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Thread ID: 40257 2003-12-03 00:08:00 Virus? NTLDR missing, OE folders empty, DOC's gone grambo (4926) Press F1
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196639 2003-12-03 05:06:00 How about trying to recover those files lost to view (but never forgotten?)

A couple of good ones are disk investigator (www.theabsolute.net) and PC inspector (www.webattack.com)
Pheonix (280)
196640 2003-12-03 05:07:00 Scan with http://www.housecall.antivirus.com
Or goto:
www.my-etrust.com

Free for a year :-)
Chilling_Silently (228)
196641 2003-12-03 05:13:00 >the another option is a carbon based virus

What a great description of the human contribution to computer problems :^O

Have you considered trojans? Not all antiviral software program will detect them. Try one of these:

Swat It (swatit.org)

Simply Super - Trojan remover (www.simplysup.com)
Jen C (20)
196642 2003-12-03 20:49:00 So if this is your "client" you are working for, do all the people posting here get a cut of whatever you're charging?

After all they are providing the fix for you...
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
196643 2003-12-03 21:04:00 > So if this is your "client" you are working for, do
> all the people posting here get a cut of whatever
> you're charging?

Oooh . . Goody!

Do I get extra coz I posted x3?

]:)
Chilling_Silently (228)
196644 2003-12-03 23:19:00 You're on to it. I was beginning to wonder why you have done some many posts. The cheque is in the mail!
Yes I do get paid sometimes for the work I do. I mow lawns, paint fences, refurbish school furniture, fix PC's, almost anything for a few bucks. My company, (established in 2003) will be providing Accounting services for small businesses in 2004 when I have completed the setup.
If I was getting paid for a job and used a resource on the internet to complete that job, should I feel any obligation to share that remuneration with the original source of that information. I think not! Not quite, there would be a few exceptions.
Back to the problem, yes it was a Trojan. The Win XP is almost totally trashed and the 'client' (doh! ...friend) has got recent backups so I have recommended a full reinstall. Ooops, I owe someone some money for that because it was suggested in an earlier post in this thread.
Thanks to everyone who posted. My payment to you is that I will also contribute to PressF1 when I feel I have something 'useful' to post.
grambo (4926)
196645 2003-12-04 00:29:00 Ahem ..... "Hello" <smiles and waves> :) :) :) antmannz (28)
196646 2003-12-04 00:55:00 Point taken Ant... grambo (4926)
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