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clintonG
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 Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:57 am Post subject: Re: Which Registry Cleaner? |
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Okay, thanks everybody for comments. I have agreed with the general
consensus for the most part and have avoided the use of such "cleaners" but
performance has become so poor and remained that way despite cache control
and defrag and so on that Ive started reaching for straws.
Lots of good advice and referrals for me to read and troubleshooting
methodologies to try... keep me busy until next year at least eh? ;-)
<%= Clinton
"clintonG" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Windows Rot is killing me. XP Pro SP2 needs a good house cleaning after
these years of install and uninstalls. I have never used this type of
utility though. Any recommendations? I'm also running Vista now too if
anybody has any comments in that context. The "reviews" on the web appear
to be old from 2003-2004 so what's up?
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Doug W.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:07 am Post subject: Re: AFTER MICROSOFT UPDATES--COMPUTER FREEZES SLIGHTLY OR SO |
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Just to be safe...clean your mouse...it may have a bit of crud
in it.
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"pikespeak" <pikespeaklosangeles@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | LOL!
I just did the Norton Removal Tool and removed everything.
The mouse cursor is still pausing a bit--but not too
bad...knock on wood.
What should be done about that "shell.32.dll has changed" bit?
Thanks for your help!
"PA Bear" wrote:
Run the Norton Removal Tool & things should improve with
every boot:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L.ORG http://66.39.69.143/
pikespeak wrote:
Hey Guys,
Okay, I don't know if this is just stupid or what.
My computer hasn't been online since July of 2007, so when
I finally bring
it back online, at first everything is fine. Microsoft
wants to do some
security updates and what not to apparently bring my
computer back up to
speed. As does my AVG anti-virus software.
Ever since then, my computer freezes up slightly, I don't
know what's
going
on. Like my mouse cursor keeps stopping and going then it
just locks out.
I
also did a AVG virus scan to find that something has been
changed since
Microsoft did the updates..."shell.32.dll has changed."
Also something
about "Boot error of C Disk Error." I don't know if these
are viruses or
what--but something went wrong after the update. I ran AVG
in safe mode
and
found nothing, I also uninstalled Norton which I don't
use--I was told not
to use 2 anti-virus programs. Plus the subscription to
Norton was out of
date anyway, so I couldn't use it. I also uninstalled AVG
and
reinstalled,
but haven't done a proper scan yet--one is scheduled to
happen later
today.
I had a brief thought of doing a non-destructive system
recovery, but I
wrote it off as stupid and over-the-top.
Thanks so much for your help, you guys are so helpful when
it comes to
this
type of stuff.
Cheer and Happy Christmas.
Regards,
Pikespeak
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none
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:09 am Post subject: Re: Slipstreamed CD question |
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| Quote: | Using autostreamer and Nero, my slipstreamed XP w/SP2 CD is 576MB.
My OEM generic XP W/sp1 installation CD is 522MB.
The SP2 CD that I received from MS is 476MB. No, the CDs are not
additive
arithmetically when slipstreaming.
As it appears now, a slipstreamed SP3 to XP may require a DVD. We'll
see.
Dave
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Hmmm, interesting that your slipstreamed SP2 CD was 576MB vs MS size of
476MB (which is SMALLER than XP with SP1 !!!
Did they leave something out? |
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Terry R.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:14 am Post subject: Re: restore keyboard shortcut defaults |
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The date and time was 12/22/2007 2:11 PM, and on a whim, angelina_zooma
pounded out on the keyboard:
| Quote: | I believe that somehow the keyboard shortcuts have been changed, and I'd like
to simply restore the defaults.
For example. CTR+Q will shut down the program I'm working in, but that
doesn't happen on any other computer I'm on.
Windows XP
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Not all programs follow that convention. My email client, Thunderbird,
will close with Ctrl-Q, but no other programs I have will. Alt-F4 will
close most.
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Peter Foldes
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:18 am Post subject: Re: Which Registry Cleaner? |
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It is not the Registry slowing your system down. Find the culprit which is most likely a form of malware. DO NOT use any registry cleaners. It is a snake oil fix and is not needed.
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Peter
Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
"clintonG" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:e$V7$EMRIHA.3388@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | And how would you suggest getting rid of all the litter that is left behind
when uninstalling software that drags the machine down to a crawl? I went
into msconfig this morning for example and there's still all kinds of sh!t
on my machine.
"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message
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Simple comment: DO NOT USE A REGISTRY CLEANER.
"clintonG" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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Windows Rot is killing me. XP Pro SP2 needs a good house cleaning after
these years of install and uninstalls. I have never used this type of
utility though. Any recommendations? I'm also running Vista now too if
anybody has any comments in that context. The "reviews" on the web appear
to be old from 2003-2004 so what's up?
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angelina_zooma
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:10 am Post subject: Re: restore keyboard shortcut defaults |
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The problem isn't that I want CTRL-Q to close things, I DON'T want it to
close things.. and according to the <a
href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301583">Lists</a> of defaults out there
CTRL-Q isn't supposed to do anything.
"Terry R." wrote:
| Quote: | The date and time was 12/22/2007 2:11 PM, and on a whim, angelina_zooma
pounded out on the keyboard:
I believe that somehow the keyboard shortcuts have been changed, and I'd like
to simply restore the defaults.
For example. CTR+Q will shut down the program I'm working in, but that
doesn't happen on any other computer I'm on.
Windows XP
Not all programs follow that convention. My email client, Thunderbird,
will close with Ctrl-Q, but no other programs I have will. Alt-F4 will
close most.
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Terry R.
***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:27 am Post subject: Re: Issue with external USB hard drives... |
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On Dec 22, 5:01 am, Uncle Grumpy <pauld1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | On Dec 21, 8:38 pm, skull_lead...@yahoo.com wrote:
Do I simply have too much plugged in?
You can easily test that. I'm surprised that you haven't.
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Unfortunately, its not so easy to test that. I need the data on these
drives to do my day to day work (so I'm really hoping that the problem
is not that I have too many devices, as remedying that will be very
painful) and since the problems are only intermittent its not simply a
matter of unplugging a few devices, rebooting the computer, and seeing
what's what. I have to wait for the problem to occur and its not
entirely clear to me how long I need things to work (all the while not
being able to access some of my data) before I can assume that
whatever config I'm testing. So its a bit daunting to start down that
path without any inkling at all that that's the correct path to
explore. On the other hand, if someone told me "hey, that's way too
many devices" and explained why, then that's certainly the path I'd
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Jeff
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:34 am Post subject: Re: Stop 0xc000021a error |
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I do have access to a 2nd PC, but I was hoping that there was a way to avoid
a reformat/restore. I would think that there has to be a way to find the
offending file/driver/service.....
Jeff
"Gerry" wrote:
| Quote: | Jeff
Background information on Stop Error code:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms797159.aspx
This occurs when Windows switches into kernel mode and a user-mode
subsystem, such as Winlogon or the Client Server Runtime Subsystem
(CSRSS), is compromised. Security can no longer be guaranteed. Because
Win XP can't run without Winlogon or CSRSS, this is one of the few
situations where the failure of a user-mode service can cause the system
to stop responding. This Stop message also can occur as a result of
malware infestation or when the computer is restarted after a system
administrator has modified permissions so that the SYSTEM account no
longer has adequate permissions to access system files and folders.
http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm
Do you have data you wish to recover. Do you have acces to a second
computer preferably a desktop? Putting the problematic drive in the
second computer as a slave may be the best way to backup your data. You
can then use the recovery partition to restore the PC to factory
condition.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Jeff wrote:
I have a Windows XP Media Center PC that is giving me a STOP:
0xc000021a error every time I try to boot it up, either in Safe or
Normal Mode. The error says "The Windows Logon Process system
process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xc0000020
(0x00000000 0x00000000). I have tried booting using Last Known Good
Configuration, but that does not help. Norton Partition Magic I
believe caused this error, as I was trying to move some free space
from one partition to another on my PC. I can access the data on the
drive, but it just will not boot. I have looked at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;156669 but I
am not sure that will help me, as I cannot boot the PC, therefore I
cannot set Dr. Watson as the default debugger or use the userdump.exe
tool either. Any ideas as to what I can do to figure out how to fix
this? The PC is a Sony Vaio that did not come with recovery disks,
just a recovery partition that will restore the PC to factory
condition, which I really do not want to do if I can help it. From
what I am reading, it appears to be a problem with the winlogon.exe
failing, but I am not sure how I can fix this. Any ideas would be
appreciated. Thanks for any help.
jeff
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Synapse Syndrome
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: Re: ROUTER SIGNAL STRENGTH |
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| Quote: | On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:48:00 -0800, Spike
47JMCHARDIE@msn.com.(donotspam)> wrote:
The "Signal Strength" from my Westell 327W router has slipped from a
consistent "Excellent" or "Very Good" to "Low", "Very Low", &
"Disconnected".
The signal reaches the router alright - It just has difficulty reaching
my
laptop at a distance between the two of 5 or more feet. I'm usually
working
well with a 20 to 30 foot distance between the two. Equipment
manufacturers
of each unit (Toshiba & Westell), along with my wireless provider
(Verizon)
either cannot fix this or claim that it's not their issue. Is it possible
that the router is failing ? How may I remedy this ?
Spike
And this has what to do with XP?
Ask elsewhere
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Uncle Grumpy
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:32 am Post subject: Re: Issue with external USB hard drives... |
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On Dec 23, 12:27 am, skull_lead...@yahoo.com wrote:
| Quote: | On Dec 22, 5:01 am, Uncle Grumpy <pauld1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Dec 21, 8:38 pm, skull_lead...@yahoo.com wrote:
Do I simply have too much plugged in?
You can easily test that. I'm surprised that you haven't.
So its a bit daunting to start down that
path without any inkling at all that that's the correct path to
explore. On the other hand, if someone told me "hey, that's way too
many devices" and explained why, then that's certainly the path I'd
take.
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Your request for help sat here unanswered for two days before I
finally jumped in. I'd bet that no one here has EVER had that many
devices... especially that many external hard drives - attached to a
computer.
I'm afraid you've no choice BUT to experiment with disconnecting items
and seeing if it makes a difference.
How large are the external drives? Given the size of drives available
today, if they're all small drives, they can easily be replaced by
fewer large drives. |
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PA Bear
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:32 am Post subject: Re: AFTER MICROSOFT UPDATES--COMPUTER FREEZES SLIGHTLY OR SO |
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See
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/search.php?0,search=shell32.dll,page=1,match_type=ALL,match_dates=30,match_forum=ALL,body=1,author=1,subject=1
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~PA Bear
pikespeak wrote:
| Quote: | LOL!
I just did the Norton Removal Tool and removed everything.
The mouse cursor is still pausing a bit--but not too bad...knock on wood.
What should be done about that "shell.32.dll has changed" bit?
Thanks for your help!
"PA Bear" wrote:
Run the Norton Removal Tool & things should improve with every boot:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L.ORG http://66.39.69.143/
pikespeak wrote:
Hey Guys,
Okay, I don't know if this is just stupid or what.
My computer hasn't been online since July of 2007, so when I finally
bring
it back online, at first everything is fine. Microsoft wants to do some
security updates and what not to apparently bring my computer back up to
speed. As does my AVG anti-virus software.
Ever since then, my computer freezes up slightly, I don't know what's
going
on. Like my mouse cursor keeps stopping and going then it just locks
out.
I
also did a AVG virus scan to find that something has been changed since
Microsoft did the updates..."shell.32.dll has changed." Also something
about "Boot error of C Disk Error." I don't know if these are viruses
or
what--but something went wrong after the update. I ran AVG in safe mode
and
found nothing, I also uninstalled Norton which I don't use--I was told
not
to use 2 anti-virus programs. Plus the subscription to Norton was out
of
date anyway, so I couldn't use it. I also uninstalled AVG and
reinstalled,
but haven't done a proper scan yet--one is scheduled to happen later
today.
I had a brief thought of doing a non-destructive system recovery, but I
wrote it off as stupid and over-the-top.
Thanks so much for your help, you guys are so helpful when it comes to
this
type of stuff.
Cheer and Happy Christmas.
Regards,
Pikespeak |
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giddy
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: Re: doing a repair install on on winxp without a cd drive?[b |
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hi, thanks for the reply.
I finally managed to get *one* of the partitions on the laptop drive
bootable.
(I have C, D, E on the laptop) i did :
sys E:
But when i put the disk back in the laptop, it loads windows and
windows still complains.:
"Wndows did not start sucessfully, a recent hardware or software
change might have caused this"
Windows is installed on C: and programs on D:
How do i get to boot from the E:\ , sys partition??
Also, i copied the winxp cd on an iso, then extracted it on E:,
Thanks so much
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