I take it that you have learned a very valuable lesson didn't you? The AV should have been one, if not the first, thing installed after the OS. Btw, you're the first person I have known that actually bought a hard drive (or any computer hardware) at CC! <eg> :-) [CTS] Re: Hardrive Problem? It is rumored that on 5/23/2004 at 6:51 PM Elaine Gairy said the following: >I'm back up and running for now. Yes, the hardrive is new and never used. >Got it at Circuit City. It seems what happened was that after I installed >my dsl software it automatically connected me to the internet and the virus >must have slipped in that fast. I didn't have a chance to set the firewall >or get my virus programs installed before that. Just one big headache. Oh >computers .. . they are great . . . when working properly. >Elaine >This message has been processed by Firetrust Benign. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------