Posted on 06/29/2004 2:07:10 PM PDT by zeugma
Anybody else have a suggestion?
I've had all the necessary checks/balances in place and always update everything. I still got recent problems. Haven't figured them out yet (see post of mine just a few minutes ago for particulars.) So, I do think people are aware and doing updates, etc. but, something new is always around to bite us in the A$$, seems to me.
new firefox user bump for later...
Windows XP.
I now have a 30-pound doorstop.
"I now have a 30-pound doorstop."
Ouch! Have you tried pulling the drive, jumpering as slave, and using a working machine to examine the drive & files? You might be able to get some of your data back.
A self-booting Linux CD like Knoppix can sometime help, too:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1024002/posts
Knoppix Linux penetrates Windows security. I used it to rescue/recover from Windows crash
Hey thanks, but that was the first thing I did. And have tried numerous times, using different dates, for several months past. It really seems like TCP/IP connectivity doesn't respond to that fix. Thanks for the response though!
Hey FRiend, let me know if you get a fix, will ya, by Freepmail? I've got a similar doorstop with XP Pro, LOL!
Firefox user bump.
I love my XP box for things like games and Windows apps, but Firefox and Thunderbird are a nice layer of protection.
Plus, I don't know what I ever did without tab browsing.
I am building a Fedora v2 laptop for general browsing and email at home.
BTW - What are you taking specifically? A DNET program of some sort?
Your on the right track, it is a connectivity issue.
What kind of connection do you use? dial-up?
Am I the only one for whom half of this PDF file (wherever he's quoting code) is a bunch of unreadable gunk?
Some people don't change the oil in their cars, nor keep enough air in their tires. Some people don't paint the exterior wood on their houses.
Some people don't wash their hands before eating.
Some people spend a lot to REPLACE stuff that's in an early grave, too.
bump
I also use Thunderbird and Firefox.
new user to the mozilla browser also. then i installed firefox and thunderbird. this was last week i had been having nothing but trouble with spyware on my machine. after closing IE for the last time i can report that i have been bug free!!! i have kinda made my mozilla my fave although i do like firefox and thunderbird ,so iam keeping them all. great products!
An 18 month course called "Network Security Systems" at a trade school here in Chicago. I'm about halfway through.
BTTT
I can't say this enough to anybody who'll listen. Image your machine(s).. Don't care what you use - Ghost, Drive Image, etc. You may need to purchase a CD burner or a second HD, but it's well worth it. I re-image at least once a week. Takes all of 20 minutes and !voila!, I'va got a clean install - all apps, settings, etc - just the way I left 'em.
I'm in the process of looking for a new job myself at the moment, because the MS zealots are incrementally making my life more difficult day by day.
If it were up to me, companies that put critical infrastructure on microsoft operating systems would be held criminally liable for their actions. :-)
Excellent advise.
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