PCWorks: v*rus removal help

2001-06-21 Thread Kathy Tabandera
aloha, My daughter got my computer infected with the W32 choke worm v*rus C:/choke exe. She got it through MSN Messenger from a friend. My anti v*rus detects us but is unable to delete it. How do I remove it from my computer? HELP! aloha a hui hou, Kathy = PCWorks Mailing

Re: PCWorks: v*rus removal help

2001-06-21 Thread Tom Phillips
Kathy, Try this website for info and how to remove. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.choke.worm.html Good luck t0m aloha, My daughter got my computer infected with the W32 choke worm v*rus C:/choke exe. She got it through MSN Messenger from a friend. My anti v*rus

Re: PCWorks: v*rus removal help

2001-06-21 Thread Barry Aronson
At 05:55 AM 6/20/01 -1000, you wrote: aloha, My daughter got my computer infected with the W32 choke worm v*rus C:/choke exe. She got it through MSN Messenger from a friend. My anti v*rus detects us but is unable to delete it. How do I remove it from my computer? HELP! aloha a hui hou,

Re: PCWorks: v*rus removal help

2001-06-21 Thread Jim McQueeney
Kathy Tabandera wrote: aloha, My daughter got my computer infected with the W32 choke worm v*rus C:/choke exe. She got it through MSN Messenger from a friend. My anti v*rus detects us but is unable to delete it. How do I remove it from my computer? HELP! aloha a hui hou, Kathy

RE: PCWorks: AOL Addy with Outlook Express

2001-06-21 Thread Carol Warman
Toshiro: Since I have not seen a response to your question, I'll take a stab at it. I'm not sure what your friend means by AOL 6.0 will not allow me to use Outlook Express with a POP3. Once the user establishes an Internet connection via AOL, s/he should be able to open Outlook Express and

Re: PCWorks: Staying connected to my ISP

2001-06-21 Thread Ann Parker
Maybe this will helphttp://stopdrop.com/..Let me know if it works. Ann Jim Cladingboel wrote: Hi all, I am allowed unlimited on-line time, in periods of maximum three hours. I usually spend 60 to 90 minutes on-line between 3pm and 5pm daily. However, if I am

RE: PCWorks: AOL Addy with Outlook Express

2001-06-21 Thread Peter Kaulback
Got this from a friend. It's over my head. Can anyone help? i would appreciate any help/advice i can get on this one. the prob is that i want to use a POP3 email addy set up for me by a group to which i have joined. i use AOL 6.0 and it will not allow me to use Outlook Express with a POP3. i

PCWorks: Defragmenter acting strangely

2001-06-21 Thread Harold B.
Hi all: Strange thing has happened to my Win98 defragment machinery. Formally it always held up for awhile at the 10% mark (no problem there; it's expected). Then it would fill up all the boxes (on the show details screen) and when the road was clear it would quickly self-scroll down to the next

PCWorks: Hard to locate electronic PC Items.

2001-06-21 Thread Ed
I have noticed some of you have been looking for older replacement PC parts. Here's a link to HSC Electronics, an outlet for most any thing for PC's, MAC, Short Wave, switches, cables and much more. Do you need an old motherboard, modem, case, CB or short wave equipment. . . .this might be the

PCWorks: Defrag

2001-06-21 Thread CUTTER827
What's the function of defragging your system? I finally attempted to do that with my Windows98 program and after running more than an hour, the progress bar fluctuated between 0-2% complete. At that point, I interrupted it. I know it's probably silly, but I've never run this program

Re: PCWorks: Defrag

2001-06-21 Thread Peter Kaulback
In the wee hour of 09:05 PM 6/21/01 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] bequeathed such tales as these: What's the function of defragging your system? I finally attempted to do that with my Windows98 program and after running more than an hour, the progress bar fluctuated between 0-2% complete. At that

PCWorks: Defrag

2001-06-21 Thread CUTTER827
Frank and Peter, Thanks for the help. My hard drive is 1.94 GB. Yeah, I surf the web, but do a fair amount of word processing work on it, as well powerpoint and print presentations. Also, browse and download a quite a bit of pdf files. I'll try the End it All program that Frank suggested. Any

PCWorks: Defrag Friends

2001-06-21 Thread CUTTER827
Linda, Thanks for the quickie insight. It helps. I've this laptop for about 3 years. I'll take your suggestion! ;) = PCWorks Mailing List = Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines make sure you've followed proper posting procedures,

PCWorks: Explorer has caused an error in GD132.DLL

2001-06-21 Thread Prince Obiri-Mainoo
I cannot get access to my Solo 2500 laptop because the entire desktop icons and the start button cannot open up with the following error message: Explorer has caused an error in GD132.DLL. Explorer will now close. If you continue to experience problems,try restarting your computer. This, I