06-17-2004, 05:37 PM
You know what they sayd about opinions and advice.....
What helped me this year when my computer suddenly got attacked by multiple viri, was the following:
1. Unplug from the internet.
2. Have a friend download drivers for you and burn them to a disk. Drivers like th mobo, graphics card, etc.
3. Get a copy of a firewall program.
4. Get an AV program.
5. Burn XP SP1 to a disk.
6. Back up all important information you may have on your hard drives onto CD-RW's.
7. Reformat.
8. Install drivers, SP1, AV, and firewall (set firewall on highest level for now).
9. Reconnect to the internet and do a Microsoft Update.
10. Use Firefox 0.9
11. Don't use Outlook or Outlook Express (like others have saud)
Here are a couple websites that will explain how to disable some of the services that MS thinks you need:
http://www.blackviper.com
http://www.tweakxp.com
What helped me this year when my computer suddenly got attacked by multiple viri, was the following:
1. Unplug from the internet.
2. Have a friend download drivers for you and burn them to a disk. Drivers like th mobo, graphics card, etc.
3. Get a copy of a firewall program.
4. Get an AV program.
5. Burn XP SP1 to a disk.
6. Back up all important information you may have on your hard drives onto CD-RW's.
7. Reformat.
8. Install drivers, SP1, AV, and firewall (set firewall on highest level for now).
9. Reconnect to the internet and do a Microsoft Update.
10. Use Firefox 0.9
11. Don't use Outlook or Outlook Express (like others have saud)
Here are a couple websites that will explain how to disable some of the services that MS thinks you need:
http://www.blackviper.com
http://www.tweakxp.com
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation - Henry David Thoreau
Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and at the rate I'm going, I'm going to be invincible.
Chicago wargaming club
Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and at the rate I'm going, I'm going to be invincible.
Chicago wargaming club