I haven't heard anything from my other post, so I thought I would make a new
one. I am actually on the computer I was having problems with. I got my
anti-virus loaded and ran, found 4 viruses. I also installed Ad-Aware, and
Spybot S&D, and ran, keep finding spyware, especially one called Admess. I
keep getting pop-ups saying that I have problems with regeristry files, and
wants me to download some regeristry repairing software.
I can't understand how this stuff was missed by the format?
Since you started a new thread it's hard to know what it is you're
talking about, but a format and clean install of XP will remove any
adware. If you are reinfected it's something you did after you
formatted and installed.
Re: Ongoing HD problem: ...install, which if course would have eradicated that trojan. ...Trojan Horse was still on the system. ... Again a poor choice of words on my part, I didn’t format the HD, I ... In addition I updated and scanned with Avira as soon as I installed it ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Resequence Hard Drive Connections ... I'll format the SG tomorrow per your instructions. ... jumper the SG as master,... :> copied to it during the install.... :> the boot master, then if all is well, wipe the WD slave for other use. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
Re: reformatting xp ... to do a low level format just to delete one partition. ... In order to do a very clean install you may want to download and ... format your primary partition and install XP. ...drives) and i just want to format one of the partitions. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Slow Hard Drive on Dell Dim-3000 ... In most cases it will cure the problem (and only if a full format is done because quick formats will not cure viruses and/or rootkits that affect the boot records or are otherwise operating below the operating system), however, it will not do any good if the user is going to continue to make the same silly mistakes by sticking bloatware on his computer, or installing malware, or doing other odd things that cause programs to clash and cause system slowness. ... i know other consultants who make a living going into customers with slow computers and telling the customer that his system got messed up and needs to be reinstalled from scratch and winds up billing the customer for 4 hours worth of time. ... If his problems are indeed software related, then a clean install should prove the point. ... (alt.sys.pc-clone.dell)
Re: XP re-installation problem ... In order to be "safe" i'd like to format the second disk and make it ... Don't use the Quick Format,... Procedure to Reinstall Windows XP! ... If you are using an Upgrade CD, and the computer boots directly from the CD, you will need to furnish a qualifying previous version of a Windows operating system's Installation CD, in order to install Windows XP from an Upgrade CD. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
