-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox, java,binary files???

When I did Control-Alt-Delete there were no processes shown as running but I 
found the place to shut down.  If I had not found that my next move was to 
shut off at the tower, pull the plug from the wall, wait 5 minutes and start 
up again.
I vaguely remember seeing a warning that if I did not allow whatever IE 
wanted to do (install a plug-in?) IE might shut down.  Win Patrol said it 
was safe to allow but I did not see the purpose when I was in the middle of 
removing java.  Oh well, all's well that ends well.  Sure wish my memory was 
better about the sequence of events though.
 Sandi
P.S.  Just read the rest of your message when I went to delete below the 
line.
So no problem with it being a binary file.  Any problem with there being two 
Java's in the plug ins in Firefox?  ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:03 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox, java,binary files???


> Sandi,
>    That sounds scary, indeed!  But I can explain (at least most of it).
>
>    Your screen lost everything because Explorer crashed (usually the 
> result
> of having been asked to do too much without a rest).  I'm not talking 
> about
> Internet Explorer or even Windows Explorer, those are just small programs
> that run within Windows.  In this case, Explorer refers to the GUI that we
> all have come to accept as Windows itself.  When THIS Explorer crashes,
> everything disappears from the desktop including the entire Start/Taskbar
> and Windows loses track of the icons in the notification area.  It will
> always try to fix itself, but the results vary depending on whether or not
> there were Windows Explorer windows open at the time of the crash.  If a
> window was open and it wasn't obliterated by the crash, you'll usually get 
> a
> new window open up showing the contents of My Documents.  If there were no
> Windows Explorer windows open at the time, you'll get your Taskbar back, 
> but
> many of the Notification Area icons will be missing.
>
>    If you experience the one where the Taskbar doesn't return, follow your
> instincts and do a CTRL+ALT+DEL to bring up Task Manager.  Click on the
> Processes tab and select/End Task any and all instances of Explorer.exe.
> Once they're all gone, go to File > New Task, type in 'explorer.exe'
> (without the quotes) and press Enter.  The taskbar will then reappear.  No
> matter how it recovers (or doesn't), the system will need to be rebooted 
> as
> soon as possible.
>
> ************************************
> DEFINITION:
> A binary file is a computer file which may contain any type of data, 
> encoded
> in binary form for computer storage and processing purposes.
>
> TRANSLATION:
> All files within a computer are binary files, since computers store ALL 
> data
> using nothing more than 1's and 0's (binary).
>
> SHRUG:
> None of this explains why you're getting the message you're seeing.
>
> ************************************
> Both Netscape Navigator and Firefox are built from the same Mozilla code
> base.  The second entry you see there is telling you that it installed
> properly within Firefox.       :O)
>
> ************************************
> I have no idea why WinPatrol had a fit, but I'm guessing it was a direct
> panic reaction to the oncoming Explorer catastrophe.
>
> Happy Holidays,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>

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