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To: PMS Witch who wrote (4035)	6/13/1999 4:35:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

To The Thread: This is a good bookmark. This guy is really on top of this subject. There is allot of info here not just on BO but other issues as well: nwi.net I've always stated these programs like BO and Netbus are more dangerous than any virus or worm, because the hacker who put the program on your computer can do anything he / she likes....stealing data, deleting data, listen through a mic on your computer, if you have a video cam hooked up, Netbus can spy on you, etc...... Also, did you know that you have over 65,000 doors into your computer, these are called ports, do you know how to keep intruders out? Don't get overly paraniod, just start learning...NOW. nwi.net

To: PMS Witch who wrote (4035)	6/14/1999 2:22:00 PM
From: wily	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

>> I find it hard to believe PowerQuest's stuff has made a mess of things. It seems to just make an copy of what it finds, or restores what was last saved. I never experienced it changing anything.<< I would LOVE to believe that. If DI works it's the perfect silver bullet. In this case I think you're right, too. I did a complete wipe of the drive in question and an original install (not an image) and the resulting OS behaved the same as the image with respect to Virtual Memory. I'm kinda stumped because Win 98 on my other disk doesn't behave like that. I may put the funny-behving image on the right-behaving disk and see what happens. Problem with the disk maybe? >>For DOS to execute an external command, it must know where to find it. It checks the current directory first, then the directories indicated by the PATH environment variable. You can check your PATH if you type SET at the DOS prompt. (SET is an internal command)<< I'm going to check that. I do see command.com on the disk. This is the type of thing I'd like to understand more about -- how the computer actually thinks about things. I've got the books and materials -- now I need to take the time... >>he wouldn't get it.<< Frailty of the species <g> w

To: PMS Witch who wrote (4035)	6/18/1999 12:24:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

A hint ... I'd like to share something. (Don't you just hate it when someone shares?) I was playing with the BOOT MENU feature of Win98 and selected the option to boot normally and create a log. Much to my surprise, when reviewing the log, a couple of 'FAILs' sneaked into a long list of 'SUCCESSs' even though my computer seemed OK. I recorded (on paper) the 'failures', and searched for them with Yahoo. I was pointed to 37 explanations! Anyway, I picked a Microsoft site from the list and discovered these FAILs were OK, and more importantly, WHY they were there, and WHY they were OK. Quite a relief. The lesson: Record error messages. Search for them online. Get an answer. Sleep soundly. Cheers, PW.