adamvjackson

The more I learn, the more I realize how much more there is to learn. Thanks for the great article

I've had this problem myself, on occasion. For me, a reboot fixed the problem, but I'm sure that doesn't help now. I have a Geforce4 ti4400 (128MB). Recently, I downgraded from the latest drivers to the 44.03 version, after much reading. While I am not specifically recommending this driver version for your card (although the 40 series seems to be best for older cards), you may wish to try that. You can find older driver releases from Nvidia here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2k_archive.html Hope this helps, let me know how you make out.

*applauds* Thanks, Alec!

Hate to keep "bumping" my thread, but it looks as though I've found the perfect FREE solution: Filehand! Indexes, searches with the following filetypes: doc, xls, ppt, wpd, txt, html, pdf, mp3, Outlook 2000-2003 items, etc. The search for the perfect search is over!

You can try VMware Workstation, it's not free, but there's a 45 day free trial version. Totally worth the purchase price, in my opinion.

Snakeplissken- As far as the monitor is concerned, that behavor is likely to occur when the refresh rate of the monitor is set to the default of 60Hz. If you set it higher (72Hz, 75Hz, or 85Hz) it will likely go back to how you are used to seeing it. As far as #2-5, since you're dealing with core OS components, it's likely there are severe version mismatches going on. Best bet? Back up personal data and reinstall the OS. Probably not worth the time and effort to try to "ressurect" the OS with that level of corruption. Also, with a *free* Service Pack, Microsoft isn't making a dime. Actually, considering the long development time (I had my first beta build of SP2 last December, the 10th if I recall correctly) and R&D into security, I would actually say this Service Pack has cost Microsoft millions of dollars. Oh, and they're giving away free CDs of SP2, free shipping too. All of this adds to the cost. As I said, I was a beta tester. There were probably about 100k beta testers, and several thousand more users downloaded the "Technicial Preview" build that was available to the public. However, it is IMPOSSIBLE to try to isolate every possible testing scenario prior to release. This is why (advanced) users are/were encouraged to download the preview release. You could have submitted feedback at that time as well. And before you think I'm just a "fanboy" of Microsoft, I administer mostly Linux and IBM AIX servers at work.

Hm, I feel for you. CoolWebSearch (CWS) is definately one of the worst trojan/spywares out there. There are so many different variants in the wild, I would be hard-pressed to say "here is the way to fix it..." However, you can try CWShredder. Note that the author who wrote this tool was unable to keep up with all the variants, but it's worth a shot. Try that, and post back with your results. Of course, I would also run HiJackThis, Ad-Aware, and Spybot S&D as well. For best results, download all of these programs and run them with your internet connection disabled, incase the spyware tries to call home to reinstall itself. Good luck

You might want to try Doom95 with the Doom Legacy Engine.

Below the Recycler folder is another hidden+system folder with a GUID string. You can view this in Explorer by unhiding protected system files/folders.

Also, by default, all non-cached lookups will be forwarded to any of the root DNS servers, so you may wish to change this to your ISP/BSP provider's DNS servers for improved performance,

No problem BTW, if you want the XP SP2 ADM templates without installing SP2, you can get them here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...;DisplayLang=en Last file (.msi) in the list.

To create a new profile, basically what you would do would be to log in with the Administrator account (or any account other than your own with Admin rights) and delete the "documents and Settings" folder that referred to your account.

Can you log in with Domain Admin rights (yourself, not the user account in question) and try the "copy to..." option, to ensure that the user has rights to his/her profile?

Assuming that you receive the CRC error from Windows Explorer when trying to copy the ghost image, it's likely a bad burn/bad CD. Very unfortunate, and I can sympathasize...

Going to need some more information here; are you talking about the icons that reside in the system tray, near the clock? What are some examples of programs that used to show up, but now do not?

Clearly there isn't: Currently there are 1075 Users online Are your db (mysql, assuming) connections remaining open?

Open up "My Computer", click on the "C" hard drive, and open the folder named "Documents and Settings". Do you see multiple entries of your username? For example: Adam Adam.000 Adam.001 Adam.002 Adam.ComputerName Adam.ComputerName.000 Etc, etc. If so, most likely your "My documents" haven't actually been deleted, but reside in one of the folders below "Documents and Settings". Most likely, however, you have a corrupt user profile. First, however, post what you find below the "Documents and Settings" folder.

The path indicated in your screenshot is located where the Windows System Restore feature stores it's files. This will be important. First thing I would do would be to *temporarily* disable System Restore. This *will* delete any existing restore points, so be advised. Next, I would disconnect your network/internet connection. Next, I would do a full antivirus scan, and either Quarantine or delete any/all infected files. Also, you may wish to run a spyware scan, with whichever utility you prefer. Finally, re-enable system restore, if you choose, and see if the problem returns. What I *suspect* is happening is that your antivirus software keeps redetecting the same file(s), but since they're located in the System Volume Information folder, you as a user (yes, even an administrator) do not have access to delete those files, nothing can be done. That's why deleting the system restore cache may likely solve your problem.

Who has ownership of the .tmp files? SYSTEM? How are the NTFS permissions set on those files? I assume you're using Microsoft Office (version?), since it typically creates ~*.tmp filenames. Check your permissions so that users have rights to delete files in that folder. This is important since the applications are running under the user context, and cannot remove temp files if the user cannot. And yeah, I know giving users rights to delete files can be an issue...

More specifically: 1. Open gpedit.msc on your administrative console/pc 2. Expand to the following area: Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Domain Profile -> "Windows Firewall: Define port exceptions" Requirements: At least Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2 Description: Allows you to view and change the port exceptions list defined by Group Policy. Windows Firewall uses two port exception lists: one is defined by Group Policy settings and the other is defined by the Windows Firewall component in Control Panel. If you enable this policy setting, you can view and change the port exceptions list defined by Group Policy. To view this port exceptions list, enable the policy setting and then click the Show button. To add a port, enable the policy setting, note the syntax, click the Show button, click the Add button, and then type a definition string that uses the syntax format. To remove a port, click its definition, and then click the Remove button. To edit a definition, remove the current definition from the list and add a new one with different parameters. To allow administrators to add ports to the local port exceptions list that is defined by the Windows Firewall component in Control Panel, also enable the "Windows Firewall: Allow local port exceptions" policy setting. If you disable this policy setting, the port exceptions list defined by Group Policy is deleted, but other policy settings can continue to open or block ports. Also, if a local port exceptions list exists, it is ignored unless you enable the "Windows Firewall: Allow local port exceptions" policy setting. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Firewall uses only the local port exceptions list that administrators define by using the Windows Firewall component in Control Panel. Other policy settings can continue to open or block ports. Note: If you type an invalid definition string, Windows Firewall adds it to the list without checking for errors, and therefore you can accidentally create multiple entries for the same port with conflicting Scope or Status values. Scope parameters are combined for multiple entries. If entries have different Status values, any definition with the Status set to "disabled" overrides all definitions with the Status set to "enabled," and the port does not receive messages. Therefore, if you set the Status of a port to "disabled," you can prevent administrators from using the Windows Firewall component in Control Panel to enable the port. Note: The only effect of setting the Status value to "disabled" is that Windows Firewall ignores other definitions for that port that set the Status to "enabled." If another policy setting opens a port, or if a program in the program exceptions list asks Windows Firewall to open a port, Windows Firewall opens the port. Note: If any policy setting opens TCP port 445, Windows Firewall allows inbound ICMP echo request messages (the message sent by the Ping utility), even if the "Windows Firewall: Allow ICMP exceptions" policy setting would block them. Policy settings that can open TCP port 445 include "Windows Firewall: Allow file and printer sharing exception," "Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception," and "Windows Firewall: Define port exceptions."

Group policy for the Domain. Have you updated the Group Policy schema with the XP SP2 administrative templates? After you do, you will be unable to access the new templates on a Pre-SP2 machine (DC included) until this hotfix is applied: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842933 Let me know if that helps.

Definately sounds like a proxy server, and that is reporting your useragent as Mozilla 4.x Compatible. To check: Internet Explorer: Tools, Internet Options, Connection Tab, LAN Settings button, check the state of the checkbox: "Use a proxy server for your LAN"

Sorry for the late reply, but the file is available for the time being (until I need the webspace back) here: http://webpages.charter.net/adamvjackson/NetDump-Switch.zip It's just under 2KB, and hopefully Hobbel doesn't mind me hosting it. I haven't made any modifications to the original files at all, in fact, the original date on it was 11/28/2003.

I used InstallShield professional once, they have a trial version that can de-compile the .msi packages, so that you can make the changes you need, then recreate a new .msi.

Wow, that's bad, offering to *sell* pirated goods on this board! I hope your post gets deleted and your account removed. That type of stuff is *not* tolerated here.