re: ghost in the machine...please help a newbie
Saturday, January 22, 2005 at 3:33 pm
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Posted by DEX
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On Saturday, January 22, 2005 at 11:37 am, joseph bernardi wrote:
>Hello
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>Several strange occurrences have me bewildered.
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> I am running 2000pro/733mz/256kram/firefox browser/cable connection/norton internet
>security and antvirus/adaware.se/spybot search and destroy.
> 1. I attempted to do a system backup through windows, but I when I selected my
>cd-rw (E:) drive, and inserted a disc as instructed, an error msg;'e: is not a valid
>drive, or you do not have access' appeared. I clicked ok and aborted the attempt.
> 2.When i rebooted the next day, i discovered that the customization i had done
>to the desktop had disappeared, and it seemed as though i was booting up for the
>first time. The desktop was back to default status, EXCEPT that shortcuts i had
added
>were still there(winmx,firefox,adaware,spybot search and destroy, nero startsmart).
> 3. I opened 'my documents' shortcut, and it was empty! I had saved all downloaded
>music files there.
> 4. The person who built the computer gave me a lot of valuable advice...he was
>able to direct me around, until we found my 'missing' files. They had somehow been
>transferred to a different location on C: - to user/documents and settings/documents/my
>music.
> 5. Thinking (and here is where i learned a lesson...if u don't know, don't act
>like u do) that somehow NERO was the culprit, i uninstalled and re-installed it).
>During the re-installation, an error message 'files are missing. please re-install
>nero' appeared. I obeyed, but received the message again. I exited; then i noticed
>the 'Nero Smartstart' icon and opened it, only to receive the identical error message.
>So, i did a search and found all the nero components actually installed ! I then
>created shortcuts. However, when i opened the progams using the shortcuts, the installer
>appeared and attempted to begin the process over again! So, i went back and attempted
>to open the programs from the start menu...FINALLY, AMEN i could now use them (WHEW
>!)
> 6. I made nero media player the default for all media files. I then inserted an
>audio cd into E:. Nothing happened. I reinserted. Nothing. So, I used windows explorer,
>and discovered that, yes, the files were being read (they were lined up as tracks,
>with the green 'play' button for each.
>7. Ive noticed now that both ie and firefox are displaying pages much slower than
>before. Im not sure if this is a cable provider issue, or somehow related to the
>'ghost' and these other events. In addition, windows media player has slowed down
>considerably...although i did visit windows update and downloaded the latest security
>updates, one of which was aimed directly at the player itself. Since then , i have
>switched to nero and firefox,(j/k could this have had any adverse effects? Is windows
>upset because i dropped ie?(j/k) I did an full system scan with norton, adaware
and
>spybot, and all is clean(according to them).
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>I (and my buddies whose brains must be scarred from all the picking i've been doing!)am
>tapped out. I have used a help book, "Master Windows 2000 pro Visually', which has
>been invaluable. It can't troubleshoot problems like this, though, so i am greatly
>relieved for being directed to this site, and hopeful that i can get some assistance
>from one of you kind folks...sorry for the length, but i hope all the details will
>answer in advance some questions they might prompt.
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>Thanks for being patient!
>
> I like windows 2000, except for as noted, everything is smooth...i actually traded
>in xp for it.
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>Regards,
>joe
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