DakotaSunRunner

I would recommend Avast as it has a good rating and does a good job and it is free. I too got rid of AVG 8.0 for much the same reasons you did, it has turned into bloatware and junk. Go here to find this free antivirus if you like: http://www.avast.com/index.html

I had this same problem at one time. If your using a firewall you have to configure the firewall to allow for the time to update if the firewall does not allow for that. If you do not know how to do that, then turn the firewall off and then update and then turn the firewall back on. If it is not the firewall, I cannot say what would be preventing this for you. But with the error you got, like I did, it was my firewall. Dakota

Has anyone tried to install this service pack on WindowsXP SP2 Media Center Edition? I am under the impression that those who use Windows XP media center edition have to wait to actually get it off of auto downloads from Microsoft for some reason. Just wondering if this will work on the Media Center Edition or not? Thanks everyone, Dakota

Perhaps this will help you. IUnknown Extended by INameSpace INameRanges IHeap IContinuation IHeapFactory IModule ... E_UNRECOGNIZED_MEDIA 0x800706f9. http://research.microsoft.com/invisible/IUnknown.htm Dakota

I have no idea what registry cleaner you used, but most have a backup system with the software. If your software you used has a backup and restore registry to previous situation you can do that. If the OS system restore was turned off, you certainly cannot use that. So try to see if the software you used saved the system registry and if so, restore it to previous situation. If you cannot restore the registry then your in trouble already. If all else fails, you will have to reinstall your computer operating system. It is never a good idea to mess with the registry unless you know exactly what is being deleted or changed. I guess you kind of found that out. But if the software you used cannot restore the registry, you have no alternative but to re-install all that was lost and it could be the whole operating system.

Hi, I use windows XP sp2 windows media center edition. I like it, have had no real problems with it and does all I want it too. I run a Intel Pentium D processor 3.0 Ghz with a gig of ram. All seems to be working well, I cannot find anything wrong with windowsXP media center at all, in fact, I find it to be a very good OS. Everyone has their own ideas I guess of what is best, but all in all, if the OS works and does a good job for you, then that is all that is necessary. People have been discussing and argueing for years now which is the best OS and if asked of 10 different people, you will get 10 differents opinions and ideas of what they think is best. The worst system on earth that microsoft ever made ( I have been a computer technician for 10 years now ) was Windows ME, but even then, you will find people who think it is great. In time I shall change over to 64 bit, but I see no reason to do that right now as there would not be a plentiful real benefit to it. Just my opinions of course, Dakota

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