What is and how do I fix this windows error message?
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Request for Question Clarification by
andyt-ga
on
10 Apr 2003 05:50 PDT
Perhaps you can give us a few more hints. That's one of the most
cryptic messages I've seen. What were you doing when this message
occured? What other programs are running? What OS is it? etc...
Regards,
andyt-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
pwizard-ga
on
10 Apr 2003 06:18 PDT
Are you running "Tiny Personal Firewall" on your system? Are you
running the most up to date version?
-PWizard
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Request for Question Clarification by
mosquitohawk-ga
on
10 Apr 2003 06:59 PDT
Also, what version of Windows are you running?
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Clarification of Question by
briandive-ga
on
10 Apr 2003 14:04 PDT
I am running windows 98SE. Using DSL and an etherfast Cable/DSL
router. Running 3 computers. Only one puter records this error which
requires rebooting to continue. If the computer is left running for
any length of time without doing anything this error pops up and then
its reboot time. Other programs that r running are only pcpocket2002
and office toolbar. I have eliminated all others. I have scanned for a
virus but nothing posts. I thought microsoft had an error message code
breaker book.(or something). Help
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Request for Question Clarification by
pwizard-ga
on
10 Apr 2003 14:42 PDT
Every resource I have checked show this *exact* error to be generated
by a program called "Tiny Personal Firewall". You're certain that this
application is not installed on this computer and never has been?
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Clarification of Question by
briandive-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 05:16 PDT
I have no knowledge of ever loading this program on PC. Could it have
been loaded without me being aware of it. Do I need it? can I remove
it? does it need to be upgraded? if it is on my pc how can i find it?
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Request for Question Clarification by
pwizard-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 06:08 PDT
Go to Control Panel and then Add/Remove programs. Look to see if you
see "Tiny Personal Firewall" in the list (or anything similiar). I
doubt very seriously that it could have been loaded without your
knowledge as it's a professional application used for protecting one's
computer from hackers and outside attackers. It's possible that this
is not causing your error, it's just that every single hit I found on
your exact error message came up as this program. There was nothing in
Microsoft's knowledgebase regarding this specific error, so it's most
likely being generated by a third-party application.
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Clarification of Question by
briandive-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 07:53 PDT
thanks for speedy reply, in control panel there is no firewall program
or anything like it. Is that program part of the linksys router? The
other two computers never logged the error. Is there another way to
detect firewall programs? Thanks again.
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Clarification of Question by
briandive-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 07:58 PDT
Should I find tiny personal firewall and download it?
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Request for Question Clarification by
pwizard-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 08:24 PDT
No, I wouldn't recommend that you download it. If it's never been
installed, then I don't know what is causing the error. I couldn't
find any other record of this particular error. I'll let another
researcher take over from here to see if they might can help you
further.
-PWizard
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Clarification of Question by
briandive-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 10:15 PDT
Thank you for your time. I think I will have to format and start over.
Brian
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Request for Question Clarification by
chellphill-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 11:39 PDT
I have to say I agree with pwizard on this one, I don't see another
possible cause.
Try looking on your computer and see if you can find this...
"c:\Program Files\Tiny Personal Firewall"
and "\Program Files\Common Files\PFWShared".
When did this problem start? Is it possible someone downloaded this
program, and didn't tell you?
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Clarification of Question by
briandive-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 12:15 PDT
I have been dealing with this problem for months. Had enough, need to
solve this. I am the only one who uses this computer. It is in my home
office. I looked for what you asked and they are not there. I am
willing to try just about anything.
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Request for Question Clarification by
chellphill-ga
on
11 Apr 2003 14:45 PDT
Briandive-ga,
Thanks for you patience! I do know how frustrating this kind of stuff
is.
Lets try this. Look for the following files, which will be in your
"Windows\System" folder,
(start>find>files or folders> in the "named" box put
KmxAgent.VxD, KmxFw.VxD, KmxCfg.VxD, KmxIds.VxD, KmxSbx.VxD
In the look in box, make sure it reads C or local hardrive. Let me
know if it finds any of these.
You can also try this,
start, run, in the run box type in regedit, look for the following
registry keys,
"HKLM\Software\Tiny Software\Tiny Personal Firewall"
* "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\KmxAgent"
* "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\KmxFw"
* "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\KmxCfg"
* "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\KmxIds"
* "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\KmxSbx"
*Note, please be very careful while in regedit!
You may not have knowingly installed this program, however it does
come in a demo form, which is reported to have "lots of TDI errors",
so I thought it might be possible for it to have been put on the
machine as an "extra" when another program was installed?
Also,
Have you tried doing ctrl+alt+del and ending task on *everything*
except for explorer and systray?
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