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reintalling windows xp
ok i just reinstalled windows xp on my computer and it seem to be actin up alot lately i mean every time i get on the internet a lil thingy pops up and starts like a timer counting down till windows restarts i mean i should have never reinstalled but i needed to so you think dell would reinstall it back to the way i got it if i payed for it...i think i dident install all the drivers right or somthing but would dell do that ?
volcano11
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May 24th, 2004 20:00
It sounds like you did not enable the Windows XP firewall before connecting to the internet and you acquired the blaster worm. See the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html
Steve
Message Edited by volcano11 on 05-24-2004 04:29 PM
Ineedhelp33
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May 24th, 2004 23:00
volcano11
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May 25th, 2004 01:00
Take the problem to the Virus Information and Removal forum where you are more likely to find help with this problem.
Steve
Denny Denham
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May 25th, 2004 02:00
See this and/or this.
Message Edited by Denny Denham on 05-24-2004 08:14 PM