On February 16, 2005 12:23 am, Travis Rousseau wrote: > Well i thought I would go to update it and it didn't work or even > microsofts website (it does on 3 linux computers) so im guessing > something was up with it (some virus). I guess i'll just format it and > start over again, not sure if i'll use windows for a while. These are > some of the OS's im thinking of OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Hurd, One of > many linux distros, or if i can make some reason maybe windows. Every > time i go to windows i have problems (sometimes because of me) i dont > get how some people never have problems with windows? Do i just not know > what im doing? is there some secret?
To fix all your windows issues with 1 command... format C: or, mkfs.[preferred partition type] /dev/xxx > > Travis R. > > Travis Rousseau wrote: > > Adaware and microsofts spyware thingy both detected nothing. > > > > Travis R. > > > > Hendrik Schaink wrote: > >> Travis, you *really* *really* need to start googling for winlogon.exe > >> -- there's a trojaned version out there, i.e. Malware. Use Adaware > >> and Spybot to confirm the presence, then you'll have your work cut > >> out to get rid of it. > >> > >> Hendrik Schaink > >> > >> Travis Rousseau wrote: > >>> It's clean, the patches are up to date and it and I dont even browse > >>> the internet or check mail with it and its behind a really good > >>> filewall (ipcop) > >>> > >>> Travis R. > >>> > >>> Hendrik Schaink wrote: > >>>> If your MS Windows computer slows down a lot, chances are you may > >>>> have been taken over by Malware. In the past 4 - 6 months, a slew > >>>> of Spyware, Adware and Invasionware -- collectively termed Malware > >>>> -- software has appeared on the scene and invaded MS hosts. I have > >>>> had 5 customers whose computer was taken over that could not just > >>>> simply be removed. In fact, I had to manually remove the invasion > >>>> by taking out it's hidden support base. > >>>> > >>>> I use these programs to check and recommend you check your Win2k box: > >>>> Adaware from http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/ > >>>> Spybot from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html > >>>> > >>>> HTH, Hendrik Schaink > >>>> > >>>> Travis Rousseau wrote: > >>>>> Ok I'm crazy about Linux but i figured that i should get some > >>>>> windows experience so I setup a win 2000 server to play around > >>>>> with. The thing is with Linux I never reboot unless I'm upgrading > >>>>> my kernel or must move the computer but now this windows computer > >>>>> has only been on about 20 days and has slowed down _big_ time! > >>>>> It's just a base install with the sound card disabled, no extra > >>>>> programs or fancy stuff. > >>>>> > >>>>> The computer that has windows on is a 1Ghz computer and has had > >>>>> Linux on many times before and Linux was never slow (even after 60 > >>>>> days once) the Linux computer beside the windows computer has > >>>>> been on for 21 days with many servers (Espessialy samba) and > >>>>> programs always running and is still as fast as the day it was > >>>>> turned on. > >>>>> > >>>>> Does windows acctualy need rebooting every few weeks? > >>>>> > >>>>> Travis R. > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> clug-talk mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >>>>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >>>>> **Please remove these lines when replying > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> clug-talk mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >>> **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
