Lavasoft Ad-Aware also found nothing. Gah. I'm going to see if Spybot will actually install, but otherwise, I'm out of ideas.
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Polter-Cow - May 20, 2009 5:59:32 am PDT #10030 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Theodosia - May 20, 2009 6:27:07 am PDT #10031 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Try reinstalling one of the more minor programs you're having a problem with? I'm wondering if your problem isn't a damaged common DLL that a number of programs share for duties like opening files, rather than a malicious virus. This is why reinstalling the operating system in Windows often is the simplest and best cure for a lot of problems.
NoiseDesign - May 20, 2009 6:28:05 am PDT #10032 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Dust off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
omnis_audis - May 20, 2009 6:32:57 am PDT #10033 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Dust off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.Drew, you forgot phase 2, buy a Mac
(ducks and covers for not being helpful)
§ ita § - May 20, 2009 6:36:29 am PDT #10034 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My mac currently tells ingdirect.com that I'm in Australia. Plus Leopard hasn't been the most stable.
Still prefer it to Vista, though.
NoiseDesign - May 20, 2009 6:36:50 am PDT #10035 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I've had plenty of my Macs act up over the year and have had to reformat and reinstall. It's really unfair to claim it is a Windows thing. I tend to reformat my rental macs at least once every six months, and don't even get me started on permissions getting corrupted.
§ ita § - May 20, 2009 6:38:12 am PDT #10036 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
don't even get me started on permissions getting corrupted
Why *is* that? I don't get the mechanism behind requiring permissions be verified and repaired.
NoiseDesign - May 20, 2009 6:42:35 am PDT #10037 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
From what I understand it's a legacy Unix thing. I honestly don't know the real under the hood reason for it.
Polter-Cow - May 20, 2009 6:45:06 am PDT #10038 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Try reinstalling one of the more minor programs you're having a problem with? I'm wondering if your problem isn't a damaged common DLL that a number of programs share for duties like opening files, rather than a malicious virus. This is why reinstalling the operating system in Windows often is the simplest and best cure for a lot of problems.
That's actually a good point. It could be a common DLL. I remember many years ago I had an Outlook Express problem that I solved by replacing a corrupted DLL file. I'll try uninstalling and reinstalling IrfanView, as that's the weirdest one and easiest to mess with.
Dust off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Waaaaaah. The very thought stresses me out, let alone the process.
NoiseDesign - May 20, 2009 6:46:02 am PDT #10039 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
It's why complete and current backups are something you should always have.