Microsoft Support & Discussions

i'm running xp and using security essentials exclusively...the virus is blocking me from internet access so I cannot simply download a removal tool...and all microsoft online help i've checked wants to be paid...screw that...i'll throw this piece of junkk into the river first...in my opinion the "experts" that need to be paid to help someone out of jam like the one I'm in...are even worse than the hackers that built the virus and go it onto my computer....not much worse, but certainly in the same ballpark... Anyone....???? Continue reading...

Hi all I have a website that I have marked as a Trusted Site. The green tick appears at the bottom. However, when I access the site, I get the familiar ActiveX warning bar along the top. "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this webpage from running scripts or ActiveX controls..." If I "allow blocked content", then I have to reload the page and I am once again present with the same warning bar - I'm going in circles! It never appears to allow me to run the content. I have attempted to make custom changes to the Trusted Site security features, making sure that all ActiveX settings are set to Enable where appropriate. I should not be pre…

my windows fire wall.defender and windows security security center are not working not working it is showing it cannot be started.........how can i make it run?.... Continue reading...

MSE continues to run even though 2nd option is check only run MSE when system is Idle still check and MSE ran at schedule time reguardless Running Program Microsoft Flight Beta just thought some one should know Continue reading...

the neighbours are tappin ginto my wifi how do i put security setting on my computer to stop this. \ Continue reading...

windows xp. Can't get display to show two monitors, but it did three days ago. Continue reading...

The AV system I previously used had the option for it to start a scan when the PC was first turned on after being turned off at the time a scan was scheduled. I cannot find this option in MSE. Is it available? Continue reading...

Hello, I would like to enquire if the commands to start the “Unattended Installation” deployment method, can be successfully run in the “Command Prompt” that is an option when you open “Windows RE”, from the Windows 7 Installation DVD. “Windows RE” is of course a Recovery Environment. So, if no operating system is yet on the machine, is it still possible to access the “Recovery Environment” using the Installation DVD? If such is possible, can the commands necessary to install an Image from a Network Share, be run successfully in the “Command Prompt” that is available as an option in “Windows RE”? I look forward with interest to the solution to these queri…

Error 0X80072f8f will not let me update essential security update any answers please Continue reading...

My interet explorerkeeps blinking I can't click on my favorites, they disappear. Also, I can't highlight, cut and aste it disappears. Continue reading...

when i use the computer, security shield comes up with all kinds of threats detecte. When you try to get rid of it, it will come back and ask you to buy full protection for security shield Continue reading...

My home page is att.net, this Bing search engine keeps taking over as my home page even when I choose NO on the pop up box asking if I want to change home pages, I have to change my home page back to att twice a day and its getting old, what do I do? This has been going on for about a month now. Continue reading...

every time I start the Microsoft fix it center I get the following "failed to get troubleshooter catalog Error MatsGetSapCatalog failed" What does it mean and how do I fix it???????? Continue reading...

Hello: I have a working XP Pro (SP3) system that is functioning, perfectly. However, it was built with the system SATA storage controller set to IDE, instead of AHCI or RAID. The following Microsoft KB article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976) describes a method that allows one to change the SATA storage controller mode from IDE to either AHCI (my preference in this example) or RAID, WITHOUT reinstalling the operating system however, the method is only good for Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7. Since these operating systems support AHCI and RAID SATA modes, natively, unlike Microsoft Windows XP, my assumption is that this is why Microsoft has …

I am deploying new Windows 7 64 bit systems. I have looked all over and found what people "think" is the right anwser in reguards to the 100MB partition Windows 7 makes on a fresh install. I know that if the drive that you are installing Windows 7 on is formated already it will not make the partition. I know BitLocker uses that partition to write data to. Here is my question... Do I need that partition if I am not using BitLocker? If I don't then I need documentation from Microsoft that supports the decision not to use it. Please Help Continue reading...

Loadstate.exe v 4 loaded from WAIK gives "LoadState return code: 71". This is a brand new x64 Win7 install with a fresh load of AIK. What is going on? It won't run. Version 3 complained that it was x32 and couldn't read the x64 USMT2.UNT file. But this one doesn't get that far. I really need my files and setting from XP x64. How do I get this program to run? Continue reading...

When trying to import emails from Outlook to Thunderbird the trojan win32/Aegrus is detected in a file named mapiattach.tmp which is created by Thunderbird. MS Security Essentils deletes the file and the import fails. This occurs repeatedly. The implication is that the virus is in an email or attachment being imported but a full PC scan and a scan of the Outlook message files does not find the virus. What do I do next? Continue reading...

When updating my security essential after a short time it says dye to internet problems we cannot update although the internet is runnimg ok Continue reading...

Caller hard to understand and wanted me to allow control of my computer due to many error and warning messages-said the windows security had not been updated. I have kaspersky anti virus so this an attempt to gain access to my personal fiancial info? Continue reading...

DESPUÉS DE ACTUALIZAR Actualización de seguridad para el Paquete redistribuible de Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 (KB2538242) Tamaño de la descarga: 2.6 MB Puede que tenga que reiniciar el equipo para que esta actualización surta efecto. Tipo de actualización: Importante Se ha identificado un problema de seguridad que provoca vulnerabilidad en las aplicaciones MFC al colocar archivos DLL que contienen código malintencionado debido a que MFC no especifica la ruta de acceso completa a los archivos DLL del sistema o de localización. Puede proteger su equipo mediante la instalación de esta actualización de Microsoft. Después de instalar esta actualizació…

I just ran a scan - no problems detected - so why is it saying "you haven't run a scan in a while, your computer is potentially unprotected" - the little icon ALWAYS has the ! in it, even right after a scan - ??? Continue reading...

i recently downloaded the home use program but have continued to run into errors when installing. does anyone have any suggestions as to how to properly download the product Continue reading...

I have ie8 and when there is a blue shortcut link to click on i click on it and no new window will popup is there anything i can do to fix this i have had this issue for over a year and no one can figure out what to do or how to fix it i am desperate please Continue reading...

Hi all I'm trying to install Windows 7N Pro 64bit on to CD less POS machines that have Intel C200 chipset an Intel 455 Atom dualcore CPU and an SSD drive. I'm apble to get install to work using BIOS setting of IDE compatable but it seems no way to get install going using AHCI setting. I setup the tech machine and went through all steps of the EDT kit and added chipset and network drivers to all Wim files found under the distribution file structure, still nothing happens other than the win PE works fine see's both network and disk. When I select option 10 from the menu (after settingup harddrive partitions) Windows install starts and is normal until install GUI can't fi…

By Paul Thurrott On last week’s Windows Weekly, I raised a topic that I’ve been wondering about for some time: How much user feedback does Microsoft take into account while developing Windows 8? After all, so much of the OS design seems to have been created in secret. But this week, coincidentally, Microsoft published the first of what I assume will be a series of posts addressing this very issue. And for this first entry, the company is examining thousands of items of feedback related to Windows 8 file management. Continue reading...