Re: Windows update causes pc to restart

On May 31, 10:36 am, "Rock" <R...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"peter" <peter.jenni...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote





Update on a previous post:

I was given a pc by a friend who emigrates to the States. He hadn't
used windows updates, or a firewall, or sp1 or sp2 or even a virus
checker!! I cleared the pc of viruses and spyware. I installed sp1
and
sp2 (i'm running xp) and used the firewall. the trouble is that when
I
use windows updates the pc restarts or crashes and goes to the "blue
screen" with various error messages. I'm running two virus checkers
still and both turn up nothing. the two spyware programs turn up
nothing nasty, so why do i get the problem?

The reason i mentioned how i got the pc is because it's a legit copy
of xp, but i've no way of formatting the pc and reinstalling xp as i
don't have the xp disks.

the pc works just fine without the updates, but i'd prefer to have
them on.

does anybody have any ideas short of wiping the pc and starting
again?

A PC that was not protected? There's no way you can be sure the system is
clean, and even if it is clean, the damage has been done. It's a loosing
proposition. Bite the bullet and reinstall clean.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]- Hide quoted text -

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But as I said, I'm in London, my friend has just been posted to
Washington DC. I'm not going to get the original disks in a hurry. The
version of XP is legit. I know that XP online registration means that
the same version cannot be registered twice, but if I go in control
panel and then system it gives me the registration code. Can I then
borrow some xp disks from somebody, but then when the time comes enter
the registration number from my pc? Surely the important thing is the
licence, not the disks.

Peter

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