Posts by alc6379

For the bridge.dll error, please read this thread:
http://daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread7370.html

Also, please read this thread:
http://daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread7370.html

UPDATED 10-02-04-- UPDATED REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to TechTalkForums!

Many new members have been attracted to our site, presumably as the result of a Google search for bridge.dll, showing up on their PCs at startup.

UPDATE:

Before posting an HJT log, just run a scan with HiJackThis and look for this line:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RunDLL] rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\bridge.dll",Load

Place a check in the box to the left of that, and see if it doesn't fix your issue.
If the entry is also in the 02 line of the hijackthis log, you may need to go to C:\WINDOWS\system32 & delete the file manually as well. At the least, go there to see if it is still there.

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BEFORE POSTING A HiJackThis LOG, PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING LINK:
http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/w/winfavorites_bridge.asp Link no longer valid-- try the link below:
http://www.2-spyware.com/file-bridge-dll.html

Click to close that popup that comes up, and there's information then.

Bridge.dll is related to WinFavorites, which apparently is spyware. The above link tells you exactly what to do to resolve the issue. If this doesn't fix your problem, THEN AND ONLY THEN should you ask for help. Also, you should only post an HJT log if asked for one.

HiJackThis is an excellent tool, but only in the hands of a user skilled enough to interpret the results. It is unfair just to post an HJT log and basically say, "fix it!". …

A lot of times when things like this happens, it's because of spyware.

Applications like NEWDOTNET actually modify your IP stack to do little nasty things. A lot of times, it can end up with you losing DNS resolution, and other times, you just can't get an IP address. It's amazing what those things can screw up...

In the future, don't piggyback posts. It results in topics getting confusing, and it keeps you from getting the attention you might deserve. :)

Thanks Catweazle

I was starting to think I was the only one with a virus checker on here. I thought I would just upload the file here and save people the time of having to "click here and then there", but I learned my lesson.

I don't think anyone was accusing you of anything, just so you know! ;)

It's just "good practice", same with emails, to not open items you don't explicitly know what they are, or what they do. A little paranoia never hurt anyone... :)

You've got some type of spyware/browser hijacker. Do you use p2p programs?

Check out some of the suggestions in this thread to see what could be done for IE.

Moving to the Security forum...

Um... yeah, what exactly is this file supposed to do?

Is this a dialup system?

Open IE, then click on Tools -> Internet Options. Click on the Connections tab, and then choose "Always dial my default connection" . Click OK, then it should always dial out.

So, you tried this driver?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&softwareitem=sj655cz

Can you see the scanner in Device Manager? Click on Start, right click on My Computer, then choose Properties... . Click on the Hardware tab, then click on Device Manager. Look for any ?'s or !'s that you see. Or, check for the scanner under Imaging Devices. Do you at least see the scanner device? If you do, then you've at least narrowed it down to perhaps an application issue.

What error messages do you get when you try to scan?

HI, First of all I use Win XP. Everything is updated. My computer has 400 mhz, 448 mb, 30 gb (supposed to been 80 gb, I dont know why, maybe its the motherboard).

Supposed to be 80 GB?

What type of motherboard do you have? I'd think there could be something with LBA enabled on the motherboard, or maybe cabling.

What does your setup look like as far as cabling is concerned? (ie, Primary Master/Slave, etc)

If it asks you for that file, it should be on your Windows 98 CD.

for instance, if you CDROM drive is D:, then the file should be located in D:\win98 . If you enter that in or browse to that location when asked for the file, it should be able to find it.

About this IBM "step" technology, I too have a T22 but a while back lost the harddrive and had to replace & reformat, but this time in XP. How do I get the "step technology" back again?

You may have to go to IBM's website and download mobile chipset drivers for the system. I know that on Dell systems, Speed Step won't work unless you install that on your system.

I've done a little bit, mainly for functionality, not the "wow" factor...

I cut two holes on the side of my case to accomodate two 92mm Vantec Tornadoes, so I've got GOBS of air coming into my case now. I also drilled a whole bunch of holes through the front bezel on my case, so the 80mm fans I installed on the front of my case wouldn't be restricted.

Like I said, I was completely going for function-- All of my IDE/floppy cables are rounded for better airflow, my PSU has a 120mm fan on the underside of the unit, and an 80mm intake fan on the other side, blowing air through the PSU, also exhausting out the back. All of the Blue LED lights I have in my system just happened to be in there because of my choice of components.

Does 10.x.y.z not get used on the i-net like 192.168.x.x?

Yes. There are a number of ranges that are not used on the Internet. 10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, and 172.16.x.x are the ranges. I found more information about that here:

http://www.jpsdomain.org/networking/nat.html

uhmm...i dont know it doesnt say nothing

Where doesn't it "say nothing"?

I'm not at a Windows machine right now-- I'm running FreeBSD. What do you see on that Screensaver tab?

Check out this page:
http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~bernhard/grub-solaris.html

Down at the bottom, there's apparently a solaris module that can enable ext2/3 support.

The only way you could really test the firewire port would be to attach a different device to it, and see if it works. If it does, the port is good.

Do you have another system to try the hard drive's firewire connection out on?

There isn't technically an "Administrator" in ME, or any other 9x line of Windows. Are you sure that the CD burning software you're using is compatible with ME?

Even if you set up multiple users on the system, each user will have full reign to do whatever on the system, essentially making them an administrator.

If it just started today, have you tried System Restore?

How to Start the System Restore Tool from a Command Prompt

I don;t doubt it.

Have you run some type of spyware checker recently?

I'm running 2m pro, 130 megs of ram on a Compaq Dell Dimensions V400.

Um...

So, is it a Compaq V400, or a Dell Dimension? I'm a little confused here...

If it's a bluescreen popping up, what is the 0x######## code that appears next to STOP, at the bottom of the screen?

Did it work fine in your previous OS?

I'd imagine that with updated drivers, you've done all you can on the software side of things. The only thing I'd try there is pulling the sound devices out of device manager, then reloading the drivers. Other than that, you could have a bad sound card, or a bad audio jack.

Definitely... I'd grab some type of disk checking utility, too. Your hard drive might be trying to tell you it's not happy... ;)

How old is this system?

Any modern OS using PCI cards will undoubtedly share some IRQs. Honestly, there's little that can be done about it. If you're using ISA cards, though, there are sometimes jumpers on the cards that can set the IRQ and ioport that it's using. Some 3com NICs even have utilities that change the IRQ and ioports.

I'm not sure about the first part of things, but on the second part, here's something that can help:

Right click your desktop background and choose properties. Click on the "Screensaver" tab. There should be an option that says something to the effect of "Display the Welcome Screen at resume". I'm not positive that's what it says, but I do know that this behaviour can be changed through that Screensaver properties tab.

When did you first start getting this error? Have you checked for spyware?

Can you name some other programs this happens in?

I dunno... You could find a board that supports the SDRAM. If AMD boards are any indication, you may be able to find a board that supports both SDRAM and DDR, if you wanted to upgrade later.

Moving to Hardware, because the problem occurs before Windows loads.

What model computer do you have?

Usually the case has to be designed for such a task, or have a kit available to convert it, rails and all.

There are shelves like these:

[img]http://catalog.blackbox.com/Blackbox/images/standard/brm361gpcs.jpg[/img]

[img]http://catalog.blackbox.com/Blackbox/images/standard/rm114pcs.jpg[/img]

I found these two from www.blackbox.com. Their stuff is SUPER high-quality, but it's SUPER expensive as a result. If you can find the stuff there, you may be able to find it elsewhere, for cheaper.

I doubt it would not allow the user to login.

If anything, it might require you to reset the user's password.

Okay... lemme get this straight:

One network has

A B C D

The other network has
A E F

A is on two networks? Who's the gateway for the first network? If A is connected to the network E and F is on, A could be used for an Internet gateway. A probably wouldn't be the gateway for B, C, and D, though.

Is this about right?

I'm definitely interested in newsgroups. Part of my subscription with Comcast is an 800MB per-month Giganews account.

I'm not big on Giganews... I'd actually pay for a good service though. Any recommendations?

Yeah, and after you've installed the video drivers, make sure you set the system to its optimal resolution.

According to spec, it should be set to one of these resolutions:
15" SXGA+ (1400x1050)
15" UXGA (1600x1200)
15" UXGA ASV(1600x1200)

If it's set any lower, it won't look right. Granted, setting the Resolution as high as is recommended, the icons and everything will small, but any lower resolution will not encompass the entire screen area.

:( either Google's broke, or there've never been an image related to prancing snakes... :(

Way to ruin the fun, oalee! ;)

NEXT PICTURE!

well i guess its worth a try. The question is will the mp3 cd player know what to do with the playlist file? I'll have to find out.

Nope, an MP3 CD player won't read the playlist.

It's just an issue with how the files are put on the disc. An MP3 CD isn't like an audio CD, where you can write tracks. You instead just dump the files on the disc, and that's it-- they're there! You can't really tell an order to put it on there-- the best you can do is put sets of files in folders, and then play those sets of files in the order you'd like to hear them in. That's about the best thing I could suggest to you.

Also, you can read about the various distributions of Linux at www.distrowatch.com. They have links with descriptions to TONs of versions of Linux.

Bridging is taking two seperate physical networks, and allowing them to become one "logical" network. You can't use it to give other computers internet connections, but you could use it to join two LANs together without having to do routing.

You, of course, accomplish this via a bridge. This device usually has two or more NICs. You would plug each network segment into the bridge. Then, automagically, all of the machines on the 2 networks can ping one another, assuming they're all using the same logical subnet (ie, all of them are in the same IP address range).

If you wanted to give more than one machine an Internet connection, you'd need to use routing. In Windows, the feature would be called Internet Connection Sharing. Under Linux or any other OS, it's called IP Masquerading, or Network Address Translation. It will allow you to use one machine to act as a gateway for the rest of the machines in your network to have Internet access.

So, for connecting your network to the Internet, you'd need a router. For connecting your network to another network and use the same IP addressing scheme, you could use a bridge.

The mini removal tool came up corrupted or invalid? That's odd, especially from all of the sites.

Try this site:
http://www.safer-networking.org/files/delcwssk.zip

If need be, I can download the file, extract it, and place an extracted version on a server somewhere. PM me if you need that. :)

You've got a variant of the CoolWebSearch trojan that disables CWShredder. Before running CWShredder, try this link:

CWS.SmartKiller mini removal tool

Additionally, make sure you're running the latest version of CWShredder. The latest as of today, June 5 is 1.59. You can always find the latest version here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

IIRC, the latest version of CWShredder can detect when a process is trying to kill it, and it might be able to enact countermeasures to combat that effect.

On the flipside, you may not need any drivers with XP if the system came with ME.

A lot of older devices are supported natively with XP. Before I looked to download any drivers, I'd check in Device Manager to check if there are even any yellow question marks next to any devices.

Have you been running Windows ME all this time, without running Windows Update?

There was a bug in ME that effectively did not allow you to use System Restore after September of 2001. If you did not get the patch for System Restore, you won't be able to do that, and all restore points might have been deleted. Alternatively, the System Restore patch may have recently been installed. If that's the case, one of the things the patch does in order to fix the issue is that it deletes all of the previous restore points on your computer :(

Yeah, and have you checked for spyware? Sometimes spyware, or the removal of spyware, can have adverse effects on your web browsing.

You could have a bad hard drive, then.

How old is this machine? It's not common for a hard drive to have bad sectors-- generally, when you have a bad hard drive, the system can freeze or a diagnostic program can restart when it hits the error on the disk. Additionally, check to see if the hard drive cables are firmly seated into the drive.

Can you run Scandisk from DOS?

yeah, but I'm not neccesarily talking about using Nero's feature to make something called an "MP3 CD"-- you could do this with any old CD-burning tool.

What I'm suggesting is actually including a copy of the playlist on the CD. There's probably not a way to order the files themselves on the disc-- they're put on in alphabetical order, because that's probably a feature of the ISO filesystem used on CDs. But, if you include the playlist along with the MP3s on the CD, you could open up the playlist, and have the files play in the order you want them to.

My method wouldn't involve using Nero's apparent ability to create an "MP3 CD"-- you could just create a regular data CD project, copy the MP3s that you wanted over to the disc, and then copy the playlist onto the disc as well. Basically, that's all Nero's doing anyways; the difference is that it has the ability to parse a playlist to determine which files you want on the CD.

Also, Windows 98 is VERY particular about where it runs.

I've always been mindful to run Windows 98 on the active partition of the Primary master disk. Since this is usually designated as C:, it never causes any issue.

To add to Catweazle's suggestion, install Windows 98 first, but be sure to install it in what is actually C: From there, you can install Windows XP on whatever partition you want to install it onto. Additionally, if you had the know-how, you could use an alternative bootloader like Linux's lilo or grub, or a standalone bootloader like XOSL. Those bootloaders have the ability to "trick" the Windows installs into thinking they are running on C by remapping what the BIOS thinks each drive is. I've actually run 3 seperate Windows 98 installs on a single drive using this method-- by remapping what address the BIOS thinks the drive/partition is, all of the installs thought they were working as C:!

What error messages come up?

Give us those, and we'll probably be able to help you. Also, try checking out this thread for general spyware info:

Helping yourself: What to do first

The reason I suggest that is because a lot of these errors come from spyware-related matters. Try some suggestions in that thread, and let us know what comes up.

also, try Delete. Sometimes that allows you access to the BIOS.