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Angel
Hi PCR,
I went to F/F, typed in Search & Destroy, it came up with a folder in
C:\Program Files\Spybot-search & destroy. Contains 3 Files: Includes=31
objects, Plug in= 1 which says: TCPIP address.dll, Updates= 23 objects.
Should I just delete this file completely? Or what? I wanted to make sure
before I do anything.
Angel
"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
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> Angel wrote:
> | Hi PCR,
> | Replies in line:
> |
> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
> | news:OkOECe6AIHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> |> Angel wrote:
> |> | Hi Bill,
> |> | I did the clean boot. It did it again and had deleted some
> |> | files of files that was not supposed to be deleted. They were in
> |> | the TEMP file. The TEMP file did not rebuild. It messed things up
> |> | badly. So I had to go back to the Backup late last night.
> |>
> |> You mean C:\Windows\TEMP...?.
> |
> | Yes, I meant C:\Windows\TEMP.
> | No, it did not rebuild after fresh boot, That was the problem!! I
> | already went back to the Backup in Disk Image.
>
> OK. If you've got it back, then probably we do not need to look inside
> Config.sys & Autoexec.bat.
>
> |>
> |> Under normal circumstances, C:\WINDOWS\TEMP can be cleared of
> |> files/folders after a fresh boot. You need the fresh boot, because
> |> something may be sitting there, waiting to "complete" an install. You
> |> will likely have seen a message about it, though. Anyway, you should
> |> know whether you've installed something since boot. Now, some files
> |> may return after the delete. "WebPoolFileFile" is one. That will
> |> come back next boot or when you run McAfee.
> |
> | I do not use McAfee at all. I have Avast!
>
> Avast! also seems to put a folder in there-- _avast4_
> And sometimes I believe I see other stuff as well.
>
> |> I have seen one poster who objected, saying one should browse through
> |> those files, looking for .log's. He said it might be interesting to
> |> see whether there is an error message or something inside. It was
> |> too late for me by then.
> |>
> |> Naturally, if you have actually installed something into TEMP, there
> |> might be a Registry connection to it. Those, you need to
> |> un/re-install elsewhere. Finally, I even saw a poster who had system
> |> files in there perhaps it was the Temporary Internet Files in
> |> there. That shouldn't be! Well, to be certain, is C:\Windows\TEMP
> |> mentioned in any of these Registry keys...?...
> |>
> |>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\She
> |> ll Folders
> |>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Use
> |> r Shell Folders
> |
> | It is too late to even mess with it. I am not messing with the
> | registry anyway. To look for these keys?? Why??
>
> TEMP should not be mentioned in those Registry keys. If it were, it
> would mean important system stuff might go into it. Then, it would be
> harder to pick/choose what to delete from in there!
>
> |> | Today, I got rid
> |> | of Spy Bot and Zone Alarm.
> |>
> |> SpyBot...?...
> |
> | SpyBot, Yes so I goofed on the spelling. I don't think this is DOS!!
> |>
> |> START button, Find, F/F, Checks*.* (That's asterisk-dot-asterisk)
> |> START button, Find, F/F, Fixes*.*
> |>
> |> ... If you have a ton of these, then delete them. Go to the Settings
> |> screen of SpyBot, & turn off both the Checks & Fixes logs.
> |
> | I REMOVED SpyBot and ZoneAlarm
>
> STILL-- check that those files were not left behind! Each time you ran
> SpyBot, more & more of them may have accumulated!
>
> |> | The only things, as far as protection goes
> |> | now, is my Avast! and AdAware. Right now, I can get the Web pages.
> |> | Some still do not load up good and the IE times-out. I think
> |> | something is still wrong.
> |>
> |> Can you name a WEB site that doesn't download well? I'll go see
> |> whether it is normal or not!
> |
> | ALL of them!! NEVER downloaded at all!! I could not even get into the
> | ATT web site, Would not find the website. In fact, the IE and/or
> | Mozilla would time out and it would say "page could not be displayed"
> | I thought I explained this before in this string. I thought that
> | Mozilla may work. A teacher friend of mine, brought down a copy on a
> | disk so I could install it, that did not work either. That went with
> | the downloading the backup.
>
> I don't see where you did mention this before in this thread. Maybe
> start a new thread on it, as this one really belongs to Eugenia, I
> think.
>
> If no URL at all will work, it must be something on your end doing it.
> Are you saying, after you restored a full system backup-- still no URL
> will work? Not even a simple one, like...?...
>
> http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm
> EICAR virus test site
>
> Sometimes, when I get a timeout, a simple click on the REFRESH button
> gets it to download. I the following could be worth a try...
>
> (1) "START, Run, MSInfo32, Tools menu, IE Repair Tool"
> It produces a rather large "Fix IE Log.txt" in C:\Windows. IE & E
> are basically one & the same. If this crashes, an over-install of IE is
> indicated.
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=194177
> Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool
>
> (2) Over-install IE. Try first without, but I believe it will request an
> internet connection. Perhaps it is best to let it connect, actually. If
> you don't care to get this fancy, just skip to step (c).
>
> (a) Turn off interfering programs. Use http://www.pcmag.com/ 's
> "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2". Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab".
> Note what is unchecked, if anything. Then, go to the General tab &
> disable the entire Startup Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking
> "Load Startup...". Reboot.
>
> (b) Perhaps, if you haven't got EndItAll2, then "Ctrl-Alt-Del" & end
> task all but Explorer & Systray. If this goes badly, start again from
> top, & skip it next time.
>
> (c) "START, Find, F/F, IE6Setup.exe". Click it in the Find window.
> NOTE: If you are IE5, then it's "IE5Setup.exe". If there are more
> than one (I have two each), click the one in "C:\WINDOWS\Windows
> Update Setup Files" or "C:\Windows Update Setup Files", as applicable.
>
> (d) Re-enable the Startup Group. That will automatically check all
> items. Go to the Startup tab & uncheck any noted in step (a). Reboot.
>
> (e) Perhaps go to Windows Update, to see whether it now offers
> criticals.
>
> ...snip
>
>
I went to F/F, typed in Search & Destroy, it came up with a folder in
C:\Program Files\Spybot-search & destroy. Contains 3 Files: Includes=31
objects, Plug in= 1 which says: TCPIP address.dll, Updates= 23 objects.
Should I just delete this file completely? Or what? I wanted to make sure
before I do anything.
Angel
"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:uz3xlQHBIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Angel wrote:
> | Hi PCR,
> | Replies in line:
> |
> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
> | news:OkOECe6AIHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> |> Angel wrote:
> |> | Hi Bill,
> |> | I did the clean boot. It did it again and had deleted some
> |> | files of files that was not supposed to be deleted. They were in
> |> | the TEMP file. The TEMP file did not rebuild. It messed things up
> |> | badly. So I had to go back to the Backup late last night.
> |>
> |> You mean C:\Windows\TEMP...?.
> |
> | Yes, I meant C:\Windows\TEMP.
> | No, it did not rebuild after fresh boot, That was the problem!! I
> | already went back to the Backup in Disk Image.
>
> OK. If you've got it back, then probably we do not need to look inside
> Config.sys & Autoexec.bat.
>
> |>
> |> Under normal circumstances, C:\WINDOWS\TEMP can be cleared of
> |> files/folders after a fresh boot. You need the fresh boot, because
> |> something may be sitting there, waiting to "complete" an install. You
> |> will likely have seen a message about it, though. Anyway, you should
> |> know whether you've installed something since boot. Now, some files
> |> may return after the delete. "WebPoolFileFile" is one. That will
> |> come back next boot or when you run McAfee.
> |
> | I do not use McAfee at all. I have Avast!
>
> Avast! also seems to put a folder in there-- _avast4_
> And sometimes I believe I see other stuff as well.
>
> |> I have seen one poster who objected, saying one should browse through
> |> those files, looking for .log's. He said it might be interesting to
> |> see whether there is an error message or something inside. It was
> |> too late for me by then.
> |>
> |> Naturally, if you have actually installed something into TEMP, there
> |> might be a Registry connection to it. Those, you need to
> |> un/re-install elsewhere. Finally, I even saw a poster who had system
> |> files in there perhaps it was the Temporary Internet Files in
> |> there. That shouldn't be! Well, to be certain, is C:\Windows\TEMP
> |> mentioned in any of these Registry keys...?...
> |>
> |>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\She
> |> ll Folders
> |>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Use
> |> r Shell Folders
> |
> | It is too late to even mess with it. I am not messing with the
> | registry anyway. To look for these keys?? Why??
>
> TEMP should not be mentioned in those Registry keys. If it were, it
> would mean important system stuff might go into it. Then, it would be
> harder to pick/choose what to delete from in there!
>
> |> | Today, I got rid
> |> | of Spy Bot and Zone Alarm.
> |>
> |> SpyBot...?...
> |
> | SpyBot, Yes so I goofed on the spelling. I don't think this is DOS!!
> |>
> |> START button, Find, F/F, Checks*.* (That's asterisk-dot-asterisk)
> |> START button, Find, F/F, Fixes*.*
> |>
> |> ... If you have a ton of these, then delete them. Go to the Settings
> |> screen of SpyBot, & turn off both the Checks & Fixes logs.
> |
> | I REMOVED SpyBot and ZoneAlarm
>
> STILL-- check that those files were not left behind! Each time you ran
> SpyBot, more & more of them may have accumulated!
>
> |> | The only things, as far as protection goes
> |> | now, is my Avast! and AdAware. Right now, I can get the Web pages.
> |> | Some still do not load up good and the IE times-out. I think
> |> | something is still wrong.
> |>
> |> Can you name a WEB site that doesn't download well? I'll go see
> |> whether it is normal or not!
> |
> | ALL of them!! NEVER downloaded at all!! I could not even get into the
> | ATT web site, Would not find the website. In fact, the IE and/or
> | Mozilla would time out and it would say "page could not be displayed"
> | I thought I explained this before in this string. I thought that
> | Mozilla may work. A teacher friend of mine, brought down a copy on a
> | disk so I could install it, that did not work either. That went with
> | the downloading the backup.
>
> I don't see where you did mention this before in this thread. Maybe
> start a new thread on it, as this one really belongs to Eugenia, I
> think.
>
> If no URL at all will work, it must be something on your end doing it.
> Are you saying, after you restored a full system backup-- still no URL
> will work? Not even a simple one, like...?...
>
> http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm
> EICAR virus test site
>
> Sometimes, when I get a timeout, a simple click on the REFRESH button
> gets it to download. I the following could be worth a try...
>
> (1) "START, Run, MSInfo32, Tools menu, IE Repair Tool"
> It produces a rather large "Fix IE Log.txt" in C:\Windows. IE & E
> are basically one & the same. If this crashes, an over-install of IE is
> indicated.
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=194177
> Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool
>
> (2) Over-install IE. Try first without, but I believe it will request an
> internet connection. Perhaps it is best to let it connect, actually. If
> you don't care to get this fancy, just skip to step (c).
>
> (a) Turn off interfering programs. Use http://www.pcmag.com/ 's
> "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2". Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab".
> Note what is unchecked, if anything. Then, go to the General tab &
> disable the entire Startup Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking
> "Load Startup...". Reboot.
>
> (b) Perhaps, if you haven't got EndItAll2, then "Ctrl-Alt-Del" & end
> task all but Explorer & Systray. If this goes badly, start again from
> top, & skip it next time.
>
> (c) "START, Find, F/F, IE6Setup.exe". Click it in the Find window.
> NOTE: If you are IE5, then it's "IE5Setup.exe". If there are more
> than one (I have two each), click the one in "C:\WINDOWS\Windows
> Update Setup Files" or "C:\Windows Update Setup Files", as applicable.
>
> (d) Re-enable the Startup Group. That will automatically check all
> items. Go to the Startup tab & uncheck any noted in step (a). Reboot.
>
> (e) Perhaps go to Windows Update, to see whether it now offers
> criticals.
>
> ...snip
>
>