-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Stymied here
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:48:08 -0500
I am going to leave this to the real experts on PCTT but have a couple of
ideas. I would run the virus scan (whatever you are using), then
housecalls, and then Malwarebytes after updating. And is it possible you
might need a new CD-DVD drive? I had to replace the one that came with my
last PC.
Sandi
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From: "bookworm54 tds.net" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:05 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Stymied here
>I have a computer I'm trying to work on without much luck. It's a Dell
> Dimension E521 desktop running XP media edition. Friends said they think
> it
> has a virus or worm as it keeps popping up virus messages. It has no PS2
> ports, only USB. The only drives it has are a hard drive and CD, which are
> both SATA drives. The CD is seen and recognized in the BIOs, but doesn't
> show in my computer. When you put a disk in it the light blinks for a
> while,
> then stops, doesn't read the disk. There are no IDE plugs on the mobo, and
> I
> don't have a SATA CD drive. How can I do anything with it? By the way, it
> boots and runs normally except for a disk seek error on startup which you
> can bypass by hitting F1. With no internet hooked up, it seems normal.
> Don't
> see any virus messages. Where to start?
> Jo Ann
>
>
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No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3102 - Release Date: 08/30/10
01:35:00
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