How to install windows? What version to choose?

John_Doe · **Posted:** Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:37 pm **Post subject:**

I don't remember.. some worm. did a few anoying things. tried AVG, Sofos & Bitdefender to no avail. Gave up, installed norton and it got it immediatly...

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:44 pm **Post subject:**

ah i see, chances are it wasn't actually a worm when that happens. Norton is known to be very, very, very paranoid. In the past it has reported 'worms' in edonkey2000 :lol:

It was actually just detecting the net code to connect to the network :roll:

John_Doe · **Posted:** Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:49 am **Post subject:**

nope. there was a worm in there allright. did silly things to my puter, like refusing to let me open regedit or task manager, as well as making everything VERY VERY slow.

I've heard some good things about F-Secure. Think I might try that out. Any comments?

John_Doe · **Posted:** Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:29 pm **Post subject:**

damn, f-secure require a cd key, and it checks it up to verify it's not allready in use. =(

John_Doe · **Posted:** Sat Jul 10, 2004 4:43 pm **Post subject:**

I finally couldn't take the lag Norton was laying on my system and installed BitDefender instead. But you say the firewall is no good Spud? Why is that?It detects all requests for connections, so that's about what it's supposed to do right?

Dr Phibes · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:53 pm **Post subject:** which windows

Read this post with interest as having a few pc probs. Am currently using the "Bill Gates " edition. your right it does come with extra software tho u do have option of instaling or not. This is a Q aimed at spud really. Is this the version u recomend
ed2k: WindowsXP.Pro.Corp.SP2.TCPIP.fixed.zip [685.64 Mb] [Stats]
I'm hoping this might help my problem.
Will go into the prob on the hardware/software forum
thanx in advance

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:57 pm **Post subject:**

I have not, and will not install SP2 until they sort out all the hundreds of bugs and glitches that piece of crap has. I'd leave it a while before updating imo

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:31 pm **Post subject:**

I have installed SP2 and have had NO problems at all (but then I've turned off the shitty firewall)

Dr Phibes · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:05 pm **Post subject:**

Okay got that from a search in the mule,will go on over FH and see whats there.
Thanx

Dr Phibes · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:10 pm **Post subject:**

Hi Spud i clicked the link 4 bitdefender,installed + updated. The only dodgy file it found was the bitdefender zip file in my incoming folder and the extracted file

just thuoght id let u know

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 6:06 pm **Post subject:**

PC_Arcade wrote:

I have installed SP2 and have had NO problems at all (but then I've turned off the shitty firewall)

legit key or not? What version?

I'm using a ahem, special edition of SP1 integrated. I'd heard all this rubbish about TCPIP mess ups and how you have to alter your registry to allow more connections to be opened. I also see that there are some major security issues with it.

Anyways, if you can post the version your using, I'll upgrade with it if you've had none of the described symtoms. I need windows XP pro/crop SP1, none of that home crap :mrgreen:

Also, I'm using a winXP sp1 key, I take it I'll need to change it again? *sigh*

How to install windows? What version to choose?

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