other questions/problems

[allyson]

1] is it normal that one cannot access the internet while
in safe mode? i've never been able to [as far back as i
can recall]
2] when i try to start in normal rather than safe now, i
get a blue screen which says something about windows not
loading properly, i think i recall, something
about 'windows security' [no, it's not 'security', it's
another word i can't recall but i'm not at my pc], a
number and that loading has been halted, restart
necessary--but i can only restart in safe mode.
3] how does one remove programs from startup in order to
stop having to use selective startup?
4] i am using a cable modem, and can't connect until i
dis- and reconnect the usb cable--i still get a 'cannot
find server' in the bottom bar, but my homepage comes up
[that is, when i can start in normal mode--which hasn't
been for a day now].

that's all i can think of now--i know it's a lot, but as
i said in the previous post, i've gotten such great help
here in the past...
help! thanks!
allyson

[Noel Paton]

1) yes
2) 'Windows Protection Error'?? - look here
http://www.aumha.org/win4/kbewpe.htm
3) look here for instructions on how to clean up your startup axis,
preventing unnecessary programs loading
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
4) you may have spyware
Such errors are often caused by spyware - download AdAware from
www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.

also run the LSPFix from here
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp

"allyson" > wrote in message
...
> 1] is it normal that one cannot access the internet while
> in safe mode? i've never been able to [as far back as i
> can recall]
> 2] when i try to start in normal rather than safe now, i
> get a blue screen which says something about windows not
> loading properly, i think i recall, something
> about 'windows security' [no, it's not 'security', it's
> another word i can't recall but i'm not at my pc], a
> number and that loading has been halted, restart
> necessary--but i can only restart in safe mode.
> 3] how does one remove programs from startup in order to
> stop having to use selective startup?
> 4] i am using a cable modem, and can't connect until i
> dis- and reconnect the usb cable--i still get a 'cannot
> find server' in the bottom bar, but my homepage comes up
> [that is, when i can start in normal mode--which hasn't
> been for a day now].
>
> that's all i can think of now--i know it's a lot, but as
> i said in the previous post, i've gotten such great help
> here in the past...
> help! thanks!
> allyson
>

i do have adaware--no suspicious components.
and yes, that was it--'windows protection error'
i will do as you've advised when i return home.
but, seeing as i do have adaware and use it regularly--
along with a firewall, what could possibly be the problem?

thanks again!
allyson [who THOUGHT she put these in 'general
discussion'--now i'm glad i didn't ;-) ]

>-----Original Message-----
>1) yes
>2) 'Windows Protection Error'?? - look here
>http://www.aumha.org/win4/kbewpe.htm
>3) look here for instructions on how to clean up your
startup axis,
>preventing unnecessary programs loading
>http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
>4) you may have spyware
>Such errors are often caused by spyware - download
AdAware from
>www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
>and other such nasties from your system.
>
>also run the LSPFix from here
>http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>
>
>
>--
>Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
>
>Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>
>Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
>or
>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp
>
>"allyson" > wrote in
message
...
>> 1] is it normal that one cannot access the internet
while
>> in safe mode? i've never been able to [as far back as
i
>> can recall]
>> 2] when i try to start in normal rather than safe now,
i
>> get a blue screen which says something about windows
not
>> loading properly, i think i recall, something
>> about 'windows security' [no, it's not 'security', it's
>> another word i can't recall but i'm not at my pc], a
>> number and that loading has been halted, restart
>> necessary--but i can only restart in safe mode.
>> 3] how does one remove programs from startup in order
to
>> stop having to use selective startup?
>> 4] i am using a cable modem, and can't connect until i
>> dis- and reconnect the usb cable--i still get a 'cannot
>> find server' in the bottom bar, but my homepage comes
up
>> [that is, when i can start in normal mode--which hasn't
>> been for a day now].
>>
>> that's all i can think of now--i know it's a lot, but
as
>> i said in the previous post, i've gotten such great
help
>> here in the past...
>> help! thanks!
>> allyson
>>
>
>
>.
>

[allyson]

[reposted--didn't know if you'd look at the orig as i
forgot to add my name...]
i do have adaware--no suspicious components.
and yes, that was it--'windows protection error'
i will do as you've advised when i return home.
but, seeing as i do have adaware and use it regularly--
along with a firewall, what could possibly be the problem?

thanks again!
allyson [who THOUGHT she put these in 'general
discussion'--now i'm glad i didn't ;-) ]

>-----Original Message-----
>1) yes
>2) 'Windows Protection Error'?? - look here
>http://www.aumha.org/win4/kbewpe.htm
>3) look here for instructions on how to clean up your
startup axis,
>preventing unnecessary programs loading
>http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
>4) you may have spyware
>Such errors are often caused by spyware - download
AdAware from
>www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
>and other such nasties from your system.
>
>also run the LSPFix from here
>http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>
>
>
>--
>Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
>
>Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>
>Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
>or
>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp
>
>"allyson" > wrote in
message
...
>> 1] is it normal that one cannot access the internet
while
>> in safe mode? i've never been able to [as far back as
i
>> can recall]
>> 2] when i try to start in normal rather than safe now,
i
>> get a blue screen which says something about windows
not
>> loading properly, i think i recall, something
>> about 'windows security' [no, it's not 'security', it's
>> another word i can't recall but i'm not at my pc], a
>> number and that loading has been halted, restart
>> necessary--but i can only restart in safe mode.
>> 3] how does one remove programs from startup in order
to
>> stop having to use selective startup?
>> 4] i am using a cable modem, and can't connect until i
>> dis- and reconnect the usb cable--i still get a 'cannot
>> find server' in the bottom bar, but my homepage comes
up
>> [that is, when i can start in normal mode--which hasn't
>> been for a day now].
>>
>> that's all i can think of now--i know it's a lot, but
as
>> i said in the previous post, i've gotten such great
help
>> here in the past...
>> help! thanks!
>> allyson
>>
>
>
>.
>
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