Hi charon1979, The only difference the change in the boot.ini file made was to give me 30 seconds instead of 5 Sorry I didn't notice last...
Microsoft’s response to the current flap over "poisoned" Windows Media files is a case study in how not to respond to a security issue. On...
Hi h2ofwlr, You got infected with CoolWebSearch - CoolWWWSearch.Bootconf http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html Things have...
Ok, now that you have an example - thanks Super, if you want to try an edit, do it this way, much easier: Thru the Control Panel > System >...
Hello charon1979, Bootup with the XP cd and try the Revovery Console - two options to try, first is a repair of the boot.ini file: Fixmbr -...
Hello h2ofwlr, I posted to your 2nd thread - didn't see this one before I did that. These files are in your TIF, which should be flushed. If...
Hello h2ofwlr, It caught 18 viruses that AdawareSe and NAV04 missed on my 'puter. Would you be more specific on what those 18 viruses are?...
Hello Dolphin Do a search on autoplay - XP forum, several threads on this issue. See if any solve your particular problem. If not, post back....
Same here. I'm sure this will change with time, I hope so. Regards - Charles
Hello Andrew, So there is no way to save windows on C:\ ? As a working OS? Probably not. As an accessible drive, works for now, so take...
I think Sparrow & James are correct - IE6 is "old" while the others have the advantage of more up to date code. That, advantage however will...
For internet users seeking to avoid exposure to spyware and intrusive ads, the prevailing wisdom among net security experts has long been that a...
Hello Dussman, Make sure the Task Schedular service is running - w/o that, the roughly 24 hour auto restore point cycle is disabled. Start >...
why not run chkdsk on it from there? Zander, he wrote that he tried that already with the r switch. Andrew, id rather save it, it has so...
Hey Rockit, Never did like Acrobat - thanks :) Regards - Charles
Sure, with the understanding that some are better than others. :) You got it! Regards - Charles
Billy Bob, And as to rembering what the system was like a week ago. HA, HA, I have problems remembering what changes I may have made yesterday....
System Restore is a limited backup for the OS. BB, you write about MS updates being taken off, well that's the idea if there is a problem:...
LOL, I do the same thing, I just don't go out of my way in prevention. I do really what Indycolt wants to do - cut down on the amount of "stuff"...
Ok, the next time look at the tac report on those "malwares ": right click on the items. They are "tracking" cookies - not malware by...
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