cannot access control panel normally

Hi Bodawg

It's possible, or it just changed some registry entries.

Please check your Private message box.

Thanks
Geri

 

Hi
Also Did any of those windows open OK when you did that?

Thanks
Geri

 

Alot of thank yous, Geri

Hey Geri
This is Bo, I want to thank you very much for your time and patience with me trying to help me get my computer squared away.
Today I went ahead and just purchased me a new computer.
The one you were trying to help me get straight, just hit my last nerve.
I really appreciated your help.

Bodawg.

 

Hi Bo

Ok, Glad to hear you have something new.

Keep it protected and surf Safely

Keep any P2P file sharing application off the thing...LimeWire, BitTorrent, uTorrent etc...

They'll get you for sure. I've seen it over and over

Geri

 

Hey Geri

Geri,
One more question for you:
in your expert opinion what would recomend for a good
spyware and anti virus protection software?

Bo

 

Hi Bo

Really that is a matter of opinion.

It's like arm pits...everyone has their own.

Free programs are good..AVG ect, But I am the kind of person that believes you get what you pay for...Arm Pit !!

It's most important to keep what ever you have updated, I have not heard too good of things about OneCare, so I would skip that one. and I would stay with the well known ones.

Your new system came with a Anti-Virus program and maybe a suite...AV, Firewall and Anti-Spyware. << You need all 3.
My suggestion would be to buy the subscription, you pay them your money once a year and it does the rest...updates, upgrades...

If you look through the General Security fourm, you will find many discussions on AV's and security suites. or see this.

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=70674

Hope that helps a little, but like I said, it's a matter of what you may like.
I use eTrust AV, WebRoot SpySweeper, Comodo Firewall.
you can see some of what I have in my signature below.

Geri

 

Hi Geri,

I will take your suggestion and pay the subscription fee for a AV and
spyware software. I donot want to have the same issues I had here lately.

thank you

Bo