Earlier today, my son downloaded Google Chrome browser onto my computer, which he was NOT supposed to do & was to uninstall it. He didn't so I did. Because he's been using my computer off & on, I updated & ran Spybot. It couldn't remove the stupid CouponBar but I re-booted my computer anyway. Got an update notice for Adobe Flash so installed it. Then I tried to update & run Adaware. Got an error so I closed that out & went to uninstall it via Add/Remove, figuring I'd try installing anew. Wouldn't finish uninstalling so I stopped it. When I closed that out, I had a pop-up called Microsoft Silverlight. Never heard of it so tried uninstalling that too vial Add/Remove. Wouldn't finish so I stopped it. My pc has been very slow since & I've gotten a couple of "low virtual memory" notices. Something is obviously sucking the memory but I don't know what it could be. It wouldn't let me boot up in Safe Mode, only gave me the option for Process 1. I Restored back to yesterday morning & have run CCleaner & am now running Malwarebytes' Quick Scan except it's not being so quick this time. It's so far found no infected objects but it's not quite done, taking alot longer than the usual 10 min. I think my son may have picked up a virus or some nasty spyware. Gotta wait til Mon. to take it in. Grrrr! The boy is going to pay this bill!!
Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday..even the CALENDAR says...
W..T..F..
Please identify yourself in 1st email w/name/username. Due to recent problem trades, if I haven't traded w/you before, I will probably require you send your end 1st or I'll need LEGIT trade references/feedback. I will be happy to provide the same. IF you plan to hold your end til you've received mine, I will need to know that IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE trade is finalized.
1|1|PLEASE use the following link to scan your computer - Make sure you use IE Browser to run the scan|Newman|themole61@gmail.com|22:16:52|08/27/2010|
http://www.refundsweepers.com/dcforum/freebies/9754.html 2|2|Thanks Howard! :) (m)|maraj|maraj64@hotmail.com|08:17:06|08/28/2010|
My pc is running SOOO slow I don't know if I dare try to download anything lest it take all day. My AVG is set to scan my pc everynight at 11 & it was still scanning when I woke up this morning (it normally takes about an hour & a 1/2). :( And last night when I ran the Malwarebytes Quick Scan, it took over an hour vs the 10-15 min. it usually takes.
This is going to drive me nuts til Mon. LOL
Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday..even the CALENDAR says...
W..T..F..
Please identify yourself in 1st email w/name/username. Due to recent problem trades, if I haven't traded w/you before, I will probably require you send your end 1st or I'll need LEGIT trade references/feedback. I will be happy to provide the same. IF you plan to hold your end til you've received mine, I will need to know that IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE trade is finalized.
3|2|You need to run that online scan that I have given you, unless you want to fork out BIG $$, that's your choice|Newman|themole61@gmail.com|08:38:44|08/28/2010|
http://www.refundsweepers.com/dcextra.shtml?az=st&omm=1&om=41589&forum=general 4|3|I'm afraid no luck. :( (m)|maraj|maraj64@hotmail.com|08:22:39|08/30/2010|
I ran the ESET scan on Sat. & it took 12 & 1/2 hours! LOL But no infections, so that's possibly good news. Yesterday I ran Defrag & that took 9 hours. I'm assuming the lengthy amount of time on each is due to whatever issue is going on w/my computer as it's still slower than heck, & seems to hesitate/freeze for a couple of seconds everytime I click on a web page, etc. before it finally finishes loading the page. I'll be taking it to my techie a little later this morning & will hopefully get it back at the end of the day, & not be in too much debt. LOL Thanks for trying to help Howard! :) Please identify yourself in 1st email w/name/username. Due to recent problem trades, if I haven't traded w/you before, I will probably require you send your end 1st or I'll need LEGIT trade references/feedback. I will be happy to provide the same. IF you plan to hold your end til you've received mine, I will need to know that IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE trade is finalized.
5|4|Please try System Restore Feature or Last Known Good Configuration. This will bring your computer back when it was running properly.|Newman|themole61@gmail.com|08:26:13|08/30/2010| "Politeness costs nothing but gains everything".
6|5|Tried a Restore on Fri., but it didn't help. My computer won't even let me get into Safe Mode.|maraj|maraj64@hotmail.com|09:08:40|08/30/2010| I greatly appreciate you trying to help me tho. :) Please identify yourself in 1st email w/name/username. Due to recent problem trades, if I haven't traded w/you before, I will probably require you send your end 1st or I'll need LEGIT trade references/feedback. I will be happy to provide the same. IF you plan to hold your end til you've received mine, I will need to know that IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE trade is finalized.
7|6|RE: Unable to Get into Safe Mode - May Need To Reinstall Windows - See Link Below|Newman|themole61@gmail.com|09:17:08|08/30/2010| Unable to get into Windows Safe Mode. http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000750.htm "Politeness costs nothing but gains everything".
8|7|Please Check The Following Out, Perhaps Your Solution?|Newman|themole61@gmail.com|09:24:28|08/30/2010| Windows won`t boot, run or start in Safe mode � How to restore the SafeBoot keys If Windows won�t boot (start or run) in Safe mode, then you�ve probably got malware or the effects of malware on the computer. Some types of malware may disable Safe mode by removing the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot registry keys from Windows registry. Read below how to restore the SafeBoot keys. "Politeness costs nothing but gains everything".
9|7|I figure it's either that or maybe my hard drive/registery has some errors.....|maraj|maraj64@hotmail.com|09:29:40|08/30/2010| I've pretty much tried everything I dare mess w/on my own, but if my files, etc. need to be saved, my techie is better equipped/more knowledgeable to do that if a Windows re-install is necessary or there's a problem w/my hard drive or registry. Please identify yourself in 1st email w/name/username. Due to recent problem trades, if I haven't traded w/you before, I will probably require you send your end 1st or I'll need LEGIT trade references/feedback. I will be happy to provide the same. IF you plan to hold your end til you've received mine, I will need to know that IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE trade is finalized.
I wanted to run ScanDisk to find/fix any errors that may be on my hard drive but it requires a reboot to begin ScanDisk & my computer isn't cooperating too well w/reboots or shut-downs either. Hoping it's nothing major other than maybe some sneaky, nasty spyware or a corrupted file......
Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday..even the CALENDAR says...
W..T..F..
If you're happy w/our trade, please leave feedback for me at:
http://www.refundsweepers.com/dcforum/feedback/1133.html
I'll gladly do the same for you upon request.:)
I'm pretty computer savvy when it comes to maintenance, virus/spyware removal, etc. but this one has me stumped, & frustrated. LOL
Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday..even the CALENDAR says...
W..T..F..
If you're happy w/our trade, please leave feedback for me at:
http://www.refundsweepers.com/dcforum/feedback/1133.html
I'll gladly do the same for you upon request.:)
I managed to get into Safe Mode just far enough to make a selection but was only given the option of Profile 1 to choose, & it didn't change anything as was the case w/the Restore. :(
Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday..even the CALENDAR says...
W..T..F..
If you're happy w/our trade, please leave feedback for me at:
http://www.refundsweepers.com/dcforum/feedback/1133.html
I'll gladly do the same for you upon request.:)