Andrew

Every time I install new programs, Norton tells me this very irritating message: "Rundll is trying to access the internet". I do not want this function at all, how do I get rid of it ? I want to update my drivers and stuff manually only. Andrew

How do I get rid of the irritating "Rundll is trying to access the internet" message when I try to install new programs ? I have Windows XP home. I do not want that function at all. (Sorry, wrong forum, couldn`t delete) Andrew

This is extremely irritating. Often when I try to install new programs, Rundll is trying to access the net, and Norton pops up with that stupid message. Well, I am not stupid (Which Microsoft obviously thinks), and do not need all that automatic Crap. How do I disable this service ?? Andrew

Speed4ever, Thanks for that long explanation, it is just what I needed. As you think, I do not have any problems right now, I had them in Win2K. I just want to learn more about this, as I am often making computers for others with the OS installed. Right now my XP is running just fine, and based on your info I`ll leave it as it is today. And yes, it is a VIA mainboard, my second. VIA is trouble guaranteed, but my latest MB is really fast, and has (got it working yesterday) USB 2.0. Besides, Win XP supports it quite well, no need to install those potentially explosive VIA drivers ! System: Athlon XP 1600 512MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM MSI KT266A Pro2-RU High Performance BIOS (CAS2) Geforce2 GTS 32MB WD 7200rpm 60GB ATA-100 HDD SB128PCI Soundcard Plextor 16/10/40 CD-RW 52x Aopen CD A LOT of USB controllers / ISDN modem Regards, Andrew

Hi all. I had a lot of USB and IRQ problems in Win2K, and one of the solutions was to reinstall the OS and change HAL from "ACPI Uniprocessor PC" to "Standard PC". This could also solve problems with all PCI cards using the same IRQ. Especially the very bad combination of display adapter and USB controller on the same IRQ. My XP installation is now working fine as "ACPI Uniprocessor PC". But display adapter and USB is on the same IRQ. No matter what other people say, this could be (also by my own experience) a bad combination. Why is the OS that stupid ? Before I activate WinXP, I just want to ask if it is recommended to change my computer role to "Standard PC", or should I leave it as it is ? I do like the thought of changing it to "Standard PC", to get better manual control of the IRQ`s. Regards, Andrew