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cheers for the quick reply fella, also, how easy is it to formatt a hard drive
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Posted: 2006-11-22 10:54:07
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Depends what you mean by format! If you just mean wiping it completely clean then all you do is:
1. Connect the hard drive to your PC, either using the internal IDE or SATA and power connectors or using an external USB hard drive caddy.
2. Go into 'My Computer' and find the drive you wish to format (it'll be labled D:, E:, F: or similar).
3. Right-click on it and select 'Format...'
4. Press 'OK'
If you mean wiping the sywstem drive (the drive that has windows installed on it, usually labled C:) and reinstalling windows again then there's a bit more to it. Firstly, you'll need your windows installation disk (the formatting happens prior to installing windows during the setup process) and secondly you'll need to have all of your driver CD's ready so that you can install your hardware immediately after windows has installed.
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Posted: 2006-11-22 11:11:00
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@cycovision can you help me out with this thread
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=136010 ?
thanks!
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Posted: 2006-11-23 11:57:11
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pm 4 ya cycovision
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Posted: 2006-11-23 21:40:52
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Hi, got a slight problem at the moment with my PC - it's not updating the internet security programme (CA Internet Security), and keeps popping up an install window when I start up CA, which just keeps flicking up and then dissapearing, as if someone is constantly pressing the cancel button. I've tried running an update, the updater downloads the update and then says there's a failure! These 'installer' windows dissapear when I shut CA down, a reboot doesn't stop this problem either.
It does also say it's looking for a file called 'capf.msi', which a google search brings up no results for. My hard disk at the moment is constantly thrashing, it keeps wanting to access the A:\\ though everything else is running OK.
Please tell me I haven't got a particularly nasty virus or spyware! Am just about to run a scan on both fronts.
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Posted: 2006-11-25 13:01:59
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Could be, but it sounds more like the internet security app has become corrupted through a dodgy update file than virus' or spyware.
Uninstall and reinstall it if your scans come up blank?
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Posted: 2006-11-25 13:14:52
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Just what I was just about to think matey, will do that now!
Cheers, will let you know if it works
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Posted: 2006-11-25 13:23:32
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Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, it's still doing it, bloody thing!
It made a meal of uninstallation, so i suspect it didn't manage it properly.
am about to go to work but will try uninstalling but not reinstalling the net security prog when i get home and see if i still get this stupid installer window trying to pop up.
This prog's been nothing but trouble since i installed it, any recommendations for a free firewall and AV programme? someone recommended a couple to me but i've forgotten them!
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Posted: 2006-11-25 14:14:02
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Message for Sammyboy....
The problem that you posted about the CAPF.msi - Can you please tell me how you sorted it out? I have the same problem and have tried to uninstall but it won't complete the process. I also have the CA security suite stuff popping up and trying to install, same is you experienced.
I have temporarily stopped this happening by cancelling them through the windows task manager, but I want to get rid of it for good.
As the CA Internet Security stuff was rubbish I am now running McAfee virus and firewall which is free for 3 months. I downloaded it fom the miscrosoft website and have had no probs with it.
I just want to be able to uninstall the CA stuff properly. Can you help please? I'm not a techie, so you will have to explain everything like an idiots guide...ha ha Thanks!
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Posted: 2006-12-17 20:00:21
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BUMP!!
Wonder where cycovision is now... might have left India by now....i tried his phone number that he had while in India and it says it no longer exists...
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Posted: 2007-04-12 13:13:00
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