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Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 1:05 pm
Posted by Henry Bensimon
(11 messages posted)
Many times the computer freezes especially when I disconnect the internet connection.
Yesterday it froze the first time while I was doing an excel spreadsheet.
When it freezes the only way that I know of to turn it off is to press the "off"
button. The "ctrl+alt/delete" doesn't work in this case.
Thanks
Henry
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 1:39 pm
Posted by John
(165 messages posted)
This may help .
Screen suddenly freezes, ALT+CTRL+DEL will not recover.
http://freepctech.com/articles/articles.php?ArticleId=49
On Monday, April 7, 2003 at 1:05 pm, Henry Bensimon wrote:
>Many times the computer freezes especially when I disconnect the internet connection.
>Yesterday it froze the first time while I was doing an excel spreadsheet.
>When it freezes the only way that I know of to turn it off is to press the "off"
>button. The "ctrl+alt/delete" doesn't work in this case.
>Thanks
>Henry
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 2:19 pm
Posted by Henry Bensimon
(11 messages posted)
Thank you John
I checked and I already had the vmm32.vxd file on my hard drive. Any other suggestions?
Henry
On Monday, April 7, 2003 at 1:39 pm, John wrote:
>This may help .
>
>Screen suddenly freezes, ALT+CTRL+DEL will not recover.
>http://freepctech.com/articles/articles.php?ArticleId=49
>
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 2:27 pm
Posted by John
(165 messages posted)
A good clean out is the next step Henry .
Run a virus check from 1 of these .
Online Virus check ( free )
http://housecall.antivirus.com/
http://www.coledata.com/virusalert.htm
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/misc/av.php
http://www.pandasoftware.es/activescan/activescan-com.asp
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From Windows Explorer , Delete all the files ( except the read only file )
in Windows > Applog . Taskmon will rebuild the Applog file .
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q218160
To view Applog , do this .
Windows Explorer > View > Folder Options > View , click on Show all files . Click
OK .
http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-17.shtml
If you have plenty of memory , disable Taskmon .
Start > Run , type in msconfig & press Enter .
Click on Startup & untick TaskMonitor .
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Run Scandisk Standard ( do not Tick > Automatically fix errors )
Scandisk log records the errors .
http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/scandisk.htm
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q259161&FR=1
Computer Speed and Performance May Decrease
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95
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Streamling startups .
http://www.pcforrest.freeserve.co.uk/streamlining_startups.htm
http://ww2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/startup/start4.shtml
http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Running_items.htm
http://www.djbdesigns.com/wtvzone/startup.html
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You can protect your comp from Spyfiles by using these 3 programs together .
http://beam.to/spybotsd
What does SpyBot-Search & Destroy?
SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; little modules
that are
responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of these modules also transmit
information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net.
If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace them with empty
dummies in
case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host
still runs
fine after removing the bot.
For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface
is so
easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates
are
distributed by my software mailinglist, over this page and are also available from
inside the
programs update section.
Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more
complicated
for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened
files,
started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three
major
browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.
Last but not least Spybot-S&D contains some routines to find and correct invalid
entries into
the registry.
Red entries indicate spyware problems that should be fixed to avoid security and/or
privacy
problems. This is the only kind of problem that is preselected to be fixed.
Black entries are system internals. If you do not know what they mean, I would suggest
to either
keep your fingers from it or visit the support forum.
Green entries indicate usage tracks. It can do no harm to remove these.
I personally only remove the Red entries as the Green entries remove items I use
.
Make sure you use the SpyBot > Online > Update button regularly .
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http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being
installed.
How? By setting a "kill bit" for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents
the
installation of any of them from a webpage. You can run Internet Explorer with Active-X
enabled,
but you will never even get a "Yes/No" box popped up, asking you to install a spyware
Active-X
control (Internet Explorer will never download or run it!). All other Active-X controls
or
plug-ins will work fine.
The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X
controls. Make
sure you run the Check For Updates feature frequently to get the latest database!
(And make sure
you check the new items to protect your system against them!)
As a side benefit, setting this "kill bit" will also prevent the spyware Active-X
from running,
in many cases, if it is already installed on your system.*
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http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareguard.html
SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great
addition
to SpywareBlaster's protection method.
An anti-virus program scans files before you open them and prevents execution if
a virus is
detected - SpywareGuard does the same thing, but for spyware! And you can easily
have an
anti-virus program running alongside SpywareGuard.
Features Listing: Fast scanning engine
Scans exe and cab files - the two most popular file types for distributing spyware
Signature-based scanning - for known spyware (list)
Heuristic/generic detection capabilities - some spyware programs can be detected
even if the
code undergoes significant changes
Small size - with a small size and small definition sizes, download and updates are
quick
SG Control Panel - provides easy access to help and integration options
SG LiveUpdate - provides an easy updating solution
Spyware files are blocked before being opened or run - they are not simply shut down
after they
are loaded in memory (and after they have performed their tasks)
The full path to the spyware executable is provided on the alert screen
Once a spyware file is detected and blocked from running, the options are provided
to either
continue or to delete the spyware file
It's a free download
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http://shellcity.net/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=alphapage.setup.cgi&submit_search=yes&alpha=0-9
http://www.1cleanup.com/
1CLEANUP..........Clears your computer of Unneeded Files: These may possess any attributes
left
to be specified by the user. In addition, all zero length files and folders are included
automatically. Recent Documents: Recently accessed files which are displayed in Start
Menu->
Documents and stored in Windows' Recent folder. Favorites and Bookmarks: All favorites
and
bookmarks created and stored over time by the user. IE Cache: This includes cookies,
history
and Temporary Internet Files created by the Internet Explorer. Dead Shortcuts: Shortcuts
to
files that have been moved to another location or deleted from the computer after
the shortcut
was created.....(free).....GO THERE!
Or ,
http://www.fsm.nl/ward/
Spider finds hidden Url's that other mean's don't .
Cleans >
1 . Hidden Url's .
2 . Temporary Internet Files .
3 . History Files .
4 . Cookies .
Click on Spider , not Spider Bite .
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Index.dat
Delindex works in Win98 and WinME .
http://www.burzurq.com/forum/delindex.html
The primary purpose of Delindex is to delete Index.dat files which are never resized,
and only
get bigger. These files contain all your web surfing history since they were (re)created,
and
large index.dat files can cause performance issues with browsing. Index.dat files
cannot be
deleted if Explorer is running. The secondary purpose is to delete junk files for
reasons of
space, privacy, and performance. Delindex is "stand-alone" program and requires no
installation
and no other files to run. All notes are within the program, so there are no separate
ReadMe or
Help files.
On Monday, April 7, 2003 at 2:19 pm, Henry Bensimon wrote:
>Thank you John
>I checked and I already had the vmm32.vxd file on my hard drive. Any other suggestions?
>Henry
>
>
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 4:21 pm
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33449 messages posted)
I'd say you're overdoing it a bit posting all this info. People can easily read up
about it on the site, if they want to.
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 4:23 pm
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33449 messages posted)
Do you clear out your temporary internet files regularly? You should keep applications
running in your startup to a minimum. Everything in your startup, is constantly running
in the background. These things that should help.
First, check in the options of the programs themselves. Right-click on the icons
in the tray area, open each, go through the options to turn off the "tray" or "run
at startup" feature.
I suggest you download 98's Msconfig into your Windows\System folder. It's one of
the useful features, Windows 95 doesn't have.
Msconfig.exe
For the others, go to Start - Run, type: msconfig. Under startup tab.... Leave checked:
Systray, Load Power Profile (two), and your firewall, if you have one.
Note: Load Power Profile only if you use power saving schemes. For info. on any other
processes that you have listed, check here to see whether they're needed in your
startup.
AnswersthatWork-Tasklist
Follow Microsoft's instructions to kill the Find Fast Indexer. Do NOT renable it;
it's usless and uses a lot of resources.
Kill Find Fast
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 5:41 pm
Posted by Henry Bensimon
(11 messages posted)
Thank you Carol. I will try to make some sense of all that you and John sent me.
What I am afraid of is that I start messing with all those files and it gets a lot
worse than it is now
Thanks again
Henry
On Monday, April 7, 2003 at 4:23 pm, Carol wrote:
>
>Do you clear out your temporary internet files regularly? You should keep applications
>running in your startup to a minimum. Everything in your startup, is constantly
running
>in the background. These things that should help.
>
>First, check in the options of the programs themselves. Right-click on the icons
>in the tray area, open each, go through the options to turn off the "tray" or "run
>at startup" feature.
>
>I suggest you download 98's Msconfig into your Windows\System folder. It's one of
>the useful features, Windows 95 doesn't have.
>
>
>Msconfig.exe
>
>For the others, go to Start - Run, type: msconfig. Under startup tab.... Leave
checked:
>Systray, Load Power Profile (two), and your firewall, if you have one.
>
>Note: Load Power Profile only if you use power saving schemes. For info. on any
other
>processes that you have listed, check here to see whether they're needed in your
>startup.
>
>AnswersthatWork-Tasklist
>
>Follow Microsoft's instructions to kill the Find Fast Indexer. Do NOT renable it;
>it's usless and uses a lot of resources.
>
>Kill Find Fast
>
>
>
>
>
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 5:46 pm
Posted by Henry Bensimon
(11 messages posted)
Wow!!! A lot of information. I copied on a word doc. and I will go though it soon.
Thank you, John
Henry
On Monday, April 7, 2003 at 2:27 pm, John wrote:
>A good clean out is the next step Henry .
>
>Run a virus check from 1 of these .
>Online Virus check ( free )
>http://housecall.antivirus.com/
>http://www.coledata.com/virusalert.htm
>http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/misc/av.php
>http://www.pandasoftware.es/activescan/activescan-com.asp
>
>------------------------------
>
>From Windows Explorer , Delete all the files ( except the read only file )
>in Windows > Applog . Taskmon will rebuild the Applog file .
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q218160
>
>To view Applog , do this .
>Windows Explorer > View > Folder Options > View , click on Show all files . Click
>OK .
>http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-17.shtml
>
>If you have plenty of memory , disable Taskmon .
>Start > Run , type in msconfig & press Enter .
>Click on Startup & untick TaskMonitor .
>
>-------------------------------
>
>Run Scandisk Standard ( do not Tick > Automatically fix errors )
>Scandisk log records the errors .
>http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/scandisk.htm
>
>-----------------------------
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q259161&FR=1
>Computer Speed and Performance May Decrease
>The information in this article applies to:
>Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
>Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
>Microsoft Windows 98
>Microsoft Windows 95
>
>-----------------------------
>
>Streamling startups .
>http://www.pcforrest.freeserve.co.uk/streamlining_startups.htm
>http://ww2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
>http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
>http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/startup/start4.shtml
>http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Running_items.htm
>http://www.djbdesigns.com/wtvzone/startup.html
>
>------------------------------
>
>You can protect your comp from Spyfiles by using these 3 programs together .
>
>http://beam.to/spybotsd
>What does SpyBot-Search & Destroy?
>
>SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; little modules
>that are
>responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of these modules also transmit
>information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net.
>If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace them with empty
>dummies in
>case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host
>still runs
>fine after removing the bot.
>For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface
>is so
>easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates
>are
>distributed by my software mailinglist, over this page and are also available from
>inside the
>programs update section.
>
>Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more
>complicated
>for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites,
opened
>files,
>started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three
>major
>browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.
>
>Last but not least Spybot-S&D contains some routines to find and correct invalid
>entries into
>the registry.
>
>Red entries indicate spyware problems that should be fixed to avoid security and/or
>privacy
>problems. This is the only kind of problem that is preselected to be fixed.
>
>Black entries are system internals. If you do not know what they mean, I would suggest
>to either
>keep your fingers from it or visit the support forum.
>
>Green entries indicate usage tracks. It can do no harm to remove these.
>
>I personally only remove the Red entries as the Green entries remove items I use
>.
>
>Make sure you use the SpyBot > Online > Update button regularly .
>
> -----------------------------
>
>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html
>
>SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being
>installed.
>
>How? By setting a "kill bit" for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents
>the
>installation of any of them from a webpage. You can run Internet Explorer with Active-X
>enabled,
>but you will never even get a "Yes/No" box popped up, asking you to install a spyware
>Active-X
>control (Internet Explorer will never download or run it!). All other Active-X controls
>or
>plug-ins will work fine.
>
>The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X
>controls. Make
>sure you run the Check For Updates feature frequently to get the latest database!
>(And make sure
>you check the new items to protect your system against them!)
>
>As a side benefit, setting this "kill bit" will also prevent the spyware Active-X
>from running,
>in many cases, if it is already installed on your system.*
>
> --------------------------------
>
>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareguard.html
>
>SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a
great
>addition
>to SpywareBlaster's protection method.
>
>An anti-virus program scans files before you open them and prevents execution if
>a virus is
>detected - SpywareGuard does the same thing, but for spyware! And you can easily
>have an
>anti-virus program running alongside SpywareGuard.
>
>
>Features Listing: Fast scanning engine
>Scans exe and cab files - the two most popular file types for distributing spyware
>Signature-based scanning - for known spyware (list)
>Heuristic/generic detection capabilities - some spyware programs can be detected
>even if the
>code undergoes significant changes
>Small size - with a small size and small definition sizes, download and updates
are
>quick
>SG Control Panel - provides easy access to help and integration options
>SG LiveUpdate - provides an easy updating solution
>Spyware files are blocked before being opened or run - they are not simply shut
down
>after they
>are loaded in memory (and after they have performed their tasks)
>The full path to the spyware executable is provided on the alert screen
>Once a spyware file is detected and blocked from running, the options are provided
>to either
>continue or to delete the spyware file
>It's a free download
>
>-----------------------------
>
>http://shellcity.net/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=alphapage.setup.cgi&submit_search=yes&alpha=0-9
>http://www.1cleanup.com/
>1CLEANUP..........Clears your computer of Unneeded Files: These may possess any
attributes
>left
>to be specified by the user. In addition, all zero length files and folders are
included
>automatically. Recent Documents: Recently accessed files which are displayed in
Start
>Menu->
>Documents and stored in Windows' Recent folder. Favorites and Bookmarks: All favorites
>and
>bookmarks created and stored over time by the user. IE Cache: This includes cookies,
>history
>and Temporary Internet Files created by the Internet Explorer. Dead Shortcuts: Shortcuts
>to
>files that have been moved to another location or deleted from the computer after
>the shortcut
>was created.....(free).....GO THERE!
>
>Or ,
>
>http://www.fsm.nl/ward/
>Spider finds hidden Url's that other mean's don't .
>Cleans >
>1 . Hidden Url's .
>2 . Temporary Internet Files .
>3 . History Files .
>4 . Cookies .
>Click on Spider , not Spider Bite .
>
>------------------------------
>
>Index.dat
>Delindex works in Win98 and WinME .
>http://www.burzurq.com/forum/delindex.html
>The primary purpose of Delindex is to delete Index.dat files which are never resized,
>and only
>get bigger. These files contain all your web surfing history since they were (re)created,
>and
>large index.dat files can cause performance issues with browsing. Index.dat files
>cannot be
>deleted if Explorer is running. The secondary purpose is to delete junk files for
>reasons of
>space, privacy, and performance. Delindex is "stand-alone" program and requires
no
>installation
>and no other files to run. All notes are within the program, so there are no separate
>ReadMe or
>Help files.
>
>
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 8:45 pm
Posted by John
(165 messages posted)
Henry , just do it slowly , bit by bit .
If you don't feel comfortable with anything , leave it & do some further reading
.
On Monday, April 7, 2003 at 1:05 pm, Henry Bensimon wrote:
>Many times the computer freezes especially when I disconnect the internet connection.
>Yesterday it froze the first time while I was doing an excel spreadsheet.
>When it freezes the only way that I know of to turn it off is to press the "off"
>button. The "ctrl+alt/delete" doesn't work in this case.
>Thanks
>Henry
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 9:23 pm
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33449 messages posted)
Henry,
If you don't understand it all, maybe you could get someone to help you? Having too
many programs running using resources is one of the main causes for freezing. That's
basically what my instructions are all about. It's a good place to start.
Btw, you don't need to download and run all those programs the previous poster suggested.
Some of those instructions don't even apply to Windows 95. There is no applog file
in 95.
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re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 9:36 pm
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33449 messages posted)
Henry doesn't need to follow all your unapplicable advice. All you accomplish with
your lengthy, mixed up posts is to confuse people.
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