PeteC - my first suggestion would be that you do what I am in the middle of now; getting some basic info for myself. Deploying Secure 802.11...
You will need to become friends with 802.11 From Here And This Q&A will get you started. Post back with specifics if you need to.
I did some checking around and at this point I think the registry setting to specify the location to check for hosts (and 3 or 4 other files like...
Panda - the firewall that comes with XP SP2 may or may not be better for you (or for any user) depending on what you need. The outstanding...
Well, I do know that if the hosts file is not in the correct place it is useless/inactive so any entries would be ineffective. 9X/ME look for...
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle, - I'm slowly sinking here Dave. You said, "Need the hosts file reader ". The file is a simple ASCII file so notepad...
Thx Dave. So CWShredder cleans that up for you?
Try a searche on here (XP section) for ShellIconCache and see if any of the threads that show up might have suggestions that will help you out.
start~run~eventvwr.exe and search both the apps and system log files for likely looking errors and warnings. M$ online help is usually pretty...
Just a quick note for all you chkdsk users (and I be one) chkdsk /r takes longer to run but does more file/folder structure checking and...
No ping is usually a firewall issue. Otherwise, it might be an address issue. Do this on all PCs and post the contents of the resulting text...
Glad you got it sorted. Nice find.
Question for the security pros - From the list of O1 - Hosts entries, it looks like pretty much any site the user might try for that could...
What it will no longer do, you do not need. So - keep the free version you have now and it will do nicely.
That's gotta be a gateway message of some sort so sorry, can't help with it. However, you might right-click on the desktop, select properties,...
What problem is driving the need to do a repair?
Could be the PC is confused. I have the same results as Johanna - never stops to ask me anything. Here may be the cause and a cure.
You'll have lots better luck with XP (pro or home) if you are loggin on to each PC with a username and non-blank password. "i'm using stright...
Most likely they were sent an infected post where your name was spoofed as the To: address. Just means that someone who has your email address in...
Mudd - if Norton has started acting quirky, my suggestion is to try a complete removal (see Here) and go with another AV program. I'd keep GoBack...
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