If there is no virus and active x messages pops up go to Control Panel and open Internet Options, click on the Security tab and click on default box, someone may have fiddled around with costume level settings. Seen one computer with similar problem just recently, operating system okay no virus. Looked on the Mother Board and had LOTS of bad caps. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Phillip R. Hull" Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Need help for HP Computer Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:17:19 -0500 First thing to do is run a virus scan, Phillip R Hull phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message -----From: To: Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:19 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Need help for HP Computer >>Friends, >>I am in a near panic. My shop computeris possessed. >>When it comes up, it has the following message: >>INTERNET EXPLORER >Some software (Active X controls) on this page might be unsafe. It is >recommended that you not run it. Do you want to allow it to run? [Yes] >[No] >>I click "NO". Then when I bring up "My Documents" to bringup my >customer files, I get the message again. >>Later in the day, the computer froze up. I lost entries I had made since >opening. It froze up two more times today, but I had saved after each >entry. A couple times when it froze, there was a message something like >"Not enough memory. Close some programs to continue." Couldn't do >squat. All frozen. A couple times my MSN startup window popped up, like >I was attempting to connect to the internet. I wasn't. It might take >two or three attempts to close the window. >>For a couple of weeks I have noticed the light on my hard drive pulse on >and off regularly for several minutes at a time and the machine attempt >to access the A drive. >>I tried to run defrag, but it wouldn't run. Got a message something like >"Stopped running 10 times. Do you wish to try again? >>For the record, it is an HP Pavilion 6635, 533MHz, with 64M SDRAM memory. >It hasrun flawlessly for one year until the devil got in it a few weeks >ago. Now, it has me really worried. I could call a computer shop, but >with all myfiles on this one, I'd be in real trouble while it's gone. >>Thanks for anysuggestions. BTW, it goes without saying I know very >little about computers, so be kind and "speak in simple phrases to this >rookie!" >>>Ken Smith >Gulf Technical Services >3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway >Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 >850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) >>________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. >================================= >Help make your TechAssist database better! >Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips >================================= >To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >>================================= Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ================================= To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com[1] --- Links --- 1 'http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag_itl_EN.asp' ================================= Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ================================= To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe