[pchelpers] Re: Rena in Arkansas

Hi Rena,

Have a question for you.  Could you email me seperately at my email address
willhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx .  Thanks!

                                Phil


> [Original Message]
> From: Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) <Ekhart.GEORGI@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 12/29/2005 5:26:55 AM
> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Computer won't boot
>
> Several answers have not read carefully what Jo described including 
> suggesting safe mode when it was clearly said this just caused a reboot 
> and speculations about whether the blue screen was an error message or 
> empty or other blue screen and whether it occurred while reinstalling 
> Windows. Jo clearly said in the first post:
>
> > when I choose 
> > Safe Mode, it displays a list of drivers in Windows/System 
> > 32......then it will start all over again.......
>
> and in the 2. post, that there was writing on the blue screen:
>
> > When I turn it on, it immediately does 
> > the initial writing on the screen before it goes into 
> > Windows.....then I hear a 'click' and it goes to the screen to choose 
> > how you want to boot (safe mode, windows, etc.).  No matter which I 
> > choose it will briefly show the Windows Logo screen as if it is 
> > booting up.....THEN it goes right back to the screen to select how 
> > you want to boot.  I can't get anywhere else.  There is a blue screen 
> > that flashes with writing - but it is so fast, I can't read a word of 
> > it.......then it starts all over again.
>
> The following is very interesting, Gregory; can you provide some links?:
>
> > The latest virus that was delivered xmas eve to run at midnight wipes 
> > the HDD clean, in some cases the only file left was the Windows folder 
> > and it is empty. I have heard this virus called several different names 
> > due to what each version does the one I like is the Santa virus.
>
> > If this was the virus that I mentioned then 
> > the windows\system32 files were gone 
>
> I thought the Santa Virus was an instant messaging worm. 
> http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/santa.shtml
>
> This is misleading and causes unnecessary fears:
>
> > kernel then he may have them stored in several places.When you 
> > reinstalled Windows did you format the drive first. many people do not 
> > believe you can recover data off  a drive where the partition has just 
> > been deleted and written over. 
> <snip>
>
> It is not necessary to be concerned about remnants of malware that can 
> be recovered with data recovery methods. In case one intends to wipe out 
> one's hard drive, it makes sense to reformat the drive, but even without 
> that, possible old malware cannot be activated in normal computer use. 
> In any case, reformatting the drive still leaves the old data there. 
> Only filling up and deleting the entire drive with other data provides 
> for more thorough deletion than just declaring the area used by the old 
> files as reusable. I.e. reformatting is security-wise identical to 
> emptying the Trash.
>
>
>
>
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