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| Thread ID: 61989 | 2005-09-23 04:45:00 | cleaning dust from IBM thinkpad 600 | jacq (8946) | Press F1 |
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| 390329 | 2005-09-24 21:01:00 | None of the links in the PressF1 FAQ on that topic should require you to use commerical products in order for that problem to be fixed. I would ignore "Error Doctor". Did you also install any antispyware programs such as Spybot Search & Destroy (www.safer-networking.org) and/or AdawareSE (www.lavasoft.de) (free edition)? Another helpful program for detecting certain viruses/trojans which can escape some Antivirus software is Ewido (www.ewido.net). It offers a 14 day free trial of their fully functioning product, and after that time it will revert to the freeware version which doesn't have all the extra bits. That shutdown -a command should work for you if you are getting a countdown timer appearing. What does the error message specifically say when it starts counting down? |
Jen (38) | ||
| 390330 | 2005-09-25 03:30:00 | Things are going tres slow - took me almost an hour to get here. I returned to the FAQ link last night, realised my mistake, unistalled the error doctor and had almost installed a free disc clean up when the countdown timer appeared and I was shutdown. So I think it's back to square one. I'll copy the details of the error message next time it happens and let you know. Now I'm first getting the message that Issas exec (may not be correct) has generated errors and will shutdown. This message has a 'cancel' option which I press. Then the countdown box appears stating that WINNT is shutting it down - but I'll be more accurate about that later. For now, I'm trying to get through a disck clean up. Then I'll move on to syware. There's an option for syware on My Yahoo toolbar? Would that be OK? I didn't download it before as I was paranoid about overloading the system. bye for now, jacq |
jacq (8946) | ||
| 390331 | 2005-09-25 03:36:00 | If you have troubles downloading the tools to make it possible to download things, it would be worth considering going to a friend's copmputer, (or an Internet cafe), and putting the downloaded files onto a CD. It might be less frustrating. :cool: | Graham L (2) | ||
| 390332 | 2005-09-25 03:36:00 | Then I'll move on to syware. There's an option for syware on My Yahoo toolbar? Would that be OK? I didn't download it before as I was paranoid about overloading the system.No, don't use whatever toolbar has appeared on your internet browser. Use one or both of the programs that I suggested. Both are very reputable and have a solid background, unlike a whole lot of others which claim to be spyware removers ... Getting the rest of that error message would be helpful too. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 390333 | 2005-09-25 06:18:00 | Aha. Downloading onto a cd may be an option tomorrow avo using a friend's computer. The shang wang (internet cafe) doesn't allow cds - they don't even have the cd slots, or a printer (VERY unfortunately). This is what I scribbled down during the latest abort: 1st message:Issas.exe has generated errors and will be closed bywindows.You will need to restart the programme. An error log is being created. 2nd message: This system has generated errors and will be shutdown. Please log off and bla bla bla... initiated by NT Authority/System. The system programme 'C:/WINNT/system 32/Issas exe' terminated with status code... (then blackness). I found the file and ran a virus check on it but none were found. The disk clean up enterprise is still pending. Life was so much simpler when my dog (not my laptop) was my significant other. |
jacq (8946) | ||
| 390334 | 2005-09-30 06:49:00 | I've done numerous virus checks, one of which was online; Ive downloaded and run trojan hunt, disc cleaner, and spyware. Two trojan viruses have been found and deleted. There's currently an error prohibiting a file from being opened, but AVG doesnt give me the option of putting it in the virus vault... Ive just done another virus check and none have been found. But the computer still runs at an utterly debilitating speed. It takes about an hour to open and get into the internet. I dont know what to try now... any ideas? |
jacq (8946) | ||
| 390335 | 2005-10-01 02:50:00 | Have you got a CD which will restore the computer to its "Out of the factory state", or a W2K instllation disk? It's starting to look as if that might be needed. ;) The other thing is ... are you expecting too much after having used newer (multi GHz) computers? (I assume the "an hour to open and get int the internet" is a slight exaggeration.) That IBM is a 233 MHz Pentium, isn't it? How much memory have you got? I use W98 on a comparable Compaq laptop (with only 96MB ;)). My 766 MHz laptop with 184 MB runs W2k acceptably for me, though I'm looking for more memory. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 390336 | 2005-10-16 04:13:00 | no, I'm not expecting too much. I'm used to an old computer. Mine is a pentium 2. It has 3.5 GB. That day when I said it took an hour to get onto the internet was more or an under estimation rather than an exageration! It's crippled. Some days are worse than others. For example, I've recently been away and after not using it for 10 days, it ran normally for a day. Then it returned to being unusable. Another odd thing happened. Previously I had 2 GB of free space, then for no apparent reason, I have lost 1.2 GB and now only have 800 MB of free space. I have done constant disc clean ups and scans with anti spyware, virus, aware, on and offline that have had no effect. There appear to be a lot of 'processes' open, but I cannot delete or open problem files, and dont know how to fix them. I realise it needs a complete reset, but idont have any OP CDs as i bought the laptop 2ndhand. In a bigger centre I could buy such things, but where I presently am, I cant. So it'll have to wait till I next go to Kunming. Thanks for your advice. | jacq (8946) | ||
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