Re: security question
From: Ron Bogart (ripSPAM_at_SUXtbit.net)
Date: 11/02/04
- Next message: Gary: "Search results"
- Previous message: Roger Stavcode: "unchecked Confirm open after download but still get prompted"
- In reply to: tj: "Re: security question"
- Next in thread: tj: "Re: security question"
- Reply: tj: "Re: security question"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:55:01 -0600
It sound like since you have already gone to the measure of returning to a
basic install, you have a good method of tracking down what may be causing
the issue. If you have the time and patience to slowly reinstall software
and track to see if it gives any problems, you might be able to track this
down and find the offending item. I agree that having a printer sure makes
things easier to keep track of information during the tracking period.
Are you connected via High speed connection or Dial-Up? The reason I ask is
to ascertain how vulnerable you are while doing your testing.
--
Ron Bogart {} τΏτ¬
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."
In news:9D243AF7-816D-4B7B-B0BA-D280FF274F4C@microsoft.com,
tj <tj@discussions.microsoft.com> did some thinking and came up with these
words:
> Thanks Ron, for your reply to my question. I am using Windows ME and
> Norton Internet Security 2003. At first it seemed to be working, but
> after some time, I began having problems. The first problem noted was
> that the NIS icon in the syst tray would indicate that NIS was
> disabled. This was a periodic problem. Other periodic problems also
> appeared and generally during startup of my pc. Sometimes the taskbar
> and syst tray icons loaded fine, but no desktop icons. Sometimes the
> taskbar loaded but not syst tray. Sometimes no icons would load and
> I'd see the little hourglass running and running. All of this was
> periodic but with increasing frequency, and at times, I would have to
> shut down manually. The tech at the pc place where I take my
> computer, couldn't find the source of the problem and concluded that
> it must be a compatibility problem - he thought probably to do with
> the NIS. At that time, a complete product recovery was done on my pc
> and I put my software back on. Quite some time went by before I
> started noticing the same problems reoccuring. I did the product
> recovery again and now have just the bare minimum on my pc. I haven't
> put my NIS back on, hoping to find some answers to the problem before
> I try installing the software. At this point my pc seems to be
> operating fine, but I haven't put any software back on. All I've done
> at this point, is do all the critical updates identified for my pc. I
> may attempt to put the printer software back on the pc this evening,
> as it is helpful to be able to print info that may help guide me
> through steps of resolving a problem.
> "Ron Bogart" wrote:
>> In news:CEA8AB3E-230A-4AF1-B69E-15436FA63CDB@microsoft.com,
>> tj <tj@discussions.microsoft.com> did some thinking and came up with
>> these words:
>>> Hello all
>>>
>>> Bear with me....don't know much about computers. I am a home pc user
>>> and I have been having lots of trouble with my norton internet
>>> security program that I am using. It may be a software
>>> incompatibility, I have been told. A friend of mine has told me that
>>> I shouldn't need a firewall to protect my pc, just antivirus. My
>>> friend has said that as long as I keep my Internet Explorer updated,
>>> it should be protecting me from intrusion attempts. Can anyone tell
>>> me if this is true? I have had many blocked intrusion attempts
>>> (Trojan Horses, etc) and I am concerned about leaving my pc
>>> unguarded against these types of attacks, if I don't have a
>>> firewall.
>>
>> Your friend has given foolish advice regarding firewalls. Keeping IE
>> updated as well as your AV software and your OS will assist in
>> preventing infections, but a firewall is the first line of defesnse
>> from the outside world.
>> Post the troubles you are experiencing and possibly someone here can
>> help with your issues. What operating system are you using? What
>> version of Norton Internet Security?
>>
>> --
>> Ron Bogart {} τΏτ¬
- Next message: Gary: "Search results"
- Previous message: Roger Stavcode: "unchecked Confirm open after download but still get prompted"
- In reply to: tj: "Re: security question"
- Next in thread: tj: "Re: security question"
- Reply: tj: "Re: security question"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|
