windows 7 script error
hi there - have a new laptop running windows 7 professional 64 bit... today when turning on it showed a window that said "script error; line 0; position 1" (i think...)
just really bugs me that I have errors popping up on brand new machine. what is this? anything to do about it?
as an aside, I've been having trouble with dhcp service starting and am pretty desperately trying to get this fixed... (this is all in a currently open question ID:25989263) not sure if that's relevant - unless something we tried in the registry etc could have caused...
thanks!
just really bugs me that I have errors popping up on brand new machine. what is this? anything to do about it?
as an aside, I've been having trouble with dhcp service starting and am pretty desperately trying to get this fixed... (this is all in a currently open question ID:25989263) not sure if that's relevant - unless something we tried in the registry etc could have caused...
thanks!
This could be malware infection. Try performing a spyware scan by
downloading and running SuperAntispyware from here
http://www.superantispyware.com
(the free HOME edition is sufficient for your needs)
Is that the entire error message or do you get anything else at the end ?
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downloading and running SuperAntispyware from here
http://www.superantispyware.com
(the free HOME edition is sufficient for your needs)
Is that the entire error message or do you get anything else at the end ?
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yeah, it's when I start... don't think it's every time I start either... just some of the time. are you saying that it's likely from a program trying to run? does it mean that, whatever that program is, needs to be reinstalled or fixed?
I'll try looking at this right now,
thanks!
I'll try looking at this right now,
thanks!
I think it has to do with a window trying to open. Be it a legitimate window from a program or even malware as suggested above.
It would not hurt to download and run Malwarebytes (free version)
www.malwarebytes.org
It would not hurt to download and run Malwarebytes (free version)
www.malwarebytes.org
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ok i did msconfig and the problem I have is that there are tons of things there - and this problem is intermittant so, assuming it keeps happening, I'm going to need to find a more targeted way to diagnose :) it would take forever to disable one by one and restart ten times etc...)
I'll try running the malware programs just to make sure.
assuming I have no malware - could it be that this was just a fluke type thing and that there's no real problem of concern? I just don't know enough about errors to know whether to take one seriously or not - and since my dhcp when crazy on me and is still not fixed - I'm paranoid I guess :) :)
I'll try running the malware programs just to make sure.
assuming I have no malware - could it be that this was just a fluke type thing and that there's no real problem of concern? I just don't know enough about errors to know whether to take one seriously or not - and since my dhcp when crazy on me and is still not fixed - I'm paranoid I guess :) :)
It may be something which is scheduled to run at a certain time of the day or week...etc. If so you will probably see the script error again (hopefully not).
Let us know how the scan goes.
Let us know how the scan goes.
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will do!
downloading the superantispyware as we speak :)
thanks so much for your help!
what I'm hearing from you is that as long as there is no malware involvement, that I shouldn't worry too much about this - and just deal as it comes, if it comes...
I'll take that.
by the way, if any of you want to take a crack at my dhcp problem - that would be super cool. I totally don't understand the stuff and it's been frustrating me to no end. the question ID is listed above :) (there was an expert helping but he disappeared a few days ago - something must have come up for him or something)
downloading the superantispyware as we speak :)
thanks so much for your help!
what I'm hearing from you is that as long as there is no malware involvement, that I shouldn't worry too much about this - and just deal as it comes, if it comes...
I'll take that.
by the way, if any of you want to take a crack at my dhcp problem - that would be super cool. I totally don't understand the stuff and it's been frustrating me to no end. the question ID is listed above :) (there was an expert helping but he disappeared a few days ago - something must have come up for him or something)
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ok wow. this sounds super useful!
the superantispyware is taking forever to download - as soon as it's done, I'll do hijack this...
which log would you be interested in? the startup one or the first one?
the superantispyware is taking forever to download - as soon as it's done, I'll do hijack this...
which log would you be interested in? the startup one or the first one?
the startup one
:-)
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:-)
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ok here you go!
the spyware scan is still going... so far, only detected tracking cookies... these are nothing right?
startuplist-4-25.txt
the spyware scan is still going... so far, only detected tracking cookies... these are nothing right?
startuplist-4-25.txt
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ok...
spyware scan finished... found only tracking cookies. I'm assuming I should remove 'em but they propbably wern't responsible for this...
spyware scan finished... found only tracking cookies. I'm assuming I should remove 'em but they propbably wern't responsible for this...
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thanks so so much to both of you for responding so quickly and completely! really appreciate it. learned some new stuff along the way too!! :)
Your file looks very clean
run a registry clean against your PC as well
cleans up your registry and makes your PC more suficiant
http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm
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run a registry clean against your PC as well
cleans up your registry and makes your PC more suficiant
http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm
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Also type - msconfig in the RUN line. Click on the Startup tab. See if there is anything in there that may be causing the problem. Eg. Google update, HP update.....try one at a time and see if the error disappears.
Let us know how it goes