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Reloading Windows is a sure-fire way to clean up your PC. What kind of PC do you have? As long as you have the original license sticker for XP Home (usually somewhere on the outside of the case, has a hologram and the XP license key on it), ask the vendor if you can purchase replacement media (CD). I don’t think the PC still has to be under warranty for that. It may be sold as the recovery disc set for your PC, which includes XP. I’ve gotten these from HP for non-warranty PC’s for around $30 shipped. A recovery disc is a good way to go, as they include all the drivers for all the hardware (audio, video, nic, etc.). You probably can find a copy of XP out there somewhere in cyberland (ligit?). Good luck!

The bad guys are getting really good at mimicking the look and feel of the real stuff. This is the bad side of “social engineering”. I’ve been trying to educate my users to beware.

I have found only one way to truly be sure a Windows PC is clean after a serious malware attack. Backup the data and settings, then do a clean install of Windows. This sounds extreme, but by the time you go through all the cleanup tools and manual processes, it isn’t that much more. You are guaranteed to have a clean machine and your PC will run faster. Once you get it all put back together and your data restored, I HIGHLY recommend you make an image of the disk. That way any future problems can be taken care with a quick data backup (should be doing that anyway) and a re-image. I use Ghost, but there are several other options (some of them are free). Good luck!

Thanks for all your suggestions!

Many of the hardware manufacturers provide a guide for driver load sequences. We have a lot of Dells, and their support site has a recommend driver install sequence that has worked well for us.

Many of the hardware manufacturers provide a guide for driver load sequences. We have a lot of Dells, and their support site has a recommend driver install sequence that has worked well for us.

Many of the hardware manufacturers provide a guide for driver load sequences. We have a lot of Dells, and their support site has a recommend driver install sequence that has worked well for us.

Many of the hardware manufacturers provide a guide for driver load sequences. We have a lot of Dells, and their support site has a recommend driver install sequence that has worked well for us.

Many of the hardware manufacturers provide a guide for driver load sequences. We have a lot of Dells, and their support site has a recommend driver install sequence that has worked well for us.

Many of the hardware manufacturers provide a guide for driver load sequences. We have a lot of Dells, and their support site has a recommend driver install sequence that has worked well for us.

Many of the hardware manufacturers provide a guide for driver load sequences. We have a lot of Dells, and their support site has a recommend driver install sequence that has worked well for us.

Many of the hardware manufacturers provide a guide for driver load sequences. We have a lot of Dells, and their support site has a recommend driver install sequence that has worked well for us.

Can’t see any image, is it me?