Abraxas, I have never noticed a change in system performance with it on or off. I have let it call home, and I have disabled it, and there is no...
http://www.windowsbbs.com/showpost.php?p=172936&postcount=16 CharlesVar, I have no problems with any online activities with Generic Host...
"Corporate" is only available in the Pro version, does not require WPA, and usually requires purchasing "licenses" for 5 or more computers, so...
No, Generic Host Process for Win32 does not have permission to access the internet, but from what I read last night, you are correct that wuauclt...
Christer, My settings were "Disabled" in Services and the Control Panel, and have been for nearly a year, except for that brief interruption...
I shut it off in admin tools> Services and then checked the Control Panel. The Auto Update box looks completely different than it ever did...
No, it's a legit MS .exe, not a Trojan. No scans or searches have turned up anything suspicious. Norton is the only thing allowed to auto update,...
When I installed Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB867801) last week, I had to enable two services (Bits and...
I would like to know how "wuauclt.exe ", an ME auto updater, showed up as a running process in my Task Manager. I have Auto-Update service...
"Phishing " is becoming pretty sophisticated. Can you pass the Quiz? If you disable "navigate subframes across different domains" in IE, that...
Joe, I didn't think SR would help! ;) SR does not even look at data files, only System ones. Theoretically, SR does not affect My Docs (where...
The Task Manager is indicating that explorer.exe is using the resources, so why are we uninstalling Norton? I would run an SFC before I assumed...
I wonder if a System Restore prior to the chkdsk would repair anything? Probably not, or Joe would have said so. I have never seen XP trigger a...
Since the MSKB hints that IE & WE status bars are so closely intertwined, try toggling the setting in IE- shoot, if you have time, put a reboot in...
Which specific registry keys are you trying to delete, and do you use XP Home or Pro? Can you not just change the value of the keys? Johanna
Well, if you can't install programs, you don't have the necessary permissions. If you really are an administrator, then you can change that....
How to Take Ownership In XP Hope this helps. Johanna
Rockster, there is a difference between having a law degree and being a lawyer. My 6 year old doesn't know it yet, but she is going to law...
Whew! I've been out of town for the last few days, and am catching up on the threads. This "conversation" has escalated into a shouting match....
Rockit I like the way you are analyzing this in an orderly way, and the kicker is that you're savvy enough to use your backup, no matter what...
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