Jon Tydda
jon at tydda.plus.com
Wed Feb 2 17:24:05 CST 2005
hmm, maybe try another online one... can't think of any off the top of my head though... 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 23:19 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [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 > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- > > This email has been verified as Virus free > > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net