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Offline zack1234

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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2012, 12:57:40 PM »
I wonder how many software companies create malware to keep thier products selling?

Reformatting,backups,safe browsing are the only way.

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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #16 on: September 13, 2012, 11:59:15 PM »
I wonder how many software companies create malware to keep thier products selling?

Reformatting,backups,safe browsing are the only way.



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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2012, 12:01:52 AM »
Nope, using non-Microsoft operating systems are the only way.

but if there's a problem then you are on your own.


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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #18 on: September 14, 2012, 01:45:21 AM »
but if there's a problem then you are on your own.


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How come? You have literally millions of users and several websites to ask help through. Most problems can be solved with a quick Google search.

When was the last time you got any help from Microsoft by the way? The only "help" I've ever got from there was the annoying product activation which you skip using other OSes :)
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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #19 on: September 14, 2012, 12:01:00 PM »
I actually have never been able to figure out why I can't install ubuntu.   have tried several times and yet can't find a reason.   tried Google no help either.   

windows i don't really have a problem.



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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #20 on: September 14, 2012, 12:04:07 PM »
I actually have never been able to figure out why I can't install ubuntu.   have tried several times and yet can't find a reason.   tried Google no help either.   

windows i don't really have a problem.



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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #21 on: September 14, 2012, 05:10:15 PM »
How come? You have literally millions of users and several websites to ask help through. Most problems can be solved with a quick Google search.

When was the last time you got any help from Microsoft by the way? The only "help" I've ever got from there was the annoying product activation which you skip using other OSes :)

Or a patch.  I got tired of MS telling me that I have used up all of my licenses from a legit purchase.  Just wait till it is unsupported...they dont have to make a virus just software that wont run on it anymore.  A dirty game they play.
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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #22 on: September 14, 2012, 05:42:16 PM »
I find Rkill a nice tool for killing malware

"RKill is a program that was developed at BleepingComputer.com that attempts to terminate known malware processes so that your normal security software can then run and clean your computer of infections. When RKill runs it will kill malware processes and then removes incorrect executable associations and fixes policies that stop us from using certain tools. When finished it will display a log file that shows the processes that were terminated while the program was running.

As RKill only terminates a program's running process, and does not delete any files, after running it you should not reboot your computer as any malware processes that are configured to start automatically will just be started again. Instead, after running RKill you should immediately scan your computer using some sort of anti-malware or anti-virus program so that the infections can be properly removed."

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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #23 on: September 14, 2012, 06:08:20 PM »
Where does your install stop? What kind of problem are you having?

i get an error at the end  I posted it before but was never able to get an answer.  somebody else was able to just reboot and it installed mine never went away.

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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #24 on: September 15, 2012, 01:45:17 AM »
i get an error at the end  I posted it before but was never able to get an answer.  somebody else was able to just reboot and it installed mine never went away.

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If it was some driver problem it may be fixed already. Download the latest install disc of Xubuntu and give it a try, since then there have been multiple kernel updates. That's also the nice thing about linux - you can always download the latest installation package for free. With windows you're stuck with the ancient media you bought sometime.
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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #25 on: September 15, 2012, 01:00:07 PM »
will give it another try tonight.


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Re: Interesting Event
« Reply #26 on: September 15, 2012, 02:13:39 PM »
I actually have never been able to figure out why I can't install ubuntu.   have tried several times and yet can't find a reason.

Might just be your hardware. Try first with a live-cd. If you can get it running, the installation should work too. If not, try with different settings. There are some fail-safe options available even on the live-cd. If you still can't get it running from cd, try another distro. Some chipsets don't work well with Ubuntu which is Debian based, but might work perfectly with Fedora based ones, or openSUSE, or... Take a look on this DistroWatch site to get a glimpse of available main distributions, with a handy pros-and-cons reviewing. - I just tried to install Lubuntu (Light version of Ubuntu) on an old Windows 2k laptop with only 256 Mb RAM. The installation froze although the resourses should've been sufficient.
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« Reply #27 on: September 15, 2012, 02:20:06 PM »
Might just be your hardware. Try first with a live-cd. If you can get it running, the installation would work too. If not, try with different settings. There are some fail-safe options available even on the live-cd. If you still can't get it running from cd, try another distro. Some chipsets don't work well with Ubuntu which is Debian based, but might work perfectly with Fedora based ones, or openSUSE, or... Take a look on this DistroWatch site to get a glimpse of available main distributions, with a handy pros-and-cons reviewing. - I just tried to install Lubuntu (Light version of Ubuntu) on an old Windows 2k laptop with only 256 Mb RAM. The installation froze although the resourses should've been sufficient.

One reason for failing installs has been the dvds. If you burn the dvd at max speed it may end up having errors and this will cause problems during install. I always burn my linux install dvds at less than max speed just to be safe.
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