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Richard Oliver

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:31 pm
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Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ??
--Richard

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Richard Oliver, 7/28/2005, 11:31:03 AM, <rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8.DeleteThis@4ax.com> wrote: > Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? > --Richard F-Prot for Windows will, F-Prot for DOS won't. At first it looks like it is, but it shuts down shortly into the scan. -- "I miss. I miss. I miss. I make." Seve Ballesteros describing his four-putt at Augusta's No. 16 in 1988. >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

Malke

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

badgolferman wrote: > Richard Oliver, 7/28/2005, 11:31:03 AM, > <rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8.RemoveThis@4ax.com> wrote: > >> Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? >> --Richard > > F-Prot for Windows will, F-Prot for DOS won't. At first it looks like > it is, but it shuts down shortly into the scan. > Yes. I use F-Prot on all my Windows machines. I've used it for years and am very happy with it. Malke -- "I have a cunning plan..." >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

Cor

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

If you use NTFS4DOS it wil. "Richard Oliver" <R.Oliver.RemoveThis@Spam.co.za> schreef in bericht news:rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8@4ax.com... > Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? > --Richard >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

Roger Wilco

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Sources I trust have mentioned here many times that F-Prot for DOS does not work properly on XP irrespective of which file system one chooses when installing XP. The OP should use F-Prot for Windows instead as mentioned by another poster. "Cor" <Doe.TakeThisOut@maar.wat> wrote in message news:S6WdnQQX-JRDFHffRVnygg@casema.nl... > If you use NTFS4DOS it wil. > > > "Richard Oliver" <R.Oliver.TakeThisOut@Spam.co.za> schreef in bericht > news:rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8@4ax.com... > > Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? > > --Richard > > >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

idbeholda

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:38 am Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Actually, it does. To bypass that little glitch, all you have to do is manually type in the path that you want to scan, and enable recursive scanning. I use F-Prot DOS on my machine all the time without too much problem. badgolferman wrote: > Richard Oliver, 7/28/2005, 11:31:03 AM, > <rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8.DeleteThis@4ax.com> wrote: > > > Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? > > --Richard > > F-Prot for Windows will, F-Prot for DOS won't. At first it looks like > it is, but it shuts down shortly into the scan. > > -- > "I miss. I miss. I miss. I make." > Seve Ballesteros describing his four-putt at Augusta's No. 16 in 1988. >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

Zvi Netiv

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Malke <notreally DeleteThis @invalid.com> wrote: > badgolferman wrote: > > Richard Oliver, 7/28/2005, 11:31:03 AM, > > <rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8 DeleteThis @4ax.com> wrote: > > > >> Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? > >> --Richard > > > > F-Prot for Windows will, F-Prot for DOS won't. At first it looks like > > it is, but it shuts down shortly into the scan. > > > Yes. I use F-Prot on all my Windows machines. I've used it for years and > am very happy with it. F-Prot for DOS shouldn't be relied upon when scanning under an NT based OS (NT / W2K / XP), only when launched from DOS / Win 9x as it will skip directories, regardless whether the file system is FAT32 or NTFS. Regards, Zvi -- NetZ Computing Ltd. ISRAEL www.invircible.com www.ivi.co.il (Hebrew) InVircible Virus Defense Solutions, ResQ and Data Recovery Utilities >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

Zvi Netiv

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Roger Wilco" <yesman DeleteThis @yourservice.invalid> wrote: > Sources I trust have mentioned here many times that F-Prot for DOS does > not work properly on XP irrespective of which file system one chooses > when installing XP. The OP should use F-Prot for Windows instead as > mentioned by another poster. NTFS4DOS is a DOS driver, used to mount NTFS volumes under DOS. The governing factor whether F-Prot will run properly on the platform is the OS, not the target drive file system. As Frisk explained here, years ago, the problem is with the DOS extender used. Regards, Zvi > "Cor" <Doe DeleteThis @maar.wat> wrote in message > news:S6WdnQQX-JRDFHffRVnygg@casema.nl... > > If you use NTFS4DOS it wil. > > > > "Richard Oliver" <R.Oliver DeleteThis @Spam.co.za> schreef in bericht > > news:rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8@4ax.com... > > > Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? > > > --Richard -- NetZ Computing Ltd. ISRAEL www.invircible.com www.ivi.co.il (Hebrew) InVircible Virus Defense Solutions, ResQ and Data Recovery Utilities >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

Roger Wilco

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Zvi Netiv" <support DeleteThis @replace_with_domain.com> wrote in message news:m1nme19n2ub9c846p6i3kg1vprk08c4d75@4ax.com... > "Roger Wilco" <yesman DeleteThis @yourservice.invalid> wrote: > > > Sources I trust have mentioned here many times that F-Prot for DOS does > > not work properly on XP irrespective of which file system one chooses > > when installing XP. The OP should use F-Prot for Windows instead as > > mentioned by another poster. > > NTFS4DOS is a DOS driver, used to mount NTFS volumes under DOS. The governing > factor whether F-Prot will run properly on the platform is the OS, not the > target drive file system. As Frisk explained here, years ago, the problem is > with the DOS extender used. So, the answer to "Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ??" is still no if F-Prot for DOS and XP's DOS emulation are indicated? Using NTFS4DOS indicates the user is not using XP's DOS emulator and so the "XP platform" part of the question is not relevant to the answer "If you use NTFS4DOS it wil". It's like answering "Linux" to the question "What is the best AV". ) >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

James Egan

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 30 Jul 2005 11:38:42 -0700, idbeholda DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote: >Actually, it does. Actually, It doesn't. Jim. >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

* * Chas

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"James Egan" <jegan.DeleteThis@jegan.com> wrote in message news:v6pne1lsv06omdlvauqaqb0t2vnc84cqq3@4ax.com... \| On 30 Jul 2005 11:38:42 -0700, idbeholda.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote: \| \| >Actually, it does. \| \| Actually, It doesn't. \| \| \| Jim. \| Actually, it does - from a DOS boot disk..... but it probably doesn't scan correctly. >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

Roger Wilco

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"* * Chas" <dnafutz.TakeThisOut@aol.spam.com> wrote in message news:x62dnTVt9dzsZHbfRVn-vQ@comcast.com... > > "James Egan" <jegan.TakeThisOut@jegan.com> wrote in message > news:v6pne1lsv06omdlvauqaqb0t2vnc84cqq3@4ax.com... > \| On 30 Jul 2005 11:38:42 -0700, idbeholda.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote: > \| > \| >Actually, it does. > \| > \| Actually, It doesn't. > \| > \| > \| Jim. > \| > > Actually, it does - from a DOS boot disk..... but it probably doesn't > scan correctly. Actually it doesn't - a boot to DOS is no longer an "XP platform" whereas a DOS window within XP would still be. Booting to DOS would not support NTFS without the driver supplied by NTFS4DOS (for scanning) and then you would need to pro version to affect any changes (write capability). >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:21 am Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message news:xn0e5a6t09t1sa001@news.readfreenews.net... > Richard Oliver, 7/28/2005, 11:31:03 AM, > <rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8 DeleteThis @4ax.com> wrote: > > > Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? > > --Richard > > F-Prot for Windows will, F-Prot for DOS won't. At first it looks like > it is, but it shuts down shortly into the scan. Im sorry to disagree with you, but this is not true. I have used FPROT for DOS on many XP machines and never had a problem. You may have a problem on your machine. >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

badgolferman

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:26 am Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Ghostown, 7/30/2005, 10:21:27 PM, wrote: > > "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:xn0e5a6t09t1sa001@news.readfreenews.net... > > Richard Oliver, 7/28/2005, 11:31:03 AM, > > <rbthe15iq2nk0isfq0ikh2um2rjv4up0i8.DeleteThis@4ax.com> wrote: > > > > > Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? > > > --Richard > > > > F-Prot for Windows will, F-Prot for DOS won't. At first it looks > > like it is, but it shuts down shortly into the scan. > > Im sorry to disagree with you, but this is not true. I have used > FPROT for DOS on many XP machines and never had a problem. You may > have a problem on your machine. Try it and watch the scan to see how it skips entire directory trees.. Read the results and see how few files have actually been scanned. Why do you think Frisk does not list W2K and WXP as OSes F-Prot for DOS can be used on? -- "I miss. I miss. I miss. I make." Seve Ballesteros describing his four-putt at Augusta's No. 16 in 1988. >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

Jafo

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:40 am Post subject: Re: F-Prot [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

As viewed from alt.comp.anti-virus, Ghostown wrote: >"badgolferman" wrote... >>Richard Oliver wrote: >>>Will F-Prot run on an XP platform ?? >>F-Prot for Windows will, F-Prot for DOS won't. At first it >>looks like it is, but it shuts down shortly into the scan. > >Im sorry to disagree with you, but this is not true. I have >used FPROT for DOS on many XP machines and never had a problem. >You may have a problem on your machine. Depends on whether the disk is FAT32 or NTFS. -- Jafo >> Stay informed about: F-Prot

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