Re: Program Errors

From: dcdon (olekingcole_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/04/04 

Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 00:52:13 GMT

Remember to go back into the BIOS to set your first boot dive to Floppy

don
good computing,

"dcdon" <olekingcole@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MkIFc.12696$mY2.4955@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Hi Adam,
>
> Let's try running an online scan from Symantec first.
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/ Look under Virus Definitions for
> Online Virus Scan.
>
> When you get through, if it comes up with anything, print it, and run a
> Google search with the name of the infection. If you have done this
before,
> you should know the drill, but if you haven't, find the fix ***(s),
print
> them, and do all that they say in the order on the fix sheets. Also if you
> have anything, "stinger", can fix a variety of infections. If you have
> anything, you can d/l it, and keep it around until you get all cleaned up.
> Just type "Stinger" in a google search. It fixes more than thirty
> infections.
>
> If you haven't found anything, I would run System File Checker first and
> then a "repair install". To run SFC do this"
> Start
> Run...
> "type" CMD /K <enter>
> "type" C:\ <enter>
> "type" SFC /SCANNOW <enter>
>
> It may need your OS CD, so I would have it available.
>
> If your not fixed up try this
> Shutdown
>
> Boot up
> Using your 4 Floppy Diskettes or OS CD (may need to go into the BIOS to
> change the first boot device to CD-ROM from Floppy)
> Either one works fine, but the CD-ROM loads all the necessary files much
> faster.
> When you are asked if you want to run setup on "repair" choose "repair",
and
> let it do it's thing.
> Afterward Restart, and see if all is well.
> If it is not, you actually can do the Inplace Upgrade, but choose "setup",
> go through the questions until it comes up again to "repair" or go ahead
> with the installation, choose load the OS. After you get through, you will
> need to d/l SP4 again, and do all of your Hotpatches again.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175 explains it better
> than me.
>
> After you complete all of this and boot, I would go to www.belarc.com and
> d/l the small utility to get all of your information. Hardware, Software,
> Service Pack installed, all hotpatches will show, also. This is important,
> because the Belarc utility will tell you if any of the Hotpatches did or
> didn't take by showing a check mark, or an "x". If you need to reinstall
> any, click next to the "x", and you will be taken directly to that
Hotpatch.
>
> After you restart, try running a "CHKDSK /R", which will do a thorough
> checkdisk (scandisk in 98), and will repair any other problems.
>
> Always do an ERD, and back up your data at a time when your system is
> healthy. You can find the ERD in the backup program. Click the check mark
to
> also backup you System State.
>
> Hope this fixes you up completely.
>
> You may also want to go to www.spychecker.com and d/l Adaware, SpyBot S &
D,
> Zone Alarm, , and Hijack This. These are very helpful, but will not take
the
> place of your setting "strong passwords", not using you Administrative
> Account, creating another Administrator account for backup in case your
> primary Admin. account becomes accessible of the password or user is
> corrupted. As a normal User Account use a Power User account with a strong
> password also. The hacks are getting better everyday.
>
> Good Computing,
> don
> "Adam" <adamthomson_99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:25e1001c46152$04eefc00$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hello
> >
> > I'm in pretty desperate need of some help.
> > For some reason im unable to run any program without it
> > closing and coming up with the Program Error Message.
> > This happens for pretty much everything from internet
> > explorer and media player to my trusty norton antivirus.
> >
> > Now my first thought was that i got a virus that somehow
> > got past my firewall but as norton wont even open up im
> > unable to check this out. I was however able to run norton
> > in safe mode, but this came up with nothing.
> >
> > I thought that maybe reformatting my hard drive was the
> > way to go. I had been considering it for a while now so i
> > decided to try it, but the same Program Error arose when i
> > chose to reinstall.
> >
> > Ive really no idea what has happened, so any help would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Adam
>
>