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Even with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Norton Antivirus protecting it, my
system still managed to contract some sixty to seventy viruses in a matter of
a month or two. I had run the cleanup software and it would continually state
that the delete had failed. Frustrated, I recalled that reinstalling Windows
98 without formatting my hard drive had prior wiped the registry clean and
started anew without removing the prior-installed programming. I proceeded to
reinstall XP, but came to find that XP does not share that reassuring backup.
It no longer sees that any of my programs are installed, but they're still
fully in-tact in my My Programs folder; it also ignores all of my hardware
aside from my mouse and keyboard. My CD burner, tablet, printer, and on-board
sound card are nonfunctional, as is my flatscreen monitor (even though I've
reinstalled the monitor's drivers). I had the System Restore turned off
because Norton Antivirus and "Spybot - Seach and Destroy" had told me several
times that having System Restore on could give viruses, adware, and spyware a
foothold to reinstall itself, so I couldn't just go back to the last save
point.
Thus, I have a serious dilemma here. I have sixty programs installed,
totaling roughly 2GB of hard drive space. I really would like to be able to
get XP to recognize my programs without reinstalling them, since half of them
I doubt I have the versions for anymore (installation files that I had gotten
off of the internet and not saved, etc.). If you know how to get Windows to
behave in this particular instance, please email me at
hyperkurai(spam.doesn't.taste.good)@hotmail.com .
I appreciate any aid in my problems.
Even with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Norton Antivirus protecting it, my
system still managed to contract some sixty to seventy viruses in a matter of
a month or two. I had run the cleanup software and it would continually state
that the delete had failed. Frustrated, I recalled that reinstalling Windows
98 without formatting my hard drive had prior wiped the registry clean and
started anew without removing the prior-installed programming. I proceeded to
reinstall XP, but came to find that XP does not share that reassuring backup.
It no longer sees that any of my programs are installed, but they're still
fully in-tact in my My Programs folder; it also ignores all of my hardware
aside from my mouse and keyboard. My CD burner, tablet, printer, and on-board
sound card are nonfunctional, as is my flatscreen monitor (even though I've
reinstalled the monitor's drivers). I had the System Restore turned off
because Norton Antivirus and "Spybot - Seach and Destroy" had told me several
times that having System Restore on could give viruses, adware, and spyware a
foothold to reinstall itself, so I couldn't just go back to the last save
point.
Thus, I have a serious dilemma here. I have sixty programs installed,
totaling roughly 2GB of hard drive space. I really would like to be able to
get XP to recognize my programs without reinstalling them, since half of them
I doubt I have the versions for anymore (installation files that I had gotten
off of the internet and not saved, etc.). If you know how to get Windows to
behave in this particular instance, please email me at
hyperkurai(spam.doesn't.taste.good)@hotmail.com .
I appreciate any aid in my problems.