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Bunglefuzz

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It's probably been discussed before, but not knowing much about computers I'd prefer my own thread so I can ask my own specific questions.

I have a computer that came with XP already installed.

I'd like to replace the hard drive.

There are no discs with the PC, only image files in my documents, these are listed here-

Windows XP Professional PRECODED
Windows XP Professional SP3
Software backup disc
NG8-S XP Drivers
N68-S Vista Drivers

Questions.

Do I burn these to cd or dvd ? (NO problem if so)
Do I then physically install the new hard drive? (No problem for me)
Will the discs automatically run, like previous windows genuine discs I've run in the past, and do I load them in the order as above?
I don't have any codes for the version of windows, but might it be fair to assume they are PRECODED as per the files name?

Many kind thanks people.
Bunglefuzz
 
If your current drive is in good working order and you just want more storage space, I say just clone the drive. That way you don't have to deal with installing Windows.
 
I'm really not sure, but i managed to do something in safe mode to disable it.
would I be right in assuming that the image files are most likely to be uninfected?

I've simply lost faith in that drive and wish to start again. The only other option is to buy a hard drive and buy a new copy of windows.
 
If you haven't ran malwarebytes on your system I suggest you do so. Unless you have a file replicating virus like Virut or Ramnit then there is no need to start over. A lot of users tend to overreact when they get infected and they don't understand how easy it is to get it removed. Please do the following.

Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from here or here and save it to your desktop.
  • Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
  • At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to
    • Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
    • and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  • then click Finish.
  • If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version. Please keep updating until it says you have the latest version.
  • Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan, then click Scan.
  • When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
  • Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
  • A log will be saved automatically which you can access by clicking on the Logs tab within Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

If for some reason Malwarebytes will not install or run please download and run Rkill.scr, Rkill.exe, or Rkill.com but DO NOT reboot the system and then try installing or running Malwarebytes. If Rkill (which is a black box) appears and then disappears right away or you get a message saying rkill is infected, keep trying to run rkill until it over powers the infection and temporarily kills it. Once a log appears on the screen, you can try running malwarebytes or downloading other programs.



Download the HijackThis installer from here.
Run the installer and choose Install, indicating that you accept the licence agreement. The installer will place a shortcut on your desktop and launch HijackThis.

Vista and Windows 7 users must right click on the hijackthis icon and click on run as. If the run as option doesn't appear then press and hold the shift key while right clicking on the icon to get it to appear.



Click Do a system scan and save a logfile

Most of what HijackThis lists will be harmless or even essential, don't fix anything yet.

Post the logfile that HijackThis produces along with the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log
 
I very much appreciate that advice, and I'll copy and print it for future reference. However, sometimes things just have to go, like with cars, even once they've been fixed, and the garage assures you it's ok to drive again, if confidance has been lost then it has to go.
 
For one, we can't garantee those image files are the full and legitimate windows operating system. If you aren't the original owner of the system then contact the original owner.

For two, you are still over reacting with this. THERE IS NO REASON TO REINSTALL WINDOWS just because of a little infection.
 
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