Podnutz Daily #68 – Dell White Screen of Death – Hacked

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I start the show explaining
how I fixed the Dell white screen with a paperclip.
First one I have done successfully and it felt good!
Instructions for fixing the “labtop”
Got on Craigs List for $40
Will probably sell at the shop for $299

Desktop with Hal.dll error right at bootup.
We have fixed this error in the past using
bootcfg/rebuild
If this doesn’t work it will tell you to run chkdsk first and retry.
This time we did both and it did not work.
Will try a Windows repair on it tomorrow.

Emachines desktop with a possible processor problem.
I discuss how I troubleshoot a processor issue using Knoppix

Want to be a guest on my Podnutz Weekly Show?
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Please look forward to Podnutz #24
with Scott Mueller sometime later this week.

PodNutz Podcast Milestone!
I have finally made it to the
iTunes Featured section in Technology.
Thank you for all of your reviews and support!!

Looking for feedback
I am considering using Laconica to build a Twitter-like website just for Podnutz fans.
Let me know if you would be interested in this.

Email from Sherwin:
Using Linux to scan infected files & smoothwall to filter outbound traffic.
I am a long-time user of smoothwall and like that idea.
I have had an external drive infected due to backing up a clients Windows machine.
It infected every .exe file.
Using a Linux antivirus scanner would have saved me.

Sherwin also wants to know if keeping a client’s pc image
is a breach of confidentially?
I give him my opinion on this subject
plus I recommend that he informs the client.

Blocking spyware by using a hosts file:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Email from Josh:
Warning! on using jump drives to host all of your cleanup utilities.
Your jump drive can become infected if used on an infected machine!
This corruption can be passed onto all subsequent machines
you use your jump drive on.
You may not even be aware that it is infected.
(Josh gives a case-in-point instance)
Keep your utilities on cd or dvd
and only use your jump drives on known clean machines.

Email from Mark:
To activate the run command in Vista
(previously I posted windows key+r to get the run cmd)
Right click start/properties/customize and
checkmark the run box towards the bottom.

Email from William:
Forget about the ms.ini file for unattended re-installs.
Use nLite! Tons of features.
WIlliam has finished his malware removal guide. Check it out.

Email from Walt
Walt is sharing his Computer Repair Troubleshooting Map

Voicemail tips:
TeraCopy
Copy and move files at the maximum possible speed. Skips over files with errors.
Y Copy
When it encounters a file it can’t copy it makes a note of it and then moves on to the next file.

Voicemail from Paul from TX: 
Classic vs Simple file sharing over a wireless network
Windows XP Home and other OS that do not support classic file sharing
will have problems accessing resources on a wireless network.
Classic file sharing is what allows you
to gain access rights to any resource on the network.
Paul gives troubleshooting tips.

Nero alternative:
CDBurnerXP
Free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs.
It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs
~ via MTS

PodCamp Philly this weekend!
If you are a fan of PodNutz and will be in the area — let me know.

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