hmmm, dcp thegrommit, i will try to delete that server thing. unless, um, i shouldnt? i think i do have Works, but nope havent used Frontpage... i didnt think i even had that on there.

thanks Rob, i will also give her that link. is there a way to see if the file is a protected wmv?

halfrek, loadqm was one of the programs that was causing defrag to repeatedly restart on my Windows ME laptop.

serial post to add: In the "Close Program" box invoked by CTRL-ALT-DEL, "Explorer" is not the same program as "Microsoft Internet Explorer."

Leave "Explorer" running, Windows ME needs it to operate your system.

dcp, that explains why i could not shut it down. *hee*

what is loadqm? can it be deleted? or stopped? it wasnt even shutdown by the SafeMode.

and why do these computers have to be such pains in the arses? gah!

Loadqm is a "queue manager" that you can safely disable.

Short term disable:
CTRL-ALT-DEL, single-left-click on loadqm and click the End Task button.

Long term disable:
Go to Start->Run and type in msconfig and click Okay.
Click on the "Startup" tab.
Scroll down the list to loadqm and un-check it.
Click the Okay button to exit the System Configuration Utility, and then reboot.

is there a way to see if the file is a protected wmv?

I don't know how to tell that from a PC.

Rob, wouldnt that be in the file properties? how do you tell on a Mac?

dcp, if i do the permanent disable will it screw up anything important? and why do they put that on the machine if it seriously messes up important things like disk defrag or scan disk?

why yes, i am full of....questions

No, you can always go back and re-check it. But what happens more commonly is that the next time you update your MSNMessenger or Internet Explorer or some other MS component it will be re-installed or re-activated.

As to why--well, it's Microsoft. Probably someone somewhere sometime said, "Ah, it's not that big a deal, and it's not worth the resources to fix it right."

As to why--well, it's Microsoft. Probably someone somewhere sometime said, "Ah, it's not that big a deal, and it's not worth the resources to fix it right."

true...sad but true.

as for the updating...that computer has no internet access. so that wont be happening any time soon. *g*

how do you tell on a Mac?

I try to play it. If I use Windows Media Player, it tells me that I'm out of luck. If I use VLC, it just doesn't play.