Starting Over

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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

 

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

If your laptop BIOS is set up to boot from the CD before the hard drive, you
can boot from the CD, delete, re create, and format partitions. You have to
boot from the CD to get these options.


hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Josh Whitney" <barrowcl@flash.net> wrote in message
news:OVvB9IyeEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 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
>
>

 

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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/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-004.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx

--
Regards,

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

 

[Guest]

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

[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Second, it was superseded by MS04-025.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/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-004.mspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

[jk]

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/security/bulletin/MS03-
043.mspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-
049.mspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-
004.mspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-
011.mspx
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-
012.mspx
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>.
>