RE: XP Startup problems - Sasser worm

From: Mike Brookes (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/12/04 

Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 08:27:21 -0700

Thanks for all your help.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>My recommendation to your would be running a windows
repair on your system. PLease note you will not loose any
data or programmes but you will loose your windows
updates. For loosing the XP updates you can order a
security cd from the web (No charge) at
www.microsoft.com/southafrica\security
>
>Here are the steps on how to run a windows repair. After
running the reapair it is important you patch your machine
with the critical updates before going onto the net.
>
>1. Insert your Windows XP CD.
>2. Restart the machine.
>3. Press the key specified to enter your BIOS. In
most cases you need to press Del to enter the BIOS setup.
You should see a message on startup, right in the
beginning, which says something like ?opress <key> to
enter setup?. E.g. Press Del to enter setup.
>4. Go into either the Boot section, if you have one,
or the 2nd option (should be something like ?oBIOS
features setup? or ?oAdvanced BIOS features?).
>5. Change to boot sequence (should show as ?oboot
sequence? or first boot device; 2nd boot device; 3rd
boot device; etc.) so that CD-ROM is first.
>6. Exit saving changes.
>7. When you see the message to press any key to boot
from CD, press any key.
>8. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press Enter to
do a clean install.
>9. Press F8 to agree to the license agreement.
>10. Press R to run a repair install.
>11. Let setup run through. Do not press any key to
boot from CD when the machine restarts.
>
>.
>

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