Re: Phantom CD
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Hi!
>I have 2 questions that might help me help you (maybe) on this one. >First,
>what exactly is the problem you're having with the disk? Apparently, >the
>drive is reading from it since you indicated that you now have Windows >on
yes,it worked when installing and a few weeks later,after installing a
shareware antivirus(that now has been removed) it stop reading 'that'
CD.
Some one told me,at this mail list(sorry, I don't remember who!) that
could be due to a hardware problem with the diode of the laser reader...
but then,why it works correctly with other data CD's and music cd's?
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I know some things about viruses, and there is such a thing as viruses that
actually target antivirus software. Many will forbid them to run. Others
can be made to launch whenever a AVS tries to scan for them! If the AV cd is
the only one behaving this way, that is the first thing I'd start looking
for. In the meantime, I wouldn't try uploading any files to the rest of us -
just in case.
If the program is older, the chances are much higher that this *could* be
the cause. I have found it always to be wisest to keep 2 AV program's on my
system. You might try downloading some freeware or shareware AVS programs
and scanning with them, just to see what happens. They might turn up
something. Thunderbyte used to be a good one that was shareware, but keep in
mind, its VERY sensitive. It think practically anything is a virus. So you
need to play with its settings. It's been a long time since I've fiddled
with any of their stuff.
Also, some viruses may not turn up on the first try. If you get nothing,
try again the next day or so, just to make sure. If you do find one, then
get more trouble later on, you might try scanning some of your more recently
used floppy diskettes. Some viruses replicate themselves out to every
available medium that they can write to.
Anyway, I'd give it a shot. See what turns up. It could be something else,
but that's probably where I'd start.
Good luck!
Isaac
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