Friend with XP setting up OE e-mail for himself, his wife and child...all ok
but doesn't seem to be able to arrange Fast User Switching (Start/Control
Panel/User Accounts/Change the way Users log on and off/Use Fast User
Switching) because his McAfee Security Centre software throws up the note -
"Suspicious script has been detected - the file mshta.exe contains
suspicious scripting activity and has been stopped". So each time he
switches User to wife or vic versa the line is dropped and they need to log
on-line again each time.
Anyone know anything about this...unsure what mshta.exe is - hope his system
isn't infected?!
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks,
John

You said the magic word: McAfee. Dump it, and don't replace it with Norton,
or more problems will arise.

I'd recommend AVG Free:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

or:
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww

When prompted, choose Custom Installation and *uncheck* e-mail scanning when
you see the option.

Norton (and McAfee) products are not Outlook Express friendly, and I don't
know of any OE-MVP that would recommend using them.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"John Smith" <OrmesbyJohn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dmfoth$vs9$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Friend with XP setting up OE e-mail for himself, his wife and child...all
> ok but doesn't seem to be able to arrange Fast User Switching
> (Start/Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way Users log on and off/Use
> Fast User Switching) because his McAfee Security Centre software throws up
> the note - "Suspicious script has been detected - the file mshta.exe
> contains suspicious scripting activity and has been stopped". So each time
> he switches User to wife or vic versa the line is dropped and they need to
> log on-line again each time.
> Anyone know anything about this...unsure what mshta.exe is - hope his
> system isn't infected?!
> Any advice appreciated.
> Thanks,
> John
>

Thanks...good advice...I use AVG myself...thanks...sorted.
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"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:%23m5VnqF9FHA.744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> You said the magic word: McAfee. Dump it, and don't replace it with
> Norton, or more problems will arise.
>
> I'd recommend AVG Free:
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
>
> or:
> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww
>
> When prompted, choose Custom Installation and *uncheck* e-mail scanning
> when you see the option.
>
> Norton (and McAfee) products are not Outlook Express friendly, and I don't
> know of any OE-MVP that would recommend using them.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "John Smith" <OrmesbyJohn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:dmfoth$vs9$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Friend with XP setting up OE e-mail for himself, his wife and child...all
>> ok but doesn't seem to be able to arrange Fast User Switching
>> (Start/Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way Users log on and
>> off/Use Fast User Switching) because his McAfee Security Centre software
>> throws up the note - "Suspicious script has been detected - the file
>> mshta.exe contains suspicious scripting activity and has been stopped".
>> So each time he switches User to wife or vic versa the line is dropped
>> and they need to log on-line again each time.
>> Anyone know anything about this...unsure what mshta.exe is - hope his
>> system isn't infected?!
>> Any advice appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>

You're welcome. Looks like you've been down that road. <g>
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"John Smith" <OrmesbyJohn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dmfrel$22r$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Thanks...good advice...I use AVG myself...thanks...sorted.
> ------
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23m5VnqF9FHA.744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> You said the magic word: McAfee. Dump it, and don't replace it with
>> Norton, or more problems will arise.
>>
>> I'd recommend AVG Free:
>> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
>>
>> or:
>> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww
>>
>> When prompted, choose Custom Installation and *uncheck* e-mail scanning
>> when you see the option.
>>
>> Norton (and McAfee) products are not Outlook Express friendly, and I
>> don't
>> know of any OE-MVP that would recommend using them.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "John Smith" <OrmesbyJohn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:dmfoth$vs9$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>> Friend with XP setting up OE e-mail for himself, his wife and
>>> child...all ok but doesn't seem to be able to arrange Fast User
>>> Switching (Start/Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way Users log on
>>> and off/Use Fast User Switching) because his McAfee Security Centre
>>> software throws up the note - "Suspicious script has been detected - the
>>> file mshta.exe contains suspicious scripting activity and has been
>>> stopped". So each time he switches User to wife or vic versa the line is
>>> dropped and they need to log on-line again each time.
>>> Anyone know anything about this...unsure what mshta.exe is - hope his
>>> system isn't infected?!
>>> Any advice appreciated.
>>> Thanks,
>>> John
>>>
>>
>
>