Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15482 invoked from network); 11 Mar 2003 00:46:29 -0000 Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 11 Mar 2003 00:46:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 12057 invoked by uid 10001); 11 Mar 2003 00:46:29 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 11 Mar 2003 00:46:29 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.12) id 18sXtr-0000vn-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Mar 2003 00:45:47 +0000 Received: from [63.171.43.2] (helo=ns2.genesis-technology.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18sXtm-0000ve-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Mar 2003 00:45:42 +0000 Received: from we0h ([65.165.20.192]) by ns2.genesis-technology.com (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h2B0ja812621 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:45:36 -0600 From: "WE0H" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:47:22 -0600 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 In-reply-to: <200303101918_MC3-1-2EC1-A7EE@compuserve.com> Importance: Normal Subject: LF: RE: Please help! Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-12.1 required=5.0tests=IN_REP_TO,MSGID_GOOD_EXCHANGE,ORIGINAL_MESSAGEversion=2.50 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false I would just reformat the drive and start from scratch. You might want to low level format the drive before doing the regular format as I have found some drives still messed up without low level formatting first. Mike>WE0H http://www.we0h.us/lf -----Original Message----- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Prof R. Jennison Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 6:18 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: Please help! I am using my old Macintosh to send this appeal because my PC caught a virus some months ago, very probably on this channel, and I cannot get rid of it. I noted that a number of colleagues in the group also received the bug and that they eventualy succeeded in expunging it. I have not been so succesful. I twice swept the whole system with a four year old version of Norton Antivirus to no avail, so last Saturday I bought a 2003 version of Norton and twice swept the whole system with that. Alas the bug is still there and pops up on all programs after a variable interval, sometimes immediately after start-up but on other occasions it may delay for up to one hour. A message appears on the screen: Write fault error writing device AUX Abort,Retry, Ignore, Fail. I have to crash the computer and start all over again. I dare not use it for e-mails and that is why I have retrieved my old faithful Mac to send this cry for help. Please forgive me for addressing this to the whole LF group but I sincerely hope that some of you may help an 80 year old timer who has no time for ham radio whilst his days are spent trying to suppress this bug! - I hate digital computers but they can be useful! 73, Roger, G2AJV.