used pc is being cyber abused

[musicalpulltoy]

oh happy day
i found this http://forums.techguy.org/multimedia...yer-flash.html and some indexing.
stutter seems to be gone.

[musicalpulltoy]

smh
have sound but sp3 stopped in the middle with access denied popup.
i dont have the backup disc to this pc.
have others i bought in the past.

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[oldman960]

Hi musicalpulltoy,

Try this to install Service Pack3

It will say it's for IT professionals and developers but you can safely use it.

• Download ServicePack3 from HERE
• Save it to you desktop
• Boot the computer into Safe Mode
• Once Windows loads in Safe Mode double click the file you downloaded

Did Service Pack3 install ok?

[musicalpulltoy]

hey
every user on this pc gets access denied.
thank god i made bkup this time.
main admin got sp3 setup could not backup reg key hkcr\mstscax.mstscax.4
5: access is denied and
mstscax.mstscax.4\cslid
mstscax.mstscax.5
mstscax.mstscax.5\cslid
hkcr\msrdp.msrdp
hkcr\msrdp.msrdp\curver
hkcr\msrdp.msrdp.2
and half dozen more.
could it be a service?
ive set them to http://www.blackviper.com/2004/09/19...onfigurations/ list.
no new restore points work.(cleaned them out day bug was gone)
theres an update waiting to install security kb946648, it fails.
sound still works
surfs well.

[musicalpulltoy]

another thing.
in system32 several files have multiple copies, some windows protected some not, like batmeter(3).dll - batmeter(6).dll, wintrust(3).dll - wintrust(7).dll, the later being the unprotected file.
dont know if they were here or not before i acquired the pc.
oh, if you think this belongs in another forum i understand.
thanks

[oldman960]

Hi musicalpulltoy,

batmeter.dll is related to the power consumption. Is this a laptop?

wintrust.dll is a windows file used as part of the updating process and for installing programs. It's possible that some software added a new copy of wintrust.dll when the program was installed.

Are these files all the same size?

It's possible especially if you have disabled Cryptographic Services

This link might help. You can try the FixIt Tool found there it will attempt to do the first 5 steps of the manual fix or you can read the manual fix steps and see if anything you may have disabled should be enabled.

[musicalpulltoy]

hi
this is a desktop.
its not just those 2 files, theres dozens!
crypto services are running.
i dont find a link on your last reply.

[musicalpulltoy]

oops
yes all the duplicate files are the same size.

[oldman960]

Hi musicalpulltoy,

The files may have been dropped by other software that uses the same file or perhaps placed there by failed installs.

Sorry about the link. Since the service is running I don't thnk the info there would apply. This link is what you are after.

You have pretty much covered Methods 1&2 so I suggest you try the FixIt Tool. Scroll down the page to the tool and instructions for using it. The manual method is just below it. I suggest you give the tool a shot first.

Let me know how you make out.

[musicalpulltoy]

hello!!
that got sp3 installed.
your A number 1 geek :-) thank you.
a handfull of winpatrol popups, other then that seems ok.
ill search windows updates now.