Is there a specific reason you have not updated to SP2 yet? I see no obvious malware. C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~2\NPROTECT.EXE Norton...
Yes marty , follow Arie's advice. Basically since you installed SP2 the SP1 or pre SP install cd you have won't work for such things as...
There have been lots of updates since SP2 was released last fall. Just make a note of the ones it says you need and do as the microsoft link says.
Yes and no. Basically if you get it bounced back to you as undeliverable it was not recieved (or they used an email bouncer program to make you...
The mention of a new hard drive again makes me suspect power may be an issue. The fact that it happens in normal mode, not in safe mode makes me...
Thanks sparrow, I always wondered why some machines (where it had been upgraded and format later coverted) had both; but the recycled always...
My rule of thumb when it happens on more than one machine is that it is probably not anything on those machines. If you changed something on...
Generally they are stored as encrypted entries under a totally unrelated name to make it hard to bypass and steal their product. Normally, if...
I always delete all partitions and create new ones when I want a "clean" format in ntfs. Did you use the drive manufacturers software to...
With OE closed, go locate Inbox(1).dbx and rename it to Saved.dbx (Presuming you do not have a saved folder) (Right click on it and choose...
I see the word personal in describing his computer. Is this his home computer or laptop? Have you confirmed that the workgroup or domain has...
Did you download the installer or the full install? It sounds like you downloaded the installer which analyzes your system and goes online to...
I have seen sometimes in NTFS that when you tell it to format a drive (or partition) previously formatted in NTFS all it does is rebuild the...
Use everest to get us some info on your video (GPU) card and RAM , processor etc. That sounds like things locking up when a sudden surge in...
ctor.dll is malware, the hotbar skins for IE. Hotbar removal instructions No idea why it is blocking your DSL CD install other than it is...
C:\DOCUME~1\VALUED~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\Temporary Directory 2 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe Hijackthis should not be run from a temp folder. It...
Okay, so you cannot boot to it, but you have it set up as a slave drive? D: ? Just change the drive letter in what I posted...
Yes, it could also be a popup blocker or that you have cookies from referrers disabled .
NO, XP uses a HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) which must be rebuilt . You need to do a repair install to do this. Moving Xp to a new motherboard
Last time I had a problem uninstalling ZA, this is what support emailed me
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