I'll check out the links Kirby gave me, and then also browse google for a bit.

To answer your other question, I had major problems getting to FTE yesterday. I was also thinking it was my internet, because a few other sites were down, but turns out it wasn't my error

 

FTE was hurtin, yesterday

 

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Well I dumped all that crap and a few more things like sample pictures, music, and even a few screen savers out of windows. There is a place where it gives an option to deny access to $C, and when I enable it, it prompts a message that it is an administrator option and it will default back when the computer is re-booted.
Anyway, I hope I have disabled enough so that this thing will quit linking with the rest of the school computers. That's what all those folders were, stuff imported from the school district.
So after dumping everything but the kitchen sink, I've got 926MB of free space. What is Altris and can/should I dump it?
I'm still having problems with start-up and shut down, Windows boots up fine, but it takes several minutes for the desktop to load. It won't shut down, I have to manually shut off the computer.
I got a notice that there was a piece missing from symantec and when I followed the prompts to fix it it wound up telling me that it wasn't installed. I'm wondering if I should just dump the rest of that file.

 

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

I have 5.75GB of space and at the moment > 84MB free space.

I'm confused... Are you saying your C: partition is only 5.75 GB in size and
there is (was) only 84MB free in that?

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

...the main programs are my printer and camera, and spyware Doc 7.0.

That stuff may need the .Net Framework, or it may not.

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I found a whole bunch of folders that were created before I got this computer that I suspect I can do away with, but I don't know. Most are just #'s,

What is the name of the parent directory? They could be System Restore
checkpoints, or they could be old versions of files that were replaced by
patches & updates (for example).

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but a couple have names like JGarcia, Juser, ect...

Again, what is the parent directory's name? Those I suspect can go away, I
suspect they're former students' work areas.

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

This computer was a school computer and I suspect I don't need this program since I haven't used it since I got it. I think it's for networking the computers "Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0"

I don't know much about .Net Framework, I didn't install it at initial build time
but I later let the updater install it as I got sick of listening to the updater tell
me I need it. When I consider what I use this particular 'doze machine for, I
don't really care if I have that or not.

This might help you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

From what I know of it, some programs need it to operate (they don't need to
be network-related programs, they can be graphics programs or any other kind
of program). If you remove it, it can always be added again later.

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Well I dumped all that crap

I hope you're using the Add/Remove Programs utility in Control Panel to
remove software, well-behaved installers/removers will also back out Registry
additions upon uninstallation.

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

There is a place where it gives an option to deny access to $C, and when I enable it, it prompts a message that it is an administrator option and it will default back when the computer is re-booted.

I'm not familiar with this, how do I get to this place?

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

Anyway, I hope I have disabled enough so that this thing will quit linking with the rest of the school computers.

Look in Network Connections and disable (right-click -> Disable) anything
that looks dubious... You should have Local Area Connection if you have an
Ethernet port, there might be ones for Dialup & Wireless if your machine has
that capability.

However, that likely won't stop software programs from trying to access a
network (they just won't have a network device to operate with).

You can also use this thing called msconfig: Start -> Run... enter 'msconfig' (without the
quotes).

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

So after dumping everything but the kitchen sink, I've got 926MB of free space. What is Altris and can/should I dump it?

No idea what Altris is, I'd uninstall it via the Control Panel thing.

I'm still confused by your disk/partition size description....

What OS is this? If it's XP, is it home or Professional? And, what are the
machine's hardware specs?

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

I'm still having problems with start-up and shut down, Windows boots up fine, but it takes several minutes for the desktop to load.

Right-click the Start button, choose the "Explore All Users" option... In the LH
pane you will see a Documents and Settings folder; subordinate to that are
folders for all of the unique users it knows about, feel free to wipe out any that
you don't recognize - you should have Administrator, All Users, and one for the
primary user. At a minimum, navigate into the Satrt Menu -> Programs ->
Startup folder of each, delete any entries for stuff you don't recognize. That
honestly won't take care of much as so many programs today are started via
the Registry but it'd be a start. Correctly uninstalling programs could alleviate
much of that, too.

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It won't shut down, I have to manually shut off the computer.

My 'doze laptop at work is like that, it'll try for 10 minutes if it's connected to
the corporate LAN via an encryped wireless connection (which gets shut off
pretty quickly, the trouble is that the rest of the system's network operations
will have to time out before they determine they can't get to the network to
disconnect themselves from it (gracefully unmount mounted shares, for
example).

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

I got a notice that there was a piece missing from symantec and when I followed the prompts to fix it it wound up telling me that it wasn't installed. I'm wondering if I should just dump the rest of that file.

I would uninstall it via the Control Panel applet.

EDIT: When you're finished uninstalling/removing/deleting (empty your recycle bin)
defragment your hard drive (All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk
Defragmenter)

 

dont you guyz get brain cramps, thinkin bout all that stuff?

 

Read my PM.

 

No, but I can make people who don't know what is going on get major head cramps hahaha

 

Ctubutis -Thanks for answering all my questions. For yours- Yes, when I go into my computer and go to C and click on "Properties" and get the little pie ( with the tiny slice left) that is exactly what it was telling me.
All those folders that were numbered and had names on them were in the Documents and Settings.
Most of the stuff I removed was through the control panel Add/Remove programs section if it was there. All the student folders obviously weren't. Most everything else was removed with the "Perfect Uninstaller" program that was on the machine when I got it.
I've gotten my free space up to 970 MB so far. I was trying to defrag for a while and didn't have enough free space to do it! After I got through with the latest ripping out, I ran a disk check on re-boot and then was able to defrag. There were quite a few programs that couldn't be defraged including the Adobe Reader 9.0 I just loaded yesterday.
I forget exactly where I came across that option to deny access to $C ( which I assume is my C drive ), but I'm pretty sure it was something linked to networking. I'll try and find it after I post this and get back.
This thing used to boot up fine, work fine and shut down fine when I first got it. It's always the same with me, Women, fast cars, or computers, they aren't good for nothing after I have them a while. It's a Dell Optiplex GX110 that I picked up for $50 as a back-up so I could keep up with bidding on Ebay while my main computer was in the shop.
My main computer has a 125GB hard drive ( I think). It has a sticker on the front that says AMD Anthlon XP. The HD has been upgraded in it last time it was in the shop. It sitting on the floor behind me for a few reasons, the first being I got no cash to put it in the shop. Next I needed to read a CD I have on re-wiring Les Paul guitars and "D" ( is that short for Dammit?) drive decided it would'nt read CD's anymore. It has it's own issues performance-wise so this one's kinda a guinea pig in that respect. Finally, I got this message that there's a Trojan infecting it which I think one is of 2 things: it's BS or one that the SOB's that keep telling me the only way to get rid of it is to pay them $60 are the ones that sent it.
I blew it out yesterday to make sure dust wasn't keeping the CD from reading, Hooked it up and then restored it back to before all this trojan BS started. I was going to download the Spyware Doc 7.0 that I downloaded from Google on this thing 2 days ago ( which has found like 10 virusis and claims to have blocked one Trojan since), but I got an old recurring problem of "limited or no connectivity", so I couldn't go online and didn't feel like jacking with Tech at Charter at the time. I want to finish this can of worms first.
THe Help section told me to go to the msconfig thing for the start up issue. I tried running it in selective start-up mode and it didn't do any good, so I went back to standard.
I think I'm going to be bold and dump Altris. I suspect it's part of the networking service. I think I'm going to dump all the Symantec ( Norton Anti-Virus) program as well. Maybe pieces of it got dumped with 2.0 program ? IDK. Point is I got a coupla more prompts telling me stuff was missing so I might as well lose it, it's not working anyway.
Thanks again.
OH BTW- After I dumped all those folders, it took 5 minutes to empty them from the Recycle bin.

 

I just clicked on the link you sent me about the Microsoft. Net 2.0. I wish you had been around earlier, I think I might have kept that if I'd read that first! Oh- well, I'll figure that out later.
I noticed you asked about the version of XP-it's PRO.

 

I DO! Then again, maybe if I got out of this chair and stood up while doing this............

 

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

It's a Dell Optiplex GX110

Ah, the 6GB drive now makes sense, my mind seems to have blocked out
anything smaller than 40GB.

The company I was working for back when those GX110s were new deployed a
bunch of 'em as Y2K replacements in preparation for doomsday (The Simpons
had a great episode on that). There are still a couple around at the place I'm
now working, they're used mostly as lab machines.

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

Finally, I got this message that there's a Trojan infecting it which I think one is of 2 things: it's BS or one that the SOB's that keep telling me the only way to get rid of it is to pay them $60 are the ones that sent it.

From where is the message coming? Regardless, I would probably ignore it for
now even though there's a good chance IMO that it's true.

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

I was going to download the Spyware Doc 7.0 that I downloaded from Google on this thing 2 days ago ( which has found like 10 virusis and claims to have blocked one Trojan since)

My personal recommendations would be:
Ad-Aware http://www.lavasoft.com/
Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
AVG: http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

but I got an old recurring problem of "limited or no connectivity"

Hmmmm... When Windows can't configure an Ethernet interface via DHCP
and there are no alternative configurations provided, it assigns an IP address
of 169.254.n.n with a Subnet Mask of (I think) 255.255.0.0 and no Default
Gateway. There could be any number of reasons why you wouldn't get an addy
via DHCP, have you noticed any patterns?

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

THe Help section told me to go to the msconfig thing for the start up issue. I tried running it in selective start-up mode and it didn't do any good, so I went back to standard.

In that msconfig screen, select the Services tab; down at the bottom, click the
Hide All Microsoft Services checkbox. What's left on the main pain? Everything
that is there is (should be) 3rd-party, user-added software and is therefore a
candidate for disabling.

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

I think I'm going to be bold and dump Altris. I suspect it's part of the networking service.

I kinda doubt it but I could be wrong, I've never heard of it before. Googling it
(assuming I've spelled it correctly) tells me its some sort of software inventory
management thing:
Altris Inventory Solution - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

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Originally Posted by doug1222556

I think I'm going to dump all the Symantec ( Norton Anti-Virus) program as well. Maybe pieces of it got dumped with 2.0 program ?

No, I don't think it has any reliance on the .net framework stuff (but I could be
wrong here, too). I would google the specific error messages, there might even
be help on Symantec's site.

The big questions are, is it current in its license and are its virus definitions up
to date? If it can be made to work, I would prefer keeping that stuff and not
installing AVG (if this were my machine and I was doing this).

Ya know, I was gonna suggest using the 'doze Search thing to have it show you
all directories (folders) the contents of which exceed a certain size (say, 10MB
(10240KB)) but I can't get it to do that. I tried it on this 'doze machine I have
here, told it to show me only the File Types of "Folder" (specified in some sort
of Advanced Settings thing, as if this were rocket science or sumthin') but the
only results it returned were some cabinet files. *sigh*

Gawd, Windows sucks....

 

Just a dickfor.

 

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