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Thread ID: 37585 2003-09-11 22:47:00 No dig ram count till 90 seconds after start Ockerr (1960) Press F1
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174708 2003-09-11 22:47:00 I have a PII 350 Compaq desckpro and when I start up the computer instead of seein the usual ram count all I get is a flashing curser for 90 seconds then the total ram is displayed. then the computer tales another 2 1/2 minutes to load. It has onle happend this week after Downloading from Kazaa and recieving 6 virus's in the downloads.
I have removed the virus's. I have no settings for doing Quick boot and disableing the ram count in the bios, I am running winxp pro

It is now a slow computer
Cheers and thanks
Ockerr (1960)
174709 2003-09-11 22:51:00 Does your antivirus software scan for boot sector viruses? Jen C (20)
174710 2003-09-12 03:05:00 Yes I am using AVG and it has a boot Block test, I had the thought that it might be a virus in the Boot Block, so I will try another detecter either Nortons or Pccillen.
Ant other suggestions will be most appreciated
cheers
Ockerr (1960)
174711 2003-09-12 05:14:00 Go into the BIOS setup, and run the diagnostics. Maybe they turned your cache off. It might pay to set the BIOS to its defaults. Graham L (2)
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