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Go Start, type regedit – right click on regedit.exe to select Run as administrator then accept the UAC. I think you are going to have to manually dig out MSE, but create a restore point first.ĭoes it show up in Program Files so that you can delete its folders ? It’s possible there could still be some conflicting active components of MSE on the computer so it’s essential that you resolve the MSE issue first before continuing with NIS, which you will need to first uninstall using the NRT NIS will reassert itself when unchecked in msconfig, but at least nothing else untoward should be running. It may also be worth running a clean boot with all items under Startup and non-MS services disabled under the Services tab to see what the temps are like then.ĭon’t forget to make a note of any Startup items and non-MS services already unchecked before reinstating afterwards. While Norton is no longer supposed to be the resource hog that it once was and I know someone on another forum who swears by it even when used with XP, its installation may have exasperated an existing problem with the overheating and as it was a freebie from Comcast, it may be worth checking msconfig to see if anything else has been stuck in with it. Go Tools – Internet options – Security and with Internet selected click on Default level – Apply – OK then restart IE and try the Banking site again. Not sure if that could be an ActiveX problem in IE but don’t know why NIS would have altered that if this is the case.