SYS). I did try copying DISPLAY.SYS from the 98, but the ME didnt like this. (something about an old version of ms- dos i think) But there are more problems, some big, some small. Our sound no longer works, the mouse drivers don't work, important stuff like RUNDLL32.EXE is missing (and to my sister's dispair their is no minesweeper). There are many files like RUNDLL32.EXE that I would think of as important, but obviously not protected. There is no way I can copy all of these files (from the 98) and hope that they work. We do not have a Windows ME CD apparently to reinstall windows, all we have is a 'Recovery Disk' (floppy disk) (this works as a boot disk, wipes hard drive clean and reinstalls windows to factory settings from a hidden partion on the HD) The good thing is our wireless network is working so we can back thing up to our other PC, but as I wasnt the one who set up the network I dont think I can repeat it when we reset the pc using the recovery disk. One thing I did think of, but I'm not so sure about is System Restore. Just before my dad messed up i installed WMP9Series which said it was creating a system restore point. I'm not quite sure how it works but i don't think it will recover the lost files. What I did think was that maybe because it recovers the settings of your PC (im not sure about this) maybe I can backup the system restore point, do a Recovery, reinstall software, and then use the System Restore to reconfigure the network. As I said I'm not sure how that works, so anyone who can help with a way of reinstalling WinME without a CD and without wiping HD clean using a recovery is appreciated. Or anyways to backup my network settings before wiping hardrive clean and then recovering these settings (I have a CD/RW drive if it is big to back up). Also maybe you know how to just re-extract the stuff from the CAB files in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS but this might not fix everything (esp. cos the only way I can get my sound drivers is from the recovery disk). Or maybe you know something else that will help. Any help is greatly appreciated. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236004
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    - Deleting Partitions My laptop came pre-partitioned (2) and now C is full. How do I combine the drives easily without losing information or having to reload my programs? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 236003
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    - mail "not registered properly"??? Bless you for your answer to my .dll problem! I fixed that. Now my next problem, I use Outlook and it won't send/recive mail. It keeps saying "Internet Mail is not registered properly. Please reinstall and try again... Error Number: 0x80040154." It used to work fine and started this problem when I got infected with adware. Now the adware is totally gone but my Outlook still won't send/receive. I tried Outlook Express, but it says "msoe.dll could not be loaded". Help! TIA, Elizabeth Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235999
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    - New Spywareblaster Version 3.1 Alias Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235996
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    - Thanks! Over the past week or so, I have seen postings complaining about the "advice" given through this forum. I, for one, have posted a few times over the past year and your advice has been extremely helpful. I also periodically scan the postings and have picked-up a lot of valuable information. I used to be a computer user who "knew enough to be dangerous." Through this forum, I now know a lot more and have become less dangerous! Thanks for all your FREE (emphasis added) advice. It is truly appreciated. I do have one question. The main desktop P/C my wife and I use runs ME. I do have a laptop I use occasionally that runs Windows 98. Is there a specific newsgroup for Windows 98 users? Thanks, Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235992
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    - need good XP info site - MVP's only please Before I order my new computer, I wish to research some sites which would help me to decide how I want the store tech to initially setup the new system. (Some system features listed below) Can any MVP's recommend sites with easy to understand, accurate, up-to-date information on the subject, that can help address my concerns in the following areas? On-board memory - ideal size? - maximum? Recommendations for partition sizes for 120 to 160 GB hard drive? Suggestions for setting up XP supervisor controls (never used a NT based system before) Recommendations on use of XP with older programs such as MS Office Pro 97, Corel WordPerfect Suite 8, Corel Draw 8. How to configure computer to access programs on second computer via wireless link. New computer will be P4 - 2.6+Ghz with WinXP home and a hard drive of 120 to 160 GB. Suggested RAM - 512Mb. New computer will use dialup modem and will soon use ExpressVu's satellite internet service (one way high speed service that still requires a phone line for uplink but uses satellite for downlinks). Tech suggests using wireless link (802.11g) to allow old computer to access internet through new computer, and to allow both to share files (and programs?). Old computer is P2 - 350Mhz with Win ME, and cabling it to new computer is impractical. Thanks in advance for all assistance. -- Gil. If you get the facts first, You may not need to reconstruct your hard drive later! Please reply to the group. ----- Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235991
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    - Spyware Blaster 3.1 Released!!! :-) http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4627 Regards, ~Silj -- siljaline MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE) ________________________ (Reply to group, as return address is invalid - that we may all benefit) Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235987
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    - .dll opens with??? Help! I messed up and now all my .dll files are set to open with Adobe. What are they supposed to open with, and how do I correct it? I assume they need to open with MSDos, but how do I do that? I don't see it listed on that "open with" list. TIA, Elizabeth Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235984
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    - control panel IN MY CONTROL PANEL IS AN ICON CALLED WILD TANGENT, I GAVE IT UNCHECKED, BUT I CANNOT DELETE IT, WHEN I ROGHT CLICK THERE IS NO DELETE, IS THERE ANUWAY TO DELETE THIS.IT IS NOT IN PROGRAMS...TAHNK YOU Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235977
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    - Ad-aware [01R280] 07.04.2004 http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=23477 ~Silj -- siljaline MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE) ________________________ (Reply to group, as return address is invalid - that we may all benefit) Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235974
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    - DLL files missing ??? I get a message that MSOE.DLL cannot be loaded when opening Oulook Express and also a message that an OLE registration error occured when opening Outlook and then that OUTLLIB.DLL has caused an error and Outlook will close....I cannot use either of these programmes at present.....I have not deleted any files that I know of.... Judy Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235970
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    - unable to read data floppy disk same floppy disk four files cannot read three. one okay. What to do. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235962
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    - me upgrade I just bought a new compac presario and it has winXP. I would like to up grade my old presario (win ME) to the XP so files and folders will be compatable from both computers. Can I download the new XP system over the ME? Is there any file I need to delete on the ME to make this work? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235960
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    - USER and GDI resources I keek runing out of USER and GDI resources, making me go through SHUT-DOWN/RESTART half a dozen times a day. How do I increase the memory used by USER RESOURCES and GDI RESOURCES? Thank you for any help you can provide. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235959
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    - drive compatablity i have a p4 with a intel 865perl mobo and i just reloaded windows me and im getting drive c is running on msdos compatability mode. I updated the chipset to latest drivers but no change. How do I fix Thanks Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235956
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    - clock my clock doesn't works properly. i changed the mother board but the problem is the same. someone can help me? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235955
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    - Graphics card driver installation Hello: I have a Compaq Deskpro with a Rage ProTurbo AGP 2X graphics card. I installed an "alternate" driver provided by ATI that is supposed to add OpenGL functionality to this old graphics card, but Starry Night Pro, the only application I have that uses OpenGL, still reports that "OpenGL failed to initialize." I see no other indication that I have it at all. I understand that OpenGL itself is part of Windows; is that true? I was unable to uninstall the original driver as it didn't show up in the Add/Remove Programs list and I couldn't find any associated 63-character registry entries as discussed in the MS support article on the subject; but I installed the new driver anyway. Now everything seems to work right, and I have features I didn't before; I just didn't get OpenGL. And I have a mixture of the two drivers appearing in the registry. Is that likely to be the reason I'm missing OpenGL? If I uninstall this new driver and reinstall the original one, could I then get it unstalled properly? Could I go in the registry and delete references to the original files instead? Any ideas? Thanks. Regards, Joe Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235950
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    - CWS 1.56.0 http://aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip Jan :) Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235947
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    - How to get rid of My folders???? I've just had it with My Documents. Every time I open Windows Explorer, it defaults to My Documents. The software that came bundled with my scanner wants to put everything in My Pictures. Word looks for files in My Documents. Windows Media Player wants to look in My Videos for files to play. When I plug my digital camera in, My Camera pops up. I don't know anybody who uses the My ... folders. It is the most idiotic and obnoxious thing Microsoft ever came up with. How do I get rid of all traces of My ... folders on my computer and insure that a My ...folder will never be created again?? -- T.E. Barnard Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235944
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    - Ping. Noel When your break. Joan Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235941
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    - Adaware update There's a new AdAware update: enjoy it! Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235940
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    - How do I use a caddy? Recently my laptop had to be replaced because the problem was un-fixable. The repair shop was very accomodating and returned my old HDD with my new laptop, as half of my degree is on it. Unfortunately I was unable to perform a neat exchange of the old for the new HDD, so had to invest in a 'caddy'. This is where my problem lies: I have thus far been unable to find how to open the old HDD through the USB system. I'm not sure I'm making myself clear, but if you could help me I would be most grateful. A CD was included in the caddy pack, but proves unnecessary as the software is apparently already installed in ME and XP [OSs]. I was told a programme should open and run immediately after connection - but nothing happens. If it would be possible, please could you let me know, step by step, how to open my HDD? Thank you. PS No instructions were included with the caddy - I'm not THAT stupid! Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235938
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    - Newsgroup problem A bizarre thing has happened. I am unable to post to the microsoft.public.windowsxp.general newsgroup. Outlook Express says it's sent but I never see it. All other groups (like this one) are fine. Does anyone know of any problems? I'm able to read other peoples, but cannot send in my own. Only the one group seems affected. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235937
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    - Viruses I'm looking for info on how viruses show up on computers. Do all viruses show up as a process on Task Manager or can they be hidden from that even? I'm a Visual Basic programmer and am developing some software for some customers to be used for virus detection purposes. It's not big-time software. Just looking to find out how viruses work really. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235935
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    - winsock My compaq laptop came with windows millium edition on it. I am having trouble with explorer and something called winsock which has to do with the dial up networking? Can anyone tell me what i can do to help me fix this situation and get on to the internet. i cannot conect yet the troubles shooter says the moden is working properly? has anyone got any suggestions other than throughing the thing out the window? Thanks! Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235934
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    - error message vmm(120) on start-up the error message comes up. when I press a key to continue it freezes and a green strip appears at the top of the screen. what is this. it starts in safe mode. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235933
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    - new erroe message when I start window me I get a erroe message vmm(12). when I press a key to continue it looks like it is working, an hour glass appears but won't move with the mouse, also a green strip appears at the top of the monitor. what's going on??? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235931
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    - Restore 1. how do I shut down system restore? 2. How do I delete all previous restore information? 3. how do I see what is running on my computer that is hidden? Thanks! jc Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235930
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    - Internet hangs Far too often when I surf the Net and click on a link, the computer will hang somewhere through the download. This is more than 50% of the times. Quite irritating. C+A+D does nothing. But if I care to wait about 30 seconds or so, it'll dehang, and I can carry on to hang again on the next few link clicks. Any suggestions? Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235927
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    - scandisk on startup hello all i ran scandisk in safe mode recently, it took over 10 hours! since then it starts up every time pc is turned on. does anyone know why this is? thanks. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235923
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    - problem with shortcuts on statup numerous messeges to click through. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235922
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    - problem w/ shortcut messeges on startup about 20 "problem with shortcut" messeges appear that I must click ok through. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235919
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    - Uninstall Me and Replace with I am presently using Microsoft Me and would like to replace it with 98. Can anyone give me a detailed explanation of how to completely uninstall Me and install 98? Thank you, Jeff Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235918
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    - ME freeze during startup Hi, My ME system is hanging during startup everytime. I power on, the system runs it's normal start routines, then comes up showing the plain blue wallpaper type screen, but no icons appear. The machine continues to work for 10 seconds or so after the screen appears, and then it freezes with the "hour glass" mouse icon. No error messages are shown. I attempted to boot from my system CD but was unsuccessful, however, I was able to boot from my Norton CD which did a scan of the C drive which proved negative. I do not have an emergency boot disk / starup disk. I woudl like to get my system back to a level that woudl allow me to get my data offloaded, or be in a position to do an online upgrade to XP Home. Any suggestions / assistance is appreciated. Thanks Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235917
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    - tgshell when i try to testart my computer it will say __tgshell__ wait 20 seconds to close it self or click end task, and it will just stay there when i click something. it wont restart, i have to press alt-control-delete. Tag: cannot open windows Tag: 235909

I get system error it started after I tried to run Norton
scan

Re: cannot open windows by Noel

Noel
Fri Apr 09 00:33:11 CDT 2004

Without the exact error message, we can't help!

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"jj" <nadajj@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I get system error it started after I tried to run Norton
> scan

Re: cannot open windows by Jack

Jack
Tue Apr 13 13:38:44 CDT 2004

"How to Examine Detailed Error Messages in Windows Millennium Edition"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];264938

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> Without the exact error message, we can't help!
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
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> "jj" <nadajj@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1a4e801c41ddb$2ff47610$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > I get system error it started after I tried to run Norton
> > scan
>
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