Re: Multiple questions...


"Zanzer Corporation (Mike Roberts - CEO)" <mike2010@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Question 1.
> This is a simple one. What is the "Run" command to go to the boot menu
> in Windows Xp Home Edition. The menu that includes safemode, startup
> options, and all of that good stuff.
>
> Question 2.
> I have computer, with a single partition, that I need to be able to
> boot into Linux (undecided on which distro so far) and DOS. It is
> quite unprobable to back up my files are format, as I have about 100 gb
> of data stored on it. Should I go through the complicated process of
> installing 3 OS's on a single partition, or is there a simpler way...
>
> Question 3.
> I need to edit Windows... there are some missing features that I wish
> to have some fun trying to impliment. How would I edit the OS?
>
> Question 4.
> Same computer with about 100gb of data, I believe I may have a trojan.
> If I stay connected to the internet, my computer is shutdown every time
> I do something like type an important password (IE my swiss bank).
> McAfee seems to think I'm fine. I was downloading a stationary, hidden
> Keylogger for my computer (kids...), and it did what we all hate: As
> soon as the EXE was extracted from the ZIP, the file just up and
> disappeared. I have seen this with many viruses/trojans, and really
> don't understand what this is, and how it is done. I never ran it. It
> isn't there in command prompt or safe mode. Backing up and
> reinstalling would have two issues: I might back up the trojan/virus
> and 100 gb to backup is crazy.
>
> These are all on a single business computer (owned by me).
>
> Thanks,
> Zanzer Corporation (Mike Roberts - CEO)
>

If you have 100Gb of important data on that drive when (not if) that hard
drive crashes, you're going to be mighty sorry. You'd be best off backing up
that data now, while the computer is running and the drive isn't wheezing
and clicking. Yes, it's a little inconvenient, and you have to spend money
on some backup media, but the cost of a backup drive is minimal compared to
the cost of a data recovery service plus the downtime involved in getting
the data recovered.

If this truly is a business computer and not 100Gb of MP3s that you have
accumulated, you might want to consider getting a second computer for your
kids and your tweaking projects. If you do have a keylogger on your
computer, all your data on your computer is at risk. If you keep customer
data on your machine, it's even worse.


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