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Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 1:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    

quote:

I would recommend you follow Juju's advice about the virus scanner.




<struts around with chest puffed out like a danged silly fool>



Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 3:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
btw... avg 7 is a free antivirus. And it's as good or better then norton. :o)

Jed. :o)

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 3:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol, Juju!!

Shashakaye
Member

05-19-2003

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 4:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My dad has a compaq presario w windows 98se, he said he was trying to download something and his computer froze so he had to reboot from the tower. Now his computer will only start in safe mode. Please help

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sashakaye: One way to try to restore things, while in safe mode, run MSCONFIG and enable most of the normal startup programs then try booting again. He may have to tweak these setting (enable/disable different startups each time) until he finds what works. Then he can look at what is still disabled and try to resolve the problem knowing what is probably causing the problem.

Another thought to try, have your Dad select the Normal Boot with logging. When the computer hits the problem and reboots into safe mode again, he should be able to look through the file 'bootlog.txt' and see where it is getting hung up on booting. This should give him an idea where to look for the problem.

Let us know if this helps.

Arm22
Member

09-26-2003

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 10:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This is a big thread so forgive me for not searching, but does anyone know how to unzip a file? I'm trying to download a memory editor for my NEC cellphone, and the file is zipped(compressed). I'm somewhat computer illiterate but learning fast.LOL
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 11:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Arm22: You can download Winzip from their site at www.winzip.com. This is the most popular unzip program for the Windows operating system. This is a 'shareware' program which means that if you wish to continue using the program, they ask that you pay to register with them.

Hope this helps.

Arm22
Member

09-26-2003

Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 12:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks a lot Draheid, I'll try that.

Ketchuplover
Member

08-30-2000

Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 5:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I assume y'all know about the sasser virus. it slows your pc down.

now a ? about windows update. does/has anyone here installed the updates? any problems after installing?

how do you disable (temporarily) anti-virus software?

what about rosebud?

thank you :-)

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ketchuplover: There are a gazillion updates for Windows, depending on your version and when you last updated it. I run 'Windows Update' occasionaly and haven't had any problems with it (Windows/XP). I have heard others complain of a number of strange problems which required uninstalling the updates in some cases.

Most important thing to remember is to backup your system and/or save important files before proceeding with any update/upgrade on your computer.

You should be able to right-click on the Anti-Virus icon in your system tray and exit the program. This will effectively disable it. Of course you'll probably get warned several times that it isn't a good idea. FWIW, I never disable my Norton Antivirus before updating, but then I like to live dangerously!

Rosebuds are fine, if you like that sort of thing. I prefer roses in full bloom myself, but again, I like to live dangerously! (thorns and all, you know}

You're welcome.

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 6:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ummmmmmmmmm thought about it and won't post it DRA.

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
roflo

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 6:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
gosh darn it, I'm on a different computer...

ok y'all know Ihavethis gif of a

ROFLOL happy face person... use your imagination people

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 1:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rosebud was just a sled kl man. :o)

Littlec
Member

11-14-2003

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dra sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Yesterday my email program was working fine but now today it isn't again. UGH! I am using Windows ME and the email program is Outlook express. I didn't realize that there were other email programs. Do you think I should download a different email program? I use a cable modem and have AVG for my virus protector and it scans every night. I also have scanned for adware and got rid of everything there. And yep I still have the same problem. Oh and I almost forgot to tell you the weather here isn't great but it isn't raining. lol And Juju WE ALL KNOW HOW SMART YOU ARE!!!

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Littlec: Several articles I've just finished looking through for a solution suggest you may have a situation that your mailbox on the server is full. If you have Outlook Express setup a certain way, it may be leaving all mail on the server, even after you have received and read the messages.

To see if this is the case, try using a web based e-mail access service to log into your account directly on the server. I suggest www.mail2web.com . Enter your full e-mail address and password into the fields there and proceed to log in. Once connected, you should see any mail still residing on the server.

If you see a lot of messages or any that have very large attachment files, you might want to select those and delete them from the server. Then log out of the mail through the web interface and try your Outlook Express again.

Let me know if you discover a lot of e-mails on the server and I will be happy to help you change Outlook Express to delete the mail when it should.

Hope this helps.

Littlec
Member

11-14-2003

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 10:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
UGH! There were no messages! I have 5 email boxes and there were none on any of them. However I only have one going to outlook express. I don't use the others. I am going to change to one of the others and see if that makes a difference. Thanks for all your help!!!

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dra, how does that web based access service work? If you input your email address and password how do you know they do not have access to/use your emial..I mean is it really secure??

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 12:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jan: They have their privacy policy posted on the main page. Here is an excerpt from that page:
mail2web.com is not an e-mail service, but an e-mail application. Registration is not required, but is available to Users interested in customizing the application making it easier for regular Users. We may store e-mail messages, attachments, or passwords temporarily while you are using the mail2web.com application. After You have logged off from the application or the session has timed out, your email address and your password is removed from our system. Any remaining email messages and/or attachments that may reside on the server will be removed automatically within one hour. All activities that You conduct through the Site are considered private and are not recorded in a personally identifiable way. The data collected for the use of the mail2web.com application is anonymous and is used for statistical purposes only.


There is also a link on the main page for a secure login, in case you're concerned that your information may be 'captured' through entering it on an unsecure page.

I have used that service for several years and never had any trouble, FWIW.

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 12:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Dra. I always wonder about how secure things are anymore. I don't usually let it stop me as I really have nothing to keep secure..but all the same it is worrisome, n'est-ce pas?

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 4:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good evening, Draheid, :-)

I had a Trojan Horse virus the other day which I successfully corralled but each time I boot the computer, I keep getting a message from AVG saying I have one with a name that's a mile long & to use the program to rid myself of it.

Well, twice now I've run the program & both times it says I'm fine, then the next time I boot up, the message is on the screen again.

Thank you for any input you can offer.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 5:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rupertbear: I hate to ask this of you but I can't look for a solution without knowing the specific problem trojan that you are dealing with. I would speculate that AVG is dealing with the active portion of the problem but there is something else it isn't getting that re-activates the trojan when you reboot. Even a portion of the name might be helpful.

If you can post the information, I will be happy to research a solution for you.

Please let me know how I can help.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, thanks Draheid :-)

I wrote down the info earlier today....

C:SystemVolumeInformation\restore

and then there's about 50 numbers and/or letters followed by EXE.

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rupertbear. I don't know the name of the trojan you have. But, I do know that before you can get rid of it you will have to turn off system restore points.

Then restart and do a virus scan. You should be able to get rid of it after that. :o)

Do ya know how to turn off system restore points?

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Monday, May 03, 2004 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok Just incase... here's how ya turn off system restore points.

Click your start button on the bottom left of the screen.. Then control panel, Then click system Now click system restore

See the settings tab? Click it and change all drives to use zero space But, first ya gotta write down how much is being used right now> that way you can go back and change it when your done. and on main tab click stop using system restore.
Restart computer and run AVG again. :o)

Jed.