ugenn Posted October 27, 2004 Posted October 27, 2004 when was the last format 3 years ago?damn, store what you need on some disx andformat the crap out of all those crapwere's after that u need some kinda protection: first u need a firewall!!! it's what generally keeps mostnot-so-complex crap outta your system!!! recommandations: murphy shield, black ice or zone alarmIn case yer wandering I use zone alarm and so far the comps doin' great!! antiviruses!!! the progs that find,identify,delete viruses(harmfull programs than can come with an email attachmenta bogus install request or p2p downloads)recommandations: norton av, bitdefender, rav, and if u got zone alarm security suite u also get an antivirus with it; spyware/malware hunters: the progs that find,identify,deletespyware/malware which are progs than generally wanna accesthe internet "behind your back" and send info about your pcor do some other crap I'm not familiar with" recommandations: spy sweeper and ad-aware (use both that's what I do) internet browsers are those programs that... YOU HAVE TO BE flockING KIDDING ME...recomandatios: STAY THE flock AWAY FROM IE AS IN INTERNET EXPLORER, IT'S THE VERY BEST WAY TO GET YOURPC INFECTED WITH LOADS OF CRAP; use Mozzila Firefox or Opera and nothing else!! If u have a slow connection you should use Opera it's faster; both are equaly safe, block popups and bogus program install requests and have downlaod managers... peer to peer software are... MY FREAKIN' FINGER HURTS, YOU FIGURE IT OUT...recs.: Bit Torrent, DC++ and KaZaa Lite RULE nr.1: now, since configuration is the mother of protection, u must configure every single option in them u deem will make your PC safer!!!RULE nr.2: update regurarly, every day if u can, so that u will be up-to-date with new bad programs and their signatures/symptomes;RULE nr.3: Don't press yes everytime you see a window popup outta nowhere...RULE nr.4: Don't visit www.download.comRULE nr.5: Format every six monthsRULE nr.6:GET TO WORK U HAVE ALOT TO DO!!! that's all, enjoy<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your rules 4 and 5 are absolutely absurd.
Gryph Posted October 27, 2004 Posted October 27, 2004 when was the last format 3 years ago?damn, store what you need on some disx andformat the crap out of all those crapwere's after that u need some kinda protection: first u need a firewall!!! it's what generally keeps mostnot-so-complex crap outta your system!!! recommandations: murphy shield, black ice or zone alarmIn case yer wandering I use zone alarm and so far the comps doin' great!! antiviruses!!! the progs that find,identify,delete viruses(harmfull programs than can come with an email attachmenta bogus install request or p2p downloads)recommandations: norton av, bitdefender, rav, and if u got zone alarm security suite u also get an antivirus with it; spyware/malware hunters: the progs that find,identify,deletespyware/malware which are progs than generally wanna accesthe internet "behind your back" and send info about your pcor do some other crap I'm not familiar with" recommandations: spy sweeper and ad-aware (use both that's what I do) internet browsers are those programs that... YOU HAVE TO BE flockING KIDDING ME...recomandatios: STAY THE flock AWAY FROM IE AS IN INTERNET EXPLORER, IT'S THE VERY BEST WAY TO GET YOURPC INFECTED WITH LOADS OF CRAP; use Mozzila Firefox or Opera and nothing else!! If u have a slow connection you should use Opera it's faster; both are equaly safe, block popups and bogus program install requests and have downlaod managers... peer to peer software are... MY FREAKIN' FINGER HURTS, YOU FIGURE IT OUT...recs.: Bit Torrent, DC++ and KaZaa Lite RULE nr.1: now, since configuration is the mother of protection, u must configure every single option in them u deem will make your PC safer!!!RULE nr.2: update regurarly, every day if u can, so that u will be up-to-date with new bad programs and their signatures/symptomes;RULE nr.3: Don't press yes everytime you see a window popup outta nowhere...RULE nr.4: Don't visit www.download.comRULE nr.5: Format every six monthsRULE nr.6:GET TO WORK U HAVE ALOT TO DO!!! that's all, enjoy<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your rules 4 and 5 are absolutely absurd.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Indeed they are. I format only when absolutely necessary. Also, when you go to Download.com read about the program you are about to download, most freeware programs come with a crap load of spyware.
random guy Posted October 28, 2004 Posted October 28, 2004 There can be a problem with some programs activating the internet behind your back - namely, internet explorer or windows media player can both be used to install spyware and malware undetected unless you have the security settings set high enough in ie.
Sybarite Paladin AxL Posted October 28, 2004 Posted October 28, 2004 well I don't exactly format every six months but I do format at least once every year...and download.com is a piece of crap, every prog u get off there is full of spyware and viruses;
Agozer Posted October 28, 2004 Posted October 28, 2004 and download.com is a piece of crap, every prog u get off there is full of spyware and viruses;Never happened to me. Although I don't download a lot of stuff from Download.com in the first place.
ugenn Posted October 28, 2004 Posted October 28, 2004 well I don't exactly format every six months but I do format at least once every year...and download.com is a piece of crap, every prog u get off there is full of spyware and viruses;<{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you're formatting at all for no apparent reason, then there is something seriously wrong with your security/maintainence policy.
Xeon Posted October 28, 2004 Posted October 28, 2004 consider using download.com as a search tool, then go get the programs at their own homepage.
ThatHotAnimeGuy Posted October 29, 2004 Author Posted October 29, 2004 (edited) Wow that was alot of stuff. First of all, I havnt formated...never have. Second, Im not totally sure what formating is and how to do it. Third, I've never made back up disks so I dont know how or what to back up. Lastly, I have AOL, Dial-Up, Norton Internet Security 2005, Ad-Ware Personal, AOL Spyware Protection, Windows Firewall, Norton Firewall, *AOL Firewall*, I dont use IE, I never go to IE, whats Sandboxing and that other thing, and yeah...all those things/ recommendations, I'll have to look into that. You see, this is really my parents comp but they dont know jack and are prolly the once causing all these problmms. Especially my dad, he's probably using IE himself and visiting porn sites and whatnot. And what's the deal with this weather bug he's installed. I think it uses IE...does it? Oh, someone has helped me out with this before kinda, but like, he said, I'll have to take note on all the programs that might now run properly if and when I uninstall SP2, but there was too many. Anyway it's for these msges I've been getting saying that my comp cant find this one thing for this one place in this dynamil link library deal of jiger. Edited October 29, 2004 by ThatHotAnimeGuy
Agozer Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 (edited) Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL files) have been corrupted or deleted, so programs that use those particular DLLs start bitching because they can't find what they are looking for btw, how does one format an XP machine nowadays? I doubt it's still FORMAT C: or is it? Edited October 29, 2004 by Agozer
Gryph Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 You can't format the drive that the operating system is on from the operating system. You need to make a boodisk and do the old school "format c:"
Gryph Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 format c: is so yesterday. Use Knoppix.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I actually have Knoppix but I haven't used it yet. I also downloaded Ubuntu and used it in VMware. I don't see any advantages for me to switch to Linux yet but I'll install it when I get another harddrive.
Agozer Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 You can't format the drive that the operating system is on from the operating system. You need to make a boodisk and do the old school "format c:"yeah, i figured as much, just needed confirmation since I've never formatted an XP machine.
PLasticSlug Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 (edited) xp is super easy to reformat, i have dont it at least 4-5 times, all just the regular 6 month maintence or if i have downloaded excessive (150gb) of crap. just hit F8 or F12 at bootup screen change the start up options (from 3.5 floppy to cd) put in the reinstall xp disk and it loads up, find reformat and 40 min later your done. hopefully thats what you were asking, if you need it in more detail just let me know. ****editactually you prolly ment formating the whole thing huh, and starting from scratch? Edited October 29, 2004 by PLasticSlug
ThatHotAnimeGuy Posted October 30, 2004 Author Posted October 30, 2004 yep, but again, what about the things I want to save...? And I dont have the XP CD, I think it came preloaded or something. My parents got it as a package deal thing with the comp...Best Buy
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