I recieved an auto update to install windows xp service pack 3, while following the wizard currently at the end it is asking me to back up my system. I don't know how to do that. I have ALOT of pictures I don't want to lose. If I cancel will it know that I never updated & ask me to update it again at a later time? How great is the risk if I just continue without backing up?
View 3 RepliesAfter installing and running MSE I have been unable to update definitions either manually or automatically. At the same time I noticed that microsoft automatic updates are getting to around 28 percent and then stopping - not fully downloading or installing. I cannot get through to any microsoft websites now - but all other sites are fine. wuauserv and bits are missing from services also. Have I been sneakily virused by something which MSE hasnt picked up. I tried to run malicious software removal tool - it downloads alright but wont install - says its not a valid win32 application. I correctly downloaded the 32bit app. Can anyone shed some light on any of this. I dont want to rebuild again and again.
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This system was loaded with malware such as Websearch, Wintools, Myway, and Ebates. I cleaned it out by:
1) Emptying %temp%
2) Disable System Recover
3) Reboot
4) AdAware SE Personel
5) Reboot
6) SpyBot
7) Reboot
8) HiJackThis
9) Reboot
10) housecall.trendmicro.com (new Beta version)
11) Reboot
12) Empty %temp%
13) Re-enable System Recover
I have re-run AdAware, Spybot, Housecall and even done a WinXP CD repair with all reporting that everything should be OK. Still, whenever I open Explorer (either one) and each different folder in Windows Explorer a couple of succesive "Windows Installer" windows pop up with "Preparing to install" and then they close without anything else. Also, there is very little that can be installed now. Norton Internet Security reports that it can't be installed now. Windows Update gives an error after you tell it to install the updates or display the detailed updates. Sun's Java says that there is another install that has to be finished first. Messenger says that it has a new version that has to be installed before you can use it but after it runs for a while it reports that it can't be installed.
I've had something happen to my Windows XP Pro network connection properties.No matter what I do the under the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) properties it always defaults back to Obtain an IP address automatically. I'm trying to assign a static IP.I've been using this computer in a static IP mode for approximately 6 years. Monday all #$%^ breaks loose and I'm still trying to recover.The registry still holds the proper information, but for some reason everytime I view it from the properties tab it's back to auto.
View 4 Replies View RelatedA few days ago some security files were downloaded in my sys (WinXP Home with SP2) as part of the MS Auto Updates out of which one security file KB 923980 also downloaded and installed. But in spite of such insrallation, this particular file keeps coming into the Notifn. Area of the Task bar and on placing my cursor over it, I find that it is insisting to be installed again manually.
View 1 Replies View Relatedi have a hp pavilion 533w with 512 megs of ram and windows xp home w/sp2. the auto update has been downloading security updates now for 2 weeks but still is at 39% when that little yellow shield shows up in the tray.
View 10 Replies View RelatedA number of times during the day an Auto play window opens and the flashlight sways back and forth as if it was searching. I have no idea what this is or how to stop it.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have the XP Auto Update feature set to notify me of available updates but not to download or install. After installing the latest driver, the 93.71 version I'm getting the Notification Icon on the task bar telling me an update for the Nvidia Card is available, version 52.16, I guess the basic update that was downloaded as part of the SP3 update.Is there a way to dismiss this update so that it doesn't continue to appear? For some reason the auto update doesn't recognize there is a newer driver available, the WHQL 93.71.
View 6 Replies View Relatedfirst of all, under the settings for window's firewall, i am not able to choose whether or not i want to enable it or disable it. it is set as disabled and both the enable/disable buttons are greyed out and i cannot click it. second, my auto update keeps turning itself off. after setting it back on, it will turn off the next time i boot my computer. third, i'm having some networking problems. i can connect onto the other computers of my network, however the other computers cannot connect to me. are all these problems related in anyway?
View 2 Replies View RelatedRecently my AVG has popped up saying that i have recieved a Trojan. Also the computer and internet seem to be alot slower and the computer wont actually turn it off, it will only go into standby.
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy system specs are in my .sig, but in short I'm running Windows 2000, Norton Systemworks 2003 with NAV autoupdating, I've run AdAware and Spybot with no hits, and have received no indications of a virus. This problem happened before, a couple of months ago, I had to replace my profile to fix it.What happens is, after some random amount of time after a reboot/restart, the Start menu will only have about 4 items in it, and everything on the desktop becomes unclickable - no response at all to clicks, whether mouse or keyboard. Everything seems to be working normally, but nothing will respond to me. Logging off and back on will fix the problem
View 6 Replies View RelatedI installed Windows XP Home Edition with SP1 on a brand new home built computer and downloaded the beginning programs, firefox, spyware blaster, I visited microsoft.com to install all the updates; SP2 I believe among other things, and when I shut the computer down to finalize the installation of the updates it did not boot back up. It just stays on the Windows XP screen with the moving blue bars then goes black and goes to the first boot screen again. I system restored to before the updates and tried to install them before I installed all my other programs and when I restarted it after the installation it failed to boot up again?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am trying to back up my docs and system when I do on either the wizard or the advanced mode-it still tells me "the back up file name could not be used: "Eackup.bkf" " please ensure that it is a valid path and the you have sufficent access."
View 3 Replies View Related"Window found 1 update for your computer!" the little yellow shield with an exclamation mark keeps telling me....even after I've installed the update like 10 times now. Anyone know what could be the problem, and eventually how I could fix this?
View 2 Replies View RelatedWell, got a second computer for my wife and well, it is now not able to update windows at windowsupdate page. ERROR 1. pic ( screenshot )If I go to security center and attempt to update, I get ERROR 2 pic ( screenshot ) NOTE: computer had a bug/virus, but has since been cleaned but still not able to access this page nor allow me to change setting.NOTE 2: Auto updates is not listed in the services either.
View 7 Replies View RelatedAnyone know how to fix windows messenger so it will auto - log - in on system startup? Somehow I disabled it and have not been able to get it to work right since.
View 4 Replies View RelatedLooking for a utility that will automatically shut off the PC at say 10:00PM. And can not be overridden by switching users or rebooting. My wifes son My step-son has a habit of staying up till 3am chatting completely forgetting about needing to be up in 3 hours for school. I've looked at some software available and am not convinced that he could beat the system by just switching accounts. Maybe something that would only shut down selected programs AIM My Space and the like.
View 7 Replies View RelatedWhen Running windows and it crashes you will get a blue screen and it will automatically restart, ofter it will restart too fast for you to see the error message. You could check the error log in this case but that is too easy. We are going to disable auto restart on system failure.
1. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> System (Windows+Pause works, too)
2. Go to Advanced
3. Under the Startup and Recovery section, click Settings...
4. Under System Failure un-check "Automatically restart"
Auto Run and Auto Play just quit working. I did the basic, went to the drives concerned, the Auto Play is enabled, looks like.The msconfig option is out of my expertize level. Would someone know what happened, and how I can get those options working again?BTW, the System Restore quit working, too. I tried to roll back to a good working setting, but SR didn't restore. I tried several times, different dates.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI go to start, control panel, click System, then click on Advanced, then Settings for Performance, uncheck Fade or slide menus into view, Show shadows under menus, Show shadows under mouse pointer, Slide taskbar buttons, Smooth edges of screen fonts, then I click on OK and OK again then re-boot and go back to look at the Performance Options and they're checked again :S anyways way to make then not checked for good and not get auto-checked open startup/re-booting?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI have a problem with a laptop running XP pro SP2. Problem is, if I load a CD or DVD into the Drive they dont auto run they just spin up, and to launch I have to do it through explorer, Similarly with my Digital Camera, when I plug it in its supose to ask me what i want to do with the files but the same happens the Nikon program does not auto run, have tried the solutions mentioned here bon this board but still no go.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI started my system, which has ran XP Pro well for 2 years now, and it came up with a message box with some gibberish in it and a button to push which says OK. When I press the button windows starts but none of the programs which used to load at start up actually load. Instead I am prompted to pick programs from a list or look for them on the web. Also, once this is past, the icons on the desktop and all the start menu items have the app name followed by a .ink extension. This is pretty wierd. I cannot figure out how to get the system back. I do have all of my data on my c drive. If I book to a prompt I can see all of my data.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI got a windows vista computer and it came with an upgrade dvd. So i upgraded my windows xp to vista thinking I could change it back when I needed to use xp but I can`t . I went into the recovery console and it gave me 3 choices that I dont understand. I can now only use the vista version on both computers. How can I get Xp back?
View 5 Replies View Related1) this pblm started after i did a reinstall of windows some time back. my system works fine now but for one thing. at every boot after its done post, the screen goes blank/dark/black for about 40 seconds, then a white progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen and only then does the windows logo with the blue progress bar appears. from then on its smooth sailing, a few seconds till the welcome screen and i'm in windows.2) this hasn't happen for a few weeks now. sometimes while in windows the pc reboots by itself but during post it wont recognize the hd. like nothing connected to the ide cable. fixed it by disconnecting/reconnecting the ide cable
View 12 Replies View RelatedMy XP SP2 system is getting stuck after the monitor turns off for no activity.The keyboard and mouse will not get the login screen or desktop back. In fact the keyboard is "dead" - toggling CapsLock does not light/unlight the KB led.But the system is not hung. I can ping it from another system, and I can access shared folders over the network.I tried plugging in a USB mouse - got a lot of disk activity but still can not get system back.Only recovery is to power cycle.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI am running win xp, and have encountered a wierd fault with system restore. previously when I have used restore Ihave had no problems. but suddenly the date changed to 2001, and when I looked at restore in order to create a restore point it will not move from 2001.I have plenty of disc space and s/restore is set high enough to advance to 2008.
View 17 Replies View RelatedI have 3 drives:(1) 1 x 80GB drive with my full backup .(2) 1 x 80GB drive with my unfixable Windows + personal data.(3)1 x TB drive with 1 partition with Windows XP.I have a full back up of a Windows (1)Done prior to Windows becoming unfix able.Now I have a new Windows installed on a new drive (3)wondering how to restore that backup to replace the new Windows so as to save settings, data etc.I intend to upgrade to Vista as soon as the back up is completed if that is possible hopefully.
View 11 Replies View Relatedi need help putting my system back to it's original configurations. I have this crazy payment demander coming up from movieland.com on something I never ordered and isn't on my computer.
View 14 Replies View Relatedhave changed my memory usage settings to "system cache mode" and now each time I reboot my pc it only lasts for so long then reboots itself as there is not enough memory to run the application. Windows does not stay active long enough for me to go back and change the settings to "program" instead of "system cache" (in control panel/system/advanced/performance/memory usage)Will booting in "last good configuration" revert to the previous memory settings? Will booting in safe mode allow me enough memory to get in and revert teh settings myself?
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