Calculator virus! Help!

Mk

Oh darnit, I got a virus on my calculator from downloading a program onto it I assume. Should have sticked to writing my own! It is incapacitated. I need to wipe the disk from my computer, but how can I do this?

Curious3141

I didn't even know calcs could get viruses. What model is it, and what OS is it running?

mattmns

What kind of calculator do you have?

And what do you mean by "wipe the disk from my computer"?

Try removing the batteries. Also, I think there is something like holding the ON button for some period of time (5 seconds maybe?) that resets the memory.


edit... 8pm on a saturday night and posting about a calculator virus, only at PF

dontdisturbmycircles

Take out the backup battery.

dontdisturbmycircles

. Tell me about it... I have a major exam on monday, this sucks.

Mk

Jeez! I did take out the backup battery. Could they make it harder to take out? I kept trying to just pop it out without opening it up even though it is clearly visible you can't.

Holding the ON button doesn't work, I tried it .

ranger

Mayb if you tell us the calculator model, someone may know how to reset it.

dontdisturbmycircles

Lol, I hope you didn't break it. Did it work? I just tried it on mine, but it maintained its memory.

dontdisturbmycircles

I wonder, can you change the contrast? perhaps the contrast got turned way down? on a TI, turn it on and then press 2nd UP about 20 times.

Mk

I'm sorry! I guess I forgot to mention when I took out the backup battery it worked.

I actually had memory protection on and that's why I couldn't delete anything, but Omnicalc was unable to be accessed. I found the virus and deleted it, so everything is fine.

Thanks for your help!

Rach3

This reminds me, I need into defrag my doorbell and clear up enough space to install Firefox on it. Also, my toothbrush needs an OS upgrade.

Moonbear

You're sounding more cheerful tonight. Must be the benefits of turning gold. But be careful, viruses on your toothbrush are really, really nasty, but probably not nearly as bad as finding a worm on it, especially if you don't have a backup.

I had no idea calculators could catch viruses. Maybe that's where everyone gets those nasty colds from...it's their calculator spreading them.

verty

I worry that someday our brains will catch viruses...

Mk

Meningitis isn't good enough for you?

brewnog

Forget that. What you want is a Bluetooth toaster.

Moonbear

Actually, a bluetooth coffeemaker would be better...sit here in bed with my laptop and tell it to start brewing the coffee I really want but don't want to get up to start making (timers don't work on weekends, because I get to sleep in...well, until the cat decides I have to play fetch and starts shoving her ball in my face and meowing).

brewnog

Bluetooth electric shock delivery implant for the cat?