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Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: buttcrack of the midwest |
![]() Ok, Here`s the deal. I have recently done a clean install of Win2KPro, due to some issues I couldn`t fix any other way. Some have recurred, the virii are gone. |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Land of one Headlight on. |
![]() I've had pretty good success with this finding 'issues.' Just make sure you back up the regisgtry when asked and the first couple of times take a good look at what it finds as 'issues' and wants to remove. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Florida |
![]() http://www.topology.org/lang/virus.html |
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: buttcrack of the midwest |
![]() Not sure if that`s what I`m lookin for, NoJive, as they are not unused files. They pop up 7 or 8 times an hour, but I`ll run it and see what happens. |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Land of one Headlight on. |
![]() Have you tried running msconfig and having a look at startup? |
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: :morF |
![]() For that matter, have you disabled the Messenger service? A lot of popups can be transmitted via that. It's one ginormous vulnerability that can sometimes bypass whatever software firewall you may be running. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Norway |
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Maniac (V) Inmate From: The South Pacific |
![]() I say this with no sarcasm whatsoever: a clean install shouldn't show any of the symptoms you described. |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence |
![]() Just one note to add. If you do a clean install make sure thet the disk or partiton where the OS is going to be installed is really clean. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Florida |
![]() This just isn't necessary with so many other operating systems. From what I've heard it doesn't even happen with Mac OS, and you can pay Apple loads of money and still be a consumer whore if you want (though IIRC the price is about half that of Windows). |
Paranoid (IV) Mad Librarian From: Glieberlermany |
![]() db, if the popup messages have "windows messager service" as their title, they're pretty harmless (and annoying too..) and you can disable them if you know where to look for the setting. We had an FAQ on it I think... |
Paranoid (IV) Mad Librarian From: Glieberlermany |
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Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: buttcrack of the midwest |
![]() Thanks all. Before I could get to your replies, my speakers and modem stopped working, too. |
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: buttcrack of the midwest |
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