KINDLY ADVISE...Limited or no connectivity fixed BUT....

[stanz]

I previously had this problem with my PC, and many in this
group gave me suggestions and ideas to try, none of them being
successful, but I do really appreciate the great support.
So...........
I was ready to to just do a fresh reinstall of XP, since I had all my
data backed up and have the original XP CD, & the disk for SP2.

As a very last resort, I decided to use System Restore and choose a
date (Sept 12) way before I had any connectivity problems, which
originally and suddenly started on Sept. 25th. System restore was
grinding away what seemed like forever. When completed, all my
connectivity problems vanished, and everything is working just like I
never had any problems. I am really leery, but the connectivity &
speed are fine, and everything is working. Today is Oct. 7...I did the
restore Oct. 2 and still running fine.

Are there any scans for viruses, spyware, Malware...whatever... etc.
that anyone thinks I should do now to see if something is lurking in
my system maybe on some kind of timer that originally caused the loss
of connectivity........????

Another question...every time I reboot the system (and this was
occurring B4 my connectivity problems) my desktop comes up in Windows
XP Style, versus my preferred default of Windows Classic Style. So
after the System reboot is done, I left click on the screen, choose
Properties to get to Display Properties,
then click on Appearance, then on Windows and Buttons, choose Windows
Classic Style from the drop down, then click on Apply, then OK, and
the Desktop reverts to the Windows Classic Style and stays that way
until I reboot.

This is no big deal to me, but I am wondering if again there is some
kind of virus or something that is doing this.
Any comments on why this is happening ..........

Thanks again to all.....StanZ

 

[nass]

I previously had this problem with my PC, and many in this
group gave me suggestions and ideas to try, none of them being
successful, but I do really appreciate the great support.
So...........
I was ready to to just do a fresh reinstall of XP, since I had all my
data backed up and have the original XP CD, & the disk for SP2.

As a very last resort, I decided to use System Restore and choose a
date (Sept 12) way before I had any connectivity problems, which
originally and suddenly started on Sept. 25th. System restore was
grinding away what seemed like forever. When completed, all my
connectivity problems vanished, and everything is working just like I
never had any problems. I am really leery, but the connectivity &
speed are fine, and everything is working. Today is Oct. 7...I did the
restore Oct. 2 and still running fine.

Are there any scans for viruses, spyware, Malware...whatever... etc.
that anyone thinks I should do now to see if something is lurking in
my system maybe on some kind of timer that originally caused the loss
of connectivity........????

Another question...every time I reboot the system (and this was
occurring B4 my connectivity problems) my desktop comes up in Windows
XP Style, versus my preferred default of Windows Classic Style. So
after the System reboot is done, I left click on the screen, choose
Properties to get to Display Properties,
then click on Appearance, then on Windows and Buttons, choose Windows
Classic Style from the drop down, then click on Apply, then OK, and
the Desktop reverts to the Windows Classic Style and stays that way
until I reboot.

This is no big deal to me, but I am wondering if again there is some
kind of virus or something that is doing this.
Any comments on why this is happening ..........

Thanks again to all.....StanZ

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# Please state the following:
- Your Anti-virus application
- Your anti-malware software installed
- Yoyr Modem/Router maker/model
- Hard disk space
- RAM ampunt installed and available

# Error messages in Event viewer by doing the following:

Open a Notepad, customize or minimize to the taskbar as you will need it
later for this step to copy the error message on it.
Open a run command and type in:
eventvwr.msc click [OK] you will get the Event viewer control Panel.
click on each of these:
Application
System
Security
Look in the right Pane/window for error message with red (X) or Yellow
exclamation mark /!\ , double click each one to get more info about the
causer.
On the Event error properties message you will see:
Up Arrow
Down arrow
Two pages
Click on the two pages to copy the error message then bring up the Notepad
you opened earlier and right click on the first line and select Paste from
the list, this will paste the error message on a Notepad.
Please don't duplicate the error message one of each kind will be sufficient.
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

Please we need just the error messages with Red (X) and don't repeat the
error, just one of each kind and post them back in your message.
HTH,
nass