-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Startup popup
- From: "Rocky Fithian" <Rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:50:36 -0500
It is some company wanting her to buy some protection program
for her computer from what I can understand of what she is telling
me and yes it is the same all the time as troth asked in a later
message.
Rocky
On 27 Jan 2004 at 21:46, Trevnal wrote:
> Rocky,
>
> When the machine is running, and the os fully loaded etc, does this
> pop up screen have any names etc to it? If so you can type in
> "msconfig" into the run box, and then go to the "start" tab. now you
> just need to look down the list and work out what you can and can not
> turn off, if need be, make a list and post to the group and some one
> may be able to help with what can be turned off etc.
>
> I can help if and when I am about, but it is nearly bed time here in
> the UK, and I have Uni in the morning until lunch time.
>
> Also it may be worth looking in Add /Remove programs and se if
> anything odd is listed up there too.
>
> Hope it helps,
>
> Trevnal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocky Fithian" <Rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> When my sister-in-law starts her computer with XP os she gets a
> popup window saying that the system has been accessed and she
> needs to download a security program to protect her machine. She has
> AVG and ZoneAlarm on the machine. What do you think is going on with
> her machine? How can she clean off the item that is doing this? Rocky
>
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