what is the difference, dont they mean the same thing??..
i know that system information talks about the software about the computer…but dont they mean the same thing between device manager and system information??
I also can look up information in the direct x diagnostics tool.

Start>run>dxdiag

but dont they all mean the same thing??
windows xp pro edition.

i have a computer that is pretty virus-ridden and really can’t be saved. i’ve managed to back up everything before it stopped accepting usb drives and writable discs, which is good. i have a bunch of discs that dell sent me a while ago in order to do this. i have… (1) dell dimension resource cd, with device drivers, diagnostics and utilities, and computer documentations (2) reinstallation cd – windows xp professional service pack 2 (3) installation disc for roxio easy cd creator (4) disc for reinstalling dell tools system software – antivirus, support, multimedia, internet software. // now, which should i use first, and what exactly do i do? i know i should probably just call dell, but i hate phone support. i’d rather do it on my own.

or, alternately, where on the web can i find instructions to do this?

Please tell me solution of this mesg. this mesg. appearing after 2 min. in windows xp desktop beside the Time. I have used many anti virus, and registry cleaner, anti malware, anti spyware, but this message not going. if i click this message then open a antispyware web site. please help me.. i am very confused, t will be very thankful to any body who give me proper solution.

CRITICAL SYSTEM ERROR ! SYSTEM detected virus activities, they may cause critical system failure,Please use antimalware software to clean and protect system from parasite program. click here to get available software

Wrong OS or OS Version. What does this mean? What do I need to do about it? I’m a newbie. Thanks
MSIW.exe came from www.Microsoft.com
It was their answer to Promo Soft Free Registry Cleaner – redistributable software. I have several spyware, etc. software. It is not spyware.
Thank you rangers86 – I did check. it can’t be used for Windows XP as it is already a component (is included in XP)

I’m running Windows XP Pro if that has any bearing on your recommendations.
I use Mozilla Firefox almost exclusively to surf the Internet and can’t think of a time when I have gotten a pop-up window while using it.

Some of my desktop apps, however, are associated with Internet Explorer and open IE on launch (as much as I wouldn’t like them to). That’s when and where I get an almost immediate onslaught of pop-up windows.
Ad-Aware keeps getting mentioned so I download a trial. Is it worth purchasing?