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  1. Happo

    XP Pro Networking component keeps dying

    Ok, this thread continues from here - http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1133633 when I thought the problem was fixed. This computer is only a couple of months old and has functioned flawlessly until last week when the network dropped. It is a standalone system connected via ethernet to...
  2. Happo

    Network dropped, now XP won't boot - Urgent

    The ethernet connection to my modem died abruptly at 6:41pm last night. The rest of the system was working fine at this point. I use the onboard lan on ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe. I can't ping anything (destination unreachable), Device Manager says this device is working correctly. Tried system restore...
  3. Happo

    Dialup connection - no icon, can't disconnect

    New system, new Xp Pro install. CXT SoftV92 Data Fax Modem. Can connect fine but icon does not appear in systray despite "Show icon in notification area when connected" being checked. I cannot disconnect at all when I try through ncpa.cpl (network connections)-is there another way? It has only...
  4. Happo

    Security Centre service won't start

    New installation of XP Pro. Can't start security centre or Firewall/ICS services. Get "Error 1075 - The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion." I have checked the following dependencies are started: Application Layer Gateway Service Windows Management Service Have...
  5. Happo

    All Created User Files Vanished!

    P4 Notebook running XP SP2. Attempted to uninstall McAfee suite and install AVG. All seemed well until the reboot after AVG installation, when it booted it kept starting the Office 2003 Installation Configuration, saying can't find file SKU112.cab. At this point the hard drive appeared almost...
  6. Happo

    File association problem

    Just upgraded an accounting package (MYOB Premier), the new Company Files have the extension .MYO but I seem unable to associate it with anything. Right click, Open With - MYOB does not appear in the list of programs so I click Browse and navigate to the executable but when I click open (or...
  7. Happo

    Attempted email download disables network connections.

    Hi all. I was hoping someone could shed a little light on this problem I have been having for several months. I am in an office with an all xp pro workgroup. One machine has an issue with downloading large emails (1Mb+ or thereabouts). When attempted from either Outlook Exp. or Thunderbird it...
  8. Happo

    Getting Jittery about Remote Desktop Security

    The network at work in question is all machines running XP Pro. They are behind a firewalled (NAT/SPI) router and each invidual machine has a software firewall (McAfee) as well. Recently we have received a few requests to set up Remote Desktop connections. In order to do this I have changed the...
  9. Happo

    'Diagnostic Startup' forces Windows Reactivation

    I use the 'Diagnostic Startup' setting with msconfig every now and again when troubleshooting/installing certain apps because I simply find it easier than manually choosing what to load at startup. Upon booting into the stripped down mode I get a message; There have been significant hardware...
  10. Happo

    Remote Desktop changes icons, res, taskbar on host

    I use Remote Desktop (XP Pro-XP Pro) to access my work computer from home quite regularly but can't stop this annoying problem. Whenever I get back to my work comp. (host) the resolution has been changed (reduced), icons moved around desktop, quick launch and system tray moved and/or not...
  11. Happo

    Can't Reinstall, won't boot from cd, no floppy

    I have a system which needs a total wipe and reinstall of xp pro. No floppy drive installed. Two physical hard drives, 40Gb which is split in two for system / user files and a 120Gb Music Drive. I wish to reformat all of 40Gb drive and reinstall xp with partitions as before. It is important that...
  12. Happo

    Imaging to different hardware setups

    This week, yeah great, christmas, i have 5 new desktop systems and 11 notebooks coming in. Problem - virtually none of the systems are alike, they are designed to do certain jobs, hence have different hdd's, video cards, ram etc. Is there any way i can create an image to go across the different...
  13. Happo

    Err Msg: Protected Storage Failed to Start

    In the Event Viewer I see lots of big red crosses in short periods. About 30 in ten minutes, then none for a few more hours, repeatedly over the past few days. error - Event ID: 7000 Source: Service Control Manager Type: Error Category: None The Protected Storage service failed to start due...
  14. Happo

    Intermittent Network Printing Issue

    I have 2 XP Pro machines in a workgroup using a shared printer connected to one of them. Several times a day though printing becomes a problem for the system that is NOT physically connected to it. There is no warning and it happens across a wide variety of apps (all simultaneously), I click...
  15. Happo

    Firewall event log question

    I have McAfee Security Centre (Latest) installed on a pc w/dialup access. The firewall is registering over 2000 hits per day (for more than 3 months now) on port 445, Microsoft-DS, e.g. : 2004/11/05 22:03:49 XXX.XXX.XX.XX:1528 (dialup-XX.XX.XXX.XXX.acc04-dryb-mel.comindico.com.au)...
  16. Happo

    safe to open port 445 (MSFT DS)?

    I have an issue that has now occurred in three new computers w/dialup. XP Pro, McAfee Internet Security Suite 6.0. It is not an isp or spyware issue. Dialup access is fine for approximately 3 - 9 hours, it varies depending on usage. Then everything just times out, although according to Windows...
  17. Happo

    ie 6.0 'must close' on exit of pdf document

    XP Pro sp2, Adobe Reader 6.0.1 I have this recurring problem, whenever I access a pdf file from a webpage and subsequently close the document I get the following message "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem with an add-on and needs to close, add-on: pdf.ocx, The instruction at 0x03c9f5ch...
  18. Happo

    HJT Log - Re Backdoor.HacDef variant

    Some advice would be most appreciated - please see here for background information - thread760-915652 Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 18:54:06, on 16/09/2004 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) Running processes...
  19. Happo

    Backdoor.HacDef.C

    This particularly nastie little puppy made it's way on to my machine somehow. Initially it slowed the system to a crawl but I turned off Sys Restore and booted in safe mode and Symantec told me the virus had been 'cleaned'. However, I still can't access or download certain programs (Spybot &...
  20. Happo

    Mapped Drive = 3 minute startup pause??

    2.8GHz, 512Mb, XP Pro, Wireless network. When I map a network drive, the next time Windows starts it freezes (seemingly totally idle) for about 3 minutes after the desktop background is loaded (no explorer). If I disconnect the network drive and reboot, it starts normally. If McAfee has anything...

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