[nfbcs] Corrupt User Profile

Fri May 16 21:54:46 UTC 2014

But I don't understand why you think troubleshooting a virus problem is 
not computer science. I don't get why asking about C programming, for 
example, is computer science and asking about getting rid of a virus is 
not.

On 05/16/14 11:52, Littlefield, Tyler via nfbcs wrote:
> I don't think -any- list should be relegated only for professionals in 
> a field. Whether peter is in marketting, business management or porn 
> production he should be welcomed here as should anyone else. My 
> complaint and Gabe's to a point was that this list is turned into tech 
> support 101 for Peter's numerous questions and weekly virus help. 
> While leaving is fairly easy, there are good tidbits here that are 
> more CS related and not tech support. I'm just asking if we could 
> perhaps keep this on topic, or if a nfb-techsupport list should be 
> created or... something. Or perhaps I'm far out here and this list was 
> ment for tech support, but it doesn't seem advertised as such.
> On 5/16/2014 12:44 PM, John Heim via nfbcs wrote:
>> I have never heard that this list is for computer science 
>> professionals only. If that is true, it is news to me.  As far as I 
>> know, the NFB doesn't have another list for general computer 
>> questions so I seriously doubt that it was ever intended for 
>> professionals only.
>>
>> On 05/16/14 10:57, Gabe Vega via nfbcs wrote:
>>> believe it or not Tylor, we actually agree on one topic. it is odd 
>>> that although this is a Comp Sci list we talk more about tech 
>>> support issues and the most simplistic and basic topics that no 
>>> where near cover the topics in a computer science field I ever heard 
>>> of. and to be honest what bothers me as well is that the original 
>>> poster has no i.t. background he is just a gentleman looking for 
>>> free tech support on the NFBCS list. so are we all now like free 
>>> tech support providers if we want to stay subscribed on this list? 
>>> as far as I knew peter is a marketing business owner of sorts and 
>>> has no business on this list.
>>>
>>> Gabe Vega
>>> CEO
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>>>
>>> On May 15, 2014, at 6:21 PM, Littlefield, Tyler via nfbcs 
>>> <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm sorry to jump in here.
>>>> When I first joined this list, it looked like computer science and 
>>>> I thought this could be cool: discussions of web development, 
>>>> website accessibility and whatever else falls under CS. I've been 
>>>> unable to really reespond to much lately, but it seems it's been 
>>>> turned into Peter's daily computer troubles updates with constant 
>>>> requests for help and notes about sheling out insane amounts of 
>>>> money and beating people back from daring to open internet 
>>>> connections.
>>>>
>>>> So, I'm curious: 1) Was I wrong in my assumption of what this list 
>>>> was for? If not, is there a list that is actually for CS? This 
>>>> constant updating is a lot of clutter to dig through to try to read 
>>>> good tidbits.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> On 5/15/2014 9:14 PM, Peter Donahue via nfbcs wrote:
>>>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>>    I'm happy to report that Mary's computer works normally again. 
>>>>> I spent 3 hours on the phone with Microsoft this afternoon 
>>>>> troubleshooting the problem. Their disability services department 
>>>>> was wonderful in helping me solve this issue. After performing 
>>>>> several different scans some of which needed to be done in safe 
>>>>> mode they figured out that the problem was not a virus or a 
>>>>> trodjan but a corrupt user profile. The technician created a new 
>>>>> user profile for that machine and set as the default for when the 
>>>>> machine is restarted. Computer and the other programs that were 
>>>>> effected by the corruption are running as usual.
>>>>>
>>>>>    Thanks to Microsoft we won't need to send that computer to the 
>>>>> shop and can spend our money on an in-house file storage solution. 
>>>>> Thanks for everyone's ideas and suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter Donahue
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>> -- 
>>>> Take care,
>>>> Ty
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>>>> He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a 
>>>> fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.
>>>>
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