Mike Hughes
New Member
Do you back up your files??? I started doing it on a regular basis. Back up anything you do not wish to lose. I back up my Quickbooks files and Microsoft Money files onto floppy disks. In addition to that, I back up almost all of my data files to a 250MB Zip drive.
The reason I am writing about this is, two days ago I detected a virus on my system. The last two days, instead of being productive off-season days, have been miserable, pull-your-hair-out type of days. Viruses suck. Protect yourself. If you don't already, invest in virus detection/protection software. If you do have anti-virus software, make sure you update your virus definitions on a monthly basis, because new viruses are found all the time.
This virus attacked a file that is vital to the operating system..........I could not even turn the computer on. I had to restore the system, which essentially totally erases your hard drive. Where would I be without the backups? SOL
So, again............back 'em up.........or, you could be really sorry. And run the anti-virus programs, or you too will be spending hours resetting your system instead of doing the things you should be doing.
Mike
The reason I am writing about this is, two days ago I detected a virus on my system. The last two days, instead of being productive off-season days, have been miserable, pull-your-hair-out type of days. Viruses suck. Protect yourself. If you don't already, invest in virus detection/protection software. If you do have anti-virus software, make sure you update your virus definitions on a monthly basis, because new viruses are found all the time.
This virus attacked a file that is vital to the operating system..........I could not even turn the computer on. I had to restore the system, which essentially totally erases your hard drive. Where would I be without the backups? SOL
So, again............back 'em up.........or, you could be really sorry. And run the anti-virus programs, or you too will be spending hours resetting your system instead of doing the things you should be doing.
Mike