From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 23 11:45:09 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A32AC16A4B3 for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:45:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp02.wxs.nl (smtp02.wxs.nl [195.121.6.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF6DA43F3F for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:45:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from akruijff@kruij557.speed.planet.nl) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp02.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HLO00HQLJHSAR@smtp02.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:32:17 +0200 (MEST) Received: from Intranet.lan (akruijff@localhost [127.0.0.1]) h8NIRp9k057103;akruijff@Intranet.lan) Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Intranet.lan (8.12.8p1/8.12.8/Submit) id h8NIRoAS057102; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:27:50 +0200 (CEST envelope-from akruijff) Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:27:50 +0200 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <200309221107.27929.algould@datawok.com> To: "Andrew L. Gould" Message-id: <20030923182750.GE56256@dds.nl> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <019f01c3811b$ba3b62a0$15b55042@vizion2000.net> <200309221107.27929.algould@datawok.com> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: Kent Stewart Subject: Re: Someone on list with latest virus? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:45:09 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:45:09 -0000 On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 11:07:27AM -0500, Andrew L. Gould wrote: > patching/updating. I updated my Win2K with a "critical update" yesterday > using Microsoft's online updating utility (no, not from an email link!); and > it trashed the OS. The repair utilities on the installation CD have been > useless. I now have to find the time to reinstall. > > I spent the night reviewing the list of apps I can't replace in FreeBSD. The > list keeps getting smaller (along with the motivation to reinstall). You could try running Windows under FreeBSD with VMware 2 or 3 if your down to that few programs that don't have a replacement for. It has downsite but it could be worth thinking about. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/