Re: XP Pro--"My Computer" Dialog Not Well

From: Ian Kenefick (ian_kenefick_at_eircom.net)
Date: 01/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:19:09 +0000

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:27:40 GMT, "W. Wat son"
<wolf_tracks@invalid.inv> wrote:

>David H. Lipman wrote:
>> It is a general cleanup.
>> With 100's of thousands of known infectors, they are real hard to keep track of.
>>
>> Stinger Targets ~47 of the top most Internet worms.
>>
>> Trend Sysclean is a broad-spectrum; worm, Trojan and virus removal tool.
>>
>> Adaware is a non-viral malware scanner and remover.
>>
>Computers will yet drive me looney. :-) Last night I decided to back up
>some files and noticed I could not get my DVD to open. I shutdown and went
>to sleep. Got up to find the problem I described at the start of this
>thread. Found and deleted one virus. Called Sony for help on the DVD. They
>suggested that I remove the DVD unit and supply power only, then try to
>open the tray. It worked, I put it back in the computer, and rebooted.
>Everything works as prior to the virus incident! XP behaves properly and
>the DVD is recognized.
>
>I've printed out your instruction and will use them in the future. Thanks
>for those. In the meantime, I'll endeavor to update my virus checker, NAV.
>
>I think I mentioned that when I started to analyze my recent problem that
>NAV was turned off. That I attribute to a bout with an SP2 (Svc Pck)
>install for XP about six weeks ago. It did not go well, and I had to diddle
>with firewalls settings, and possibly NAV. Somewhere along the line it must
>have gotten turned off. Onward.

You could do a lot worse than book mark this -
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html and of course my
own website - www.ik-cs.com

Regards,
Ian Kenefick
http://www.IK-CS.com

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