Quote Originally Posted by Sevis View Post
Indeed we have, but I truly am curious how wrong my advice was. To adjust it, Beirut: Make sure that the files you copy contain what you expect them to contain (are valid images, music, etc.) and that their extension really is what you expect it to be. If you're unsure, Linux (and Unix, probably) has a "file" command, which allows you to check what type a file is, detecting it even if the extension is wrong/missing. If you don't mind spending time on it, also check the metadata - I'll check if there's an easy way to do that.
Though I am an unqualified genius, I am also a bear of very little brain. The easy way, for me, is always the best way.

I'll probably have to re-install XP for at least a few months. Don't think I have Win7 cash right now, not with kids and Christmas three-weeks away.

I guess the best I can do is reload, stuff in as much anti-everything as I can, scan everything I want to put back in and use my router(!), which I have not been using of late, and sure as shoot, "of late" is when this machine got bombed.

I'm still curious if it's worth paying for a "better" anti-virus or is the free stuff just as good.