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| Thread ID: 50508 | 2004-10-22 21:16:00 | Virus? Weird Computer Behavour | Brad H (738) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 283725 | 2004-10-22 21:53:00 | norton has locked up while scanning a powerpoint in my documents I know that it shouldn't have a virus in it used the same presentation on other computers will restart into safe mode | Brad H (738) | ||
| 283726 | 2004-10-22 21:55:00 | > To hazard a guess,You have a nasty virus that is > causing nortons to lock up everytime it stumbles > across it,the constant hard resets will also have the > effect of damaging the harddrive and system files. > > I would recomend slaving the drive to another comp > and doing a virus scan,Possibly with the trial > version of nod32...... how do you do that with a laptop that is brand new? |
Brad H (738) | ||
| 283727 | 2004-10-22 21:58:00 | went into safe mode clicked the okay button for running in safe mode and the screen went blank nothing working had to hard turn off again | Brad H (738) | ||
| 283728 | 2004-10-22 22:00:00 | Now when I turn it on nothing comes onto the screen the computer fans go mad switch off switch back on works fine this has happened the last two times that I have restarted | Brad H (738) | ||
| 283729 | 2004-10-22 22:01:00 | > > To hazard a guess,You have a nasty virus that is > > causing nortons to lock up everytime it stumbles > > across it,the constant hard resets will also have > the > > effect of damaging the harddrive and system files. > > > > I would recomend slaving the drive to another comp > > and doing a virus scan,Possibly with the trial > > version of nod32...... > > how do you do that with a laptop that is brand new? You remove the drive and mount it in a desktop system using an adaptor,No exactly recomended that you disasemble a brand new unit though,But the HD should be easily acesable. |
metla (154) | ||
| 283730 | 2004-10-22 22:01:00 | > Now when I turn it on nothing comes onto the screen > the computer fans go mad switch off switch back on > works fine this has happened the last two times that > I have restarted Send it back under warrenty . |
metla (154) | ||
| 283731 | 2004-10-22 22:05:00 | yeah but because i won it it will have to go back to the uni and then they will have to send it away and if it is a virus is that not covered...also would doing a system recovery work using the recovery console? | Brad H (738) | ||
| 283732 | 2004-10-22 22:07:00 | okay got into safe mode at last scanning now lets see if this works | Brad H (738) | ||
| 283733 | 2004-10-22 22:09:00 | Your a Uni student and you won it? Hells bells man,do the right thing. Swap it for beer and have a 3 day party. You could try the System restore,It never works when you need it though.....Cant hurt to have a stab. |
metla (154) | ||
| 283734 | 2004-10-22 22:12:00 | I'm actually a year 13 student went to the massey open day at albany and won by just turning up . . . virus scan has crashed the computer in safe mode scanning C:\BOOK this time so i will have to restore . . . next year I will do a bsc in computer science and electronics . |
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