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my shutdown takes forever

I guess there are a lot of possibilities. You didn't say what OS. If Windows NT, 2000, XP, or 2003 did you check the Event Viewer to see if you were getting Userenv / Event ID 1000 errors? If you're getting those at shutdown time you might try this little utility from Microsoft. I've seen it...
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- Post #4
- Sep 22, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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PC-WELT discovers and fixes serious security issue in Windows XP SP2

Hmmm. I won't claim to know precisely the underpinnings of ICF and ICS, but they aren't really the "same" component insofar as the way the user interface presents them. A user can certainly (apparently) enable ICF without enabling ICS. I'm not sure what would be the rational for allowing a...
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- Post #4
- Sep 22, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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PC-WELT discovers and fixes serious security issue in Windows XP SP2

When I installed my first release candidate of SP2 I looked at the firewall setup, and the way it was designed seemed unusual but logical to me. I have a LAN at home behind a router and a connection to Comcast cable, but I also take my notebook to work and connect to other networks. One of the...
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- Post #2
- Sep 21, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Why would my system randomly forget the Wireless Security key?

I would be willing to bet that Microsoft support would have a pretty good idea of what was going on -- especially if you organize the info in this thread and give them the whole scoop. I've always had excellent luck with MS support people. I hope you find an answer. And, if you do, I hope you...
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- Post #17
- Sep 14, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Why would my system randomly forget the Wireless Security key?

Ouch! I feel like I've been sucker-punched! Heh. It's important for you to give us ALL of the pertinent information up front. This is the second surprise in the thread. Lacking any clue from you about important variations from the standard theme (i.e. the fact that you were using something...
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- Post #15
- Sep 14, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Help a networking dummy

I hope you'll post back here with your results. We'll be routing for you. Well, okay, actually your router will be routing for you. We'll just be hoping that it works out for you! prosaic
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- Post #10
- Sep 13, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Why would my system randomly forget the Wireless Security key?

That is very, very interesting. I'm not familiar with this newer version of the Microsoft broadband connection software. The router seems to support WPA. Does your client adapter support it? If so, why not use it? It would beat the heck out of 64 bit WEP. (When I used WEP I manually changed the...
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- Post #13
- Sep 13, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Why would my system randomly forget the Wireless Security key?

Well, that's quite a bit different than the scenario I was envisioning. I briefly used the utility to which you refer a few months ago. (Not sure it would have been the same version you are using, though.) I was configuring a Microsoft USB network adapter for a friend. I wound up uninstalling...
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- Post #11
- Sep 11, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Help a networking dummy

I'm familiar with the wizard, having examined it in disbelief a number of times. The problem with the wizard is that it is Microsoft-centric and makes assumptions and pronouncements about the network setup that just don't match the way a lot of people set up their home networks. Very few of the...
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- Post #8
- Sep 11, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Why would my system randomly forget the Wireless Security key?

Assuming this is XP and that SP2 has been applied there's no need for any other updates to the OS. IME the MS wireless applet has always worked fine for NICs that had decent drivers, MS or otherwise. I have it working with SMC, Linksys, Buffalo, Cisco, and Orinoco gear with nary a glitch. And...
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- Post #9
- Sep 11, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Help a networking dummy

I think you're using the wrong option by choosing to use the networking wizard. That way lies madness. You should really check out the link suggested by JackMDS. Really. The problem with the networking wizard, and the reason you are seeing the warning, is that the wizard is proceeding on the...
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- Post #6
- Sep 10, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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Why would my system randomly forget the Wireless Security key?

What utility are you talking about? How does it show that you have the "incorrect network key"? Maybe I'm on the wrong track here, but it almost sounds as though you are looking at the password mask in the wireless connection applet (Windows XP maybe?) and seeing fewer dots than you...
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- Post #6
- Sep 10, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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If you were forced to give up your desktop for a laptop which would you buy??

I'd put in a vote for a low-end Toshiba Tecra like one of the "M" models without a burner and other extras, if you don't need those extras. I got a higher end model in September, but it was well over $3,000. (It has a DVD burner, high res screen, other stuff.) The battery life hangs around 5-6...
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- Post #36
- Dec 23, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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FAT 32 or NTFS?

1. Data located on NTFS partitions is far less likely to be rendered inaccessible than data on FAT partitions. 2. Windows 2000/XP CDs and their recovery options are less likely to fail than a boot floppy. 3. Users, and particularly tech support people, need to learn to use the correct tools for...
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- Post #21
- Dec 18, 2003
- Forum: Operating Systems
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blackinches looking for a recommendation on a shoebox pc

Uh, I thought it was finger down throat, not tongue in cheek, that caused people to throw up? So sorry. - prosaic
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- Post #9
- Dec 14, 2003
- Forum: Laptops

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