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Isn't that an institutionalised trick? -How to prove competence or not. Certificates & exams don't prove confidence. I have had a CORGI gas fitter remove a gas fire; cap off the mains but leave it leaking. Another Corgi plumber moved a gas water heater but left green flux all over the copper...

Superb. I have the same problem, can i get to the thermocouple from within the oven or from the rear?

Not pointing this reply at any particular person but if a computer gets a virus then there is no reliable anti-virus software installed. Agreed? If the same computer is believed to be virus free then such a belief only becomes knowledge when reliable anti-virus software is installed. The...

I suggested system restore, which in over 90% of the virus cases I have come across, worked perfectly. The important part is knowing when the virus first happened. But like anything, there are some virus that are deeper rooted than that. There is nothing in a Windows system restore that is...

Good point. These are separate comments. Earlier in the thread, someone suggest doing a system restore to remove a virus- that won't work.

regcleaner is totally out of date for Windows XP. System restore does not remove viruses.

Windows just uses the System 360 conversational transaction architecture from the 1950's. Windows2000 with (pseudo) virtual machine support onwards copies the pseudo-conversational operating system like MVS from the 1970's ! Thin clients are MVS architecture & we should see more of this being...

Root kits are a real problem because htey look like Windows updates. Microsoft cannot detect them. No one can 100% detect them. A poorly written root kit might be detected but serious root kit writers don't write poor designs. The poor ones come from internet free source code compiled by some...

W1- yes, I can't get a decent plumber that leaves things dry. They want 4 times the rate for a 4 hour day. I've reverted to doing it all myself but this leaking stopcock on lead pipes might be beyond me. I can turn the water off (I fitted stop valves post this stopcock) but I haven't dealt with...

A re-install may loose all your files. XP re-install can be done without losing your files but the route to achieve this is not logical (thanks Microsoft) and people do get caught out. To be 100% sure, you have to install a clean OS, install up to date anti-virus software & ProcessGuard...

Be sure you have re-started pc before trying the following. Some new HP desktops go to sleep and appear to have switched off. PC may just need a new IP address from BT hub to get internet back. BT internat and help desk is now (last 3 months) quite reliable. Some virus do work this way...

The best solution is this: A root kit virus cann NOT be detected by any anti-virus software so you have to be sure you haven't got it before you use these tools and feel safe. 0. Starting with a 100% clean install (no borrowed dodgy copy OS) 1. AVAST free home edition, least intrusive, fast...