[RozG]

Does anybody know why there's a thingy on my comp saying ... com3 disconnected and does it matter?

[Christina86]

Do you know the exact message you're getting?

I know Com3 has something to do with ports or internet or something like that... but if you're able to post, then maybe it isn't a big problem? Have you noticed anything happening beyond the message?

[RozG]

it's just a little traffic light icon in my start up tray and i hover over it, it says com3 disconnected...that's it. as for noticing anything else...just that my comp plays up when my pc toolbar plays up but i don't know if that and this com3 thing are connected...which is why i posted about the pc toolbar prob too.

Maybe you should uninstall the pc toolbar and if nothing changes you can rule it out as the cause and just download it again?

[RozG]

i did think about that and i might still but i'm thinking it's the mywebsearch toolbar i have...my ad-aware scan said it's bad but it can't delete it and neither can i...weird and very irritating but i'll maybe get it figured yet.

How Do I Remove My Web Search?

First, uninstall the My Web Search option from Add/Remove Programs

1) Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel

2) Double click on Add/Remove Programs

3) Find "My Web Search" in the list of installed programs and click on Change/Remove to uninstall it. You may also want to uninstall any of the following items associated with FunWebProducts.

My Web Search (Smiley Central or FWP product as applicable)
My Way Speedbar (Smiley Central or other FWP as applicable)
My Way Speedbar (AOL and Yahoo Messengers) (beta users only)
My Way Speedbar (Outlook, Outlook Express, and IncrediMail)
Search Assistant - My Way

4) Reboot your Computer

5) Next, open My Computer, Drive C, and double-click on the Program Files folder

6) Right-click and delete the folders for:

FunWebProduct

MyWebSearch

7) MyWebSearch should now be completely uninstalled from your computer.

8) There will be some minor registry entries left behind by the uninstall, however these can be cleaned up by running SpyBot Search and Destroy or Ad-Aware SE or left alone.

[Perna]

Do you get online via telephone? COM 3 is generally a modem line so it could be telling you there's a problem with your connection or it's expecting to use that port but it isn't available like it's expecting but disconnected instead, etc. Sounds like something isn't hooked up right or your ISP isn't set up right.

[katheryn]

your websearch toolbar came with smiley central

orange is right its in add/remove but if you remove it you might lose smiley central

[DocClyde]

Yeah com3 would be a communications portal, so yep, modem sounds just right...be careful with what you do do...

[RozG]

Thanks Orange_Blossom...i love when people lay it all out for me like that...means i can print it out to check as i go. ty again.

[RozG]

no Perna i don't come online via fone but by broadband...like cable. there were a lot of probs at first tho coz my old provider was taken over by a new provider and it caused modem detection problems or something...all i know is an engineer had to come out coz it was too complicated for me. anyway, now i know what com3 is i ain't messing with it. thanks for answering tho.

[RozG]

yep i found that you do lose smiley central if you get rid of mywebsearch coz it's all bundled together.

[RozG]

well at least now i know what it is if i do ever have to call the company, and i won't mess with anything like that myself anyway.