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More info?)
Fujitsu drive passed the diagnostic. I even did a format/clean reinstall,
but that "load:com.ms.activex.activex.component" is still running before
every mouse click in Explorer.
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:42325be5.36685340@nntp.charter.net...
> I concur with Edward. The system is old enough that the drive may be
failing.
> The drive is probably a Western Digital. Go to the WD web site, download
the WD
> diagnostic software, create a diskette and run the diagnostics. If the
drive
> is shown to be failing or if it has even one bad sector, replace it... Ben
Myers
>
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:56:26 -0000, "Mark Dunn" <markrhdunn@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> >Sorry, yes. Explorer. IE is fine. Can't click between folders without
> >waiting an age.
> >"Mark Dunn" <markrhdunn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:39dtdgF5utc16U1@individual.net...
> >> Win98SE. P5-133
> >> <ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
> >> news:4231bd73.11980122@nntp.charter.net...
> >> > How old is the system? Which OS are you running? If you are running
> >2000
> >> or
> >> > XP, how about doing a complete Disk Cleanup, AND deleting all the
> >garbage
> >> that
> >> > shows up in the %temp% folder?
> >> >
> >> > This is Explorer, not Internet Explorer, that is SLOOOOW ? ... Ben
Myers
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:39:39 -0000, "Mark Dunn"
<markrhdunn@hotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >No, removed a few diallers, etc. Still there. Everything else is OK,
> >just
> >> > >Explorer.
> >> > ><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
> >> > >news:4231ab75.7372923@nntp.charter.net...
> >> > >> Spyware, a trojan, malware or some other varmint in your system?
Try
> >> the
> >> > >> Micro$oft spoyware removal software, Ad-Aware and Spybot all three
to
> >> get
> >> > >rid of
> >> > >> whatever it is... Ben Myers
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:22:30 -0000, "Mark Dunn"
> >> <markrhdunn@hotmail.com>
> >> > >wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> >Not really the right group, but you chaps are very kind. Suddenly
> >all
> >> my
> >> > >> >Explorer windows take 10-20secs. to respond and don't refresh
> >> properly. I
> >> > >> >can see the phrase "load:com.ms.activex.ActiveXcomponent" in the
> >lower
> >> > >> >border window (what would be the URL bar in IE) which I've never
> >seen
> >> > >> >before. The computer's all but unusable. Help?
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