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From: Rob on 21 Apr 2010 23:18 On 22/04/2010 11:50 AM, keithr wrote: > How to fix the problem (not being able to access the net) > > 1) Safe boot the PC (F8 during bootup) > 2) Open a command line window and cd to > x:\"program files"\"common files"\Mcafee\engine > where x is your boot disk > 3) Enter "copy OldEngine\*.dat <enter> > 4) Reboot > 5) Open a command line window and cd to > x:\winnt\i386 > where x is your boot disk > 7) Enter "expand svchost.ex_ x:\winnt\system32\svchost.exe" <enter> > where x is your boot disk. > 8) Reboot and all should be well. Ok then what if you don't have McAfee installed? W7 OS using PCtools. This is happening to me and the last time was able to figure out how to reinstall over W7. Fixed the problem but took 3Hrs to load. ......................................................................... McAfee has Enterprise V8.7 compatable for W7. have another PC which is XP OS with Enterprise V8.5 and never had this problem with net access. r
From: keithr on 21 Apr 2010 23:33 On 22/04/2010 1:18 PM, Rob wrote: > On 22/04/2010 11:50 AM, keithr wrote: >> How to fix the problem (not being able to access the net) >> >> 1) Safe boot the PC (F8 during bootup) >> 2) Open a command line window and cd to >> x:\"program files"\"common files"\Mcafee\engine >> where x is your boot disk >> 3) Enter "copy OldEngine\*.dat <enter> >> 4) Reboot >> 5) Open a command line window and cd to >> x:\winnt\i386 >> where x is your boot disk >> 7) Enter "expand svchost.ex_ x:\winnt\system32\svchost.exe" <enter> >> where x is your boot disk. >> 8) Reboot and all should be well. > > > Ok then what if you don't have McAfee installed? Then you don't have the problem described above. Yesterday McAfee updated it's dat files and incorrectly marked svchost as infected making some PCs reboot continuously, or, as in my case, lose all net connectivity, and the task bar. > W7 OS using PCtools. > > This is happening to me and the last time was able to figure out how to > reinstall over W7. Fixed the problem but took 3Hrs to load. > > ........................................................................ > > > McAfee has Enterprise V8.7 compatable for W7. > > > have another PC which is XP OS with Enterprise V8.5 and never had this > problem with net access. > > r
From: Rob on 22 Apr 2010 00:36 >> >> >> Ok then what if you don't have McAfee installed? > > Then you don't have the problem described above. Yesterday McAfee > updated it's dat files and incorrectly marked svchost as infected making > some PCs reboot continuously, or, as in my case, lose all net > connectivity, and the task bar. > What version?? are you speaking,, cause I don't want the other PC to crash. has this been rectified so it dosn't affect PC that haven't been updated?
From: keithr on 22 Apr 2010 00:58 On 22/04/2010 2:36 PM, Rob wrote: > >>> >>> >>> Ok then what if you don't have McAfee installed? >> >> Then you don't have the problem described above. Yesterday McAfee >> updated it's dat files and incorrectly marked svchost as infected making >> some PCs reboot continuously, or, as in my case, lose all net >> connectivity, and the task bar. >> > > What version?? are you speaking,, cause I don't want the other PC to crash. > > has this been rectified so it dosn't affect PC that haven't been updated? Ours was Enterprise 8.7, I don't have any word on whether McAfee are pushing a fixed version yet or not. The Reg has an article (for "moderate to significant performance issues" read "Totally stuffed") http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/21/mcafee_false_positive/
From: Rob on 22 Apr 2010 01:42
On 22/04/2010 2:58 PM, keithr wrote: > On 22/04/2010 2:36 PM, Rob wrote: >> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ok then what if you don't have McAfee installed? >>> >>> Then you don't have the problem described above. Yesterday McAfee >>> updated it's dat files and incorrectly marked svchost as infected making >>> some PCs reboot continuously, or, as in my case, lose all net >>> connectivity, and the task bar. >>> >> >> What version?? are you speaking,, cause I don't want the other PC to >> crash. >> >> has this been rectified so it dosn't affect PC that haven't been updated? > > Ours was Enterprise 8.7, I don't have any word on whether McAfee are > pushing a fixed version yet or not. The Reg has an article (for > "moderate to significant performance issues" read "Totally stuffed") > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/21/mcafee_false_positive/ Thanks V8.5 is on the xp machine. |