having a computer problem

[silkprint]

little brat won't tell me how to change it cuz it will annoy him to have to keep changing it back when I'm done

LMAO! Oh the joys of having sons

[USA2112]

Download this software and run it and see if it helps, Its free!
This is a great program to run every time before turning off your computer.

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking seconds to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!)
To download click here


Cleans the following
Internet Explorer
Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.

Firefox
Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history.
Opera
Temporary files, URL history, cookies.
Windows
Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.

Registry cleaner
Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.

Third-party applications
Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...


If you know enough it has an advance options. If you don't you should clean your "system and Internet explorer sections Only" checking all boxes in both sections leaving the bottom box in internet explorer "Section" unchecked, it should work just fine.

[littlebit]

yes it always updates on its own, and it did do one in the past few days, and more than a couple since i last played at red. no idea how i'd check that, by uninstalling each of the most recent updates? then what, i only get priority updates, so they're obviously necessary, oder? i hate when computers give me a hard time.

Hi Happy,
You can end the automatic updates by doing the following:

Go to Control Panel and click Security.
Turn off Automatic Downloads.
At the bottom of the window, under Manage Security Settings for:
Click Automatic Updates.
Tic Notify me but don't automatically download or install. (You can turn it completely off but I use the function I just described and it lets me choose what I want to accept or not.)

To check the latest updates:
Control Panel
Add/Remove Programs
Tic Show Updates at the top of the page.
You will see all the updates and when they were installed.


Hope this helps a bit.

[happygobrokey]

i have ccleaner and tried using it (forogt to mention "cleared cache etc" in my list of things i tried), and none of my security/spyware/firewall/adblocking programs are running. all cookies allowed, tried a few things to explicitly allow 32red... haven't tried it this morning though. how lame.

edit: i'm even tempted to do a format and fresh install of everything to have a blank slate. plus i can convert my fat's to ntfs's. i'm hoping i have separate internal hard drives so i can save my music and documents in D and then format and reinstall windows in C under ntfs. then move the stuff from D onto C, format D as ntfs, and shlog it all back onto D. then get fresh updated versions of all the programs i have, starting with all the security proggies (wish i saved the installers so i could do the installs offline then update from within, might go grab them all before i do this if i go through with it). they don't call them "personal confusers" for nothing. sigh

[satchmo]

Check the tools/internet options/advance tab in the explorer, test a reset on those settings. They block java, acitve x objects to run an a little more things.
And since popup is java nad active x this can be a good cause for the problem.
Other wise disable the xp firewall, couse that just bad.


If not solved, please jump to a few pages, and see if any pop ups are allowed, or active x objects.
Pls specify the pages you test. And ill dig a little deeper..



Satchmo the man the myth the working class hero..

[happygobrokey]

Check the tools/internet options/advance tab in the explorer, test a reset on those settings. They block java, acitve x objects to run an a little more things.
And since popup is java nad active x this can be a good cause for the problem.
Other wise disable the xp firewall, couse that just bad.


If not solved, please jump to a few pages, and see if any pop ups are allowed, or active x objects.
Pls specify the pages you test. And ill dig a little deeper..



Satchmo the man the myth the working class hero..

this has fixed it. i tried looking in that menu for the pop-up scripting, but never noticed the reset button below. resetting to the fresh default modes has cured whatever was blocking the way. thanks for that satch. now i must play.