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| Thread ID: 113921 | 2010-11-09 21:54:00 | Not a good day yesterday | Thomas01 (317) | PC World Chat |
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| 1151771 | 2010-11-11 05:58:00 | That must be real handy for the 2% of the world that use Linux. Yeah, handy for cleaning viruses from the hard drives of those who use Windows :cool: |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1151772 | 2010-11-11 06:04:00 | Yeah, handy for cleaning viruses from the hard drives of those who use Windows :cool: Surely they both gave there ups and downs, 90% of stuff won't run on Linux and 90% of Windows use decent protection. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1151773 | 2010-11-11 06:09:00 | I may be completely wrong ... but I think Thomas is asking why a (his) computer wouldn't boot when he left a non bootable floppy disc in it - obviously because it wasn't a bootable floppy - however, I think his question is, why doesn't the same thing happen when you leave a USB device in the computer. Please correct me if I am wrong, but it has to do with the BIOS in that it searches for the first drive which has been deemed bootable ... in older computers this would be "a" or the floppy ... leaving a nonbootable floppy in the drive confuses said computer until it is utterly Peeved. Most computers will not have USB ports deemed bootable in the BIOS ... having said that, it is possible to boot off a USB stick if it has a bootable program installed on it. :2cents: |
SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1151774 | 2010-11-11 08:14:00 | Yeah, handy for cleaning viruses from the hard drives of those who use Windows :cool: I have used Linux for that reason many times because you know absolutely nothing is running to interfere with the process. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1151775 | 2010-11-11 08:17:00 | Most computers will not have USB ports deemed bootable in the BIOS ... having said that, it is possible to boot off a USB stick if it has a bootable program installed on it.:2cents: Most will now. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1151776 | 2010-11-11 09:28:00 | Most new ones will now. Fixed. :) |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1151777 | 2010-11-11 09:37:00 | I have used Linux for that reason many times because you know absolutely nothing is running to interfere with the process. Exactly, running a virus scan on a booted infected OS can't really be trusted, especially if dealing with a rootkit. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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