New York Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attack, 9/11/01

Automated PC Solutions

VACM - Virus Alerts for the Common Man

Greetings from The VACM Team,

In case you haven't already heard, both towers of New York City's
World Trade Center have now collapsed and a serious fire rages at the
U.S. Pentagon. These appear to be the result of terrorist attacks
using hijacked planes. Check your local news for more details.

As someone who has been through an extremely traumatic event in my
past I would like to suggest that there are some things you should consider
when talking to anyone who may have been affected by today's events.

1. Don't joke about it, even if you think it might help cheer someone
up.

2. Don't coddle them. Treat them with respect and help them in ways
you would normally help. Offer support, but assume they will tell you
if they need help.

3. Don't speculate, and don't act like you know how
they feel. If you haven't gone through an extremely traumatic event
you don't know what it's like. Talk to them, but try more to be a
good listener than to talk. You cannot fix it. People who will
want to talk with you are looking for someone to listen, not to fix.

If you are affected by this tragedy directly, we offer
our sincere condolences to you and our hopes that
you will find a way to recover. Talk to someone, ask
for help.

If we can be of any help to you, please don't hesitate to ask.

Best Regards,
Marc Deschenes, VACM Editor
The VACM Project at
Automated PC Solutions

*** Be sure to check out the appendix at the end of this alert
if you are having trouble booting your computer into "Safe Mode".
The process is all spelled out for you there.

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******** APPENDIX - Handy How-To Tips **********

* How To Boot into Safe Mode

Shut the computer down so that the power is off.

Turn the computer on, wait 1 second and begin pressing the F8 key
on the keyboard, once every second repeatedly. Do this until
the Windows Startup Menu appears. If you get a keyboard
error, press F1 to resume and then continue pressing the
F8 key once every second, or your PC may tell you to press another key for BIOS setup.

Select Safe Mode from the Windows Startup Menu, then press
the Enter key on the keyboard.

Windows will then boot into Safe Mode.
NOTE: This may take longer than a normal boot.

At the end of the boot process a dialog box will appear
informing you that Windows is in Safe Mode. Click OK on this dialog box.

Windows is now in Safe Mode.

If you miss hitting the F8 at the right time, Windows will boot
normally and you will not see the "Safe Mode" message. In this
case, start from the top of these instructions until you get the
boot menu screen where you can choose "Safe Mode". This can be
a little tricky the first time you do it.

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