Re: Help
From: Nellwyn (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/08/04
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 12:20:24 -0700
Thanks for the reply! I gave them my 98cd to reinstall
but, double checked the sys information and it says 98 is
there. Compuworks gave me no instructions or cautions.
They did go to windows update to download current patchs
and service packs, and since that is set as my home page
I'm always checking. Able to clear out trash can now, but
OutPost wont open from the task bar so I can try to
configure it to help me. As this problem prevents me from
going anywhere else but here, I cannot go and get Lavasoft
or Zonealarm or any rhing back. Im gonna go have it out
with OutPost and try to get the control panel to open.
Thanks ~ Nellwyn
>-----Original Message-----
>I suspect that Compuworks installed Windows XP and not W98
>since you got the error report that sounds like W XP.
>If you don't have a firewall turned on, XP is open to the
>Blaster wore and other evil programs. Also, if you don't
>have all the Windows Updates homepage hijackers and other
>bad stuff can infect your computer.
>
>A CD-RW drive can be had for less than $25 now, DVD-RW
>drives under $100. Did the Compuworks people return your
>computer with any instructions or cautions? Did they give
>you the CD they used to install the operating system and
the
>applications?
>
>
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>But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
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>"Nellwyn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message news:19b5101c44d71$505334d0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>| Had to take this old machine to compuworks for them to
>| save some files, format, partion and reinstall win98 as
I
>| don't have the means to save files myself. So, yes,
>| for a few days have been on the net, mostly hunting
>| down firewalls and virus protection, and to get lavasoft
>| back. Now system is acting up. Yesterday when
rebooting
>| the memory scroll page would go into loops. Home page
>| had been reset, and my computer couldn't find my modem.
>| Ran scanreg/recover from DOS which seemed to clear
>| everything up. Not. I cannot go anywhere on the net
>| except for Microsoft as a big box appears saying IE has
>| encountered a problem and will shut down, would you like
>| us to send sys report to microsoft?. And I have a few
>| times. Most of the help files are corrupt or gone, and
>| the trah can on desk top shows empty when it's not and
>| wont let me clean it out. The other half went and
>download
>| fonts from an unknown site and unexpectedly got other
>| things as well that were not ask for, such as a pesky
When
>| Usearch tool bar that I hoped is gone. Also I had
>| installed one fire wall that I could not figure out, so
>| downloaded OutPost thinking that I had gotten rid of
>| WyvenWorks when it was still there. OutPost warned not
to
>| download if another firewall was in my sys as it could
>| render it unstable. Have uninstalled WayvernWorks
now. I
>| do not know if I have a virus, worm, spyware. If the
the
>| 2 firewalls rendered my sys unstable, or if it a problem
>| with IE. And yes, I have all the patches, but right now
>| know firewall or antivirus ware. OutPost is still here
>| but haven't config yet. Thanks ~ Nellwyn
>
>
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