Re: [CGUYS] Help! Debugging svchost.exe
It's Automatic Updates. For some reason, I'm seeing this a lot on our laptops this month, but I don't know why. I've turned off AU, and it's notification that you may be at risk!, off. So, that's not a bug that's a feature! Sadly, yes. You can't say MS is without a sense of irony. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Dump the red shield
No, but you can turn off the notifications. Start Settings Control Panel Security Center Left Pane Change the way Windows Notifies Me Keep in mind that it may be accurately telling you something that you assume is incorrect. -Original Message- I run CA's latest firewall and anti-virus programs. I keep getting the message that my computer may be in danger etc at turn on. Is there a safe way to just remove the red shield and it's whole program(s) forever? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Hidden Shares PC Mag May 22 07 p88
None of the hidden shares are open by default, unless you don't use a password or one that's pathetically easy to guess. Without reading the article, I'll assume that these are default shares they are referring to. You cannot disable them. Use a firewall, even Windows Firewall. That's the better solution. -Original Message- The PC Mag. article says we may have hiden shares open etc. If you only have one computer and a cable modem, how many, if any of these shares do you need to keep open? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Is there still a free firewall?
I use the paid version. A very good firewall. -Original Message- kerio has good reviews. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/Sunbelt-Personal- Firewall/ * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Help! Debugging svchost.exe
Thanks John--I hadn't had time to look into the cause yet. -Original Message- The Patch Watch section of the latest Windows Secrets newsletter had this to say about the svchost.exe bug: * Finally, a real 'svchost.exe' fix * For those of you who've suffered from *svchost.exe*, which is used by Microsoft Update, going wild and taking 100% of your workstation's CPU resources, help is at hand. Redmond plans to offer up some long-awaited patches to updaters in the foreseeable future. But you can get the needed fixes to solve this problem and get your computer back *now* - without having to disable Microsoft Update and reverting back to Windows Update, or disabling Automatic Updates altogether. The fix is two-fold. Both of the following patches are needed to fix the issue: . *Step 1: KB 927891.* Download the fix from Knowledge Base article 927891http://windowssecrets.com/links/ro6hca8gvq3fd/44296ch/?url=www.m icrosoft.com%2Fdownloads%2Fdetails.aspx%3Ffamilyid%3D7A81B0CD-A0B9- 497E-8A89-404327772E5A%26displaylang%3Den(this link is for Windows XP machines) and install it first. . *Step 2: WSUS 3.0 client.* Next, install the WSUS 3.0 client update. An MSDN articlehttp://windowssecrets.com/links/ro6hca8gvq3fd/de91f0h/?url=msdn 2.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Flibrary%2Faa387285.aspxon this update is available in Microsoft's MSDN library. A link to the executable is contained near the very bottom of that article, or you can download the executable using this linkhttp://windowssecrets.com/links/ro6hca8gvq3fd/d9dbe0h/?url=downloa d.windowsupdate.com%2Fv7%2Fwindowsupdate%2Fredist%2Fstandalone%2FWindow sUpdateAgent30-x86.exe. (There is no easy download page at Microsoft yet, because this fix has just come out.) You need this download to install the new Automatic Updates program, which is technically the new WSUS 3.0 client. Even though you may not be using Windows Software Update Services, this download provides you with the new engine that's used by workstations that run Microsoft Update. You may still see your system spike up to 100% CPU usage every now and then. But we should soon get from Microsoft the much needed, permanent fix to this *very* vexing issue, which many of us have been fighting for months. The promised patches will be deployed to all customers in the coming months, as discussed in the official WSUS bloghttp://windowssecrets.com/links/ro6hca8gvq3fd/d2fd4dh/?url=blogs.t echnet.com%2Fwsus%2Farchive%2F2007%2F04%2F28%2Fupdate-on.aspx * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Help! Debugging svchost.exe
The Patch Watch section of the latest Windows Secrets newsletter had this to say about the svchost.exe bug: Thanks. If it acts up again I will know what to do. The problem went away as mysteriously as it arrived. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Help! Debugging svchost.exe
On Wed, 16 May 2007, Tom Piwowar wrote: The Patch Watch section of the latest Windows Secrets newsletter had this to say about the svchost.exe bug: Thanks. If it acts up again I will know what to do. The problem went away as mysteriously as it arrived. Just saw this article about a trojan using Windows Update to do its dirty work, and thought that might explain some mysterious problems with WU. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6657677.stm -- Vicky Staubly http://www.steeds.com/vicky/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Help! Debugging svchost.exe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6657677.stm The bypass most commonly occurs after a successful social engineering attempt lures the user into inadvertently running [Jowspry], which then utilizes BITS to download additional malware. Looks like another one of those non-viruses that you have to install yourself. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW
IMHO Don't screw with RWs. You're right, the cost is prohibitive compared to use-once media. If you have 4.7G of data that needs to be rewritten a lot, use a flash drive. Or a usb2 drive. On 5/16/07, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How come a consumer cannot seem to be able to buy just a couple of DVD-RWs? Why do I have to buy a 10-pack? Who needs 10 rewritables? Is this the Costcoization of the marketplace? Everything like this in bulk? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] recommendations for Mac compatible printer
I also gave up on HP long ago. Among other problems, buying cartridges was painful. I thought an Epson I got was a step in the right direction, but as others have said, it became fussy after a year or so, and would spend a few minutes cleaning before it would do anything. I've had a Canon Pixma IP6600d for a couple years now and am pretty happy with it. I'm not a heavy user, so the cost is not painful and it's quiet and quick with good quality. Jordan Terry Taylor wrote: Many thanks to everyone who responded to my question. I use color for craft projects (example, color coded knitting patterns; printing artwork for miniatures). The Stylus is a printer/scanner/copier, in ad. However, in addition to the waste of the very costly ink and the messy output. It appears, though, that multi-function isn't always the most efficient way to go. I'll keep your suggestions in mind when I start to shop in earnest for a replacement. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW
When I worked in a grocery store we had a small contingent of elderly customers. Our store manager being in the business for decades believed not only service first but that these customers were our base. Often he would sell one egg to a woman who couldn't understand for the life of her who would need a dozen or even half a dozen eggs. Mike On 5/16/07, Mike Sloane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So why didn't the two of you go halves on the 10 pack and split them up? Mike Steve Rigby wrote: On May 16, 2007, at 3:49 PM, Tony B wrote: IMHO Don't screw with RWs. You're right, the cost is prohibiti compared to use-once media. If you have 4.7G of data that needs to be rewritten a lot, use a flash drive. Or a usb2 drive. I wanted to get a couple of DVD-RWs so that I could do a bit of experimenting from time-to-time without a screw-up costing me a disk. The other day as I was perusing the display of DVD-RWs in the computer store, another customer was doing the same. We both lamented the fact that there was not a 2-pack or even a 3-pack available, and were both in agreement that no one would ever need a 10 pack, which was the smallest quantity available. Steve * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW
How come a consumer cannot seem to be able to buy just a couple of DVD-RWs? Why do I have to buy a 10-pack? Who needs 10 rewritables? Is this the Costcoization of the marketplace? Everything like this in bulk? We have a DVD recorder that's connected to our satellite receiver, and to a VCR. It records anything we want to view later. If it's worth keeping, we transfer to DVD-R. There's usually 5 or 6 disks in use at a time, meaning that they're on the shelf waiting for viewing. I'd rather use the DVD-RW instead of a DVR. It's much easier to save to disk. They're very reliable. Most disks have been reused over 20 times so far with no glitches. Brand is Maxell, made in Japan. Success and reliability of DVD-RW depends on the quality of the disks you use. Betty * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW
I don't know the answer to your question -- it seems today that only a few DVD-RWs are needed. I've almost quit using them. But, several years ago the DVD write once was very expensive, and the success rate of writing to them was not too good. I adopted the practice of always writing to a rewritable DVD first (sometimes two or three tries were needed to make a success) then copying it to the non-rewritable in order to save the cost of throwing away a bad disk. Once made, I tended to save the RW disks because I might want to make a second DVD. Now, I have an archive of perhaps 30 rewritable DVDs all in full-sized jewel boxes. Perhaps the answer to your question is simply inertia -- it once was this way and so it continues. Steve Rigby wrote: How come a consumer cannot seem to be able to buy just a couple of DVD-RWs? Why do I have to buy a 10-pack? Who needs 10 rewritables? Is this the Costcoization of the marketplace? Everything like this in bulk? Steve * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] how to get sound from tape into the computer
I'd like to get the sound from an audio cassette tape into my computer, preferably into an MP3 file. You should be able to do this with what you have. I have a stereo cassette deck, and a cable that goes from the audio out (red and white connectors) on the tape player to the line in on the computer sound card. Good so far. When you hear the sound on the headphones, are the 'phones plugged into the computer or the deck? In all probability your sound card has an input volume level control, in software, is this set as appropriate? If JetAudio has level meters (I've only used Audacity) do they show signal? Basically what you are doing is using the analog to digital (ADC) converter of your sound card to digitize the tape. The software format is specified by the JetAudio program. You should end up with a file in a format that you name or specify to be saved to a location of your choice. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] how to get sound from tape into the computer
At 07:28 PM 5/16/2007, you wrote: When you hear the sound on the headphones, are the 'phones plugged into the computer or the deck? The earphones are plugged into the deck. In all probability your sound card has an input volume level control, in software, is this set as appropriate? I don't have any idea where to look for it. If JetAudio has level meters (I've only used Audacity) do they show signal? No, I don't think they do. I've used JetAudio a lot, and I'm sure if it was hearing a sound, it could record it with no problem. The sound is fine when I listen with earphones to the cassette deck, and the sound isn't reaching JetAudio. Basically what you are doing is using the analog to digital (ADC) converter of your sound card to digitize the tape. The software format is specified by the JetAudio program. You should end up with a file in a format that you name or specify to be saved to a location of your choice. That part is no problem at all... * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] how to get sound from tape into the computer
In all probability your sound card has an input volume level control, in software, is this set as appropriate? I don't have any idea where to look for it. OK, we're making progress. If you are using Windows there should be an icon in the system tray that says sound or volume or mixer or something. Do you have that? Can you connect the headphones to the computer and do you normally hear sound when you play back a CD on the computer? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
