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Thanks for your response. I found a worm called AGABOT.SN using an online virus scanner. I had to delete one of 5 files in safe mode with command prompt but after that was gone I could install the patches and the Grisoft virus program. Now I will have a look at zonealarm. I would pay a...

I located the AGOBOT.SN worm using the scanner from Trend Micro. I haven't read anything about it but apparently it masquerades as Blaster. There were 5 infected explore.exe files. 4 were "non-cleabable" and 1 said cannot access. I was able to delete 4 of them but the one in c:\windows\system32...

I am having a problem gaining control of my computer. Seems like a virus or worm. I thought it was the blaster worm but it hasn't been found. I can't install the microsoft updates or a virus program. When I go to look around in the registry I find that regedit shuts down also. Is this problem...

That link is to the same file that won't run because MS03-026 [KB823980] must be installed first. Since the first file won't install this one is of no help. I ran a tool called fixblaster from the Symantec site and it simply said it couldn't find any variant of Blaster on the machine. It was...

Thanks for your reply. I am not able to install the virus program either. I will try some of these other tips and institute a thorough search of the registry and start up areas. Didn't have much time to work on this until today. I am writing from the old computer in the basement which is still...

I know this is not a new topic but I can't seem to get rid of the blaster worm by installing the updates available at the microsoft web site. The ones that count for blaster I downloaded but they won't run. The removal tool won't run because the update won't install and is needed to be present...

Thanks for your reply. Any idea as to how to specify the board if I order one? I have no original information available. I know the processor is athlon 1gb and the memory is sdram 133. Is that sufficient information to order one?

Does that situation get worse or stay the same? Can I isolate the capacitor and replace or does this call for a mb replacement? Thanks for your reply.

No help tweaking the settings. Any other suggestions?

I'm not sure who makes the system board-bought the system on eBay. It has a 1GB Athlon processor, ATI Radeon DDR display adaptor, Maxtor 30 GB disk drive, DVD, CD, DSL modem, Award V6.00PGN bios. I recently replaced my hard drive under its warranty because there was an intermittent...

Every third or fourth time my computer stops as soon as I throw the switch. Try again and it works fine. I'm thinking system board initialization problem but I suppose it could be the switch itself. Anyone familiar with this problem? It is a minor problem now but I fear it will just get worse as...

I think you are on to the problem. The drive passed the advanced test diagnostic but when I ran the Installation confirmation, everything passed except the last one: SMART attribute check. There have been no SMART messages from the BIOS. The Maxtor site dismisses reports from third party...

Thank you. I have run the Maxtor utility and it says the drive is OK. Maybe the intermittent nature of the problem says to try it again. It has been happening off and on now for about a 8 months.

I need an answer as to why a drive fails to boot intermittently and what "MAXTOR DRACO100 DAC10SCZ" means when it fails as opposed to "MAXTOR 53073H6 DAC10SC0" when it does boot. It makes a squealing sound when it isn't going to boot. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries to get...

I cleaned up inside and fixed the drive mount so it was less able to vibrate and so far not a pip or a sqeak. No failure to read the boot record either. Hopefully good fortune will last. If I don't post again, it did. Thanks for the tips!