Sometimes you just have to start over especially as you mentioned the problems with
infection etc.
Might be quicker than trying to fix it. Had to do it on a friend's computer recently.
Save what you can (data files) etc.
K
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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia
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How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm
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"Isaac" <Isaac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:029E89DF-9D84-4208-872C-F2C4C8F4553B@microsoft.com...
| Yes, it is turned on. I also manually installed the certificate as
| recommended in another posting. Further, for the heck of it, I reinstalled
| SP2 last night. I've also reinstalled BITS and the Windows Update Client.
| Still not working...
|
| "TaurArian" wrote:
|
| > Have you checked that automatic updating of trusted root authority certificates is
turned
| > on?
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true
| >
| > 1. In Control Panel, open Add or Remove Programs
| > 2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
| > 3. Select the Update Root Certificates check box.
| > 4. Click Next, and then click Finish.
| >
| > Note
| > .. To open Add/Remove Windows Components, click Start, click Control Panel, click Add
or
| > Remove Programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.
| >
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| > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia
| > ====================================
| > How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| >
http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm
| > Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
| >
| >
| > "Isaac" <Isaac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:7BBFFC03-6956-4A98-A5BE-E7A0E73F747B@microsoft.com...
| > | Let me start by saying I know I'm not the only one with this problem, and I
| > | know I'm not the only one who hasn't been able to figure it out. I'm
| > | desperate and hope the general braintrust of fellow MCSE's can help me here.
| > |
| > | My friend's comptuer recently got infested with viruses, spyware, malware,
| > | trojans, etc. After getting (no exageration) the 5,000 elements removed, I'm
| > | having problems with IE. It's not just Windows Update, but I'm hoping if I
| > | fix that, I fix everything.
| > |
| > | My Windows Update Log gives this error almost every time:
| > |
| > | WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
| > |
http://www.update.microsoft.com/v7/w...r/wuredir.cab: error
| > | 0x80072f78
| > |
| > | The times I don't get the error, IE simply locks up. Interestingly, there
| > | are times where I will have 1 IE session open googling the error code, and
| > | then I will try a change and try to spawn MU in a new Windows. Usually that
| > | Windows locks, but the really interesting part is that task manager shows no
| > | new IE process loaded.
| > |
| > | Here's what I've done (that I can remember, and I appologize for redundancy):
| > |
| > | 1.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941
| > | 2. Made sure my time is correct
| > | 3. Disabled all firewalls
| > | 4. Verified no proxy servers are defined/autodetect
| > | 5. Reinstalled Win Sockets
| > | 6. Reinstalled IE7
| > | 7. Added MS to trusted sites
| > | 8. Tried to install guided help (but it fails to resolve address at final
| > | step)
| > |
| > | That's all I can think of. I'm ready to reinstall the OS because I think
| > | the malware may have corrupted something, but I don't want to let the hackers
| > | win. I'm not sure how long my neighbor will let me play with this before he
| > | wants a reload of OS, so any help would be nice.
| > |
| > | PS: At his house he had DSL with dynamic IP. I have cable with dynamic IP.
| > |
| >
| >
| >
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