PC help needed BADLY - Page 2

MattH · August 11, 2003, 18:42

I'm having the same probelm- constantly this afternoon. does it happen when you browse poly? Maybe it was the hackers

. It

In XP, just drag the "Send/Don't Send" dialog box where you can't see it, and nothing will happen

. It works!

mark13 · August 11, 2003, 18:47

Andy Man - thanks, should be sorted now. Huge thanks to Menlas

MattH - I had the same idea, didn't work on mine...

The Andy-Man · August 11, 2003, 18:51

i trieed to ignore the send/don't send thing. didn't work either.

Don't thank me mark13, it was every one else that sorted it out

I have a feeling i may have got it off kazaa or something, though i dunno bout these things.

would love to know how it does get ont oyour pc, and how i put up proper firewalls for this sort of thing

MattH · August 11, 2003, 21:22

It worked for a little while

Anyways, followed steps, problem solved.

Thanks a lot!

Asher · August 11, 2003, 22:24

Those who have it crashing are all morons who do not know how to keep up on security updates.

Maybe now we've learned our lesson, huh?

MrFun · August 11, 2003, 22:33

Quote:

Originally posted by Asher
Those who have it crashing are all morons who do not know how to keep up on security updates.

Maybe now we've learned our lesson, huh?

And this ends another episode of Mr. Ego.

Asher · August 11, 2003, 22:36

I posted a thread weeks ago telling everyone with affected Windows installations to patch.

Not to mention the people who are affected are particularly stupid for disabling auto-update or not installing "critical" updates once auto-update downloads them.

Duh.

Computers require maintenance, just like cars.

You don't keep up to date on patches, you get ****ed.
You don't ever change your oil, you get ****ed.

Why is this concept so foreign to so many people?

MrFun · August 11, 2003, 22:37

Quote:

Originally posted by Asher
I posted a thread weeks ago telling everyone with affected Windows installations to patch.

Not to mention the people who are affected are particularly stupid for disabling auto-update or not installing "critical" updates once auto-update downloads them.

Duh.

It's that time of the month that you have PMS, isn't it?

geeslaka · August 11, 2003, 22:39

It's really too bad that people keep finding and exploiting the backdoors in windbloze. Perhaps micosoft should stop making them.

Asher · August 11, 2003, 22:40

The affected RPC code is from BSD.

MrFun · August 11, 2003, 22:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Asher
I posted a thread weeks ago telling everyone with affected Windows installations to patch.

Not to mention the people who are affected are particularly stupid for disabling auto-update or not installing "critical" updates once auto-update downloads them.

Duh.

Computers require maintenance, just like cars.

You don't keep up to date on patches, you get ****ed.
You don't ever change your oil, you get ****ed.

Why is this concept so foreign to so many people?

Not foreign to me -- I keep auto-update feature running.

MattH · August 11, 2003, 23:12

Ah-ha. I have the alibi of the first class nature. I was on le vacation a week ago, a good rest for the little grey cells, mon ami.

The Andy-Man · August 12, 2003, 10:35

I would have all this auto-update and security stuff on, but i don't know what they are or how to switch em on

I am useless with PC's

MrFun · August 12, 2003, 11:29

If you have XP, it should be one of the small icons in the lower right corner of the bottom toolbar.

Japher · August 12, 2003, 11:41

Yeah, and it pops up all the time (updates!)

I generally follow all the updates, but I haven't done so since I got back from vacation 3 weeks ago... and I am having the same problem as Andy-man, on my computer at home...

The Andy-Man · August 12, 2003, 14:03

Quote:

Originally posted by Japher
Yeah, and it pops up all the time (updates!)

I generally follow all the updates, but I haven't done so since I got back from vacation 3 weeks ago... and I am having the same problem as Andy-man, on my computer at home...

if you havn't fixed it read the advice in the thread.

Also, how do i make sure the update hting is turned on, and how do i properly protect my PC?

Japher · August 12, 2003, 16:02

bump

The Andy-Man · August 12, 2003, 16:51

ty japher, can't anybody tell me what to do

I wish billy would make his microsoft a little more accessible

Japher · August 12, 2003, 16:55

ya, I have virus protection, I go with the updates as often as I can (maybe not as often as Asher

) and I still got this worm. I haven't been home to try and fix it...

Just hoping that someone would have a better screen or guard from this kind of crap other than whatever XP or generic windows products use...

Thanks

blackice · August 12, 2003, 20:30

Try Pc Cillin they had the cure the day this came out, same with all the latest and greatest viruses. I have been virus free for a very long time now.

But as Asher says make it a habit to get the updates.