Re: HD Problem:
Posted: 08 Dec 2010, 15:04
"Navyguy" <magineer02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 8, 2:19 am, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
>> Navyguy wrote:
>> > On Dec 5, 7:44 am, "glee" <gle...@spamindspring.com> wrote:
>> >> "Navyguy" <maginee...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:23740eff-7092-4f25-96ac-7884c016fc77@t8g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >>> On Dec 5, 5:16 am, "Hot-Text" <hot-text.ath...@comcast.net>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>> That why you do not format
>> >>>> to keep your license agreement
>> >>>> Just reinstall form I386 and it will be XP, SP1
>> >>>> just try reinstalling
>> >>> Ok, I went to the links which provided me with another link for
>> >>> pre-
>> >>> installing procedures and installing XP and will try doing that.
>> >>> Will
>> >>> post again with results.
>> >> HOLD ON! You are getting some really poor advice here! Your issues
>> >> should not require a reinstall of Windows! I suggest you do not
>> >> follow
>> >> those procedures except as a last resort when other avenues have
>> >> been
>> >> exhausted.
>>
>> >> One of the advantages of community help is also one of its
>> >> disadvantages....you get a lot of suggestions. Unfortunately not
>> >> all
>> >> should be acted upon or are even relevant to your issues.
>>
>> >> Your problem with Spybot Immunization may simply be a Spybot
>> >> issue, as
>> >> reported on their forums in the past. Changing a setting in
>> >> Spybot, to
>> >> "Skip system accounts during IE immunization", may fix you issue.
>> >> Uninstalling Spybot and reinstalling from a fresh download might
>> >> also
>> >> help. It may also be a permissions issue.
>>
>> >> Your issue with Word and Office programs may also be a Permissions
>> >> issue
>> >> or a problem with your security settings. Reinstalling Office is
>> >> another option that might help.
>>
>> >> Your problem running the Kaspersky Anti-virus from bootable CD as
>> >> Paul
>> >> suggested is common with bootable AV discs when used on older Dell
>> >> computers, due to incompatibility with their network adapters. I
>> >> sometimes have better luck using the BitDefender Rescue CD instead
>> >> in
>> >> those cases.
>>
>> >> All in all, you issues have been forgotten and this thread has
>> >> taken a
>> >> life of its own that is no longer even cognizant of your original
>> >> problems.
>>
>> > As you have stated all the issues has been forgotten with trying
>> > all
>> > these tests and many red herrings have resulted which have nothing
>> > to
>> > do with the problem as posted. If you read my posts I have tried
>> > reinstalling Spybot which did nothing whatsoever. So this is what
>> > I'm
>> > going to do I'm going to try re-installing Spybot again and also
>> > Word
>> > and see if that changes anything.
>>
>> > Thanks for your help,
>> > Robert
>>
>> There is a description of how Spybot immunizes here.
>>
>> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 729AAjVe6X
>>
>> The question I'd be asking in your situation, is how do you
>> get errors like "is not a valid Windows image", based on the
>> areas of your computer that the immunize function seems to access ?
>> I think there is more involved than Spybot. Perhaps it's actually
>> related to other software you're using ? I.e. Spybot did something,
>> and another AV tool took offense ? Or, it's malware of some sort.
>>
>This is what I've done, I unistalled and reinstalled Word and it seems
>to work ok now. I also uninstalled and reinstalled Spybot but again it
>hung up 3/4 through passive immunization with 58303 items unprotected,
>136043 protected and a total of 194043 total.
>
>I read the link what Spybot actually does but the thing is that I've
>had Spybot for years and this 'just happened' and now will not
>function normally.
>
>Also, when I finished doing everything, the computer got hung up again
>during logoff procedures, so I had to reset it which I really hate to
>do because it might damage it but there was no other way to power it
>down.
>
>Thoughts/Suggestions? and please lets stick to the problem at hand,...
>
As I mentioned earlier, Spybot has a setting, "Skip system accounts
during IE immunization," that you need to enable, and then see if there
is any improvement:
http://forums.spybot.info/project.php?issueid=132
I haven't used Spybot in years, and don't find it at all useful in the
current environment, so I can't tell you precisely where the setting is
located. You may have to enable "Advanced" settings to see it....I
don't know.
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+
http://dts-l.net/
news:6404f690-89c7-4984-b967-11671a0b50b0@o14g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
On Dec 8, 2:19 am, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
>> Navyguy wrote:
>> > On Dec 5, 7:44 am, "glee" <gle...@spamindspring.com> wrote:
>> >> "Navyguy" <maginee...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:23740eff-7092-4f25-96ac-7884c016fc77@t8g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >>> On Dec 5, 5:16 am, "Hot-Text" <hot-text.ath...@comcast.net>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>> That why you do not format
>> >>>> to keep your license agreement
>> >>>> Just reinstall form I386 and it will be XP, SP1
>> >>>> just try reinstalling
>> >>> Ok, I went to the links which provided me with another link for
>> >>> pre-
>> >>> installing procedures and installing XP and will try doing that.
>> >>> Will
>> >>> post again with results.
>> >> HOLD ON! You are getting some really poor advice here! Your issues
>> >> should not require a reinstall of Windows! I suggest you do not
>> >> follow
>> >> those procedures except as a last resort when other avenues have
>> >> been
>> >> exhausted.
>>
>> >> One of the advantages of community help is also one of its
>> >> disadvantages....you get a lot of suggestions. Unfortunately not
>> >> all
>> >> should be acted upon or are even relevant to your issues.
>>
>> >> Your problem with Spybot Immunization may simply be a Spybot
>> >> issue, as
>> >> reported on their forums in the past. Changing a setting in
>> >> Spybot, to
>> >> "Skip system accounts during IE immunization", may fix you issue.
>> >> Uninstalling Spybot and reinstalling from a fresh download might
>> >> also
>> >> help. It may also be a permissions issue.
>>
>> >> Your issue with Word and Office programs may also be a Permissions
>> >> issue
>> >> or a problem with your security settings. Reinstalling Office is
>> >> another option that might help.
>>
>> >> Your problem running the Kaspersky Anti-virus from bootable CD as
>> >> Paul
>> >> suggested is common with bootable AV discs when used on older Dell
>> >> computers, due to incompatibility with their network adapters. I
>> >> sometimes have better luck using the BitDefender Rescue CD instead
>> >> in
>> >> those cases.
>>
>> >> All in all, you issues have been forgotten and this thread has
>> >> taken a
>> >> life of its own that is no longer even cognizant of your original
>> >> problems.
>>
>> > As you have stated all the issues has been forgotten with trying
>> > all
>> > these tests and many red herrings have resulted which have nothing
>> > to
>> > do with the problem as posted. If you read my posts I have tried
>> > reinstalling Spybot which did nothing whatsoever. So this is what
>> > I'm
>> > going to do I'm going to try re-installing Spybot again and also
>> > Word
>> > and see if that changes anything.
>>
>> > Thanks for your help,
>> > Robert
>>
>> There is a description of how Spybot immunizes here.
>>
>> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 729AAjVe6X
>>
>> The question I'd be asking in your situation, is how do you
>> get errors like "is not a valid Windows image", based on the
>> areas of your computer that the immunize function seems to access ?
>> I think there is more involved than Spybot. Perhaps it's actually
>> related to other software you're using ? I.e. Spybot did something,
>> and another AV tool took offense ? Or, it's malware of some sort.
>>
>This is what I've done, I unistalled and reinstalled Word and it seems
>to work ok now. I also uninstalled and reinstalled Spybot but again it
>hung up 3/4 through passive immunization with 58303 items unprotected,
>136043 protected and a total of 194043 total.
>
>I read the link what Spybot actually does but the thing is that I've
>had Spybot for years and this 'just happened' and now will not
>function normally.
>
>Also, when I finished doing everything, the computer got hung up again
>during logoff procedures, so I had to reset it which I really hate to
>do because it might damage it but there was no other way to power it
>down.
>
>Thoughts/Suggestions? and please lets stick to the problem at hand,...
>
As I mentioned earlier, Spybot has a setting, "Skip system accounts
during IE immunization," that you need to enable, and then see if there
is any improvement:
http://forums.spybot.info/project.php?issueid=132
I haven't used Spybot in years, and don't find it at all useful in the
current environment, so I can't tell you precisely where the setting is
located. You may have to enable "Advanced" settings to see it....I
don't know.
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+
http://dts-l.net/
