On 2008/01/04 12:41 (GMT-0200) PBC Web Design apparently typed: > If I can get it booted up, then I'm going to > probably just reformat using the cd's that came > w/the system. I don't think there's anything > important on it but I'll ask her > first. Reformatting should rid the system of any virus, correct?
No! Formatting is something you do to a partition, not to the physical device. With W98 there's big likelihood that the problem is a boot sector virus or a BIOS virus, neither of which standard formatting would affect. Reinstalling might kill a boot sector virus, but it won't do anything about a BIOS virus. Bad assumptions can become expensive. First figure out what the problem is. Get and burn an iso from http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ and boot from it to diagnose what the problem actually is before trying to fix what ain't broke. Once you know what the problem is, I suggest if she's going to use it for the internet that you instead install an operating system capable of being defended against malware, something that cannot reasonably be done any longer with any version of WinDOS. -- "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [email protected] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
