[mchFree] [MCH] Digest Number 1710
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- Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:29:15 -0700
There are 10 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Computer not starting normally.
From: Rakesh Tewary <rtewary@xxxxxxxxx>
2. Re: Computer not starting normally.
From: foofaraw in the middle <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx>
3. Re: Lightening Strike Last Week
From: foofaraw in the middle <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx>
4. Re: activex
From: foofaraw in the middle <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx>
5. Spelling correction
From: Steve Eisenberg <chobersdeert@xxxxxxxxx>
6. Spelling corecrtion
From: Steve Eisenberg <chobersdeert@xxxxxxxxx>
7. Re: activex
From: Murray White <phymur@xxxxxxxxxx>
8. Re: Lightening Strike Last Week
From: "Pamela B." <caiobellanotte@xxxxxxxxx>
9. Re: Spelling correction
From: "Phyllis Christian" <webbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
10. DSL Upgrade Info
From: "Rich S" <heavy_60538@xxxxxxxxx>
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 18:40:10 +0530
From: Rakesh Tewary <rtewary@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Computer not starting normally.
Hello Foo,
Many thanks for your advice.
The PC is 2 years old. If by scandisk you mean Disk Cleanup yes, I do it
twice a month. Defrag is also done twice a month. Anti-virus updates
are checked daily and the scans I do every week. I am quite particular
about this.
Warm regards,
Ricky.
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foofaraw in the middle wrote:
> How old is your PC? Have you done a scandisk lately? If not, why don't
> you do that. Clean up your hard drive (discard temp, unneeded files &
> proggies). While you're at it, do a defrag too.
>
>
>
>
>
> */Rakesh Tewary <rtewary@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> Using a P4, 2.0, 512 RAM with Win XP Pro SP2.
>
> Yesterday, when I started my machine (first time in the day) it
> just stopped working before the welcome page came up. I waited for
> an hour and started again and it worked fine for the rest of the
> day. Today, this event reoccurred but this time I waited for only
> a minute before restarting the machine. It is working fine -
> atleast I think it is! What could be the reason for this
> malfunction? I do get a strange sound when starting up the machine
> first time in the day so could it be the power supply unit causing
> this problem? Please help me out.
>
> Also, I went to Event Viewer hoping to include the event in this
> mail to help in the prognosis but my Event Viewer -> Application
> has entries only upto 11/30/2005. Similarly, the Event Viewer ->
> System has entries only upto 11/13/2005. What should I do so that
> the entries are uptodate?
> (The Event Viewer -> Antivirus has uptodate entries till 4/1/2006
> whereas the Event Viewer -> Security page says 'There are no items
> to show in this view').
>
> Interesting!!! :-) Some 16 entries at the bottom of the Event
> Viewer -> System page are dated 1970 (I didnot know what a
> computer was then!) and 10 are dated 2033 (I wont be around till
> then!).
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Warm regards,
> Ricky.
>
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 09:53:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: foofaraw in the middle <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Computer not starting normally.
I think this article will explain better how to execute Scandisk:
http://www.duxcw.com/faq/win/xp/scandisk.htm
Rakesh Tewary <rtewary@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hello Foo,
Many thanks for your advice.
The PC is 2 years old. If by scandisk you mean Disk Cleanup yes, I do it
twice a month. Defrag is also done twice a month. Anti-virus updates are
checked daily and the scans I do every week. I am quite particular
about this.
Warm regards,
Ricky.
============================================================================================================
foofaraw in the middle wrote:
How old is your PC? Have you done a scandisk lately? If not, why don't you
do that. Clean up your hard drive (discard temp, unneeded files &
proggies). While you're at it, do a defrag too.
*Rakesh Tewary wrote:
Using a P4, 2.0, 512 RAM with Win XP Pro SP2.
Yesterday, when I started my machine (first time in the day) it just
stopped working before the welcome page came up. I waited for an hour and
started again and it worked fine for the rest of the day. Today, this event
reoccurred but this time I waited for only a minute before restarting the
machine. It is working fine -atleast I think it is! What could be the
reason for this malfunction? I do get a strange sound when starting up the
machine first time in the day so could it be the power supply unit causing
this problem? Please help me out.
Also, I went to Event Viewer hoping to include the event in this mail to
help in the prognosis but my Event Viewer -> Application has entries only
upto 11/30/2005. Similarly, the Event Viewer -> System has entries only
upto 11/13/2005. What should I do so that the entries are uptodate? (The
Event Viewer -> Antivirus has uptodate entries till 4/1/2006 whereas the
Event Viewer -> Security page says 'There are no items to show in this
view').
Interesting!!! :-) Some 16 entries at the bottom of the Event Viewer ->
System page are dated 1970 (I didnot know what a computer was then!) and 10
are dated 2033 (I wont be around till then!).
Many thanks in advance.
Ricky
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 10:52:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: foofaraw in the middle <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Lightening Strike Last Week
Pam, this thread might be able to give you some hints:
http://shorterlink.com/?ACCD9F
Are you asking us what cheap alternative speakers we can suggest to you?
Just go to MicroCenter on Elston in Chicago. They have a lot of cheap nice
speakers.
caiobellanotte <caiobellanotte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hit the tv antenna, minimal damage to inside.
No computer loss except the ethernet card and damage to speakers.
what I would like to know before I close my claim is could there be other
damage that is not showing up now. Also, the computer is a Dell windows
2002 xp. I heard a noise that I thought was the hard drive
whirring but it is the hum from the speakers. Right now they are just the
Karmon/Kardon? that came with the purchase. Could anyone suggest a bit
better replacement not expensive as the insurance co ( It begins with an A)
may not recompense.
sure hope it doesn't storm here in Wisconsin -- thank you all.
Pam
Kenosha
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:08:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: foofaraw in the middle <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: activex
I would tend to agree with Paris. I was about to suggest looking at
SpywareBlaster but Paris beat me to it. :) But before you try disabling SB,
try disabling the protection given by SB first by unchecking all the items
in its settings. Just right click one item and choose the uncheck-all
option. Just remember to enable SB's protection though when you are done
viewing the website in question. Firefox, BTW, does not really use activeX.
Which is the reason why it is safer in that respect.
parisiengarcon <garconparisien@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Bill and others
Have you considered that it may be anti-spyware software that is
preventing the installation of activeX controls. Some malaware exploit
activeX to do nasty things to computers. I have AOL broadband in the UK and
currently I can't use the AOL broadband radio, or AOL Spyware protection
and I wonder if these are controlled through activeX? But I am not too
worried about this. Ive had the same problem with viewpoint which is used
for AOL instant greetings and on some sites, but seemingly this can also
cause vulnerability.
I do not care for activeX, which is also referred to as OLE renamed. OLE
means "Object Linking and Embedding". Potentionally any activeX control
downloaded may be a trojan or a virus, so I would look at anti-spyware, or
possibly anti-virus, software to see if this is blocking the use of
activeX. I know for example that Spyware Blaster prevents the installation
of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other
potentially unwanted software.
Good luck and regards
Paris
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<johnelehn2002@...> wrote:
Hi Terry,
thanks for that info. As I wrote, I know nothing about Firefox, but I was
aware that there are not many sites that actually need Active-X in any case.
Cheers,
John Lehn
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Terry Stockdale <terry@...> wrote:
John & Bill, Active-X is a proprietary Microsoft technology. It's not in
any other browsers.
There _is_ a Mozilla-based effort to do try to do some limited Active-X
things, but it appears to be an early work-in-progress.
I, for one, don't want the security-challenged (that's a nice term)
Active-X anywhere near my Firefox.
Of course, if you've felt left out because all your friends have been
bitten by spyware and adware and you haven't, then feel free to play with
ActiveX all you want to.
You'll really have to use I.E. to do it, though.
Terry
At 08:47 PM 3/27/2006, you wrote:
Hi Bill,
Ooops, sorry Bill, I missed that.
Don't anything about Firefox (except that cool movie by the same name,
starring Clint Eastwood).
However, surely there must be a similar method in Firefox to block or
enable Active-X files.
Are there any Firefox users here who can verify this??
John Lehn
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Bill Vollmer <agent222@...> wrote:
John: Thanks for the suggestion, but please re-read my original posting.
My preferred browser is Firefox. I try to avoid using M$IE.
John Lehn wrote:
Hi Bill,
Perhaps your IE Security settings are blocking Active-X from working,
even though it IS installed.
While in IE go:
TOOLS > INTERNET OPTIONS > SECURITY > INTERNET CUSTOM LEVEL and drill
down to the "Active X Controls and Plug-ins" section and if it is blocked
you will readily see other options.
HTH,
John Lehn
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Bill Vollmer <agent222@...> wrote:
I thought I'd investigate the new AOL "channel" in2tv, but to use some
content you need active x, (which I thought I already had in order for my
home page to work as currently designed.) I told Firefox to allow it to be
installed. Afterwards the window on in2tv says it's (active x) has been
successfully installed, but I need to restart Firefox, for the application
to finish installing. Afterwards, the same window tells I have to download
active x (again) in order to use in2tv. When I check to see what extensions
I have installed, active x is not listed. I "googled" active x for Firefox,
found what seems to be a beta for Firefox 1.5, tried installing that. It
doesn't show in the installed extensions window either. What gives?
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:56:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Eisenberg <chobersdeert@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Spelling correction
"Lightening" is what peroxide does to you hair. "Lightning" is what fries
your computer.
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:01:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Eisenberg <chobersdeert@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Spelling corecrtion
"You" s/b "your."
Tseve
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 17:35:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: Murray White <phymur@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: activex
could go into IE internet options advanced and reset to "defaults". The
other secutity default setting could be selected also as well as default on
the Programs tab in IE IO. If Spyware Blaster has selected an active X
control to block, it is unlikely that one should go around it and install
anyway whereas customized setting in IE IO might be blocking an benign
Active X control.
MW
foofaraw in the middle <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would tend to agree with Paris. I was about to suggest looking at
SpywareBlaster but Paris beat me to it. :) But before you try disabling SB,
try disabling the protection given by SB first by unchecking all the items
in its settings. Just right click one item and choose the uncheck-all
option. Just remember to enable SB's protection though when you are done
viewing the website in question. Firefox, BTW, does not really use activeX.
Which is the reason why it is safer in that respect.
parisiengarcon <garconparisien@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Bill and others
Have you considered that it may be anti-spyware software that is
preventing the installation of activeX controls. Some malaware exploit
activeX to do nasty things to computers. I have AOL broadband in the UK and
currently I can't use the AOL broadband radio, or AOL Spyware protection
and I wonder if these are controlled through activeX? But I am not too
worried about this. Ive had the same problem with viewpoint which is used
for AOL instant greetings and on some sites, but seemingly this can also
cause vulnerability.
I do not care for activeX, which is also referred to as OLE renamed. OLE
means "Object Linking and Embedding". Potentionally any activeX control
downloaded may be a trojan or a virus, so I would look at anti-spyware, or
possibly anti-virus, software to see if this is blocking the use of
activeX. I know for example that Spyware Blaster prevents the installation
of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other
potentially unwanted software.
Good luck and regards
Paris
--- In mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, John Lehn
<johnelehn2002@...> wrote:
Hi Terry,
thanks for that info. As I wrote, I know nothing about Firefox, but I was
aware that there are not many sites that actually need Active-X in any case.
Cheers,
John Lehn
-------------------------------------------------------
Terry Stockdale <terry@...> wrote:
John & Bill, Active-X is a proprietary Microsoft technology. It's not in
any other browsers.
There _is_ a Mozilla-based effort to do try to do some limited Active-X
things, but it appears to be an early work-in-progress.
I, for one, don't want the security-challenged (that's a nice term)
Active-X anywhere near my Firefox.
Of course, if you've felt left out because all your friends have been
bitten by spyware and adware and you haven't, then feel free to play with
ActiveX all you want to.
You'll really have to use I.E. to do it, though.
Terry
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 15:37:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Pamela B." <caiobellanotte@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Lightening Strike Last Week
Thanks, Foo. I did some shopping over the weekend and they are sure some
great options out there for speakers. I have to find out if they are
compatible with my 2002 system. Thanks again for the reply.
foofaraw in the middle <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Pam,
this thread might be able to give you some hints:
http://shorterlink.com/?ACCD9F
Are you asking us what cheap alternative speakers we can suggest to you?
Just go to MicroCenter on Elston in Chicago. They have a lot of cheap nice
speakers.
caiobellanotte <caiobellanotte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hit the tv antenna, minimal damage to inside.
No computer loss except the ethernet card and damage to speakers.
what I would like to know before I close my claim is could there be other
damage that is not showing up now. Also, the computer is a Dell windows
2002 xp. I heard a noise that I thought was the hard drive
whirring but it is the hum from the speakers. Right now they are just the
Karmon/Kardon? that came with the purchase. Could anyone suggest a bit
better replacement not expensive as the insurance co ( It begins with an A)
may not recompense.
sure hope it doesn't storm here in Wisconsin -- thank you all.
Pam
Kenosha
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 23:05:42 -0500
From: "Phyllis Christian" <webbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Spelling correction
Grin..--Phyllis
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From: "Steve Eisenberg" <chobersdeert@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 1:56 PM
Subject: [MCH] Spelling correction
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> "Lightening" is what peroxide does to you hair. "Lightning" is what fries
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> Steve
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:29:55 -0000
From: "Rich S" <heavy_60538@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: DSL Upgrade Info
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