This sounds like WPA - Windows Product Activation http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.php If not done within 30 days of install - system drops dead....
Run your startups thru this site: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm And stop LOADQM, especially bad on a 9X system:...
Classic case of not seeing the forest for the trees. Thanks Sparrow. Regards - Charles
Your welcome and thanks for letting us know what the problem was. Have to keep Tweakui in mind if this comes up again, that is if I can remember....
Hi Mudd, Kellys Korner http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm Under (I)cons: is this what you saw? It goes thru the procedure that I had...
Hi Eleanor, It would be a good program to have for future installs, you lessen the chances of this happening again. And if you re-install...
Yes, the more I think on this, the worse it gets. It would be feasible if the 9X were to be installed - but that's out. Regards - Charles
Hi Mudd, Try this: Go into Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Display > Desk Top tab > Customize bar at bottom > in the Desk Top items...
Hello Liam, MySearch stuff is obvious, but let either Newt or Pete look at it before you do any deleting. R0 -...
Hi Pete, My understanding is she wants to add the old drive (partition) with 98 already on it - so no reinstall of 98, it would already be...
Hello paddy, I've got a link to the latest HijackThis version here http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=33590 Download it and...
Hi Charlie and Christer, I get scanned every day from some dimwit infected with something other on my local ISP portal. Threats over? -...
Hello shellysn, I saved this article from PCMAG - lost the link. If you want to try it, give it a shot. When and if you try this, make very...
Hi Reggie, There are two programs that I know of that track installs and saves the "before and after files" states. One is PCMAG's InCtrl5...
All the mirrors should be updated, but make sure the front panel says 1.198.1...
Problem with update for new Beta Update users http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-08-01 Regards - Charles
Hi Paul, I got in the habit of collecting folders/files that I want to burn out into one folder and burning that out as Data cd because of my...
Hi Rebbeca, Don't know why. I have it as a secondary program of this type. What I use is Disk Pie, but it costs:...
Recieved an "open letter" from Micheal Dell about Dell's new security site:...
Hi Rebecca, SpyBot is a little more complicated. In v1.3, two "resident" processes have been added - meaning they run all the time by...
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