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Agustintorre

You and the other smartech Speedguides have helped me a lot in the last few years. I appreciate it. I've got two more issues I'd like to resolve. As I referenced earlier today, my System Restore has stopped working. This was always a fairly reliable way to fix problems I probably ...

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Thanks YARDofSTUF

I installed IE 7, and it fixed my lost IE problem. However, I kept getting prompts to install a phishing (anti-phishing?) program, to filter out . . . whatever. At some point, I clicked on install. Now, all my email features (AT&T Yahoo) have slowwwwwwwed tooooooo a crawwwwwwl ...

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I do have my XP disk, but it is Version 2002, Service Pack 1. What would be the effect of reinstalling that, as far as not being up to date for XP, and also regarding everything I've installed under the later service pack?

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My System Restore isn't working either. Before your thread, I had tried that several times, but only back a day or two. I've now tried going back a week, per your suggestion, and I was told my system couldn't be restored to that date.

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Thanks Mad Doctor. I have used my spyware and anti-virus systems to make sure there aren't any bugs. The problem is still there. I am running XP. Internet Explorer is listed as one of my programs and it is, indeed, listed as my default browser. The problem is I can't open it at all, so I can't open ...

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A few days ago, I clicked on an "update" icon in my tooltray, which I believe was for Windows. The icon looked like a shield. I also updated one of three Adobe Reader programs, but have not taken the time to update the other two. Now my Internet Explorer, which has been my default browser (homepage ...

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Installed Norton SystemWorks 2005 and Bonus Norton Personal Firewall 2005. Tried to get the LiveUpdates, but got the following:

Windows XP 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
Common Client Core 103.0.4
LiveUpdate was not able to complete this update.

And:

Error "LU1812: An update failed to install. A ...

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Dear drdoug99

Thanks for your quick reply. I downloaded ccleaner.com. The browser they clean is Internet Explorer. I now use Mozilla Firefox. Do I need to adjust anything with ccleaner.com, or will they automatically remove cookies, history, etc. from Firefox?

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What's the story with cleaners such as Evidence Eliminator? Do they work? Are they scams with their own security/privacy problems? Is there one that's better than others? They say that clearing cookies, caches, etc. doesn't really get rid of that stuff, that your history is still in there. True ...

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I forgot to mention in my post a few minutes ago that I always use the TOOLS--INTERNET OPTIONS--DELETE COOKIES--DELETE FILES--CLEAR HISTORY procedure after I use the Internet, as well as the GOODELETE feature for clearing the Google bar. However, some interesting little site remainders show up that ...

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I want to get rid of spyware and (what a shock!) porn. Three "free downloads" of anti-spyware have detected spies in my computer. When I try to sweep them, I get prompts from my firewall recommending that I block the programs' Internet access. The downloads were "Spy Be Gone," "XoftSpy" and "Hyper ...

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Thanks, Pie

I don't know how to log in as Administrator. I used CTRL-ALT-DEL, and got to a Windows Task Manager. The only tab which seems appropriate is "User." I tried to delete my name (it's my personal computer), to type in Administrator in its place, but couldn't do it.

Pardon my ignorance ...

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in Norton Personal Firewall 2004, "Intrusion Detection" feature is off. When I try to turn it on, I get "Failed to save setting. Please verify that your Windows account is not restricted."

What is a restricted Windows account, and what can I do to turn on Intrusion Detection?

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Thanks again, Norm

I was in my "whine" mode when I asked if I really have to go through all those steps, but I knew I need to do it, just to be safe.

If I can't get to it for a couple of days (I need more time, because things like "safe mode" and "navigating to keys" (?) are all unknowns to me ...

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Thanks Norm

I had gotten to that Symantec site initially, but, didn't read it thoroughly (computer literate less than a year, my eyes start rolling back in my head when stuff gets too complex for my experience) regarding System Restore, which I used instead of disabling it.

Given the Symantec ...

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Does anyone have an email address for Norton (Symantec) technical support?

I have Norton Personal Firewall and Norton SystemWorks, purchased directly from Symantec

I was notified this morning of a "virus definition update" being available. I okayed its download to my system

A short time later ...

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Have tried to remove BroadJump Client Foundation (BJCF). Prompt says:

"unInstallShield detected that BJCF is used by the following applications:

BroadJump CorrectConnect Engine

SBC Connection Manager

Removing BJCF may cause these applications to become unstable or stop working. . . ."

It tells ...

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gbb01

Thanks for the input. I don't like the idea of being monitored by that program, but if I remove it and my internet connection disappears, I won't be able to post on this wonderful chatfest. So, with SBC, I'm caught between a rocket and a hard disk.

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Not Comcast. SBC. The SBC Connection Manager uses Broadjump, so there's a warning that removing Broadjump could jeopardize that connection.

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Thanks. I'm relatively new at this, so I don't readily recognize all the sites. I thought I enabled Norton to advise me on each specific alert, but apparently I have not, so my concern is not only that I'll permit a bad one access, but also that I may block one that I want and/or need.

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Tony

Is that a good thing? A bad thing? What?

Sometime back I squawked here about a several-minute process for my computer to complete the PPPoE connection each time I booted up. (THIS is high-speed?). Will this Broadjump connection shorten that?

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Probably old news to most of you, but, in my Control Panel, Add/Remove, there are programs named "Broadjump Client Foundation" and "Broadjump CorrectConnect Engine."

Googling shows that these are programs intended to keep track of one's consumer habits, like a mole hidden in one's own computer ...

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I thing I figured this out. When all else fails, follow instructions. read further in the manual, did what they suggested. Still have those pop-ups, but not as often. Would still welcome input.

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just installed norton personal firewall 2003. Everything I try to do, I get program control alerts (e.g. Medium Risk--blah blah is attempting to access the internet"). the damn thing is doing its best to block me from the internet. and all the programs that are attempting to access the internet end ...

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Thanx Cabe, Bleb, Ye Olde

Hey, I bought the Norton stuff, gotta get something in there b/c McAfee sucks, in my rookie opinion. Paid for them for a year through Dell, and they haven't figured it out--act like I'm on some trial deal. Don't put it past Dell to have dropped the ball letting McAfee know ...

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blebs99

Thanks,

Hey, if Calvin ( and Hobbes) is your logo, that's way cool. One of the best strips of all time!

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Replacing McAfee with Norton Personal Firewall 2003 and SystemWorks 2003. Does it matter which is installed first?

Also, to disable the Windows XP firewall, one is supposed to uncheck "Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet," in the ...

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TonyT and MNO

Okay, I guess I'm in the middle of a dialogue between two far more experienced users, who disagree on this. I would probably recognize a virus if it came in bold all-caps, saying "HI, I'M A VIRUS!" but probably not otherwise, at this point.

I appreciate the tip about .pif, .bat ...

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MNO

Thanks again--You've helped me before. Getting back to my original post, though, I've just bought the Norton stuff, to replace the McAfee, and the Norton Personal Firewall 2003 User's Guide says their e-mail scanning does not support Yahoo e-mail, which is what I use.

They do support Outlook ...

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TonyT

Thanks. I'm still new at this. HTML is the blue e-mail address that the sender wants me to click on to go to another site, right? Better to write the address down and punch it in, instead?

How do I disable HTML, and does this mean it won't appear at all, or that clicking on it won't do ...

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McAfee came with my Dell--I don't like it. Bought Norton Personal Firewall 2003 and SystemWorks 2003. Haven't installed yet, but manual says their e-mail scan doesn't support Yahoo, which I now use. How do I get my e-mail switched to Outlook, which I have, but haven't used? And what happens to ...

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I'm trying to copy music to my Nomad Muvo, using Windows Media Player, but I keep getting the prompt that it cannot detect the presence of a connected portable device (which I have plugged into a USB slot). I suspect this device is problematic anyway, because it looks so ticky-tack. My USB slots ...

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Dear Ye

Thanks again. As a rookie, I find this forum to be a great resource, and I appreciate your input.

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mnosteele52

Thanks. I suspected that was the case. Any particular model of each (Norton and Sygate) to recommend?

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After a month and a half of severe problems with my new Dell and with the internet connection by SBC Yahoo/DSL, everything had finally been working great for a few days.

So today, I caught up with Mcafee, which was included with my Dell package, to get the firewall and privacy installed (the virus ...

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Ye Olde Stonecat

Thanks again for the additional info. Would the firewall protection in the NAT interfere with my existing firewall by Mcafee (I know, I know)?

Re e-mail, I've gotten used to Yahoo. Friends use Outlook, and prefer that, but, as I said, once that PPPoE connection is complete, the ...

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Ye Olde Stonecat

Thanks for your response. I'm pretty new at this, so I don't know what an NAT router is--what would that replace?

Same ignorance re IE and POPe Mail client.

My main gripe is the "Create the PPPoE Connection"--several minutes long--each time I boot up. It's an inconvenience, but ...

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Bob

Thanks for your reply. I may have misstated the process as "re-installation." As soon as I boot up, the "Connection Manager" prompt appears, and is immediately covered by another one, entitled "Connection Setting," with a process called, "Create the PPPoE Connection," showing a transfer from ...

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I'm new to SBC Yahoo/DSL. Every time I boot up my computer, the Connection Manager re-installs my PPPoE connection, which takes several minutes each time. SBC support says this is normal. Is it?

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