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Re: Windows ME Self Destructing? UPDATE
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kathryn Engelhardt)
Tue Nov 27 17:26:12 2001
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:12:37 -0500
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From: Kathryn Engelhardt <engel@columbia.edu>
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Hi,
Thanks to Norm for posting this fix. This has really helped us assist our
students and staff.
Kathryn Engelhardt
Columbia University
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Norm Myers wrote:
> The problem was the Universal Plug and Play feature. The patch they
> talk about protects the computer from future problem but an even
> easier immediate fix is to just disable the feature. So far I know
> Dell, Gateway, HP, Sony, and e-machines have it enabled by default.
> Compaq does not and other brands, like Toshiba I haven't confirmed
> yet. So, I now have a reason to like Compaq :)
>
> The easy fix,
> Start
> Settings
> Control Panels
> Add/Remove Programs
> Select "Windows Setup"
> Select "Communications"
> Pull down and unselect "Universal Plug and Play"
> Answer OK twice and restart
>
> ********
> We are seeing a huge number of Win ME boxes that are locking up and
> not working. This was exponential on the 13th of this month. Some
> of it was due to the W32.Klez.D@mm virus but many of the computers
> show no trace of any virus. The only solution we've had is to
> reinstall the system. Anyone with any ideas?
>
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