Windows XP Home Ed. cd disc

[Guest]

I was told I had way too many spam on my computer and suggested I back up all
my files and reformat my computer. I have Windows XP Home Edition and don't
recall if I had a cd come with the computer I bought. I want to be able to
reload all my software and everything else I had. How can I get a hold of a
cd that will install everything I had when I first bought the computer????

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Contact your computer manufacturer for assistance.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I was told I had way too many spam on my computer and suggested I back up all
| my files and reformat my computer. I have Windows XP Home Edition and don't
| recall if I had a cd come with the computer I bought. I want to be able to
| reload all my software and everything else I had. How can I get a hold of a
| cd that will install everything I had when I first bought the computer????

 

[Jason Haynes]

What idiot suggested that course of action because of spam? Spam is nothing
more than unsolicited email. Reformatting is rarely necessary, certainly not
needed in this case.

 

[Rock]

I was told I had way too many spam on my computer and suggested I back up all
my files and reformat my computer. I have Windows XP Home Edition and don't
recall if I had a cd come with the computer I bought. I want to be able to
reload all my software and everything else I had. How can I get a hold of a
cd that will install everything I had when I first bought the computer????

A better course of action is to clean the system.

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm

For viruses, start with Trend Micro’s Sysclean and McAfee’s Stinger.
Download them and the Sysclean signature file. Delete the temporary
internet files, turn off system restore, boot into safe mode and run
them. Boot back into normal mode and run a full AV scan with your
normal AV program. Then turn system restore back on.

Trend Micro Sysclean
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Trend Micro Signature File
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

McAfee AVert Stinger Virus Removal Tool
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

You should also regularly run at least two of these online scans in
addition to your regular up to date AV program:

Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

TrendMicro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

McAfee Online Virus Scan:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

 

[Plato]

I was told I had way too many spam on my computer and suggested I back up all
my files and reformat my computer. I have Windows XP Home Edition and don't
recall if I had a cd come with the computer I bought. I want to be able to
reload all my software and everything else I had. How can I get a hold of a
cd that will install everything I had when I first bought the computer????

NO such animal.