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Windows Guru - Dan Gookin by
AAH
Dan Gookin answers some tricky questions.
Users interested can subscribe to his free
news letter.
Weekly Wambooli Salad
Vol 4. Issue 44
Week of 20 June 2005
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Mouse slow, My Documents thumbnails slow by
camtpam
First off some background info:
I was hijacked by CoolWebSearch, I do believe it is all gone, CWShredder shows clean, HijackThis shows clean now, Ad-aware, shows clean now, and so does Spybot, except for the DSO exploit problem they are having, and my TrendMicro Internet Security shows clean.
Now...
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system restore by
Sean
The new AOL (surprise surprise) ran roughshod over our ME
operating sytem and I want to restore the system to an
earlier point. Unfortunately, halfway through the
restore the computer reboots and has a message that the
system could not restore to that point when it finishes
rebooting. Is there...
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June 3rd 04 04:32 AM
by Sean
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Some Critical MS Windows Update patches fail to install by
Steve
Problem with MS Windows Auto Update patches:
I use MS Windows Update very regularly and there are two
Critical Updates that download and seem to install
but fail when the systems reboots.... I have tried to
install them many times over the last few months. I have
also tried the update after...
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May 13th 04 05:11 PM
by Mike M
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Script Error with ME by
Sree
Hi,
My system (ME)is popping up an error window with the
following message whenever I try to explore a folder or
desktop item:
Internet Explorer Script Error
An error has occured in the script on this page
Line: 1
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May 7th 04 07:29 AM
by Sree
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Problems Installing Direct X 9.0b by
Doug
Hi!
I have problems installing Direct X 9.0b. When I install
it (from Windows Update), it seems to me that is it never
really installed! I have a game called Project Entropia.
That game needs Direct X 9.0b to run. Each time I've
installed Direct X and restarted my computer, it still
tells me that...
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My Network Places icon by
Bill B
Hi- my friend can't remove this icon from his desktop on Windows ME. Is
there a simple way to do it please? I have suggested various ways that work
in XP, but they won't seem to work in ME.
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January 20th 06 01:23 PM
by Bill B
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norton anti virus 2004 by
[email protected]
I have downloaded and activated Norton 2004 anti virus,
but it will not open to the main page so i can scan or
schedule a scan. i installed it as a walk through with
Symantec/Norton on line support but they told me that is
as far as they go. I never had this trouble with 2002,
she walked me...
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July 21st 04 03:19 AM
by Yankee
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System Restore no restore points? by
steve
I am having problems with System Restore.
When I try to create a restore point I get a message " System Restore is
unable to create a restore point. Please restart the computer and then run
System Restore again."
I have done this but makes no difference, I tried clearing all old restore
points...
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September 2nd 04 02:26 PM
by Mike M
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Windows Error 0E : 018F : BFF8E64B (caused by MS Word????) by
Debbie
Whenever I try to do anything at all in MS Word, my
computer freezes up. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del gets me to a
Windows Error box with the subject error listed. I have
to manually press the power on/off button to do get the
computer to reboot. I have uninstalled and reinstalled MS
Word but to no...
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avast/trend micro anti virus by
Donna
Has anybody tried the free AVAST anti virus scanner? I've been using it for
a while and have had no complaints.
I was using GRISOFT AVG 6 but they had a couple of releases that were
messing up my computer (screen would turn black and I've have to reboot when
the virus scan was running). Before...
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May 13th 04 01:02 AM
by Donna
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AV and firewall software compatibility with Me by
Jane
Hi,
Read posts regarding problems with Norton AV software
and Win Me.
Have friend who has very basic computer skills. I need
to install AV and firewall apps (or combination app) for
him that will almost "run by themselves". Update prompts,
etc. I am going to automate as much as possible.
Friend's...
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July 12th 04 01:09 AM
by Mart
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Where is Kernel32.dll in ME CD? by
greg jahn
I was told by a debugger that my kernel32.dll is damaged
so need to reload it. I know how to extract from cab
files but I could NOT find kernel32.dll anywhere in my ME
CD! So, where is it? All I need to do is to boot off of
diskette and copy that file over.
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"Reboot to Access Restore" Fix Does Not Work by
Craig S
Win Me Up-to-Date: Per Q274092 I Do Not Find "wininit.ini"
to rename so Did scanreg /fix per next instructions.
After first scanreg /fix On 8-24 I manually created Sys
Restore Point and observed system created another hour
later but I then got "Must Reboot to access
Restore" today (8-26)....
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September 3rd 04 02:29 PM
by Craig S
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Windows Explorer default view problem (left view pane greyed out) by
David Perrin
I just completed a fresh install of Windows ME along with all applicable Windows updates. On completion of the install I noticed a problem with the default view within Explorer. When I open explorer the left view pane is greyed out and the right view pane shows the contents of the Start Menu. ...
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July 27th 04 09:52 AM
by Mike M
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MSPaint won't Start by
Niki
Anytime I try to start MSPaint on my HP Pavilion running
WINDOWS ME, I get the message "Mspaint has caused an error
in MFC42.DLL. Mspaint will now close. If you continue to
experience problems, try restarting your computer." I
have tried restarting the computer. I have tried to do an
application...
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Msiexec caused an error in unknown by
Tony1966
I've tried to find an EXACT replication of this issue on Microsoft database
but rather than attempt a near miss repair - particularly as I'm no whizzkid
- I thought I'd consult the experts.
I recently reinstalled ME, loaded up all related software and performed a
Windows update. I then...
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July 6th 07 02:53 PM
by Mike M
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Cannot Install Norton SystemWorks on Windows Me by
i. mann
When I try to install Norton SystemWorks on my Windows Me
computer, I get an error message: The MSIEXEC.EXE file is
linked to missing export MSI.DLL.-222. Then a second
message shows up which says:
C:\\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msiexec.exe A device attached to the
system is not functioning. Can anyone tell...
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September 10th 04 08:04 AM
by cheukee
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Free music - games - movies - software!!! by
yodaddy
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January 17th 06 07:46 PM
by yodaddy
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quicktime picture viewer by
coyote
Hello,
Any tips on why quicktime picture viewer would
impose itself on all my stored images that were previously
opened with imageexpert 2000? How would i get image expert
back as the default viewer for all my pictures? Coyote
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September 7th 04 02:41 AM
by Heather
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