[Ham-Computers] Win98...not convinced this is a virus

Sun, 05 Jan 2003 18:51:52 -0700

I am a software engineer and developer too; the difference is I work in 
a Microsoft environment, and you proudly proclaim that you don't.

- Trevor

Al Simcoe wrote:
> OK, you're right.  I give up.
> 
> You must be of the clan that believes every thing Microsoft says.
> Sorry to have to say this, I am a software engineer and developer. I
> talk from 
> "real" world experience. You read and believe anything you read.
> 
> I wish you much "luck" my friend but this conversation is going nowhere.
> You must be right because Microsoft told you so !!!!
> AL Simcoe  
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trevor Holyoak
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 1:06 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Win98...not convinced this is a virus
> 
> Al Simcoe wrote:
> 
>>According to Microsoft it does:
>>
>>"Disable Scandisk After Bad Shutdown
>>When your system fails to shutdown properly, Windows 98 automatically 
>>
>><snip>
>>Sorry, but there are situations that after an "inappropriate" shutdown
>>that XP or 98 2nd edition does *NOT* do a scan disk upon re boot.
>>Regardless what MS says. That was probably a general statement by
> 
> them. 
> 
>>*** I did not make my previous statement based on what I do *not*
>>know.***
> 
> 
> I didn't either.
> 
> 
>>It  does NOT *always* do this !!! 
> 
> 
> The only documented situation where that is the case that I could find
> is:
> 
> "This behavior can occur because the version of the Scandisk.exe file 
> located in your computer's root directory (C:\) or in the 
> C:\Windows\Command directory does not match the current version of your 
> computer's operating system" - 
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;273824&
> 
> Also, I found a possible answer to the problem of Norton Disk Doctor not
> 
> running in the place of Scandisk: 
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;206352&
> 
>   - Trevor
> 
> 
>>Al Simcoe
>></snip>
>>
>>
>>runs ScanDisk the next time that the system loads. When you're 
>>troubleshooting shutdown problems, the last thing you want to deal
> 
> with 
> 
>>is ScanDisk coming up every time that you restart the system. Enabling
> 
> 
>>this setting prevents ScanDisk from running and is the equivalent of 
>>adding the line Autoscan=0 to the Msdos.sys file." - 
>>
> 
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwinpr
> 
>>o00/html/w9p0095.asp
>>
>>(This also answers the question of how to keep it from running.)
>>
>>- Trevor
>>
>>Al Simcoe wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Anytime your computer is not "properly" shutdown (as is the case when
>>
>>it
>>
>>
>>>crashes and you have to reboot it), it will automatically run Scandisk
>>
>>
>>>to make sure nothing's wrong
>>>
>>>Not every time. Only depending  upon certain conditions.
>>>
>>>Al Simcoe
>>
> 
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