Re: Problem Rebooting In Safe Mode -- "Vanishing" Task Manager Win

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From: Doug4506 (Doug4506_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/01/05 

Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 03:25:01 -0800

Thanks to both of you the download and scan of AVG solved this problem so it
was a virus. Thanks so much and Happy New Year!

Doug

"Malke" wrote:

> Brian S. Craigie wrote:
>
> >
> > Uhm, yes, but the gentleman explicitly said he couldn't get into safe
> > mode [it occasionally happens, especially with a BIOS that hooks on
> > F8].
> > The _safest_ way is still to scan it in another PC.
> >
> > Yes, Trendmicro is excellent too. I didn't mean to promote one AV
> > over another :-)
>
> Yes, you're right - I didn't see that he couldn't get into Safe Mode. I
> didn't think you were promoting one av over another. Whatever works,
> right? ;-)
>
> I wonder if he can't use F8 because he has one of those stupid new
> keyboards with the F-lock? If so, he needs to toggle off the F-lock and
> then get into Safe Mode with F8. The reason I don't suggest putting the
> hard drive in another box as a first resort in these newsgroups is that
> not everyone has multiple boxen and/or the skill needed to remove a
> drive and slave it. Most home users don't. Also, if they have a second
> desktop, there is no guarantee that it has current av and is clean; in
> fact, there is a good chance the box is also infected if the user has a
> home network.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Malke
> --
> MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
>

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