:) their web site has this big scary warning: "ComboFix is a tool that should only be run under the supervision of someone who has been trained in its use. Using it on your own can cause problems with your computer."
I *may* have narrowed it down to one of a dozen or so services causing the problem. If that turns out to be a red herring I'll go the combofix route and if I still have problems then I'll try John's suggestion of creating a new user. Frank. Frank Cazabon Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions www.SamaanSystems.com Referrals are important to us. If you know of anyone who would benefit from our services, please contact me. We would appreciate the opportunity to work with them. On 09/08/2010 10:42 AM, Michael Madigan wrote: > Trained user of combofix? LOL I'm not trained, but I've used it with only a > few issues, mainly having it remove some scanner software that it thought was > malware. > > > > --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Richard Kaye<[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Richard Kaye<[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: [NF] Windows Shell Explorer Hangs >> To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> >> Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 10:30 AM >> References to unavailable WAN or LAN >> resources can cause slowdowns in the task bar. >> >> rk >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Frank Cazabon >> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 8:52 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NF] Windows Shell Explorer Hangs >> >> Hi Michael, >> >> Thanks for the advice. I've looked in the Event >> Viewer, but don't see >> any messages that mention hard disk problems. Is >> there somewhere >> specific in there that it might? Maybe I should run a >> chkdsk? >> >> I've run ccleaner and it removed a little bit of stuff >> (about 7MB) >> >> I've had a look at combofix and see that I should not run >> it unless >> advised to by a trained user of it, so have posted a >> message on >> bleepingcomputer.com to see if someone there advises the >> same (unless of >> course you are a trained user of it, if so please let me >> know!) >> >> I think I now have a way to cause it to hang up! If I >> try to copy >> something and paste it on the desktop, that is one of the >> instances when >> it hangs up. >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
