Although this is an ME newsgroup I would appreciate you helping me resolve a problem with my daughter's XP Pro machine. Several days ago her system was infected with "System Security 2009" bad guy. An attempt to do a System Restore to the previous day was unsuccessful. The Restore process would...

New definitions file: SE1R191 10.09.2007 In case it was posted already, I beg everyones pardon. My last visible posts in this group were from 09.09.2007. Harry.

I know this is not related to Windows Me, but I value input from the regulars and wondered if you cold provide guidance on replacing our Windows Me laptop. There are so many deals around but I seem to have narrowed our choice down to either; AMD Turion 64 x 2 dual-core TL-58, 1.9 GHz, 200 GB...

Howdy, puter reports that my setupx.dll is not right, so I did the replacement thing from a new copy of the same dll file.. however after a couple of sessions on the web the puter says again that the same file setupx.dll is not right again.. Now I've scanned the puter with everything ...

RegCure, is it and how safe is it? Harry.

I'm thinking of changing from wired to wireless and would like some clarification from the experts in the NG. Currently I have a Desktop connected by wire in an Office and a laptop connected by wire in another room. A new laptop is replacing the old laptop but because it has 802.11 b,g,n, I'm...

Hello: There have been a few threads recently on the use of registry cleaners. While some people like them and have not had any bad experiences with them, the consensus seems to be that such tools should be avoided by inexperienced users. I have also seen registry defragmenter utilities...

Several years ago, I recall learning in this NG that Alt+0176 inserted the degree symbol, however I don't recall the background. I don't believe that this come from the Character Map so would appreciate if someone would clarify. I would like to see what other symbols are available using theses...

Support for AVG Free 7.5 for all Windows versions ended on 31 August 2008. AVG Free 8 is not supported in WinME. AFAIK, the only AV app supported in WinME is Avast4...and who knows how long that will last? cf. www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html PS: Support for WinME ended in July 2006. No...

Anybody here old enough (Heirloom?) to remember running CP-M? I used to have a Kaypro with it, and ran WordStar and later Perfect Writer as word processors. When I hit Save on a 30 page document, I could have a couple of cups of coffee before the pages were all saved. Richard,of ages long gone.

Do tell... Where can I find a list of the different meanings for running processes? e.g. loadqm.exe, mstask.exe and such Thanks in advance!

Upon further review : 1. New! Advanced Email Scanning It still can not scan within compressed attachments as it claims. Upon extracting an infected .zip or compressed file however, a warning message will come up . The email scanner consumes very few resources . Email scanning is a debatable...

Hi I had trouble recently with errors, (AOLs fault i am sure, cuz i dumped them and switched servers, stil seeing AOL files in my pc.:-( )anyway, lol, i ended up having to use my recovery disc, and now have 5.5 , and i'm trying to get back 6.0.when i download the upgrade, IE 6 pack, and try to...

My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. ...

Hi As some of u will remember I have flashed my BIOS ( flash bought from e-support and specifically for my motherboard). This was because it was the only way I could get my system to see my new 120GIG drive. My AC97 sound card is shown in Device Manager (with no problems or conflicts) but not in...

When trying to download the ciritical update for Media Player KB828026, (either automatically where it appears to load but doesn't or going through the download section), and installing it, I get the following message: ERROR Starting Program ! The windows media Q828026-X86-ENU.exe file is linked...

I keep getting errors when I try to open My Computer or My Docs on the desktop. "Explorer caused ar error in SFG77D7.dll. Exploere will now close" and "Explorer caused ar error in SHLWAPI.dll. Exploere will now close" Tried searching MS KB but cannot find a solution. Ran Norton WinDoc and...

friends computer screen reads ' windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2 %1 : %2' this line sometimes repeats for six minuits or more before showing another message that says 'press any key to continue'. i push 'space bar' and it opens desktop OK. also, cannot run 'ScanDisk". message says...

Would really appreciate a solution to the following please: 1 - Went on website which brought up message from Norton about a trojan horse 2 - Norton Antivirus couldn;t repair so quarantined file 3 - Did a Norton Antivirus search thing and no problems 4 - Ran Ad Aware and removed a few data miners...

As many times as I have mentioned that my system restore never works no one has ever offered a solution. I was nosing around somewhere possibly Pit Stop and found this info. After I installed the fix sytem restore worked the first time I tried it. Saved me a major headache. Wonder why microsoft...