RE: [OT] I think I have a virus
Many thanks, Christopher.
Do you know where can I find the updates in the same format, but for the
Spanish version?
Regards.
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Stone <chris_m_stone at yahoo.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:34 AM
Subject: RE: [OT] I think I have a virus
>
>
> Actually, you can download windows updates from the
> windows update catalog. It can be found at
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp.
> It is a bit of a pain because you have to install
> each on individually, and there's easy way to tell if
> you need the update until you run the install routine.
>
> Chris
> --- Ricardo Forno <rforno at uyuyuy.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi, Irv.
> > Problem is that MS updates install themselves
> > automatically. You (or at
> > least I) can't download them first, save to disk,
> > and then manually install
> > them one by one.
> > So, I never installed any of them. Instead, when I
> > had to re-install Windows
> > (usually because some minor problem arose when
> > installing fair but buggy
> > software), I did so from the CD, then installed AVG
> > antivirus (an updated
> > version downloaded through another PC) and other
> > protecting software, and
> > everything was virus-free for a while.
> > Regards.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: irv mullins <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
> > To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:06 AM
> > Subject: RE: [OT] I think I have a virus
> >
> >
> > > posted by: irv mullins <irvm at ellijay.com>
> > >
> > > Greg Haberek wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ok, I totally foobar-ed my computer. I did what
> > was mentioned above, and
> > > > when I restarted and logged on, Windows logged
> > me right off. I tried
> > > > logging in as Administrator, same thing. So I
> > booted into Safe Mode and
> > > > removed all the settings, restarted, same
> > problem. I'm posting this from
> > > > my laptop. (mmmmm.... Fedora :) If it weren't
> > for the homework I need to
> > > > do in VB, and the programs people want me to
> > write *in Windows* I'd
> > > > strip down that hard drive and install Fedora
> > Core 2.
> > > >
> > > > Grrrr.... Stupid Spyware....
> > >
> > > There's an article on Slashdot.org about that
> > right now.
> > > Essentially, it says that after you format your
> > disk and re-install
> > > Windows, you have an average of 20 seconds online
> > before you are hit with
> > > some kind of exploit. Since it takes way longer
> > than 20 seconds to
> > > get and install all the Microsoft updates which
> > are supposed to protect
> > you
> > > from such things, it seems like a lost cause.
> > > Maybe order SP2 on CD from Microsoft?
> > >
> > > Irv
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
>
>
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