How to refresh the Properties Window programatically?

Event Viewer in Windows 2000 SP4 - Properties Window - Error

• Hello, Running Windows 2000 SP4, with latest patches, security fixes, scanned for viruses/trojans/adware/spyware/etc, defragmented & checked the drives,etc. When I open up my Event Viewer, I see quite a few events under System Log, but the fact is that whenever I double click on them, a some window pops up for less than a second (perhaps the Properties window) then dissapears. Whenever I try to double click again, nothing happens. But ofcourse its possible to open the Properties through right clicking on the event, but when that is done, a window opens up with a "Information(or Error or Warning) Properties" title, with a "No Properties are available on this object" in the main area. Now that would be fine if it did it to just one event, but it does it for ALL. On another computer in the household, the Event Manager shows all the proper Properties for all of the events. Can someone provide a solution? Thank you. PS: I would not like to reinstall Windows 2000 as much as an easier "fix" that wouldve been. I've previously had a very nastly IE Javascript issue, without a reinstall, that pretty much no site on Google.com covered, but I was able to fix it manually through a support group -- I just do not wish to go through the lengthy process again.

• Answer:

  Greetings, aquamango! It sounds as though your system has been invaded by scumware -- also known as adware, spyware, and malware. This type of program will frequently disable certain functions of Windows in attempt to make it as difficult as possible for the user to eradicate it. Please download, install, and run the following free anti-scumware utilities: Spybot Search & Destroy http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download Start up Spybot Search & Destroy. Pull down the "Help" menu and select "About". You should see Spybot Search & Destroy 1.3 Latest detection update: 2004-06-23. If your settings for either of these do not match, click the "Update" icon menu on the left-hand side of the screen, and then click on "Search for Updates" near the top of the page. You'll need to exit Spybot and restart it to check the "About" information page. If this doesn't work, you may need to uninstall Spybot, and then download and install the latest version. Once you have the latest Version and Detection Update, try running Spybot again and remove the recommended items. AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download Start up AdAware. In the bottom right-hand corner, it should say "AdAware 6.0 Personal, Build 6.181". Up above, under "Initialization Status", it should say "Reference file 01R331 08.07.2004 loaded". If your settings for either of these do not match, click "Check for updates now". Once the update has completed, if one or both of these still doesn't match the settings I listed, you may need to uninstall AdAware, and then download and install the latest version. Once that's installed, be sure to click "Check for updates now" to get the latest reference files. Once you have the latest Build and Reference file, try running AdAware again and remove any recommended items. *** IMPORTANT *** The first time you run them, or if you already have Spybot and/or AdAware installed on your PC, be sure to download the latest updates first **each time you run them**. ***************** Once you've done those, shut down your computer and restart. Then download and run CoolWebShredder (scroll down): http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html When you start up CoolWebShredder, it should say Version 1.59.1 . Then shut down your computer and restart. Something to keep in mind is that even if these programs give your system a "clean bill of health", it does *not* mean that you can be absolutely sure that your system is clean. It is only a *reasonable assurance* that it is clean. You don't say what AntiVirus program you are running. You will want to be sure to get the latest detection updates for your AntiVirus program by running your system's LiveUpdate process. It's also VERY important to continue to check with Microsoft periodically and make sure that you have installed any new security-related patches that have been released. Go to the following site and download and install any critical updates which it may say that you need: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp Before Rating my Answer, if you have any Questions about the above information, please post a Request for Clarification, and I will be glad to see what I can do for you. Please let me know whether you are able to resolve your problem, or whether you need more assistance. Regards, aceresearcher