Re: a virus got from www.greatsearch.biz

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 04/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 00:51:49 -0600

Are you saying when you select Disk Clean-up, it comes up and there is
only one box Compress Old Files?

Also finish the rest of the list in any event.

Be sure to enable a firewall if you have not already installed one:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Rasoul Khoshravan Azar" <rasoulazar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OwUn5mGKEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Dear Jones
> On the http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
> You mention:
> Article 2) Reboot
> Perform Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old files"
> But in my case it starts automatically without ony prompt for
choosing the
> options (except Compress old file)
>
> Machine Info: Toshiba laptop, satellite 1905-277, Pentium 4 CPU 1.60
GHz 256
> MB of RAM
> OS: Windows XP Home Edition with SP1
>
> Need more guidance on this issue.
> Will be very thankfull if you could kindly support me.
> TIA Rasoul

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