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  #46  
Old April 28th 04, 01:48 PM
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-----Original Message-----
Not true...the virus could be stored in your BIOS! I

have seen that several
times. It is a pain in the a$$ to get rid of them. It

could be stored on
your boot sector and coppied to the BIOS. If you fdisk

the hard drive, the
virus will be copied right back to the hard drive from

the BIOS's copy.

You must "0" fill or low level format the hard drive.

Then do not fdisk it
yet and shut it down. Clear the CMOS and then flash the

BIOS. Now you have
a clean computer. You may now fdisk and continue with

the installation...

I have had to do this from a real stupid MS copywrite

protection guard. I
have tried to burn a copy of a MS game (I think that it

was Plus Game
Pack...only $30) and got this SNAFU. That was the only

way I got out from
under that...

Good luck!


.
Hmmmm... Hard pill to swallow, but I've gotten just

about the same responses everywhere. Back-up files time I
guess, but could any of my files be infected
(essentially .doc files & .exe files for program re-
installs)?
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  #47  
Old April 28th 04, 01:48 PM
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Default Viral Damage


-----Original Message-----
Not true...the virus could be stored in your BIOS! I

have seen that several
times. It is a pain in the a$$ to get rid of them. It

could be stored on
your boot sector and coppied to the BIOS. If you fdisk

the hard drive, the
virus will be copied right back to the hard drive from

the BIOS's copy.

You must "0" fill or low level format the hard drive.

Then do not fdisk it
yet and shut it down. Clear the CMOS and then flash the

BIOS. Now you have
a clean computer. You may now fdisk and continue with

the installation...

I have had to do this from a real stupid MS copywrite

protection guard. I
have tried to burn a copy of a MS game (I think that it

was Plus Game
Pack...only $30) and got this SNAFU. That was the only

way I got out from
under that...

Good luck!


.
Hmmmm... Hard pill to swallow, but I've gotten just

about the same responses everywhere. Back-up files time I
guess, but could any of my files be infected
(essentially .doc files & .exe files for program re-
installs)?
  #48  
Old April 28th 04, 01:48 PM
Rocket J. Squirrel
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Default Viral Damage

"...but could any of my files be infected (essentially .doc files & .exe
files for program re-installs)?"

You could test them with your antivirus software.

Rocky

wrote in message
...

-----Original Message-----
Not true...the virus could be stored in your BIOS! I

have seen that several
times. It is a pain in the a$$ to get rid of them. It

could be stored on
your boot sector and coppied to the BIOS. If you fdisk

the hard drive, the
virus will be copied right back to the hard drive from

the BIOS's copy.

You must "0" fill or low level format the hard drive.

Then do not fdisk it
yet and shut it down. Clear the CMOS and then flash the

BIOS. Now you have
a clean computer. You may now fdisk and continue with

the installation...

I have had to do this from a real stupid MS copywrite

protection guard. I
have tried to burn a copy of a MS game (I think that it

was Plus Game
Pack...only $30) and got this SNAFU. That was the only

way I got out from
under that...

Good luck!


.
Hmmmm... Hard pill to swallow, but I've gotten just

about the same responses everywhere. Back-up files time I
guess, but could any of my files be infected
(essentially .doc files & .exe files for program re-
installs)?



  #49  
Old April 28th 04, 01:48 PM
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Default Viral Damage


-----Original Message-----
Not true...the virus could be stored in your BIOS! I

have seen that several
times. It is a pain in the a$$ to get rid of them. It

could be stored on
your boot sector and coppied to the BIOS. If you fdisk

the hard drive, the
virus will be copied right back to the hard drive from

the BIOS's copy.

You must "0" fill or low level format the hard drive.

Then do not fdisk it
yet and shut it down. Clear the CMOS and then flash the

BIOS. Now you have
a clean computer. You may now fdisk and continue with

the installation...

I have had to do this from a real stupid MS copywrite

protection guard. I
have tried to burn a copy of a MS game (I think that it

was Plus Game
Pack...only $30) and got this SNAFU. That was the only

way I got out from
under that...

Good luck!


.
Hmmmm... Hard pill to swallow, but I've gotten just

about the same responses everywhere. Back-up files time I
guess, but could any of my files be infected
(essentially .doc files & .exe files for program re-
installs)?
  #50  
Old April 28th 04, 01:48 PM
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Posts: n/a
Default Viral Damage


-----Original Message-----
Not true...the virus could be stored in your BIOS! I

have seen that several
times. It is a pain in the a$$ to get rid of them. It

could be stored on
your boot sector and coppied to the BIOS. If you fdisk

the hard drive, the
virus will be copied right back to the hard drive from

the BIOS's copy.

You must "0" fill or low level format the hard drive.

Then do not fdisk it
yet and shut it down. Clear the CMOS and then flash the

BIOS. Now you have
a clean computer. You may now fdisk and continue with

the installation...

I have had to do this from a real stupid MS copywrite

protection guard. I
have tried to burn a copy of a MS game (I think that it

was Plus Game
Pack...only $30) and got this SNAFU. That was the only

way I got out from
under that...

Good luck!


.
Hmmmm... Hard pill to swallow, but I've gotten just

about the same responses everywhere. Back-up files time I
guess, but could any of my files be infected
(essentially .doc files & .exe files for program re-
installs)?
  #51  
Old April 28th 04, 01:48 PM
Rocket J. Squirrel
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Posts: n/a
Default Viral Damage

"...but could any of my files be infected (essentially .doc files & .exe
files for program re-installs)?"

You could test them with your antivirus software.

Rocky

wrote in message
...

-----Original Message-----
Not true...the virus could be stored in your BIOS! I

have seen that several
times. It is a pain in the a$$ to get rid of them. It

could be stored on
your boot sector and coppied to the BIOS. If you fdisk

the hard drive, the
virus will be copied right back to the hard drive from

the BIOS's copy.

You must "0" fill or low level format the hard drive.

Then do not fdisk it
yet and shut it down. Clear the CMOS and then flash the

BIOS. Now you have
a clean computer. You may now fdisk and continue with

the installation...

I have had to do this from a real stupid MS copywrite

protection guard. I
have tried to burn a copy of a MS game (I think that it

was Plus Game
Pack...only $30) and got this SNAFU. That was the only

way I got out from
under that...

Good luck!


.
Hmmmm... Hard pill to swallow, but I've gotten just

about the same responses everywhere. Back-up files time I
guess, but could any of my files be infected
(essentially .doc files & .exe files for program re-
installs)?



  #52  
Old April 28th 04, 01:49 PM
Rocket J. Squirrel
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Posts: n/a
Default Viral Damage

"...but could any of my files be infected (essentially .doc files & .exe
files for program re-installs)?"

You could test them with your antivirus software.

Rocky

wrote in message
...

-----Original Message-----
Not true...the virus could be stored in your BIOS! I

have seen that several
times. It is a pain in the a$$ to get rid of them. It

could be stored on
your boot sector and coppied to the BIOS. If you fdisk

the hard drive, the
virus will be copied right back to the hard drive from

the BIOS's copy.

You must "0" fill or low level format the hard drive.

Then do not fdisk it
yet and shut it down. Clear the CMOS and then flash the

BIOS. Now you have
a clean computer. You may now fdisk and continue with

the installation...

I have had to do this from a real stupid MS copywrite

protection guard. I
have tried to burn a copy of a MS game (I think that it

was Plus Game
Pack...only $30) and got this SNAFU. That was the only

way I got out from
under that...

Good luck!


.
Hmmmm... Hard pill to swallow, but I've gotten just

about the same responses everywhere. Back-up files time I
guess, but could any of my files be infected
(essentially .doc files & .exe files for program re-
installs)?



  #53  
Old April 28th 04, 01:49 PM
Rocket J. Squirrel
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Viral Damage

"...but could any of my files be infected (essentially .doc files & .exe
files for program re-installs)?"

You could test them with your antivirus software.

Rocky

wrote in message
...

-----Original Message-----
Not true...the virus could be stored in your BIOS! I

have seen that several
times. It is a pain in the a$$ to get rid of them. It

could be stored on
your boot sector and coppied to the BIOS. If you fdisk

the hard drive, the
virus will be copied right back to the hard drive from

the BIOS's copy.

You must "0" fill or low level format the hard drive.

Then do not fdisk it
yet and shut it down. Clear the CMOS and then flash the

BIOS. Now you have
a clean computer. You may now fdisk and continue with

the installation...

I have had to do this from a real stupid MS copywrite

protection guard. I
have tried to burn a copy of a MS game (I think that it

was Plus Game
Pack...only $30) and got this SNAFU. That was the only

way I got out from
under that...

Good luck!


.
Hmmmm... Hard pill to swallow, but I've gotten just

about the same responses everywhere. Back-up files time I
guess, but could any of my files be infected
(essentially .doc files & .exe files for program re-
installs)?



  #54  
Old April 28th 04, 01:56 PM
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The most probable place would be the macros within a word document...


  #55  
Old April 28th 04, 01:56 PM
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The most probable place would be the macros within a word document...


  #56  
Old April 28th 04, 01:59 PM
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The most probable place would be the macros within a word document...


  #57  
Old April 28th 04, 01:59 PM
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The most probable place would be the macros within a word document...


 




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