MedRxman
Mon Jun 30 17:41:48 PDT 2008
order the CD while they are available. Or have a friend download it for you.
"granjan" <me@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:eWE85Pw2IHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Wow! That's a lot of information. It may take us a while but we'll
> get started. I found out her version of AVG is too old to get
> updates for so I have the newest version on a flash drive along with
> Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster which I use on my own computer. We will
> work on cleaning her computer and then worry about getting the
> updates after that. Thanks for your time and all the information.
> I am saving this message for her and for my future use also,
> although my computer is doing great right now.
> Thanks to all the others who answered also.
> Janice
>
>
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:em2QsYl2IHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> | <response inline and at the end - hope it helps>
> |
> | granjan wrote:
> | > Is it possible to buy a cd with the latest service pack and
> updates
> | > on it?
> |
> | If someone wants to make it for you and sell it to you... sure.
> |
> | > My friend cannot get high speed internet where she lives and
> | > we are having a really hard time getting the updates on her
> really
> | > slow dial-up connection.
> |
> | Yeah - I know many people in this situation. It does make it
> difficult to
> | stay updated (in many ways) with dial-up...
> |
> | > She has Windows XP Home sp2 and is having
> | > some other problems also...
> |
> | Then she probably needs to clean it up before updating. Updating
> a sick
> | system will not cure the sickness and may just exasperate it to
> the point of
> | data-death.
> |
> | > I think she may have some kind of
> | > malware. Her anti-virus (Norton) has expired and she can't seem
> to
> | > download updates for AVG.
> |
> | Was Norton uninstalled fully before AVG was installed and what
> version of
> | AVG?
> |
> | Anyway... Assuming you have high-speed - why don't you make a
> packet of
> | goodies for her and get them to her?
> |
> | I'd suggest:
> |
> | - Windows XP SP3 CD...
> | - May 2008 Updates CD...
> | - June 2008 Updates CD...
> | - A CD containing:
> | - AVG AntiVirus 8 with a script to install it without link
> scanner/email
> | scanner.
> | - SuperAntiSpyware
> | - SpyBot Search and Destroy
> | - CCleaner
> | - Belarc Advisor
> | - PDFCreator (0.95)
> |
> | I also suggest you give her advice on how to backup her email
> (depends on
> | client used - include contacts), advice on how to backup her
> Internet
> | favorites/bookmarks (depends on browser used), advice on how to
> backup her
> | "My Documents" and "Desktop" as well as any other folders she has
> made on
> | her own (buy external USB drive - copy/paste would be better than
> nothing.)
> |
> | She should backup before doing *anything else*. Also - one last
> thing - you
> | may want to help her go through the list of known problems and
> proper
> | preparations for SP3 before installing it... I'll list those
> last.
> |
> | She can help you get the information you need to help her with the
> rest
> | using the last two items I listed above on the last CD. If she
> installs the
> | PDF creeator and then installs the Belarc advisor and runs it to
> get a
> | report - she can print that report to PDF using the the recently
> installed
> | pdf printer and email you the file it creates so you know what is
> listed in
> | add/remove programs and what updates she has installed/is missing.
> |
> | Now - as for getting those things - I would suggest Google. I
> have a few
> | extra minutes - so I will help you out a bit to save you time...
> |
> | Have a physical CD burning but need a way to burn the ISO images?
> | ISORecorder page (with general instructions on use):
> |
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
> |
> | Each month Microsoft puts out that months
> | patches in an ISO format for burning to CD:
> |
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913086
> | (Back to 2006)
> |
> | There's at least one third party tool that
> | will download all the patches for you:
> |
http://wud.jcarle.com/
> |
> | Service Pack 3 for Windows XP (ISO of CD):
> |
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&DisplayLang=en
> |
> | AVG AntiVirus:
> |
http://free.grisoft.com/
> |
> | Uninstall the old version... Make sure everything "Norton" is
> gone... Reboot
> | and install the latest version using the command line:
> | avg_free_*.exe /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSurf /REMOVE_FEATURE
> | fea_AVG_SafeSearch
> |
> | Custom install, remove the email scanner as well.
> |
> | Need something to help ensure all norton stuff is gone
> |
>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
> | [Discussion:
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080207#story1]
> |
> | SuperAntiSpyware:
> |
>
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
> |
> | SpyBot Search and Destroy:
> |
http://safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
> |
> | CCleaner (Slim):
> |
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim
> |
> | Belarc Advisor:
> |
http://www.belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe
> |
> | PDF Creator:
> |
>
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57796&package_id=53473&release_id=563252
> |
> | SP3? Consider...
> |
> | A place to get FREE support for SP3 installation issues *from
> Microsoft*...
> |
>
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131
> |
> | Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
> |
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&DisplayLang=en
> |
> | Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT
> Professionals
> | and Developers
> |
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en
> |
> | WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
> |
>
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx
> |
> | Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
> |
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
> |
> | Release Notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3
> |
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm
> |
> | Key things to note:
> |
> | Internet Explorer:
> | "If you have installed Windows Internet Explorer® 7 or a beta
> version of
> | Internet Explorer 8, and then install Windows XP SP3, you cannot
> uninstall
> | Internet Explorer. To avoid this, ensure Internet Explorer 7 or a
> beta
> | version of Internet Explorer 8 is not installed before installing
> Windows XP
> | SP3. If you have already encountered this issue, uninstall
> Windows XP SP3,
> | uninstall Internet Explorer, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3."
> |
> | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002:
> | "If you install Windows XP SP3 on a computer running Windows XP
> Media Center
> | Edition 2002 with SP1, Windows XP Media Center Edition may
> malfunction. To
> | avoid this, install Windows XP SP2 before you install Windows XP
> SP3. If
> | this issue has already occurred, uninstall Windows XP SP3, install
> Windows
> | XP SP2, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3."
> |
> | It seems some people are unable to get further updates after
> installing
> | SP3... Seems some have experienced a symptom similar to doing a
> repair
> | installation on Windows XP - and the same fix seems to work for
> them for
> | that...
> |
> | Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from
> Microsoft
> | Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows
> XP
> | installation
> |
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
> |
> | Some people experience an "endless reboot" issue...
> |
> | From PA Bear [MS MVP]:
> | Workarounds:
> |
> |
>
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
> | [NB: The above has been updated many times and now includes "a
> small tool
> | that will detect the IntelPPM problem and mitigate it before
> installing
> | [WinXP SP3]."
> |
> | 1. Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.
> | 2. After booting into Safe Mode:
> | Start --> Run --> (copy/paste)
> | sc config intelppm start= disabled
> | --> OK --> Reboot into normal (Windows) mode.
> |
> | Other references include:
> | .
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790
> | .
> |
>
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
> | .
>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/09/windows_xp_sp3_reboots_crashes/
> | .
> |
>
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9084418
> | . You receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade
> to Windows
> | XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based
> computer
> | (Revised 06 May-08)
> |
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372
> |
> | Some people have gotten an "Access Denied" message when trying to
> install
> | SP3... Method 3 of this article:
> |
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377
> |
> |
> | Beyond that - some simple maintenance might be needed - like
> installing the
> | latest hardware drivers from your hardware vendors...
> |
> | Good Luck!
> |
> | --
> | Shenan Stanley
> | MS-MVP
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