Computer question

[miles]

Hey guys, how much could we make charging for support?

 

[freakygirl]

If all your other application have already been shut down then it sounds like you have a background app that isn't shutting down correctly. Usually those background apps are things like virus checkers, etc. - try removing them one by one.

What version of windows are you running again? I like W2K because I can bring up the task manager to see who is playing well with others.

Windows 98 SE

The only things running in my background.. is RamBooster, McAfee Virus, and Black Ice Defender. (these are what are showing in my task bar) besides the little speaker icon.


McAfee.. i use their online scan.. and it's been running a few months (long before this problem started)

Black Ice Defender is the newest, the problem started before installing this.

RamBooster, WinSpeed up and Norton Systemworks were installed a few weeks ago at the same time. and the computer was working fine before any of these. I guess i'll go in and uninstall each of these.. and restart after each one..

 

[freakygirl]

Scrap that WinSpeedUp thing. Do you download a lot of software?
Even after uninstalling all those tempting freebies the program leaves behind little pieces of itself that can screw up your system.

Have you downloaded any file sharing apps, like Kazaa, Bearshare, etc. All of them come with spyware software that run in the background without you knowing it. To further clean up your computer download AdAware. It's a great free utility that removes spyware you never knew existed. I had PC problems a few months ago and couldnt find the prob. Ran AdAware and it removed some software that piggybacked with something I downloaded. End of problem.

Miles, I don't download much from the net. Alot of music at winmx. But that is about it. (I never leave Lit... so how can i be downloading much of anything else? )

Winspeedup was given to me with the rambooster and norton system works.. the guy that installed them swears by them... but i'm thinking he is a moron. Never trust someone you met in prison (he works there)

ok.. so adaware, i can get at downloads.com?

 

[Bob Peale]

Everything running doesn't show up in the window.

Another alternative is to go to start > run and type msconfig

Go to the start up tab, make a list of everything that is checked (taht will show you what is really being loaded when you start up).

Then, unchecking all but essentials, check one thing, reboot and shut down, then add each one in until you find the offending program.

*WARNING* before unchecking everything, be real clear about what each thing does.

 

[miles]

freakygurl3

yes...adaware from download.com

How do you like WinMX? I think it's great, but downloading is 50/50 at best. What you see ain't what you can get

 

[freakygirl]

Re: freakygurl3

How do you like WinMX? I think it's great, but downloading is 50/50 at best. What you see ain't what you can get

Winmx is the only one i have used.. so I guess I think it's great. have nothing to compare it to really. The only problem i'm having on the cd thing.. is my car and home stereo will NOT play the cds i burn. Every other stereo in the world will, but the Bose systems in the house and in the car will not play them.. damn picky Bose i guess. *shrugs*

Oh and on the cost..of helping me fix this.. You help me fix it (and i'll be honest if all of this works).. I will pay you guys.. I'm dead serious. You give me an address to send a money order, I'll send one. I expect nothing for free..

 

[Willing and Unsure]

Re: freakygurl3

How do you like WinMX? I think it's great, but downloading is 50/50 at best. What you see ain't what you can get

why dont you try Morpheus for downloading.. it is pretty good and runs rather well (plus you can download more than just music).. i've used winmx too, and i find that they dont have nearly as much as morpheus allows for

 

[miles]

I was only joking about the money. Did the problem go away?

When you burn your own cd's, are you doing it on CD-R discs or CD-RW. Only CD-R will work in your home and car CD player.

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Re: Re: freakygurl3

Oh and on the cost..of helping me fix this.. You help me fix it (and i'll be honest if all of this works).. I will pay you guys.. I'm dead serious. You give me an address to send a money order, I'll send one. I expect nothing for free..

Just tell your hubby to not give tickets to any red BMW motorcycles that come zooming through your town.

 

[freakygirl]

I was only joking about the money. Did the problem go away?

When you burn your own cd's, are you doing it on CD-R discs or CD-RW. Only CD-R will work in your home and car CD player.

ok.. no money.. how about sex?

CD-R.. they work in other stereos in other cars.. just not mine.. Bose hates them *shrugs*

Willing.. never heard of it, i'll check it out. thanks

Ok.. back to the computer.. i'm checking to see what is running in the background..

half the shit, i have NO idea what it is.. how do i find out?

 

[freakygirl]

Re: Re: Re: freakygurl3

Just tell your hubby to not give tickets to any red BMW motorcycles that come zooming through your town.

when you are in town.. can i have a ride?

and.. he isn't working for the police any more.. he went full time at the prison (there was a few "problems" with the local department that he wanted NO part of).. maybe someday he can go into county or state.. but for now, he is just a C.O.

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Re: Re: Re: Re: freakygurl3

when you are in town.. can i have a ride?

Sure.

and.. he isn't working for the police any more.. he went full time at the prison (there was a few "problems" with the local department that he wanted NO part of).. maybe someday he can go into county or state.. but for now, he is just a C.O.

Yeah I know those kinds of problems; when I was attending a drug interdiction school in Seattle for the Coast Guard, shortly afterwards some of the people from King County that I had attended the school with were indicted on bribery and corruption charges.

 

[freakygirl]

Miles??????????? now what?? I did an adaware scan.. came up with a bunch of shit.. do i delete it all?


*ignore this part, it's more of a rant than a question*

Fuck.. webtv is looking better and better all the time.. where does all this shit come from?

 

[freakygirl]

ahh

read the help section of adaware.. figured it out.. did that.. restarted computer.. still having same problem

uninstalled Norton, Winspeed and rambooster.. still having same problem...


i fucking give up..

 

[Tabby432]

Ok.. back to the computer.. i'm checking to see what is running in the background..

half the shit, i have NO idea what it is.. how do i find out?

This should help:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm

 

[miles]

The stuff listed in Ad Aware - delete it....it's garbage.

Sex instead of money? What kind of person do you think I am?

Sex will be fine.

All the stuff checked off under msconfig are programs that start automatically when you boot your system.

Tell me what's checked off and I can tell you which are safe to remove.


Have you tried booting your computer yet?

 

[Tabby432]

i fucking give up..

Try here first:

http://www.virtualdr.com/

Good luck

 

[freakygirl]

This should help:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm

thanks.. I'll check it out

 

[miles]

When you remove things are you using Add/Remove or the program's own uninstaller?

If you haven't already, uninstall Mcaffee (not one of my faves).

If that doesnt work, download RegClean from download.com and run it.

If THAT doesn't work, install ONLY Norton Clean Sweep. Under the Advanced tab, run registry sweep. Even if your PC reboots okay, I'd still run this to get rid of the junk the uninstalled apps left behind

 

[freakygirl]

The stuff listed in Ad Aware - delete it....it's garbage.

Sex instead of money? What kind of person do you think I am?

Sex will be fine.

All the stuff checked off under msconfig are programs that start automatically when you boot your system.

Tell me what's checked off and I can tell you which are safe to remove.


Have you tried booting your computer yet?

deleted all in adaware

OK.. there isn't much.. in the msconfig.. i'll list it

System tray, AtiCwd32, AtiKey, LT DAEMON, TCASUTIEXE, USBMMKBD, Keyboard Manager, MCAgentExe, MCUpdateExe, mgavrtclexe (c:windows\MCBin\AV\Rt\mgavrtcl.exe), StillImageMonitor, Hidserv, mgavrtclexe (yes, it's on there two times.. this on is the same as above), LoadBlackD, BlackIce Utility.

The rest is turned off

 

[freakygirl]

When you remove things are you using Add/Remove or the program's own uninstaller?

If you haven't already, uninstall Mcaffee (not one of my faves).

If that doesnt work, download RegClean from download.com and run it.

If THAT doesn't work, install ONLY Norton Clean Sweep. Under the Advanced tab, run registry sweep. Even if your PC reboots okay, I'd still run this to get rid of the junk the uninstalled apps left behind

Yes, i used add/remove... or the uninstaller.

My computer came with McAfee.. and i've had no problems with it. (*L* that i know of anyway)I just paid the 40 bucks to download the newest version. I really don't want to get rid of it.


ok.. Reg clean is next..

 

[miles]

Willing and Unsure

You can get more stuff from Morpheus, but if you have it you also have spyware programs running in the background that piggybacked the download.

 

[miles]

Well, you can't diagnose what's wrong unless you uninstall the programs that are running one by one. Don't you have Mcaffee backed up to a disk? There must be a way to get another copy if you remove it. What would happen if you had formatted?

Did you go into msconfig yet?

 

[freakygirl]

Well, you can't diagnose what's wrong unless you uninstall the programs that are running one by one. Don't you have Mcaffee backed up to a disk? There must be a way to get another copy if you remove it. What would happen if you had formatted?

Did you go into msconfig yet?

Oh.. ok.. yes, mcafee is online, so i should be able to redownload it.. probably could go in and just make a copy of the file. I'll check that out in one minute

yes.. msconfig is listed above.

did you get my pm?

 

[freakygirl]

Mcafee is in

C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs

so i should just be able to copy that to a cd.. then i'll uninstall that. \

be back in a little while