VISTA Crashed Again

This is like the third time in two weeks that Vista has crashed.
Several other times, it was a simple "Repair" by DVD, but three times now, a
Full Install was required.

I did detect a virus prior to one of those crashes and was unable to remove,
quarrantine or repair the file with the Trojan virus...if that really
matters.

gary

It really matters. Chances are, it was likely the cause of your other two
failures as well.

Are you disabling UAC? You shouldn't, even if it annoys you at times. It may
protect you from yourself.

What AV program are you using? Just because it installs does not mean it is
compatible or reliable under Vista.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Gary MCSE" <kc5md@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> This is like the third time in two weeks that Vista has crashed.
> Several other times, it was a simple "Repair" by DVD, but three times now,
> a Full Install was required.
>
> I did detect a virus prior to one of those crashes and was unable to
> remove, quarrantine or repair the file with the Trojan virus...if that
> really matters.
>
> gary

Enlighten me...

What is UAC? I don't turn anything off as a rule and I even did a full
Format the first two times.
This time I wrote all -0-'s to the drive.

I have a dual boot, using two Hard Disk Drives, with XP Pro on the other
drive.

I am using Avast Home Edition, with the latest Update because the basic
program had known issues with Vista.

I am not sure how the Virus snuck in...possibly when one of the other family
members needed to use my PC
"For just a minute". LOL

Gary FYI


"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:u$RVVpFAHHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> It really matters. Chances are, it was likely the cause of your other two
> failures as well.
>
> Are you disabling UAC? You shouldn't, even if it annoys you at times. It
> may protect you from yourself.
>
> What AV program are you using? Just because it installs does not mean it
> is compatible or reliable under Vista.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Gary MCSE" <kc5md@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:5B651ADA-6214-4C4A-9DC9-87BB3B63F0FC@microsoft.com...
>> This is like the third time in two weeks that Vista has crashed.
>> Several other times, it was a simple "Repair" by DVD, but three times
>> now, a Full Install was required.
>>
>> I did detect a virus prior to one of those crashes and was unable to
>> remove, quarrantine or repair the file with the Trojan virus...if that
>> really matters.
>>
>> gary
>

Hi Gary,

UAC = User Account Control. Frequently, I am seeing people recommending to
disable it to resolve certain issues around installing and configuring
software and system settings (which require administrator privilege).
Generally, this is a bad idea as it also allows malicious code to run
unchecked and unprompted, whereas with the control in place users would be
prompted to acknowledge and allow it to run (and then it'd be the users own
fault if they allowed malware to run).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Gary MCSE" <kc5md@comcast.net> wrote in message
news93BA8A0-90ED-46DA-9080-1D79AACA85CE@microsoft.com...
> Enlighten me...
>
> What is UAC? I don't turn anything off as a rule and I even did a full
> Format the first two times.
> This time I wrote all -0-'s to the drive.
>
> I have a dual boot, using two Hard Disk Drives, with XP Pro on the other
> drive.
>
> I am using Avast Home Edition, with the latest Update because the basic
> program had known issues with Vista.
>
> I am not sure how the Virus snuck in...possibly when one of the other
> family members needed to use my PC
> "For just a minute". LOL
>
> Gary FYI
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:u$RVVpFAHHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> It really matters. Chances are, it was likely the cause of your other two
>> failures as well.
>>
>> Are you disabling UAC? You shouldn't, even if it annoys you at times. It
>> may protect you from yourself.
>>
>> What AV program are you using? Just because it installs does not mean it
>> is compatible or reliable under Vista.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Gary MCSE" <kc5md@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:5B651ADA-6214-4C4A-9DC9-87BB3B63F0FC@microsoft.com...
>>> This is like the third time in two weeks that Vista has crashed.
>>> Several other times, it was a simple "Repair" by DVD, but three times
>>> now, a Full Install was required.
>>>
>>> I did detect a virus prior to one of those crashes and was unable to
>>> remove, quarrantine or repair the file with the Trojan virus...if that
>>> really matters.
>>>
>>> gary
>>
>

OK, another acronym I can do without.
No, I don't turn it off...never have

I still think it was one of my kids that D/L something.
Thanks for your thoughts though "Nutcase"...

I feel like a "Nutjob" on occasion...
Maybe were related

Regards,
Gary FYI, MCSE, MCP, A+, DDR, AMD, PhysEd, DVD...Yada, Yada, Yada


"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eBV0dPRAHHA.4844@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi Gary,
>
> UAC = User Account Control. Frequently, I am seeing people recommending to
> disable it to resolve certain issues around installing and configuring
> software and system settings (which require administrator privilege).
> Generally, this is a bad idea as it also allows malicious code to run
> unchecked and unprompted, whereas with the control in place users would be
> prompted to acknowledge and allow it to run (and then it'd be the users
> own fault if they allowed malware to run).
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Gary MCSE" <kc5md@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news93BA8A0-90ED-46DA-9080-1D79AACA85CE@microsoft.com...
>> Enlighten me...
>>
>> What is UAC? I don't turn anything off as a rule and I even did a full
>> Format the first two times.
>> This time I wrote all -0-'s to the drive.
>>
>> I have a dual boot, using two Hard Disk Drives, with XP Pro on the other
>> drive.
>>
>> I am using Avast Home Edition, with the latest Update because the basic
>> program had known issues with Vista.
>>
>> I am not sure how the Virus snuck in...possibly when one of the other
>> family members needed to use my PC
>> "For just a minute". LOL
>>
>> Gary FYI
>>
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:u$RVVpFAHHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> It really matters. Chances are, it was likely the cause of your other
>>> two failures as well.
>>>
>>> Are you disabling UAC? You shouldn't, even if it annoys you at times. It
>>> may protect you from yourself.
>>>
>>> What AV program are you using? Just because it installs does not mean it
>>> is compatible or reliable under Vista.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Gary MCSE" <kc5md@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:5B651ADA-6214-4C4A-9DC9-87BB3B63F0FC@microsoft.com...
>>>> This is like the third time in two weeks that Vista has crashed.
>>>> Several other times, it was a simple "Repair" by DVD, but three times
>>>> now, a Full Install was required.
>>>>
>>>> I did detect a virus prior to one of those crashes and was unable to
>>>> remove, quarrantine or repair the file with the Trojan virus...if that
>>>> really matters.
>>>>
>>>> gary
>>>
>>
>