Neil wrote: >More specifically, does my iMac have a virus? > >[snip] > >My problem: I opened iTunes yesterday (version 2.0) as I do every day. >However, when I double-clicked to listen to a song in one of my playlists, >the song, which normally ran about 4 minutes was reduced to 21 seconds. I >proceeded to try this on about four more songs and it reduced all of them by >about 9/10. > >I checked the actual folder where the music is stored and, indeed, the >songs' files had been reduced to about 450 to 900k (depending on the >original length of the song) instead of the typical 3 to 6 MB. > >I do not have any virus program on my computer except for SAM from 1999. It >is not installed but when I tried to run it yesterday it said it was too old >for my operating system. > >I haven't noticed any other virus-like problems, though I have had a few >more freezes than is normal. I've run Norton Disk Doctor and it fixed any >problems. But the iTunes program is still shrinking my songs. > >
Corrupted iTunes? - reinstall it. Defrag your drive regularly and run your updated (for newer virus definitions) antivirus software especially if you download MP3 files - they are known to be virus carriers. Charlie -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
