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From: "Howard Busch" <>
Subject: Re: [VIRUS] Virus Has Got Me
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 18:20:43 -0600
References: <3C092B76.2080104@townisp.com>


Before you reformat, be sure to try just reloading your Windows program
from the CD.

When we cleaned off another virus, our applications wouldn't run until we
reloaded Windows. We weren't current and didn't have any rescue disks.
I'm very non-technical. We did use some kind of "repair kit" from the
Norton site
which helped a lot, but still had to reload Windows 98. We didn't uninstall
anything that we wanted to keep.

Judy Busch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Thayer" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 1:11 PM
Subject: [VIRUS] Virus Has Got Me


> I am new to this list and have only read a couple of the posts but thought
I would see if anyone out there is having the same problem I am having with
this danged virus and how was it resolved?
>
> Recently, I was infected with the W32.NIMDA.B@mm and have been successful
in getting rid of it by running Norton antivirus program, however I now
cannot use any of my software products.
>
> Does anyone out there know how I should proceed? Should I have a
technician come and remove all my files from the hardrive and start over
from scratch or is there some other alternative. It appears that only my
microsoft products are involved. I have deinstalled and reinstalled my
software to no avail. I have tried to run a scandisk but it won't work - I
keep getting a message stating that scandisk has restarted 10 times because
windows has been writing to this drive. It suggests I shut down my programs
and start again, however I am not running any other programs. This virus is
really getting my goat and I need advice. I purchased my computer from
DELL. Should I call them and have them make a housecall or is this something
I can fix by deinstalling my software and windows program and starting all
over again from scratch? Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Pat Thayer
>
>
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