Re: Best Malware Remover (Antispy/Antivirus)


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Stevepppp@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Next to a clean windows refresh, there's only one method of removing
anti-spy / antivirus
(snip)
On many occasions I've seen this advice - "reformat and reload is the
best solution"

I've got a 3 year old IBM PC that came with XP Pro (and other
software) reloadable from a hidden section of the hard drive. (Note:
this is pre-SP2)

I'm current on all XP Pro updates.
Now... the $64 question: how do I reformat and reload?
Is there an "Access IBM" button on your keyboard?
Not on the kewyboard but I do have the Access IBM folder

Mine is
c:\program files\ibm\access ibm\aibm.exe



When I reload does that mean I'll have to go through 3+ years of windows
updates? That'll take forever.

Yes. This is not recovery, it is restoring to factory condition.

You may have collected updates along the way to current
state, but getting them anew may not take as long - some
are cumulative.

Next time, you will have the foresight to have created some
sort of recovery disk? I like to keep a fairly current ISO
image of my laptops in addition to normal backup (full and
incremental). Make a PE disk and put utilities and backup
tools on it, that way the utilities and tools can get you close
to the patch level you were at before the need for recovery
arose.

Of course, if you backup malware, this method won't address
the need to "flatten and rebuild".

....or maybe this is more to your liking

http://www.howtohaven.com/system/slipstream-xp-service-pack-3.shtml



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