Re: FN-FORUM: Bloody virus :P

date posted 4th February 2004 12:48

btw: what does AVG stand for?

Emma x
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rachael Bullock" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Bloody virus :P


>
> I used to work in an internet cafe and we used norton Antivirus we always
> found that when a PC had a virus Norton wouldnt pick the bugger up and it
> would be disabled. Norton was just a waste oif money so we just stuck AVG
on
> our PCS and it normally picked up the viruses. I now work in the web
> department for a software house and they advise their customers to use AVG
> so it must be a decent program. Just my opinion but if you think norton
isnt
> working then just uninstall it and add the AVG software.
>
>
> >From: Emma Trehane [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >To: "FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: what's the win XP difference..
> >Date: 4 Feb 2004 13:19:54 -0000
> >
> >
> >Hi Rachel,
> >
> >Thanks very much I'll try that now and get back to you, these bugs are
such
> >a nuisance.
> >
> >Emma x
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Rachael Bullock" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:12 PM
> >Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: what's the win XP difference..
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Emma
> > >
> > > The best solution that I can give is use a free virus scanner called
> >AVG.
> > > www.grisoft.com
> > >
> > > 99% of the time some viruses dont get picked up so I use an online
virus
> > > scanner called House Call
> > > housecall.antivirus.com.
> > >
> > > I suggest use house call first if it picks any viruses let me know as
im
> > > always getting rid of viruses from my bfs PC!!
> > >
> > > Rachael xx
> > >
> > > >From: Emma Trehane [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > >To: "FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > >Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: what's the win XP difference..
> > > >Date: 4 Feb 2004 12:50:17 -0000
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Hello there,
> > > >
> > > >I think I have been infected by the dreaded virus. I realise we have
> >been
> > > >over this once already but I didn't take heed at the time as my
> >computer
> > > >seemed ok then. The virus appears to have disabled my Norton Anti
> >Virus
> > > >too.
> > > >
> > > >Any advice would be much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >Emma
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Thorny_bird" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > >To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:55 AM
> > > >Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: what's the win XP difference..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Ah yes my old days of dual booting - I still have a machine that
> >dual
> > > >boots
> > > > > win 95 and 3.1 under the desk lol
> > > > >
> > > > > Theresa
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of
> >Rachael
> > > > > Bullock
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:46
> > > > > To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > > > Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: what's the win XP difference..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a dual boot of both 98 and XP on my machine - I havnt had
any
> > > > > problems running 98 programs on XP but I have had problems running
> >95
> > > >games
> > > > > in the built in XP emulator, so now I can run 95 games in 98 but
> >still
> > > >use
> > > > > XP for every normal day use.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >From: Thorny_bird [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > > > >To: "FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > > > >Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: what's the win XP difference..
> > > > > >Date: 4 Feb 2004 11:35:44 -0000
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Thanks Nick,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I'm toying with upgrading (read replacing) my win 98 machine, and
> > > >looking
> > > > > >at
> > > > > >the Dell Precision machines - and you can choose FAT32 or NTFS!!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I'm also looking at specing my own machine - maybe with Simply -
> >but
> >as
> > > > > >they've now closed their depo at Walthamstow - it isn't so
special.
> >But
> > > > > >thier tech support has always been so good.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Theresa
> > > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of
> >Nick
> > > > > >Grimshaw
> > > > > >Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:27
> > > > > >To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > > > >Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: what's the win XP difference..
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Theresa:
> > > > > > > between using win XP Porfessional with media using NTFS or
using
> > > >FAT32.
> > > > > >I
> > > > > > > know it is the file structure addressing thingy,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >:OD
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > but what effect would it
> > > > > > > have on my various pieces of software - some a bit old??
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Should have zero effect, unless the software you're talking about
> > > >fiddles
> > > > > >around with the disk e.g. Partition Magic
> > > > > >
> > > > > >- Nick Grimshaw
> > > > > >{ if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the
> >precipitate. }
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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