HELP

J

Justin

I need a installation disk for windows xp it got messed up and some friends
were telling me it might have been the confricker worm so i am doing a clean
install of window xp pro sp3 but does anyone know where i can get it for free
cause i have the old product key from it
 
E

Elmo

Justin said:
I need an installation disk for Windows XP; it got messed up and some friends
were telling me it might have been the confricker worm. So I am doing a clean
install of Windows XP Pro sp3, but does anyone know where I can get it for free?
'cause I have the old product key from it..
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That most likely won't work. If you have an OEM install, eg, from
eMachines, Dell, etc., and you install with a standard XP Pro CD, the
product key won't be accepted. If you install from the hidden partition
on the machine, (possibly the F11 key during boot), the machine will be
reformatted, and you'll lose any personal data, not saved elsewhere.

Burn BitDefender, or another program listed at the link below, to a CD
(using a working machine) and test the infected machine with it.
BitDefender also has a Rootkit checker on the Linux Desktop; run it if
you think that's the problem:

http://www.techmixer.com/free-bootable-antivirus-rescue-cds-download-list/

Download the executable rather than the .iso image, if one is
available.. it prompts you to insert a CD and burns the file, no problem.

Then run these:

Malwarebytes© Corporation
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe

SuperAntispyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
 
P

Peter Foldes

Leg pulling.

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Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
 
B

Bob I

Different actually, "Pulling your chain" is trying to rile you up, like
jerking on a dogs chain. "Pulling your leg, is telling you something
untrue but believable, or gullible.
 
D

Daave

Then there's "pull my finger..."

Bob said:
Different actually, "Pulling your chain" is trying to rile you up,
like jerking on a dogs chain. "Pulling your leg, is telling you
something untrue but believable, or gullible.
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H

HeyBub

Justin said:
I need a installation disk for windows xp it got messed up and some
friends were telling me it might have been the confricker worm so i
am doing a clean install of window xp pro sp3 but does anyone know
where i can get it for free cause i have the old product key from it
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Get a new set of friends instead of a new CD.

The installation CD cannot get "messed up" by the confricker worm or
anything like it.
 
J

John Hacker

You can google for it and you will find many sites offering free downloads
all versions of Windows XP. You also get serial numbers to go with it. In
future, you should also supply your proper email (could be free
hotmail/yahoo account) so that people can send you direct links.
 
M

Mark Adams

John Hacker said:
You can google for it and you will find many sites offering free downloads
all versions of Windows XP. You also get serial numbers to go with it. In
future, you should also supply your proper email (could be free
hotmail/yahoo account) so that people can send you direct links.
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Trolling for email addresses to spam, are we?
 
J

Justin

no not the cd i do not have one i ment the MBR

ow and my email address is (e-mail address removed)
DONT MAKE FUN OF IT IT IS A VERY OLD ACCOUNT
 

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