re: Question about 'Speed up the Start Menu'
Sunday, May 8, 2005 at 5:00 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by kathy
(1 messages posted)
learned a lot am new also hope this makes u feel better.
On Sunday, May 2, 2004 at 12:25 am, Carol J wrote:
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>Hi Stella, I'm sorry, I meant to get back to you sooner.
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>It sounds like you need a vacation. I can see why you haven't much time! First,
it's
>very important, that I know the exact name of the 'spybot' program you downloaded.
>Anything "advertised" (sponsored links), on Google should be avoided. Many people
>end up with a fake rip-off program, thinking it's SpybotS&D by PepiMK. There are
>so many of those programs now, that only claim to remove spyware and are actually
>spyware or hijackers themselves. If that's the case, uninstall, whatever it is,
and
>let me know what the exact name of it is.
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>The one from this website, is the one you should have.
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>http://www.safer-networking.org
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>Meanwhile, I suggest you download the CWShredder on the bottom of this page, and
>run it, just to be sure. There are many problems with this hijacker. It has many
>variants. The Shredder is just a small standalone application and needs no installing.
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>CoolWebSearch Chronicles Run the CWShredder.exe file. Close all browser
>windows and press FIX to scan and clean. Reboot and run the Shredder again. Keep
>it in a folder, so you have it. Check for Updates frequently using the update
>feature within the Shredder and replace the previous download.
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>Also, clear out your temp files and ActiveX Controls. Go into Internet Options -
>General tab. Delete temporary internet files, and choose to delete all Offline content.
>In Settings, set the size of your TIF folder between 5 - 10 MB. Also, under General
>tab - choose Setting - View Objects. In the window that opens, choose View Details
>on the toolbar. If any of those ActiveX Controls are marked "unknown" or "damaged",
>remove them. Remove any that you don't recognize. Any and all ActiveX Controls,
can
>be safely removed. They'll be downloaded again as needed. To uninstall, right click
>and Remove. You may want to keep those by MS, Macromedia or Apple.
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>Also, go to Start - Find - Files or folders - in the named box, type: *.tmp and
choose
>Edit - select all - File - delete. Empty the contents of the C:\Windows\temp folder
>and C:\temp folder, if you have one. Empty Recycle bin. You'll be surprised at what
>a difference it makes, if you don't clear these out regularly.
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>There are a lot of tips I could give you, but Jack Gulley's ME Fixes webpage covers
>so many areas. Removing unnecessary applications from your startup, is important.
>Jack Gulley's advice is, "Remove PCHealth and TuneUp from Scheduled tasks, and PCHealth
>and TaskMonitor from Startup tab in MSCONFIG."
>size=-1 color="FF69B4">Windows ME Fixes page
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>It would be a very good idea to download and install SpywareBlaster. It blocks bad
>ActiveX Control installs, which is how a lot of baddies are installed. It doesn't
>need to be running and can spare you a lot of problems in the future. Be sure to
>check for and download updates after installing it, and frequently, thereafter.
>http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
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Carol
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