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[Wolverine of Ambush!]

http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_management.htm

Click Start > Run and type diskmgmt.msc in the Open: line and click OK. The Disk Management snap-in will open.

[Mr_Anderson]

Thanks Wolvie! That did the trick!!

[JollyRoger]

Good Game Wolvie

Anderson did you ever turn you page file back on, you really should

[Edited on 11-12-2005 by JollyRoger]

[Mr_Anderson]

Why is that?

[ZWarrior]

What key words did you use to search Wolvy?

[Mr_Anderson]

I would like to know also. I tried re-install, disk management, and repair all mixed together.

[Boomslang]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/04/bios_from_a_to_z/

Bios info

[Boomslang]

I thought this was interesting

Man, I couldn't believe it was Microsoft who finally got my system infested with spyware! An unkillable process? Popup windows? A prompt you have to click at logon? My!!! But it's ok. You CAN get rid of it:

There are 2 parts to this spyware popup: WGAtray.exe and wgalogon.dll. Killing the WGAtray.exe process causes it to reappear in 1 second. With it present, WGAlogon cannot be deleted. And you can't delete it while it's running. Seem impossible? Nah.

First, you need to have an Explorer window open and pointing to the C:\windows\system32 folder, where the spyware resides (interestingly, doing a hard drive search for "wgatray" turns up nothing- clever spyware, this is!). And you have to have Task Manager open, right beside the Explorer window. This is tricky, and must be done fast- you kill the process in Task Manager, and before the spyware can reopen itself, you must delete WGAtray.exe in the Explorer window. You only have a split second, but it is possible. Once the spyware .exe is gone, you must reboot your computer.

Yes, now you will see the spyware's nag screen. No problem, it's the last time. When you DO finally get to the desktop, do a search "for WGAlogon.dll" You will find 2 copies, one in system32 and one in the dllcache folder. Without the WGAtray spyware to protect them (did you notice it was gone? YAY!), you can rename and then delete both these spyware .dll's. Your system may hang when you reboot it the first time, but when it is brought back up, THE SPYWARE IS ALL GONE.

Whew. Man, I may have to stop using Windows Update. It installs spyware!

I'm afraid of these malware writers coming after me for defeating their product, so I can't provide my real email. But feel free to share this malware removal process with the world.

[Edited on 4-27-2006 by Boomslang]

[Boomslang]

When you load up Windows Explorer you might notice a delay, this is due to WindowsXP automatically checking the network for shared folders and printers. Depending on the size of the network you're on, this can take a bit of time and I'm sure we can all agree that sitting in front of the computer waiting for programs to get ready is loads of fun... ;-)

Disabling this feature is easy. First load up Windows Explorer (right click on the "My Computer" icon and select "Explore") then click the "Tools" menu and select "Folders Options". From there click the "View" tab and find the "Automatically search for network folders and printers" check box and uncheck it. Press the "OK" button, reboot your computer and you're all set.

From now on Windows Explorer will no longer check for shared folders or devices on your network automatically when first loading up.

Was Colin's tip as good for your PC as it was for his? Let PCSTATS know what you think, and be sure to stop by PCSTATS Forums and post your comments or questions.

[ZWarrior]

Good tip.  I forget about that and get bit a lot.

Thanks!

[Boomslang]

Razor driver will now work with the newest Vista. Right click on the razor exe select properties then compatability select install as XP sp2