BTW......I had 6 "critical" Windows Updates to install........one I had to do individually........and when I rebooted..........I had 7 more to install...........

Dunno why Windows stopped alerting me to updates.........but TY, TY, TY Bopper...........I got all installed!

I know the feeling SR! I dunno what to tell you.........

cept..............kiss me now! LOL!

so if this works.....
 

and if not.......

if this doesn't make sense.........just wait a bit.....I'll get the error message if it kills me........and it just might! LOL!

I am sorry Lixy, YIM is Yahoo Instant Messanger to which you had referred to that you installed earlier.

/me runs off and hides now....

:D

Ok.......Sorry........
 

These pics won't make sense (but no nudes).........I'm trying to make my puter give me the error........

Again......sorry!

Oh Bopper...........PLEASE don't run away!

Bear with me! I dunno wtf I am doing.......and I learn fast.........please don't go! I totally appreciate your help!

Ok to recap then:

You have uninstalled norton and yahoo instant messagener
You have installed all the windows updates
You have rebooted

And now you are waiting to see if the error comes up?

After thinking about this a while, its quite likely norton is the cause of the error. See the way norton works, it scans every file you open when you open it...and if its messed up you would likely get an error..

Still no error yet?

Ok now for my turn to be long winded I guess. The first thing I would do if you start to uninstall the programs is after you get back up to windows, is to run a thorough scandisk and a defrag of the hard drive.

From what I have heard, Norton has alot of conflicts with alot different programs.

If you continue having problems Lixy, Let me know and I will try catching you online and helping you try to get it all figured out.

DL

I agree 100% with Sharni...backup often and only when sure its clean! And use a program like Norton (maybe a newer norton than 2002 hehe) to keep you system virus free.

I can't tell you the sheer number of people I work with that only save the important stuff on their local drive and then complain to me when A. their harddrive decides to take a dirt nap or B. we catch a virus and it turns all thier stuff into mush.

The ironic thing is, even after that happens they don't learn and it happens all over again. Sigh.

Love you guys with all my heart!
 

OK........here's the deal so far..........

A while ago..........I've uninstalled Norton 2002

Today........I realized that I hadn't had any alerts to Windows Updates (thanks to Bopper) and I went to Updates and loaded 6+1 critical updates! The extra one came up after I restarted after loading an update that had to be downloaded alone!

I tried clicking on pics to throw up here......and like I said before.......it'll be like going to the dentist.......the pain won't be there till I don't care about it anymore.............but I know one avatar I could click on that WILL definitely freeze me.................just freeze.......no error message..........WTF do I do now...........LOL!

Gawd, I love you guys......did I already say that?

Just one? How big is the file? Avatars are usually small but if its very large...it might be corrupt somehow.

As far as freezing up computers go...well if you have a file thats larger in size than your available system memory...you'll likely get it to freeze up.

See I really didn't run away hehe ;)

TY for staying Bopper.........*licks*.....OOps!


I digress.......



Um........I had a pic from a series I did..........I sized it to 75x75 at one time.......No problem.........

Then......one night I took the same "resized av" and sized it up to.........

Oh shit........what's the size now? Pixies raised the av size and I haven't used it since this all started happening and now I forget the av size limit.......but anyway.......

I swear....I promise..........I know a little bit about alot of things............

Just don't know much about computers! I'm feeling rather dumb at the moment!