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August 16, 2008
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My kids picked up an internet virus (or something) while browsing the web. It's driving me nuts. Screens just pop up randomly, like a "Dunb Test" and "Baseball Chat" and others. Also, I can't stay logged into my forums any more. Every time I sign on the web, I have to sign on to my forums (like this one). Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...............

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 16, 2008
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go back to a system restore point

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... store.mspx

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August 16, 2008
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That will be my next step. Right now I'm doing a virus scan and removing programs that I don't recognize. I've also deleted my cookies, temp files, and cleared my history.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 16, 2008
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August 16, 2008
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"JohnDF" wrote: That will be my next step. Right now I'm doing a virus scan and removing programs that I don't recognize. I've also deleted my cookies, temp files, and cleared my history.

are you using IE or firefox?

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August 16, 2008
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"Dan-H" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]That will be my next step. Right now I'm doing a virus scan and removing programs that I don't recognize. I've also deleted my cookies, temp files, and cleared my history.

are you using IE or firefox?

Explorer

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 16, 2008
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"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="Dan-H"][quote="JohnDF"]That will be my next step. Right now I'm doing a virus scan and removing programs that I don't recognize. I've also deleted my cookies, temp files, and cleared my history.

are you using IE or firefox?

Explorer

using Explorer is like wheeling on 31 inch all terrains.

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August 16, 2008
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"Dan-H" wrote: using Explorer is like wheeling on 31 inch all terrains.

So what is the 40" MTR of the Internet? 😈

August 16, 2008
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"Bender" wrote: [quote="Dan-H"]using Explorer is like wheeling on 31 inch all terrains.

So what is the 40" MTR of the Internet? 😈

tablet PC running ubuntu and firefox with a mixed mode wirelessN/CDMA/Edge card and an optional USB satellite link.

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August 16, 2008
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dangitagain...it won't let me set an earlier date 😥

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August 16, 2008
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"JohnDF" wrote: dangitagain...it won't let me set an earlier date 😥

are you trying to create a restore point (wrong thing to do) or restore to an earlier restore point?

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August 16, 2008
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I'm going to try it again. But, it's getting harder to restart the computer...wish me luck and I hope I can make it back here.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 16, 2008
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"Dan-H" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]dangitagain...it won't let me set an earlier date 😥

are you trying to create a restore point (wrong thing to do) or restore to an earlier restore point?

I'm trying to restore to an earlier date.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 16, 2008
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But it's not letting me. On startup it says it's unable to restore to that date.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 16, 2008
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Unthinkable.

John might not make it back.

John might not get to 10K posts, pass go or collect, well he'd collect nothing.

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August 16, 2008
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Any tips before I try it again?

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 16, 2008
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try a different date

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August 16, 2008
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Duh...I've tried three different dates...

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August 16, 2008
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Success...I had to restore back to the begining od June before it would take 😯

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August 16, 2008
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ahhhh

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August 16, 2008
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"Dan-H" wrote: [quote="Bender"][quote="Dan-H"]using Explorer is like wheeling on 31 inch all terrains.

So what is the 40" MTR of the Internet? 😈

tablet PC running ubuntu and firefox with a mixed mode wirelessN/CDMA/Edge card and an optional USB satellite link.

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ive been running unbuntu and firefox on my vaio and have had 0 complaints on performace and stability. my only compliant on unbuntu is for some reason the audio doesnt work on my mini vaio. worked fine on my other vaio laptop but on the mini it doesnt work. maybe we can have a work party to try to figure it out. 8) dan?

August 16, 2008
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i think you can't restore it to any date at all unless you previously set a date for restore. that is what i was told by one of my buddy. he set his date every week.

August 16, 2008
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It automatically sets the restore dates for you. I think I needed to go back before the spyware took root before it would accept the date.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

August 16, 2008
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"lowrider" wrote: [quote="Dan-H"][quote="Bender"][quote="Dan-H"]using Explorer is like wheeling on 31 inch all terrains.

So what is the 40" MTR of the Internet? 😈

tablet PC running ubuntu and firefox with a mixed mode wirelessN/CDMA/Edge card and an optional USB satellite link.

x2

ive been running unbuntu and firefox on my vaio and have had 0 complaints on performace and stability. my only compliant on unbuntu is for some reason the audio doesnt work on my mini vaio. worked fine on my other vaio laptop but on the mini it doesnt work. maybe we can have a work party to try to figure it out. 8) dan?

how about a virtual work party:)

I'd rather help people learn to help themselves. If they have an extra PC and want to install ubuntu, or some other linux I'll be happy to answer questions, but the real answers are on the web, so you need a working computer to surf to learn how to setup the other one.

Kindof like having only one jeep and thinking about running 40" MTRs on it. At some point you'll need to drive something else to fetch parts.

I don't think ubuntu is for everyone, just like I don't think it makes sense for everyone to run 40" MTRs.

My ubuntu system is not my daily driver. Its not compatible with work stuff so I still use XP-pro more than I'd like to.

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What about just running firefox instead of IE?

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