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Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
« Reply #15 on: October 08, 2008, 08:10:49 PM »
Oh, that was 1st part only...
I'll PM you with my email address. You can send it there.

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    Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
    « Reply #16 on: October 09, 2008, 04:56:18 PM »
    Hi again!  I do not have a phone jack at all.  In fact, area 2 is all "boarded" up; there's nothing there at all, though I gather I could complicate my computer in the future if I should choose to.  :-)

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    Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
    « Reply #17 on: October 09, 2008, 05:07:37 PM »
    Hi again!  I do not have a phone jack at all.  In fact, area 2 is all "boarded" up; there's nothing there at all, though I gather I could complicate my computer in the future if I should choose to.  :-)

    Yes...that's exactly what Area2 is for.... ;D          ;D

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    Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
    « Reply #18 on: October 09, 2008, 05:15:17 PM »
    I received your GMER log. I'll check it out in a few.

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    Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
    « Reply #19 on: October 09, 2008, 05:22:22 PM »
    Unfortunately (fortunately?), nothing suspicious in GMER log.
    We must keep looking for some other solutions.
    Possible to try another pair of speakers?

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      Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
      « Reply #20 on: October 09, 2008, 05:43:32 PM »
      Interesting thought.  I just 'borrowed' the speakers from my husband's system, but I still get the dialing sound. 

      You know, I don't know if this will help, but I don't think I ever described the dialing sound.  If you're old enough to remember phones with rotary dials, that's what it sounds like, the sound the phone would make as you dialed each number and the dial rotated back to the starting position.

      Another thought.  Could there be some setting somewhere on my machine that makes some part of the machine think there's a dial-up modem which it keeps trying to activate?  I don't know what or where it could be, but perhaps this perhaps triggers an idea?

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      Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
      « Reply #21 on: October 09, 2008, 06:00:38 PM »
      Yes, I'm old enough :D
      Check in Device Manager, what is listed under "Modems".
      Also, see, if same sound can be heard in Safe Mode.

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        Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
        « Reply #22 on: October 18, 2008, 07:29:09 PM »
        Hi again!  Sorry for the long delay.  I do appreciate your patience.

        There is no modem listed at all under device manager.

        There is no dialing sound in safe mode.  That got me all enthused, so I went into msconfig and one-by-one started removing programs from my startup.  Unfortunately, even when I got down to only the system programs, I was still getting the dialing sound.  :-(  So, I put them all back.  At least we know it's some program, not a hardware glitch, right?  What else, besides the startup programs, doesn't 'go' in safe mode?

        Thanks!
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        Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
        « Reply #23 on: October 18, 2008, 07:32:19 PM »
        Download HijackThis:
        http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download
        Click on Download HijackThis Installer
        Post HijackTHis log.

        I want to see, what's running there.

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          Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
          « Reply #24 on: October 18, 2008, 07:42:04 PM »
          That was easy since I did this before.  :-)

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          Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
          « Reply #25 on: October 18, 2008, 07:48:46 PM »
          Did you modify your "hosts" file on purpose?
          I'd like to see also, HJT log from Safe Mode, so I can compare.

          I'm leaving for the movies right now, so I'll take a look at your reply, and at your logs later tonight, or tomorrow morning.

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            Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
            « Reply #26 on: October 18, 2008, 08:29:09 PM »
            I hope you enjoyed the movie!  My husband and I watch movies on Saturday night too. 

            What is a "hosts" file?

            Here is the safe mode log:
            Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
            Scan saved at 7:23:04 PM, on 18-Oct-08
            Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
            MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16735)
            Boot mode: Safe mode

            Running processes:
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            C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
            C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
            C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
            C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
            C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

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            Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
            « Reply #27 on: October 18, 2008, 10:23:59 PM »
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            You know, I don't know if this will help, but I don't think I ever described the dialing sound.  If you're old enough to remember phones with rotary dials, that's what it sounds like, the sound the phone would make as you dialed each number and the dial rotated back to the starting position.

            Yes, that's called dial pulse.  Makes me wonder if the modem is set to call out via dial pulse instead of touch-tone.  Back in the day, there were Hayes modem compatible settings to control such things.  I wonder if there are settings via the modem's software?


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            Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
            « Reply #28 on: October 19, 2008, 11:31:58 AM »
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            What is a "hosts" file?
            Since you don't know, most likely, you didn't modify it.

            In that case...
            Download HostsXpert ( http://www.majorgeeks.com/Hoster_d4626.html ) and then follow the steps below:

                * Unzip HostsXpert.zip
                * It will create a folder named HostsXpert in whatever folder you extract it to.
                * Run HostsXpert.exe by double clicking on it.
                * click Restore MS Hosts File and then click OK.
                * Click the X to exit the program

            Restart computer.
            1. Post fresh HJT log from Normal Mode.
            2. Post fresh HJT log from Safe Mode.
            3. Post fresh HJT log from Safe Mode with Networking. While here, see if you have dialing sound in Safe Mode with Networking.

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              Re: Getting rid of annoying dialing sound
              « Reply #29 on: October 20, 2008, 12:22:24 PM »
              Not on purpose, anyway.  :-)

              There is no dialing sound in safe mode with networking either.

              I think I'll try attaching the 3 logs...

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