HELP! The mysterious problem.....any ideas?

[Not Afraid]

No. How do I go about doing that?

I am starting to get the suspicion that it is the NAV notice of expiration that is at the start of this whole thing.

[BarTopDancer]

Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > Restore system to an earlier time

Pick the restore point that is right about the time you started having problems. While NAV is problematic and AVGFree is 10x better, the renewal shouldn't have messed with it.

You won't lose any documents, it will just refresh your directory and registery to a time you wern't having problems. If it doesn't work you can roll back forward.

Very Important: DO NOT turn off your computer, un plug your computer or do anything until it asks you to or the restore is complete. You can mess things up.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I'm looking at buying a Mac. That's my bright idea.

Personally, I think this is the best solution. But I'm biased.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Personally, I think this is the best solution. But I'm biased.

If your bias is based on security, you might want to check this out. Still, having to have all the damned anti-spy/virus/pop-up, etc ware is annoying as hell.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

If your bias is based on security, you might want to check this out.

From the story:

He and at least one other person who clicked on the links were infected by what security experts call the first-ever virus for Mac OS X

I'd say that if just two people caught this virus (though there are prolly more), I think us Mac-heads are still doing okay.

Not immune, just MUCH less likely.

[Alex]

Who writes a virus for a platform only 5% of users are on? What's the fun in that? It would be like staging a protest that takes 5% of the population out of commission. Boring.

I'm so proud that Lani finally made the switch. After a couple of years of stability problems with her last two Macs she has switched to a PC (and also because World of Warcraft runs better). Now we're no longer a mixed marriage. I was worried that some day we'd be arrested in South Carolina since computer miscegination is still illegal there.

[wendybeth]

Being the first person to introduce a virus into a area that touts itself as virus-proof is pretty much all that is needed, Alex. Hackers do a lot worse for less.

You're right, KB, but it really was just a matter of time before someone figured out a way. Even so, the idea of not having to arm one's comp with so much cluttering crap that some yahoo is going to sneak past anyway is attractive.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > Restore system to an earlier time

Pick the restore point that is right about the time you started having problems. While NAV is problematic and AVGFree is 10x better, the renewal shouldn't have messed with it.

You won't lose any documents, it will just refresh your directory and registery to a time you wern't having problems. If it doesn't work you can roll back forward.

Very Important: DO NOT turn off your computer, un plug your computer or do anything until it asks you to or the restore is complete. You can mess things up.

I tried this one, but the system restore is returning an error message and the system info app doesn't run either.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Being the first person to introduce a virus into a area that touts itself as virus-proof is pretty much all that is needed, Alex. Hackers do a lot worse for less.

It's never been about being "virus proof". Just "virus devoid" because there's not motivation to write 'em.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I tried this one, but the system restore is returning an error message and the system info app doesn't run either.

I'm no expert but this doesn't sound good at all. Depending on how well your data is backed up, I'm wondering if it might be easier to consider an OS re-install at this point. It's a pain, considering all of the service packs and apps that need to be re-installed, but sometimes it is worth it just to be back to a nice clean system.