AND IT'S NOT GOING AWAY!!!

We may have to wipe the drive. I can't even turn it on, so I'll be on a lot less than usual for at least... today.

Possibly longer. We'll see.  :(

AND IT'S NOT GOING AWAY!!!

We may have to wipe the drive. I can't even turn it on, so I'll be on a lot less than usual for at least... today.

Possibly longer. We'll see.  :(
Oh dear! We had that very same problem last year and a new hard-drive had to purchase.

Well, young Dominic, that'll teach you to look at so much porn.

Well, young Dominic, that'll teach you to look at so much porn.


Agreed, you should have seen my inbox after I allowed him to use my computer for half an hour  ;D

Urgh, I have a rather severe dislike for virus's. One reason I run 'interesting' software. Virus's tend not to infect my computer for said reason.

If it's the same thing I have, the doctor said just put the lotion on it for a few days and avoid running or crossing your legs and it will be fine.

Ooooh THAT kind.  Sorry to hear it. 

Yet you keep talking....

You see... My mom's computer has the virus. My dad's (I only go to his house twice a week at the most) computer works fine. You see, I was looking up song lyrics, and the first site I visited gave me about 5 viruses... I DIDN'T EVEN CLICK ANYTHING!!!

After fixing a bunch of them, I decide to restart in safe mode.... then I can't run Windows anymore.

You see... My mom's computer has the virus. My dad's (I only go to his house twice a week at the most) computer works fine. You see, I was looking up song lyrics, and the first site I visited gave me about 5 viruses... I DIDN'T EVEN CLICK ANYTHING!!!

After fixing a bunch of them, I decide to restart in safe mode.... then I can't run Windows anymore.
I noticed that there is one website for lyrics has a dodgy virus connected to it, luckily we where protected and was throw away.

I noticed that there is one website for lyrics has a dodgy virus connected to it, luckily we where protected and was throw away.



Well, it wasn't a virus, but something was wrong with my computer, so we had to reinstall Windows. I didn't put an antivirus on (Though we have Norton on a CD), and I STILL went to look for lyrics (Stupid me). So, now we do have a virus. It wasn't even a lyrics site, it was an  artist's fansite... I doubt they put the virus there, the person who made the virus probably just stuck it in a random website it could access.

I didn't put an antivirus on (Though we have Norton on a CD), and I STILL went to look for lyrics (Stupid me). So, now we do have a virus.

I've been without antivirus and without any viral infections basically forever: I do run adaware fairly regularly to root out some of the malware, and have ZoneAlarm as a warning about things that are trying to do something nasty.. but no viruses: mainly I'd put that down to not using Internet Explorer or Outlook.

Urgh, I have a rather severe dislike for virus's.

I have a rather sever dislike for "virus's", too: it's an appalling and egregious misuse of an apostrophe ;)

AND IT'S NOT GOING AWAY!!!

We may have to wipe the drive. I can't even turn it on, so I'll be on a lot less than usual for at least... today.

Possibly longer. We'll see.  :(


That's spooky. It was only last night I was looking at virus rumours on Snopes.com  :o

But seriously, hope you get sorted soon  ;)

I've been without antivirus and without any viral infections basically forever: I do run adaware fairly regularly to root out some of the malware, and have ZoneAlarm as a warning about things that are trying to do something nasty.. but no viruses: mainly I'd put that down to not using Internet Explorer or Outlook.
I have a rather sever dislike for "virus's", too: it's an appalling and egregious misuse of an apostrophe ;)


I have the whole anti-virus and firewall thing, and my computer still gets messed up sometimes for no apparent reason.

I have a rather sever dislike for "virus's", too: it's an appalling and egregious misuse of an apostrophe ;)


I had a rather severe dislike for English class  ;)

>:-D

I have the whole anti-virus and firewall thing, and my computer still gets messed up sometimes for no apparent reason.


Best thing to do is keep your IE updates er...up to date! (If you're using IE that is...)

I don't use it myself, but I gather browsers like Firefox are immune to a lot of 'nasties'...

But don't take my word as gospel...what I know about 'puters can be written in very large letters on the back of a stamp...

>:-D


Do you NOT want to talk to me?!

Best thing to do is keep your IE updates er...up to date! (If you're using IE that is...)

I don't use it myself, but I gather browsers like Firefox are immune to a lot of 'nasties'...

But don't take my word as gospel...what I know about 'puters can be written in very large letters on the back of a stamp...




Yea I rarely use IE anymore, only for sites that need it. I keep the computer up to date too. Just sometimes I've gotten crashes for no reason, they're not that often though so I don't worry too much about it.

Do you NOT want to talk to me?!



:o...!


No worries. Twas only kidding.=)

:o...!


No worries. Twas only kidding.=)



Pffttt, yeah right!


I accept your non-existant apology.

Yea I rarely use IE anymore, only for sites that need it. I keep the computer up to date too. Just sometimes I've gotten crashes for no reason, they're not that often though so I don't worry too much about it.


Mine sometimes restarts, right out of the blue, literally, no warning.

I call this issue 'GODDAM SUCKASS COMPUTER!' I find kicking it helps.

Well, young Dominic, that'll teach you to look at so much porn.


And How come I didn't get a virus?

And How come I didn't get a virus?
...a decent firewall?

All right, so we wiped the drive

Installed the operating system again.

Reloading everything.... Gotta get Beth to send that Cake album again.  :P

Gotta get Beth to send that Cake album again.  :P


Or buy it, you lazy cheap bastard.

You'll need some good Momus, too, I reckon...

Or buy it, you lazy cheap bastard.

You'll need some good Momus, too, I reckon...


Well, I've got all you sent me...

I just haven't put Cake on my mp3 player yet.


AND I BUY MOST OTHER ALBUMS!!  >:(  pft, you download, like... almost everything you have.

Well, I've got all you sent me...

I just haven't put Cake on my mp3 player yet.


Wait.. so I take it you don't have the Cake Album at all?

pft, you download, like... almost everything you have.

How do you even get money anyway?

Wait.. so I take it you don't have the Cake Album at all?

How do you even get money anyway?


No, I have like.. one song.

Also, I do chores, get it for Christmas, or my birthday. Also, I take a lot of people's albums that they don't want anymore.

Also, I do chores, get it for Christmas, or my birthday. Also, I take a lot of people's albums that they don't want anymore.


Hmm... lucky. I don't know anyone with good albums, and I don't get paid for anything.

This summer, I'm trying to get a job, and then I might buy stuff.

Hmm... lucky. I don't know anyone with good albums, and I don't get paid for anything.

This summer, I'm trying to get a job, and then I might buy stuff.


:P Most that I get for free aren't good.

But I still keep them.

I spend every cent I have on music.

I spend every cent I have on music.


Me too.. incidentally, I don't have any cents.

Me too.. incidentally, I don't have any cents.



Ah, but you do...

Unless you spent money since last time we talked.

speaking of viruses- I've had something wrong for about 2 yrs.. but.. not sure how to fix it. I'm not computer savvy enough to do my own reformatting.  The problem started about 2 yrs ago when I went to renew my Norton Antivirus.. I downloaded the renewal upgrade (Norton 2005 from the previously well-working 2002). Well the thing started where Norton 2005 somehow didn't install correctly.. so stupid me.. I tried to uninstall it, and then went to purchase (for a second time 29.99 since I paid for the online version) the actual Norton Software from the computer store. Well again, it didn't work.. and now the thing is.. It WON'T UNINSTALL.. and it won't work either.  and so then I tried McAffee.. well McAfee also won't work because there are 'components ' of Norton still installed .  AND to top it off, somehow my IE browser quit working also. So I've been using Netscape or Firefox for about 2 yrs now. and (gasp!) NO ANTIVIRUS.. as it doesn't seem to work on my pc.. any ideas folks? what this mysterious ailment could be? I've tried  numerous other things, Adaware, Errorguard, MCaffee Security Center, nothing seems to work. I do have Zonealarm which at least covers the basics.. 

speaking of viruses- I've had something wrong for about 2 yrs.. but.. not sure how to fix it. I'm not computer savvy enough to do my own reformatting.  The problem started about 2 yrs ago when I went to renew my Norton Antivirus.. I downloaded the renewal upgrade (Norton 2005 from the previously well-working 2002). Well the thing started where Norton 2005 somehow didn't install correctly.. so stupid me.. I tried to uninstall it, and then went to purchase (for a second time 29.99 since I paid for the online version) the actual Norton Software from the computer store. Well again, it didn't work.. and now the thing is.. It WON'T UNINSTALL.. and it won't work either.  and so then I tried McAffee.. well McAfee also won't work because there are 'components ' of Norton still installed .   AND to top it off, somehow my IE browser quit working also. So I've been using Netscape or Firefox for about 2 yrs now. and (gasp!) NO ANTIVIRUS.. as it doesn't seem to work on my pc.. any ideas folks? what this mysterious ailment could be? I've tried  numerous other things, Adaware, Errorguard, MCaffee Security Center, nothing seems to work. I do have Zonealarm which at least covers the basics.. 


My advice to you would be to take it to a computer repair shop.  They charge an arm and a leg, but it would be worth it.  I had a similar problem years ago that I tried to fix myself, and I ended up doing more damage, so I had to take it to a repair guy who told me the initial problem would have been easy to fix, but the mess I made trying to fix it would cost three times as much  :\'(

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... any ideas folks? what this mysterious ailment could be? I've tried  numerous other things, Adaware, Errorguard, MCaffee Security Center, nothing seems to work. I do have Zonealarm which at least covers the basics.. 

Possibly klez or a clone: my parents PC caught that (it's an email virus): later variants interfered with McAfee so they were unable to clean it... I ended up installing AVG antivirus, which is a fraction of the size and processor overhead of McAfee..and free.. it ended up cleaning more than 1300 infected files.

Having said that: all your problems will go away if you uninstall that bit of hideous bloatware that's infecting your computer...



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... Windows ;)

I have a rather severE dislike for misspelling of the word "severe" ;)


As do I.. but I rise above it  ;D

I'm just fuuckin with you Phil.

Did you hear about the guy who performed cyber sex?  He got a virus ;D

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Ah, but you do...

Unless you spent money since last time we talked.


I have 3 bucks, dude.. that's not gonna get me far.

Except that one Duran Duran album I want, only 38 cents on Amazon...

I have 3 bucks, dude.. that's not gonna get me far.

Except that one Duran Duran album I want, only 38 cents on Amazon...

Shipping is 3.00

If it's the debut, I can get it to ya for free.

Shipping is 3.00

If it's the debut, I can get it to ya for free.


No, it's the 1992 album.

I have a rather severE dislike for misspelling of the word "severe" ;)

:-D  Hoist on my own petard... that'll teach me to copy and paste from someone who can't type ;)  (though seeing as it's "sever", does that make it cut, copy and paste?)

What's the latest virus?

:-D  Hoist on my own petard... that'll teach me to copy and paste from someone who can't type ;)  (though seeing as it's "sever", does that make it cut, copy and paste?)


It's illegal to hoist retards now.  :(

Back in the day, we'd hoist them to the top of everything, masts, flagpoles.. other suitable locations available for hoisting.