I typed in google, Oklahoma results and this is what I get

[madokie]

whats the deal with this. been happening for a few days now. Yesterday when I asked how to reclaim the 8 gig that xp sets aside for itself I got this too. been other searches that returned this also.


We're sorry...
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[unhappycamper]

1. 'Oklahoma results' works fine for me.

Did you do anything unusual with cookies?

[madokie]

2. no same as always, turned off

I have been getting these warnings for a few days now on several other queries. Could it maybe be my security settings??? It all started when I was looking to see if I could find anyone who has hacked the 8 gig that xp uses for some odd reason that does not show up in my computer or anywhere else I've found. Its like I hit a nerve when I inquired about reclaiming that 8 gig of space. What is micro$haft doing with that space on my hard drive??? I'm really starting to wonder and more so as I keep getting these warnings now. I'm on a fresh install of xp home.

:tinfoilhat: maybe needed???

Add: I deleted the google cookies so maybe that'll fix it. Thanks for the help ;-)

[unhappycamper]

3. You want to make sure that you have the updates for SP2 from a naked install.

XP SP2 took care of most of the problems from the early XP days.

[madokie]

4. actually I have sp3 rc1 on here downloaded from microsoft

I think the reason it was still happening was because of a cookie issue and I deleted them and so far no more warnings. but why would when I was looking for info on the squirreled away by xp hard drive space did this start???

Oh and on the sp3 rc1 when I first put it on I could see a speed increase in everything this computer is used for which isn't much mind you but I do suggest to check out sp3 for xp. It appears to be a step in the right direction for xp to be going.
Thanks UHC ;-)

[RoyGBiv]

5. I don't know, but ...

I got that a lot myself last night for really weird things, or I should say, very common things. A search for a single word resulted in that. I ignored the page that comes up, went back to the main google page, then typed it the search term again. That time I had no problem.

It seems almost random.

I knew Google had this "feature" and that it is triggered by certain combinations and manners of entering search terms. I am guessing -- purely a guess -- that they've been working on the mechanism for this and that it has become a bit twitchy for the moment.

[madokie]

6. only for the last few days has I seen it

My neighbor and I was talking about the 8 gig that xp squirrels away and I said I'd do a google on it and when I did thats when it first started and it happened several times after wards on things I'd googled before without a hitch. I deleted my google cookies this morning and so far I haven't seen it again. OT, but Google just bought 800 acres just across the road from us here and are in a hell of a construction project that rivals anything any of the construction workers that I've talked to say they've ever been on. 24 giant generators, we're talking locomotive sized diesel engines turning them. A huge water line. They are definitely up to something is all I know. Thanks for letting me know it isn't only me having the problems I had, I don't feel quit so paranoid now.

[RoyGBiv]

7. I was glad to see your note too ...

I was about to get irritated. Well, I am irritated a bit, but it's nice to have company. :-)

Mean to add this initially. It's definitely not a service pack or even a Windows issue. Happened on my Linux box using both Konqueror and Firefox.

[madokie]

8. so was it with puppy with seamonkey

I've been playing around with my xp using nlite and have a new install so when google was acting foolish I booted puppy and sure enough I had the same problem with it too.
Do you know if anyone has hacked into the extra 8 gig that xp hides from us by any chance. I sure would like to know what they are using that HD space for. Why must they hide it???

[RoyGBiv]

9. 8 gigs?

I am unfamiliar with this.

Are you certain it isn't a hidden partition set aside by the company that originally built the system? (Can't remember if you built this system yourself or not.)

There's a certain amount of space that ends up not being used when one installs Windows. I can't remember what the size of that space is ... been too long since I've installed Windows and paid attention ... but it's not nearly that much.