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Windows Forum / Windows 95 / March 2004shutdown problems -win 95
A few months ago I downloaded a free program called weatherbug which was included in an aquarium screen saver. I did not like the weatherbug so I uninstalled it. Right after that my system started "hanging up" every 5 minutes or so. If I keep the mouse moving back and forth it releases the "hang" in a minute. It "hangs" no matter which program I am using, but is worse when I am online using IE 5.5 or outlook express. Now, just in the last few days, the computer has a new problem - it is not able to complete the shutdown process. It boots up just fine, but when I go to shutdown it does one of two things. 1. It acts like I did a soft boot, and shuts down and restarts itself again. or 2. It gets to the stage where it tells me to please wait while it shuts down and then it just sits there and goes no further. So I manually shut it off, which I know is not good for the machine. Any suggestions? Go to www.lavasoftusa.com and download the free version of Ad-Aware. Run this program to clean out a malware and spyware programs. Post back if that does not solve your problems and you will get a few more tips. Shut down problems can be many and varied, so give as much information about your hardware and software as you can. > A few months ago I downloaded a free program called > weatherbug which was included in an aquarium screen [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > manually shut it off, which I know is not good for the > machine. Any suggestions? I have gone to www.lavasoftusa.com and they say the free version only works on Win 98 and above. Do you think it will work on Win 95? >-----Original Message----- >Go to www.lavasoftusa.com and download the free version of Ad-Aware. Run [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >. >I have gone to www.lavasoftusa.com and they say the free >version only works on Win 98 and above. Do you think it [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> >>. AdAware will run on Windows 95b. Works fine for me. In their FAQ http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/faq/ under compatibility - Q: What platforms is Ad-aware compatible with? A: Ad-aware is compatible with Windows? 98, 2000, NT40, XP and ME. So I would presume that it applied to all versions of their software. > I have gone to www.lavasoftusa.com and they say the free > version only works on Win 98 and above. Do you think it [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > >. It works fine here on Win95.  SignatureGlen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > I have gone to www.lavasoftusa.com and they say the free > version only works on Win 98 and above. Do you think it [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > > >. Update your anti-virus app and then run a full-system virus scan. Read here: Dealing with Hijackware http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://doxdesk.com/parasite/CoolWebSearch.html and http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html Use CWShredder, the removal tool, available here: http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/CWShredder.exe http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip In addition, install Ad-Aware 6 free edition, start it, click its 'Check for Updates' link in the app to install updates, then use it to scan your system, and remove what it finds. Ad-Aware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Install, update and run SpyBot Search & Destroy, scan your system, and then remove the items in RED only. SpyBot S&D: http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download SignatureGlen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > A few months ago I downloaded a free program called > weatherbug which was included in an aquarium screen [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > manually shut it off, which I know is not good for the > machine. Any suggestions? > Update your anti-virus app and then run a full-system virus scan. > > Read here: > Dealing with Hijackware > http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm > http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot Thanks! The above program found a "GATOR" bug in Win95 |
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