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  1. Are you a user with full permissions, or are you using a limited user account? I did find someone with a similar problem here, they seem to be a bit stuck also http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum...er-account.html
  2. Yes Anthony, I used IE7 to download updates. Just had a look in 'add and remove' and last validation tool install I can see there was in March. It does mention a security update for IE7 for today.
  3. I have just been to update windows as I have been on holiday for a week. Went to start>all programs>windows updates. I was then taken to microsoft updates in the address bar, but the page itself said windows updates After it checked, it said I couldn't have any because I didn't have automatic updates on. So thinking I must have set it to disabled instead of manual, I had just typed run>services.msc when the little balloon kindly told me there were updates for me Was downloading them and it stuttered and asked me to start again. Started again and then installed and rebooted. Problems getting to desktop and internet was a bit iffy for a minute or two. No, I was not asked to reinstall validation tool (unless that's what the stutter was!)
  4. Thought you might like to see the house of some people I visited on my holiday last week.
  5. This is a bit from the ccleaners beginners guide Temporary Files Many applications use temporary files when working to save information. These are normally deleted upon exit, but occasionally they can be left behind. Normally when the program is not shut down properly. This option will safely delete these files. (By default it only removes files that haven't been used in the last 10 days, this prevents current temp files from being removed. There is an option to turn off this feature on the Options window. You could always ask the software manufacturer where it stores it's temp files by default, and then try and delete them yourself if the above doesn't work. Here is a link to the whole guide http://www.internetrotsyourbrain.com/ccleanerbeginnersguide/ Welcome to the forum azra
  6. Interesting that this is happening, I have also been following your posts here http://www.mcse.ms/message2562929.html
  7. Which operating system are you using? This problem about the dragging and dropping option not being available in the advanced tab is apparently a policies issue. Have you a restore point previous to when this happened? Just read about a user who fixed his drag and drop after realizing his 'escape' button was stuck down.
  8. Glad you are sorted now Anthony, you will be able to pass the word to others who have the same problem (and I am sure there are lots of them!)
  9. I love all the sci-fi series and yes B5 was great. I even keep the (unfinished as I am sure you know) firefly soundtrack on my desktop which I play when testing a firewall so I can block Microsoft listening to my music!
  10. I agree with mfenech about avira antivir, I use it because I think it has good detection rates and I like the gui. I have also used avast and avg in the past. A lot depends also on what totally agrees with your computer, although I could stand avast's interface, for some reason it didn't like my system. We are lucky that there are 3 good free antivirus programs.
  11. Anthony, one user found a solution that worked for him, read here http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=503598
  12. Is this of any help? http://www.futurehardware.in/573822.htm
  13. Article here about this very interesting subject (old one but certain points still very valid) http://sillydog.org/mshidden.php a bit from the article.... To see for yourself, you can simply erase the desktop.ini files. You'll see that it will instantly give Windows Explorer proper viewing functionality again, and the "Find" utility proper searching capabilities again. Problem solved right? Actually, no. As it turns out, the desktop.ini files get reconstructed every single time you restart your computer. Nice one, Slick. Luckily there is a loophole which will keep Windows from hiding these folders. You can manually edit the desktop.ini's and remove everything except for the "[.ShellClassInfo]" line. This will trick windows into thinking they have still covered their tracks, and wininet won't think to reconstruct them. I can't stress how ridiculous it is that Windows actually makes sure the files are hidden on every single boot. No other files or folders get this kind of special treatment. So what's the agenda here?
  14. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891716# Found this paragraph in the page above, perhaps it may help Q4. With the March release, data in the Mrt.log file appears to have been lost. Why was this data removed, and is there a way for me to retrieve it? A4. Starting with the March release, the Mrt.log file is being written as a Unicode file. To make sure of compatibility, when the March version of the tool is run, if an ANSI version of the file is on the system, the tool will copy the contents of that log to Mrt.log.old in %WINDIR%\debug and create a new Unicode version of Mrt.log. Like the ANSI version, this Unicode version will be appended to with each successive execution of the tool.
  15. hazelnut

    Type Mismatch

    You could perhaps make sure your VB runtimes are okay http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=8587 welcome to the forum
  16. Hidden in your computer! Do start > run> telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl Hit enter and watch !
  17. Can be downloaded here free for a limited time http://www.divx.com/dff/index.php Info about program http://www.divx.com/divx/whybuydivx.php
  18. Look under options > advanced, and check save all settings to ini file.
  19. After looking around it seems that people who do have a problem with cyberhawk have the same problem as Madmartigan, the uninstall after it froze their system. Safe mode + restore seems to be what most have to do to get rid of it. I must admit I am a bit wary of programs that make uninstall difficult.
  20. Some nice fun games for windows here, open source http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/windows/
  21. Two extremes as I have no idea of the age of the person, or what stage they are at. I prefer the first!! http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/m...hs/grapher.html http://www.stochastic-lab.com/archim.html
  22. Did you disable the service or set it to manual Sputnik?
  23. You may find that the paid for version needs this service running as it is real time, whereas the free one if set to manual will scan on demand perhaps?
  24. See where things are busy, and where in the internet world http://www.akamai.com/html/technology/visu...ing_akamai.html
  25. Those using the free version should be aware that it installs a service aawservice.exe that runs at boot by default. This can be set to manual for free version users.
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