He’s running tubes AND a Mac, now I’m really going to be sick.

Pat, yes but (blush) my auto update has expired. Thanks for the explaination on cabinet files. These two are:
Rb003 c:\\windows\sys.. 1,774kb 1-22-03
Rb002 same 1,775kb 1-21-03

Turns out they are not todays date. Yet this latest eposide with a larger ‘takeover’ each incident has gone on 3 times in the last few days. When I cleaned out a couple of days ago ….thought I had got it all,,,,obvously NOT.

I’ll check the cookie directory location out to see if anything can 'hide'? I clean out temp internet files and cookies constantly from the internet options box -(just live with retyping my passwords)…with DSL and heavy surfing it gets too full and clogs even with a fairly low harddrive allocation set, I find things get less glitchy if I clean these regulary and I usually do.
I think I’ve heard of Ad aware…I may have even seen them mentioned in the past when I was ridding my computer of things like Gator…right now I know I’m ‘infected’ with the company who loves to make money off my surf habits ‘webhancer’ but won’t try to rid myself of this one till I am ready to upgrade my harddrive. (when I researched removal, - many have had to re-load their OS trying to clean that one). Thanks for the reminder of some spots to look for help. I can’t tell you how tired I am of (today) loosing half my brouse capiblity, and naked women popping up all over the place…..(its never men ….what a sexist porn site ).

It even took over my 'start' button the other day, when I went to reboot because I couldn't get into the internet to shut it off. My computer is set to boot without the internet loading which is a good way to live during this. When I clicked 'start' ...well...lets just say that the shutdown/reboot box is NOT what was popping up...had to pull the plug.
Thanks again (I’ll need the luck) I never know what I’m going to (destroy) when I have to start muddling through these issues. So If I disapear for days in the next weeks…(or at any time…) you can pretty much assume I knocked myself right out of my computer and it takes me days to sort myself out when I do. The husbands no help, - he will upgrade hardware and has rebuilt our computer many times but has no patience level for software conflicts. The only thing he’ll ever do is get my mouse back for me. His version of a fix is wipe it all and reload, some of our programs have so many ‘patches’ and downloaded upgrades, - to wipe the system isn’t as palatable a method any more.


Edit: Must have been same time typing as two of you!. Arent we all up late!. Yes I have two young guys in the house (and their friends) who love my DSL. YOU THINK!!!...I"LL KILL THEM.

actually the first occurance any one had was me...I had just cleaned all the spam off my free hotmail address (there's always alot of trash when I open that one)..I alway DELETE without opening...and did that as usual...but the second I backed out of Hotmail and into the broswer it hit me (the first time) So maybe it was me (blushes).


[This message has been edited by Smart Little Lena (edited January 23, 2003).]