Re: attempting to build a computer with no knowledge base...help!
I'm installing both Open Office and MS Office 2003 because this computer will eventually go bye bye when my boy leaves the nest in a couple of years. This way in the event something goes "oops" with the MS suite, he has a backup available immediately.
Since I wanted to try Open Office to see how good it was so I decided my boy will be the guinea pig!
On the subject of the build, last night I was updating some of the MS critical updates for WinXP Pro and during two of the downloads I got a virus detection and removal notice from my Norton Anti Virus software. After I cleared the screen, I noticed I couldn't complete my MS downloads.
As a matter of fact I couldn't get thru to any URL! I did a ping test in the "Command" screen and was able to get to the website but not so using either IE or Opera as a browser. I think my anti-virus became corrupted during the MS download (was updated). I tried a process that allowed me to remove a virus was supposed to be removed whereby you turn off your system restore, reboot, do a virus scan, remove the virus then turn on system restore. I just completed the scan but it didn't detect anything.
I may have to reinstall a fresh copy of my anti virus software (Norton 2004) if the copy on the HD is bad. I hope I don't have to reinstall XP but if nothing works, I just may have to. Otherwise the computer's running fine.
I wish Microsoft would put all of the current updates on a CD that can be purchased so people like myself on dial up can update our OS to some recent point and do the more current updates online. They put out SP2 on a CD-ROM why didn't they put the rest of the critical updates on it or another CD and make that available.
Anyway looks like another long night of downloading tonight!
I'm installing both Open Office and MS Office 2003 because this computer will eventually go bye bye when my boy leaves the nest in a couple of years. This way in the event something goes "oops" with the MS suite, he has a backup available immediately.
Since I wanted to try Open Office to see how good it was so I decided my boy will be the guinea pig!
On the subject of the build, last night I was updating some of the MS critical updates for WinXP Pro and during two of the downloads I got a virus detection and removal notice from my Norton Anti Virus software. After I cleared the screen, I noticed I couldn't complete my MS downloads.
As a matter of fact I couldn't get thru to any URL! I did a ping test in the "Command" screen and was able to get to the website but not so using either IE or Opera as a browser. I think my anti-virus became corrupted during the MS download (was updated). I tried a process that allowed me to remove a virus was supposed to be removed whereby you turn off your system restore, reboot, do a virus scan, remove the virus then turn on system restore. I just completed the scan but it didn't detect anything.
I may have to reinstall a fresh copy of my anti virus software (Norton 2004) if the copy on the HD is bad. I hope I don't have to reinstall XP but if nothing works, I just may have to. Otherwise the computer's running fine.
I wish Microsoft would put all of the current updates on a CD that can be purchased so people like myself on dial up can update our OS to some recent point and do the more current updates online. They put out SP2 on a CD-ROM why didn't they put the rest of the critical updates on it or another CD and make that available.
Anyway looks like another long night of downloading tonight!
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