*~V~* *VBS Script Virus* You may have the VBS/Loveletter.f virus: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98622.htm Follow these steps in the order given. (Robert Green) 1. http://virusall.com/downscan.html From this page you can select an on-line anti-virus scan from one of several sites (I recommend Symantec). Let the scanner delete all infected files. 2. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/fixlove.exe Download and run this tool. It will reverse changes to the registry which the worm made, and will also surface your original MP3 files (which were hidden by the worm). 3. http://claymania.com/zefrjpg.html From this site download the zefrjpg.zip archive. Two executables and a help file are included: ZEFRJPG.EXE - use this program to recover JPG files destroyed by the worm on Win9X/ME systems. ZEFRJPG32.EXE - use this program to recover the JPGs on NT/2000/XP systems. Expect recovery of 30% - 80% of your JPG files, dependent on several fators. *VGA Mode - Do you have a problem with your Video? Always going in VGA MODE? * This happens to everyone at some point of time or other and is most likely caused by some application or third party utility overwriting your drivers files (or if you do not have had a right video driver to begin with). (Reference ) To verify exactly what gets loaded, follow these steps. Open registry by going to START-RUN and entering regedit. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\hardware\DeviceMap\Video . In this value of Device\Video0 points to a registry key that has the location of the video driver that Windows is configured to load. for example: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ videodriver \Device0 . Navigate to this key. Check value of "InstalledDisplayDrivers" . Its value indicates whether driver was loaded or not. If the setting shows another registry location, a third-party driver may be getting loaded. Check out Microsoft Knowledgebase article for more details: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314854 *Video Driver* How to Check the Video Driver *View Source - Cannot View Source* To resolve this issue, delete all of the files in the Temporary Internet Files folder. To do this, follow these steps: Start Windows Explorer. Browse to C:\Document and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files. On the Edit menu, click Select All, and then press DELETE. When the confirmation message appears, click Yes. Close Windows Explorer. Source Code Is Not Displayed When You Click Source on the View Menu in Internet Explorer *View Source - Add a New HTML Editor * See www.billsway.com/vbspage - The first entry under "The Scripts" will allow you to do just this. *Virtual PC* By using Virtual PC for Windows, users can upgrade to a new operating system and continue to run legacy applications that are incompatible with the new operating system. More information here . *Virus and Hoax Sites - *Maurice Naggar Regarding the email hoax circulating about the "teddy bear" virus & the MS Java debug manager - Jdbgmgr: Review this article ID Q322993 Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a Virus http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322993 For more information on the recent virus hoax which advises users to delete a valid Windows file named Jdbgmgr.exe: If you have already deleted the Windows file associated with the virus, the bulletin contains information on how to restore this file. To reinstall the Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM), visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/java/vm/dl_vm40.htm For additional information about the hoax, visit the following Web sites: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99436.htm http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax5.asp?HName=JDBGMGR%2EEXE+Hoax Reference sites for hoaxes: at Symantec http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html at Trend Micro http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp at McAfee http://vil.nai.com/VIL/hoaxes.asp Reference sites for viruses: at Symantec http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ at Trend Micro http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/ at McAfee http://vil.nai.com/VIL/default.asp *Volume Control* - The volume icon does not appear in the notification area (system tray) Make sure Hide Inactive is disabled in Taskbar Properties. In Sound and Audio Devices Properties, make sure "Place volume icon in the taskbar" is checked. If it still doesn't work, here are two workarounds: 1. Go to Start/Log off (log off then log back on). 2. Right-click the taskbar & select Task Manager under Processes tab select Explorer.Exe & End Task. Under Applications tab select New Task, type in "explorer" and click OK. *Volume Control - Error Message* Windows cannot display the volume control on the taskbar because the Volume Control program has not been installed. To install it use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of Sndvol32.exe from the Windows XP compact disc to the system_root \System32 folder on your computer's hard disk. To do this, follow these steps: * *Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Press and hold down the SHIFT key as you insert the CD-ROM to prevent it from starting automatically. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type cmd , and then click OK. Type the following lines at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each line, where CD-ROM drive is the drive letter of the computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD-ROM, and system_root is the path and folder name where the Windows system files are located (generally C:\Windows): * *CD-ROM drive: cd i386 expand sndvol32.ex_ system_root \system32\sndvol32.exe For example, if your computer's CD-ROM drive is drive E, and the folder that contains the Windows system files is C:\Windows, type the following lines at the command prompt (pressing ENTER after each line): e: cd i386 expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe Type exit to quit the command prompt. Verify that you can start Volume Control and that the Volume icon is displayed in the notification area of the taskbar (if you selected this option). Q310578 Windows System Tray Icons Q279435 HOW TO: Display the Volume Icon in the Notification Area in Windows Q307918 HOW TO: Resources for Troubleshooting Sound Problems in Windows XP Volume Icon Is Not Displayed on Notification Area of Taskbar. You Receive an Error Message When You Try to Add It *VPN* HOW TO: Install and Configure a Virtual Private Network Server Powered by FreeFind /Note: This compilation of information are from various sources. All credit due to its authors. Home Page Win98 - 08/04/2002 11:18 PM - Home Page WinXP © Copyright Kelly Theriot MS-MVP(DTS) 2002 All rights reserved. /