RESTORE TO FACTORY SETTINGS??

RE Windows Search

I may have unwittingly installed Windows Search even though I was told to avoid it...it probably happened while 132 updates were "self-installing" as I slept last night.

Is there a way to disable/uninstall Search?

In line with my above post, I'm also receiving a prompt in the area of the systray that "your drivers did not instal correctly and the program may not perform properly." They're not the exact words, but close enough. I wonder why I'm receiving these prompts, as I figured I was finally out of those woods?!

Thanks!

sbuxman

Possible help AVG SafeGuard toolbar.


http://forums.avg.com/us-en/avg-foru...&page=4&type=0

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Originally Posted by Train

Possible help AVG SafeGuard toolbar.


http://forums.avg.com/us-en/avg-foru...&page=4&type=0

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Train -- worked like a charm...thank you!

In other news...))

I uninstalled my HP Bluetooth and it's left a yellow question mark in the DevMgr...do I have to have it installed??

Speaking of installations, I still see a window on start or reboot asking if I'd like to install new hardware -- this before the HP Bluetooth uninstall. I think it's a leftover from all the times I unsuccessfully attempted to install the multimedia audio controller driver until I was finally able to get to IE8 and Win Update. When I click cancel in the window,I get a prompt in the systray telling me that driver installation was unsuccessful and my hardware might not work properly.

Thanks again for the help.

Unless you use blue tooth, just go into DevMgr, R-clcik it and disable it.

Then reboot and see if the pop up reappears.

I use a USB blue tooth stick to get pictures off of a couple phones is all.

Followed your instructions to the letter and now the yellow question mark has a red x through it!

I might as well reinstall it because at least my DevMgr will be clean : )

You can if you want to. I have been known to leave the red X and not worry about it.

Thank you, Train!

Once you figure out what are the correct drivers, burn them to a cd against future need.

Sorry. I was out of town for the weekend. Glad to see that things got sorted.

If the BT is built-in, you could go into the bios and disable it there. Then it wouldn't show up in Device Manager anymore.

Thanks for the message, and I think I'll leave it alone for now. I decided to reinstall the Softpaq software for it if only to get rid of the yellow question mark!

I'm also still seeing the "phantom" window (jpeg taken by my Android phone, attached) about successful installation of device drivers. I get it after every boot or restart, but now I can at least rule out the Bluetooth reinstall because the same window was appearing even after I had disabled the Bluetooth in the DevMgr per Train's post. So I'm suspecting it's related to the trouble I had for so long getting the multimedia audio controller installed, but why is it still appearing? Thus the name "ANNOYING" I've saved as the jpeg : / Any remedy for this?

I'm also wondering if I can take a picture of what's on my screen by tapping the Insert/Prt Sc button. I would have used that method to save the "phantom" window in Paint as I typically do, but the Paste function yields nothing, though I typically use that method to save images in temp memory for attachment purposes. Is that function not available in XP Home?

Thanks again.

Could not save the image to an appropriate size...too big for upload :/

Insert and Print Screen are two separate buttons on a regular keyboard. Are you sure you don't have to toggle something? It works fine in XP.

Did you try to install the phantom device without drivers? Even if it can't find drivers, it should come up in "Other devices", and no longer prompt you.

Did you install the modem drivers or not?

My bad, I meant PrtScn/SysRq. Usually I can tap that key on any computer's keyboard and immediately paste the resulting temp memory's contents into a graphics or word program, but not in this case. So I tried tapping on both keys simultaneously, but no soap.

Yes, the modem drivers were installed as part of the multimedia audio controller package, I'm pretty sure.

Modem and audio are two separate devices. Double check it.

Hmm. Print Screen should still work on XP. Maybe it's a keyboard problem? Just plug in a usb keyboard and test it out.

There are freebie screen capture programs too.
http://getgreenshot.org/
http://lightscreen.sourceforge.net/

HI,

Plugged in a USB keyboard, which works fine, but nothing goes into temporary memory when I tap prt sc, sysrq or both. Accessing the right-click menu shows a greyed-out Paste selection.

Hmm. Try Fn + PrtScn and see if that works.

Unfortunately did not work. I'm wondering about keyboard drivers...no, I don't have any more yellow question marks in the Device Manager, but maybe there are newer driver updates?

Just sayin.

You don't usually need keyboard drivers. The only drivers I see are for the "Quick Launch" buttons. You can give them a shot.

Thank you, would you please point me to a link for those?

I already gave you the link a while ago. Please bookmark it.
Look under the Keyboard, Mouse and Input Devices section.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...product=435618

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I already gave you the link a while ago. Please bookmark it.
Look under the Keyboard, Mouse and Input Devices section.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...product=435618

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Thank you, sir!

I hope this solves the mystery of the phantom window, because I'm still unable to save a screen shot in temporary memory so I can paste it elsewhere : /

You never confirmed if the modem was installed or not.

My apologies again...and yessir, it is...Device Manager shows the following under Modems:

AC97 Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Ok. That's good.

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There are freebie screen capture programs too.
http://getgreenshot.org/
http://lightscreen.sourceforge.net/

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As I mentioned earlier, there are alternatives to print screen. They also use the PrtScn button by default, so that would confirm if your button is working or not.

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Ok. That's good.


As I mentioned earlier, there are alternatives to print screen. They also use the PrtScn button by default, so that would confirm if your button is working or not.

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OK, sir, here's the culprit. BTW, Greenshot is a fine program and very easy to use for screen captures ; )

This annoying little bugger continues to appear. It's not the end of the World, but it would certainly be nice to figure out how to get rid of it.

Thanks again.

Hmm. Ok. That's not from Device Manager.

Go to Start - Run, then type in msconfig and press enter
Click on the Startup tab
Look for any entries that might be driver related and uncheck them. You can always recheck them if necessary.

Otherwise, check Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs and see which drivers are listed. Then you can try uninstalling a driver, and then rebooting to see if it pops up again. Do them ONE at a time, so you can pinpoint which driver is the problem.

Thank you...since there's a little more meat to that project, I'll start it right after I return from my 2-3 day bizz trip beginning in about one hour...and def keep you posted.

sbuxman

OK. NP.

Of course, you would have to reinstall the drivers as necessary. Just want to determine which one is the culprit.