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NS lockups can be due to Netscape itself. 6.0 is still not as stable as IE. I have it, but I stick with IE because it is more stable and still faster.
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ATHLON 750, GA-71XE, 256 SDRAM, 20 GB 7200 Maxtor, 32 MB G400, SB Live, win98se, Centurytel DSL
Cindy: Last fall I was having terrible IE5.5 problems, freezes, blue screens, kernel32 errors, you name it. I learned about spyware here at Virtual Dr., and dowloaded Ad-Aware. Ad-Aware is a small freebie that will detect and remove spyware from your PC. After I removed the spyware from my PC, my IE troubles were gone.
Gator is a known spyware carrier. Although you removed Gator, the spyware is still on your PC. Encourage you to download and run Ad-Aware to get rid of it. You might find it will fix your IE problems altogether (not sure about the effect on Netscape, as I don't use it). If not, no harm done, you sure don't want spyware on your PC, tracking your internet movement and jazzing things up!
-Kat
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I have gone to look for myself. If I should return before I get back, please keep me here.
The InnoculateIT is installed and I must admit it is one of the best pieces of free software I have ever seen. THANK YOU.
I'm getting ad-aware right now. Thanks for the info and suggestion. I hope it helps, I'll report back here as soon as I can.
I just had a slew of Fatal Exception Errors so I am on a mission to stop it before it gets worse. IE is holding up fine still.
After you finish with the adware scan, give some specifics on the FEE's you are receiving. Such as which module etc.Quote:
Originally posted by cyndy10:
I just had a slew of Fatal Exception Errors so I am on a mission to stop it before it gets worse. IE is holding up fine still.
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ATHLON 750, GA-71XE, 256 SDRAM, 20 GB 7200 Maxtor, 32 MB G400, SB Live, win98se, Centurytel DSL
Ad-Aware installed, it found a slew of stuff, all removed now:
Started registry scan.
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Aureate key:HKEY_USERS\.default\software\aureate\
Cydoor key:HKEY_USERS\.default\software\cydoor\
Cydoor key:HKEY_USERS\.default\software\cydoor services\
Aureate key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\aureate\
Cydoor key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\cydoor\
Cydoor key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\cydoor\
Cydoor key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\cydoor services\
Gator key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\
Web3000 key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\stashedgm
Started folder scan.
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Aureate folder:C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\AdCache
Gator folder:C:\Program Files\Gator.com
Started file examination.
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Cydoor file:C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\cd_load.exe
Cydoor file:C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\cd_swf.dll
Cydoor file:C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\cd_clint.dll
Doubleclick file:C:\WINDOWS\Cookies\anyuser@doubleclick[2].txt
Suspicious files found : 4
Scan complete.
Total spyware references found on this system:16
FE Errors in newt post to help keep things here organized.
FE Errors in order of appearance, and these were back to back:
1) A FE OE occurred at 0028:C0091E6F in VXD VETMON95(01) + 00015A67. Current app terminated.
2) A FE OD occurred in VXD VTDAPI(03) + 000002CB. Current app terminated.
3) AND 5)
A FE OD in 0028:C0091E6C in VXD VETMON95(01) + 00015A64. Current app terminated.
4) A FE OD occurred at 0246:014747FB. Current app terminated.
After that I got an illegal operation in (I forgot to write it down, but I know it well, it's the .exe that is related to password files (.pwl) mxpre or something like that. Simply restarting brought the whole same set of FE's so I unplugged for 3 minutes to cycle/reset, it booted ok, then I restarted again.
Now Netscape is running, but the weird text things are happening but not as bad as before. I've only had to use BACK/FORWARD once in all this text of the last 2 posts.. That is good.
At this juncture I also want to take a moment to Thank All you men for helping:
mrman
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KatMac
I really REALLY appreciate all your assistance.
Also I didscovered that what I thought was Dr. Watson was not, it was ASUSProbe, a small utility that the Motherboard has to monitor the Processor and Motherboard. (Fan, Temp, and Voltage) My only excuse is it looks like a Dr. I put it back in the systray.
VETMON is the innoculateit software.
Try uninstalling it and reinstalling it.
Did you completely uninstall the McAfee through the add/remove programs?
Hardware monitoring software is often unstable. Use it as needed, but don't have it run continuously in the background.
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ATHLON 750, GA-71XE, 256 SDRAM, 20 GB 7200 Maxtor, 32 MB G400, SB Live, win98se, Centurytel DSL
[This message has been edited by mrman (edited 03-02-2001).]
Thanks Cindy, but I'm a 'she'. Lots of ladies lurking around in Virtual Dr.! https://discussions.virtualdr.com/Quote:
Originally posted by cyndy10:
At this juncture I also want to take a moment to Thank All you men for helping:
mrman
PEST
KatMac
I really REALLY appreciate all your assistance.
-Kat (short for Kathy) https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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I have gone to look for myself. If I should return before I get back, please keep me here.
*blush*
SO SORRY!!! I wondered about that, but decided to assume. Thanks Kat!
The install of InnoculateIT was complete and went fine, what happened was MS's Explorer gave performed an illegal op during the first scan of my system. It stopped the InnoculateIT from completing. After I rebooted following the 3 minute timeout it was fine.
Yes, I totally removed McAfee, there were 2 items to remove, and I did it through add/remove in the CP.
Even though I put the ASUSProbe in the systray, I have since restarted and it is not there by default. I'll leave it out. It's hard because I used to look at it 20-30 times a day, it's still a habit even though I have no heat problem anymore. I liked to look at it, it gives me a smile to see temps at 105-110 on average, 120 tops... They used to be at 130-140, another source of idiopathic computer problems... But I see the wisdom and am not opposed to change.
Here's a long shot you can try. It's relatively painless so if it doesn't work, you can change back. Try turning your hardware acceleration down.
control panel
display
settings tab > advanced
performance tab
Move the slider to the left a couple notches and see if you notice any difference. Really a shot in the dark, but at this point, my guess is you would be ready to try anything, right? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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I crash...therefore I am.
No problem Cindy. Actually made that same assumption myself back when I first came here. Gender and # of posts doesn't matter much anyway; in my experience, I've found that there are a lot of good-hearted people here who are readily willing to give their time and share their knowledge. So much to be learned from them!
Think I will bow out at this point. You're in good hands, though https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Tried to find your error messages in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. No luck yet, that place is a giant maze sometimes.
Good luck!
-Kat
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I have gone to look for myself. If I should return before I get back, please keep me here.
[This message has been edited by KatMac (edited 03-02-2001).]
Yes, Thank you, I am trying everything. Is it THAT obvious?
hehehe... :-)
How do I make one of those ****-eating grins?