KB891711 WINDOWS 98 PATCH?????

Does the above need to be in the startup, i have disabled everything else
except volume control and AVG -Grisoft anti virus.
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margiegirl

Yes, along with several other items that you don't mention.
I suspect you have disabled a bit too much, though I have no idea why
you have volume control in Startup.

Exactly what did you disable and why?

....Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html



On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:49:01 -0700, in microsoft.public.win98.apps,
margie wrote:

Does the above need to be in the startup, i have disabled everything else
except volume control and AVG -Grisoft anti virus.

HP told me to disable all these things, except AVG.
I have now enabled the two power profiles
scan registry
critical updates
KB891711
Should I enable any thing else.

I think the volume control was in the system tray which I have ticked as well.
Any help would be appreciated. I have only just found this answer, thanks
--
margiegirl


"Alan Edwards" wrote:

Yes, along with several other items that you don't mention.
I suspect you have disabled a bit too much, though I have no idea why
you have volume control in Startup.

Exactly what did you disable and why?

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html



On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:49:01 -0700, in microsoft.public.win98.apps,
margie wrote:

Does the above need to be in the startup, i have disabled everything else
except volume control and AVG -Grisoft anti virus.

Further to my previous listing I just re read yours and this is what I have
disabled.
All McAfee (uninstalled that) I think some was in original set up of computer
Brother printer
Install Aureal Demos(this one came up as a threat until I disabled it)
task monitor
set def prt.
keyboard mgr
index search
hp sys drv
hp scan patch
encompass ENGMONTR
scheduling agent
updates from HP
billminder

Any help would be appreciated, actually posted question before but not with
all this info.
--
margiegirl


"Alan Edwards" wrote:

Yes, along with several other items that you don't mention.
I suspect you have disabled a bit too much, though I have no idea why
you have volume control in Startup.

Exactly what did you disable and why?

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html



On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:49:01 -0700, in microsoft.public.win98.apps,
margie wrote:

Does the above need to be in the startup, i have disabled everything else
except volume control and AVG -Grisoft anti virus.

I don't see anything there that is absolutely necessary.
(Assuming your Brother printer is happy with that and you don't want
the extra buttons on your keyboard)
I don't know about the HP items.
You might try checking on a Startup site like
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php

The Aureal scumware is certainly not necessary.

Why exactly are you doing all this?
You didn't make anything clear when you asked about the KB patch.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html



On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:06:02 -0700, in microsoft.public.win98.apps,
margie wrote:

Further to my previous listing I just re read yours and this is what I have
disabled.
All McAfee (uninstalled that) I think some was in original set up of computer
Brother printer
Install Aureal Demos(this one came up as a threat until I disabled it)
task monitor
set def prt.
keyboard mgr
index search
hp sys drv
hp scan patch
encompass ENGMONTR
scheduling agent
updates from HP
billminder

Any help would be appreciated, actually posted question before but not with
all this info.

Thanks Alan. It is my elderly neighbours computer and it was really slow, so
got rid of McAfee and put AVG in. It had started making a different noise on
start up so got onto HP Chat and they said to clean inside, could be the fans
and also said to disable everything in start up except AVG, so that is what I
did, but then started worrying about the above patch not being ticked and
thought perhaps a few other things should be ticked. It is running very well
now and printer seems ok not being in start up. Many thanks and if you have
any more advice I would appreciate it.
--
margiegirl


"Alan Edwards" wrote:

I don't see anything there that is absolutely necessary.
(Assuming your Brother printer is happy with that and you don't want
the extra buttons on your keyboard)
I don't know about the HP items.
You might try checking on a Startup site like
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php

The Aureal scumware is certainly not necessary.

Why exactly are you doing all this?
You didn't make anything clear when you asked about the KB patch.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html



On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:06:02 -0700, in microsoft.public.win98.apps,
margie wrote:

Further to my previous listing I just re read yours and this is what I have
disabled.
All McAfee (uninstalled that) I think some was in original set up of computer
Brother printer
Install Aureal Demos(this one came up as a threat until I disabled it)
task monitor
set def prt.
keyboard mgr
index search
hp sys drv
hp scan patch
encompass ENGMONTR
scheduling agent
updates from HP
billminder

Any help would be appreciated, actually posted question before but not with
all this info.

Disabling startup items is a common diagnostic procedure - it simplifies the
system while you try to work out what's wrong.

If you are concerned about performance and stuff that's accumulated over the
years then you should be uninstalling things you don't need, not disabling
them in startup. However, looking through your startup items is a good guide
to what might be slowing the system and what you can do without.

A noisy fan is common with an old machine. If the noise comes and goes it
indicates that the fan is slowly failing. Cabinet fans can usually be easily
replaced. Power supply fans are a little trickier, as they require some
disassembly and may be soldered in - in some cases it's easier to replace
the whole power supply.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"margie" wrote in message
...
Thanks Alan. It is my elderly neighbours computer and it was really slow,
so
got rid of McAfee and put AVG in. It had started making a different noise
on
start up so got onto HP Chat and they said to clean inside, could be the
fans
and also said to disable everything in start up except AVG, so that is
what I
did, but then started worrying about the above patch not being ticked and
thought perhaps a few other things should be ticked. It is running very
well
now and printer seems ok not being in start up. Many thanks and if you
have
any more advice I would appreciate it.
--
margiegirl

Thanks Jeff, I will enable more in startup next time I am working on his
computer. Perhaps the Hp things , printer , keyboard manager, task monitor.
Many thanks for the info re fan, it is intermittent so that may be what is
happening, the fan slowly failing.
Why would Install Aureal Demos be on his computer at all?????????? Probably
something he has downloaded unknowingly.
--
margiegirl


"Jeff Richards" wrote:

Disabling startup items is a common diagnostic procedure - it simplifies the
system while you try to work out what's wrong.

If you are concerned about performance and stuff that's accumulated over the
years then you should be uninstalling things you don't need, not disabling
them in startup. However, looking through your startup items is a good guide
to what might be slowing the system and what you can do without.

A noisy fan is common with an old machine. If the noise comes and goes it
indicates that the fan is slowly failing. Cabinet fans can usually be easily
replaced. Power supply fans are a little trickier, as they require some
disassembly and may be soldered in - in some cases it's easier to replace
the whole power supply.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"margie" wrote in message
...
Thanks Alan. It is my elderly neighbours computer and it was really slow,
so
got rid of McAfee and put AVG in. It had started making a different noise
on
start up so got onto HP Chat and they said to clean inside, could be the
fans
and also said to disable everything in start up except AVG, so that is
what I
did, but then started worrying about the above patch not being ticked and
thought perhaps a few other things should be ticked. It is running very
well
now and printer seems ok not being in start up. Many thanks and if you
have
any more advice I would appreciate it.
--
margiegirl