Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Virus disks

Computer viruses are a serious concern for any PC troubleshooter.
You will almost always employ some type of diagnostic software during the course of your troubleshooting. Often, the same diagnostic disk is reused on system after system, and even take along when making service calls in the field. Unfortunately, if a PC with a computer virus manages to infect your diagnostic disk, you will wind up spreading the virus to any subsequent system. As you might imageine, the consequences for your customer's data can be immeasurable.
Before you employ a boot disk or any form of diagnostic to troubleshoot the system, you should "sterlize" your shop by checking the system for viruses first.

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