Vista's mind of it's own

Vista Home Premium

Been getting some strange (to me) behavior in a number of places and I'm
guessing all are some kind of Vista problem since they all seem to have
happened in <1 week.

On startup I have a number of apps that appear in the SysTray although
they are marked HIDE in Properties|Notification Area| Custom. Seems I
can do nothing to get them to disappear by using the 'Custom' settings.
One of them, after I close it manually, seems to reappear on it's own
in the SysTray. CPU Usage seem to enjoy opening in the SysTray for no
reason.
FireFox - every time I open it I get a popup wanting to know if I want
to make it my default browser. I select "Yes,' hit OK, and get the
popup again every time I open it.
Catalyst Control Center - Explorer opens to this folder every time I
boot up. Have no idea why.
Windows Update - I gt a popup telling me I have some updates to install.
But after I select all or a select few, nothing happens.

I understand all these may be coincidence and have nothing in common
with Vista but I am running out of ideas.

J Lunis wrote:
> Vista Home Premium
>
> Been getting some strange (to me) behavior in a number of places and I'm
> guessing all are some kind of Vista problem since they all seem to have
> happened in <1 week.
>
> On startup I have a number of apps that appear in the SysTray although
> they are marked HIDE in Properties|Notification Area| Custom. Seems I
> can do nothing to get them to disappear by using the 'Custom' settings.
> One of them, after I close it manually, seems to reappear on it's own
> in the SysTray. CPU Usage seem to enjoy opening in the SysTray for no
> reason.
> FireFox - every time I open it I get a popup wanting to know if I want
> to make it my default browser. I select "Yes,' hit OK, and get the
> popup again every time I open it.
> Catalyst Control Center - Explorer opens to this folder every time I
> boot up. Have no idea why.
> Windows Update - I gt a popup telling me I have some updates to install.
> But after I select all or a select few, nothing happens.
>
> I understand all these may be coincidence and have nothing in common
> with Vista but I am running out of ideas.

And one I missed . . .
time reset.
Every few days Vista changes to Pacific time (wrong) instead of Eastern
Time (correct).
And, FWIW, only app I have loaded in the last 2 weeks - iTunes.

J Lunis.
It sounds like you have a virus or some spyware or malware. Not sure what
AV/Spyware programs you typically run but you should download and run the
following: SuperAntispyware (free addition) (also called `SAS'), MBAM
(MalwarebytesAntiMalware), and CCleaner. All of these scanners need to be
download, definitions updated and run manually. You CAN'T set them so they
run in the background catching stuff as it comes into your computer. There
are programs that do that (avg_free_stf_en_90_819a2842).
I have SAS, MBAM, CCleaner, keep them in a desktop folder, and run them when
odd things start happening with my computer. I also normally run with a paid
subscription to Spyware Doctor which is a real-time scanner and does run in
the background. It can also be setup to scan on a schedule and update
itself. If you don't have that I'd recommend you download the AVG scanner.
It's highly recommended by the MVP's in this newsgroup and probably just as
good as Spyware Doctor.

I doubt very much that what you're seeing are Vista issues.

Paul C.

"J Lunis" <> wrote in message
news:4c449e07$0$11841$ ...
> J Lunis wrote:
>> Vista Home Premium
>>
>> Been getting some strange (to me) behavior in a number of places and I'm
>> guessing all are some kind of Vista problem since they all seem to have
>> happened in <1 week.
>>
>> On startup I have a number of apps that appear in the SysTray although
>> they are marked HIDE in Properties|Notification Area| Custom. Seems I
>> can do nothing to get them to disappear by using the 'Custom' settings.
>> One of them, after I close it manually, seems to reappear on it's own in
>> the SysTray. CPU Usage seem to enjoy opening in the SysTray for no
>> reason.
>> FireFox - every time I open it I get a popup wanting to know if I want to
>> make it my default browser. I select "Yes,' hit OK, and get the popup
>> again every time I open it.
>> Catalyst Control Center - Explorer opens to this folder every time I boot
>> up. Have no idea why.
>> Windows Update - I gt a popup telling me I have some updates to install.
>> But after I select all or a select few, nothing happens.
>>
>> I understand all these may be coincidence and have nothing in common with
>> Vista but I am running out of ideas.
>
> And one I missed . . .
> time reset.
> Every few days Vista changes to Pacific time (wrong) instead of Eastern
> Time (correct).
> And, FWIW, only app I have loaded in the last 2 weeks - iTunes.

J Lunis. See my comments in CAPS below (I know, CAPS can mean that I'm
shouting, but that's not the intent here):


"J Lunis" <> wrote in message
news:4c449e07$0$11841$ ...
> J Lunis wrote:
>> Vista Home Premium
>>
>> Been getting some strange (to me) behavior in a number of places and I'm
>> guessing all are some kind of Vista problem since they all seem to have
>> happened in <1 week.
>>
>> On startup I have a number of apps that appear in the SysTray although
>> they are marked HIDE in Properties|Notification Area| Custom. Seems I
>> can do nothing to get them to disappear by using the 'Custom' settings.
>> One of them, after I close it manually, seems to reappear on it's own in
>> the SysTray. CPU Usage seem to enjoy opening in the SysTray for no
>> reason. SOUNDS LIKE MALWARE OR SPYWARE
>> FireFox - every time I open it I get a popup wanting to know if I want to
>> make it my default browser. I select "Yes,' hit OK, and get the popup
>> again every time I open it. TRY OPENING UP IE. IF YOU'RE PROMPTED TO
>> SELECT IE AS YOUR DEFAULT BROWSER, SAY NO. PERHAPS THIS WILL STOP FIREFOX
>> FROM ASKING YOU THE QUESTION.

>> Catalyst Control Center - Explorer opens to this folder every time I boot
>> up. Have no idea why. HAVE YOU TRIED TO RESET WHAT YOU'RE HOMEPAGE IS.
>> IF YES, THEN THIS IS ALSO LIKELY TO BE SPYWARE OR MALWARE CAUSING THE
>> PROBLEM.
>> Windows Update - I gt a popup telling me I have some updates to install.
>> But after I select all or a select few, nothing happens. PERHAPS YOUR
>> WINDOWS UPDATE MANAGER HAS BEEN TURN OFF. NOT SURE HOW TO FIND THIS OUT
>> BUT SOMEONE IN THIS NEWSGROUP (NG) CAN TELL YOU HOW TO DO THAT. ONCE
>> AGAIN UPDATE MANAGER CAN GET TURNED OFF BY MALWARE.
>>
>> I understand all these may be coincidence and have nothing in common with
>> Vista but I am running out of ideas.
>
> And one I missed . . .
> time reset.
> Every few days Vista changes to Pacific time (wrong) instead of Eastern
> Time (correct). LIKELY TO BE MALWARE. SEE WHAT OTHER INPUT YOU GET FROM
> FOLKS ON THIS NG. And, FWIW, only app I have loaded in the last 2 weeks -
> iTunes.

IF ANY OFF THE ODD BEHAVIOR GOES AWAY AFTER YOU SCAN WITH SAS, MBAM,
CCleaner, then I'd conclude that you're A/V scanner is not very effective
for you........Paul C.

"J Lunis" <> wrote in message
news:4c449e07$0$11841$ ...
> J Lunis wrote:
>> Vista Home Premium
>>
>> Been getting some strange (to me) behavior in a number of places and I'm
>> guessing all are some kind of Vista problem since they all seem to have
>> happened in <1 week.
>>
>> On startup I have a number of apps that appear in the SysTray although
>> they are marked HIDE in Properties|Notification Area| Custom. Seems I
>> can do nothing to get them to disappear by using the 'Custom' settings.
>> One of them, after I close it manually, seems to reappear on it's own in
>> the SysTray. CPU Usage seem to enjoy opening in the SysTray for no
>> reason.
>> FireFox - every time I open it I get a popup wanting to know if I want to
>> make it my default browser. I select "Yes,' hit OK, and get the popup
>> again every time I open it.
>> Catalyst Control Center - Explorer opens to this folder every time I boot
>> up. Have no idea why.
>> Windows Update - I gt a popup telling me I have some updates to install.
>> But after I select all or a select few, nothing happens.
>>
>> I understand all these may be coincidence and have nothing in common with
>> Vista but I am running out of ideas.
>
> And one I missed . . .
> time reset.
> Every few days Vista changes to Pacific time (wrong) instead of Eastern
> Time (correct).
> And, FWIW, only app I have loaded in the last 2 weeks - iTunes.

That could very well be your problem.
And you are right, it has nothing to do with Vista.
Contrary to some subjective views Windows Vista isn't nearly as bad as it's
made out to be.
You definitely don't have to format anything, but as mentioned before, you
want to install
and run those programs in order to get rid of the malware you obviously are
having on your machine.
I found SpywareBlaster to be a good companion also.
Let us know how you made out, please.

Harry.

I would like to introduce Windows Password Recovery 6.0 . it not only supports XP, 2000, and NT, I have personally tested it with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password. I Wrote it to an old 128mb USB flash drive do this. Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm. You can download it from: http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/p...rdrecoery.html



webster72n wrote:

That could very well be your problem.
19-Jul-10

That could very well be your problem
And you are right, it has nothing to do with Vista
Contrary to some subjective views Windows Vista is not nearly as bad as it i
made out to be
You definitely do not have to format anything, but as mentioned before, yo
want to instal
and run those programs in order to get rid of the malware you obviously ar
having on your machine
I found SpywareBlaster to be a good companion also
Let us know how you made out, please

Harry.

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As indicated, you may have gotten infected, so you need to run antivirus (try http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/) and antimalware (www.malwarebytes.org) and see if they detect anything.

steve

"J Lunis" <> wrote in message news:4c449e07$0$11841$ ...
>J Lunis wrote:
>> Vista Home Premium
>>
>> Been getting some strange (to me) behavior in a number of places and I'm
>> guessing all are some kind of Vista problem since they all seem to have
>> happened in <1 week.
>>
>> On startup I have a number of apps that appear in the SysTray although
>> they are marked HIDE in Properties|Notification Area| Custom. Seems I
>> can do nothing to get them to disappear by using the 'Custom' settings.
>> One of them, after I close it manually, seems to reappear on it's own
>> in the SysTray. CPU Usage seem to enjoy opening in the SysTray for no
>> reason.
>> FireFox - every time I open it I get a popup wanting to know if I want
>> to make it my default browser. I select "Yes,' hit OK, and get the
>> popup again every time I open it.
>> Catalyst Control Center - Explorer opens to this folder every time I
>> boot up. Have no idea why.
>> Windows Update - I gt a popup telling me I have some updates to install.
>> But after I select all or a select few, nothing happens.
>>
>> I understand all these may be coincidence and have nothing in common
>> with Vista but I am running out of ideas.
>
> And one I missed . . .
> time reset.
> Every few days Vista changes to Pacific time (wrong) instead of Eastern
> Time (correct).
> And, FWIW, only app I have loaded in the last 2 weeks - iTunes.

Paul Calcagno wrote:
> J Lunis.
> It sounds like you have a virus or some spyware or malware. Not sure
> what AV/Spyware programs you typically run but you should download and
> run the following: SuperAntispyware (free addition) (also called
> `SAS'), MBAM (MalwarebytesAntiMalware), and CCleaner. All of these
> scanners need to be download, definitions updated and run manually. You
> CAN'T set them so they run in the background catching stuff as it comes
> into your computer. There are programs that do that
> (avg_free_stf_en_90_819a2842).
> I have SAS, MBAM, CCleaner, keep them in a desktop folder, and run them
> when odd things start happening with my computer. I also normally run
> with a paid subscription to Spyware Doctor which is a real-time scanner
> and does run in the background. It can also be setup to scan on a
> schedule and update itself. If you don't have that I'd recommend you
> download the AVG scanner. It's highly recommended by the MVP's in this
> newsgroup and probably just as good as Spyware Doctor.
>
> I doubt very much that what you're seeing are Vista issues.
>
> Paul C.
>
> "J Lunis" <> wrote in message
> news:4c449e07$0$11841$ ...
>> J Lunis wrote:
>>> Vista Home Premium
>>>
>>> Been getting some strange (to me) behavior in a number of places and
>>> I'm guessing all are some kind of Vista problem since they all seem
>>> to have
>>> happened in <1 week.
>>>
>>> On startup I have a number of apps that appear in the SysTray
>>> although they are marked HIDE in Properties|Notification Area|
>>> Custom. Seems I can do nothing to get them to disappear by using the
>>> 'Custom' settings. One of them, after I close it manually, seems to
>>> reappear on it's own in the SysTray. CPU Usage seem to enjoy opening
>>> in the SysTray for no reason.
>>> FireFox - every time I open it I get a popup wanting to know if I
>>> want to make it my default browser. I select "Yes,' hit OK, and get
>>> the popup again every time I open it.
>>> Catalyst Control Center - Explorer opens to this folder every time I
>>> boot up. Have no idea why.
>>> Windows Update - I gt a popup telling me I have some updates to
>>> install. But after I select all or a select few, nothing happens.
>>>
>>> I understand all these may be coincidence and have nothing in common
>>> with Vista but I am running out of ideas.
>>
>> And one I missed . . .
>> time reset.
>> Every few days Vista changes to Pacific time (wrong) instead of
>> Eastern Time (correct).
>> And, FWIW, only app I have loaded in the last 2 weeks - iTunes.
>

OK, I know this is dangerous but is it reasonable to assume Microsoft
Essentials does the equivalent of Norton as far as 'real-time'
protection goes? I'm a little confused between what it and AVG do.

On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:34:40 -0400, J Lunis wrote:

> Paul Calcagno wrote:
>> J Lunis.
>> It sounds like you have a virus or some spyware or malware. Not sure
>> what AV/Spyware programs you typically run but you should download and
>> run the following: SuperAntispyware (free addition) (also called
>> `SAS'), MBAM (MalwarebytesAntiMalware), and CCleaner. All of these
>> scanners need to be download, definitions updated and run manually. You
>> CAN'T set them so they run in the background catching stuff as it comes
>> into your computer. There are programs that do that
>> (avg_free_stf_en_90_819a2842).
>> I have SAS, MBAM, CCleaner, keep them in a desktop folder, and run them
>> when odd things start happening with my computer. I also normally run
>> with a paid subscription to Spyware Doctor which is a real-time scanner
>> and does run in the background. It can also be setup to scan on a
>> schedule and update itself. If you don't have that I'd recommend you
>> download the AVG scanner. It's highly recommended by the MVP's in this
>> newsgroup and probably just as good as Spyware Doctor.
>>
>> I doubt very much that what you're seeing are Vista issues.
>>
>> Paul C.
>>
>> "J Lunis" <> wrote in message
>> news:4c449e07$0$11841$ ...
>>> J Lunis wrote:
>>>> Vista Home Premium
>>>>
>>>> Been getting some strange (to me) behavior in a number of places and
>>>> I'm guessing all are some kind of Vista problem since they all seem
>>>> to have
>>>> happened in <1 week.
>>>>
>>>> On startup I have a number of apps that appear in the SysTray
>>>> although they are marked HIDE in Properties|Notification Area|
>>>> Custom. Seems I can do nothing to get them to disappear by using the
>>>> 'Custom' settings. One of them, after I close it manually, seems to
>>>> reappear on it's own in the SysTray. CPU Usage seem to enjoy opening
>>>> in the SysTray for no reason.
>>>> FireFox - every time I open it I get a popup wanting to know if I
>>>> want to make it my default browser. I select "Yes,' hit OK, and get
>>>> the popup again every time I open it.
>>>> Catalyst Control Center - Explorer opens to this folder every time I
>>>> boot up. Have no idea why.
>>>> Windows Update - I gt a popup telling me I have some updates to
>>>> install. But after I select all or a select few, nothing happens.
>>>>
>>>> I understand all these may be coincidence and have nothing in common
>>>> with Vista but I am running out of ideas.
>>>
>>> And one I missed . . .
>>> time reset.
>>> Every few days Vista changes to Pacific time (wrong) instead of
>>> Eastern Time (correct).
>>> And, FWIW, only app I have loaded in the last 2 weeks - iTunes.
>>
>
> OK, I know this is dangerous but is it reasonable to assume Microsoft
> Essentials does the equivalent of Norton as far as 'real-time'
> protection goes? I'm a little confused between what it and AVG do.

The intent of MS Essentials + the Windows Firewall is the same as the
intent of Norton Internet Security.

The results? When I read a variety of reviews, I end up thinking that no
one really knows, and that it's ultimately just a crapshoot.

That said: at least use something...

I'm currently using the Microsoft pair because I got annoyed at Norton (cut
off nose to spite face?). No problems are evident to me, and some of the
Norton annoyances aren't there any more :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

"Bill Yanaire, ESQ" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I keep telling you that only women have vagina's. Damn, you sure are
> stupid. LOL!
>
> "KEVIN JOHN PANZKE" <> wrote in message
> news:i233j3$fim$...
>> HOW IS YOUR VAGINA DOING WEBSTER72N?

You keep your vaginas to yourself, Mr. kevpan815, this is about windows
vista.
And if you would know anything about it you wouldn't talk so dumb.
Thread closed, FYI.