Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Possible to download a virus through CCC? (OT)

Author: Rocio Rohan

Date: 06:01:25 08/05/01

Go up one level in this thread


On August 05, 2001 at 01:18:58, Pete Galati wrote:

>On August 05, 2001 at 00:30:57, Lin Harper wrote:
>
>>   I'm not much of a techo, but others here are. Is it possible to
>>   get a computer virus simply by reading CCC posts? My computer is
>>   playing up lately, at the same time there are reports of a virus
>>   doing the rounds. My CD driver won't work, even the CD icon has
>>   disappeared  :(  I'm using Windows ME, and just lately the comp
>>   will only start after a couple of hits on the reset button. I'm
>>   assuming this is a software conflict of some sort. Maybe others
>>   are having similar problems? Any ideas what my problem is, and how
>>   it can be rectified?  Thanks in advance.
>
>WindowsME IS a virus.  I had it on this computer when I got it, and it was one
>headache after another.  Fortunatly, a brownout destroyed that harddrive, and
>when I installed a new one, I used Windows98 instead, and it's roughly 5000
>times better and more stabile.
>
>Have you checked you computer for viruses?
>
>You could try reinstalling the driver for your CDrom.  Or you could use
>WindowsME's system restore feature (I forget where that is) and restore your
>computer to a date from before you started to experience problems with the
>CDrom.  That's probably the only worthwhile feature of ME's.
>
>Pete

Windows ME a virus? hehehe. I have a question, when you installed ME was it a
clean install? or did you install it over Windows 98? If a clean install then it
should be pretty stable...



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.