Posted by Morton Davis on 01/19/26 11:52

"gregfarr" <gregfarr@oshit.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:46:44 GMT, "Morton Davis" <antikerry@go.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"gregfarr" <gregfarr@oshit.comcast.net> wrote in message
> >news:l4rva2h79tlu1bgd74ojli3lq5papohu64@4ax.com...
> >> On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:12:50 GMT, "Morton Davis" <antikerry@go.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >"gregfarr" <gregfarr@oshit.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> >> >
> >> >YOur problem was likely the last file listed in your picture 501
users? I
> >> >don't think so.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Apparently a bad file caused the trouble and on deleting it and a few
> >> more, all was well. Don't know how a film file can cause a crash tho,
> >> is it some kinda mini virus?
> >>
> >>
> >Not a virus. YOu have to remember, all any computer is doing is binary
math.
> >Modern computers are basically a bunch of different computers in one box.
> >Everything runs on checksums. If the checksums are screwy, your computer
is
> >screwy. The file was corrupted, most likely deliberately to screw with
WinMx
> >users.
> >
> >I had a web based catolg site about ten years ago. One day Network
Solutions
> >uploaded corrupt ISP files to the web. A bunch of sites just plain
> >disappeared.
> >
>
>
> I've been thinking for yrs about how the puter works and visualize the
> HD, and hte Burners, and the mother board like all the little zisters,
> with electrons, wizzing around doing my bidding, and now you tell me,
> theres more than one puter, oohhhhhaaaaa, I'm getting a headache.
> Wha'ts up the the file with 500 users, never even noticed it, but of
> course most files only have a few. Thanks.
>
>
Anytime.

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