Stupid Newbie has a problem.

Well did your uncle leave you the CD that he installed it with? or did he take it back with him for his computer?

Actually, I really appreciate the free updates that come with XP. More often than not, they are critical security updates (usualling involving windows media player or outlook), so chances are you get protected against malicious software pretty quick after Microsoft finds holes in theirs (which happens a lot).

Well they are not really free, that is why they charge $100-$200 bucks for their Windows XP software. Supposedly all the support prices are built into their products. They are so much money though they probably wouldn't even need to do that. They just want more

I don't remember seeing a cd for XP, because like I said it was a gift, it came all put together with everything installed so I didn't see how they did it. It's a possibility though, because like I said, my uncle works with computers, he might have used his own to save my dad some cash, I don't know, but if that's the case then how come I didnt get this warning before??

And if you don't mind me asking, has anyone here heard of something called "nweexloaste"? I have this awful search bar in IE that always pops up whenever I go to a new page, it's the most annoying thing ever and I have no idea how to get rid of it. Whenever I right click on the tol bar to hide it it says it's called nweexloaste, and there's no matches for it on any search engines. If you can't answer this than thats ok, you've been a tremendous help already, thanks.

The reason I ask because if you do not have the CD, he likely used his. The CD can only be installed on one computer. Maybe he recently used that same CD to install to another computer? For each computer that you need the software on, Microsoft wants you to go and buy another CD and they are enforcing it much harder with XP, compared to the previous versions of Windows.

Anyway I do not know entirely if this is what is causing your problem, but there is a good chance since you do not have the CD. I would tell you to call them for support, but I gurantee they are not going to help you if you do not have your Windows XP serial number.

Yeah I know, so I guess that's all I can do. Thanks for everything guys. And do any of you know what that tool bar thing is I explained in my last post? I'd just like to know what it is, and I find it strange that there's no matches for it on any search engines.

Are you sure nweexloaste is the exact spelling? I find exactly zero results in google for that.

Sounds like that might be spyware that you inadvertently acquired. You can use one of the freeware spyware removal tools to get rid of that stuff. I use Spybot. Here's a link:

http://spybot.safer-networking.de/

Click on the "overview" link on the main page for a description of spyware.

Yeah the bar has a weird name but I'm sure of the spelling. Anyway, I downaloaded spybot, but I already have adaware, is one better than the other?

Hey, I think spybot did the trick, thanks so much for all your help, I really appreciate it!!!

Also a good tool to use that I like is, Spy Bot Search and Destoy. There are a few different trojans that mainly (no insinuation being made) but hide in porn sites. We have all opened those annoying email and next thing you know gobs and gobs of porn comes out of no where. While you are trying to click out of them you will intermitanly down load a weird search engine screen that will come up every time you open a new browser and try to go to any search engine. Also like you got there is the cant find screen. This is one of the very few legal free tools that I actually use on a day to day basis. I have paid for quiet a few different spy ware remover tools but by far in my opinion this is on the top of my top ten list.
Just because you run Norton or McCafee doesn't mean it will protect you from everything. Run a spyware removal tool on your machine and you will be amassed of all the stuff that it will find. I refer this program to all of my clients. If I am not mistaken you can find it still on zdnet.com and cnet.com . Also a good pop up stopper will help out too! I have tried both paicware versions of pop up stopper, free an professionall version and cant tell the differant in the two so I suggest either one. Hope I have been some help to you.

this topic is ancient, why was it dug up?

And moreover in the wrong directory.

Cheers,

yeah!

yea it may be ripped. the software.
i have seen vendors installing ripped software and selling "installed systems"

it even happened to my friend. so, its worth checking out yr vendor too..