Re: dont want to format my C drive...

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this is my problem...i had ms antispyware and i forgot i had removed virus
protection from the computer, because the subscription ran out, or something
i forgot the reason,i tried to put in norton's 2005. it was fine till i
tried to run live update. i also had antispyware running. like i said before
it would find the problems but they would come back in a blink. i couldn't
get nortons to work, if i did it would probably be able to clean up this
trojan. i believe the trojan is trojan.downloader.kavsav, something like
that.

i can't get a virus scan to work, either online or via my computer. i can't
get an update to norton, i'm stuck...i tried restoring the system back from
february, thought i would be slick, nope didn't work and right after that
couldn't reboot from safe mode...

any other suggestions...besides formatting c drive?????

thanks...

ps. that's why i thought by running the repair i wouldn't have to go through
this...if i could get the virus program to work i wouldn't have this
problem...

"pcbutts1" wrote:

> No, an In-Place Upgrade will not get rid of the virus. You have to clean
> your system first then do the In-Place Upgrade.
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> "lmn1220" <lmn1220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C9918E0D-9AAB-4891-8838-60B902F16EED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Will,
> >
> > will that take care of the problem. i believe i did that awhile ago and
> > it
> > tends to freeze the computer.
> >
> > thanks...
> >
> > "Will Denny" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> You try a 'Repair' install XP. Please have a look at the following
> >> article
> >> by Michael Stevens:
> >>
> >> "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
> >> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Will Denny
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the News Groups
> >>
> >>
> >> "lmn1220" <lmn1220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:61881E1E-B362-41BC-BF7C-56F9AC4B95A9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > hi, a few years back i had called microsoft and they helped me rename
> >> > files,
> >> > which involved moving files and renaming INSTEAD of formatting the c
> >> > drive.
> >> >
> >> > does anyone know the procedure, it is quite lengthy?
> >> >
> >> > i got a trojan and now i can't reboot in safe mood, had ms antispyware
> >> > but
> >> > that clean up the problem but the trojan would return again, tried to
> >> > run
> >> > live update by norton, trojan wouldn't let me do that either...so i
> >> > need
> >> > to
> >> > reformat the c drive or prefer to rename files or whatever it's called.
> >> >
> >> > thanks in advance...
> >> > HAD IT!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
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