Re: Conflict involving dial-up, IE, other processes

From: glee (glee29_at_spamindspring.com)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:44:49 -0400

inetinfo.exe belongs to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and is used
for debugging....it could well be the culprit. Try disabling it from the startup
tab of msconfig. 

-- 
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
"Stan Hilliard" <usenetreplyMS@samplingplansNOTSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:10edn0hnv6sjhht3k9f6fgfh4hdpej55fv@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:43:01 -0400, "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Turn off MDM....MDM is loaded with programs such as Office, and Microsoft Script
> >Debugger.
> >
> >OFF: How to Turn Off Machine Debug Manager, Mdm.exe
> >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321410
> >
> >OFF2000: Files Whose Name Begins with "fff" Appear in Windows Folder:
> >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221438
> >says:
> >
> >"To work around this issue, remove Mdm.exe to be started as a service on Window
95
> >and Windows 98 platforms. To do this, remove Mdm.exe from the list under the
> >following registry key:
> >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
>
> I have Win98SE and Office 97.
>
> "Disable script debugging" was already checked in IE6:
> [tools][Internet options][advanced]
>
> MDM7 and Mdm.exe do not exist in my:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
>
> A search of the entire registry for Mdm.exe with RegHance did not find
> anything.
>
> Four programs are mentioned in ...\RunServices\:
> HP Port Resolver
> HP Status Server
> inetinfo.exe
> MSDTC
>
> Below \RunServices\ is \RunServices-\ which contains one program:
> SchedulingAgent
>
> (I wouldn't mind getting rid of SchedulingAgent. I do things manually
> when possible.)
>
> Mdm.exe does not exist anywhere on the C: drive where windows 98SE is
> installed or in the D: drive where most application programs are
> installed..
>
> I had a re-occurrence of the freezing of IE on first loading after
> dialing up and logging in. It happened when I double-clicked on the
> link in Agent news reader to load IE and point to
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321410
>
> During the freeze of IE when I [cntl][alt][del], the first time it
> showed Pegasus Mail (winpm-32.exe) as not responding. The next time it
> was IE. It ended up also taking down Agent.
>
> At the same time, or at reboot, two new of those fff....tmp files were
> created in C:\Windows\.
>
> (earlier occurrences of fff....tmp today happened without the
> freezing of IE on load.
>
> Could my system contain Mdm.exe by another name?
>
> Stan Hilliard
>
>
> >"After all running instances of Mdm.exe are ended and no longer listed within
Task
> >Manager, you can delete any of the TMP files from the root of the Windows
directory
> >without affecting either the Microsoft Script Editor or Mdm.exe. The effect of
> >taking this step is that remote debugging is disabled, provided that an instance
of
> >Mdm.exe is not started at the time an error is encountered. However, if another
> >application reinstalls Mdm.exe, or if Mdm.exe /Regserver is run on a computer
that
> >is running Window 95 or Windows 98, Mdm.exe is re-added to the RunServices
registry
> >key "
> >
> >"NOTE: Running the Detect and Repair feature within Office 2000 causes Mdm.exe to
be
> >re-registered on the system."
> >
> >"Additionally, if the system has Internet Explorer version 5 or later, Mdm.exe
can
> >still be configured to start at the startup of Window 95 or Windows 98, if the
> >script debugging feature in Internet Explorer is turned on. You can turn off this
> >feature within Internet Explorer. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. On
the
> >Advanced tab under Setting, make sure that Disable script debugging is selected."
> >-- 
> >Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >
> >
> >"Stan Hilliard" <usenetreplyMS@samplingplansNOTSPAM.com> wrote in message
> >news:ub1dn019ln2g3u0vg7gk0pql2p5q7tmjeg@4ax.com...
> >> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:20:07 -0400, "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Are you saying IE Repair repaired you? Well... go see whether you can
> >> >figure the writings inside... "C:\Windows\Fix IE Log.txt".
> >>
> >> I don't know for sure what fixed it -- or if it is fixed. So far I
> >> have had only 4 complete trials over 2 days. That is a very small
> >> sample size, considering that hundreds of different combinations of
> >> factors can possibly occur.
> >>
> >> "C:\Windows\Fix IE Log.txt" seems to indicate a successful run.
> >>
> >> If Fix IE Log.txt found any errors it did not say so, but I don't know
> >> if it reports the problems or just fixes them.
> >>
> >> Another file is "Reg Save Log.txt" dated two minutes after
> >> FixIELog.txt. Its contents is:
> >> ValueName = HKCU,Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,First Home
> >> Page
> >> CRCValueName = 3bdd6b017b35029e
> >>
> >>
> >> ANOTHER ISSUE:
> >> In searching in "C:\Windows\" for "Fix IE Log.txt" I sorted the file
> >> names alphabetically. I discovered that my "C:\Windows\" directory
> >> contains 905 files of the following type:
> >> (a few examples, all of size=0)
> >>
> >> ffe05f89_{D2866B06-FF2F-11D8-A704-E0C858C1C050}.tmp
> >> ffe19351_{C4803D04-95FE-11D8-A704-A08360C10000}.tmp
> >> ffe1d2c9_{0D00F585-91E3-11D8-A704-D04E5AC18484}.tmp
> >> ffe219c3_{BA574044-8E14-11D8-A704-E0805DC10171}.tmp
> >> ffe4deb5_{307E05E6-D4EE-11D8-A704-800D5CC10107}.tmp
> >> ffffe669_{96FCF446-33CA-11D8-A703-60A751C12700}.tmp
> >>
> >> That is only six of the nine hundred five files!
> >>
> >> The date-modified starts at 12/16/03 11:32AM and ends today 10/20/04
> >> 10:06AM, There were two such files at exactly that time.
> >>
> >> MORE:
> >> Another file in  "C:\Windows\" is ErrorLog.txt. It is dated today
> >> 10/20/04 and has two entries for today -- although its entries go back
> >> to Sat Dec 20 14:54:28 CST 2003. All entries have the same error
> >> message:
> >>
> >> Wed Oct 20 09:36:00 CDT 2004 Proxy - IO Proxy Exception: DOT4_001
> >> (res_err_no_connection)
> >> Wed Oct 20 09:36:00 CDT 2004 Proxy - IO Proxy Exception: DOT4_001
> >> (res_err_no_connection)
> >>
> >> MY QUESTION IS: What processes create those files:
> >> "*.tmp"
> >> " ErrorLog.txt"
> >> "Reg Save Log.txt"
> >>  and what do the messages in the log files indicate?
> >>
> >> Sincerely, Stan Hilliard
> >>
> >> >-- 
> >> >Thanks or Good Luck,
> >> >There may be humor in this post, and,
> >> >Naturally, you will not sue,
> >> >should things get worse after this,
> >> >PCR
> >> >pcrrcp@netzero.net
> >> >"Stan Hilliard" <usenetreplyMS@samplingplansNOTSPAM.com> wrote in
> >> >message news:9kpan0lqc3nb7ndga3d3q3kbupv8dh5v9r@4ax.com...
> >> >| On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:34:07 -0400, "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com>
> >> >| wrote:
> >> >|
> >> >| >Start re-enabling the startup items and see if you can pinpoint which
> >> >is the
> >> >| >culprit.
> >> >| >
> >> >| >Also, update your anti-virus app and then run a full-system virus
> >> >scan.
> >> >| >
> >> >| >Use CWShredder, the CoolWeb removal tool, available here:
> >> >| >http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
> >> >| >http://aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip
> >> >| >Close all browser windows and open apps, start CWShredder and click
> >> >the Fix button.
> >> >| >
> >> >| >Install Ad-Aware 6 free edition, start it, click its 'Check for
> >> >Updates' link in the
> >> >| >app to install updates, then use it to scan your system, and remove
> >> >what it finds.
> >> >| >Ad-Aware:
> >> >| >http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
> >> >| >
> >> >| >Install, update and run SpyBot Search & Destroy, scan your system,
> >> >and then remove
> >> >| >the items in RED only.
> >> >| >SpyBot S&D:
> >> >| >http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download
> >> >| >
> >> >| >Install SpywareBlaster:
> >> >| >http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
> >> >| >Click the link in the app to check for and install updates, then
> >> >click to 'Enable
> >> >| >all protection'.
> >> >| >Update at least weekly.
> >> >| >--
> >> >| >Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
> >> >| >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> >| >
> >> >| >
> >> >| >"Stan Hilliard" <usenetreplyMS@samplingplansNOTSPAM.com> wrote in
> >> >message
> >> >| >news:mdaan0tbp5b44u3p1lhgmmtsrikgc88faf@4ax.com...
> >> >| >> On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:12:06 +0100, Nigel Stapley
> >> >| >> <unet@judgemental.plus.com> wrote:
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >> >Stan Hilliard wrote:
> >> >| >> >> My System includes Windows 98SE, Stand-alone PC
> >> >| >> >> Internet Explorer6.0.2800.1106
> >> >| >> >> Update Versions:; SP1;Q832894; Q330994; Q313829; Q837009;
> >> >Q831167
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> The following problem has plagued me for a long time.
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> I have IE set to start with a blank page. It starts OK both
> >> >off-line
> >> >| >> >> and on-line -- except for one situation.
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> The first time that I start IE after dial-up  and login to my
> >> >Internet
> >> >| >> >> provider it (IE) hangs. It gets as far as a vague outline frame
> >> >on the
> >> >| >> >> screen. The window area inside the frame stays transparent. The
> >> >IE
> >> >| >> >> button on the toolbar does not function. [cntl][alt][del] shows
> >> >it not
> >> >| >> >> responding so I delete it.
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> Sometimes killing IE will also take another program down with
> >> >it.
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> After that IE starts OK and operates without problem. I can open
> >> >and
> >> >| >> >> close it repeatedly without problem.
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> But if I close IE and close the dialup connection and then
> >> >dialup
> >> >| >> >> again and start IE again, it hangs -- again only on the first
> >> >attempt
> >> >| >> >> to load.
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> Other Programs that I typically use:
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> Pegasus Mail
> >> >| >> >> Mailwasher
> >> >| >> >> Agent news-reader
> >> >| >> >> F-Prot anti-virus
> >> >| >> >> ZoneAlarm firewall
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> Sometimes when I have to kill a "not responding" program, it is
> >> >more
> >> >| >> >> than just IE. Today it was:
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> URL Proxy
> >> >| >> >> Rnaapp
> >> >| >> >> MmTask
> >> >| >> >>
> >> >| >> >> Advice will be appreciated,
> >> >| >> >> Stan Hilliard
> >> >| >> >
> >> >| >> >Stan,
> >> >| >> >
> >> >| >> >Have you tried a repair of IE?
> >> >| >> >
> >> >| >> >Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
> >> >| >> >
> >> >| >> >Highlight "Microsoft Internet Explorer" (the wording varies
> >> >depending on
> >> >| >> >  whether SPs and OE are present). Don't select any entry
> >> >beginning
> >> >| >> >"Internet Explorer..." : these are just patches (logic? wot's
> >> >logic?).
> >> >| >> >
> >> >| >> >Click 'Add/Remove', select the "Repair Internet Explorer" option
> >> >and 'OK'.
> >> >| >> >
> >> >| >> >You will probably need to reboot afterwards.
> >> >| >> >
> >> >| >> >HTH
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >> I did the repair. Before doing it I ran "Clean Startup" to
> >> >temporarily
> >> >| >> disable my many TSRs.
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >> On the first trial, after dialing up and logging in, IE6 started OK
> >> >| >> and worked OK.
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >> That is with a sample size of 1.
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >> And the TSRs are still disabled, except that F-Prot and ZoneAlarm
> >> >are
> >> >| >> running.
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >> Stan Hilliard
> >> >|
> >> >| I restored all of my resident programs at once to see if any one or a
> >> >| combination of them has been responsible for the trashing of IE on its
> >> >| first startup after dialup and logging in.
> >> >|
> >> >| Right now I have 19 processes listed in [ctrl][alt][del].
> >> >|
> >> >| So far, I have made two successful startups of IE after dialing-in and
> >> >| logging-on with the resident processes running. I also rebooted the
> >> >| computer each time.
> >> >|
> >> >| Q: Can anyone point me to an explanation of what the IE Repair process
> >> >| does?
> >> >|
> >> >| Stan Hilliard
> >> >
> >>
>