idyll--Do not know if this will solve everything, but it seems you will need it to go much further with Win95....
mishrarc--You may have a popup stopper installed and not know it. Google and Yahoo (search) Toolbars include popup stoppers as the default. Do...
FireDancer and markp62-- Well, I must confess to "lack of experience ". I have been surfing for years and feel I have not seen that message....
Rich D--It does seem to be a worm. Check here (with info on removing) http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/i/i-worm_stepaik_c.asp and more if you...
RichD--Thanks for the link. When you really delete a file (not just put it in the Recycle Bin) the HardDrive still has the file, but the space is...
RichD--Yes, do what Johanna suggests, but if you get too much resistance seek a compromise, like paying only half. I know that still sounds like...
KyleB--Cleaning up your startup list is relatively simple Go here to see what items are really needed or what you would like....
idyll--I think we need more information. What icons? Can you provide the error messages more exactly? *** What did she do to run IE in the...
FireDancer--Don't forget to tell us your final choices. :) (I'll be getting a new PC as soon as WinXP SP2 comes out.)
FireDancer--With all respect to markp62, I think you are getting that message because you have set at least one of the ActiveX settings to Prompt,...
Not sure if this is any more helpful than going to the Windows Update site, but I believe you can download and burn to CD without installing until...
I run Win98 so cannot tell you directly. But run a Find (Search in WinXP?) on launch and you should find it easily.
FireDancer-- See here. (It really does not tell you much but signed are probably safe and unsigned might be bad.)...
stefano19-- I am no expert on HiJackThis logs, but here are some comments on yours. You may or may not have the Trojan.sideA. Do you run a...
pimping_cowboy--Glad to hear of the progress. I am no expert on HiJackThis logs but yours looks OK to me. (The wmplayer.exe you show is in the...
joeskys--Thanks for telling us the outcome. Just for the fun of it, you might try using the "bad" line again but being sure all connections are...
Stefano19--It looks like you have been "hijacked ", that is spyware (often a trojan) that takes over your homepage, search engine and could send...
Mike Lin's Start Up Control Panel is well regarded, but I am not sure it allows you to adjust the sequence of start up items. Here is an article...
Blueberry and erodjob--Cannot help either of you based on experience. (I do not run WinXP or NT4.) The problem with transferring these settings...
pimping_cowboy--Since you can access the internet, download, install and use NotePadLite to (hopefully) show us your HiJackThis log....
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