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ceagleImmediately.
Or at least in the next few days.
1. Do a backup.
Do a virus/spyware scan, then do a Backup.
If you don't have a backup system, at least use CDRs.
Or get a backup system.
2. Make a Restore Point.
If your system is too old to have this built-in, get Norton GoBack.
I've seen way too many people hurt lately by the torture if dying computers.
Please. You'll be glad you did.
*winghugs to those in need*.
Or at least in the next few days.
1. Do a backup.
Do a virus/spyware scan, then do a Backup.
If you don't have a backup system, at least use CDRs.
Or get a backup system.
2. Make a Restore Point.
If your system is too old to have this built-in, get Norton GoBack.
I've seen way too many people hurt lately by the torture if dying computers.
Please. You'll be glad you did.
*winghugs to those in need*.
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Date: 2004-10-19 05:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-22 12:59 am (UTC)hoot! hoot! ;D
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Date: 2004-10-19 07:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-22 01:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-19 08:46 am (UTC)http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/maxtor/?epi_menuItemID=6adb6b8313633595062e6be791346068&epi_menuID=976d37cd478c5826433f226075b46068&epi_baseMenuID=976d37cd478c5826433f226075b46068&channelpath=/en_us/Products/External%20Hard%20Drives/OneTouch%20II%20Family
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Date: 2004-10-22 01:08 am (UTC)I've installed a few of those over the last year :>
I got a basic 40G AcomData one on sale a couple years ago, and I know I should do backups more often... I figure once a week for businesses at the least, and once a month for home systems is a good target. Sometimes it's about 6 months before I get to it, but I try not to push it much farther, and most important, get a good fresh backup of each new system for at least a working base to fall back on in a worst case scenario.
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Date: 2004-10-19 10:18 am (UTC)Have we had an incident, pretty birdie?
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Date: 2004-10-22 01:17 am (UTC)Just a few saddening encounters with friend's and associate's machines over the last few weeks, mostly...
Also finally opened up a machine I had loaned to me bruddah last year, and found gobs o' spyware, virususses and adware on there too... ;P
Worst of all is that although I got those off of there, sometimes the sweeps can't repair all the damage. In this case I can't interpret javascript at all anymore. *snif*
I'm fairly sure a browser upgrade would fix it, but I've been trying to find a less intrusive way, and haven't yet.
But yeah... I jus' wish people could *use* their computers with less woes and hiccups, and backups/restore points can really do a lot to ensure dat ^v^
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Date: 2004-10-19 10:37 am (UTC)Each week or so I back up all my personal files into an external drive. I also use Ghost once a month, too. Putting personal stuff on external disks is a very good idea, I think.
GoBack is great for most purposes, and I honestly loved it. It's quite a system hog, though, and the occasional game I indulge in doesn't often take kindly to it.
With all the writing and work I do on my computer, a data loss would be catastrophic.
-- Jacob
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Date: 2004-10-22 01:33 am (UTC)Yesh... Ghost izza good one for backup-imaging the entire drive, yup!
Newer systems have a good built-in solution, which just needs to be turned on. *peep* With HUGE hard drives these days and larger RAM defaults, the system resource drains are less of a bother anymore, luckily *wags feathers*...
I found that DriveImage2002 is awwwesome for doing backup-restore CDs too.
Other items that I find essential for Windows of late:
SpySweeper
V-Com Utilities
a hardward firewall preferably (usually using LinkSys)
a virus catcher that works (Norton seems to work on less than half the systems I try anymore, since they've been reducing backwards compatibility for a few years, but I hear the 2005 version is an improvement)
Good to hear your system is pretty well secured!
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Date: 2004-10-19 11:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-22 01:46 am (UTC)(always one in a crowd....) *wingbats your ears*
Welp... X10, Alexa, Gator, CometCursor, BonziBuddy, WildTangent, ...there's plenty of 'em out thar...
Here's a page that sums up 155 of the worst...
http://www.spywareguide.com/product_list_clsid.php
Enjoy! *rolls eyes..*
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Date: 2004-10-19 11:17 pm (UTC)Win2K is much more problematic, and you're advice on the GoBack is solid.
For XP folks, take a peek at your System Restor properties like so:
R Click on My Computer
Select Properties
Click on the System Restore tab
Verify Turn off System Restore is NOT checked. Give System restore at least 2MB of disk space, 4MB+ is better, just leave the Disk Space slider all the way to the right is best.
CYa!
Mako
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Date: 2004-10-22 01:49 am (UTC)And oddly 'nuff, I've found many systems (mostly non-Dell) don't have restore on as a default... ;P
'preciate ya peekin' into the thread! *wags*
At the moment I don't have much to lose...
Date: 2004-10-19 11:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-22 01:52 am (UTC)Sounds like you've got some good resources there..! Hopefully your venture into computing will be a really favorable one :>
*hugs ya back* ^v^
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Date: 2004-10-20 08:57 am (UTC)I'm currently waging war by proxy to have the laptop declared a lemon. Wish me luck.
-- ArchTeryx
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Date: 2004-10-22 01:56 am (UTC)When it's not software, that can be a challenge too.... *wingpats...* I sure hope that you've got a backup, and that the overall battle will be won in your favor... best wishes to you, bird buddy..
*h u g*.
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Date: 2004-10-22 12:30 pm (UTC)I hope that I find ya again soon, feathery one. *HUG*
-- ArchTeryx
*blinks*
Date: 2004-10-20 09:14 pm (UTC)eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh... that's scary! hey, even
before online ouchies like viruses and spypoop,
there were hd crashes and modems on during
electrical storms! you wanna keep it? you get it
backed up or you get jacked up! >.o
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Date: 2004-10-22 02:03 am (UTC)Lost many a file meself over the years, and one for a college class during one of those electrical storms on campus, now that ya mention it 8| *yoicks*
Definitely not shakin' a wing at anyone here for not having goofed up big time meself now and then... *blushes beak*... Just wanna spread the wingful word in hopes of helping folks meet fewer and fewer shreds of agony as time goes on.. :>
I hope all's well out your way! *wags and wingpats you and yer main meow*
...C. :>
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Date: 2004-10-26 02:31 pm (UTC)But later a nifty program called SpywareBlaster and that eliminated problems as well a Hijackthis for a interesting discovery of the RdxIE dll from realplayer (This came from an advanced search from Spybot)
And CWS Shredder, Winpatrol, and CCleaner. helped too.
and also this http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
hey.. no problem :>
Date: 2004-10-27 02:47 am (UTC)I just discovered HiJackThis a month ago, too... very revealing and helpful app!