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I cancelled the scan, and went to Norton's wipe data utility. The program went thru the motions of deleting the Dc1 which does show up in explorer, in the recycle bin, but if you open the recycle bin directly, you can't see it After the program ran,it told me it failed to delete the selected files because they are write-protected.

I rebooted the pc and went to the DOS prompt. Thinking that I would delete the recycle bin, then reload it. DOS told me that the filewas not found. I exited and completed boot-up. I checked the DOS name for the recycle bin and it is recycled. I went back to the DOS prompt and tried again. Same response-file not found. I have tried contacting both Norton and McAfee regarding this, and neither will assist me I have already been given the advise of "it's not hurting anything,leave it alone", but it is hurting something-the virus scan will not complete.

I am at my wits end. Any help anyone can give me to get rid of this would be greatly appreciated! Share Flag. All Comments. Collapse -. How do I eliminate a virus that isn't? Poster rated this answer 0 Votes. Good luck 0 Votes. Back to Software Forum. Start or search. Start New Discussion. Create a new discussion If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.

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Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 2 people found this reply helpful. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I have tried thi. The troubleshooter automativcally selects "Windows XP SP3" but the program doesn't run with this option That sounds like it sould work but after a couple of windows crashes and reboots, the problem seems to have sorted itself! I was using it to run an old program and it has suddenly stopped working after the "features upgrade" It appears to have gone from the list of compatibility options - is there any simple way to restore it?

They used to be used in that fashion but now we use the Terminal Server exclusively for everything. They are monitored and scanned routinely for viruses by Symantec Corp anti virus and we also have an enterprise-class firewall in place. I am faced with a situation of either upgrading the OS to Windows XP Pro along with a hardware upgrade on all the machines just to continue running the Remote Desktop software which connects to the Terminal Server or purchasing Thin-client units to replace the existing workstations.

I am aware that support for Windows 98 from Microsoft has expired but does anyone have any recommendations on the cost effectiveness and risks of staying with the current setup when it works? My other option would be to upgrade our Terminal Server with Citrix but there again, is a significant cost increase for something that currently works.

Thanks in advance for any advice. John Bennett. Share Flag. All Comments. Collapse -. I have to agree, but don't know if Citrix is your answer either.