"Possible Limewire issues"
<PossibleLimewireissues@discussions.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:20D2359F-4D60-449A-A2BA-24A7E533891B@microsoft.com...
> Jerry,
> Do you know for sure, supposing PC is left unattended with Limewire
> running,
> & since Limewire is a file-sharing service, can someone from I-net access
> files from my PC?
>
> "orange" wrote:
>
>> "Possible Limewire issues" <Possible Limewire
>> issues@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:82CA1444-08DF-488F-8B33-CB3603B06D39@microsoft.com...
>> > Greetings,
>> >
>> > I cannot say for sure if Limewire is the culprit, but we've experienced
>> > 2
>> > disk read errors over the past 3 months(my son downloads quite a bit of
>> > music). The first time, his music library was not quite as expansive as
>> > it
>> > currently is, so I went on the newsgroup asking for help on the disk
>> > read
>> > errors, & the recommended action didn't work, so I re-formatted the HD
>> > &
>> > re-installed Windows, pretty much writing it off as a non-recoverable
>> > disk
>> > read error whch contained the MBR. Fast forward to the present, 2 weeks
>> > ago
>> > we experienced the same thing all over again, but this time, his music
>> > library is so extensive that I needed to find a way to preserve the
>> > library.
>> > So I purchased another HD(my thinking at this point is that the HD with
>> > the
>> > disk read errors is basically a bad drive), & installed Windows on the
>> > new
>> > drive. Now I have 2 drives & everyting from the bad drive can be
>> > accessed.
>> > So
>> > going forward, how do I best handle the Limewire software which is
>> > constantly used for downloads? Here are some thoughts I have been
>> > toying
>> > with:
>> >
>> > 1) After copying everything we need from bad drive to good drive,
>> > reformat bad HD, Install limewire on bad drive. If anything goes
>> > awry,
>> > the OS is
>> > still intact in the good drive.
>> > 2) After copying everything we need from bad drive to good drive,
>> > reformat bad HD, run system backup & use bad HD as backup HD
>> >
>> > 3) Use an external HD for downloads.
>> >
>> > Of course, I realize that a disk read error resulting in the violation
>> > of
>> > the master boot record(MBR) may have no relation to music downloads,
>> > but
>> > this
>> > is the only thing that this machine is used for. I cannot help but
>> > think
>> > that
>> > downloads are somehow violating the integrity of the drive in some way.
>> > Of
>> > course at this point I'm guessing. The basic answers I'm looking for
>> > are
>> > to
>> > the following question(s):
>> >
>> > What is the best way to keep your OS safe in a machine being constantly
>> > used
>> > for downloads? How do you protect yourself against apps like Limewire
>> > that
>> > could potentially make your machine vulnerable during downloads?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > CFabius
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Run the checkdisk utility in Windows. It will isolate the bad sectors. Or
>> dump the faulty disk and only use the good one. Limewire will not cause
>> physical disk errors.
>>
>> When connected to the web, make sure you run the antivirus in the
>> background
>> (update it regularly), and use a firewall.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>>
>

If you're afraid about catching something run your antivirus every now and
again. People can take control of your PC if you download a visrus. Your
antivirus AND a firewall should take care of that.

Limewire is software, not physical. So it can't hurt your hard disk. Virus'
can. You do have an antivirus AND are running a Firewall ???

Cheers,
jerry