Forum: General
October 8th 07, 08:10 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,969
Floppy disk, do I need it?
Actually, it didn't start until well after the 'landing.' It is hard to
tell which version of "history" is the most accurate, however, most are
displayed...
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Forum: General
October 8th 07, 06:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,969
Floppy disk, do I need it?
The Yanks have it all wrong and celebrate it 4 weeks before Xmas.
Geez, get some hormones.
Heirloom, old and my toe hurts
"Heather" ...
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Forum: General
September 27th 07, 05:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 706
Spybot
Does this mean it is working correctly now???
Heirloom, old and four more days of freedom
"SGB" wrote in message...
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Forum: General
September 26th 07, 04:30 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 706
Spybot
SGB,
Not sure if this will help, but, it can't hurt g. Go into the
program's Settings and check the following:
Under 'Main Settings".......a check mark beside "Save all Settings"
Under...
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Forum: General
September 25th 07, 05:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,234
Lost file 'snlanga.dll'
Yeah, Harry, I did the searching first and came up short. I was aware of
Fred Langa and his website from many moons ago.......IIRC, I think he had
some sort of speed test, security check or...
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Forum: General
September 25th 07, 03:33 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,234
Lost file 'snlanga.dll'
Got the same thing with the Google, the 'langa' part was pretty obvious.
However, it is of some consequence since the OP's machine is throwing up
error messages regarding it. I would hazard a...
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Forum: General
September 25th 07, 04:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,234
Lost file 'snlanga.dll'
Looks like something you may have dl'd from the 'langalist' website by Fred
Langa........don't think that is a Windows .dll
(well, almost positive, pretty sure, would bet on it, kinda don't think it...
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Forum: General
September 19th 07, 04:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 395
FYI Heirloom
Great news, Rock! You are quite the sleuth. I have no doubt that something
like that could have been the problem. I had a leftover .dll from a McAfee
AV on the old Me box that caused the SR to...
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Forum: General
September 19th 07, 04:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,316
CA Anti-Virus Question
That's good to know, Mike! Me mum got two extra serial numbers with her CA
AV subscription. I thought about using it on mine, but, have been perfectly
happy with the free Avast!....the thought...
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Forum: General
September 18th 07, 09:32 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,316
CA Anti-Virus Question
I seem to recall saying something like this in my first post..........
If you have your old version, try reinstalling it in the Safe Mode, if
successful, you may want to install the new version over...
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Forum: General
September 17th 07, 04:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 459
No drag and drop possible
I may be off base here, but, are you using the 'touchpad' mouse on the front
of the laptop or an ancillary mouse? In either case, have you looked at the
touchpad/mouse properties and settings to...
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Forum: General
September 14th 07, 06:42 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 707
Boot Up Problem with Win ME (AV Related?)
Norton AV is one of the worst for Me OS....it is bloatware and highly
invasive. The removal is difficult, at best. After removal from my Me
machine, there were still a large amount of folders and...
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Forum: General
September 14th 07, 06:20 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,316
CA Anti-Virus Question
I think I speak for everyone in saying you are most welcome. Even though
this is the official "Me" NG, it contains the best folks on the web in any
group. We have the best 'gurus' and the...
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Forum: General
September 14th 07, 01:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,316
CA Anti-Virus Question
Hey Dap!!!! Good to read your face again......where have you been?
Heirloom, old and nice to hear from old
friends
"Dapper Dan" wrote in...
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Forum: General
September 14th 07, 04:36 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,316
CA Anti-Virus Question
I have no experience with PCSecurityShield, therefore, cannot comment good
or bad. However, I have had experience with both AVG and Avast!......both
are good. You will find them amongst the top...
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Forum: General
September 14th 07, 02:31 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,316
CA Anti-Virus Question
This is just too weird.......only about half my posts are getting to the
board and some are really late getting there. I sent one AVG and Avast!
for a free AV this morning and it ain't there...
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Forum: General
September 13th 07, 07:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,316
CA Anti-Virus Question
Ok, try this: from IE, (or your browser of choice) go to the CA site and
download directly from there, saving the file to your Desktop. Then, once
again, attempt the 'over' install from the Safe...
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Forum: General
September 13th 07, 04:41 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,316
CA Anti-Virus Question
I just renewed my mother's subscription to CA which involved dl'ding the new
version, installing and updating. The process did not involve removing the
old version, in fact, it stated that only...
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Forum: General
September 12th 07, 12:17 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 11
Views: 990
Ad-aware SE Update
Yup, I was just going to post that mine shows the 9th.......no evidence here
of anything on the 10th. Good day to you, Mike! and a hearty thanks to
Joanie!
Heirloom, old...
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Forum: General
September 11th 07, 07:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 11
Views: 990
Ad-aware SE Update
Same here on the dates, H.........not sure what is going on, however, I have
had some posts not make it to the NG.
Heirloom, old and we are not...
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Forum: General
September 10th 07, 03:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,201
Good or bad??
I'm still confused as to what your problem really is......using
"A_C_D"......(I am guessing you meant Ctrl-Alt-Del), what did you rid
yourself of by doing so?
The absence of Malware Remover from...
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Forum: General
September 9th 07, 11:37 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,201
Good or bad??
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
The above site is *usually* up-to-date and quite informative which
spy/mal/crapware proggies are good or bad and which ones contain MORE...
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Forum: General
September 8th 07, 04:36 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,770
Blank screen after upgrading to ie6
Doesn't look like he is getting far enough to do the uninstall, Mike.
Pauly, can you start into the Safe Mode, if so, you should be able to follow
Mike's advice from that point. Barring that, if...
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Forum: General
September 8th 07, 04:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 767
Spybot Warning
Not to butt in here, 'but', there is no such thing as, " Personally I am
not concerned, with my pc being fully protected at all
times."..........referring, to the 'fully protected' part. If...
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Forum: General
September 5th 07, 04:29 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,116
New Version of Spybot.
Zee,
I read in the forum that in order to make the immunization 'stick',
you may have to restart after immunizing. Maybe that will be helpful to
you, I hope.
Also, for anyone that...
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