Several WinXP Problems

[bonnell-frost]

When I start WinXP, I get the message: MgStrl Unable to allocate Backup.exe.
Also,my screen resolution get reset to the minimum from a previous maximum.
IE and help hang up on urlmon.dll. When I try to start Recovery from the XP
DVD, I get asked for a password, which I have not set.

[nass]

"Bonnell-frost" wrote:

> When I start WinXP, I get the message: MgStrl Unable to allocate Backup.exe.
> Also,my screen resolution get reset to the minimum from a previous maximum.
> IE and help hang up on urlmon.dll. When I try to start Recovery from the XP
> DVD, I get asked for a password, which I have not set.

Try to make sure the machine clean form all sort of infections!
If you didn't set a password then it will be blank.

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the Non/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit .
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superan ... vspro.html

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/defa ... &venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

Run disk clean up then Open the run command by doing this:
Click Start >> Run >> Type in the text box:

ipconfig /flushdns click [OK]
ipconfig /renew click [OK]
netsh winsock reset click [OK]
regsvr32 urlmon.dll click [OK]
Reboot your machine, does it help?
Let us know your progress.

HTH
nass
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