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From: daven@svc.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: classic weirdness...
Message-ID: <1990Dec9.214158.20899@svc.portal.com>
Date: 9 Dec 90 21:41:58 GMT
References: <22050@well.sf.ca.us>
Organization: Software Ventures
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In article <22050@well.sf.ca.us> djb@well.sf.ca.us (David Jospeh Brightbill) writes:
>I have encountered a major weirdness with a new mac classic.  This may belong
>in comp.virus but I don't think so.  The classic is a 2/40 running 6.0.7.
>When it was delivered from the distributor, it came with WDEF on it.  I 
>found it with disenfectant, removed it, and now it reports itself as being
>clean.  It's also running the disenfectant init and gatekeeper aid.  The
>machine has two problems.  The first is that it lost it's sounds.  When you
>choose the sound cdev, no matter which of the four sounds you choose, you
>get a beep.  The other problem is that the icon for word has turned generic.
>Anybody got a suggestion?

David,

First off it's good that you checked for and caught a virus. I wish the dealers
and distributors would be more careful about this. Most are I'm sure, but it
only takes a few bad ones to tranish everyone's reputations.

Now, it sounds like you should play it safe, and completely reinstall the
system from your backup Mac system disks. It's the only way you can really
be certain that you're okay. WDEF is known to be harmless, but why chance it?

If you elect not to reinstall your system, then at least you should be able to
get your WORD icon's by rebuilding your desktop. Reboot your Mac, and as INITs
are loading, hold down your Command and Option keys and keep them down until
Finder brings up a dialong asking you if you wish to rebuild the desktop file
for your drive.


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