Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Issue

Ken:

No problems, it was my fault, I was just amazed by some of the stupidity
here!! :o)

Jason





"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:49:35 -0400, "Jason Schoppert"
<hunter0512@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ken:

Thank you for the reply. I guess I didn't explain myself well enough, I
am
the Lead Network Admin at a Ford Dealership (I specialize in spyware and
adware removal, that's why everyone brings me their computer) and this
happens to be a laptop that belongs to the service manager.


OK, so when you said "I was given a laptop," you didn't mean that
literally, but rather you meant that someone brought you *his*
computer to work on for him.

I understand now; sorry to have misunderstood you.



I originally
installed Windows XP on it for him, its just someone else installed
Service
Pack 3. When I saw the "v.5657" at the end I figured it was a beta. I
am
going to start the reload now.

Anyway thank you for your help.

Regards,
Jason Schoppert





"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:36:32 -0400, "Jason Schoppert"
<hunter0512@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Everyone:

I got one that someone in here that may be able to answer real quick.
I
was
given a laptop to clean some viruses and spyware off of, but someone
else
already had been in it and made things a lot worse for me.

Anyways, I was able to get all the viruses and spyware off, but I was
having
a problem with the "Plug and Play" service hanging the taskbar on boot
as
well as locking up on shutdown. After messing around in msconfig for
a
while I was able to narrow it down to the "Plug and Play" service and
disabled it.


If I acquired a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea
how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be,
etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and
problems, possibility of kiddy porn, etc., and I wouldn't recommend
that anyone else do either.

In your case in particular, you are dealing with a computer with
problems, and even more than most people, certainly should begin by
clean installing.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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