Shunned
March 25th, 2004, 03:07 AM
Just breezing in for a moment to share the following:
In the past two weeks I've reformated one computer six times always to have the same end results,. the moment the M$ updates are installed strange happenings begin....sudden pop-ups from microsoft stating about "safe" something or other...an a box already checked to enable FILE SHARING and SITE CERTIFICATES.......ethernet is mention., etc...
The operating system is win98se...but the things mention are much like the XP SP1.....
Strange happening with the firewall...engine.."enable manually" checked....when it was set to start with windows start-up......prior to connect there is a url listening on ports 137, 138, 139, which Comes and GOES randomly.....there one moment then gone......spent the past two hours on the phone with the isp....its not them....nor is it DCOM or Rpcss....cause those would be Always There...not hit and run like is being seen.....the firewall is solid...no leaks...
So, now comes the 7Th reformat first thing tomorrow.....the M$ updates are needed...but will be very selectively installed...hell of a way to do run a computer.....have reformated hundreds of computers over the years an never saw anything like this.......oh, the reformated computer works super nice...after tweaked its smooth......
I am not going to waste any more time on the computer after the next and last reformat...if all goes well great, if not thats the luck of the roll.....it seems very odd that this happen now for the first time....an never prior....very odd......just sharing those thoughts ...oh, yes, scanned for viruses and trojans....five scanners used.....clean!!
In the past two weeks I've reformated one computer six times always to have the same end results,. the moment the M$ updates are installed strange happenings begin....sudden pop-ups from microsoft stating about "safe" something or other...an a box already checked to enable FILE SHARING and SITE CERTIFICATES.......ethernet is mention., etc...
The operating system is win98se...but the things mention are much like the XP SP1.....
Strange happening with the firewall...engine.."enable manually" checked....when it was set to start with windows start-up......prior to connect there is a url listening on ports 137, 138, 139, which Comes and GOES randomly.....there one moment then gone......spent the past two hours on the phone with the isp....its not them....nor is it DCOM or Rpcss....cause those would be Always There...not hit and run like is being seen.....the firewall is solid...no leaks...
So, now comes the 7Th reformat first thing tomorrow.....the M$ updates are needed...but will be very selectively installed...hell of a way to do run a computer.....have reformated hundreds of computers over the years an never saw anything like this.......oh, the reformated computer works super nice...after tweaked its smooth......
I am not going to waste any more time on the computer after the next and last reformat...if all goes well great, if not thats the luck of the roll.....it seems very odd that this happen now for the first time....an never prior....very odd......just sharing those thoughts ...oh, yes, scanned for viruses and trojans....five scanners used.....clean!!