Just for your information, I prefer Windows Media Player which Microsoft keeps up to date. OEM installers put junk like Real Player and Quicktime on the computer because they get paid to do it. The first thing I do out of the box is uninstall all programs I do not use or need.
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I checked in at Windows Updates on Monday and there was nothing new, today over 200mb of stuff!
I have them setting in System Tray and have not looked yet.
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I was quite happy with Zone Alarm
I have been using ZoneAlarm free for about eight years with minimal issues. They do try to install adware toolbars so opt out if you should try it.
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Interestingly I still cannot open pdf files from within the browser, at least with Firefox, it works with IE, so I shall be making a post on Mozillazine soon.
Did you look at Foxit Reader 3.0 for Windows, last I remember it was about 1/10th the size of Adobe Reader. Make sure you opt of if the junk toolbars if you try that freeware.
My suggestion would have been Mozilla Firefox support since IE is not having the issue.
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Please DO NOT ENABLE Spybot S&D TeaTimer while we work together.
TeaTimer is running in the HJT log, reason we disable TT is it locks stuff in memory and it is near to impossible to remove stuff when it is running.
H:\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe <<< all p2p programs must be uninstalled from the computer.
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=282
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If your helper detects the presence of such programs on your computer he/she will ask you to remove them. Help will be withdrawn should you not agree to their removal.
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dMC is still not seeing disks in the drive.
What is that and what is the exact error message word for word? That information returns this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
Provide any information I requested and some feedback about performance and any other issues and we will go from there.
Not related to malware, I believe some of this information may help you with performance.
http://www.netsquirrel.com/msconfig/msconfig_xp.html
http://users.telenet.be/bluepatchy/m...wcomputer.html
http://www.malwareremoval.com/tutori...ningslowly.php
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...2&#entry487112
http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx
Thanks...Phil