[dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally

Panda's going nowhere:  "Error on page"  Retried - the same.  Trying on a
different PC, but never got past "Downloading ActiveScan" there either.

Wait - the original PC reports "Error on page"   Hmmmph.

J


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> DJK(John) Robinson
> Sent: 02 February 2005 22:43
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally
> 
> 
> Jon
> 
> I've had issues with McAfee not finding things in the past, 
> but Sophos has always been watertight, IME (and found the odd 
> thing that McAfee missed!).
> 
> Trying to do a Panda ActiveScan to be doubly sure.  It seems 
> to have downloaded but then got no further - nothing's happening...
> 
> John
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Jon Tydda
> > Sent: 02 February 2005 21:39
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally
> > 
> > 
> > Have you tried more than one virus scanner? Some seem to pick
> > things up differently... for instance we've got McAfee on all 
> > the desktops and servers at work, but they sometimes won't 
> > clean things up, so we run their Stinger program, which looks 
> > for specific viruses, rathen than all 30 million of them, and 
> > uses a different set of detection rules (according to their 
> > website). Maybe Panda scan might be different again? I have 
> > McAfee 9 at home, but occasionally use Panda, sometimes Stinger.
> > 
> > Similarly, I use 3 different anti-spyware programs, and they
> > all find and treat different things, and it's saved my from 
> > having to reinstall my pc every 6 months like I used to have 
> > to. I use Spybot, Ad-Aware Pro and Giant.
> > 
> > 
> > Jon
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
> > DJK(John) Robinson
> > Sent: 02 February 2005 20:41
> > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> > Subject: [dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally
> > 
> > 
> > I have an old PC running Win2000 (fully up-to-date) and
> > looking after my ADSL connection, running firewall, 
> > centralised anti-virus updates, etc. Occasionally something 
> > else, but mostly just these essentials.  PC is on all the 
> > time, typically two weeks between reboots.
> > 
> > It's suddenly become unhelpful -
> > 1.	trying to run programs via Start gives "Windows 
> > Explorer   Unable to
> > run this command"
> > 2.	Winkey+E (shortcut to run Explorer):  "Access to the specified
> > device, path, or file is denied."  (I'm running as Administrator.)
> > 3.	Double-clicking on a file to invoke the associated program:  no
> > effect at all.  (eg .txt to run notepad)
> > 4.	Very few system things in the Control Panel work: most 
> > give symptom
> > 2 or 3 above.
> > 
> > It's not just shortcuts, either.  Locate notepad.exe itself 
> and double
> > click:  nothing.
> > 
> > BUT Winkey+R (to Run something) works fine!  Explorer and all
> > the rest - IF
> > you know what to type in the Run window, eg  compmgmt.msc /s  
> >  Everything
> > works OK in itself: I just can't run anything the normal way.
> > 
> > Same after rebooting.  And the services are all running fine:
> > ADSL, ZA,
> > Sophos, ...   And nothing interesting in the Event Viewer.  
> > Did a full virus
> > and spyware scan, to be on the safe side - nothing.
> > 
> > Can't find anything useful on MSKB (and it's not Q172223).
> > Just had a quick Google, but nothing useful so far.  And no, 
> > I don't have a folder call "Program" on my C drive, nor am I 
> > trying to play an audio CD, ...
> > 
> > Has anyone come across a problem like this?  Or have any
> > bright ideas?  I strongly prefer to tackle and solve problems 
> > than give up and reformat, reinstall, etc.
> > 
> > John
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