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Computer Hell
To any friendly individual out there I am in Computer Hell
and some how the heat is just getting turned up by the minute. I read an article about spyware and thought it would be a good idea to protect my computer. I paid for and downloaded software Spyblocs v2.0 and Pal Spyware v1 from eBloc. I scanned my computer and two files that required quaranteening were found. I hit the quaranteen button but nothing happened. I went to their website and left a message to help me. In the meantime my computer swould not shut down. So I had to do it manually (i.e.power button). When I rebooted a brief prompt appeared to say if I wanted to exit press'del' which I did. It then siad did I want to save setting Y/N, well since I hadn't changed any settings (I don't believe) I pressed 'N'. I cannot remeber what happened next but doscovered the shutdown had been disabled so now every time I have to shut down manually. After switching the machine back on I received help from the eBloc sight giving me an activation key number which I entered. I then activated the spyware scan and noticed this was about three times slower at searching than before. I went to their help site and it suggested that I download windows updates, some it said I would have to do seperately from the main download. The prompt said 17 critical download updates plus other updates. SO I started with this one. When I returned I found the computer rebooting up again (presumeably it had switched itself off). It then continued the download/installation with a message to the effect that it was incomplete. I guess the computer carried on where it left off. When complete it asked me to switch off the computer. I did this manually due to the problem already described. When I returned to the Microsoft download site to continue downloading other files it first said it was checking my system, then said that 17 critical updates were required, the same as before. I am now in computer hell. I have noticed that as I have tired to access help and opened windows on the net the computer is very very slow. If someone can help me please reply. This is the fist time I have used a chat room (is that what I am in)? Below is a key marked send, but to whom and how will I find out a reply as I have not been prompted to give my e- mail address. Oh god I hate this, shoot me.... Paul |
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Computer Hell
Spyblocs - have a look he
http://snipurl.com/7bvr I don't know anything about Pal Spyware. I would uninstall Spyblocs and Pal Spyware, and use these known-good programs, which are free: Use CWShredder, the CoolWeb removal tool, available he http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...CWShredder.exe http://aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip In addition, install Ad-Aware 6 free edition, start it, click its 'Check for Updates' link in the app to install updates, then use it to scan your system, and remove what it finds. Ad-Awa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Install, update, and then run SpyBot Search & Destroy, scan your system, and then remove the items in RED only. SpyBot S&D: http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Paul Wood" wrote in message ... To any friendly individual out there I am in Computer Hell and some how the heat is just getting turned up by the minute. I read an article about spyware and thought it would be a good idea to protect my computer. I paid for and downloaded software Spyblocs v2.0 and Pal Spyware v1 from eBloc. I scanned my computer and two files that required quaranteening were found. I hit the quaranteen button but nothing happened. I went to their website and left a message to help me. In the meantime my computer swould not shut down. So I had to do it manually (i.e.power button). When I rebooted a brief prompt appeared to say if I wanted to exit press'del' which I did. It then siad did I want to save setting Y/N, well since I hadn't changed any settings (I don't believe) I pressed 'N'. I cannot remeber what happened next but doscovered the shutdown had been disabled so now every time I have to shut down manually. After switching the machine back on I received help from the eBloc sight giving me an activation key number which I entered. I then activated the spyware scan and noticed this was about three times slower at searching than before. I went to their help site and it suggested that I download windows updates, some it said I would have to do seperately from the main download. The prompt said 17 critical download updates plus other updates. SO I started with this one. When I returned I found the computer rebooting up again (presumeably it had switched itself off). It then continued the download/installation with a message to the effect that it was incomplete. I guess the computer carried on where it left off. When complete it asked me to switch off the computer. I did this manually due to the problem already described. When I returned to the Microsoft download site to continue downloading other files it first said it was checking my system, then said that 17 critical updates were required, the same as before. I am now in computer hell. I have noticed that as I have tired to access help and opened windows on the net the computer is very very slow. If someone can help me please reply. This is the fist time I have used a chat room (is that what I am in)? Below is a key marked send, but to whom and how will I find out a reply as I have not been prompted to give my e- mail address. Oh god I hate this, shoot me.... Paul |
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