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March 10, 2005 at 12:48 am #2177051

Laptop Woes with Worm

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by katdan44 · about 17 years, 2 months ago

I recieved a call from a client’s employee about his laptop.Initial problem, DOS based program wont run. Just flashes on then off. Laptop had not been patched nor did it have antispyware. Had him download adaware and removed 76 objects. Had him update patches. Still wouldnt work. He is also unable to go to antivirus websites.gets page cannot be displayed. cant run regedit. cant run desktop search. ?????thanks

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- March 10, 2005 at 4:33 am #3332291
  
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  by bfilmfan · about 17 years, 2 months ago
  
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  Do an inplace repair of Windows. Put in the Windows CD and choose Repair fromt he advanced options.
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- March 10, 2005 at 6:40 am #3332199
  
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  by katdan44 · about 17 years, 2 months ago
  
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  He doesnt seem to be able to locate the cd. Would a rescue disk help?
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