ANTI-VIRUS Question.
I'm a novice. How can I tell what anti-virus program I
have on my PC & also, if it's working properly. Tanks Tag: problem Tag: 230463
quicklaunch
I am unable to right click and add the Quicklaunch toolbar
in Windows ME. Nothing happens when I right click. I
have removed all spyware using Adaware and SpyBot. No
suspicious Browser Objects are showing. Nothing
suspicious in startup items. Any suggestions? Tag: problem Tag: 230462
Multiple Network Printers
I didn't post this question to the network NG because I feel it is more an OS issue.
I have a home network with one ME machine and one XP machine. The ME machine has a LPT1 laser jet printer and there is also a USB
printer. When I open the MSHome Network it show 9 instances of printers. The LPT1 is shown as Printer and the other 8 printers are
the USB printer. On the ME machine, There are just two printers installed and the properties shows the USB as sharing #9.
Confusing huh? Anyway to remove the references to the other printers? Tag: problem Tag: 230458
mxavlsp.dll errors
I recently installed a new "fix-it" program and it sure
didn't fix anything. I am now getting 3 error messages,
all involving mxavlsp.dll. Explores has caused an error
in mxa..., ndetect has caused... and ndetect has
caused... At the bottom it says if this problem persists,
you may have to restart. Restarting does no good. Erros
come back! I am running windows me. Getting very
frustrated. These erros won't let me do anything. Any
suggestions??? Thanks Tag: problem Tag: 230457
WJView error
All of a sudden, I'm getting this message at
startup: "WJView error Could not execute main." Searching
microsoft, I found reference to it only in application to
XP, but I'm running ME. Anyone else encounter this? Or,
more to the point, know how someone with limited
experience (that's me) should fix it? Thank you for any
help. Tag: problem Tag: 230451
Startup Problem
When I try to load up Windows ME it comes up with a
message. It says:
'While initializing device IOS:
ERROR: An I/O subsystem driver failed to load.
Either a file in the .\iosubsys subdirectory is corrupt,
or the system is low on memory'
What does this message mean, and is there a way to get
past it, so I can run windows...
Thanks... Tag: problem Tag: 230447
ME ID number
I'm about to reformat. From the previous time I recall
needing the ME ID number to reinstall the OEM ME into my
Dell.
Darn if I can remember it, but there is a file somewhere
in the computer that gives the number I need.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
John Tag: problem Tag: 230443
Ycommon error Kernel32.dll
I received an error message that said I had a Ycommon
error on Kernel32.dll. What does this mean and how can I
prevent it? Tag: problem Tag: 230438
System corruption?
Dear All,
a customer of mine has got a windows millenium edition and has applied
latest IE's hot fix, so the authentication method
http://username:password@server.domain.com does not run anymore.
There is an article (834489) about registry modification in order to permit
the above method: the customer has applied the workaround but system does
not run anymore, the behaviour is like system is going to
reconfigure completely
(searching new hardware has started)
Fortunately, he has got several system restore points...
Please, anyone of you could give me an help, if this is related to the
registry modification or cause may be a general system failure?
Kind Regards
Alberto Brivio Tag: problem Tag: 230434
What is MS_WebcheckMonitor?
I recently installed and ran a free program called "Karen's Window
Watcher". What the program does is to display the titlebar text of all
open windows, including windows that are not visible. In looking at
the resulting list, I noticed a hidden window named
"MS_WebcheckMonitor" and since I don't like being "monitored", I
decided to find out more aboutit. Apparently, it's a window run by:
Module File Name: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WEBCHECK.DLL
More research indicated that at boot time the following executable:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LOADWC.EXE
loads webcheck.dll into memory, where it stays throughout the Windows
session, apparently wasting system resources.
The Microsoft website tersely says the following about the module:
"This object manages subscriptions."
They also describe the loadwc.exe program as follows:
"Loadwc.exe, also known as Load WebCheck, customizes some of the
settings in Internet Explorer. Loadwc.exe adds, removes, and updates
subscriptions. Loadwc.exe also propagates settings for user profiles."
Whatever is meant by "propagate" in this context, I haven't a clue.
I don't use subscriptions and I'm the only user on this computer.
Thus, I can see no possible reason I'd need the webcheck.dll file
loaded in system memory all the time.
Can anybody please explain why I need this module running in the
background? More importantly, what exactly does it do?
TIA
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Regards from John Corliss Tag: problem Tag: 230432
Ctrl+Alt+Delete and Alt+Tab
Sorry but I have one more question for you guys. Most of
the time pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete simultaneously will do
nothing. The same goes for Alt+Tab. This problem has
been happening for about a year, although every now and
then they both work. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks Tag: problem Tag: 230411
Process List
My Win ME system is reporting something like 75% memory usage when I don't
have any applications running (that I know of). Is there some way in ME to
get a list of processes that are active and what resources they are using?
Thanks. Tag: problem Tag: 230410
CWShredder [1.49.1]
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
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siljaline
MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
______________________
(Reply to group, as return address
is invalid - that we may all benefit) Tag: problem Tag: 230408
DW.exe
I have already asked about DW.exe, but I think the
response was referring to Download ware, and I don't think
my particular example is that program. Does anyone know
what DW.exe would be when it is listed in C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Office10? It is a
Microsoft program, so it may be important. Can anyone
help?
Thanks in advance Tag: problem Tag: 230405
Defragmenter
Hi I have been trying to use Maintenance Wizard to
defrag ...but it won't work this time...I leave it on all
night, and it is still o% complete...help!! Tag: problem Tag: 230401
AdAware Update.....
Been out of town all day......but just saw this.......
Reference Number : 01R258 18.02.2004
Cheers.......Heather Tag: problem Tag: 230399
problem with add remove program
There used to be a whole list of programs to remove and
now there is nothing in there. Not one program. I don't
know what happened. I want to know how to get those
programs listed again so i can delete it from there
because the program doesn't have a seperate installer. Tag: problem Tag: 230398
Stupid Question re clearing out \WINDOWS\TEMP
Can I safely delete everything in the C:\Windows\Temp directory, or are
there files I need to watch out for? (Assume I close any documents I'm
working on, etc., first.)
Can I remove subdirectories, or only files within them? (A list of
directories is pasted below.)
I'm trying to clean out my system of malware and old crud, files for spyware
to spy on, etc., not to mention the ~4 GB of ancient junk in ..\Temp.
SPEEDWAY <DIR> 07-24-02 6:57p speedway
_ISTMP1 DIR <DIR> 08-11-01 12:21p _ISTMP1.DIR
PIGPEN <DIR> 07-24-02 7:06p pigpen
MNY3262 TMP <DIR> 08-11-01 12:21p mny3262.TMP
NETMSG <DIR> 08-11-01 12:21p netmsg
GEMMAS~1 <DIR> 07-24-02 7:06p gemmaster
_ISTMP2 DIR <DIR> 10-08-02 11:25a _ISTMP2.DIR
SPACER~1 <DIR> 07-24-02 7:18p spacerocks
BLASTE~1 <DIR> 08-03-02 4:40p blasterball
TEMPFO~1 AAA <DIR> 10-08-02 11:55a TempFolder.aaa
TEMPOR~1 <DIR> 11-01-02 10:09p Temporary Internet Files
COOKIES <DIR> 11-01-02 10:09p Cookies
HISTORY <DIR> 11-01-02 10:09p History
~WKS99~1 <DIR> 01-24-03 9:48p ~WKS99TEMP
_ISTMP3 DIR <DIR> 02-05-03 11:30a _ISTMP3.DIR
_ISTMP6 DIR <DIR> 02-10-03 9:29p _ISTMP6.DIR
_ISTMP4 DIR <DIR> 02-10-03 4:41p _ISTMP4.DIR
_ISTMP5 DIR <DIR> 02-10-03 4:41p _ISTMP5.DIR
IXP000 TMP <DIR> 02-17-03 9:36a IXP000.TMP
TEMPFO~1 AAB <DIR> 03-15-03 3:42p TempFolder.aab
_ISTMP7 DIR <DIR> 01-08-04 9:09p _ISTMP7.DIR
CLEANU~1 TMP <DIR> 10-25-03 6:13p .cleanup.tmp
ADOBE <DIR> 09-30-03 4:18p Adobe
_ISTMP8 DIR <DIR> 01-08-04 9:09p _ISTMP8.DIR
WMC0000 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0000.tmp
WMC0001 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0001.tmp
WMC0002 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0002.tmp
WMC0003 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0003.tmp
WMC0004 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0004.tmp
WMC0005 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0005.tmp
WMC0006 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0006.tmp
WMC0007 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0007.tmp
WMC0008 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0008.tmp
WMC0009 TMP <DIR> 02-14-04 10:00a WMC0009.tmp Tag: problem Tag: 230395
Add Remove programs problem
I don't know if im in the right place to ask this question
but for some reason it doesn't show any programs for me to
remove in the add remove folder. I need to remove a couple
programs but i can't because it doesn't show anything to
remove. Can somebody please tell me what is wrong and what
i can do to fix it. Tag: problem Tag: 230392
hard disk too large
Pardon me again.
I've been sitting with this 160gb HD (Comp USA bargain) and my system's BIOS
won't support it's full capacity.
I think I read a work-around that I can run on my Windows ME system that can
make this go away.
Aside from not being able to use all the space, I cannot run scandisk.
Does this sound familiar? The HD came with a Promise controller that was
supposed to work. It didn't, and the card for some reason conflicted with a
TinyTerm program that my wife uses (NEEDS), so out it came.
I think that problem MAY have come from when I ghosted over before
installing the Promise ULTRA card. But no biggie.
Anyone heard of either a Microsoft or 3rd party program to support my disk
drive and then let me run scandisk?
Anyone really believe scandisk does anything?
Mr. Curious....
And thanks for everyone's posts in this group. Again, it's a great group. Tag: problem Tag: 230386
Password Not Retained
It's been three years since this first happened and my son has done it
again. He tried to create his own desktop on our PC. He aborted the
effort, and now when we log onto the PC a password is asked for but the
"remember password" check box is unavailable. We have to re-enter our
password to dial out. I tried changing the user and re-booting but this
does not restore it. Suggestions? Thanks! Tag: problem Tag: 230383
Start up and DW.exe
Two problems
1. How do I change what programs automatically startup
when Windows loads?
2. When I load Windows, an error message concerning DW.exe
pops up. Does anyone know what this program is, why its
an error, and how I can fix it?
Thank you so much Tag: problem Tag: 230381
help please! programs slow to open
i have noticed in the past 2-3 weeks that some of m programs are taking a
long time to open. i have tried to reinstall the slow programs this made no
progress. i ran my virus program no virius found, also tried adware and pest
patrol everything clean. any help would be appreciated. Tag: problem Tag: 230379
error message at startup
When I power up my computer, the following error message
appears: The following file will not open:iphlpapi.dll
I hit ok and the start up comtinues. What is this and how
can I fix it.
Thanks
windows ME Tag: problem Tag: 230378
error message at startup
When I power up my computer, the following error message
appears: The following file will not open:iphlpapi.dll
I hit ok and the start up comtinues. What is this and how
can I fix it.
Thanks
windows ME Tag: problem Tag: 230377
error message at startup
When I power up my computer, the following error message
appears: The following file will not open:iphlpapi.dll
I hit ok and the start up comtinues. What is this and how
can I fix it.
Thanks Tag: problem Tag: 230376
Faxing - The High Speed Way
When in doubt, ask right...no question is dumb, right? So then...I'm using
a HS connection and I want to fax something. Can this be done or must I
either use a dial-up connection or got through a 3rd party orginisation?
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Nomad Tag: problem Tag: 230375
Virus
How can i find out which virus -worm infected my browsers and e-mail. I
have Norton anti virus . So far i know that it is not W32. My Doom , but
there a a thousand others . Where do i start. Tag: problem Tag: 230369
missing files
I run Norton and it tells me I am missing two files. one
is: mscoree.dll and the other mhputilu.dll.
Where do I find these and where do I install them> Tag: problem Tag: 230367
Product key help?
I need to reformat my hard drive and reinstall Windows ME
on my laptop. I can't find my product key. The one I do
have is not working.....does anyone know how I can find
it, somewhere on the system, registry, or even the CD I
have? If anyone can help I would really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Stacy Tag: problem Tag: 230366
Windows ME not responding
Hello,
I am running Windows ME on a Dell Dim XPS. I suddenly am
not able to install new drivers or programs and cannot
update windows. When the system trys to install or
download it "Stops Responding" If I end task my computer
is fin, i.e. it doe's not freeze. I can access all my
programs and print and nothing else is wrong. Will I need
to re-install my OS?
Please help.
Thank you. Tag: problem Tag: 230362
Internet access
Can anybody tell me why on rare occations I can get on the
net first time and stay on, but it normaly requires at
least 3 restarts. Logic dose not seem to apply. Help
someone, please. Tag: problem Tag: 230361
OE6 - WindowsME
This sounds like something trivial but it's most
irritating. I have created a signature, complete with
highlights and background etc. in HTML. When I click
on "Create Mail" in OE, I have my HTML background and
signature perfectly presented. However, when I'm in a
document and click on an email link, I have no background
and when I click "Add Signature", it comes out in black
print - white background.
Why is that and how can I rectify that? Tag: problem Tag: 230356
Windows Me Startup Problem...
When I try to load up Windows ME it comes up with a
message. It says:
'While initializing device IOS:
ERROR: An I/O subsystem driver failed to load.
Either a file in the .\iosubsys subdirectory is corrupt,
or the system is low on memory'
What does this message mean, and is there a way to get
past it?
Thanks... Tag: problem Tag: 230355
modem initialisation
Can anyone tell me how to initialise my modem at boot-up
to set the Monitor function to off.
Ie. send it ATS0=0
My modem answers incoming calls after pc switched on.
I don't know where the modem initialisation string is kept.
Thanks. Tag: problem Tag: 230353
wondering
hello i was wondering if anyone know why my computer takes
so long to restart? i have deleted temp internet files,
cookies, history all that stuff and it still takes like
from 5 to 15 min to restart. can anyone help me?? Tag: problem Tag: 230348
error 0E:0028:c0030bab
Receive this error message when computer starts up and
then can't go online
Doesn't show up in safe mode.
Any suggestions?.... Tag: problem Tag: 230347
SYSTEM FILES
HELP I AM TRYING TO LOAD AN UPDATE TO A PROGRAM AND I KEEP
GETTING THE MESSAGE SETUP CANNOT CONTINUE BECAUSE SOME
SYSTEM FILES ARE OUT OF DATE ON YOUR SYSTEM.THE COMPANY
THAT SOLD ME THE UPDATE SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOTHING
TO DO WITH HIM. OUR SYSTEM IS ALLWAYS KEPT UPTO DATE WITH
PATCHES ETC. ANYONE HELP PLEASE Tag: problem Tag: 230343
Startup issues after automatic Windows Update
I had a client install the windows update last week when the little box came
up. She thought she did the process correctly (don't they always). When it
requested to reboot the system an "error loading explorer.exe, you must
reinstall windows" message came up. If you click "OK", you then get can't
find the comctl.dll file. Then it halts there.
Anyone have any ideas.
The system is a Gateway Solo 5300 notebook. The biggest problem, is that
these systems don't come with a Windows ME disk only the system restore
disk. No one at gateway can tell me if this disk will format and reinstall
the system to it's original shipping configuration. I imagine it will since
there are only two options, Go to Windows and Install System.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Jose Tag: problem Tag: 230342
UNICOWS.DLL
After the initialization I receive the following error
message: A dynamic link Library (DLL) initialization
routine failed : UNICOWS.DLL
Everything works fine, except that I cannot install the
MSN messanger Tag: problem Tag: 230341
Explorer Error in VX2.dll
Could someone please help me.
I get this error message when I try to open My
Computer,Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer.Basically
any window that allows me to browse my computer.It even
pops up when I try to go in Control Panel.
Explorer Has Caused an Error in vx2.dll. Explorer Will
Now Close.
Is this where I post up trouble shooting questions like
this? Tag: problem Tag: 230335
A. Drive
Since downloading various upgrades from Microsoft I've had
problems with hanging at boot up but most annoying of all,
my A. Drive goes ballistic throughout the whole boot up
sequence.... Help
Paul Tag: problem Tag: 230328
hanging at boot up
Hi,
I have been having trouble with boot up for about two
months now. It seems like about every third or forth boot
up, it is hanging and I need to hit the reset botton. It
goes far enough to give me my wall paper, play the ME
chime, and show the speaker in the system tray, then it
hangs, shows the hourglass with the mouse pointer and
doesn't go any further.
It seems like it is hanging on a program that starts at
boot up. I looked in "start>programs>startup" and nothing
looks unusual there.
Any Ideas
Thanks
gregory Tag: problem Tag: 230327
Error Message Microsoft Visual C++ Debug Library
When I start my computer only sometimes I get an error
message that states:
Debug Assertion Failed!
Program: C:\WINDOWS\EDITPAD.EXE
FILE: fprintf.c
LINE: 56
Expression: str !=NULL
What does this mean?
Please Help. Tag: problem Tag: 230319
I press start,then RUN,type in "msconfig",then the
screen flashes and disappears,not giving me a chance to
work with it.I`ve never seen this happen before. Please
help.
>-----Original Message-----
> I press start,then RUN,type in "msconfig",then the
>screen flashes and disappears,not giving me a chance to
>work with it.I`ve never seen this happen before. Please
>help.
>.
>Try turning off Anti-Virus and Popup Stopper.