Re: Windows Update Problem With IE8 (I think)

You'll find very experienced "mechanics" in the forums I cited earlier:

**Chances are you will need to seek expert assistance in
http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=10.0,
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5,
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup,
http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 or other appropriate forums.**


Michael wrote:
Mechanics like to fix things. That's my only excuse. :-)

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eVheGEuOKHA.352@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In many, many cases, doing a "wipe & reload" will be the fastest way to
resolve all problems and leave you with a 100% safe computer.

Michael wrote:
I was afraid someone would suggest this. :-) Booting to the recovery
partition is a no-brainer on a Dell. I was just trying to tax myself and
track the culprit down.
Thanks PA Bear.
--

Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.





"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u8Pnc7nOKHA.1876@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You probably have MUCH more work to do!

NB: If you had no anti-virus application installed or the subscription
had
expired *when the machine first got infected* and/or your subscription
has
since expired and/or the machine's not been kept fully-patched at
Windows
Update, don't waste your time with any of the below: Format & reinstall
Windows. A Repair Install will NOT help!

1. See if you can download/run the MSRT manually:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

NB: Run the FULL scan, not the QUICK scan! You may need to download the
MSRT on a non-infected machine, then transfer MRT.EXE to the infected
machine and rename it to SCAN.EXE before running it.

2. [WinXP ONLY!! =>] Run the Windows Live Safety Center's 'Protection'
scan (only!) in Safe Mode with Networking, if need be:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm

3. Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting requested
logs
in an appropriate forum, not here.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware:
. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4075

. http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
. http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
. http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
. http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

**Chances are you will need to seek expert assistance in
http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=10.0,
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5,
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup,
http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 or other appropriate forums.**

If these procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in
admitting
this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.

=====================
Start a free Windows Update support incident request:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527

Support for Windows Update:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/wusupport

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY
in the United States and in Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft
subsidiary. There is no-charge for support calls that are associated
with
security updates.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002


Michael wrote:
OS is XP Home SP3. My son's laptop and it's been almost a year since
I've
seen it. AU works, but every time I go to Microsoft Update it fails.
It
will scan for updates, then after a couple minutes, right before the
updates
page opens, an error box pops-up. The error code is 0xc0000005. I did
a
search for this error and mosty found it associated with IE problems.
Before I ran WU I ran Malwarebytes and found a ton of crap, which it
removed. I then ran Avast and it found and removed another ton of
crap.
Below is a portion of the WU log. I hope it isn't too much.

.

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