BTW, what is SP2?
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. It was the last BIG update package that included things like 'Security Center' and turned off windows messaging. Also had lots of bug fixes.
Unfortunately, the automatic update for SP2 doesn't work on a number of computers, and can do anything from just not installing, to trashing your registry (that's what happened to me).
Unfortunately, the automatic update for SP2 doesn't work on a number of computers, and can do anything from just not installing, to trashing your registry (that's what happened to me).
Thanks for the warning, BJ! ( not sleeping?)
Who can sleep with all this excitement?quote:Originally posted by Serenity:
Thanks for the warning, BJ! ( not sleeping?)
Serenity - no, I wasn't, and had to get up at 8:30am 
Then I enjoyed a day with a migraine ... it took more codeine to get rid of than I like to take. Poo. But I'm feeling much better now
Then I enjoyed a day with a migraine ... it took more codeine to get rid of than I like to take. Poo. But I'm feeling much better now
But BJ, was it not in the middle of the night?
Bummer!quote:Originally posted by bjones9942:
Serenity - no, I wasn't, and had to get up at 8:30am
BJ's in Washington (not D.C.), so 02:30 AM would have been fairly late/early.quote:Originally posted by Serenity:
But BJ, was it not in the middle of the night?
I haven't had any problems with SP2.
quote:argghhh, some people shouldnt even be alowed to use computers. ... anti-virus checker will not detect a new virus, why should it? IT IS NEW!!! They can only detect the signitures of known viri!!
You're right, some people shouldn't be allowed to use computers. And if understanding how an anti-virus program works is a prerequisite for computer use, then you shouldn't be allowed to use one either.
Modern Antivirus programs detect new viruses they haven't seen on a regular basis. The technique is called "heuristic analysis", and involves looking at what they do, not how they do it. For example, if it's hooking keyboard input, opening a port, and modifying explorer.exe, it's probably a virus. If it's a Word document with a macro designed to self-replicate in any way, it's probably a virus. Norton has been doing this for years.
quote:As most email providors now block all executible files people have started zipping their viruses to get around this block but that doesnt mean every .zip is a virus.
Most antivirus programs used by ISPs will automatically unzip the file and scan the contents. The reason for zipping is actually to get around Microsoft Outlook, which doesn't by default allow .exe files. It's not to avoid the antivirus programs.
The exception to the above is the viruses that encrypt a zip file with a password, than include the password in the email. That makes it difficult for antivirus programs on the email server to scan, but only a couple of viruses have used that technique.
quote:Lesson over..
There are so many sources of blatantly wrong information out there. Try not to be one yourself.
agreed!
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