> Not Windows 2007, Office 2007.
I said nothing about "Windows 2007" nor is there such an animal.
> You may be onto something with the anti-virus question. The user had let
> theirs expire which may have caused this to begin with.
Ya think?
> I have decided to reinstall XP and start over.
Wise choice!
Back-up any personal data (none of which should be considered 100%
trustworthy at this point) then format the HDD & do a clean install of
Windows. Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT
fix this!
HOW TO do a clean install of WinXP: See
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps and/or Method 1 in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978307
After the clean install, you will have the equivalent of a "new computer" so
take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting
the machine to the internet or a local network (i.e., other computers) and
before using a flash drive or SDCard that isn't brand-new or hasn't been
freshly formatted:
4 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pypc.aspx
Other helpful references include:
HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
(after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/3f5afa8ed33e121c
HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b
Tip: After getting the computer fully-patched, download/install KB971029
manually:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029
NB: Any Norton or McAfee free-trial that came preinstalled on the computer
when you bought it will be reinstalled (but invalid) when Windows is
reinstalled. You MUST uninstall the free-trial and download/run the
appropriate removal tool before installing any updates, Windows Service
Packs or IE upgrades and before installing your new anti-virus application
(which will require WinXP SP3 to be installed).
Norton Removal Tool
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe
McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool
http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe
Also see:
Risks & Benefits of P2P file sharing
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/data/downloadfileshare/filesharing.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2008/10/06/the-cost-of-free-software.aspx
Steps To Help Prevent Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx
Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms
http://www.microsoft.com/security/worms/prevent.aspx
Avoid Rogue Security Software!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx
If these procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting
this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA or Geek Squad) computer repair shop.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
Dave Mc wrote:
> Not Windows 2007, Office 2007. I did not delete anything randomly, I used
> add/remove programs to uninstall Office 2007 and all items listed having
> to
> do with SQL. I did that because I was getting a warning that SQLDUMPER
> could not initialize.
> Yes, some people do not want W7 because they don't want to replace or
> upgrade certain apps crucial to their business even if they are old apps.
> I have decided to reinstall XP and start over.
> You may be onto something with the anti-virus question. The user had let
> theirs expire which may have caused this to begin with. I was just
> surprised when Last Known Good Configuration would let me boot up normally
> but then not being able to boot into WXP normal mode. I also did try to
> do
> a restore point to a dat before this started but it still rebooted
> endlessly.
> Thanks for trying
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit
>> SP2;
>> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum
>> or
>> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
>>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
>>
>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
>> bought
>> it)?
>>
>>
>> Dave Mc wrote:
>>> I have an HP desktop about a month old. It came Office Ready but I did
>>> not
>>> want 2007 so I uninstalled 2007 and anything to do with SQL. I
>>> installed
>>> 2003. Now. when the boot process gets to the point where the user can
>>> login, it reboots--same in safe mode. However when I F8 and use Last
>>> know
>>> good configuration, it boots up OK. But then when I restart normally,
>>> it
>>> goes into the endless reboot loop. I also turned off the restart option
>>> to
>>> get a bsod but it does not bsod, it just reboots.
>>> Any ideas ?
>>
>> .