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Posted by 1PW on November 17, 2008, 10:19 am
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On 11/17/2008 01:51 AM, Nehmo sent:
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> If anybody is still reading :-) , I have a development. I just found
> the emachines Windows XP Home OS disk. So now I can re-install the OS.
> I think I can, anyway. I understand these disks that come with new
> computers aren't full OS disks. I'm really not clear on the difference
> between a re-install disk like this and one with the full OS. But I
> understand they can be used to re-install the OS. It says that on the
> label.
>
If the CD is the recovery CD that was sold with the system, it can help
you return the system's hard disk drive to the condition it was when it
first left eMachines. The problem arises that your system would then
lack /every/ patch, update, and service pack that was ever released
after that. If you contemplate its use, do so without connecting the
system to the Internet in any manner. After using the CD, obtain all
service packs, patches, updates and upgrades, from trusted media.
Also, all your security templates, security settings, and anti-malware
applications would need to be installed/re-installed from trusted media.
Only then, allow the system in question to "see" the Internet.
Pete
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Posted by Nehmo on November 17, 2008, 4:25 pm
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> On 11/17/2008 01:51 AM, Nehmo sent:
> Snip, snip...
> > If anybody is still reading :-) , I have a development. I just found
> > the emachines Windows XP Home OS disk. So now I can re-install the OS.
> > I think I can, anyway. I understand these disks that come with new
> > computers aren't full OS disks. I'm really not clear on the difference
> > between a re-install disk like this and one with the full OS. But I
> > understand they can be used to re-install the OS. It says that on the
> > label.
> If the CD is the recovery CD that was sold with the system, it can help
> you return the system's hard disk drive to the condition it was when it
> first left eMachines. =A0The problem arises that your system would then
> lack /every/ patch, update, and service pack that was ever released
> after that. =A0If you contemplate its use, do so without connecting the
> system to the Internet in any manner. =A0After using the CD, obtain all
> service packs, patches, updates and upgrades, from trusted media.
> Also, all your security templates, security settings, and anti-malware
> applications would need to be installed/re-installed from trusted media.
> Only then, allow the system in question to "see" the Internet.
> Pete
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> 1PW
> @?6A62?FEH9:DE=3D6o2@=3D]4@> [r4o7t]
It sure seems like a pain to re-install XP. I don't have much in the
way of anti-malware except Malwarebytes, and I used the default
settings on that. But still, I'd have to re-install everything. I'm
going to try ComboFix http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-c=
ombofix
. It's easier if you have a re-install disk. I have to install the
Recovery Console.
~~ Nehmo
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Posted by 1PW on November 17, 2008, 11:15 pm
Please log in for more thread options On 11/17/2008 01:25 PM, Nehmo sent:
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>> On 11/17/2008 01:51 AM, Nehmo sent:
>> Snip, snip...
>>> If anybody is still reading :-) , I have a development. I just found
>>> the emachines Windows XP Home OS disk. So now I can re-install the OS.
>>> I think I can, anyway. I understand these disks that come with new
>>> computers aren't full OS disks. I'm really not clear on the difference
>>> between a re-install disk like this and one with the full OS. But I
>>> understand they can be used to re-install the OS. It says that on the
>>> label.
>> If the CD is the recovery CD that was sold with the system, it can help
>> you return the system's hard disk drive to the condition it was when it
>> first left eMachines. The problem arises that your system would then
>> lack /every/ patch, update, and service pack that was ever released
>> after that. If you contemplate its use, do so without connecting the
>> system to the Internet in any manner. After using the CD, obtain all
>> service packs, patches, updates and upgrades, from trusted media.
>> Also, all your security templates, security settings, and anti-malware
>> applications would need to be installed/re-installed from trusted media.
>> Only then, allow the system in question to "see" the Internet.
>> Pete
>> --
>> 1PW
>> @?6A62?FEH9:DE=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t]
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> It sure seems like a pain to re-install XP. I don't have much in the
> way of anti-malware except Malwarebytes, and I used the default
> settings on that. But still, I'd have to re-install everything. I'm
> going to try ComboFix
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix
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> . It's easier if you have a re-install disk. I have to install the
> Recovery Console.
> ~~ Nehmo
I believe many of us will still follow this thread. Please let us know
how things are going for you.
Good luck and best wishes to you.
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Posted by Dustin Cook on November 19, 2008, 12:28 am
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>> > > Are you still having problems? Is system restore on or off? Now
>> > > you n
> eed to
>> > > use a boot disk to manually remove the files.
>> > System restore is on. I saw no restore points. I successfully
>> > created one.
>> Another thing: rthdcpl.exe is in my startup tab on msconfig, and I
>> have Realtek High Definition Audio listed in Device Manager, so maybe
>> this is normal. But the process uses 30,184K in Mem Usage in Task
>> Manager.That seems like a lot.
>> Also, the popups from DriveSentry caused by winfilse.exe trying to
>> write are annoying. I'm not sure if there even *is* a winfilse on
>> this machine, and the popups demand attention before anything else.
>> I've had several during the writing of this post.
>
> If anybody is still reading :-) , I have a developement. I just found
> the emachines Windows XP Home OS disk. So now I can re-install the OS.
> I think I can, anyway. I understand these disks that come with new
> computers aren't full OS disks. I'm really not clear on the difference
> between a re-install disk like this and one with the full OS. But I
> understand they can be used to re-install the OS. It says that on the
> label.
>
> First, I'm considering running ComboFix
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix . After
> reading about it and all the stuff you need to do to run it, it seems
> like it may be powerful.
I've been reading this thread for awhile now before I posted initially.
Based on your posts, it sounds to me like you should be visiting a forum
for help with malware; Before you go off running tools and not being sure
of what they do. You could make things worse for yourself. Just my 2
cents.
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Regards,
Dustin Cook
Malware Researcher
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org
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> If anybody is still reading :-) , I have a development. I just found
> the emachines Windows XP Home OS disk. So now I can re-install the OS.
> I think I can, anyway. I understand these disks that come with new
> computers aren't full OS disks. I'm really not clear on the difference
> between a re-install disk like this and one with the full OS. But I
> understand they can be used to re-install the OS. It says that on the
> label.
>