why don't you have an antivirus program? They arent' that expensive and most of them will let you update it online once you have a copy. Other possibilities are that you can lose your hard drive, etc. You are lucky that you didn't lose everything this time. I do hope that you are also backing up your files? On Sun, 7 Jan 2001 20:00:17 -0500 "Eric Crum" <rockhala@psouth.net> writes: > we had a virus on our computer that came out about two wekks ago. it > attacks the win32dll file. we had to delete that file and put in a > clean > one, hopefully that stopped it. no problems so far. we do not have > norton > antivirus. but thinking of getting it. the virus hahahah snow white > and the > seven...... is a real virus and not a hoax. it attaches to emails > and sends > it whereever. even if you don't open it, it will still attach. > ours > started reading fatal errors. check your machine for viruses with a > very > good virus dector. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Allen" <jall@watervalley.net> > To: <SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 6:16 PM > Subject: RE: [SC-OPD] Computer shut down > > > > Thanks Eldon, that may be the problem since I have only 96 megs of > > RAM. But I did not get a "memory" message; it was a "fatal error" > message > > and said that the program had executed and "illegal operation." I > don't > > know what that means. Thanks for your help Eldon, and others > likewise who > > responded to my initial E-Mail. Jim Allen. > > > > > > > > At 06:05 PM 1/7/01 -0500, you wrote: > > >Hi Jim, > > >How much memory (ram) does your system have? The Legacy file is > 13 > > >megabytes so it may be causing memory overruns. It downloads > fine for me > > >but I have 256 MB of ram. > > >Eldon > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Jim Allen [mailto:jall@watervalley.net] > > >Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 4:45 PM > > >To: SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [SC-OPD] Computer shut down > > > > > > > > >Friends, I've tried the below URL three times to download the > Legacy > > >program. Each time I get a "fatal error" message and my computer > shuts > > >down which requires Scan Disk to run on the reboot. Has anyone > else had > > >this problem or is just me or my computer?? Would appreciate > your > comments > > >and/or help. Jim Allen. > > > > > > > > >At 11:11 AM 1/7/01 -0500, Eldon Wade wrote: > > > >Those who use the OPD gedcom from the CD or download may be > interested > that > > > >Legacy 3.0, a free genealogy software program, will import the > gedcom. > I > > > >have a very fast PC and normally use Family Tree Maker but FTM > will not > > > >import the gedcom. I have played a little with Legacy and like > it > quite a > > > >bit. I might switch to Legacy all together. The free Legacy > program > is > > > >available at > > > >http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ > > > >Eldon > > > >Researching surnames: Blake (KY,AL), Craig (SC,TN,AL), Hames > (SC,GA,AL), > > > >Mathis (GA,TN, AL), Jacques Jaquish Jaques (TN,AL), Johnson > (AL), Wade > > > >(SC,GA,AL), Waters (GA,AL) > > > > > > > > > > > >==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > > > >EDIT YOUR QUERIES > > > >Remember to edit those replies. > > > >Excess information takes up valuable web space. > > > > > > > > >==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > > >POST !! POST !! POST !! > > >Remember, there are new comers almost every day. > > >The more you post, the better the chance of > > >finding that elusive relative. > > > > > > > > >==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > > >Join RootsWeb WorldConnect Program > > >For details on how to submit your GEDCOM > > >Visit http://www.rootsweb.com > > >Scroll down to Other Tools/Resources > > > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > > Here's the web site for The South Carolina Genealogical Society > concerning > Old Pendleton District information to be downloaded > > > <AHREF="http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/delta/8155/site2.html"> > > OPD Download</A> > > http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/delta/8155 > > > > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > EDIT YOUR QUERIES > Remember to edit those replies. > Excess information takes up valuable web space. >

Hi Folks, First I want to assure anyone who might worry, a virus cannot get through RootsWeb's filters. You will not get a virus from any RootsWeb post. That's why we can't send or receive attachments through a RootsWeb mail list. Second, I want to remind anyone who may wish to respond to a message about a virus to either take it private or join the discussion group VIRUS-DISCUSSION-L-request@computers.rootsweb.com This list is for genealogy research in SC-OPD. I'll be understanding for about 4 more posts and then the people who continue posting on this subject will be suspended from the list. donna list admin