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Insomniac · Jun 5th, 2005, 1:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mitakeet

Your description sounds like you need an OS rebuild, no matter what your virus scan says!

I was afraid of that.

I just did a fresh wipe of the OS one week and one day ago.

Looks like Ill have to put my programming lessons on hold for the time being while I wait for my new system to arrive. No point putting in the time when I have to do it anyway for the new computer which should arrive shortly.

Ill give others a chance to respond then Ill edit the thread title solved, probably two or three days.

Alright, thank you.

uman · Jun 5th, 2005, 2:36 AM

I think your computer is messed up, hardware-wise, if it's already b0rken after 8 days.

mitakeet · Jun 5th, 2005, 5:45 AM

WhacherOS? If it is Win9x, then you need to upgrade to a real OS. If it is Win2K/XP then you need to go to Windows Update FIRST THING when you connect to the network (if you have an internal network, an infection may be residing there!) and try to get fully patched before you do ANYTHING else.

Nuticulus · Jun 5th, 2005, 6:03 AM

Why do people always assume that reinstalling Windows will fix everything? If he's recently reinstalled his OS, I don't think he needs to go and wipe it /again/. I don't know what the source of his errors is, but it could be being caused by malware, he could've tinkered with some settings that he wasn't supposed to, or there may be actual bugs in his software. And if there are bugs in the software, then there's little he can do about them.

I think you should check out the bug database for Dev-C++ and see if anyone else is experiencing the same problems. Also, upgrade Dev-C++ to the latest version if you haven't already done that. If that fails to work, try /downgrading/ to an earlier version of Dev-C++ to try and find a version that doesn't have the bug (reading the bug reports might help you find which one this is). Looking at your version, you're using a beta version of Dev-C++ 5. So this may be a bug in the beta version, so try downgrading to Dev-C++ 4 (which is tried and tested).

uman · Jun 5th, 2005, 6:19 AM

Something's wrong with the hardware if Windows is falling over after only eight days.

DaWei · Jun 5th, 2005, 8:07 AM

Although it's called version 5, Dev-C++ is actually in the 4.9s. Your makefile says you have version 4.9.2.9. I've been at 4.9.9.1 for some time. I'd reccommend you update. It is very unlikely that you have a hardware problem unless you've been messing with your hardware or have a souped-up machine. It happens, but it's extremely rare. If you've just added a piece, then you might check the solidity of that operation. Malware is very common, commoner if you don't watch your system closely and keep the security screws tightened down. If you're not familiar enough with the functioning of your system to tell by peeping around here and there, run scans with a couple good tools. Most malware is relatively easily removed. There are exceptions. I spent a week writing a tool to remove one that Killbox, et.al., couldn't touch. If I hadn't promised to save the guys data, I would have just deep-scrubbed the drive and reinstalled.

Your makefile looks pretty much standard. I'd try running the various phases of the make from the CLI and just observe the error messages. The things you see like "CC" and "OBJ" are macros. When you see them preceded with the "$", that's an expansion. Consequently, $(CC) would be replaced by "gcc.exe". If you mentally do that for each of the commands/macros, you can see how to construct each part. I'm not sure why there's a Windows resource file there for a console app. The "-mwindows" option means the console app is to produce a window (as opposed, say, to an invisible service-type program).

Jun 5th, 2005, 5:45 AM	#13
mitakeet Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 59 Rep Power: 4	WhacherOS? If it is Win9x, then you need to upgrade to a real OS. If it is Win2K/XP then you need to go to Windows Update FIRST THING when you connect to the network (if you have an internal network, an infection may be residing there!) and try to get fully patched before you do ANYTHING else. __________________ Free code: http://sol-biotech.com/code/. It is not that old programmers are any smarter or code better, it is just that they have made the same stupid mistake so many times that it is second nature to fix it. --Mitakeet The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --George Bernard Shaw

Jun 5th, 2005, 6:03 AM	#14
Nuticulus Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 61 Rep Power: 4	Why do people always assume that reinstalling Windows will fix everything? If he's recently reinstalled his OS, I don't think he needs to go and wipe it /again/. I don't know what the source of his errors is, but it could be being caused by malware, he could've tinkered with some settings that he wasn't supposed to, or there may be actual bugs in his software. And if there are bugs in the software, then there's little he can do about them. I think you should check out the bug database for Dev-C++ and see if anyone else is experiencing the same problems. Also, upgrade Dev-C++ to the latest version if you haven't already done that. If that fails to work, try /downgrading/ to an earlier version of Dev-C++ to try and find a version that doesn't have the bug (reading the bug reports might help you find which one this is). Looking at your version, you're using a beta version of Dev-C++ 5. So this may be a bug in the beta version, so try downgrading to Dev-C++ 4 (which is tried and tested). __________________ http://www.nuticulus.net/hackmysig/sig.PNG Give my site a chance, you know you want to ;-) Google will solve 99% of your problems. Including those with your sex life. Caution, may <strike>contain</strike> be nuts.

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Jun 5th, 2005, 2:36 AM	#12
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 5	I think your computer is messed up, hardware-wise, if it's already b0rken after 8 days.

Jun 5th, 2005, 6:19 AM	#15
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 5	Something's wrong with the hardware if Windows is falling over after only eight days.

Jun 5th, 2005, 8:07 AM	#16
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Although it's called version 5, Dev-C++ is actually in the 4.9s. Your makefile says you have version 4.9.2.9. I've been at 4.9.9.1 for some time. I'd reccommend you update. It is very unlikely that you have a hardware problem unless you've been messing with your hardware or have a souped-up machine. It happens, but it's extremely rare. If you've just added a piece, then you might check the solidity of that operation. Malware is very common, commoner if you don't watch your system closely and keep the security screws tightened down. If you're not familiar enough with the functioning of your system to tell by peeping around here and there, run scans with a couple good tools. Most malware is relatively easily removed. There are exceptions. I spent a week writing a tool to remove one that Killbox, et.al., couldn't touch. If I hadn't promised to save the guys data, I would have just deep-scrubbed the drive and reinstalled. Your makefile looks pretty much standard. I'd try running the various phases of the make from the CLI and just observe the error messages. The things you see like "CC" and "OBJ" are macros. When you see them preceded with the "$", that's an expansion. Consequently, $(CC) would be replaced by "gcc.exe". If you mentally do that for each of the commands/macros, you can see how to construct each part. I'm not sure why there's a Windows resource file there for a console app. The "-mwindows" option means the console app is to produce a window (as opposed, say, to an invisible service-type program).

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