Starting Over

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

I have a laptop with Win2K svc pak 4 that simply will not access certain web
sites (Microsoft & Excite for 2). I have done everything I can find to fix
it and am giving up.

Now I need to start over.

Is one of the options when installing from CD to format the disk before
the install or is there anything tricky about it that I should know before I
start?

TIA

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

To add to that. Be sure to apply these to your new install before connecting
to any network.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] 3-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] 3-049.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] 4-004.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] 4-011.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] 4-012.mspx

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

The reason you can't go to certain websites is because of
adware or spyware. This is becoming a major problem. It's
not your windows installation that is bad. Get Ad-Aware
and SpyBot to get rid of them. Both freeware.

JK

>-----Original Message-----
>[nitpick alert]
>
>Good list, except for MS04-004.
>
>First, it is just an IE update, which is only exploitable
if you
>browse a malicious Web site or Email message. Since you
ought to
>visit Windows Update before doing anything else anyway,
there is no
>reason to install MS04-004 before attaching to a network.
>
>Second, it was superseded by MS04-025.
>
> - Pat
>
>
>"Dave Patrick" <mail@NoSpam.DSPatrick.com> writes:
>
>> To add to that. Be sure to apply these to your new
install before
>> connecting to any network.
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] etin/MS03-
043.mspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] etin/MS03-
049.mspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] etin/MS04-
004.mspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] etin/ms04-
011.mspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] etin/ms04-
012.mspx
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>.
>