This is not a question, more a case of relating a recent experience. It happened on a computer using Alpha5 v4 (no new build patch)and Windows XP.
A fairly extensive database which had been working satisfactorily for the last 4 years suddenly refused to accept new data entered into any of its memo fields (of which there must be around 20). Also any attempt to delete memo field data resulted in the original data re-appearing when moving to another field or saving. Similar events have been placed on the bulletin board quite frequently but without straightforward solutions.
Assuming that the problem was caused by conflict with another file the msconfig utility was used to examine files running in the background on start-up. After a fairly exhaustive bit of detective work on the services and start-up files, the problem was found to be in the start-up block of files and tracked down to a file named "gah95on6". Preventing this file starting cured the problem and later it was deleted altogether. The file belonged to an online outfit called shopathomeselect.com and had been insinuated into the computer's start-up files held in the c:\windows\system folder.
The computer uses BT's broadband internet connection and uses Norton virus protection and Windows firewall. Yet this file had been slipped into the system without detection and caused several hours of work to detect.
What form the conflict between Alpha and this intruder took But it is very worrying that it can happen so easily and insidiously.
Peter Silver
A fairly extensive database which had been working satisfactorily for the last 4 years suddenly refused to accept new data entered into any of its memo fields (of which there must be around 20). Also any attempt to delete memo field data resulted in the original data re-appearing when moving to another field or saving. Similar events have been placed on the bulletin board quite frequently but without straightforward solutions.
Assuming that the problem was caused by conflict with another file the msconfig utility was used to examine files running in the background on start-up. After a fairly exhaustive bit of detective work on the services and start-up files, the problem was found to be in the start-up block of files and tracked down to a file named "gah95on6". Preventing this file starting cured the problem and later it was deleted altogether. The file belonged to an online outfit called shopathomeselect.com and had been insinuated into the computer's start-up files held in the c:\windows\system folder.
The computer uses BT's broadband internet connection and uses Norton virus protection and Windows firewall. Yet this file had been slipped into the system without detection and caused several hours of work to detect.
What form the conflict between Alpha and this intruder took But it is very worrying that it can happen so easily and insidiously.
Peter Silver