OT: Anyone know how to delete The Trickler?!?

[Si]

Wow, you must be incredibly intelligent to come up with that fix

"MattB" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> "Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]... <snip>
> > Thanks Matt and John -- here's the current:
> >
> > I have Win 98. The error message (when I try to Restart in DOS) is a Windows Protection dealie.
> >
> > Did the F8 thing -- got the menu of choices -- picked #5 (Boot to
Command
> > Prompt, I think it was).
> >
> > Successfully got to the file...and it STILL won't delete! ("Access
> Denied"
> > again.)
> >
> > I probably should leave well enough alone (everything's working as well
as
> > this buggy K6-2 allows, anyway), but it just, er, bugs me!
> >
> > Bill "I could try SAFE MODE command prompt I suppose (but bet it won't
> make
> > a diff.)" S.
> >
> > PS: Due for a new Dell, Dude, anyway -- just always hate the ordeal of setting up ****...
> >
>
> How odd. I'd give the Safe Mode Command Prompt a try. Maybe the thing is loading from Autoexec.bat
> or config.sys which are both still run when you boot into Command Prompt (non-safe). But it seems
> like an outside shot.
Most
> of these spyware apps use a more sophisticated method to load. If it still won't delete in SMCP
> you can try one more thing. Go to where this file is and type in the following:
>
> attrib -s -h -r <filename>
>
> It's possible that it's marked at a System file (s), Hidden file (h) or
Read
> only (r) and that's why you can't delete it (although I'm pretty sure read-only doesn't matter but
> this shouldn't hurt). This will remove those settings. Then try to del it again.
>
> Matt (takin it personal now - Trickler MUST DIE!!!)

 

[Si]

RTFP Craig, it's still happening when booted into DOS. Face it, I'm just smarter than you!

Si Hamilton, New Zealand

> This all may be overkill. Is it because the application is already up? If
IE
> is up (and perhaps anything which talks to the internet) tickler comes up. try to reboot, don't
> bring anything up except ad-aware and try again.
>
> Good luck!
> --
> Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado

 

[Sorni]

"Michael Dart" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

> Are you sure you want to discuss something as 'sensitive' as that in a public forum? You could go
> get some antibiotics. ;^)
>
> Mike - first Darsh now Bill...hmmmm.

Ain't got no case of Burnin' Burnin' Love!

Bill "and I'll leave the 'dribblin'' to {that bald guy on the Harlem Globetrotters}" S.

 

[Si]

Windows - A thirty-two bit extension and graphical shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit
operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor which was written by a two-bit
company that can't stand one bit of competition

> Thanks again, guys -- I learned DOS commands back in the old days, but was smart enough NOT to
> learn how to mess with ATTRIB lest I screw up things BAD!
>
> Bill "our long (inter?)national nightmare has ended" S.

 

[Jonathan Bond]

Post time: Matt B: 3:26PM EST Si: 3:33PM EST

You must be incredibly unintelligent to not notice that he got there first. Face it, we're just
smarter than you

Si wrote:
> Wow, you must be incredibly intelligent to come up with that fix
>
>
> "MattB" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]... <snip>
>>
>>>Thanks Matt and John -- here's the current:
>>>
>>>I have Win 98. The error message (when I try to Restart in DOS) is a Windows Protection dealie.
>>>
>>>Did the F8 thing -- got the menu of choices -- picked #5 (Boot to
>>
> Command
>
>>>Prompt, I think it was).
>>>
>>>Successfully got to the file...and it STILL won't delete! ("Access
>>
>>Denied"
>>
>>>again.)
>>>
>>>I probably should leave well enough alone (everything's working as well
>>
> as
>
>>>this buggy K6-2 allows, anyway), but it just, er, bugs me!
>>>
>>>Bill "I could try SAFE MODE command prompt I suppose (but bet it won't
>>
>>make
>>
>>>a diff.)" S.
>>>
>>>PS: Due for a new Dell, Dude, anyway -- just always hate the ordeal of setting up ****...
>>>
>>
>>How odd. I'd give the Safe Mode Command Prompt a try. Maybe the thing is loading from Autoexec.bat
>>or config.sys which are both still run when you boot into Command Prompt (non-safe). But it seems
>>like an outside shot.
>
> Most
>
>>of these spyware apps use a more sophisticated method to load. If it still won't delete in SMCP
>>you can try one more thing. Go to where this file is and type in the following:
>>
>>attrib -s -h -r <filename>
>>
>>It's possible that it's marked at a System file (s), Hidden file (h) or
>
> Read
>
>>only (r) and that's why you can't delete it (although I'm pretty sure read-only doesn't matter but
>>this shouldn't hurt). This will remove those settings. Then try to del it again.
>>
>>Matt (takin it personal now - Trickler MUST DIE!!!)
>>
>>
>

 

[Baxter]

<snip huge amounts of info>

WOW, I am amazed at the amount of IT info that floats around this group. My silly suggestion to
think about a new Mac is irrellivant. Still amazed about the depth of info here....

 

[Slacker]

"Baxter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> <snip huge amounts of info>
>
> WOW, I am amazed at the amount of IT info that floats around this group. My silly suggestion to
> think about a new Mac is irrellivant. Still amazed about the depth of info here....

That's amb....all geeks, all the time.
--
Slacker

 

[Trentus]

"Si" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Wow, you must be incredibly intelligent to come up with that fix

No, he's just incredibly OLD, to still remember DOS commands like attrib I've used it myself when
windows thinks it's smarter than me and won't let me access certain files.

Trentus

 

[Bomba]

Si wrote:
> Windows - A thirty-two bit extension and graphical shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit
> operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor which was written by a two-bit
> company that can't stand one bit of competition

Says the man posting with OE...

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[Shaun Rimmer]

Sorni <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>
> Tried 3 times now. Get an error message (non Blue Screen) saying computer needs to re-start; I
> press any key and it shuts off. (My machine has more bugs than Rimmer's family tree!)

You are cruel and very mean Bill ;-(

Shaun aRe

 

[Matthew Paterso]

Sorni wrote:

> Anyone know what I should do?!?

format c:

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

 

[Stu]

if changing the attrib didn't help and you still cant delete it what if you boot from a start-up
diskette? then it wouldn't matter what was it the config.sys or autoexec.bat

 

[Michael Dart]

"Matthew Paterson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorni wrote:
>
> > Anyone know what I should do?!?
>
> format c:
>

Are you sure? (Y/N)

 

[Bomba]

Michael Dart wrote:

>>>Anyone know what I should do?!?
>>
>>format c:
>>
>
>
> Are you sure? (Y/N)

No, you don't want to bother with user interaction, just use

deltree /Y c:

Always a winner with clueless users... }

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[Mattb]

"Baxter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> <snip huge amounts of info>
>
> WOW, I am amazed at the amount of IT info that floats around this group.
My
> silly suggestion to think about a new Mac is irrellivant. Still amazed about the depth of info
> here....
>

I gotta' earn money for bikes somehow. I can just practice on folks like Greg's PCs for free and
then offer him his money back if it wrecks it.

Matt

 

[Sorni]

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Sorni <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> >
> > Tried 3 times now. Get an error message (non Blue Screen) saying
computer
> > needs to re-start; I press any key and it shuts off. (My machine has
more
> > bugs than Rimmer's family tree!)
>
> You are cruel and very mean Bill ;-(

You forgot "smell of poo", too!

Bill "sorry, Shaun...it was said with affection (the good kind)" S.

 

[Mattb]

"Trentus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Si" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > Wow, you must be incredibly intelligent to come up with that fix
>
> No, he's just incredibly OLD, to still remember DOS commands like attrib

> I've used it myself when windows thinks it's smarter than me and won't let me access
> certain files.
>
> Trentus
>

Old? Bah! I'm younger than the one I was advising with my crusty DOS knowledge.

How young are YOU?

Matt (younger even than my years would suggest)

 

[Jd]

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...

silver bullets

JD

 

[Westie]

"bomba" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Michael Dart wrote:
>
> >>>Anyone know what I should do?!?
> >>
> >>format c:
> >>
> >
> >
> > Are you sure? (Y/N)
>
> No, you don't want to bother with user interaction, just use
>
> deltree /Y c:
>
> Always a winner with clueless users... }
>

As was del *.*

Westie

 

[Si]

Back in my day young whipper-snappers like you had respect for their elders!

"Trentus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Si" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > Wow, you must be incredibly intelligent to come up with that fix
>
> No, he's just incredibly OLD, to still remember DOS commands like attrib

> I've used it myself when windows thinks it's smarter than me and won't let me access
> certain files.
>
> Trentus