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Gabriela Salvisberg

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Since: Feb 04, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 7:02 am
Post subject: Current status or HowTo for F-Prot for DOS floppy disks?
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Hi

F-Prot for DOS had been a nice tool to scan and sometimes to disinfect
W9x PCs. After some time, one floppy disk wasn't enough, because the
virus defs got too large to fit on one disk. There was a procedure to
create, to use and to update a "two disks set". Now it seems like even
two 1.44 MB floppy disks aren't large enough anymore.

What is the current status? Has anyone created new scripts for this?

Gabriela

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Richard Oliver

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:42 am
Post subject: Re: Current status or HowTo for F-Prot for DOS floppy disks? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hi Gabriella,What I do with files of that size is to zip them up using
Winzip and then using "Actions " on the Winzip menu,choose "make Exe
file" and follow the instructions-------(choose safe spanning option)
To transfer to another machine----Disk "one" carries a small exe file
which will then extract all disks to your chosen directory-
HTH,Richard

On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 07:02:47 +0100, Gabriela Salvisberg
<salvie-usenet.TakeThisOut@gmx.ch> wrote:

Hi

F-Prot for DOS had been a nice tool to scan and sometimes to disinfect
W9x PCs. After some time, one floppy disk wasn't enough, because the
virus defs got too large to fit on one disk. There was a procedure to
create, to use and to update a "two disks set". Now it seems like even
two 1.44 MB floppy disks aren't large enough anymore.

What is the current status? Has anyone created new scripts for this?

Gabriela

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Gabriela Salvisberg

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 11:08 pm
Post subject: Re: Current status or HowTo for F-Prot for DOS floppy disks? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Jeffrey A. Setaro <jasetaro RemoveThis @SPAM.ME.NOT.mags.net> wrote:

[which approach to put F-Prot onto 1.44 MB floppy disks]
>> What is the current status? Has anyone created new scripts for this?

>Personally, I gave up on floppies a long time... It much easier to
>create a bootable CD with F-Prot and what ever additional diagnostic &
>recovery utilities you may need on it.

Thanks! Maybe that's the best thing to do, as floppies usually stop
working right in that magic moment, when you need them urgently. I
think I'll have one folder ready with Windows service packs, patches
and malware removal tools (F-Prot, NAI Stinger, KAV CLRAV). And when I
need to fix a PC (not mine <g>), I'll burn a copy of that folder on a
bootable CD.

Gabriela
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