It Happened again

[Guest]

Last night my computer started chattering as if it was running, soon after my
printer acted like it was preparing to print. Then, a sheet of paper ran
through the printer - nothing was printed, the computer was in stand-by
mode, but was still chattering. This has happened a couple of times -
usually at the crack of dawn and wakes my husband and I up. I have windows xp
home edition, automatic updates, 4 different spyware programs - including
microsofts beta version, norton anti virus, zone alarm.....nothing shows up
but the usual cookies. What would cause my computer to do this?

 

[Jason Marshall]

Take a note of the time it is turning itself on.

If you are leaving it on, then something is using your PC and sending the
printer an IO command.

HTH

 

[bumtracks]

If you have wifi networked, and no encryption
there's always some really stupid dumb arse wanting to have your printer
spit out a message offering to fix it for you.

 

[Guest]

what I found is that
wuaueng.dll (3648) SUS20ClientDataStore: The database engine started a new
instance (0).
and
wuauclt (3648) The database engine 5.01.2600.2180 started.

Also noted that the W32time 29 which apparently has to do with connectivity.
Found this from the help and support center information from the event log.
WUA is Windows Update Agent.

Guessing that now all I have to do is turn off the WUA, and then it won't
search for
connectivity at 4am?


Thanks
Liz

 

[Guest]

Why don't you look in the Event Viewer and see if you can
find a clue . . .

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I congratulate you on taking advantage of the Help and Support system. It
is a remarkable system.

I have to ask, do you have any poltergeist in your house? (just kidding)

 

[Guest]

From the event viewer:
wuaueng.dll (3648) SUS20ClientDataStore: The database engine started a new
instance (0).
and
wuauclt (3648) The database engine 5.01.2600.2180 started.

Also noted that the W32time 29 which apparently has to do with connectivity.

Found this from the help and support center information from the event log.
WUA is Windows Update Agent.

Guessing that now all I have to do is turn off the WUA, and then it won't
search for connectivity at 4am?

 

[bumtracks]

Just installed an XP and recall seeing a time setting where you specify the
hour range for updates, part of sp2 new security center, - I set it
something like 4 - 6am and if I recall it was set like 3 am as default.

 

[Ad]

Take a note of the time it is turning itself on.

If you are leaving it on, then something is using your PC and sending the
printer an IO command.

It could be haunted, they may wake up one morning to see a message
printed out