You are booting to a image of you old computers Hardware. The best way to fix this is an overlay/repair install, this will cause windows to...
Hi Mitch I agree! Yeah we have to stop somewhere. Since Spybot is its only issue then we already have Adaware 2008 and MalwareBytes Anti...
Hi Dussman & Brian In on a large Corporate DOMAIN where the system is set up to use DNS Client properly! Yes. I don't understand why anyone...
Hi Mitch I was pretty busy yesterday! Your last post said you were headed to bed. Hope you got some rest. I was so hoping it was the Avast....
Ok when that is finished lets take Dave's suggestion and in Add/Remove un-install Avast. Reboot do CCleaner reg clean to finish clearing it....
Thanks Dave I do need a little help here! I thought about it but ruled it out as the issue still exists in Safe mode. But it is still possible...
OK until tomorrow! When you get in from work do the below. D/L Prevxfree http://info.prevx.com/download.asp?grab=prevxcsi then Do an...
Well that is a Crock! That is first time it did it in safe mode non network. Yes I suppose uninstall it reboot run ccleaner. Then try...
OK can you get me a screen showing the exact error? Go to event logs clear them all. Then reboot immediatelyand recheck the logs. They should...
Go here: http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1190&SubCatID=125 Download the driver. Then do the removall...
No not stupid it may not have a good description but a generic. So run the 2 programs above and see what they say. Mike
I think we have a close driver but not correct one or the update you used if correct did not clear some cruption. Here are 2 more programs to...
OK we need a model number! Tell me what the properties on the NIC in device manager says. Then go into the BIOs and see what info it has as...
All Righty!! We have pinpointed the Gremlin! OK tell me the brand and model of the NIC! Is it an onboard NIC or a PCI card? And go ahead...
Make a mental note of post #88 as that is what we need to do when it is finished. Close all browser connections. Go to Local Area Connection...
Opps you wer both posting while I was composing! Yuck! Did you do anything at all since you said it ran an when it failed again! Mike
OK Great but lets not stop here we need to do some finalizing! Go to system properties and turn off System Restore to clear old possibly bad...
Morning Mitch Time for a different route. Locate the Via and NIC updates you downloaded earlier so you will have them for later. Then...
OK that is a good idea. I don't recommend running any of its resident features. Go into its config and tell it not to load with windows. Mike
Yep! I would still do them, do them after Window Washer to see/compare the results. The Dial-a-fix is for both the winupdate and screensaver...
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