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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 1:39 pm
I checked my activity log and this is what it says, Bob: Source: \ipin32.dll Description: The compressed file ipin32.dll within C:\My Download Files\SympIPI.exe is a Adware threat. Click for more information about this threat : Adware.Ipinsight also: Virus definition 200405050008; product version 10.0.1.13; computer Na T1V0R7; Action Taken: Delete Failed
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 2:30 pm
Hey, thanks for the explaination Bob. I think I accidentally deleted one of those a few months back, cos I kept getting a message that the dill couldn't be found. Then the mother board died...coincidence... I think not....roflmao ;)
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 3:30 pm
Jan: It looks like SympIPI.exe is the installer for Ipinsight and all the files it uses are compressed into that file. Norton must have expanded the contents to identify the ipin32.dll, but Ad-aware and Spybot are just looking at SympIPI.exe as a single file and don't find any problems. Does C:\My Download Files\SympIPI.exe still exist? If yes, then Norton should still flag the ipin32.dll as a risk. If the file is not there, then maybe Norton was complaining about not being able to delete the ipin32.dll, but was actually able to delete the SympIPI.exe.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 3:36 pm
hmmm It exists only in My Download file which is where I put ALL programs that I personally download. I have no idea why I ever downloaded it. I assume I can just delete it, right?? (I didn't even notice that above when I copied and pasted the address. Sorry)
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 3:41 pm
If you don't know what you would use it for, you could probably safely delete it. If it is something you downloaded before, you should probably be able to download it again if you find you really did need it. If it download itself, then it will probably find its way back to you like all good spyware and adware seems to do. 
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:14 pm
I found this article interesting: Many people don't realize free downloads can be harbouring spyware.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:16 pm
Oops! Here's the link: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63345,00.html
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Stardog
Member
10-03-2002
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:45 pm
I ran adaware 6 today and it located l76 files which I put into quarantine. I have no idea if I should delete these or not. Then I tried to defrag my computer (windows 98) and I cannot get it to go past 3% in checking the drive files. I am sure these are not related but I have spent hours trying to defrag my computer. I did do the scandisc on the standard mode and it came up with no errors. Can anyone help me with this problem or do I just live with the problem of not being able to defrag my computer.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:55 pm
I found this little bite, Stardog. For those with Windows 98 or Windows ME: - Ensure that NO programs are running in the background. That includes any anti-virus software, system monitoring programs, firewalls etc. If there are programs running, close them, or disk defragmenter will not run properly. - Always run scandisk first. - In the start menu, go to Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenter. - Select the drive to defragment. (generally C - Press the OK button. - The program will notify you when it is complete.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 8:31 pm
Stardog: If it's been quite a while since you last defragmented, you may find the only way you are able to get through one is in 'Safe Mode'. Before going through that though, you should make sure nothing else is running on your computer and disable any screen saver you may have setup and try to defrag again in normal mode. If you still have trouble then reboot into safe mode and run scandisk then defragment there. Once it has completed, you can reboot back into normal mode and you shouldn't have any more problems. As for the quarantined files in AdAware, I recommend you delete them. Once they are in quarantine, they are no longer available to whatever program was using them. If you find something that you downloaded and/or installed that doesn't work now, it's likely something AdAware quarantined. You should either delete the program or download and install it again. Hope this helps.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 7:34 am
I see they caught the kid who created the Sasser worm virus. Apparently he started out with the intention of creating an anti-virus for MyDoom...(but used his powers for the dark side! lol) He could get five years in jail/prison, in Germany.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 10:29 am
Not sure if I have asked this question before, or just thought about asking it. I did a search before posting and didn't come up with it. I have never recorded music CD's. Is there a difference between data and audio (blank) CD's? I have a whole bunch of blank CD's that I put backups and pictures on. If I were going to record music, do I need to buy audio CD's?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 10:38 am
<...thinks that kid should get a good kick in the technicals...> Dawg: I use the free ones all the time for everything and they all work just fine.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 10:40 am
Juju: That is a somewhat subjective question unfortunately. While you can record anything you want on any recordable disc, the compatibility of your recorder, player, and the media used is the big question. There is a wealth of information available at www.cdrfaq.org and specific details to your question here Bottom line is to just try it. Since I'm sure you're current batch of CD-R media was free through your impressive use of rebates and ad watching, what's there to lose from trying? Hope this helps.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 11:20 am
In the 'technicals', Bob?...roflmao 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 6:47 pm
Thanks, Bob! Draheid, you sure nailed that one!!! I actually DO have some CD's here that I actually bought, but as you can imagine, I bought them before I knew what I was doing. They are CD-RW's. But I am going to show somebody else how to use their CD burner, and they asked me that question. I will take my CD's over to their house, but they want to know if they have to have audio ones in case my data ones don't work. I will go study the sites you have linked after Survivor finale is over.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 7:42 pm
Hmmmmmmmmmm, I am reading the second link now. Very interesting about the data "living" on the label side of the CD. I would never have guessed that. It says put a label on your CD's you wnat to save.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 8:00 pm
Whole LOT of information on that website. EVERYTHING you ever need to know about CD's. Here is an excerpt that answers my question in a nutshell:
quote: Subject: [1-13] Do I need "music" blanks to record music? (2002/10/12) You only need "music" blanks if you have a "consumer" stand-alone audio CD recorder. If you have a recorder attached to your computer or a "professional" deck then the "music" blanks will work no better or worse than "data" blanks.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 8:04 pm
Juju: Most fairly new CD players, whether home, car, or portable, are able to read CD-R discs. Fewer are also capable of reading CD-RW discs. In virtually all cases, one requirement remains that you 'close' the session before attempting to read these discs on any player with very few exceptions, none that I can think of off hand though. Again, trial and error will likely be the only way to know for sure whether you are able to use what you have or not. Before investing in very expensive 'audio' CD-R's though, I would suggest you try a couple different brands of data CD-R's first. I'm glad to hear you found some information of interest at that site. I found it interesting and informative as well.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 1:43 pm
Looks like WEBTV thread dropped off into the abyss. Dra, Just wanted to let you know that I had to get in through my profile again. Nothing else worked, even after you fixed my password glitch. I turned everything off, cleared it out, tried Home page, Search, and even Topics. Luckily my profile accepted me and my password, and let me enter through a previous recent post.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 3:12 am
How do you change/remove keyboard shortcuts.. somehow on my computer at work yesterday i suddenly got these shortcuts where if i press the up arrow it automatically turns off into standby mode and i think the left arrow is doing something else too - the 0 key on the numberpad was moving the cursor to the top of the page, and my S key also was doing something - it was just weird - and i tried the restarting etc but it still was the same. any ideas? (i am trying to look online for solutions too while i am home since i cant type shortcut in the help index at work, without the "S" )
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 6:47 am
Legalboxer: Is this the same computer you had keyboard problems with before? It sounds like there may be a hardware problem or the keyboard driver could be causing this. If restarting the computer didn't resolve the problem, I would suggest contacting IT to have the computer checked or try another keyboard. I would also suggest having them check the drivers installed. Hope this helps.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 7:07 am
thanks i did try switching keyboards and that worked. (although i hope no one tries to use the computer i switched keyboards with it hardly gets used anyway )
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 12:21 pm
Help!! Earlier when I booted up, I got a message from Norton saying I had a virus they couldn't clean. They said to quarantine it. It was in Start up/Real/blah, blah/ Subscription.ink named Halloween. (I had it copied but lost it.) Anyway, after I quarantined it, I went in and uninstalled Real Player. Rebooted, went to quarantine to get the info again, and now nothing's there. I'm running virus scan again now. I've never had a virus before. What do I do now? Here are the basic info. Win98se, IE6, Norton Internet/Anti-Virus/ Ok.. the virus scan now say's no infections. Does this mean it's gone???? Thanks in advance.. PS.. do I need to worry about any saved passwords or sights I visited yesterday??
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 12:50 pm
Mygetaway: I searched the Norton security response area for a virus called 'Halloween' and the only entry was an article about a Hoax by the same name. However, it sounds like whatever it was you had has been dealt with by Norton. I would have to guess the message to quarantine the virus resulted in an 'unable to quarantine' so Norton deleted the offending file instead. There should still be a log of the actions in the norton log file. Since I was unable to find any information about a threat by the name of 'Halloween', I am not sure how to respond to your question about passwords or sights visited. I doubt there is anything to worry about, but I'm not 100% positive based on this information. Hope this helps.
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