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fidsk. format

[G.Mason]

You mean "fdisk format"?

[woodyinscc]

Cmon!, it's Thanksgiving, why be so draconian. :)

[TheJollyRoger]

DO NOT re-format until you try two things...

There are two really good...FREE...programs that find and destroy this type of vile computer piracy program:

The first is from a company called Lavasoft,
the program is called Adaware.

The second is a program called Spybot, I'm sorry
that I do not remember the folks offering it.

Google these names, download the free versions, run them, and perhaps the problem will be fixed, WITHOUT a loss of all data by re-formatting the drive.

Go to CEXX.ORG and read the large volume of information about who deploys these viscious programs, and how to fight back.

Happy Freeping Day
-TheJR