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DShirleySB
Instructor
Why did they make the Millenium edition?
After booting the system the screen comes up grey like it is in safe mode but it is not. The mouse doesn't work either.
Booting in safe mode the mouse works. Trying to access AOL a message comes back saying my modem is blocked. Switching the modem with my xp machine does no better.
I ran the anti virus from safe mode and came up with two worms and a lot of aadware. I cleaned and deleted that.
Booting again brings up the same results. When I put the modem back into the XP system it worked but doesn't make the dialing noises anymore (who cares?).
The ME machine has a lot of photographs that I would like to try to salvage which is the only reason I want to try to fix it. A new XP machine has been ordered and the ME will be used only as a backup for MS Office purposes if at all.
I am not a "techie" but it sounds like a virus or worm is in my mother board contolling the modem.
Besides a boat anchor, any suggestions for a fix? Maybe taking the hard drive out of the ME machine, putting it in the XP machine and running the antivirus, (more up to date) on it there. Or is this system toast?
Please advise.
After booting the system the screen comes up grey like it is in safe mode but it is not. The mouse doesn't work either.
Booting in safe mode the mouse works. Trying to access AOL a message comes back saying my modem is blocked. Switching the modem with my xp machine does no better.
I ran the anti virus from safe mode and came up with two worms and a lot of aadware. I cleaned and deleted that.
Booting again brings up the same results. When I put the modem back into the XP system it worked but doesn't make the dialing noises anymore (who cares?).
The ME machine has a lot of photographs that I would like to try to salvage which is the only reason I want to try to fix it. A new XP machine has been ordered and the ME will be used only as a backup for MS Office purposes if at all.
I am not a "techie" but it sounds like a virus or worm is in my mother board contolling the modem.
Besides a boat anchor, any suggestions for a fix? Maybe taking the hard drive out of the ME machine, putting it in the XP machine and running the antivirus, (more up to date) on it there. Or is this system toast?
Please advise.