Re: Windows XP Problems

Hi Alan,
Thanks for the reply. I was running Norton AntiVirus 2005. But I started
having problems with Liveupdate and tried to reinstall it, but can't install
it again. Its been a very frustrating weekend. Thanks again for the reply.
Michael



"Alan Smith" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Michael" <mlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi All,
>> I hope that someone can help me out. I have a HP 3400+ (Athlon Processor)
>> running Windows XP home edition. My problems started the other day with
>> Norton Anti-virus Live update stopped working.
>> I'm also running Sygate Person Firewall and on Windows Startup I get an
>> error:
>> Instrustion at 0X00C4462A referenced memory at 0xffffffff.
>> I can't run Yahoo Messager, I was getting an error message when loading
>> (sorry can't remember the error), but now it just sets there saying its
>> connection. But never connects.
>> I was able to do a System Restore twice (without fixing the problem), now
>> the System restore problem won't even load. Last night it loaded, but
>> didn't show anything, except the window border.
>> If I load the Services program, it loads but don't show any services
>> running. It only shows Services in the left pane, and a blue box in the
>> left pane only taking up about 1/4 of the screen. If I select the
>> Standard tab, I see the services and can change the properties of the
>> services there.
>> Outlook 2003 seems to work fine so far.
>> Visual Basic 6 will did not run the yesterday, but runs now.
>> I reinstalled Windows Installer yesterday, because I was having a problem
>> installing a ComponentOne Studio.net the other day. After looking at this
>> and trying to reinstall Norton Antivirus (Because of the Live Update
>> problem), the Norton Install failed also. Now, If I start CDSTART.EXE it
>> opens and let me select "Install Norton Antivirus", and then just
>> disapears. Nothing else happens. If I start NavSetup.exe. Nothing at all
>> happens. So the install will not even run.
>> I ran Trend Micro Online Antivirus on my machine last night and it found
>> no Viruses.
>> I also tried to post a message to the Microsoft Forums (web based) and
>> everything displays just fine, but it will not show the actual posts. It
>> shows 63 posts for one of the forums but it refuses to display the
>> Message headers. (So I'm hoping I will be able to post this message still
>> using Outlook Express). Just a note. The Java based buttons(Sign-in
>> Button) don't work at all also.
>>
>> I also have one other problem (Since I had this computer, only about 3
>> months). I think this may be an unlated problem. Everyone day or so, this
>> computer will freeze up and the the whole screen looks like it shaking.
>> What I mean by that, is that the all the icons on the desktop looks like
>> it shakes. THe only options I have when this happens is to turn off the
>> computer.
>> I'm sorry for such a long message, but I thought it may help telling you
>> all what apps don't work. I was hoping it may ring a bell to someone.
>> Thanks for your time, and I hope your help. Thanks
>> Michael Lee
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> If the machine is only 3 months old get it checked out by the makers,
> there may be a hardware problem (possibly ineffective cpu fan)- but you
> havent said if you have any anti-spyware software. Perhaps your machine is
> infected with something. Norton is probably fine- the OEM version that
> often comes with machines can only have 3 months of upgrades rather than
> the retail packages 12 months. I find AVG better than Trend, and it's
> free.
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