Re: Installed windows XP Home
From: Rock (rock_at_mail.nospam.net)
Date: 11/08/04
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Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:58:40 -0800
Mutt wrote:
> I installed Windows XP Home after formating the harddrive that had win 98 and
> everything went fine untill I hooked up to the internet and tried to do a
> windows update. Now I'm getting blasted with spam and Viruses when I tried to
> do the updates. Computer will not stay on long enough to do anything. Starts
> up then shuts down again and again. I have reinstalled the Windows at least 3
> times and it does this every time. How do I correct this problem. Mutt
You need to have a firewall active before going online. If you don't
have a third party firewall use XP's in built one. Turn it on before
going online. Get to it from Start | Control Panel | Network and
Internet Connections | Network Connections. Highlight your connection,
double click on it, Properties, Advanced. XP's firewall is ok, but it
only deals with inbound traffic. You really should use one of the third
party ones that block both incoming and outbound to block any nasties on
your system that are trying to "phone home". There are several to
choose from and each offers free and paid versions. Here are three good
ones.
Sygate Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=staticcomp_za
Kerio Personal Firewall
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html
The primary update you should install is SP2. There maybe a few others
to add after that but this is the main one. Make sure your system can
handle SP2 before applying it.
Installing Service Packs
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
Pre-Install, Install, Cleaning Up Afterwards
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=45
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx
Get the Latest Updates and Information from Your PC Manufacturer Before
Installing Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx
The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=837783
Free Technical Support for SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;Prodoffer80&sd=GN
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