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Running a second copy of XP on the same box to avoid a virus on the
first copy?
A while back we had a short exchange about running a second copy of
the same OS, like XP home, in a second partition on the same
harddrive, and one person said he did that.
Now my friend has, it seems, a series of viruses, and her ability to
run windows-based anti-virus programs seems very much thwarted.
Several including Superantispyware and Malbyteware won't install or
won't run.
What if I create a second partition, install XP Home in it (in this
case from the Dell Reinstallation CD that came with the computer),
install SP3, and then install those AV programs and run them?
Would this work? Would the viruses in the first partition spread to
the new one, even if I never read or wrote to the first partition
except to run the AV.
Any other problems?
Right now she can run windows but it is very slow, and somethings
won't run. She has only one drive. Either it has plenty of empty
space, or I could lend her one of my old drives. I want to help her
and I figure everything I learn working on her computer will help my
other friends or me someday.
Thanks a lot.
first copy?
A while back we had a short exchange about running a second copy of
the same OS, like XP home, in a second partition on the same
harddrive, and one person said he did that.
Now my friend has, it seems, a series of viruses, and her ability to
run windows-based anti-virus programs seems very much thwarted.
Several including Superantispyware and Malbyteware won't install or
won't run.
What if I create a second partition, install XP Home in it (in this
case from the Dell Reinstallation CD that came with the computer),
install SP3, and then install those AV programs and run them?
Would this work? Would the viruses in the first partition spread to
the new one, even if I never read or wrote to the first partition
except to run the AV.
Any other problems?
Right now she can run windows but it is very slow, and somethings
won't run. She has only one drive. Either it has plenty of empty
space, or I could lend her one of my old drives. I want to help her
and I figure everything I learn working on her computer will help my
other friends or me someday.
Thanks a lot.