Hi Sandi, I went to the HP site to their Forum and found someone else had the same problem and here?s what was suggested. [I don?t know who the author is (name is below) but the advice sounded like good advice and it?s what I would do in your place, so I hope this works for you.] 2 different solutions included: Uncheck the HPCMPMGR.EXE file from the startup lists: 1. Click Start and select Run. 2. Type MSConfig and press Enter. 3. Click the Startup tab. 4. From the list, deselect all the programs related to HPCMPMGR.EXE (HP Component Manager). 5. Click OK. 6. Restart the system. NOTE: To restore any of the removed items, repeat the above mentioned steps and select the checkboxes for the designated applications. If the problem persists, download and install the utility, which disable this service. This utility will disable the HP Component Manager (hpcmpmgr.exe) on your computer, preventing any future calls to HP Servers for this program. The entries for the HP Component Manager software will be removed from the Windows Registry. You can resolve this error by downloading and executing the patch. Please visit the following web site to download the patch: HYPERLINK "http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&softwa reitem=dj-16758-1"http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?l c=en&cc=us&softwareitem=dj-16758-1 The name of the file is hpslnmgr_disable.exe and file size is 585.56k This utility will disable the HP Component Manager (hpcmpmgr.exe) on your computer, preventing any future calls to HP Servers for this program. The entries for the HP Component Manager software will be removed from the Windows Registry. HP advises owners using Windows Me and XP to make a System Restore point prior to running this utility and another after it has been run. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then System Restore to run System Restore. If you have previously signed up to participate in the HP Product Survey Program, you can turn off the uploads of your printer usage logs simply by pressing Start, Programs, HP, and then Stop HPProduct Survey Program Participation. You do not need this utility to stop participation and the associated server calls to HP to upload your data. BEFORE PROCEEDING: Be aware, if you have other HP All-in-one, Deskjet or Photosmart printers connected and installed on the your computer, this utility will also disable the HP Component Manager for those products. HP Laserjet printers, HP ScanJet scanners and Photosmart camera software and other HP equipment connected to your PC will NOT be affected by thisutility. Disabling the HP Component Manager will not affect the normal function and behavior of the printer. Also be aware that if you install other HP All-in-one, Deskjet or Photosmart printers or if you re-install this printer this software will be enabled again. You will need to run this utility again to disable the software for those devices. This should resolve the issue. Please get back to me with the results. Ravi [Person who submitted this to HP Forum] Emma ms24@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandi Beach Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:55 AM To: pctechtalk Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Event Viewer Hey, anybody out there? No mail today except one spam message. I just ran scan disk yesterday then checked the event viewer and found a yellow alert triangle. I tried to copy it but I don't think it worked. Will paste and see: Windows saved user HOME\Joyce registry while an application or service was still using the registry during log off. The memory used by the user's registry has not been freed. The registry will be unloaded when it is no longer in use. This is often caused by services running as a user account, try configuring the services to run in either the LocalService or NetworkService account. O.K. it did work. Now why has my font changed to be like the pasted message? Gee Whiz, start out with one question and it turns into two. Do I need to do anything about this alert? Sandi No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/814 - Release Date: 5/21/2007 2:01 PM -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/