Re: Please help! Im close to trashing the computer

From: Stephan (ask_me_at_maybe_i'll_tell.guess)
Date: 08/15/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 01:18:19 -0400

maybe someone will give you better advise, but here's mine.
I find that, on average, I have spent at least 10 hours trying to fix my
computer
when it messed up from virus.
it takes 4 hours to "reinstall" everything from scratch.
I partitioned my hd in three parts:
C: is where windows lives. (30G)
D: is where all install files (web-purchased software, like AV stuff) and
drivers live (10G)
E: is data.(120G)

when you pop the XP cd in teh drive, and start the compuer, it runs the
install.
ther are good directions on how to do this on the web.
I'm sure someone here can give you the address.

have fun, good luck
Stephan

"d_shelton1975" <d_shelton1975@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:648742FD-1471-41F0-91A5-F0B3EC5F7E13@microsoft.com...
> I noticed how sluggish the computer was processing. So I ran Adaware and
got
> results, cleaned that. I ran Spybot search & destroy, I received an error
> message. So I uninstalled the program and reinstalled it, I did the
updates.
> I did a run and problems came up along with a funny message that I have
> never seen before. So I chose to fix the problems. I closed the program
and
> noticed no difference in the computer. So I ran my McAfee. I kept
receiving
> a error message. So I installed AVG. I ran this program it found a
virus.
> This is the message: Trojan horse downloader.wren.f is found in file;
> c\windows\downloaded program files\tetra.dll
> I was given the option of sending it to the vault, so I did. I tried
> running McAfee again, the program gets to the windows file and the program
> closes. I am not able to retry unless I restart the computer. I tried to
> clean my disk, the computer crashes. The tech at McAfee and I tried to
find
> some info on this virus, we were only able to find something on it at
Spybot
> search and destroy. It said that it is a hybrid virus, trojan and
spyware.
> I am being told that I will have to reformat my hard drive, I dont want to
do
> this. I also dont remember what to do. I also need to mention I tried
using
> the stand alone scanner provided by McAfee, Stinger. I get error messages
or
> either the computer crashes. Please Help someone!

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