a virus maybe?

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 07:53 AM

bah!

reformat already in progress

PangingJr · Oct 18, 2005, 08:07 AM

that is not too geeky for you and i think you would do that.
and, actually, the message is for responding and adding more info to the netsh winsock reset catalog command and the earlier advised.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 08:25 AM

networking is not my strong point. i know hardware, OCing, tweaking, and modding

. all the geeky stuff that isn't really important

PangingJr · Oct 18, 2005, 08:50 AM

ok LOL.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 08:59 AM

well, a new copy of windows is just installed, and everything is working perfectly well

. no hiccups, no whining, and mainly....no bitchin'

. reformating and windows makes life so much easier

PangingJr · Oct 18, 2005, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

and mainly....no bitchin'

. reformating and windows makes life so much easier

and who did that? and who said it dose not for you. LOL.

Yousaif · Oct 18, 2005, 10:37 AM

PangingJr-

So what you are saying is that when you run the reset command above that it can cause issues with firewalls and such? When I run netsh winsock show catalog I just show a bunch of Base Service Providers, all of them look to be standard Windows entries, meaning they don't appear to be from third parties.

If you reset the catalog, the default Windows entries are reset back to their original states, is that correct? Meaning that this can only affect something added after the Windows installation was completed?

PangingJr · Oct 18, 2005, 11:37 AM

that was results from system that you've ran the command, but actually, there are atleast two types of the Winsock Catalog Provider Entry, the Base Service Provider and then there also are "Layered Chain Entry" which are mostly for third-party LSPs.

Quote:

Note that resetting the Winsock using netsh winsock reset catalog command in SP2 removes all the third-party LSPs and restores Winsock to factory default setting. Existing programs that uses their own LSPs, need to be reinstalled again.

taken from microsoft KB article ID : 811259...
Warning Programs that access or monitor the Internet such as antivirus, firewall. or proxy clients may be negatively affected when you run the netsh winsock reset command. If you have a program that no longer functions correctly after you use this resolution, reinstall the program to restore functionality.

Yousaif · Oct 18, 2005, 12:35 PM

Ah I see. It says they may be affected, not will be affected.

Actually the one I ran the command on was not one that I had reset. Its just my work PC that is provided for my (ab)use here at the shop.

I can say that on all the machines that I have run the reset command that none of them have had issues with the firewall or AV or any other net monitoring program malfunctioning. I kind of get the feeling that MS puts that disclaimer in there just in case something goes awry so they don't have to support it.

PangingJr · Oct 18, 2005, 12:38 PM

ok i see too. LOL.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PangingJr

and who did that? and who said it dose not for you. LOL.

my sister was the one bitchin' cuz she couldn't go online w/her computer, and it makes my life easier cuz then i don't have to work on her computer either

.

PangingJr · Oct 18, 2005, 06:12 PM

use a partition imaging software to take a snapshot of her system/boot partition, save the snapshotted or the partition image files to an optical media(s), or save it in a hidden partition if she has a lot of disk drive space. she won't know it's there and you can restore the Windows system and her preferred settings and some programs for her in about 5-10 minutes. this helps reducing down time, and she may like that.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 06:36 PM

will partition magic do that?

twoodcc · Oct 18, 2005, 07:11 PM

yeah, that's a good question. i want to know also

PangingJr · Oct 18, 2005, 07:37 PM

don't think so. go for Paragon Drive Backup 7.x or Acronis True Image 8.x/9.x,
the Drive Backup 7 enables keeping the backup image on hidden (unmounted) partitions (FAT, NTFS, Ext2/3 FS).
the True Image can create a hidden partition, take snapshot of the partition and save backup images onto the hidden partition.

the Partition Magic's Copy Partitions uses a lot of unallocated space (when comparing with the disk/partition imaging softwares),
it requires the space that is equal to or larger than the partition you are copying.

both the Drive Backup 7 and True Image 8.x/9.x have a very well made recovery CDs (the Drive Backup 7 can be used under a boot floppy with DOS-like OS and the program with GUI and Windows-like ), can burn the backup image directly onto CD/DVD. check them out.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 08:31 PM

where can such programs be found?

PangingJr · Oct 18, 2005, 08:46 PM

Google it man.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 18, 2005, 10:01 PM

sorry. i thought it was a proggie that you could obtain at a store or something

Oct 18, 2005, 07:53 AM	Thread Starter #31
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Oct 18, 2005, 06:36 PM	Thread Starter #43
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Oct 18, 2005, 08:07 AM	#32
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	that is not too geeky for you and i think you would do that. and, actually, the message is for responding and adding more info to the netsh winsock reset catalog command and the earlier advised.

Oct 18, 2005, 08:50 AM	#34
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	ok LOL.

Oct 18, 2005, 12:38 PM	#40
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	ok i see too. LOL.

Oct 18, 2005, 06:12 PM	#42
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	use a partition imaging software to take a snapshot of her system/boot partition, save the snapshotted or the partition image files to an optical media(s), or save it in a hidden partition if she has a lot of disk drive space. she won't know it's there and you can restore the Windows system and her preferred settings and some programs for her in about 5-10 minutes. this helps reducing down time, and she may like that.

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twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	yeah, that's a good question. i want to know also

Oct 18, 2005, 07:37 PM	#45
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	don't think so. go for Paragon Drive Backup 7.x or Acronis True Image 8.x/9.x, the Drive Backup 7 enables keeping the backup image on hidden (unmounted) partitions (FAT, NTFS, Ext2/3 FS). the True Image can create a hidden partition, take snapshot of the partition and save backup images onto the hidden partition. the Partition Magic's Copy Partitions uses a lot of unallocated space (when comparing with the disk/partition imaging softwares), it requires the space that is equal to or larger than the partition you are copying. both the Drive Backup 7 and True Image 8.x/9.x have a very well made recovery CDs (the Drive Backup 7 can be used under a boot floppy with DOS-like OS and the program with GUI and Windows-like ), can burn the backup image directly onto CD/DVD. check them out.

Oct 18, 2005, 08:46 PM	#47
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	Google it man.

Oct 18, 2005, 10:01 PM	Thread Starter #48
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