RE: *ist Ds and virus ?

2006-04-11 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Sandra could it be that the laptop tries to boot from CD or even USB drives? Try to boot without a CD or diskette inserted or USB connection. If that works, go into the BIOS setup and change the boot order to hard disk first. You can repair your Windows Installation by fixing the master boot

Re: *ist Ds and virus ?

2006-04-11 Thread Thibouille
could it be that the laptop tries to boot from CD or even USB drives? Try to boot without a CD or diskette inserted or USB connection. If that works, go into the BIOS setup and change the boot order to hard disk first. You can even boot from most cameras ;) -- Thibouille

Now there's a thought (was Re: *ist Ds and virus ?)

2006-04-11 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:15:58 +0200 From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can even boot from most cameras ;) Put the OS of choice onto your memory card, in a bootable fashion. Put the applications there, too. Use a 2 gig or larger card.

Re: *ist Ds and virus ?

2006-04-11 Thread Leon Altoff
Sandra, If you have had your camera connected to a computer with a virus there is a VERY small chance of a virus being transferred, most modern viruses wouldn't work this way. I have heard of a case where a Canon printer was infected with a virus and infected the rest of an otherwise secure

Re: *ist Ds and virus ?

2006-04-10 Thread Adam Maas
Sounds more like a bad harddrive than anything else. -Adam Sandra Hermann wrote: I have a laptop that has never been online. I use it to store pictures and play CC. Today I turned it on and It informed me that the operating system was not availible. Is there anyway I have a virus

Re: *ist Ds and virus ?

2006-04-10 Thread Sandra Hermann
That is what I was thinking too. I have very little computer knowledge past the software stuff. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/698154 From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: *ist Ds and virus ? Date: Mon

Re: *ist Ds and virus ?

2006-04-10 Thread Thibouille
Was the camera pligged into the laptop when you turned it on ? On 4/10/06, Sandra Hermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a laptop that has never been online. I use it to store pictures and play CC. Today I turned it on and It informed me that the operating system was not availible. Is

Re: *ist Ds and virus ?

2006-04-10 Thread Rick Womer
On many laptops it is easy to remove the hard drive--it's under a cover (often with a latch), and one just removes the cover and pulls out the drive. Try removing and reinserting it a few times. This has fixed the operating system not available problem a few times on a Toshiba and an HP laptop.

RE: *ist Ds and virus ?

2006-04-10 Thread Don Sanderson
: *ist Ds and virus ? On many laptops it is easy to remove the hard drive--it's under a cover (often with a latch), and one just removes the cover and pulls out the drive. Try removing and reinserting it a few times. This has fixed the operating system not available problem a few times