Re: Sick windows machine - Mozilla
This is a discussion on Re: Sick windows machine - Mozilla ; Lester Caine wrote:
>[...]when I select www.pctools.com it seems to be saying
>the domain does not exist,
>jet the same search and link works fine on the machine next door.
>
>[...]trying to update the pctools anti virus fails, and
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Re: Sick windows machine
Lester Caine wrote:
>[...]when I select www.pctools.com it seems to be saying
>the domain does not exist,
>jet the same search and link works fine on the machine next door.
>
>[...]trying to update the pctools anti virus fails, and
>following the link in seamonkey also fails.
A quick peek at that site in my GetRight browser
shows it want to load 6 JavaScripts. Got that disabled?
If I went there with a Mozilla browser,
I'd have to block almost everything to stand it.
From the contents listing I see using GetRight,
that page is also one of the most cluttered, junked-up things
I've encountered lately.
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Re: Sick windows machine
>>Lester Caine wrote:
>>>[...]trying to update the pctools anti virus fails, and
>>>following the link in seamonkey also fails.
>>>
Lester Caine wrote:
>[...]The reason for going to the site
>was because the on-line anti-virus update was failing.
>THAT was when I found that seamonkey was having trouble,
>but the problem is not seamonkey
> - it's something deeper inside pigging windows.
>[. . .]
>So much for doing someone a 'quick favour'!
The biggest favor you can do for Windoze users is
1) Back up their data.
2) Wipe the drive clean (*NOT *just* a FORMAT
--FDISK the partition to get any boot sector viruses).
3) Fresh install of Windoze and apps.
4) Having bought an _additional_ hard drive,
image the fresh install to that HDD and put it in a closet.
When you have problems again,
restore the clean image to the problematic system.
Installing an OS that isn't easily infected
would be an even bigger favor.
