PC Troubleshooting

[POS Racing]

Someone here recomended this to me long ago and it fixed a registry issue I was having - http://onecare.live.com/site/en-Us/default.htm

YMMV

[sammm]

Have you tried shutting off the pron?

That's just crazy talk.

Someone here recomended this to me long ago and it fixed a registry issue I was having - http://onecare.live.com/site/en-Us/default.htm

YMMV

Can't hurt I guess. I'm about to turn it into a boat anchor.

[sammm]

After reading anything & everything I could find on my symptoms, I think I found (and fixed my problem)...

I somehow picked-up a master-boot-record virus. I found a program called RootRepeal and it cleaned it off. So far, so good!

PS
It appears users using Chrome as a browser are the most likely targets. Search for 'MBR Rootkit' if you're interested in the gory details.

[goofygrin]

ehh... not seeing how chrome = rootkit target... Maybe my google-fu is weak today, but I wasn't able to find anything.

[sammm]

ehh... not seeing how chrome = rootkit target... Maybe my google-fu is weak today, but I wasn't able to find anything.

If you couldn't find anything, it must not be true.

I just like to make sh*t up.

[goofygrin]

I'm not implying that you're lying... but please bring proof before saying that google chrome users are being targeted for a rootkit. Most rootkits are aimed at people surfing pr0n, warez and that sort of stuff in unsecure browsers like IE.

[sammm]

http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/...uous-beep.html

One of the threads I found....it seems most reporting the problem were running Chrome.