Thanks again Wes, just knowing that someone is out there that knows
what they're doing is a "Blessing-in-disguise". It all probably
happened when I had the Virtual Bartender girl, dance around the room
& do all kinds of things...
That's all for now, Jim-"E"
:
Jim,
I'm not as new as you at this, but I'm not too far behind 53. ;-)
Messenger Service can be used in networked environment to send
messages to other machines on that network. For the single machine
user like you or I, the only thing Messenger Service gets used for
is spam and irritating ads like you've been getting. Messenger
Service should be disabled.
\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
What is the Hosts file?
The Short Answer:
[[The short answer is that the Hosts file is like an address book.
When you type an address like
www.yahoo.com into your browser, the
Hosts file is consulted to see if you have the IP address, or
"telephone number," for that site. If you do, then your computer
will "call it" and the site will open. If not, your computer will
ask your ISP's (internet service provider) computer for the phone
number before it can "call" that site. Most of the time, you do not
have addresses in your "address book," because you have not put any
there. Therefore, most of the time your computer asks for the IP
address from your ISP to find sites.
If you put ad server names into your Hosts file with your own
computer's IP address, your computer will never be able to contact
the ad server. It will try to, but it will be simply calling itself
and get a "busy signal" of sorts. Your computer will then give up
calling the ad server and no ads will be loaded, nor will any
tracking take place. Your choices for blocking sites are not just
limited to blocking ad servers. You may block sites that serve
advertisements, sites that serve objectionable content, or any other
site that you choose to block. ]]
Error 0xc0000017, I doubt that this applies, but have a look at >>>
Error message when you start Windows: "Your system is low on virtual
memory"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315351
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In Jim-E <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
First of all, I would like to "Personnally" thanks you Wes for
thanking your time to assist me. I am very new to this & I am 53
yrs. old. Sorry for the length of postings. Next time I will know
better. I checked what you said to do & found that both were already
done...ICF (on) & Messenger Service (disabled). I don't if I should
have Messenger Service on or off or what difference it makes...?
My original problem was with the Windows Explorer error message
(0xc0000017) & McAfee Anti-virus message about:
Windows/system32/drivers/etc/host... which something "latch-on to"
when I tried to upgrade Windows Medie Player (latest version),
Windows Updates, & AOL 9.0 Security Edision. The Winpatch
recommendation came from a Windows' link & I thought in might solve
the problems that I was experiencing. Nothing to do with "Messenger
Sevices"...?
:
No. You were ripped off! You did not need to pay anything to stop
Windows Messenger Service ads.
Did you reply to a Windows Messenger Service ad?
Do these things.
Turn on a firewall...
HOW TO: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;283673
Disable Microsoft Messenger Service...
Right-click: 'My Computer' icon and select 'Manager'
Open: Services and Applications
Open: Services
Open: 'Messenger' Service
Click: Stop button
Change 'Startup Type' to DISABLE
Click OK to close everything
And don't post all the info you just posted.
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Wes
In Jim-E <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
(e-mail address removed) at $19.95 (Did not work) & PC MightyMax
at $29.95 Dod not work either)...Should I try to repair Windows XP
installation from the CD-ROMfrom the "R" key...?
<SNIP>
:
Paid who for what Winpatch?
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Wes
In Jim-E <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I just downloaded & upgraded to Windows XP SP2 & also paid
($19.95) for the Winpatch (recommended). I also, just downloaded
& upgarded to AOL 9.0 Security Edition (latest version). My
McAfee anti-virus is clean (deleted) & my Ad-Ware is good
(deleted). Every I start-up AOL I get the following Error
Messages: Windows Explorer had to shut-down...Also, I got the
following before: Windows Application Error...Apllication failed
to initialize properly (0xc0000017)...Please HELP !!!!
