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Posted by pcbutts1 on August 25, 2007, 10:31 pm
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> "Tommy McClure" <tommylee9_2000(AT)yahoo(DOT)com> wrote in message
>>
>> Bob wrote:
>> > "Tommy McClure" <tommylee9_2000(AT)yahoo(DOT)com> wrote in message
>> >>
>> >> Bob wrote:
>> >>> I am using a borrowed laptop with very limited recouces in both
>> >>> memory and HD size. It is running Windows 2000 and always has been
>> >>> running very slow which is understandable. In the last couple of
>> >>> weeks it has become virtually unsuable. Without going into to much
>> >>> detail, I have not been able to get any ad/spy ware programs to run
>> >>> (they hang up in various spots, some will not start at all. AVG
>> >>> anitvirus found nothing wrong (after taking about 10 hours to rum -
>> >>> 10 Gig HD). Trand Micro's online virus check hung up on the
>> >>> following file all of last night. Does this name mean anything to
>> >>> anybody? Sound like it has something to do with an OE6 inistall.
>> >>> Any suggestions?
>> >>>
>> >>> C:\winnt$NtUninstallKB937143-IE6SP1-20070717.120000$\spininst
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks... Bob
>> >>
>> >> You can probably clean that old laptop up if your friend is
>> >> interested. See this page on pc cleanup. http://tinyurl.com/2dzahq ,
>> >> a bit old, but most principles still apply. [W2000 and above have no
>> >> scandisk programs included. It was determined that all MS file
>> >> systems are completely foolproof since WME and scandisk is no
>> >> longer needed. You can do, a disk check under disk properties /
>> >> tools / error checking [very simple check] ]
>> >> Don't forget Crap Cleaner "ccleaner", which automates much of the
>> >> cleanup that you used to do manually.
>> >>
>> >> Tommy
>> >>
>> > One of the 1st things on the list is get rid of spyware. This is one
>> > of the things that concerns me the most, I can't get one of those
>> > programs to check anything. Spybot freezes while saying
>> > "initializing scan", Adaware freezes with the message "scanning
>> > process waiting for scanner". Might a virus be causing this? As I
>> > said AVG found nothing and Trend Micro freezes up.
>> >
>> > Bob
>>
>> your laptop probably [very probably] is overloaded with unnecessary crap
>> programs. Things like hp printer and Adobe Reader update checks and quick
>> starts for mozilla or Adobe Reader. You probably won't be able to do a
>> proper scan unless some of those programs are unloaded from memory, even
> if
>> temporarily. I see this everyday. You probably don't have enough memory
>> either making this even more important. 10Gb should be enough if there's
> at
>> least 1gb of free space. Also, configuration of Spybot is important as
> well
>> as using the very very latest version. Some of the newer updates are not
>> compatible with the older main program files. This is important with
> adaware
>> too. I got rid of my Trend Micro stuff, AVG does just as well, costs
> less,
>> and is more ram efficient. Also scans with AVG are best in Safe mode.
>> This
>> way trojans still being used can be deleted. Otherwise you get a message
>> "can't delete: file in use"
>>
>> This link may help
>> http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/security/spyware/spybot/ setup and
>> use
>> of Spybot including scheduling automatic scans
>>
>>
>>
> I think you are probably right. I'll work om it from that angle.
>
> Bob
>
>
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