ARGH... c:\ keeps getting blown away..automagically

[Dan]

hi,

we have some users that when logging off there windows xp
machine there whole c: drive seems to get blown away,
only leaving files behind that were in use.

Anyone have any ideas?...this is becoming quite a concern
as we have just rolled out xp onto this clients site, has
happened to 2 seperate people so far.

Dan

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

hi,

we have some users that when logging off there windows xp
machine there whole c: drive seems to get blown away,

What does that mean, exactly?

only leaving files behind that were in use.

Anyone have any ideas?...this is becoming quite a concern
as we have just rolled out xp onto this clients site, has
happened to 2 seperate people so far.

Got good centrally managed antivirus software?
Using roaming profiles?
Event log errors give you any clues?

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


What does that mean, exactly?

This means that something is erasing the c:\ drive when
logging on log off

Got good centrally managed antivirus software?

We use etrust anti virus version 7

Using roaming profiles?

Yes we are using roaming profiles

Event log errors give you any clues?

Cannot get access to these after these.

 

[Malke]

This means that something is erasing the c:\ drive when
logging on log off

What does a scan with a current antivirus (no earlier than 2003 version)
using updated definitions show?

Malke

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

This means that something is erasing the c:\ drive when
logging on log off

Erasing what on the C drive? The entire OS is being blown away? Need more
info.

 

[Dan]

-----Original Message-----


Erasing what on the C drive? The entire OS is being blown away? Need more
info.


.

Well when you reboot it is missing boot.ini hal looks to
be the system32 directory, but upon closer inspection
there is only about 200mb of data left from a whole SOE
deployment.