?? Select Data Source ??
Tuesday, July 1, 2003 by White_Moth | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Today I began recieving a pop up window entitled "Select Data Source"
I have no idea what it is or where it comes from other than after I log online.
It has two tabs:
1-File Data Source
2-Machine Data Source
1- IT says,"Select the file data source that describes the driver you wish to connect to. Yoou can use any file data source that refers to an ODBC driver which is installed on your machine."
2- Says, "A Machine Data Source is specific to this machine, and cannot be shared. "User" data sources are specific to a user on this machine, "System" data sources can be used by all users on this machine, or by a system-wide service.
I have no idea what this is, or how to get rid of it. When I hit the cancel button, it will go away, but 2 minutes later it pops back on.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I have no idea what it is or where it comes from other than after I log online.
It has two tabs:
1-File Data Source
2-Machine Data Source
1- IT says,"Select the file data source that describes the driver you wish to connect to. Yoou can use any file data source that refers to an ODBC driver which is installed on your machine."
2- Says, "A Machine Data Source is specific to this machine, and cannot be shared. "User" data sources are specific to a user on this machine, "System" data sources can be used by all users on this machine, or by a system-wide service.
I have no idea what this is, or how to get rid of it. When I hit the cancel button, it will go away, but 2 minutes later it pops back on.
Does anyone have any ideas?
White_Moth
Reply #2 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 7:35 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 7:35 PM
Thanks Nakor, but having done that, it still comes back.
Anyone interested can see a picture of it on my Desktop. Just click my nick and then the pict to open it up full size. It's a .jpg.
Any help will save the hair on my head.
Anyone interested can see a picture of it on my Desktop. Just click my nick and then the pict to open it up full size. It's a .jpg.
Any help will save the hair on my head.
eieio
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 8:15 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 8:15 PM
White_Moth, it looks like some program/process is trying to access a data source but either can't get to it or is configured to access one not available. Either way it is asking you to specify. Hard to say what program or process. You'll probably have to inspect all programs/processes in Task Manager (assuming you're running XP or 2K) and trying to shut them down one by one. Be careful of shutting down kernel dependent processes though; you'll crash!
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
White_Moth
Reply #4 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 8:47 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 8:47 PM
Thanks pictoratus.
I guess I should have mentionesd I am using Win ME, what can I say?
But I follow your reasoning and will try it out.
I guess I should have mentionesd I am using Win ME, what can I say?
But I follow your reasoning and will try it out.
citats
Reply #5 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 9:21 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 9:21 PM
ODBC is a programing interface that allows applications to access data in database management systems that use SQL as a data access standard. *Microsoft*
so most likely what has happened is recently you installed a program and it messed up somewhere along the way. Try and think about what you installed recently right b4 this began to occure. Uninstall and reinstall the program very often will correct these errors. Basically a program is searching for its database info and ODBC can not locate it.
so most likely what has happened is recently you installed a program and it messed up somewhere along the way. Try and think about what you installed recently right b4 this began to occure. Uninstall and reinstall the program very often will correct these errors. Basically a program is searching for its database info and ODBC can not locate it.
citats
Reply #6 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 9:27 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 9:27 PM
Oh by the way it might be worth noting that your ODBC in Win ME is located under control panel. From there you can add data sources. In 2k and XP it is located under administrative Tools.
White_Moth
Reply #7 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 9:41 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 9:41 PM
Lo and Behold §tatic, you hit the nail on the head.
I had installed MSN Messenger and did have a problem DLing the upgrade.
Unfortunately, this morning I crashed so bad, I had to reinstall my OS, plus a few other things, and well, you can understand why I couldn't.
Thank - you very much.
I had installed MSN Messenger and did have a problem DLing the upgrade.
Unfortunately, this morning I crashed so bad, I had to reinstall my OS, plus a few other things, and well, you can understand why I couldn't.
Thank - you very much.
White_Moth
Reply #9 Wednesday, July 2, 2003 6:36 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, July 2, 2003 6:36 AM
All fixed now, well last night.
It was MSN messenger.
I had used the version that came with my OS, and then I upgraded it, but had problems DLing the upgrade. On the third attempt, I got it to DL.
After §tatic and pictoratus pointed me in the right direction, I used my Auto-Start Manager to unload IM, then I rebooted, loaded IM again in Auto-Start, rebooted again.
I heard what sounded like an avalanche in my HD as everything corrected itself.
This morning, all is working great.
It was MSN messenger.
I had used the version that came with my OS, and then I upgraded it, but had problems DLing the upgrade. On the third attempt, I got it to DL.
After §tatic and pictoratus pointed me in the right direction, I used my Auto-Start Manager to unload IM, then I rebooted, loaded IM again in Auto-Start, rebooted again.
I heard what sounded like an avalanche in my HD as everything corrected itself.
This morning, all is working great.
Chef Garry
Reply #10 Wednesday, July 2, 2003 10:31 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, July 2, 2003 10:31 AM
Glad to hear it's fixed. Great relief for you I'm sure!
White_Moth
Reply #11 Thursday, July 3, 2003 5:44 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, July 3, 2003 5:44 PM
The problem came back...
...as soon as I went online there it was again. So I contacted my ISP and through "Live Chat" discovered that they began using an Email Client that requires Microsoft Office. Not having MS Office, I was asked to choose Outlook Express. When I did so, the Window so far, has not returned.
On another note,
The other day I began using MSN Messenger which I rather liked, however, not long afterward I began getting "Pre-attack probes. Today in a 20 minute period, I received 30 "HTTP_JRun_Double_Sk" hits which an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the Web administration interface appended with an extra forward-slash character to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to administrative functions.
You can...
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Macromedia Product Security Bulletin MPSB02-06. See References.
Westpoint Security Advisory wp-02-0009.txt
Macromedia JRun Admin Server Authentication Bypass
http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0009.txt
I have chosen to remove MSN Messenger and in doing so, the attacks have ceased.
[Message Edited]
...as soon as I went online there it was again. So I contacted my ISP and through "Live Chat" discovered that they began using an Email Client that requires Microsoft Office. Not having MS Office, I was asked to choose Outlook Express. When I did so, the Window so far, has not returned.
On another note,
The other day I began using MSN Messenger which I rather liked, however, not long afterward I began getting "Pre-attack probes. Today in a 20 minute period, I received 30 "HTTP_JRun_Double_Sk" hits which an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the Web administration interface appended with an extra forward-slash character to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to administrative functions.
You can...
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Macromedia Product Security Bulletin MPSB02-06. See References.
Westpoint Security Advisory wp-02-0009.txt
Macromedia JRun Admin Server Authentication Bypass
http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0009.txt
I have chosen to remove MSN Messenger and in doing so, the attacks have ceased.
[Message Edited]
Chef Garry
Reply #12 Thursday, July 3, 2003 5:56 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, July 3, 2003 5:56 PM
it was nice of your ISP to let you know wasn't it. I'd be tempted to send them a bit of a thank you note.
White_Moth
Reply #13 Friday, July 4, 2003 4:30 AM
Reply #13 Friday, July 4, 2003 4:30 AM
Well, out of all of that, I learned quite a bit. So overall, it was my gain.
BTW, I went directly to MSN's site and DLed the latest version of MSN Messenger 6.0, and so far I have had good beginnings with it. It is also much nicer than the "upgrade" one I received earlier. It is free.
[Message Edited]
BTW, I went directly to MSN's site and DLed the latest version of MSN Messenger 6.0, and so far I have had good beginnings with it. It is also much nicer than the "upgrade" one I received earlier. It is free.
[Message Edited]
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Reply #1 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 6:55 PM
If it has tabs and doesn't look like they are from WC, I don't expect that it's us. The popup window bit itself seems to preclude that.
Ignore it and/or run AdAware or something to see what's causing it.
Kris