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    - Port 25 open Shields Up security scans show that at various times of the day my port 25 is open. Other times it is closed. My isp is AOL and i use the AOL e-mail program.I also have a Hotmail account but can only recieve Hotmail,I can not send it because Outlook Express does not work with AOL. I have scanned for trojans and found none(NORTON).I also use Zone Alarm as my firewall.What could be causing port 25 to open and how do I close it. Thanks Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50760
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    - Windows Update - XP We have approx 20 XP PC's on-site. Users setup with either "standard" or "restricted" privileges. As Administrator I have configured Automatic Update to "Download the updates automatically and notify me when they are ready to be installed" on each of the PC's assuming that this would work, irrelevant of the current user logged on. Does not appear to be working. At present I have to logon to each PC manually with Admin privoleges and download updates. Be grateful if anyone could enlighten me. (No facility for sms/sup updates) Regards SB Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50759
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    - Malware Despite having installed the firewall, and spysotfware such as Ad-Aware 6.0; Spywareblaster; cwshredder; Spybot S&D; xp-Antispy I am not able to get rid of something changing my IE search page, my IE homepage and my IE local machine search page. In addition I do not know what to do to avoit two files to penetrate my PC: 1) Class3SoftwarePublisher.crl - http://crl.verisign.com/Class3SoftwarePublishers.crl; and 2) Class3CodeSigningCA2001.crl - http://crl.verisign.com/Class3CodeSigningCA2001.crl Could you help me? Thanks Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50754
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    - security i keep getting error missing information in content advisor.please help Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50752
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    - Is this the news group to post comments about the microsoft security See above.... Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50742
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    - DCOM access try after connecting the internet Hi All, since days, I am seeing the following event listed in my eventviewer: Access denied attempting to launch a DCOM Server. The server is: {00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} The user is Unavailable/Unavailable, SID=Unavailable. This happens always shortly after I establish a connection to the internet. Anyway, which programs I have open. I tried to open nothing else than the computermanagement [just to see/wait for the event]. It comes always. I created a new useraccount, just to be sure, that this does not depend on settings in the profile. Result:It happens with each user, even new ones. A full virus-scan gave no results. Spybot found no problems. BTW, the mentioned DCOM server is MS Word. The event happens nearly each minute and floods my eventlog. But I am afraid, that there can be more problems. I do not know, how to anaylze the cause. Could someone please help? I use Windows 2000 Server, english, SP4, all securityfixes, McAfee netshield with latest engine and signature files. MS Office and the Net Development is also installed, as SQL Server and Webserver. Everything patched fine. Noone can log on to my box, I have removed the everyone access from the most relevant settings [like access this computer from network, shares etc.] Best regards, Manfred Braun (Private) Mannheim Germany mailto:_manfred.braun_@manfbraun.de (Remove the anti-spam-underscore to mail me!) Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50734
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    - Help in getting rid of searchpage in C drive. Hi, may I please ask the following question: For a while there has been a webpage that is being saved into the C drive everytime I logon to the Internet. It has the following name: c:\searchpage.html Even if I delete it, the next time i open awebpage it automatically comes back into the C drive. It has also set my homepage to this searchpage, and having changed it back to my old hompage many times, everytime I open a webpage, it changes back to the searchpage as my homepage. I'm pretty sure it is not a virus, but can someone please help me get to the source of the problem and give adivce on how to get rid of it. Thank you very much for your time. Shash Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50733
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    - access to computer I am using a home pc with cable modem, how do I lock my computer so the kids cannot use without parents putting in password Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50726
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    - Security issues with banking... Hi ther We are having problems at home regarding accessing certain sites...basically my mum wants to do online banking and also apply for loans etc...pretty high security stuff but each time she tries this it is failing, for example, with her banking, a new window has to beloaded up tp login, but when this loads all she sees is a page cannnot be displayed message, she also tries to access the inland revenue (UK) to sort out finances etc but she is always greeted with an inland revenue error message, she has contatced them and it is definatela s ecurity issue but i dont know to to resolve it, the cipher strength is 128 bit according both IE on hers and my accounts, i have altered security settings such as SSl 2.0 & 3.0, even TLS, but nothing, it must still be the security...one thing though, she can do her online food shopping ok...any suggestions, please get back to me as this is a real pain, an email preferabbly hypermuzic@hotmail.co Many thanks al andrew Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50724
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    - spam my outlook ezpress is full of 5 spams then stops receiving..and no more.. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50716
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    - Security warning popup Last night I saw a security warning poped up on my screen. Here is what it says "Warning important message!! You are seeing this message, because we have detected that you have tracking software installed in your machine this not a virus, but a program in your machine that monitors and transmits all of your online activities, and is a serious violation of your privacy Below is a link to free scanner to download that will find and remove all spyware programs on your machine: Get the scanner" The download and get the scanner on this paragraph are the link to the free spyware scanner from enigma software Grour, inc. My question is this a trusted software to download this executable file to my computer. Is this software company related in anyway to microsoft or they are trying to sell? Their message if it is true concerned me at the same time how can I trust them to download thier software into my computer. Thanks in advance for answering my questio Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50715
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    - ActiveX keep getting ActiveX messages popping up when trying to open certain web pages mainly email site such as hotmail. page loads for a second then disappears! also when trying to open links in google it takes me to a ntsearch.com page all the time! any suggestions? Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50713
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    - email hi i'm in a problem. i need ur help. i was checking my mail last week when i saw that someone sent a mail to all my recipients that i'll be committing suicide on the internet. that is someone has hacked my pc. hey i'm afraid. i dont know wat to do. may be i should change my username. i think its good. can u help me to do the necessary. or u tell me wat to do. here is the guy's ip address: 195.248.101.109. plz help me!!! Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50702
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    - OE has removed acess to unsafe attachments I upgraded to XP yesterday. Now Outlook Express is removing access to all attachments in my emails? How do I tweak this? Thanks in advance Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50700
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    - Security patch 835732 I've just installed the above on an Exchange 5.5 server running on an NT4.0 cluster. The instal returned the error code 61465 and gives a BSOD on restart. Has anybody seen this or give any clue as to what's happened? My Exchange server is down and gets the BSOD each time I reboot. Thanks Rob Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50697
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    - a firewall? hello , please help me i've just had a really big phone bill which i cannot afford to pay this is mostly from my internet as i need protection from premeium numbers coming through the computer and there is nothing to do to stop it . I have been told about a firewall which stops this from happening could you tell me more about it?? my server is tesco.net if this helps . please help me Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50696
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    - My modem is getting hijacked Im running Windows XP and IE6.0 - and Im usually behind tight firewalls - now I surfed "outside" the wall and somehow - someone tries to hijack my modem. What happen is that the number My modem is calling has been switched out and replaced with a number in the Cook Islands!!! - and there are several different numbers that keep switching between themselves - all in the Cooks Islands I.e 0068 837015 My user name has also been switched and is now ConnInts10 - and also the password is switched Additionally the Normal-Dial-Up-Window has been altered so I can not see the username and password as I normally do. All of these changes I can easilly put back to correct settings and use my system as usual... All of this wouldnt bee to bad if it wasn´t that after every call-up-session a new Cook Island number turns up and I have to fill in all my info manually again. I have used the latest version and the latest referencelist of Ad-aware 6.0 - it has removed a few things from my systems I also have run the latest edition and update from Symantec. Despite that this anoying piece of shit keeps coming back.. How can I stamp it out?? Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50692
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    - can someone else put a passport net file on your computer I am being rerouted and have had some brag they have restricted my computer with security passwords vip email is being side tracked I suspect. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50678
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    - Outlook Express 6/Lotus Notes Security Compatibility Does anyone know whether digitally signed and encrypted e-mail messages can be sent between Outlook Express 6 and the Lotus Notes e-mail client ? Thank you Alan C. Brown Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50671
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    - MS Encryptographic Provider I have a Toshiba Satellite 5105-S702 with Win XP Pro, IE6 & OE6. How can I find out if my Internet Explorer 6/Outlook Express 6 has the"MS Enhanced Cryptographic Provider", which provides 1024-bit key encryption, or the "MS Base Cryptographic Provider", which offers 512-bit key encryption ? Is there a particular file/folder to look for ? Thank you Alan C. Brown Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50670
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    - n-case I keep getting messages that say "n-case" needs to be updated. I just delete it because I don't know if this is a scam nor not. Does anybody know what this is? Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50668
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    - What's the real scoop on wireless security? Many articles make reference to the vulnerability of going wireless (in my case, a wireless 802.11g-enabled PC to DSL router connection inside the house). But what are the numbers? For example, in a suburban- type housing development, what is the range for someone to hack in? Should I be concerned about my neighbors or someone passing by on the street? Or is it wider, like a few blocks? I plan to install WEP, but I'm interested in what the vulnerability is without it. Thanks, dag Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50665
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    - false microsoft security updates does microsoft send automatic secirity updates to your computer? i have an update icon on my toolbar that i cannot delete and it porports to be a microsoft security update - however i did not request this update. could it be a fake? it is not possible to 'cancel' the update when the window is opened. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50655
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    - I am having a lot of problem since I installed MS security patch My operating system is windows 98 and I am having a lot of problems with my computer freezing, not able to open programs and so on since I installed MS security patch. I cannot also find a way to stop MSUPDATE from running automatically. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50654
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    - Hijacked Search Engine & Home Page Something has gotten into my system that changes the Registry Settings for IE homepage and all search engines. The page that loads is " http://search-dot.com/net/ " and redircts all searches. I have tried editing the Registry, but it entries are changed again at re-boot. If anyone has encountered this, or knows the file to delete to kill it, let me know. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50650
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    - Event ID 615 Event ID 615 IPSec Services: IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of network interfaces on the machine. This can be a potential security hazard to the machine since some of the network interfaces may not get the protection as desired by the applied IPSec filters. Please run IPSec monitor snap-in to further diagnose the problem. I installed the IPSEC monitor snap-in as suggested, but at a lose as how to activate it to further diagnose the problems. Thanks, Donna J. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50649
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    - Error Code C00D11CD Everytime i try to play a song downloaded from MSN music club, it prompts me that I need to upgrade DRM properties. When I click on OK to do this I get unknown error code above. This is making my membership to the above useless. Please help. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50645
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    - security what security guard company is the best? i have a vault that I don't want some master criminal getting inside of. maybe I've seen too many movies =( Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50641
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    - remove spyware Does anyone have advice on which free spyware removal is the best to download??? I don't want one just to scan. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50636
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    - Someone sending e-mails with my address I have been receiving various "failure to deliver" messages stating that messages from my hotmail address have been denied because of content, etc. The problem is that I have not been sending these messages. In fact, I have never seen the addresses to which they are supposedly being sent. I don't want someone sending these in my name and with my address. What should I do? Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50634
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    - password for system admin forgotten i just bought a new computer with windows xp on it. i tried to set up two account users and pass protected the system admin account..i now cannot open this account. does any one know how to find out what i used as my password. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50631
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    - broser highjacking my browser has been highjacked from this address mk:@MSITStore:C:\WINDOWS\start.chm::/spplain.html any ideas Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50628
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    - Windows XP re-activation This may not be the right newsgroup to post to but it seems the most appropriate. I added a hard disk to my PC today, now Windows XP says it needs to be activated (again). Unfortunately, when I attempt to activate on-line a message appears basically saying that local scripting needs to be enabled first, the message fails to describe how to do this. Any ideas? Thanks. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50624
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    - can not get rid of program I downloaded the Hotbar onto my computer. Big mistake. Now every time I try to take it out of my programs the computer add/remove control panel locks up. I have to restart my computer just to get off my screen. I need it off. What can I do. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50608
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    - help with Zone alarm kicking me off sorry I forgot to put a subject :-) I keep getting kicked off on outlook express- WIN xp & dial-up/I use ZA free version (new to Z.A).Here is the message: the tcp/ip terminated the internet connection 224 overview info:account-MSnews.Microsoft.com server:MSnews.Microsoft.com protocol:NNTB port:119 secure SSL:0 error # 224 800cccof So........then I reconnect and then its fine (sometimes) If I get off line then on line again, it happens over & over again Ive posted before but get no response. help if you can- I thank you Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50607
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    - Missing emails after latest security updates I noticed a post from Bill Bradley describing Remote Desktop issues after installing the MS04-011 thru MS04-014 patches. I just received an email stating that after the installtion of the MS04-011 thru MS04-014 patches, the user can no longer see any emails sent to him from the day he installed the updates (including the one I sent with the links to install them). I assume this was caused by the MS04-013 Outlook Express patch. Has anyone seen this occur? Better yet, has Microsoft released any info on issues that occur after the installtion of these patches? Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50604
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    - spying? 1.) I am using Windows ME. And, does creating a logon password helps protect my computer? 2.) How do i determine if someone is spying on my computer? is netstat a way? 3.) If netstat is a way. How do i use netstat and to determine whether or not i am being spied? 4.) If i am being spied or easily hacked, how do i protect myself? someone please reply . Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50594
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    - how are they getting into my machine? in the event viewer i see this every time i log onto the net: the user User Name successfully established a connection to The Internet (1) using the device IRDA12-1 under explanation or the click to find an answer, it says this: The user %1 successfully established a connection to %2 using the device %3. anyone understand that?? zone alarm, just put in (pro) is blocking 200 attempts a day. when i shut off za, i have norton also. it shows about 10 attempts every session. looking deep into the users, there is NO "user name" showing as an 'account' only the default names are there. what's the darn deal here? please help Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50589
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    - Security update is from "Windows update" page I have been trying to install the update patch (823559)for a few weeks now. Every time I get on the Microsoft website to update 98SE, I get an advisory to install this security patch which I do each time. Apparently it is not being installed. Any suggestions? Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50588
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    - 135 Hey all, I've been researching and am having difficulty finding out how to unbind the remote procedure call service from port 135. I'm beggining to wonder if it's possible. I messed around with my system configurations a while ago and discovered that rpc 135 was closed from netstat. I don't know what I did, but it worked at the time. Now I can't seem to find a way to do this. Please help me. Thank you. With appreciation, Terry Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50585
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    - Effects of Port Blocking on Apps Hi, I am considering blocking certain ports on my workstation that are well known to be used by viruses. For example I could block 2283 which the W32/Dumaru.ad virus listens on. I don't expect to be running any servers on this port However, some programs like Internet Explorer, occasionally use this port to go outbound From what I can tell, Internet Explorer, Outlook, MMC, and other apps seem to just tr ascending ports and if they can't connect on 2283, they'll connect on 2284. Is that true? Also, will blocking 2283 or other non-registered ports (i.e. i am not talking about port 80) for all communications have bad effects on any Windows/Microsoft programs Thanks Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50581
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    - Effects of Port-Blocking on Applications Hi, I am considering blocking certain ports on my workstation that are well known to be used by viruses. For example I could block 2283 which the W32/Dumaru.ad virus listens on. I don't expect to be running any servers on this port However, some programs like Internet Explorer, occasionally use this port to go outbound From what I can tell, Internet Explorer, Outlook, MMC, and other apps seem to just tr ascending ports and if they can't connect on 2283, they'll connect on 2284. Is that true? Also, will blocking 2283 or other non-registered ports (i.e. i am not talking about port 80) for all communications have bad effects on any Windows/Microsoft programs Thanks Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50580
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    - firewalls I am thinking of installing a firewall such as zonealarm ..should I switch off the in built firewall thats with XP or is XP's firewall suffienient .................. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50571
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    - belgian.com removal Hi, I got some trojan from belgian.com and it pops up ads randomly. I think it also killed my Windows Media Player. I have tried Spybot Search and Destroy and it doesn't remove it. Any advice would help. Thanks in advance. -Manny Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50570
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    - microsoft email of patch i keep receiving an email from microsoft advising me this is an april 2004 cumulative patch for security update is this safe to open it has attachments but i'm not 100% its a valid email as i was told microsoft don't email patches. please advise Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50565
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    - Help with Possible Virus/Trojan? My Win98se machine has started to act very strange during the last week. I have the Microsoft Office Toolbar on the top of my Desktop which includes shortcuts to MSWord, Notepad, Windows Explorer, etc. When I try to use the MS Word shortcut icon on the Office Toolbar, Sygate Personal Firewall tell me that "Microsoft Word For Windows is trying to connect to crl.verisign.com (64.94.110.12) using remote port 80.....". I instruct Sygate not to allow the connection, then everything slows down and it takes a long time for Word to load. When it finally does load, everything has slowed down and it takes forever to Open files, Save files, etc.. I have never gotten this warning from Sygate before and why would activating Word from a shortcut on the Office Toolbar, cause it to try to connect to the internet? I get the same Sygate message when I try to launch Windows Explorer from the Tool Bar. Sounds like some kind of Virus/Trojan/Hijacker has infected my computer. Any help or ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Mike H PS: I've run Norton Antivirus, Spybot, Stinger, and CWshredder. All are current. They don't find anything on my computer. Occasionally when I'm on the internet I get the "About:Blank" window on the bottom of my screen. I don't know if that has anything to do with the current problem. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50564
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    - start page.eb trogan horse can't delete this trogan horse. my computer continues to rebut. help! i start my anti-virus software, then the computer start to rebut. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50560
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    - thanks to Bbonner Thanks Bill. You have alot of great stuff you share. Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50552
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    - securtity patch I am using Windows 98SE. I continuously receive a Windows update notice for Security update #823559. I have downloaded and installed this update many times but I continue to receive this critical update notice. Why? Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50551
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    - Not enough storage is available to complete this operation After installing SP2 for XP on both client & servce machine, callback registration with server failing with error "Not enough storage is available to complete this operation". Before installation of SP2 for XP, this was working properly. Can someone help me? Tag: Cannot open Add/remove program and few other menu in control panel Tag: 50550

Hi, I cannot open add/remove program and many other menu options under control panel. I am sure that any website must have downloaded something on my computer and that causing problem. First I could see my IP address by typing IPCONFIG, but not anymore. If any one has any idea how to fix this problem, it would be great. Thanks.

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