Windows XP Service Pack 2 ZSNES Report

Silensho · Post by **Silensho** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:38 pm

I think so, I checked about 3 days ago. You really had no problems? mmmm

I even might try to go back to the older wmp, but I heard the one I have is a bitch to uninstall.

Winamp plays them alright, but I just dont wan't this sucker to win, a matter of principles y'know

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:48 pm

Well, maybe you should try running Spybot or Adaware. I ran Spybot a long ago and it fixed my WMP 9 problem. It seems like some Hi-jacking program got onto my comp and it messed up WMP 9.

Silensho · Post by **Silensho** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:55 pm

Thanks I'll try that

Bent · Post by **Bent** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:22 am

snkcube wrote:Well, maybe you should try running Spybot or Adaware. I ran Spybot a long ago and it fixed my WMP 9 problem. It seems like some Hi-jacking program got onto my comp and it messed up WMP 9.

Yes, this does happen, I've seen it several times.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:07 pm

You should scan for spyware once a day at LEAST.

Ad-Aware gets the job done , but spybot can block some permanently but may cause problems on some pages.

Paul Bunyan · Post by **Paul Bunyan** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:25 pm

ReRuss wrote:You should scan for spyware once a day at LEAST.

Ad-Aware gets the job done , but spybot can block some permanently but may cause problems on some pages.

That's a little much in my opinion, I do it about 2x/week with both spybot and ad-aware(always use both). I don't visit the pr0n sites, so I usually don't get the really bad shite on my computer, so it is ok to wait 3-4 days.

Kagerato · Post by **Kagerato** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:36 pm

Or, you could be cautious like myself and never use questionable software in the first place.

Eliminate usage of software with exploitable holes+flaws (*cough* IE *cough*) and then be sure to investigate anything you use before you execute it.

I haven't had a need for spyware/adware checking or removal to this day. Since the effects of both are often obvious, and generally lurk inside well known programs, I can have great certainty that I have not picked up anything harmful.

rage46 · Post by **rage46** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:38 pm

I'd like to see one scan by spybot and see what it picks up.

Paul Bunyan · Post by **Paul Bunyan** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:02 pm

In a 6 week period, by brother put 200+ pieces of spyware/adware on his computer. I average 2 a week, and it's usually tracking cookies.

rage46 · Post by **rage46** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:05 pm

Thats nothing my Grandma had over 600 things of spybot! She thought she had one a trip to Vegas, a free video game console, and then on top of that she went to questionable sites because she is a complete moron when it comes to the net and does not seem to understand to lingo. After cleaning it off I came back two weeks later to find 40 MORE spyware, malware and addware.

Paul Bunyan · Post by **Paul Bunyan** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:07 pm

rage46 wrote:Thats nothing my Grandma had over 600 things of spybot! She thought she had one a trip to Vegas, a free video game console, and then on top of that she went to questionable sites because she is a complete moron when it comes to the net and does not seem to understand to lingo. After cleaning it off I came back two weeks later to find 40 MORE spyware, malware and addware.

how long did it take her to get that much, more than 6 weeks I assume

rage46 · Post by **rage46** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:12 pm

Actually ya it took her about hmmm... three months.

Silensho · Post by **Silensho** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 2:27 pm

Well, I ran both spybot ad adaware, got rid of a few things here and there. Then I tried Windows Media Player again, hoping all those problems were solved. Nothing. I reinstalled the damn thing, tried again but the same result. I guess I'll have to use another player

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:18 pm

Well I don't visit "pr0n" sites mainly cuz I don't care , and don;t trust any of em.

Most of my stuff is tracking cookies I'd get from somthin like Super Nova (which now I use SuperNovaXP) or like warez site.

Which come to think I usually get 1 thing a day which is Ad-Aware thinking I hada browser hj (I keep IE at black for home).

And the worst case I ever had for spyware/adwares was on a clients computer that had over 1000 , I think around the 1500 area to be more specific , but 100% positive it was well over 1000.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:28 pm

Sho wrote:Well, I ran both spybot ad adaware, got rid of a few things here and there. Then I tried Windows Media Player again, hoping all those problems were solved. Nothing. I reinstalled the damn thing, tried again but the same result. I guess I'll have to use another player

Im sorry it didn't work....

xamenus · Post by **xamenus** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:12 am

Sho wrote:Well, I ran both spybot ad adaware, got rid of a few things here and there. Then I tried Windows Media Player again, hoping all those problems were solved. Nothing. I reinstalled the damn thing, tried again but the same result. I guess I'll have to use another player

Did you try doing a System Restore? It fixed an adware problem for me.

The Sage Of Time · Post by **The Sage Of Time** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:21 am

Sho wrote:Well, I ran both spybot ad adaware, got rid of a few things here and there. Then I tried Windows Media Player again, hoping all those problems were solved. Nothing. I reinstalled the damn thing, tried again but the same result. I guess I'll have to use another player

Awhile back I had some oddball problems with WMP wanting to startup upon reboot of my computer.. (No idea how this happened..)
And after growing annoyed with it happening, I uninstalled it. To my surprise, it still opened upon startup of windows..
How can an uninstalled program do this? Upon investigation, I found it wasn't uninstalled at all.. Windows just removed all listings to it.
Thus, I "reinstalled" it and just dug around for the source, removing the service that kept running WMP whenever Windows restarted..

In other words, I'm not too surprised reinstalling WMP doesn't help anything..
Windows seems to cling onto it's intergrated applications, even when they start to act up..

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:26 am

If it kept starting when windows started WHY didn't you goto start > run and type msconfig and disable it form the startup?

Simple enough to do...right?

now ya know

Sferics · Post by **Sferics** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:38 am

Try this:

Open up My Computer. Then goto Tools and then Folder Options. Click the Veiw Tab now and check the the little circle that reads "Show hidden files and folders". Then, goto Local Disk C and open up the Documents and Settings Folder. Open up your account's folder and then open Application Data. Open the Microsoft folder. Then Delete the Media Player folder.

(This is based on the belief that you use Windows XP)

Then simply reinstall Windows Media Player. Tell me if this works.

The Sage Of Time · Post by **The Sage Of Time** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:37 am

ReRuss wrote:If it kept starting when windows started WHY didn't you goto start > run and type msconfig and disable it form the startup?

Simple enough to do...right?

now ya know

I did, eventually.
At first I just attempted an uninstall because I never use it anyway.
And I wanted to know what made it happen.

After discovering Windows doesn't want it totally uninstalled, I gave up and took the easy way out.

CronoKid wrote:Try this:

Open up My Computer. Then goto Tools and then Folder Options. Click the Veiw Tab now and check the the little circle that reads "Show hidden files and folders". Then, goto Local Disk C and open up the Documents and Settings Folder. Open up your account's folder and then open Application Data. Open the Microsoft folder. Then Delete the Media Player folder.

(This is based on the belief that you use Windows XP)

Then simply reinstall Windows Media Player. Tell me if this works.

Not sure if that would work in Sho's case.
Windows XP likes to use it's "special features" to prevent you from manually deleting certain files sometimes.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:59 pm

Always good to have Linux , then you can delete stuff without "special features"

Post by **pagefault** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:47 pm

The next WIP will fully support SP2's firewall functions.

HalfShadow · Post by **HalfShadow** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:24 pm

Will it include SDD-1 emulation as well? I tried SO on 9X, but the sound is complete ass...

Post by **Agozer** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:46 pm

HalfShadow wrote:Will it include SDD-1 emulation as well? I tried SO on 9X, but the sound is complete ass...

If you mean integrated S-DD1 decompression, then no. You still need the graphics packs.

As for the Snes9x issue, you just haven't configured the emulator properly (I think)

HalfShadow · Post by **HalfShadow** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:49 pm

Possibly. I didn't really use it to any great extent. To be blunt, it just doesn't look as good.