Ron,
Do you have sighted help to get your system up and running prior to your
screen reader?
You will need sighted help to do the nondestructive reinstall of WindowsXP.
I still need to look for the instructions on how to do this.
73
Howard #3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [BlindTech] Sluggishness and Microsoft Security Essentials
ServiceStopped
> Hi Howard,
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> In addition to what has already occurred, after I did the Windows fix wit
> the sfc /scannow switch and the install disk in the CD drive, I now get an
> odd Firefox crash when trying to run that browser. The woes continue.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 9:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [BlindTech] Sluggishness and Microsoft Security
> Essentials
> ServiceStopped
>
>
> Ron,
>
> There is an undocumented way to do a fresh nondestructive reinstall of
> Windows XP which will not destroy any of your data or applications. You
> get
> a fresh reinstall of all the windows files.
>
> You will need sighted help to run the install as you always need with a
> Windows install until your sound and screen reader are up and running.
>
> I can dig up the information if you are interested.
>
> 73
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 7:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [BlindTech] Sluggishness and Microsoft Security
> Essentials
> ServiceStopped
>
>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> I did try all except your final option. I was even able to find the
>> original XP disc and run the SFC /scannow repair, but I don't think it
>> made
>> any difference. I guess it would be my final resort to do the complete
>> install.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 4:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fw: [BlindTech] Sluggishness and Microsoft Security
>> Essentials
>> ServiceStopped
>>
>>
>> Ron,
>>
>> I saw your message on BT. Just some random thoughts...
>>
>> 1. Go to run, services.msc and find the MSSE service. Stop the service,
>> then start it again and make sure it is set on automatic.
>>
>> Second, have you tried a system restore to sometime like a month ago
>> prior
>> to when you were experiencing sluggishness?
>>
>> Third, are there any remnants of old security software that might have
>> been
>> packaged with the computer i.e. Norton Symantek, McAfee Anti-Virus, etc?
>>
>> Have you tried doing a Windows in-place repair by running sfc /scannow
>> with
>> your Xp Pro disk in the computer?
>>
>> Finally, if all that and other suggestions don't help, you might have to
>> do
>> a new installation of Windows.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:45 PM
>> Subject: OT: Fw: [BlindTech] Sluggishness and Microsoft Security
>> Essentials
>> ServiceStopped
>>
>>
>>> HI List,
>>>
>>> I am sending this to the Blind Hams list--since I have gotten absolutely
>>> no
>>> response from one of the better Blind Technical lists. Maybe if you
>>> read
>>> this, you could conjecture that someone or something is actively
>>> preventing
>>> me from solving the issue: read on!
>>>
>>> As reported before on this list(the Blind Tech Mailing List), I have had
>>> issues with sluggishness on my system for a few weeks now. I have done
>>> various and sundry things such as: disc check; defragmentation; registry
>>> clean; virus and spyware check--both with installed software, Microsoft
>>> Security Essentials, Malware bytes as well as online programs and
>>> programs
>>> run from a flash drive so as to prevent as much as possible interference
>>> from some entrenched worm/Trojan. I have also tried updating drivers
>>> for
>>> hardware and peripherals. The result has been that everything seems
>>> clean
>>> and is up to date.
>>>
>>> However, a new wrinkle has occurred just today (02/09 to 02/10). On 2
>>> occasions, I have gotten a message from Microsoft Security Essentials as
>>> follows:
>>> Microsoft Security Essentials is no longer monitoring your system
>>> because
>>> its service has stopped. Restart the service to provide continued
>>> protection. I am then focused on a start service button. I click the
>>> start
>>> service button and everything goes back to normal. In light of the
>>> issue
>>> with sluggishness, I am wondering if there still might be some sort of
>>> worm/Trojan/virus that is causing issues.
>>>
>>> AS per order of others, here are my basic system specifications.
>>> System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3
>>> (32
>>> Bit Version)(updated 01/2013
>>> Computer: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz 1.99 GHz, 2.00
>>> GB
>>> of RAM
>>> Primary Display Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
>>> NVIDIA Corporation nv4_disp.dll 6.14.11.6923
>>> Sound: Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard) and Sound Blaster USB
>>> Synthesizers: Dectalk SAPI Version, SAPI 5 (with Scan Soft voices)
>>> Primary Browser: Firefox latest version, (do use Internet Explorer 8
>>> from
>>> time to time)
>>> Screen Reader: NVDA
>>>
>>> If anyone has any information as to how to proceed in light of the
>>> latest
>>> developments, I would greatly appreciate your feedback.
>>>
>>>
>>> Signature:
>>> They ask me if I'm happy.
>>> I say yes.
>>> They ask me: "how happy are you?"
>>> I say: "I'm as happy as a stowaway chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
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