And Hi again: Got back on the problem machine quicker than I thought I could. Well I'll be darned...................Odessa. Anyway, here's...
Hi again noahdfear: I'm at a different computer now, so I won't be able to follow your directions for another day or two. In the meantime...
Will do, Pete. Thanks, Dave
Hi again Pete: Here's the HiJackThis logfile. I'll be interested to learn what you find. Dave Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan...
Hi Pete: Thanks for your reply Just to clarify, I do get hits relating to widgets but they're mixed in with the nuisance "Shopping for? ",...
Lately, whenever I do a search in IE7, I end up with numerous results such as, "Shopping for (searchname)?" from MonsterMarketPlace.com,...
For John B: Re my answer to you, "I'm using the AVG Free Edition V7.5. I don't think it's the problem though..........AVG's been running for...
Hello again: You bet it was worth a try.............deleting normal.dot solved the slow launch problem. Downloading the Norton Removal Tool...
Hi John: I'm using the AVG Free Edition V7.5. I don't think it's the problem though..........AVG's been running for several months and the...
Hello: I've read the document you pointed me to. I've pretty much ruled out a printer problem - the printer driver is resident on my computer...
All of a sudden, Word 2003 is taking 3-4 minutes to launch. When it finally does launch and I try to open a document, another 3-4 minutes goes by...
Well Hallelujah............ran the comprehensive WMI repair procedure described on Ramesh's site, rebooted, and as if by magic, all's well again...
Hi noahdfear: Thanks for clarifying the workaround and pointing me to the utility. I'll give it a try.
Once more to Mailman: My OS is indeed Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 but the workaround is unclear to me too.
Hi again Mailman: Thanks again for bearing with me. I'm beginning to believe we may run the OS gremlins to ground after all. I don't...
Hi noahdfear: Thanks for the idea. I did as you suggested and found: Image Path: REG_EXPAND_SZ %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k...
Hi Mailman: The missing folder mystery is solved ..........terminal stupidity on my part. The problem machine already has SP2 features...
Hello again: After another unsuccessful attempt to start Windows Firewall, ICS, and WMI, I ran Event Viewer and looked at the three logs you...
Thanks again, I'll try event viewer first. Also, thanks for the "Post Reply" tip.
OOOOOPS! SFC asks for my Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2 CD. All I have is my XP Reinstallation DVD and an SP2 CD I ordered from...
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