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Old August 15th 09, 11:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.software
Noel Paton[_3_]
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Default Spybot S+D caused Windows Me not to start any more

Schutzverletzung= "General Protection Fault" - GPF for short
Which version of Spybot were you using? - I suspect that more recent
versions are not fully compatible with ME at the boot level (It used to be
one of the highest-rated spyware-killers for ME, but that was 5-6 years
ago!)
You need to update your drivers for hardware - especially the Display
Adaptor.
Get hold of AIDA32 (Google it) and run it to find out what your hardware is.
Go to Device Manager, and check for items that are flagged with Yellow or
Red - and go to the manufacturer's websites and download the drivers

If you have problems, feel free to email me direct - my email here is valid

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Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"D.Schlenk" wrote in message
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Hallo,
kann ich hier auch auf Deutsch schreiben? Wenn nicht, dann eben mit
gebrochenem Englisch.

After using Spybot S+D on my Windows Me System in order to find any
spyware which it did not find, this monster of a program asked whether it
could eliminate some minor irregularities with the beginning of the next
start of Windows Me. When I allowed Spybot S+D to do this, my Me System
refused to start any more because of a "Schutzverletzung". I do not know
the English equivalent to this German word. I had to re-install the whole
system from my _setup.exe file in my Windows/Options/Cabs folder which
exists since it was installed there by the manufacturer which was in 2001.
I cannot use my recovery CD because I changed my mainboards several times
already. Now re-installing my system is no longer possible in the same
quality as before. It now runs only in a way that is similar to the
Protected Mode, that means the graphics display is with only 16 colo(u)rs,
I can no longer use the lan connection, the sound chip on the mainboard
which I use (ALiveDual-eSATA2) is not recognized. I am now really fed up
with Spybot Search and Destroy because the only thing it destroys is your
system!

Greetings from Germany

Detmar Schlenk