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I can't recall having that problem for a long time! But, that problem is more likely to occur under Windows 95 and Windows 98 than with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Used to see that problem with Windows 95 and likely Windows 98 PCs connected to LAN-based internet. It was common for web sites to suddenly repeatedly fail to respond until it gets rebooted.

http://www.x86-secret.com/pics/cpu/p46xx/x64.png I forgot to say with the exception of Windows XP 64-bit Edition. I wished that Microsoft made a 32-bit version of it.

you really think we still have such an old build running here on msfn...? IPB is nearly finished developing version 2.2 and we are running 2.1.x here on msfn... And another thing is... that site is using a lot of hacks... and those hacks might have exploits... So the statement that all the IPB boards are "providing" a virus to its users only applies to that site. No. I believe that a virus writer found an exploit in IPB and managed to inject virus code into the server. But it appears to only effect Java. (not JavaScript) Also, I didn't see anything saying if this was an old virus or not. Sounded like a new virus. The poster over at ocforums.com said that the Java tray icon appears and that it started downloading some data then closed. I posted this thread, because I have been worried about a virus spree. Because there's a newly discovered exploit that's likely being acted on by a new virus, probably the Workstation service in Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP 2002 SP2. (Windows XP 2002 actually is what regular Windows XP non-server is ) I have proof. Look on the box of plain ol Windows XP, it will say 2002. (not the copyright year!) Apparently 2003 was supposed to be an updated Windows XP, but decided to make a server version only!

Ugh! Are you still using Internet Explorer 5.0? Internet Explorer 5.0 has a bug that causes that message to pop up every time I use the back button or forward button, even when the web page don't use ActiveX.

Someone over at ocforums.com reported getting a virus after logging on to an Invision Power Board-based message board. http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=486916

What does it say? Is it an error message from IPB saying that you're banned from accessing the forum or does it just fail to respond. I never gotten a ban notice from IPB, but it sometimes fails to respond when it's supposed and thus sometimes, I get worried that msfn.org was gonna go to maintenance mode, with the dreaded "BOARD OFFLINE" (or similar) message again. It's been hanging when I navigate the forums. Sometimes, it hangs when I submit a post. It randomly takes forever just for the page to reload.

It appears that problem occurs with Internet Explorer 6, too, at least with some web sites.

What makes you think that they're getting blocked?

Prefetch slows down fast computer with lots of RAM. Among others, it sometimes (to often) make your computer "sleep" during boot (when the Microsoft Windows XP screen with the progress bar is displayed). Trust my stars. I suggest that you delete all of the files in the Prefetch folder and then literally reboot at least around 5 times and login before each reboot. The prefetching should work like a charm afterwards. It more likely is because of there being too many prefetch files.

Does it appear in Task Manager with 99 percent of the processor? If it does, it's an issue I had before, when attempting to install WinRAR.

With most games and open source software, just a minor issue, can't use the help. If you plan to remove Internet Explorer, because of it consuming resources, even when not browsing, beware of the below warning. *Warning, don't use Commodo Personal Firewall. Because even the control panel is Internet Explorer-driven! You will get a generic error or a crash if you attempt to use Commodo Personal Firewall. * I did when I attempted to run Commodo Personal Firewall under Windows 2000 Pro with the FDV fileset.

I'm with you on this one, because even if Nvidia still supports Windows 98, can still be show stopping crashes. Even with the first nForce chipset, Windows 98 has had stability issues. If the motherboard is nForce-based, you're likely gonna get random reboots. But, Nvidia video cards may still be fine with Windows 98 SE. At the least, avoid nForce-based motherboards!

Disabling prefetch because of it hogging RAM is a myth. In fact, the Windows XP boot process and application launches will be slower if you do.

If random, it's more likely to be a malfunctioning processor. A bad processor overclock or overheating can cause this symptom.

I never had that problem with a Via chipset. That's more likely to occur with a nForce chipset. On an Asus A7N266-VM/AA, with Windows 98 SE, if I installed the video card drivers for my Radeon 9000 Pro, then during the next boot, ends up crashing with a black screen. Windows ME didn't have that problem with the Asus A7N266-VM/AA. But I didn't have this problem with the onboard video, which is an integrated GeForce 2 GPU. But, the PC has randomly rebooted with Windows 98 SE on an Asus A7N266-VM/AA.

Many of the crash symptoms you got sounds like when the CPU isn't stable. Did you check the Vcore? If those symptoms continue, the processor may be bad or overheating. I suggest that you run Prime95. When you do, look for the following symptoms: You get a GPF in KRNL386.EXE when running Prime95. You get a bunch of GPFs or invalid instruction errors in other system binaries. Then when running Prime95, you may get other crash error messages in Windows 3.1-style pop-ups! Then you may get a screen with just a simple background and mouse pointer, which makes it appear to be a software-related crash, when it wasn't, which is rare, AFAIK. or Windows gives a BSOD, usually A fatal exception 0E occured or A fatal exception 06 occured when running Prime95. If the above symptoms occur, your Athlon 64 is malfunctioning. Please check the Vcore and temp.

With Windows 2000 Pro, some 2005 hotfixes appeared to have been installed. The majority of the failures probably are the 2006 hotfixes. I saw a 2005 date for a system file. If it wasn't updated, it would be a June, 2003 date. Also, under Windows XP SP2, the "The Update.ver file is not correct." error message can repeat up to 20 times or more in a hotfix log, it would look like this: The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct. The Update.ver file is not correct.

This message is normally presented when there is a policy setting in effect. I would double check the policies under gpedit.msc (esp Computer config\Windows settings\Security settings). I agree. That error message (or similar) had existed since Windows 95. It's because of a policy setting in the registry. I used to see that error message (or similar) with Windows 95 and Windows 98 when the policy has been changed with System Policy Editor. (or similar) (poledit.exe)

Have you recently found this out? Boy, Microsoft is ticking me off! Also, while I never saw the following problem under Windows 2000, under Windows XP SP2, I get the following error message in logs for important hotfixes: The Update.ver file is not correct. Also, this error message can repeat up to 20 times! (up to 20 in a row) Appears to be a Microsoft bug that Microsoft won't admit.

"Only" 670 Most of the suggestions seem to be permission related. Have you checked these? A fresh install is no guarantee for a trouble-free system, as you have now discovered. I wiped the HDD with MHDD, thus I repartitioned and reformatted the HDD! Also, a lot of the problems found with Google aren't even the same problem I have! I can install the service pack. It's just the hotfixes that refuse to continue. The hotfixes think that my Windows 2000 installation was tampered, even when it wasn't!

Wow, I just checked Google! Google didn't give sufficient results! BTW, this was despite I installed Windows 2000 and SP4 from scratch. The updates seems to just be making excuses! That error message looks like just an excuse!

Why when I install a stock Windows 2000 Pro, install SP4, then after I go to Windows Update, it appears to be fine, but in the \WINNT directory, I have a lot of hotfix log files. The majority of the hotfix log files contain these lines: KBxxxxxx installation did not complete. Update.exe extended error code = 0xf201 I installed all of the prerequisites!

A bad processor overclock can cause this to occur.

You likely have a bad processor chip or power supply. Sorry.

I never had that problem before. That error message was only known to occur under Windows 2000 SP4, using the FDV fileset and HFCLEANUP. That error message was related to MRU list removing utility, which is included with the FDV fileset. I never heard of that before with Windows XP.