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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Georgina on October 06, 2005, 11:37:28 AM

Title: debuging
Post by: Georgina on October 06, 2005, 11:37:28 AM

can anyone explain debugging please? if a programe on my computer freezed it says it cant be closes and that if it is being debugged, close the debugger, however i have certiantly nmot asked for the programmme to be 'debugged' so how can i close the programme without shutting down my computer? sorry about the awfull spelling but i cant check it to correct it as i currently have a programme that refuses to close, obscuring my view!! ???

Title: Re: debuging
Post by: merlin_2 on October 06, 2005, 04:43:55 PM

The pc in question is unsure of the script.<debug> ctrl+alt+del in win2k/winxp........brings up the task manager..

Title: Re: debuging
Post by: Raptor on October 06, 2005, 04:47:38 PM

What program is crashing on you?

Title: Re: debuging
Post by: vibhor_agarwalin on October 06, 2005, 11:20:24 PM

It asks for a Yes/No option.

Choose the other one.

Title: Re: debuging
Post by: georgina on October 08, 2005, 07:49:07 AM

it was the task manager that i was using to try to use to close the programme. it was windows media player that had crashed at that point but the debugging message occurs at least once a week with various programmes.

Title: Re: debuging
Post by: Raptor on October 08, 2005, 02:32:46 PM

Virus scanners
AVG Free (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1)
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en)
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html)
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/)
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp)
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal (http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm)
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis (http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip)
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger (http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/)
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder (http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html)
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.