Trouble in River City

unkbill · Post by **unkbill** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:30 pm

I think that is what we have right here. I can't scan my computer with Norton anti-virus as it either freezes up are I get the computer has a fatal error messege that leads me to no good. Any advice anyone?

71-1085092892 · Post by **71-1085092892** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:46 pm

Start with a scandisk. Get into "My Computer," right click on your hard drive, select the Tools tab, then run error checking.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:36 am

Second, boot into Safe Mode, then run Norton Antivus. Something else (like a virus or malware) can stop you from running Norton Antivirus.

To boot into Safe Mode, turn the computer on, tap the F8 button ever couple seconds, then select "Safe Mode" when the boot menu appears.

You might even consider downloading Antivir, saving it to your desktop, then installing it from Safe Mode. It'll check your computer for viruses at the end of installation. Be sure to uninstall it before rebooting though, because you don't want it and Norton running at the same time.

unkbill · Post by **unkbill** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:48 pm

Done and did. Norton says everything just fine. Of course a car engine usually runs its best race just before it explodes.

mbilderback · Post by **mbilderback** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:35 am

Reformat and rebuild from the ground up. Just did it to my machine. It should be done every 6 months to a year.

71-1085092892 · Post by **71-1085092892** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:37 am

Bring your case down in a couple weeks and I'll take a long look at it.