Not sure what happened.....

mecs

Yes, I have no doubt you could have accomplished a clean machine for me if I had given you the time to do it. Unfortunately, my time ran out and I had to take more immediate measures in order to meet my commitments. But I do want to thank you sincerely for the time and effort you have devoted to assisting me. It is fully appreciated.

And thank you for the information, guidance and suggestions you have taken the time to list for me in formatting my drive and re-installing Windows. That is also very much appreciated.

Dewey

Rahina Rescue wrote:

We are able to clena your machine, but it requires time.

Please make sure that you know what to do before beginning the operation.

Here are a few links that probably would help.

Reformatting Windows XP by wng_z3r0
When should I re-format? How should I reinstall?
Windows XP Clean install

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Then there are a couple of things you should do immediately after installing Windows and before surfing the net...

• Install an antivirus and firewall (you should download and have those on a CD or USB drive, all ready to be installed).

These are good (free) firewalls:

Kerio
Sygate
Outpost

These are good (free) antiviruses:

Antivir
Avast
AVG

• Get all Windows updates installed!

Please ask me if you have any questions

Rahina-Rescue

No problem, glad i could help