Corcaigh Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Have you Shut Down, or just Restarted? Did you get the strange characters in MS Word too, or only in your browser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 I dont think i got them in word, only my b♦♦♦rowser♦♦ What symbol is that?? Could i type it if i wanted to?? I'm trying the restore point thing now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I've been planning to get an external drive for my music for a while now. Thats what i get for being so lazy Buy a new HDD for your current computer, get an external enclosure for your old HDD, remove the old, put Windows on the new, stick the old one in the enclosure, copy your music to the new drive, format the old drive and use it as backup for your music. Kills two birds with one stone... no more virus and you have an external hard drive. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Buy a new HDD for your current computer, get an external enclosure for your old HDD, remove the old, put Windows on the new, stick the old one in the enclosure, copy your music to the new drive, format the old drive and use it as backup for your music.Kills two birds with one stone... no more virus and you have an external hard drive. :2cents: :thud: :confused: I just might rather waste the money on a new comp The system restore should work though, right? I just gotta make sure I dont **** up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I dont think i got them in word, only my b♦♦♦rowser♦♦What symbol is that?? Could i type it if i wanted to?? I'm trying the restore point thing now.... My guess is that symbol is a square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 :thud: :confused: I just might rather waste the money on a new comp :laugh: It's a lot simpler and cheaper than it sounds ($20-50 for the enclosure, $50-$150 for the drive). If you want a new PC, go ahead and do it. I still say that you get the enclosure, though. The system restore should work though, right? I just gotta make sure I dont **** up again System restore is not exactly the godsend it was meant to be. 9 times out of 10 its useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 If you didn't get them in MS Word it sounds a lot like a problem specific to the browser. Does your browser start up with a different home page or try to go to a certain web page that you didn't specify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 If you didn't get them in MS Word it sounds a lot like a problem specific to the browser.Does your browser start up with a different home page or try to go to a certain web page that you didn't specify? Samething with IE. No it doesnt. It just keeps heading back and back, eventually back to my homepage. The only way i can get anywhere is if i open it in a new tab....simply because he cant take me backwards :laugh: It's a lot simpler and cheaper than it sounds ($20-50 for the enclosure, $50-$150 for the drive). If you want a new PC, go ahead and do it. I still say that you get the enclosure, though.System restore is not exactly the godsend it was meant to be. 9 times out of 10 its useless. That doesnt sound too bad 9 out of 10?! :doh: :fingersx: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 mother****er. it didnt work :shot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 mother****er. it didnt work :shot: Sadly, you were not among the 10%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 What about the hardboot? Might that work? How do i do that? Or was that just a joke....I'd love to give this piece of **** a hard boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 What about the hardboot? Might that work? How do i do that? Or was that just a joke....I'd love to give this piece of **** a hard boot Might be time to just give up and go to plan B (aka buy new ****). Although, there's also a plan X (aka hire some mother****er to fix it for you) if you're willing to take the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Just stop fat-fingering the square key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Just stop fat-fingering the square key. :cry: I hate you. it's a ****ing diamond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Maybe you turned on sticky keys or something weird like that. Hit shift 5 times, and see what happens. (seriously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 its not the sticky keys..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oh, by the way, a hard boot is shutting it down manually with the power button. You may have to hold it down for a few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Ah. Thanks. Ive done that about 10 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Backspace on a keyboard is the same as a browser back button. Is there a problem with that key? Another thought - is it a laptop with an external mouse? Sometimes keyboard/mouse mappings get screwed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 :cry: I hate you. it's a ****ing diamond! Stop fat-fingering that key too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Ok. A couple more things to try. This assumes XP. First. go start run and type MSCONFIG. Click on the Services tab and check the box to hide all MS services and click Disable All. Click on the startup tab and select to disable all. click ok and reboot. See if problem persists. If it does not, selectively re-enable items until you identify the culprit. If it still occurs, reboot and press F8 just as the POST ends and just before Windows starts. This should give you the option to boot to safemode. Select safemode with networking and test again. Let me know the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Ok. A couple more things to try. This assumes XP. First. go start run and type MSCONFIG. Click on the Services tab and check the box to hide all MS services and click Disable All. Click on the startup tab and select to disable all. click ok and reboot. See if problem persists. If it does not, selectively re-enable items until you identify the culprit. If it still occurs, reboot and press F8 just as the POST ends and just before Windows starts. This should give you the option to boot to safemode. Select safemode with networking and test again. Let me know the results. Thanks. I'm running stinger right now....Found a virus called "W2/Sobig.F@MM" I dont know if thats what is causing the problem. After this thing is done running and I'll give what you suggested a try. Thanks again:cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 It isnt just doing this in mozilla. If I'm using windows and searching on the C drive or any folder, it keeps sending me back to other folders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Thanks. I'm running stinger right now....Found a virus called "W2/Sobig.F@MM" I dont know if thats what is causing the problem.After this thing is done running and I'll give what you suggested a try. Thanks again:cheers: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2003-081909-2118-99 That needs to be removed, but shouldn't be the cause. Download Hi-Jack this and show us/me the log. If theres some isht you want to keep to yourself, feel free to PM me the resulting log contents. http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdoctor Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 download adaware google it install/run sounds like spyware to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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