Re: Windows XP installation

From: What's in a Name? (spamthis_at_nomail.afraid.org)
Date: 04/10/05 

Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 01:42:12 -0400

shendren wrote:
> I am currently running Windows ME and have been bombarded with viruses and
> trojan horses that I can't seem to get rid of. I've tried running several
> things from AVG to CWShredder to Ad-Aware but none have completely got rid of
> them. I now have Windows XP to install on my computer and I'm wondering if I
> install XP will it get rid of all of the spywares and viruses? If not, do I
> have to completely reset my computer and reprogram it? Thanks!

Read this "winXP,surviving the first day"
http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=1298

Reformat using NTFS and then install XP. You should also download SP2
and burn it to disk if your version is an older one.
-max 

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