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...

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...

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...

Hello! http://www.webwereld.nl/articles/41338/the-25-worst-tech-products-of-all-time.html I don't agree! Besides since IE6 is on the list, then maybe XP (not XP.SP2) should be on the list! Roman

I am starting this new thread to make things easier for Mart. Please, bear with me on this. Thank you. Harry.

Hi, How do I stop Win ME from asking me user name and password each time it boots? Tx.

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

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.

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19810 Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates

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...

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...

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...

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...

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=19807 Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP Security Tools Updates

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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

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...

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

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...

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...