reread above, What I had previously written.
Wouldn't let me run any programs.. even in safe more.
All I could do was a complete restore from disc.
And again, It was not the old net.sky worm. was a newer, much stronger version.

So please tell us how a run once program would help.. when you are completely down and it won't let ya run anything??

But as I said, The recovery disc did get rid of it, because I could start directly off of the disc.

It is nice to be back, Have been gone almost a week, By no choice of mine. I recently got the worst Worm (virus) I have had yet.
This one was a stronger Net.sky worm.
Completely took over my computer, had to disconnect the internet and could only start up the computer in safe mode. Was able to save most data before I had to do a complete hard drive format and reinstall of the factory original programs, then reinstall 5 years worth of programs.. what a nightmare !! reinstall 83 windows updates and 40+ programs.hours and hours.
got the worm from watching movies online.
I have watched movies online for years, never had a problem till now.
Warning.. it can just as easily happen to you!
If you get an immediate indication of computer problems, security warnings everywhere that you cant close, first thing..pull the internet plug immediately, DO NOT RESTART YOUR COMPUTER!! do a system restore to an earlier time, then restart.

here is what is said on some sites about this worm: Worm.NetSky Description
Worm.NetSky is a nasty worm that distributes itself through email. Once installed, Worm.NetSky will add itself to the Windows registry, ensuring that it loads each time you boot Windows. Worm.NetSky is capable to email itself as an attachment to any email addresses that it can locate on your machine. Worm.NetSky will also open up a backdoor on your PC allowing remote attackers to import and install additional malware to your system. This worm is highly dangerous and should be removed with no delay.

In over 10 years of computing, I have always been able to fix it, not this time till I did a recovery, This is the worst one I have ever had. Be safe.
Create a recovery tools disk and a system recovery disk *right now*
THEY MAY BE WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD!!!

Don't even think of getting a Toshiba satellite with Windows 7 !! To date there isn't much in the way of updates and support for Windows 7. Every now and again you lose the built-in camera and config free utillities.

I am shopping for a new laptop and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a good one. Thanks!!

Ubuntu sees all NTFS drives anyway, I mean I got 3 of them (internal HDs), and each of them having a different OS on it (Win 7, WinXP, WinVista)

All 3 shows up just fine in Ubuntu (and I tried Opensuse also) and I play off my music folders after i mount them. And mounting is pretty much just a double click.

So I don't see no problem your linux seeing the NTFS external drive and if someway it's still empty you can always reformat it to FAT32 if you want to, especially if you aren't gonna be using Win OS-es.

update to win 7 if you own a toshiba you need to get your win 7 from them they have already updated all the drivers to make your computer work with win 7 other wise you have to go manually load them from the toshiba web sight

why would someone wanna play counterstrike with a wii mote? there isn't a better control than the keyboard/mouse combo for 1st person shooters.

wow, such a manly thing to say.



Anyway, I've never done linux on a wii, but I have done it on xbox along with a friend (though I have no idea why he did it). Are you saying that you can use the wiimote as the pointing device in ubuntu? because that would be awesome.

the only problem I've had with VMware is that the really intensive programs do not like it. Photoshop used to screw wine over royally running ubuntu, fedora, or arch - it didn't matter. It'll probably have a 500GB hard drive so I'll just dual boot. Actually, I'm considering removing the superdrive when I get it and installing a second hard drive. That way I can have a Mac drive and a windows/ubuntu drive. Seems pretty straightforward to be honest other than the bootloader part but it sounds to me that I can go from the apple loader and chainload the windows bootloader so I can select windows or ubuntu from that screen and it'll be no sweat.

Then again, for me, it's always easier said than done and I'm more of a database/networking kind of guy with some web design thrown in over software and programming.

Unfortunately I do not play much video games I play real sports or go out from time to time. I do not know the wii system well enough to help you.

shut me up, that rocks!.... uhmmm, I HAVE to try this out....!!

Interesting...

I don't see how it would work without the sensor bar....

Any of you played it or playing it? I played it when it came out, now I am almost craving to play it again, but then it's kinda addictive like a drug and I won't do nothing else but keep playing it.

GSM is the 2G technology used by AT&T/Cingular and others. It has all but been replaced in the last couple years.

Coming from a verizon motorola smartphone to an iPhone on AT&T and then breaking that and going to a Blackberry 9000 on AT&T. I wish I had been on AT&T with a blackberry the whole time. The iPhone was nice and the apps are killer - the whole thing was so nicely integrated, but there was always something lacking in the day-to-day stuff I use like the planner and contacts folder that the blackberry is perfect on.

not to mention you can tether a blackberry right off and you have to hack the iPhone to do so. I get internet on my laptop all over...

The one thing I love about AT&T I never realized was the case until my buddy was confused how I looked up yellowpages while on the phone with my mom was that Verizon cannot simultaneously do data and voice. AT&T can. And while AT&T has severely spotty 3G coverage, it's the fastest when you get it and AT&T actually has 2.5G networks called their edge network that is just as fast as Verizon's 3G so coverage is not an issue. I also have data coverage far more than my girlfriend with her verizon phone though her voice range seems to be better.

I'd say go AT&T. You may not need the blackberry or anything, but data on at&t is far better than it ever was on Verizon for me.

Thing is it's not hardware because I never had these issues on XP. Drivers are unlikely because I've downloaded every one from the manufacturer just to be sure and the fact I have no idea which one threw the BSOD.

I dunno if the x86 version is different or something, but either way, I'm going back to xp for a while or just wait and try the x64 architecture on the mac in a few months. maybe the x64 is more stable.

Many years ago I signed up for data service to a mobile device with Verizon. At the time, verizon had the best network, and there were only a very few companies providing this service.

Whats are my options, today? Anyone out there have a data service plan from someone other than the main carriers (Verizon, Sprint/Nextel
AT&T, T-Mobile) ?

How about Boost or Cricket and such?

If you have a GSM handset, can you shop among data service providers as easily as you can shop among voice service providers?

Anyone here play The Beatles Rock Band game? I've played Guitar Hero a bit & thought it was fun (I'm pretty damm good at it too!) This looks killer cause I grew up on the Beatles & love their music. I'm so getting this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpBDOolcs9g

I was a tester for both Vista and Win 7.

for Vista ~ and I had a fairly brand new system, all put together by me but at that time it was top of the line..talking about 3 gigs of memory..core 2 quad Intel and 300 dollar graphics card and Audigy 4 XiFi sound card...

So I had (still have)3 hard drives set up and one was dedicated only for Vista..and from the first go..it was crap.

Nothing was recognized..no sound..crap graphics..but of course beta versions don't have a good support and so on, but I was still dissatisfied with the amount of hard drive space it uses and the amount of time it accesses and the running services tripled since XP for not much of reason at all..

I used it like maybe 3 times a week I booted into..but I already wrote back to Bill Gates Empire that they are taking the wroooong way with this..it's crap..and not because of the hardware support, but just way up from the foundation.the source code, the core engine sux balls.....you will be outmatched by Linux or OSX if you don't watch it..keep making this overloaded, over bloated, heavy overhead clunker speed Vista.


So anyway, I also tested Win 7. My first impression was like...crap..this can't be it.these people are kidding me..they gave me the wrong beta or something...this is pretty much a stripped down version of Vista, and it does run faster, but still..it's a stripped down Vista with some additions..to make it more appealing and more hardware support.
Used it for a year...I said "It is better than Vista, yes. " Is it an improvement?
Security - yes.. more idiot proof - yes. better hardware support - yes. Better software support - NO. I can't even get adobe acrobat work right sometimes and my Sony Vegas video editor just stops working on me..don't know why..but it has to do with incompatibility with Win7..even though it worked in Vista..but still not as good as XP.

So is Win7 better than Vista? Yes. Better than XP..at some places.

The Main point is:

going from xp to vista and to win7 is like 3 steps backward, and then 1 step forward.

Basically Micro$oft went the wrong direction after XP...why do they always try to copy OSX, like they did with Win95..I don't know, no original ideas...Win7 is a strange mix of Vista and Linux wannabe..but only on the outside....didn't really correct the change beside patched the Vista up and we basically do not have a new operating system, but a repaired Vista.

We are finally have arrived to 2006 (in 2009!!) with Win7 after being lost in a weird dimension with Vista.

We are still behind 3 years...where we should be by now..all that wasted money on these mediocre operating systems.. hell I'm still saying that MS-DOS was the best and fastest one out there.

I figure, some understand what I'm saying...others might not.

And yes I got them all free...they were beta, but to tell you the truth..having Vista now..it's only inches better than the Beta I tested and seeing the full release Win7 and comparing it to what I tested a year ago, it's the same damn thing. Basically they improved the hardware support (but that's NOT for microsoft's credit) and everything else stayed the same in it (like the Beta versions, which are supposed to be skeletons/unfinished products). I'm not kidding.