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To: thecow who wrote (34538)	5/28/2003 9:57:33 AM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110603

Thanks Cow Look in your control panel for patch #811493. If it's there remove it. Where in control panel do I find this?

To: thecow who wrote (34538)	5/28/2003 2:39:29 PM
From: Logain Ablar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110603

MSFT resource issue. I have a Dell 450 with 256 meg ram( just ordered 128 more for the limit). About a week ago I ran into a problem openning up Excel 2000 where it freezes (and subsequently crashes the whole system as I can't shut down the one program - ctrl, alt delete ends up doing the crash once its frozen). While I'm hoping its just a ram memory resource issue which can be solved by purchasing more memory I'm under the assumption its a software conflict. Not sure if its due to my NAV. While I stop virus monitoring the system and then retry I still have the same issue. Now I reinstalled excel 2000 and it worked once before the problem came back and reinstalling a second time did not good. The problem 1st started when I had my schwab trading sofware open, with excel, word and explorer. I checked for viruses and it came up clean. I actually plan to upgrade my system but not until August - November time frame. Anyone have any ideas how to help. Thanks in advance. Tim

To: thecow who wrote (34538)	5/29/2003 10:43:23 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110603

thecow, today I was told 2 new XP critical upgrades are available. I'm holding off for a few days at least to see if they cause problems for others. 811493 is the one we just removed a few weeks ago because it caused the pc to slow down. I wonder if this is a new version. In any case, I don't need it because nobody else comes near my computer [see bolded test below]. 811493: Security Update (Windows XP) Download size: 3.2 MB, 2 minutes A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Microsoft® Windows® XP and gain complete control over it. An attacker would need the ability to log onto the computer locally to carry out an attack. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this update, you may have to restart your computer. Read more... Q815021 XP: Security Update Download size: 525 KB, < 1 minute An identified security vulnerability in Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP could allow an attacker to take control of the computer. This issue is most likely to affect computers used as web servers. You can help protect your computer from this and other identified issues by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more... Gottfried

To: thecow who wrote (34538)	5/29/2003 3:12:48 PM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110603

Hi Cow, To Follow-up on my System Restore problem: Checkpoint dates had disappeared. I searched the Windows Knowledge Base and came up with an article that deals with the problem but need help as it doesn't seem to explain what happened. support.microsoft.com Specifically SYMPTOMS When you examine the settings for the System Restore utility, you may observe that System Restore is suspended even though you have enough free disk space on the system drive. If you attempt to start System Restore, you may receive the following message: System Restore is suspended because there is not enough disk space available on the system drive (drive letter). To restart System Restore, ensure at least 200 megabytes (MB) of free disk space are available on this drive. Do you want to start Disk Cleanup to free more disk space now? Yes No CAUSE This behavior can occur when the following conditions are true: A drive that is not a system drive that has System Restore enabled on it has reached less than 50 MB of free disk space. A copy, delete, modify operation was made to a file that is monitored by System Restore on such drive. This will cause System Restore to suspend across the system My system is now working fine but I am trying to figure out why this happened. My hard drive is 60 gigs so it's not like I didn't have enough space. System restore is set for maximum space 12%. I'm not sure what is meant by the second set of potential causes - that is the modification of files that are monitored by system restore. The only thing I have done recently is to use a portable USB Jump Drive and that would not have enough space if it were being monitored. However, I checked under System Restore settings and this drive does not show up as being monitored. thanks again.