From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Per a KB article, a re-install of SP2 took care of all of the issues.  Most
likely, the malware still there, blocked the proper install of the FW when
I upgraded the computer with SP2 yesterday.  Now all the crap is gone, SP2
took properly.  Now to re-do all the patches needed.

This box might actually live again!!!!

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Glenn M.
"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
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> Thanks, will look into it.
>
> No way to get him to drop AOL as his ISP though, even though he's DSL.  He
> hosts some content for AOL in the Black Gospel world, and uses them as an
> "anchor", no matter where he lives/moves.  At the moment, Bell South
> provisions his DSL, but uses AOL to do all the connecting.
>
> The last issue is this one on Security Center and Firewall.  I've gotten
> all detectable malware removed, and have done the "free" scans with at
> least 10 different programs, they all now come up clean.
>
> If I can't get this resolved, it's going to be move off all his iTunes
> music, and files, and do a format/re-install.  It will be up to his Dad
> though.  He's leaning that way.
>
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>
> Glenn M.
> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
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>> I'd put Comodo on it.  Also install HostsMan on it, and configure it
>> under options to use the MVPS Hosts File.  Have it automatically
>> overwrite the current file upon updating.  Have it lock the Hosts file.
>> Have it run upon startup.  I've been running version 2.1 for a couple
>> years.  No problems and no conflicts.  I've found that unlike some of the
>> other hosts sites that are offered for updates to the hosts file, the
>> MVPS one is the cleanest, smallest, and just goes after blocking the ad
>> sites and virus/trojan sites. It has never blocked a site on me I really
>> wanted to go to.  Works with both IE and Firefox.  Probably Opera too but
>> don't know for sure.  If kept running it will keep other programs from
>> modifying the hosts file.
>>
>> Hostmans 2.1 can be found at http://www.tucows.com/preview/407252
>>
>> You can configure the MVPS hosts file for updates from within the options
>> tab of Hostsman but if you want more info on the MVPS site its at
>> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>>
>> If at all possible convince them to junk all the AOL crap and dig all its
>> browser extensions, plugins, and registry changes out of the thing and
>> send them where they belong.  I've seen AOL's crap completely screw up
>> various people's computers so that nothing works BUT AOL.
>>
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> Glenn Meadows wrote:
>>> The Firewall/Security Center issue is giving me a Dependency error when
>>> trying to start either service.  Have to look and see what my laptop has
>>> for dependencies and try to sort this one out as well.  Also had no AV
>>> on the computer, and when I first got it, the Hosts file was filled with
>>> all the AV sites being redirected to Local Host.   Guess the AOL
>>> "protection suite" doesn't do very well.
>>>
>
>

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