REFLECTOR: Off Topic - Internet problem

[Scott Derrick]

ME is an abortion and should be eliminated from the planet.

A software developers point of view.

Scott

> Thanks all for the suggestions.  Ronnie, I think XP is much more
> susceptable and wish I could go back to ME.
>
> John
>
>> It also could be a virus or some of the ad ware/spybot crap that seems
>> to be everywhere now.  Even Macs can get them!!!
>>
>> Make sure your antivirus is current and I suggest you download and run
>> Spybot from Safer-networking.com and Adware from Lavasoft.com.  I'm not
>> running XP yet, perhaps it isn't as susceptible to these as WinME is.
>>
>> Ronnie
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Dibble" <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
>> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 4:07 PM
>> Subject: REFLECTOR: Off Topic - Internet problem
>>
>>
>>> Sorry to bother you guys with this, I just need someone to point me in
>>> the
>> right
>>> direction.  This past year I bought a new laptop with Windows XP.
>>> When I
>> connect to
>>> the internet, the computer relentlessly sends data.  I don't know
>>> what's
>> being sent,
>>> or to whom, or how to stop it.  It seems to take priority over what I
>>> want
>> to do and
>>> it can take me several minutes just to retrieve or send one email.  I
>> don't have this
>>> problem on my older computer with Windows ME.  I would like to put
>>> Windows
>> ME on the
>>> laptop, but was told that loading Windows ME on the laptop might
>>> result in
>> hardware
>>> conflicts.  Any suggestions.  Thanks
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
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