I didn't know we were related. I spent 15 hours over the holidays fixing my
father-in-law's computer 4 separate blaster infection and 7 other viruses.
While my brother gave up on cleaning my father's system and bought him a new
computer.
Cheryl D. Wise
Certified Professional Web Developer
MS-MVP-
We had thought of the time zone thing - we will double check it to make
sure it is correct. I was the one who installed xp and set the machine up
for him so who knows - I space out regularly so...
I will check the other suggestions, especially the comments re: spyware
and the like - I will have h
Sounds like you should tell him NEVER to hit the OK option, tell him to use
CANCEL
(serious, that is the usual "mystery" cause of unwanted system changes, lol)
Second: Is he using, have downloaded a time check server set to the wrong
tz?
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I use the Google toolbar for stopping popups, among other things.
I disable its spy (err tracking) activities though.
AuntySpam, SLP Coordinator, pspug.org
http://www.pspug.org/edu/edu.shtml
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Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny
Jon, I have been using IE a lot recently in my surfing, and I don't know
how it happened, but IE picked up spy aware in some of the websites I
visited when I added them to my "favorites". I have been getting popups
about downloadin
Jon, I have been using IE a lot recently in my surfing, and I don't know
how it happened, but IE picked up spy aware in some of the websites I
visited when I added them to my "favorites". I have been getting popups
about downloading some programs. It would just popup on my screen.
AdAware locat
Is it set to the right time zone? Mine jumps forward automatically when
Summer Time (here in GB) comes in. (Daylight Saving for you!)
Maybe it's set to a time Zone one hour ahead of where he is?
Just a thought.
Peter MacGregor
At 14:39 30/12/2003, you wrote:
Ok here is one that I posted to tw
I see Jon had already given a better answer on the time zone
suggestion. Well I'm a quick writer but a slow reader!
Joseph
> Brooke,
>
> I know nothing about Xp (though I think it beckons) however a
thought
> that occurs is that a one hour change may be connected to the time
> zone setting.
Brooke,
I know nothing about Xp (though I think it beckons) however a thought
that occurs is that a one hour change may be connected to the time
zone setting.The UK has one time zone but we can get confused when
summer time comes and goes!
Beyond that is of course complex issues like corrupte
Hi Brooke,
> a couple of months ago the clock started jumping
> FORWARD (not backward or lose time) one hour.
If he's anything like certain members of my family, he may well have been
taken in by one of those fake error message banners on the web that say
"your computer's clock is not optimised!
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