RE: DOS windows keep popping up

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Thank you for the reply. I disabled all of the add-ons that were not
verified, I scan my computer for malware daily. I have AVG and Spybot S&D.
History was cleared, and I ran disk clean up in safe mode, but I couldn't run
defrag in safe mode (so I defragged normally). I then opened command and
typed in: sfc /scannow. But I'm having a problem with "sfc", it requires the
"Windows XP Professional CD" (But I'm not using professional, I've got XP
Home.) And I can't find my disc, and I tried my friends XP Professional disc,
but it said I had the wrong disc inserted.

Oh, and if it makes any difference, the windows change executables each day
(At 12:00 they will change, literally.)

I also could not defragment the entire disc (some files could not be) below
is the report:

Volume (C:)
Volume size = 233 GB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 189 GB
Free space = 43.59 GB
Percent free space = 18 %

Volume fragmentation
Total fragmentation = 4 %
File fragmentation = 8 %
Free space fragmentation = 0 %

File fragmentation
Total files = 325,484
Average file size = 724 KB
Total fragmented files = 12
Total excess fragments = 40,930
Average fragments per file = 1.12

Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 1.50 GB
Total fragments = 1

Folder fragmentation
Total folders = 18,953
Fragmented folders = 1
Excess folder fragments = 0

Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 384 MB
MFT record count = 346,269
Percent MFT in use = 88 %
Total MFT fragments = 5

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fragments File Size Files that cannot be defragmented
7 2 MB \System Volume
Information\_restore{E6EB5C51-44D8-4FA1-BA63-F67E31E65E11}\RP144\A0042956.exe
157 11 MB \System Volume
Information\_restore{E6EB5C51-44D8-4FA1-BA63-F67E31E65E11}\RP166\A0051074.exe
172 11 MB \System Volume
Information\_restore{E6EB5C51-44D8-4FA1-BA63-F67E31E65E11}\RP168\A0051142.exe
9 177 MB \System Volume
Information\_restore{E6EB5C51-44D8-4FA1-BA63-F67E31E65E11}\RP135\A0041708.scs
2,405 177 MB \System Volume
Information\_restore{E6EB5C51-44D8-4FA1-BA63-F67E31E65E11}\RP137\A0042804.scs
38,260 3.57 GB \Program Files\World of
Warcraft\Data\common.MPQ



"nass" wrote:



"Mitchell" wrote:

Just yesterday, these two windows popped up called:
- sdk84.exe
- tdltla16.exe

They appear like DOS windows (or command prompt).
sdk84.exe does nothing, except a flashing cursor.
tdltla16.exe has the cursor flashing all around the window

These windows will continue to spawn every 10 minutes or so. I had like 50
of them this morning. Two of them alone take up all of my CPU power. The
process is: ntvdm.exe. They are all in the C:\WINDOWS\ directory. I did some
research and it says:

Description: ntvdm.exe is process that belongs to the Windows 16-bit Virtual
Machine. It provides an environment for a 16-bit process to execute on a
32-bit platform. This program is important for the stable and secure running
of your computer and should not be terminated.

Author: Microsoft Corp.

Part Of: Windows

Please help me stop these windows from popping up!

You looks like having a 16 bit program running in 32 bit environment or your
system is infected with viruses?.
Do you have Norton installed on your machine?.
Troubleshooting NTVDM and WOW Startup Errors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q220155/

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156687

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245184
More on this here:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=ntvdm.exe+&cboDiscussionGroup=en_US_4fae9fed-da91-4a2a-9d2b-5dc71973d43c%3Amicrosoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support%3Aen%3AUS%3A%3A%3A%3A&=Go&dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support&cat=en_US_4fae9fed-da91-4a2a-9d2b-5dc71973d43c&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us

Your machine may be infested with malware so try to scan for malware and
Viruses:
1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit or you can send them here in your next
post) and click [OK] to confirm your Changes.

Click on Advanced Tab and scroll down under the browsing option and uncheck
this box:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) and click Apply
then OK to close your IE Properties.

2.... And also for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
Download and install after installing this software and
update then run a scan in both safe mode and normal:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
Run disk Clean Up and Defrag in safe mode, then Open run command and type in:
sfc /scannow click [OK]
Note the space between sfc_/
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass
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