Re: Sasser

From: clbrecheen (clbrecheen_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/04/04 

Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 08:37:11 -0700

Update!!
Bought new software (never received, still fighting to get money back, since 05-15-04). Bought another new home xp, 2 new hdd's.

My computer still will not run from the disk, or boot disk.

My computer won't even work with the new hdd's (tried both). I got the cd to start once to do a repair and it quit in the middle of it, now all I get on the screen (no matter what method I try) is no operating system installed.

HELP!!

Connie

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> From the two posts you have here, it seems more like an HP issue.
> HP chose and setup the recovery method on your computer, not
> Microsoft.
> Microsoft did give HP many choices of which HP choose the cheapest,
> and HP customers choose HP partially based on low cost.
> Therefore to a point you chose this cheaper method.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "clbrecheen" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F340526F-B905-4C72-BD14-D59E24245833@microsoft.com...
> > Maybe the sp2 will take care of all of this!!! Firewall was
> inabled. UPdates done automatically. Patches installed. Nortons
> found 5 virus and deleted the ones that it could, but mine quit during
> backup and won't do a thing. There are some of us that do what we are
> suppose to do, and it still does no good sometimes. Can't boot. No
> f10., etc. How is it not a microsoft issue, when it is their
> software?
> >
> > ----- randy wrote: -----
> >
> > YEs really you got to be kidding. AT least Microsoft releases
> updates that
> > dont cost money and does service packs.. This is not a
> Microsoft issue
> > anyways .. If you drive down the road and you get hit by a
> flying rock, and
> > breaks your winshied do you blame the car maker for putting in
> breakable
> > glass????
> > If you realized how time and effort and money goes into an
> operating system
> > to do thebest and fix problems before release you probably
> would understand
> > better..
> > "Baffled" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> > news:DF542D18-8B27-4803-B1B6-B85C21574036@microsoft.com...
> > > You have got to be kidding! I would like to see an operating
> system that
> > has no vulnerabilities. Software bugs are part of the lifecycle
> of code
> > regardless of operating system. Unix, Linux, Mac, OS/400, etc
> ALL have had
> > vulnerabilities. Since Windows is the most widely used, it is
> attacked more.
> > >> In all fairness, Microsoft did provide a mechanism to
> deliver updates
> > called Windows Update. It provides you a way of receiving
> critical security
> > patches, download them and install them. You know, most Linux
> distributions
> > have adopted this same concept, give the customer a
> notification and an easy
> > way to be updated.
> > >> if you hate Microsoft so much, why not find a new operating
> system,
> > otherwise, be diligent and get those downloads. A patch to
> protect against
> > Sasser was released 2 weeks prior to Sasser's release.
> > >> ----- Stuart wrote: -----
> > >> In regards to the latest virus/worm to flood the
> > > internet. I would suggest that Microsoft recode the
> > > affected operating systems to eluminate the potential
> > > flaws and to send out CD's which the new and improved OS
> > > to registed users who have gone out if their way and
> > > spent £90 -£150 on a OS which is vunrable to attacks.
> > > As we all know Bill Gates is worth $100 billion and can
> > > therefore afford to sort out his company's software.
> > > ..
> > >>>
>
>
>

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