RE: XP login password

Thanks guys for the help. I will try these. I am very computer literate. I
have sanned my brains out and found no viruses, spyware, or adware. I have
already repaired the windows files and re-installed SP2. I made sure all my
antvirus, spyware, adware programs were up to date. I also have not found
anything in my hijack this log that could be the problem. I constantly
maintain my computer. I was hoping someone had specifically run into the
password problem with a specific solution though. I have not tried some of
the programs and sites you guys have recommended though. I will keep tring
though.

Thanks again!!

"nass" wrote:



"KC" wrote:

I have been having some issues such as freezing and slowing down. I am
concerned most that when I login to windows my password used to always show
as blask dots. Now it displays as squares. This started the same time as
all my other problems. I have run clean on virus and spyway and adware
checks. I have verified my windows files and re-installed SP2 as well. This
has not fixed the problem.

What could

Either, a malware/virus infestation or the system is self destructive, like
and CPU is gone nuts ( overheating) and causing corruption, but you didn't
say how much Disk Space your have, how much RAM and how you are using your
Page File?.
How to determine the appropriate page file size for 64-bit versions of
Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889654

Another is to try to perform a repair/install of the Operating system.
But try these cleaning steps and see how many you will catch?.
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced.
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
= 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.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

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 malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://www.sophos.com
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
nass
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www.nasstec.co.uk
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