Re: Latest Update has destroyed my computer

This computer has never had problems inthe past and I run Zone Alarm fire wall and Norton Anti Virus and every update in the past has been done.

It was just waiting until a Critical Update was issued before before the above combination of software presented problems.
Try booting to Safe Mode and then uninstall the " update you allowed to install " :
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx

If the update was KB925486, then it *should* be reinstalled due to it's Critical nature. If you did any workarounds for the vulnerability then that *may* be why this issue arose. Suggest undoing any workaround used.

MOST likely candidate for this issue is the combo of ZA and NAV.
IMHO, NAV is not suitable for use on any Windows system.
Uninstall it when the subscription runs out and obtain a trustworthy and reliable AV. Or, continue to suffer issues with it.
The choice is yours. In conjunction with AV vendors, MS has a list of free trials of AV's here :
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/downloads/default.mspx

All are worthy *except* NAV.


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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DDaryl wrote:

Last night I allowed the latest update to install and now on bootup I get the message that I have non genuine windows. As the loading process continues it starts to tell me that files are missing. This computer has never had problems inthe past and I run Zone Alarm fire wall and Norton Anti Virus and every update in the past has been done.
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