TCH-Thomas

I know, madman

Let me see if i understand this... If you asked TCH to transfer this and its 10 days I think you should open a help desk ticket (See top of page) If you asked another one to transfer it, it is them you need to contact. I was in a similar mess with my jikrantz.com, so i dropped it and registered jikrantz.se instead. But in your case, contact appropriate help desk and pray.

To Madman: Oh, but i thought Beth run Norton System Works & Anti-Virus? To Beth/Ninepatch: Firewall isnt included in Norton System Works & Anti-Virus , only in Norton Internet security (NIS) and Norton Personal Firewall (NPF).

BlackIce?

I´m sorry to hear this but im happy to hear you are ok and back. You dont happen to know the name of that virus?

Ok, back from restoring this computer. First of all, I and Pamilla would like to say thanks everyone involved in this. Thumbs Up The computer didnt let me do anything but to run the factory-recovery cd. After that the long process of installing all programs started. It took time but now its done and all precautions (that can be taken) is taken to not have this disaster to happen again. Again, thanks anyone (Now im soon off for some sleep)

I have heard that theres a program similar to incredimail but named something like outlook... I am restoring a computer for a friend and she apparently had this program but is not sure what it was called and wants it back if possible. Does anyone know?

Agrees on that Bruce, I was only saying that its better to do online scan than to install an older antivirus software and not being able update its deifinitions. If it can be done offline with access to the newest deifinitons, its the best.

Thats why i recommended to do a online scan initially, then you will have access to all the latest files.

First of all, take a deep breath...then You´ve got any kind of access/internet connection to this faulty computer? If so, go straight to Symantec Antivirus center to do a online scan.

Only problem with most of those is that you either have to live in right country or have right phone operator. but i think its a great service for those who can use it.

Agrees on that 100% I see it as this though: Easy way...fix/kick it out the window (but its not my computer so its out of the question) Hard way...fix/replace the boot.ini, installing good antivirus, firewall, spyware tools...

Now you scare me a little. But im ok with that. We just have to wait and see how big problems she actually does have. If you dont see me in here for a couple of days, i am on a thank you dinner with her on a restaurant, melting in to her eyes or if you see a heeeeeeeeelp-message in here from me you know i am stuck in gate$ world.

Thanks Madmanmcp I am getting my hands on this computer later tonight (my time) so i thought of doing that if needed. Me and my friends conversation (about this) has been over phone so far, so and (i hate to say this... ) she is worse than me on these things, so i think the situation is not so bad as it sounds on her. I mean some cleaning up files can not make the computer unbootable as far as i know. Or can it? That windows will not run i understand, but not unbootable.

Ive read that page now, but i dont think it will help cause as i understood her on phone she can not boot or atleast this message is all that shows up. After that it is just dead. Good thing is that she is on her way over to my place with the computer so i can take a look on it and then i will know if she missunderstood me with my boot-questions/instructions.

Thanks Bruce. I did a search on google, this one did not show up as a result. I only got one result but no info on that.

Thanks Bruce. I was though thinking that maybe my family members had some opinions on which file system to choose.

A friend (computer illiterate) called me today and yelled help. She had done some cleaning up in her system, mostly downloaded stuff as i understood. Then when she is starting up her computer again she meets this message: \system32\hal.dll. Nothing more nothing less. I ask her to look for a blinking cursor so we can copy the missing hal file to her system but she see nothing. I tell her to reboot, insert recovery cd (this was an preinstalled xp version) and basically anything i can come up with. Recovery cd´s splash screen blinks for a few moments then the above message shows up again. What to do? Any help greatly appreciated.

Not sure this is O/S or software question... Ive read that there is a filesystem in XP named ntfs (i think). What are the good sides and bad sides with converting to this file system?

Another one of these Yeti games, Yeti/Pingu Flipper

A magician worked on a cruise ship. The audience was different each week, so the magician did the same tricks over and over again. One problem: The captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he understood, he started shouting in the middle of the show: "Look, it's not the same hat!" "Look, he's hiding the flowers under the table." "Hey, why are all the cards the ace of spades?" The magician was furious, but couldn't do anything. It was, after all,the captain's parrot. Then the ship sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood in the middle of the sea, with, as fate would have it, the parrot. They stared at each other with hatred, but did not utter a word. This went on for a day and then another and then another. Finally on the fourth day, the parrot could not hold back: "OK, I give up. Where's the ship?

We dont celebrate it but, Happy St. Patrick's Day, to those who are.

What am i supposed to do there? I opened a door to a locker and the painting fell down. Then i can do nothing.

Stupid questions perhaps, but you are sure he does exist on this adress and you have not made any typos?

When Mitch left TCH for a while his Jeering jargon columns (read more here) stopped. Now he is back and says this: Do you want them back? Vote now. [EDIT, by TCH-Raul] I removed the "hl=jeering" (added by the forum search function) from the link so the word "jeering" wouldn't appear highlighted on the post