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andmerr
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_ 		11. February 2005 @ 21:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you guys thought this was going to be a funny topic well its not for me.Running nortons and zone alarm but i think i have a virus that is attacking the boot sectors of one of my drives.2 MONTHS RUNNING i have turned my pc off only to find that when i switch it back on i get this message saying "c drive is ready for format". The only problem is i cant access anything on the drive, my virus software doesnt detect a virus, i have to reformat to proceed.The last time this happened i lost 100 gig of info, this time only 56 gig.

What do you guys suggest.
Is there an alternative ?

Any help appreciated

Andmerr
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ddp
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_ 		12. February 2005 @ 10:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
do you have or can borrow a drive to load windows on to do an online scan on yourmain c: drive to see if get rid of virus
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andmerr
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_ 		12. February 2005 @ 10:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thats a possibility as c: drive is a separate drive.
2 DRIVES 1 x 80 gig
1 x 160 gig

c drive when installed, put the wrong letter, made it d instead.So c drive has all the useless downloaded info etc.What software do you suggest for boot sector check if online scan fails

andmerr
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ddp
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_ 		12. February 2005 @ 11:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check bios to see if pc trends is enabled, try your norton, avg7, panda, antivirus.com free housecall & avast
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andmerr
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_ 		12. February 2005 @ 11:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
THANKS MAN i now have something to do today rather than sleep , drink , the house work .
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ddp
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_ 		12. February 2005 @ 11:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
& be merry!!!!!
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