RE: [OT] I think I have a virus
Sorry to hear that. I'm guessing you live in
Michigan. If you do, I'll probably be up there this
fall, near Battle Creek. If you havn't already fixed
the problem or formatted the hard drive, I'd be more
than happy to look at it. Also, before formatting, if
system restore is on, restore to an earlier point.
And with Windows XP, you can basically reinstall right
on top of its self, an in place upgrade and it will
usually fix the issue. You just have to do all the
updates and such again. Worth a try, and easier than
losing data forgotten during a backup. Good luck.
Chris
--- Greg Haberek <ghaberek at wowway.com> wrote:
>
>
> I'm just giving up on Windows for a while. I can't
> format my hard drive yet, I
> have way, way, way, waaaaaaaaaaay too much stuff on
> there to risk losing. I
> have my whole C:\EUPHORIA\ directory. There must be
> thousands of files and
> dozens of little projects that I need to back up.
> And not to mention a few
> gigs of mp3s (all mine, thank you) and 3 years worth
> of e-mails from EUforum
> and MMON.org (Michigan Merkur Owners Network - my
> car club).
>
> <rant type=ethical>
> It really is too bad that Windows is so aweful and
> full of holes that I have
> to give up on it. I can only image what kind of viri
> or worms other, 'normal'
> users get. I'm a programmer, a network admin, a
> penguin hugger, a windows user
> since 3.0, an i-can-fix-anything-with-buttons guru,
> and a car mechanic (and
> guru). So why do I, who uses anti-virus software, a
> *hardware* firewall and
> regular spyware checks (S&D and Ad-Aware), get stuck
> with irreprible (sp?)
> damage? Linux isn't to the point where I can develop
> applications that people
> I know can use, which is my current development
> market. Heck, I've practically
> memorized Win32Lib, I've been using it since David
> Cuny was developing it.
> wxEuphoria and EuGTK are similar, but I wish Llama
> was still alive and kicking
> <thought> considering next big project
> </thought>.
> </rant>
>
> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:06:37 -0700, irv mullins
> wrote
> >
> > posted by: irv mullins <irvm at ellijay.com>
> >
> > Greg Haberek wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok, I totally foobar-ed my computer. I did what
> was mentioned above, and
> > > when I restarted and logged on, Windows logged
> me right off. I tried
> > > logging in as Administrator, same thing. So I
> booted into Safe Mode and
> > > removed all the settings, restarted, same
> problem. I'm posting this from
> > > my laptop. (mmmmm.... Fedora :) If it weren't
> for the homework I need to
> > > do in VB, and the programs people want me to
> write *in Windows* I'd
> > > strip down that hard drive and install Fedora
> Core 2.
> > >
> > > Grrrr.... Stupid Spyware....
> >
> > There's an article on Slashdot.org about that
> right now.
> > Essentially, it says that after you format your
> disk and re-install
> > Windows, you have an average of 20 seconds online
> before you are hit
> > with some kind of exploit. Since it takes way
> longer than 20 seconds
> > to get and install all the Microsoft updates which
> are supposed to
> > protect you from such things, it seems like a lost
> cause. Maybe
> > order SP2 on CD from Microsoft?
> >
> > Irv
> >
> >
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