I would recommend Microsoft Security Essentials (their new antivirus/ antimalware tool.). This sounds like it could be malware related.
Chris Sent from my iPhone On Dec 14, 2009, at 5:58 PM, "Howard White" <[email protected]> wrote: > Todd Wittenmeier wrote: >> My company uses Verizon cards all the time, usually uninstalling and >> reinstalling VZ access fixes most issues, if they don't have the CD >> you can download it from vzam.net >> >> -Todd > > Many thanks to all who responded. After a review of the patient; > there > is more corrupted than just the VZ Access. The first most > disconcerting > error message reads: > > "Could not connect to System Event Notification Service service" > (jocularity about the redundancy). I was not able to find an Event or > Service log to read about the fault (as described in the rest of the > error message). The error message implied that some users (and > services) might not start due to this fault. > > Second message: > > SMWAN - Windows sockets initialization failed. Failed to connect to > Windows service. This message went away after I un-installed VZ > Access > (which makes sense). > > Two other curiosities: Clam-Win installed but will not launch (and in > fact I got a blue screen on one reboot) and Disk Defragmentation > doesn't > show a screen at all. This might imply that the System Event > Notification Service isn't allowing much of anything to function. > > The computer is a Compaq SR560SF and I think the VZ is a UM175. > > Please do not commit a major research effort on my behalf. I'm off to > Google and Microsoft Knowledge Base now (well, after a meeting > tonight). > If one knows of a virus or other corruption that targets this vector > and knows off-hand of the fix, feel free to chime in. > > Howard > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en.
