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From: William B. Lurie on 9 Apr 2010 18:27 John John - MVP wrote: > William B. Lurie wrote: > >>> Is the machine still connected to the internet or to a LAN? >>> Disconnect from both while you troubleshoot the problem! >>> >>> John >> John, I thought I made that clear. On each and every test run, >> I restart the computer in order to reboot to the the test system, >> and while it is booting, I physically disconnect the phone line >> as it enters the modem from the wall outlet. As for LAN....... >> I am a poor single-line homeowner with only one line of access >> to the world of information, other than Comcast cable for TV. > > OK, being that your firewall and AV applications are not running while > you run these trials I just wanted to make sure that you weren't opening > your unprotected machine to the outside world. > > > >> And as for Ci which we discussed earlier, I can't put my finger on it; >> please tell me again what to disable to stop it from cataloguing >> system volume information at what appears to be random odd times. > > Let's try one last effort and see if we can get to the bottom of this. > I'm going to try another approach, I will try to configure your services > via scripts or batch files that you can run on your machine. We are > going to start from scratch again, I need you to do the following 2 tasks: > > Task 1: > > Copy the stuff between the ====== lines and save it as ServiceStat.vbs: > > > ================================================================ > Const ForWriting = 2 > Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") > Set objLogFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\services.txt", _ > ForWriting, True) > objLogFile.Write _ > ("Service Name,Start Mode") > objLogFile.Writeline > strComputer = "." > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ > & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") > Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ > ("Select * from Win32_Service") > For Each objService in colListOfServices > objLogFile.Write(objService.Name) & "," > objLogFile.Write(objService.StartMode) & "," > objLogFile.writeline > Next > objLogFile.Close > ================================================================ > > Run ServiceState.vbs (double click on it) and after it runs look for the > file C:\services.txt, copy and paste the contents of the file to your > next post. > > > Task 2: > > This one involves running a Sysinternals utility (Autorunsc) at the > command prompt. > > Go here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx > > and download the Autoruns and Autorunsc package (581 KB). Unzip the > package, there will be two executable in the package: > > The GUI version: autoruns.exe > > and the Command version: autorunsc.exe > > Copy the command version (autorunsc.exe) to an easy to find location, > for example C:\, then at a Command Prompt run this command: > > c:\autorunsc >c:\autostart.txt > > Copy and paste the contents of the c:\autostart.txt to your next post. > > > Be patient after you post the files. I have a busy next few days ahead, > I might not be able to get back to you until much later, maybe not > before Sunday. > > John f course I will do all those things, but do you want me to do it on a "New clone just like my Master" or do you want me to do it on the "Considerable altered clone which is right now in the condition that a lot of services have been changed, but it *does* hibernate after 2 hours?
From: William B. Lurie on 9 Apr 2010 18:29 Unknown wrote: > What is the status of "speed disk" when failing to hibernate? Disabled......but let me add that my system, the one I test with, has Speed Disk disabled. > "William B. Lurie" <billurie(a)nospam.net> wrote in message > news:u0EKbI%231KHA.3652(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> William B. Lurie wrote: >> (snip) >>>>>> COMPAQ-2006 >>>>>> Information 4/8/2010 2:20:52 PM Tcpip None 4201 N/A >>>>>> COMPAQ-2006 >>>>>> Information 4/8/2010 2:21:11 PM eventlog None 6005 >>>>>> N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>>>>> Information 4/8/2010 2:21:11 PM eventlog None 6009 >>>>>> N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>>>>> >>>>>> Event Type: Information >>>>>> Event Source: Ci >>>>>> Event Category: CI Service Event ID: 4137 >>>>>> Date: 4/8/2010 >>>>>> Time: 2:47:52 PM >>>>>> User: N/A >>>>>> Computer: COMPAQ-2006 >>>>>> Description: >>>>>> CI has started for catalog c:\system volume information\catalog.wci. >>>>>> >>>>> John, what the above shows, time-wise, is that however I set it up, >>>>> it was after I made that whole batch automatic. I walked away at 2:21, >>>>> and at 2:28 and again at 2:40-ish something interfered, and of course >>>>> it never ended up hibernating. >>>> Is the machine still connected to the internet or to a LAN? Disconnect >>>> from both while you troubleshoot the problem! >>>> >>>> John >>> John, I thought I made that clear. On each and every test run, >>> I restart the computer in order to reboot to the the test system, >>> and while it is booting, I physically disconnect the phone line >>> as it enters the modem from the wall outlet. As for LAN....... >>> I am a poor single-line homeowner with only one line of access >>> to the world of information, other than Comcast cable for TV. >>> >>> And as for Ci which we discussed earlier, I can't put my finger on it; >>> please tell me again what to disable to stop it from cataloguing >>> system volume information at what appears to be random odd times. >>> >>> I have another overnight run to report later, showing that >>> same intervention. >>> Bill >> But continuing on, another few bits of news. >> I Disabled Indexing Service at 5:55 A.M. this morning and rebooted. >> At 0700 screen was still black, power light still flashing, and I >> thought maybe it would go the full 2 hours......only had 55 minutes >> to go. At 0745 on came the desktop, followed by the "Preparing to standby" >> message, and I figured I wouldn't wait another 100 minutes >> to see if it would hibernate. More important to report what the Events >> were. I filed the following from the Log: >> >>> Type Date Time Source Category Event User Computer >>> Warning 4/9/2010 5:56:51 AM EventSystem (54) 4353 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Warning 4/9/2010 5:56:51 AM EventSystem (52) 4356 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Warning 4/9/2010 5:56:51 AM EventSystem (54) 4353 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Warning 4/9/2010 5:56:51 AM EventSystem (52) 4356 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:56:47 AM ASP.NET 2.0.50727.0 None 1076 N/A >>> COMPAQ-2006 >>> Warning 4/9/2010 5:52:17 AM EventSystem (54) 4353 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Warning 4/9/2010 5:52:17 AM EventSystem (52) 4356 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Warning 4/9/2010 5:52:17 AM EventSystem (54) 4353 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Warning 4/9/2010 5:52:17 AM EventSystem (52) 4356 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:52:11 AM ASP.NET 2.0.50727.0 None 1076 N/A >>> COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 1:18:32 AM Ci CI Service 4103 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/8/2010 9:55:34 PM Ci CI Service 4137 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> >>> Event Type: Information >>> Event Source: ASP.NET 2.0.50727.0 >>> Event Category: None >>> Event ID: 1076 >>> Date: 4/9/2010 >>> Time: 5:56:47 AM >>> User: N/A >>> Computer: COMPAQ-2006 >>> Description: >>> State server starts listening with 3 listeners >>> >>> Type Date Time Source Category Event User Computer >>> Error 4/9/2010 5:56:07 AM ntfs Disk 55 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Error 4/9/2010 5:56:04 AM ntfs Disk 55 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:56:04 AM Tcpip None 4201 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:56:24 AM eventlog None 6005 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:56:24 AM eventlog None 6009 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:55:11 AM eventlog None 6006 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Error 4/9/2010 5:51:31 AM ntfs Disk 55 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Error 4/9/2010 5:51:29 AM ntfs Disk 55 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:51:28 AM Tcpip None 4201 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:51:49 AM eventlog None 6005 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:51:49 AM eventlog None 6009 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> Information 4/9/2010 5:24:36 AM eventlog None 6006 N/A COMPAQ-2006 >>> >>> Event Type: Information >>> Event Source: Tcpip >>> Event Category: None >>> Event ID: 4201 >>> Date: 4/9/2010 >>> Time: 5:56:04 AM >>> User: N/A >>> Computer: COMPAQ-2006 >>> Description: >>> The system detected that network adapter \DEVICE\TCPIP_ >> {D5E50A75-4A1C-4421-A5B4-569C9FE131B8} was connected to the network, >> >> and has initiated normal operation over the network adapter. >>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at >>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. >>> Data: >>> 0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 50 00 ......P. >>> 0008: 00 00 00 00 69 10 00 40 ....i..@ >>> 0010: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ >>> 0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ >>> 0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ >> Maybe there's some new evidence here. Things happening that I >> of course don't understand. Note initiating operation over the network >> adapter, but I rechecked and my phone line was indeed unplugged. >> I only reconnect when I boot back to this main system. > >
From: William B. Lurie on 9 Apr 2010 20:23 John John - MVP wrote: > William B. Lurie wrote: > >>> Is the machine still connected to the internet or to a LAN? >>> Disconnect from both while you troubleshoot the problem! >>> >>> John >> John, I thought I made that clear. On each and every test run, >> I restart the computer in order to reboot to the the test system, >> and while it is booting, I physically disconnect the phone line >> as it enters the modem from the wall outlet. As for LAN....... >> I am a poor single-line homeowner with only one line of access >> to the world of information, other than Comcast cable for TV. > > OK, being that your firewall and AV applications are not running while > you run these trials I just wanted to make sure that you weren't opening > your unprotected machine to the outside world. > > > >> And as for Ci which we discussed earlier, I can't put my finger on it; >> please tell me again what to disable to stop it from cataloguing >> system volume information at what appears to be random odd times. > > Let's try one last effort and see if we can get to the bottom of this. > I'm going to try another approach, I will try to configure your services > via scripts or batch files that you can run on your machine. We are > going to start from scratch again, I need you to do the following 2 tasks: > > Task 1: > > Copy the stuff between the ====== lines and save it as ServiceStat.vbs: > > > ================================================================ > Const ForWriting = 2 > Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") > Set objLogFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\services.txt", _ > ForWriting, True) > objLogFile.Write _ > ("Service Name,Start Mode") > objLogFile.Writeline > strComputer = "." > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ > & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") > Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ > ("Select * from Win32_Service") > For Each objService in colListOfServices > objLogFile.Write(objService.Name) & "," > objLogFile.Write(objService.StartMode) & "," > objLogFile.writeline > Next > objLogFile.Close > ================================================================ > > Run ServiceState.vbs (double click on it) and after it runs look for the > file C:\services.txt, copy and paste the contents of the file to your > next post. > > > Task 2: > > This one involves running a Sysinternals utility (Autorunsc) at the > command prompt. > > Go here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx > > and download the Autoruns and Autorunsc package (581 KB). Unzip the > package, there will be two executable in the package: > > The GUI version: autoruns.exe > > and the Command version: autorunsc.exe > > Copy the command version (autorunsc.exe) to an easy to find location, > for example C:\, then at a Command Prompt run this command: > > c:\autorunsc >c:\autostart.txt > > Copy and paste the contents of the c:\autostart.txt to your next post. > > > Be patient after you post the files. I have a busy next few days ahead, > I might not be able to get back to you until much later, maybe not > before Sunday. > > John Okay, John, I did it pretty well, but with limitations. File autorunsc.exe said it unzipped but I couldn't find it. I did the unzipping all in one directory and I found the autorun.exe but not its command version. So I executed the one I found and maybe what I'll send below is what you were after. The file services.txt saved but is EMPTY except for a header line. I'll go back and do that again. Service Name,Start Mode <<<<<<<That's all that the run collected. Meanwhile, here's the other one: > HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Wds\rdpwd\StartupPrograms > rdpclip > rdpclip > RDP Clip Monitor > Microsoft Corporation > 5.1.2600.2180 > c:\windows\system32\rdpclip.exe > ab978e64b3cb5b78842bc2bdae19d0cd (MD5) > db49bb6158d12ea7dc9b28ef2ee857edb6015138 (SHA-1) > > HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit > C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe > C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe > Userinit Logon Application > Microsoft Corporation > 5.1.2600.2180 > c:\windows\system32\userinit.exe > 39b1ffb03c2296323832acbae50d2aff (MD5) > e5aedcbe25a97c89101f1f3860ff846e94d70445 (SHA-1) > > HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell > Explorer.exe > Explorer.exe > Windows Explorer > Microsoft Corporation > 6.0.2900.3156 > c:\windows\explorer.exe > 97bd6515465659ff8f3b7be375b2ea87 (MD5) > 972307a3ef93680afdd03603df20f2241047a934 (SHA-1) > > HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run > LXCTCATS > rundll32 C:\windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\LXCTtime.dll,_RunDLLEntry(a)16 > Lexmark Connect Timer DLL > Lexmark International Inc. > 1.20.0.0 > c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\lxcttime.dll > e9b2e1938b478881a0ce79b6bb9ac31c (MD5) > 56d5749513073983c7bfb2fe1cabc88fc73a6726 (SHA-1) > > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run > ctfmon.exe > C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe > CTF Loader > Microsoft Corporation > 5.1.2600.2180 > c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe > 24232996a38c0b0cf151c2140ae29fc8 (MD5) > b36d03b56a30187ffc6257459d632a4faac48af2 (SHA-1)
From: William B. Lurie on 9 Apr 2010 20:42 William B. Lurie wrote: > John John - MVP wrote: >> William B. Lurie wrote: >> >>>> Is the machine still connected to the internet or to a LAN? >>>> Disconnect from both while you troubleshoot the problem! >>>> >>>> John >>> John, I thought I made that clear. On each and every test run, >>> I restart the computer in order to reboot to the the test system, >>> and while it is booting, I physically disconnect the phone line >>> as it enters the modem from the wall outlet. As for LAN....... >>> I am a poor single-line homeowner with only one line of access >>> to the world of information, other than Comcast cable for TV. >> >> OK, being that your firewall and AV applications are not running while >> you run these trials I just wanted to make sure that you weren't >> opening your unprotected machine to the outside world. >> >> >> >>> And as for Ci which we discussed earlier, I can't put my finger on it; >>> please tell me again what to disable to stop it from cataloguing >>> system volume information at what appears to be random odd times. >> >> Let's try one last effort and see if we can get to the bottom of this. >> I'm going to try another approach, I will try to configure your >> services via scripts or batch files that you can run on your machine. >> We are going to start from scratch again, I need you to do the >> following 2 tasks: >> >> Task 1: >> >> Copy the stuff between the ====== lines and save it as ServiceStat.vbs: >> >> >> ================================================================ >> Const ForWriting = 2 >> Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") >> Set objLogFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\services.txt", _ >> ForWriting, True) >> objLogFile.Write _ >> ("Service Name,Start Mode") >> objLogFile.Writeline >> strComputer = "." >> Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ >> & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & >> "\root\cimv2") >> Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ >> ("Select * from Win32_Service") >> For Each objService in colListOfServices >> objLogFile.Write(objService.Name) & "," >> objLogFile.Write(objService.StartMode) & "," >> objLogFile.writeline >> Next >> objLogFile.Close >> ================================================================ >> >> Run ServiceState.vbs (double click on it) and after it runs look for >> the file C:\services.txt, copy and paste the contents of the file to >> your next post. >> >> >> Task 2: >> >> This one involves running a Sysinternals utility (Autorunsc) at the >> command prompt. >> >> Go here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx >> >> and download the Autoruns and Autorunsc package (581 KB). Unzip the >> package, there will be two executable in the package: >> >> The GUI version: autoruns.exe >> >> and the Command version: autorunsc.exe >> >> Copy the command version (autorunsc.exe) to an easy to find location, >> for example C:\, then at a Command Prompt run this command: >> >> c:\autorunsc >c:\autostart.txt >> >> Copy and paste the contents of the c:\autostart.txt to your next post. >> >> >> Be patient after you post the files. I have a busy next few days >> ahead, I might not be able to get back to you until much later, maybe >> not before Sunday. >> >> John > Okay, John, I did it pretty well, but with limitations. > File autorunsc.exe said it unzipped but I couldn't find it. > I did the unzipping all in one directory and I found the > autorun.exe but not its command version. So I executed the > one I found and maybe what I'll send below is what you were > after. > > The file services.txt saved but is EMPTY except for a header line. > I'll go back and do that again. > > Service Name,Start Mode <<<<<<<That's all that the run collected. > > > Meanwhile, here's the other one: > >> HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal >> Server\Wds\rdpwd\StartupPrograms >> rdpclip >> rdpclip >> RDP Clip Monitor >> Microsoft Corporation >> 5.1.2600.2180 >> c:\windows\system32\rdpclip.exe >> ab978e64b3cb5b78842bc2bdae19d0cd (MD5) >> db49bb6158d12ea7dc9b28ef2ee857edb6015138 (SHA-1) >> >> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit >> C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe >> C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe >> Userinit Logon Application >> Microsoft Corporation >> 5.1.2600.2180 >> c:\windows\system32\userinit.exe >> 39b1ffb03c2296323832acbae50d2aff (MD5) >> e5aedcbe25a97c89101f1f3860ff846e94d70445 (SHA-1) >> >> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell >> Explorer.exe >> Explorer.exe >> Windows Explorer >> Microsoft Corporation >> 6.0.2900.3156 >> c:\windows\explorer.exe >> 97bd6515465659ff8f3b7be375b2ea87 (MD5) >> 972307a3ef93680afdd03603df20f2241047a934 (SHA-1) >> >> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run >> LXCTCATS >> rundll32 >> C:\windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\LXCTtime.dll,_RunDLLEntry(a)16 >> Lexmark Connect Timer DLL >> Lexmark International Inc. >> 1.20.0.0 >> c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\lxcttime.dll >> e9b2e1938b478881a0ce79b6bb9ac31c (MD5) >> 56d5749513073983c7bfb2fe1cabc88fc73a6726 (SHA-1) >> >> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run >> ctfmon.exe >> C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe >> CTF Loader >> Microsoft Corporation >> 5.1.2600.2180 >> c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe >> 24232996a38c0b0cf151c2140ae29fc8 (MD5) >> b36d03b56a30187ffc6257459d632a4faac48af2 (SHA-1) > But let me expand about services.txt .... In the process of doing that on the clone, it gave an error pane: "Remote Server machine does not exist or is unavailable. 'GetObject' code 800A01CE Microsoft VBScript Runtime Error" But I did run it on my Master machine and got the following: > Service Name,Start Mode > Alerter,Disabled, > ALG,Manual, > AppMgmt,Manual, > aspnet_state,Manual, > Ati HotKey Poller,Disabled, > ATI Smart,Manual, > AudioSrv,Auto, > Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler,Disabled, > BITS,Manual, > Browser,Auto, > CiSvc,Manual, > ClipSrv,Disabled, > clr_optimization_v2.0.50727_32,Manual, > COMSysApp,Manual, > CryptSvc,Auto, > DcomLaunch,Auto, > Dhcp,Auto, > dmadmin,Manual, > dmserver,Manual, > Dnscache,Auto, > ERSvc,Auto, > Eventlog,Auto, > EventSystem,Manual, > FastUserSwitchingCompatibility,Manual, > Fax,Manual, > FontCache3.0.0.0,Manual, > GEARSecurity,Disabled, > helpsvc,Auto, > HidServ,Disabled, > HTTPFilter,Manual, > IDriverT,Manual, > idsvc,Manual, > Imapi Helper,Manual, > ImapiService,Manual, > lanmanserver,Auto, > lanmanworkstation,Auto, > LexBceS,Auto, > LiveUpdate,Manual, > LmHosts,Auto, > lxct_device,Auto, > MBAMService,Disabled, > MDM,Manual, > Messenger,Disabled, > mnmsrvc,Manual, > MSIServer,Manual, > NetDDE,Disabled, > NetDDEdsdm,Disabled, > Netlogon,Manual, > Netman,Manual, > NetTcpPortSharing,Disabled, > Nla,Manual, > Norton AntiVirus,Auto, > Norton Save and Restore,Manual, > NProtectService,Manual, > NtLmSsp,Manual, > NtmsSvc,Manual, > ose,Manual, > PlugPlay,Auto, > PolicyAgent,Manual, > ProtectedStorage,Auto, > psqlWGE,Auto, > RasAuto,Disabled, > RasMan,Manual, > RDSessMgr,Manual, > RemoteAccess,Disabled, > RpcLocator,Manual, > RpcSs,Auto, > RSVP,Manual, > SamSs,Auto, > SCardSvr,Manual, > Schedule,Manual, > seclogon,Auto, > SENS,Auto, > SharedAccess,Auto, > ShellHWDetection,Auto, > Speed Disk service,Disabled, > Spooler,Auto, > srservice,Auto, > SSDPSRV,Manual, > stisvc,Manual, > SwPrv,Manual, > Symantec RemoteAssist,Manual, > SysmonLog,Manual, > TapiSrv,Manual, > TermService,Auto, > Themes,Auto, > TrkWks,Auto, > upnphost,Manual, > UPS,Manual, > Viewpoint Manager Service,Disabled, > VSS,Manual, > W32Time,Auto, > WebClient,Auto, > winmgmt,Auto, > WmdmPmSN,Manual, > WmiApSrv,Disabled, > WMPNetworkSvc,Manual, > wscsvc,Manual, > wuauserv,Manual, > WudfSvc,Manual, > WZCSVC,Auto, > xmlprov,Manual, I'd sure like to run that on the clone, but you'll have to modify the .vbs file so that the error goes away.
From: John John - MVP on 9 Apr 2010 20:54
William B. Lurie wrote: > John John - MVP wrote: >> William B. Lurie wrote: >> >>>> Is the machine still connected to the internet or to a LAN? >>>> Disconnect from both while you troubleshoot the problem! >>>> >>>> John >>> John, I thought I made that clear. On each and every test run, >>> I restart the computer in order to reboot to the the test system, >>> and while it is booting, I physically disconnect the phone line >>> as it enters the modem from the wall outlet. As for LAN....... >>> I am a poor single-line homeowner with only one line of access >>> to the world of information, other than Comcast cable for TV. >> >> OK, being that your firewall and AV applications are not running while >> you run these trials I just wanted to make sure that you weren't >> opening your unprotected machine to the outside world. >> >> >> >>> And as for Ci which we discussed earlier, I can't put my finger on it; >>> please tell me again what to disable to stop it from cataloguing >>> system volume information at what appears to be random odd times. >> >> Let's try one last effort and see if we can get to the bottom of this. >> I'm going to try another approach, I will try to configure your >> services via scripts or batch files that you can run on your machine. >> We are going to start from scratch again, I need you to do the >> following 2 tasks: >> >> Task 1: >> >> Copy the stuff between the ====== lines and save it as ServiceStat.vbs: >> >> >> ================================================================ >> Const ForWriting = 2 >> Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") >> Set objLogFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\services.txt", _ >> ForWriting, True) >> objLogFile.Write _ >> ("Service Name,Start Mode") >> objLogFile.Writeline >> strComputer = "." >> Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ >> & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & >> "\root\cimv2") >> Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ >> ("Select * from Win32_Service") >> For Each objService in colListOfServices >> objLogFile.Write(objService.Name) & "," >> objLogFile.Write(objService.StartMode) & "," >> objLogFile.writeline >> Next >> objLogFile.Close >> ================================================================ >> >> Run ServiceState.vbs (double click on it) and after it runs look for >> the file C:\services.txt, copy and paste the contents of the file to >> your next post. >> >> >> Task 2: >> >> This one involves running a Sysinternals utility (Autorunsc) at the >> command prompt. >> >> Go here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx >> >> and download the Autoruns and Autorunsc package (581 KB). Unzip the >> package, there will be two executable in the package: >> >> The GUI version: autoruns.exe >> >> and the Command version: autorunsc.exe >> >> Copy the command version (autorunsc.exe) to an easy to find location, >> for example C:\, then at a Command Prompt run this command: >> >> c:\autorunsc >c:\autostart.txt >> >> Copy and paste the contents of the c:\autostart.txt to your next post. >> >> >> Be patient after you post the files. I have a busy next few days >> ahead, I might not be able to get back to you until much later, maybe >> not before Sunday. >> >> John > f course I will do all those things, but do you want me to do it > on a "New clone just like my Master" or do you want me to do it on the > "Considerable altered clone which is right now in the condition > that a lot of services have been changed, but it *does* hibernate > after 2 hours? So now it does hibernate... this is getting to be confusing to say the least, the status of the ability to hibernate changes from post to post. Let's start afresh with a new clone of the master. John |