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test to see if network is acting up again
--=20 Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message = ... Moonraker, The only place I see this post, "Moonraker" wrote in message ..., is in responses. It's = not listed in the thread in my newsreader. I wonder if it got = skipped/lost when I had my network issue. Anyhoo, if the problem hasn't = been resolved yet, you're in good hands at Tomcoyote. If the one helping = gets stumped others are there to help out. As for DESKADSERV.EXE, I mentioned that earlier as a nasty after = looking at his first log. To answer your q's from the post mentioned above: "If the "adware" arrived "on the scene in January 2005" shouldn't my AV = have stopped it??" Not necessarily, av apps aren't/weren't really geared towards = adware/spyware. More of them now are getting involved and they still = don't really get rid of it even though they detect many. Adware has been = on the scene way before Jan, 05. "What does this mean :- "it is most definitely picked up through file = sharing activities, particularly if using KaZaA" ?? does this mean = there is file sharing activities being used on this PC.?" It means that some one has signed up for Peer to Peer file sharing with = one of the sites that offer it on the web, iMesh being one of them. = iMesh allows users to exchange various file types directly from their = desktop without the need to set up a Web site or uploading files to a = server. P to P allows all registered users to access/share each others = machines. They have access to folders where files have been downloaded = which in turn can be uploaded by external users to their machine. --=20 Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm |
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Hi Glen, and PCR and all
This forum is the answer to ALL my prob's, with everything else in life, help with fixing the car, jobs on the house etc,etc, no one actually whets to help you, they just want to find out how much money they can take of you. Quite often your reply's don't so much answer my questions, more like create a hundred more for me to find the answer to. Also, some of the time, 50% at a guess, I don't have a clue what you're on about and end up with just another headache. But that said, the situation is perfect, I am learning fast (it's a very steep learning curve), and have already fixed many of the problems that most PC owners have to pay a lot of money to have fixed. Thanks to all of you. NOW, my next question Although I have read all of the posts on how to clearout incd files "manually", I have used the link to incd "clear-out" and now when I start find "incd" it has ALL gone. MAGIC!!! Now, before I load incd, with ref to "are you sure you want INCD anyway", what choice have I got?? Secondly, there is tenp and windows temp and maybe other temps, just to check (as we covered some of this in another thread), can I delete from Temp folders at will, whenever I want (realising it's best to do this after bootup) Whilst on this subject, I have "profiles" on this machine and each contain cookies that don't seem to get emptied (don't think they ever have), will I lose anything if I delete all of these and why are they there in the first place. Simple answers please Pooh of very little brain, alias Steve "glee" wrote in message ... First run the InCD cleaning tool after uninstalling InCD, as linked by Haggis elsewhere in this thread: http://www.ahead.de/en/631938356212815.html I suggest you download the version of InCD you want, from the Ahead Nero web site, rather than installing from the CD, as the web installer is a bit simpler than the Windows Installer used on the CD, and I find I have less problems with it. Before you install, follow this procedu Reboot. Open the Temp folder and delete all Temp files: -Click StartRun, type %temp% and click OK. -Press Ctrl+A to select all, then press Delete. Delete the Temporary Internet Files: Click Start Settings Control Panel Internet Options General tab. Click the Delete Files button, then put a checkmark in the box to Delete all offline content, and click OK, and OK. Close all open windows and running apps. Disable your anti-virus and screensaver. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and End Task on everything except Explorer and Systray. If you continue to have problems, post back with what happened. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Moonraker" wrote in message ... I am trying to load "ahead incd" but it won't load fully, I loaded it from the CD but it does not put an icon on thedesktop, and the little icon at the bottom right of the screen, (is that thesystray) does not open it either , I read somewhere that it will not load properly if there is an older version on the machine - so I did a "fit/proper" uninstall on incd and nero, but it still will not load. Done another uninstall and then a "find"on "ahead", and it listed about 10/15 lines of ahead related "thingy's" dated several years ago, there was one or two that probably wasn't ahead incd. If I am careful, can I "delete" these remaining files and folders in the folders they are in on the c/drive as I do not believe this older version is in add/remove programs, (have checked three million times). Start find shows "ahead related files in :- c\windows, c\windows\applog, c\windows\recent, c\windows\profiles.........app'n data, c\program files, c\program files\common files, c\program files\ahead. Thats all I can think of for now many thanks. Steve |
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You are welcome. Glad Haggis's URL had the answer.
| Secondly, there is tenp and windows temp and maybe other temps, just to | check (as we covered some of this in another thread), can I delete from Temp | folders at will, whenever I want (realising it's best to do this after | bootup) I have heard of "C:\TEMP", but never saw one. The following is what I post for "C:\Windows\TEMP". To know which TEMP is your system TEMP... (a) "START button, RUN" (b) Type %TEMP% (with the percent marks), & hit ENTER. (c) What folder is named in the Address Bar? If it is "C:\Windows\TEMP", then... Delete the contents of C:\Windows\TEMP. Delete contents only. Under normal circumstances, C:\WINDOWS\TEMP can be cleared of files/folders after a fresh boot. You need the fresh boot, because something may be sitting there, waiting to "complete" an install. You will likely have seen a message about it, though. Anyway, you should know whether you've installed something since boot. Now, some files may return after the delete. "WebPoolFileFile" is one. That will come back next boot or when you run McAfee. I have seen one poster who objected, saying one should browse through those files, looking for .log's. He said it might be interesting to see whether there is an error message or something inside. It was too late for me by then. Naturally, if you have actually installed something into TEMP, there might be a Registry connection to it. Those, you need to un/re-install elsewhere. Finally, I even saw a poster who had system files in there, perhaps it was the Temporary Internet Files in there. That shouldn't be! Well, to be certain, is C:\Windows\TEMP mentioned in any of these Registry keys? HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\She ll Folders HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Use r Shell Folders -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Moonraker" wrote in message ... | Hi Glen, and PCR and all | | This forum is the answer to ALL my prob's, with everything else in life, | help with fixing the car, jobs on the house etc,etc, no one actually whets | to help you, they just want to find out how much money they can take of you. | | Quite often your reply's don't so much answer my questions, more like create | a hundred more for me to find the answer to. | | Also, some of the time, 50% at a guess, I don't have a clue what you're on | about and end up with just another headache. | | But that said, the situation is perfect, I am learning fast (it's a very | steep learning curve), and have already fixed many of the problems that most | PC owners have to pay a lot of money to have fixed. | | Thanks to all of you. | | NOW, my next question | | Although I have read all of the posts on how to clearout incd files | "manually", I have used the link to incd "clear-out" and now when I start | find "incd" it has ALL gone. MAGIC!!! | | Now, before I load incd, with ref to "are you sure you want INCD | anyway", what choice have I got?? | | Secondly, there is tenp and windows temp and maybe other temps, just to | check (as we covered some of this in another thread), can I delete from Temp | folders at will, whenever I want (realising it's best to do this after | bootup) | | Whilst on this subject, I have "profiles" on this machine and each contain | cookies that don't seem to get emptied (don't think they ever have), will I | lose anything if I delete all of these and why are they there in the first | place. | | Simple answers please | | Pooh of very little brain, alias Steve | | | | | "glee" wrote in message | ... | First run the InCD cleaning tool after uninstalling InCD, as linked by | Haggis | elsewhere in this thread: | http://www.ahead.de/en/631938356212815.html | | I suggest you download the version of InCD you want, from the Ahead Nero | web site, | rather than installing from the CD, as the web installer is a bit simpler | than the | Windows Installer used on the CD, and I find I have less problems with it. | | Before you install, follow this procedu | Reboot. | Open the Temp folder and delete all Temp files: | -Click StartRun, type %temp% and click OK. | -Press Ctrl+A to select all, then press Delete. | | Delete the Temporary Internet Files: | Click Start Settings Control Panel Internet Options General tab. | Click the Delete Files button, then put a checkmark in the box to Delete | all | offline content, and click OK, and OK. | | Close all open windows and running apps. | Disable your anti-virus and screensaver. | Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and End Task on everything except Explorer and | Systray. | | If you continue to have problems, post back with what happened. | -- | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | | "Moonraker" wrote in message | ... | I am trying to load "ahead incd" but it won't load fully, I loaded it | from | the CD but it does not put an icon on thedesktop, and the little icon at | the | bottom right of the screen, (is that thesystray) does not open it either | , I | read somewhere that it will not load properly if there is an older | version | on the machine - so I did a "fit/proper" uninstall on incd and nero, but | it | still will not load. Done another uninstall and then a "find"on "ahead", | and | it listed about 10/15 lines of ahead related "thingy's" dated several | years | ago, there was one or two that probably wasn't ahead incd. If I am | careful, | can I "delete" these remaining files and folders in the folders they are | in | on the c/drive as I do not believe this older version is in add/remove | programs, (have checked three million times). | Start find shows "ahead related files in :- c\windows, | c\windows\applog, | c\windows\recent, c\windows\profiles.........app'n data, c\program | files, | c\program files\common files, c\program files\ahead. | | Thats all I can think of for now many thanks. Steve | | | | | |
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It would be less formal if you had a first name, me thinks
O.K right or wrong I've emptied C\windows\temp as that was what run produced, but if it's wrong I guess they are still in the bin. I got several warnings to say some were read only thingy's or programs and last folders entitled TIF's, History and cookies all with NO kb's (empty I assume) Is this normal?? I saved any that I got a warning about!!! There are 17 objects saved There are some exe files should I get these checked out??? What about the other temp folders in "profiles" c:\temp is where zip files go by default (from there they go to "unzipped unless I choose elsewhere You see "one answer one hundred questions" Cheers Steve with a headache. Even a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step "PCR" wrote in message ... You are welcome. Glad Haggis's URL had the answer. | Secondly, there is tenp and windows temp and maybe other temps, just to | check (as we covered some of this in another thread), can I delete from Temp | folders at will, whenever I want (realising it's best to do this after | bootup) I have heard of "C:\TEMP", but never saw one. The following is what I post for "C:\Windows\TEMP". To know which TEMP is your system TEMP... (a) "START button, RUN" (b) Type %TEMP% (with the percent marks), & hit ENTER. (c) What folder is named in the Address Bar? If it is "C:\Windows\TEMP", then... Delete the contents of C:\Windows\TEMP. Delete contents only. Under normal circumstances, C:\WINDOWS\TEMP can be cleared of files/folders after a fresh boot. You need the fresh boot, because something may be sitting there, waiting to "complete" an install. You will likely have seen a message about it, though. Anyway, you should know whether you've installed something since boot. Now, some files may return after the delete. "WebPoolFileFile" is one. That will come back next boot or when you run McAfee. I have seen one poster who objected, saying one should browse through those files, looking for .log's. He said it might be interesting to see whether there is an error message or something inside. It was too late for me by then. Naturally, if you have actually installed something into TEMP, there might be a Registry connection to it. Those, you need to un/re-install elsewhere. Finally, I even saw a poster who had system files in there, perhaps it was the Temporary Internet Files in there. That shouldn't be! Well, to be certain, is C:\Windows\TEMP mentioned in any of these Registry keys? HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\She ll Folders HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Use r Shell Folders -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Moonraker" wrote in message ... | Hi Glen, and PCR and all | | This forum is the answer to ALL my prob's, with everything else in life, | help with fixing the car, jobs on the house etc,etc, no one actually whets | to help you, they just want to find out how much money they can take of you. | | Quite often your reply's don't so much answer my questions, more like create | a hundred more for me to find the answer to. | | Also, some of the time, 50% at a guess, I don't have a clue what you're on | about and end up with just another headache. | | But that said, the situation is perfect, I am learning fast (it's a very | steep learning curve), and have already fixed many of the problems that most | PC owners have to pay a lot of money to have fixed. | | Thanks to all of you. | | NOW, my next question | | Although I have read all of the posts on how to clearout incd files | "manually", I have used the link to incd "clear-out" and now when I start | find "incd" it has ALL gone. MAGIC!!! | | Now, before I load incd, with ref to "are you sure you want INCD | anyway", what choice have I got?? | | Secondly, there is tenp and windows temp and maybe other temps, just to | check (as we covered some of this in another thread), can I delete from Temp | folders at will, whenever I want (realising it's best to do this after | bootup) | | Whilst on this subject, I have "profiles" on this machine and each contain | cookies that don't seem to get emptied (don't think they ever have), will I | lose anything if I delete all of these and why are they there in the first | place. | | Simple answers please | | Pooh of very little brain, alias Steve | | | | | "glee" wrote in message | ... | First run the InCD cleaning tool after uninstalling InCD, as linked by | Haggis | elsewhere in this thread: | http://www.ahead.de/en/631938356212815.html | | I suggest you download the version of InCD you want, from the Ahead Nero | web site, | rather than installing from the CD, as the web installer is a bit simpler | than the | Windows Installer used on the CD, and I find I have less problems with it. | | Before you install, follow this procedu | Reboot. | Open the Temp folder and delete all Temp files: | -Click StartRun, type %temp% and click OK. | -Press Ctrl+A to select all, then press Delete. | | Delete the Temporary Internet Files: | Click Start Settings Control Panel Internet Options General tab. | Click the Delete Files button, then put a checkmark in the box to Delete | all | offline content, and click OK, and OK. | | Close all open windows and running apps. | Disable your anti-virus and screensaver. | Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and End Task on everything except Explorer and | Systray. | | If you continue to have problems, post back with what happened. | -- | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | | "Moonraker" wrote in message | ... | I am trying to load "ahead incd" but it won't load fully, I loaded it | from | the CD but it does not put an icon on thedesktop, and the little icon at | the | bottom right of the screen, (is that thesystray) does not open it either | , I | read somewhere that it will not load properly if there is an older | version | on the machine - so I did a "fit/proper" uninstall on incd and nero, but | it | still will not load. Done another uninstall and then a "find"on "ahead", | and | it listed about 10/15 lines of ahead related "thingy's" dated several | years | ago, there was one or two that probably wasn't ahead incd. If I am | careful, | can I "delete" these remaining files and folders in the folders they are | in | on the c/drive as I do not believe this older version is in add/remove | programs, (have checked three million times). | Start find shows "ahead related files in :- c\windows, | c\windows\applog, | c\windows\recent, c\windows\profiles.........app'n data, c\program | files, | c\program files\common files, c\program files\ahead. | | Thats all I can think of for now many thanks. Steve | | | | | |
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"Moonraker" wrote in message ... Hi Glen, and PCR and all Hi This forum is the answer to ALL my prob's, with everything else in life, help with fixing the car, jobs on the house etc,etc, no one actually whets to help you, they just want to find out how much money they can take of you. What kind of car problems are you having? Quite often your reply's don't so much answer my questions, more like create a hundred more for me to find the answer to. Also, some of the time, 50% at a guess, I don't have a clue what you're on about and end up with just another headache. But that said, the situation is perfect, I am learning fast (it's a very steep learning curve), and have already fixed many of the problems that most PC owners have to pay a lot of money to have fixed. It takes a while to absorb this stuff, and the more you learn, the more you find out you don't know. We are all in that boat.... Thanks to all of you. YW NOW, my next question Although I have read all of the posts on how to clearout incd files "manually", I have used the link to incd "clear-out" and now when I start find "incd" it has ALL gone. MAGIC!!! Now, before I load incd, with ref to "are you sure you want INCD anyway", what choice have I got?? Well, one choice is to *not* install InCD and just install Nero...they are two different programs, and the installer should give you the option of what you want to install, at least if you choose a Custom Install. Do you use InCD? It is a "packet writing" app, that allows you to use CD-RW discs like a big floppy, copying files to it on the fly from Windows Explorer. The drawback is that the packet writing format is not as reliable as the "CD mastering" method used by Nero when you burn a data CD. Also, many CD-ROM drives can't handle reading the discs when they are written by packet writing software. In fact, even some computers with packet writing software will have trouble reading a CD-RW written on another computer, especially if a different packet writing software was used (or even the same software but an earlier or later version). So, it has some limited usefulness. Still, some people like it, and it is handy some of the time. Have you used CD writing software before? Ahead makes Nero CD mastering software, and InCD packet writing software. Roxio makes Easy CD Creator mastering software and DirectCD packet writing software. There are a few other brands available also. The info here may help you....or, give you a headache: http://www.cdrfaq.org/ Secondly, there is tenp and windows temp and maybe other temps, just to check (as we covered some of this in another thread), can I delete from Temp folders at will, whenever I want (realising it's best to do this after bootup) Reboot, then open your system's temp folder this way, and delete the files: -Click StartRun, type %temp% and click OK. -Press Ctrl+A to select all, then press Delete. To Delete the Temporary Internet Files: Click Start Settings Control Panel Internet Options General tab. Click the Delete Files button, then put a checkmark in the box to Delete all offline content, and click OK, and OK. Exactly what other Temp folders do you see on your computer, and what is in them? Whilst on this subject, I have "profiles" on this machine and each contain cookies that don't seem to get emptied (don't think they ever have), will I lose anything if I delete all of these and why are they there in the first place. Do you use profiles on the computer...that is, does more than one user log on using a different log-on name and password than you do? Simple answers please I tried to keep the words small..... Pooh of very little brain, alias Steve -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "glee" wrote in message ... First run the InCD cleaning tool after uninstalling InCD, as linked by Haggis elsewhere in this thread: http://www.ahead.de/en/631938356212815.html I suggest you download the version of InCD you want, from the Ahead Nero web site, rather than installing from the CD, as the web installer is a bit simpler than the Windows Installer used on the CD, and I find I have less problems with it. Before you install, follow this procedu Reboot. Open the Temp folder and delete all Temp files: -Click StartRun, type %temp% and click OK. -Press Ctrl+A to select all, then press Delete. Delete the Temporary Internet Files: Click Start Settings Control Panel Internet Options General tab. Click the Delete Files button, then put a checkmark in the box to Delete all offline content, and click OK, and OK. Close all open windows and running apps. Disable your anti-virus and screensaver. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and End Task on everything except Explorer and Systray. If you continue to have problems, post back with what happened. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Moonraker" wrote in message ... I am trying to load "ahead incd" but it won't load fully, I loaded it from the CD but it does not put an icon on thedesktop, and the little icon at the bottom right of the screen, (is that thesystray) does not open it either , I read somewhere that it will not load properly if there is an older version on the machine - so I did a "fit/proper" uninstall on incd and nero, but it still will not load. Done another uninstall and then a "find"on "ahead", and it listed about 10/15 lines of ahead related "thingy's" dated several years ago, there was one or two that probably wasn't ahead incd. If I am careful, can I "delete" these remaining files and folders in the folders they are in on the c/drive as I do not believe this older version is in add/remove programs, (have checked three million times). Start find shows "ahead related files in :- c\windows, c\windows\applog, c\windows\recent, c\windows\profiles.........app'n data, c\program files, c\program files\common files, c\program files\ahead. Thats all I can think of for now many thanks. Steve |
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Thanks, the incd cleaning tool cleared out the lot, before I load the new incd:- With ref to "are you sure you want INCD anyway", what choice have I got?? Cheers Steve. "AlmostBob" wrote in message ... packet witing apps being as reliable as they arent, are you sure you want INCD anyway, the disks it produces are far more likely to be unreadable even on the pc they were created on -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Etrust/vet/CA 12 Month free trial (till Feb 2005) http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/ Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387 Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "Moonraker" wrote in message ... I am trying to load "ahead incd" but it won't load fully, I loaded it from the CD but it does not put an icon on thedesktop, and the little icon at the bottom right of the screen, (is that thesystray) does not open it either , I read somewhere that it will not load properly if there is an older version on the machine - so I did a "fit/proper" uninstall on incd and nero, but it still will not load. Done another uninstall and then a "find"on "ahead", and it listed about 10/15 lines of ahead related "thingy's" dated several years ago, there was one or two that probably wasn't ahead incd. If I am careful, can I "delete" these remaining files and folders in the folders they are in on the c/drive as I do not believe this older version is in add/remove programs, (have checked three million times). Start find shows "ahead related files in :- c\windows, c\windows\applog, c\windows\recent, c\windows\profiles.........app'n data, c\program files, c\program files\common files, c\program files\ahead. Thats all I can think of for now many thanks. Steve |
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... | It would be less formal if you had a first name, me thinks That's what I said, but my mother slapped me down! | | O.K right or wrong I've emptied C\windows\temp as that was what run | produced, but if it's wrong I guess they are still in the bin. If all seems well after 3 weeks, 7 days & 168 hours, then empty the bin. | | I got several warnings to say some were read only thingy's or programs and | last folders entitled TIF's, | History and cookies all with NO kb's (empty I assume) Is this normal?? I | saved any that I got a warning about!!! There are 17 objects saved TIF's? I had a set there once, too. It should be fine to delete them there. Well, what shows at... "Control Panel, Internet Options, Settings button" Where does it say Temporary Internet Files are located? If it doesn't say "C:\Windows\Temp", you are fine. | | There are some exe files should I get these checked out??? I guess just run a virus scan on them. However, if they were an infection, I'm sure you'd know by now. Usually, they don't go gently into the Bin. | | What about the other temp folders in "profiles" I leave that to Glee. I don't want to go mad! | | c:\temp is where zip files go by default (from there they go to "unzipped | unless I choose elsewhere It looks like your ZIP app is using that folder. | | You see "one answer one hundred questions" | | Cheers Steve with a headache. | | Even a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR | | "PCR" wrote in message | ... ....snip |
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