Optimist

Not so. On some of my Desktop Shortcuts the Shortcut Tab in Properties sometimes gives the location of the software under the heading Target:

On others, eg, Word 2007 (an edited Shortcut) the Target in the Shortcut Tab simply gives the full program name but not its location.

In the General Tab only the location of the Shortcut itself is given

eg, C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator(or User)\Desktop

Might I suggest an inventory check using the Belarc Advisor (from FileHippo.com) and when the report comes up on the screen the program concerned can be located from the link, which Belarc conveniently produces for each Program.

Exec

Thanks for pointing that out.

I agree that Belarc is the simplest way to find that info.

Thanks guys.

FWIIW FileHippo don't hold Belarc at the mo' but it's easy to find with Google.

TP

Anyway of telling which ports are beening hacked, and surly it should only be the modem one if anything how do the others get hacked???

Richgit

The ports that get hacked are TCP/IP ports which are completely seperate from the physical ones such as USB and serial ports. There are around 65,000 TP/IP ports and a modem could use any of them. Your firewall and other defence software will prevent access to most but hacking is about getting round those defences.

You could configure the firewall to log everything that comes to the computer, but that would be difficult to sort through. A modern AV/firewall package and/or Windows Defender should alert you to the important hacks that they spot so long as they are set to do so.

If you are using a modem to connect to the Internet, then you are not secure. The only safe way is to use a firewall router with it's own firewall. That way, most hacks are stopped before they reach your computer.

Optmist, thanks

not really sure if I've got a firewall router, its a netgear wireless thingy

just sick of all this spyware crap and cookies trojans etc getting into the PC even thou I've got 2 or 3 firewalls working and virus checkers running at the same time but the gits still get in

everyday I can check the PC and the get thru the PC defences, ummm

The Netgear Wireless ADSL or cable routers are fine so long as you have WPA wireles security enabled.

Most cookies are harmless although you can set Internet Explorer to prevent them but this will stop some sites working.

Spyware and trojans are normally downloaded as part of a web page or email. They will not normally be stopped by a firewall and are not always considered to be viruses by AV software.

If you are really serious about it then buy one of the top Internet security packages (Kaspersky was considered the best the last time I checked) and set it to maximum protection. The downside is that they use a load of computer resources, prevent you from accessing some websites and will keep asking you if you want to download others. If you say yes and something gets through then it's your fault.

There is no substitute for careful and responsible browsing. If you want to visit any dodgy sites then you could always set up a virtual machine with a virtual disk that you can trash at the end of each session but you still need to be careful.

When I "forward" an email which contains graphics or photographs recipitents often say they cannot open the pictures or graphics - can anyone help ?

Optimist, thanks

I've got Norton Internet Secruitiy 2008, AVASTI 4.8 and Zonealarm Internet Secruitity running with firewall and viruse checkers running in the background when on the net.

I then do Adaware, SuperAntispyware checks every week and running the full viruse checks and still they get thru

Rather like London Buses - I refer to one problem and another comes along - I now get nothing showing on clicking STOCKWATCH - JAVA OK and updated version installed.

Anyone know if it is possible to boot up a Flash player without being on The Net?
I have a file (.flv) which I want to open to view, but it prompts me for a program to open it. Win Media Player & Real player won't do it. Has to be a Flash Player I think.
Have found the Macromedia/Adobe Flash Player in Windows, but can't find the .exe file to boot it up.

Harry

Try entering the full path and filename into the IE7 address bar.

Richgit

Yo seem to have all of the right programs but I would sugest just using the Norton IS and possibly Microsoft Windows defender. If you have too many protective programs running, at best they will slow you down, at worst they may interfere with each other. It is still worth running weekly scans with the other utilities.

If you keep getting reports of trojans or spyware (as opposed to cookies), it could be that a rouge program is recreateing them each time they are deleted. Are they the same ones that reapear each time? Do they reappear after you visit certain sites? Do they reappear when you are connected to the Internet but without you browsing any websites?

Thanks. Have tried that but comes back 'Unsupported file type'.
Have found a converter on the net which changes .flv files to easier to read format, such as .wmv or .avi Not sure if that's the way forward.

Sorted thanks. Have found that the new free REAL 11 player will now save & play all formats.

I can't find my setup disk for an old server.

Has anyone got an NT 3.x Setup CD that they could copy for me?

TP: From your post #7084

The only other thing I needed to do was to alter the Network Connection from O2 Active to Mobile Web. Both seem to work on the XDA, but now when using it as a modem for a PC.

The carriers keep doing this. I bet O2 Active is their WAP portal. Voda do the same. All the useful stuff won't work through it, but they send the phones out preconfigured with WAP.

My new Sony Ericsson W980 couldn't access email until I changed the setting from 'Contract WAP' to 'Contract Internet'. To the carriers I say "WAP - get over it, it failed!".

Optomist try http://www.bootdisk.com/

Thanks for that suggestion Spaceman.

Unfortunately I need to get hold of a copy of an original CD. I'm trying to reinstall an NT4 Server but the version I have is an upgrade from NT3.x and the instalation insists on seeing an original CD before proceeding.

MM,

"The carriers keep doing this. I bet O2 Active is their WAP portal. "

Thanks. It seems that it is. But agreed, pretty useless.

TP

MM, what's the size of that Belkin cooler? I really need to cool my lappy down. Mine's roughly 30cm wide x 25cm deep.