WinXp Home Ed Upgrade to WinXp Pro Problems

[Pete Ocasio]

I am in the process of upgrading a Win XP Home edition system to win XP Pro.
THe home edition install is a XP Home SP1 while the disk for the XP pro OS
is not SP1. After formatting the hard drive and installing the new OS, I
attempt to apply sp1 but cannot access the Update Files in the Microsoft
Update Center. It tells me there is an error with the update. Before this
problems shows up there is another message box stating the settings for
acitve x in iexplorer will prevent the page for showing correctly. I
downloaded the network version of the sp1 and when attempting to apply it
the wizard window dissapears. I am not using a shared network drive to do
this since I don't want to use the update.msi. The Windows Installer
service was not running but I started it. Also, the system starts to
repeatedly shut down on a call from the Remote Procedure Call in NT/Security
Authority.

Can anybody shed some light on how to resolve this issue.

 

[Guest]

Your Shut down Problem is caused by the Blaster Worm
Virus.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In

Also, the system starts to
repeatedly shut down on a call from the Remote Procedure Call in
NT/Security Authority.

You have the MSBlaster worm. To remove it, do the following:

The following instructions are in three parts

1. Stop it from running

2. Remove it from your system

3. Make sure it doesn't come back



Before beginning, if you have an always-on internet connection,
it's a good idea to disconnect it.



1. Stop it from running

Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to bring up the Task Manager, then on the
Processes tab, click msblast.exe and then "End process." Reply
"Yes" to the warning message that comes up.

This stops the worm from running, so your system will not shut
down. However, it doesn't remove it, and if that's all you do, it
will start up again the next time you boot.


***

2. Remove it from your system

a. Start the registry editor program, regedit, by going to Start
| Run, and typing REGEDIT
Navigate to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version\Run by clicking the plus signs next to each of the
folders in the left hand pane. When you get to the last of them,
Run, click the word Run itself.

Find an entry called "Windows Auto Update" on the right side.
Right-click it and delete it.

b. Do a Windows search for msblast, and delete all files found.

The worm is now gone, and won't start again the next time you
boot. But if that's all you do, you can get reinfected just as
you did the first time.

***


3. Make sure it doesn't come back

a. Make sure you're running a firewall that prevents worms like
this from getting in. You can enable the built-in Windows XP
firewall, or download and install another one such as the free
version of ZoneAlarm. To enable the built-in firewall, go to
Control Panel, double-click Networking and Internet Connections,
then click Network Connections. Right-click your connection, then
click Properties, and on the Advanced tab, click the option
"Protect my computer and network..."


b. If you've disconnected your internet connection, reconnect it.
Download and install the Microsoft patch at
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...e-b7a52a983f01/WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe

That will remove the vulnerability that the worm exploits.


c. Be sure you are running an anti-virus program, and that you
regularly download the latest updated virus definitions.