Re: R: Windows 7 question

2010-10-26 Thread andy
Oggetto: RE: Windows 7 question But were you able to write the hosts file to the machine from within Spybot? Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians Associates, PA jra...@eaglemds.com www.eaglemds.com -Original Message- From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it

RE: R: Windows 7 question

2010-10-26 Thread Sam Cayze
: Windows 7 question when I was using a hosts file, it was 273k, and my computer started running real slow when connected to the internet. It seemed that the computer was loading the hosts file into memory. So it was a long startup, and when you went to a web site, it had to look through

Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread John Aldrich
Quick question -- is there something in Windows 7 that would prevent SpyBot from writing to the Hosts file? I cleaned my brother-in-law's laptop and tried to add the SpyBot Hosts file, but was unable to do so from within SpyBot. Eventually I just put the Hosts file from my wife's XP box on a flash

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Jonathan Link
UAC? On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 8:57 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.comwrote: Quick question -- is there something in Windows 7 that would prevent SpyBot from writing to the Hosts file? I cleaned my brother-in-law's laptop and tried to add the SpyBot Hosts file, but was unable to do

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Sean Rector
UAC Sean Rector, MCSE -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows 7 question Quick question -- is there something in Windows 7 that would prevent SpyBot from writing

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread John Aldrich
[mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question UAC Sean Rector, MCSE -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Jonathan Link
AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question UAC Sean Rector, MCSE -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows 7 question Quick question

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Carl Houseman
System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question Perhaps... I don't use SpyBot anymore, so I can't comment about Win7 compatibilities, since Vista had UAC, I'd imagine that it would work that way, but I've seen more trouble with apps that worked under Vista not working under Win7, than apps

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread John Aldrich
, 2010 10:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question Perhaps... I don't use SpyBot anymore, so I can't comment about Win7 compatibilities, since Vista had UAC, I'd imagine that it would work that way, but I've seen more trouble with apps that worked under Vista not working

R: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread HELP_PC
Just now I updated Spybot on W7 (Run as Admin) with no issues GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Inviato: venerdì 22 ottobre 2010 15.43 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE: Windows 7 question Hmm... even though I started

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
, 2010 11:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Windows 7 question Just now I updated Spybot on W7 (Run as Admin) with no issues GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Inviato: venerdì 22 ottobre 2010 15.43 A: NT System Admin

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Jonathan Link
[mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question Perhaps... I don't use SpyBot anymore, so I can't comment about Win7 compatibilities, since Vista had UAC, I'd imagine that it would work that way, but I've seen more trouble

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
:%20jra...@eaglemds.com www.eaglemds.comBLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/ From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question WTF? They're buying something from a company

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Jonathan Link
-- *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Friday, October 22, 2010 11:08 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Windows 7 question WTF? They're buying something from a company and it has junk on it already? Take it back

R: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread HELP_PC
Running immunization does it GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Inviato: venerdì 22 ottobre 2010 17.08 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE: Windows 7 question But were you able to write the hosts file to the machine from

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Candee
: Windows 7 question Perhaps... I don't use SpyBot anymore, so I can't comment about Win7 compatibilities, since Vista had UAC, I'd imagine that it would work that way, but I've seen more trouble with apps that worked under Vista not working under Win7, than apps working on XP not working

Re: R: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Bill Humphries
Oggetto: RE: Windows 7 question But were you able to write the hosts file to the machine from within Spybot? Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians Associates, PA jra...@eaglemds.com www.eaglemds.com -Original Message- From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread John Aldrich
To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Windows 7 question Just now I updated Spybot on W7 (Run as Admin) with no issues GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Inviato: venerdì 22 ottobre 2010 15.43 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread John Aldrich
: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Windows 7 question Running immunization does it GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Inviato: venerdì 22 ottobre 2010

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Jonathan Link
] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Windows 7 question Just now I updated Spybot on W7 (Run as Admin) with no issues GuidoElia HELPPC -Messaggio originale- Da: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Inviato: venerdì 22

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread John Aldrich
the mistaken impression that I am libeling Rent-A-Center. :-) From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question In the OP’s context, “They are buying” means they are renting to own – the laptop

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread John Aldrich
banking, bill-payment, etc passwords, and see about a non-admin account for them. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question Yeah, those are tops on the list for nuke and repave.  I've

RE: R: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
- From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: R: Windows 7 question I like this hosts file: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Bill HELP_PC wrote: Running immunization does it GuidoElia HELPPC

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Jeff Bunting
see if replacing the hosts file with a known-clean version did anything when I get home... -Original Message- From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Windows 7 question Just now I updated Spybot on W7

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
...@eaglemds.comBLOCKED::mailto:%20jra...@eaglemds.com www.eaglemds.comBLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/ From: Jeff Bunting [mailto:bunting.j...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question You can just open

RE: R: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Sean Rector
I've been using that for years. I download the update quarterly. Sean Rector, MCSE -Original Message- From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: R: Windows 7 question I like this hosts file

RE: R: Windows 7 question

2010-10-22 Thread Sam Cayze
SpywareBlaster is a good option for this too, dummy-fied. -Original Message- From: Sean Rector [mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: R: Windows 7 question I've been using that for years. I download the update

Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread John Aldrich
One of my users got a Windows 7 Netbook and said it wouldn't let her put any shortcuts on the desktop. Any idea what the problem might be? It's a Lenovo netbook, if it makes any difference. I checked it out, and installed Vipre Home on it for her, but other than that, I really didn't do anything

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread Steve Ens
Windows 7 is like previous versions ... right click the desktop, select new and shortcut. It's that easy. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:59 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.comwrote: One of my users got a Windows 7 Netbook and said it wouldn’t let her put any shortcuts on the desktop. Any

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread Phillip Partipilo
Subject: Windows 7 question One of my users got a Windows 7 Netbook and said it wouldn't let her put any shortcuts on the desktop. Any idea what the problem might be? It's a Lenovo netbook, if it makes any difference. I checked it out, and installed Vipre Home on it for her, but other than that, I

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread John Aldrich
: Windows 7 question Windows 7 is like previous versions ... right click the desktop, select new and shortcut. It's that easy. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:59 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com wrote: One of my users got a Windows 7 Netbook and said it wouldn't let her put any shortcuts

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread John Aldrich
Ahh. that might be the problem. J Thanks! John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question Right-click a blank area of the desktop, and from the View menu, check

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread Mark Smith
I suggest they use a gadget. Here's a link to a good one. http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=dd868ac7-d4bc-4e0a-ac5b-acda3fe0264abt=1pl=1 On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:59 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.comwrote: One of my users got a Windows 7 Netbook and said it wouldn’t

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread John Aldrich
-AldrichTile-Tools From: Mark Smith [mailto:winsysad...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question I suggest they use a gadget. Here's a link to a good one. http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=dd868ac7-d4bc

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread Steve Ens
. Your disk may be full.” Would the “view→ show desktop icons” fix this? [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] *From:* Mark Smith [mailto:winsysad...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:15 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Windows 7 question I suggest

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread John Aldrich
Well, she’s the only user on the netbook, and as far as I know, she has admin privileges, so it shouldn’t be permissions. John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question

Re: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread Jon Harris
be permissions. [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:59 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Windows 7 question Permissions issue? 2010/4/8 John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com I just

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
://TheEssentialExchange.com From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 1:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question Well, she’s the only user on the netbook, and as far as I know, she has admin privileges, so it shouldn’t be permissions

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread John Aldrich
it obviously had SOME space on it. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 1:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question Do you know what EDITION of Win7 is on the netbook? Win7 Home Basic

RE: Windows 7 question

2010-04-08 Thread Jim Holmgren
...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 1:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question Unfortunately, I do not. I don’t have access to it right now. She got it through her ISP (local phone company) and when she told them about the problem, they took it back to look