Re: Computer with Alzheimers

From: joust in jest (jest_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/07/04 

Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 17:50:43 -0700

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:984201c433b5$d0080460$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Okay, that sounds like a serious problem.
> >
> >Restart your computer into safe mode. Run Norton
> Antivirus. It should find something, so follow the
> prompts.
> >Otherwise, get back to us.
> >
> >-Operator
> >.
> >
>
> Operator,
> Unfortunately I have already attempted this route, Norton
> only found uwa.exe, which has been on the computer for a
> while now and I haven't been able to get rid of it. (I
> rescanned it today just to be safe) Before, it wasn't
> causing any damage becuase it's only Adware
> (Adware.Squire the computer tells me) so I was just
> letting it alone. I'm not sure if this is causing the
> problem. Other problems with the computer now include
> start menu items missing (which have a tendency to come
> and go), not being able to open a word processor (word or
> works) without it asking me to register and then telling
> me I don't have enough memory, and also not being able to
> run windows media player as it asks me to register and
> set preferences over and over and over again, never
> letting me from the screen. Still don't know what's up
> with this thing.

"It's only Adware" so you left it on your computer? Adware IS your problem.
Go to http://www.aumha.org and visit the Parasite section for instructions
for removing the cause of your computer getting slower and slower.

steve

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