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We have installed Windows 98 Second edition, MS Office XP, Norton Antvirus
9.0 and all the updates have been installed. No virus have been found in the
system. The computer is a new one (AMD Sempron 2400+ 1.66Ghz) with 256 MB
RAM. We get an error message that the explorer has performed an illegal
operation and the explorer restarts. After the third or fourth ocassion, The
system stops responding and we are forced to restart.
We would be greatfull to you, if u can guide me into solving this problem.
 
M G Hariharan said:
We have installed Windows 98 Second edition, MS Office XP, Norton Antvirus
9.0 and all the updates have been installed. No virus have been found in
the
system. The computer is a new one (AMD Sempron 2400+ 1.66Ghz) with 256 MB
RAM. We get an error message that the explorer has performed an illegal
operation and the explorer restarts. After the third or fourth ocassion,
The
system stops responding and we are forced to restart.
We would be greatfull to you, if u can guide me into solving this problem.
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First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack. Before
you try to remove spyware, download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to
repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
 
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