On Friday 27 May 2005 19:18, Mr. Geek wrote:
> Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> > On Friday 27 May 2005 22:06, Stephen K�hn wrote:
> >>On Sat, 2005-05-28 at 05:01, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> >>>On Thursday 26 May 2005 18:12, Mr. Geek wrote:
> >>>
> >>><snip>
> >>>
> >>>>After all, I don't know a thing about Windows.
> >>>
> >>></snip>
> >>>
> >>>After using most of the day reinstalling Windows XP on my
> >>>friends PC I know something : I'll never do it again. Worst
> >>>crap I've ever seen, including CP/M and DOS.
> >>>
> >>>Now, what can I do to make him at least feel a little secure ?
> >>>
> >>>After the initial install - which took about 3 hours and 20
> >>>reboots the box immediately was infected with some viruses and
> >>>trojans. I then installed :
> >>>
> >>>1. Firewall from Sygate
> >>>2. AVG antivirus
> >>>3. Microsoft anti-spyware
> >>>
> >>>and cleared all malware.
> >>>
> >>>Then,
> >>>1. I tried to uninstall Micsoft Internet Explorer, but
> >>>couldn't. 2. Installed Firefox 1.04 with adblock and disabled
> >>>its installer. 3. Installed Thunderbird
> >>>4. Disabled Windows Update
> >>>5. Defragged the disk called c:\
> >>>6. Ran a complete scan on scan.sygate.com - all clear
> >>>7. Swore some very bad words
> >>>8. Had a cold beer
> >>>9. Made the above promise.
> >>>
> >>>So, did I miss anything ? - Can I let him have his box again
> >>> ?
> >>>
> >>>TIA
> >>>
> >>>Kaj Haulrich.
> >>
> >>Add to your collection of software NEEDS:
> >>
> >>* Spybot Search and Destroy
> >>* AutoPatcherXP (do a search on www.betanews.com) - this is a
> >>package of all the necessary patches from MS that you can
> >> install in one fell swoop instead of sitting around waiting
> >> for the massive patches/updates download.
> >>* Turn off automatic updates
> >>* Turn off background intelligent file transfers
> >>* Turn off UPNP and SSPD
> >>* Turn off Smart Card and Smart Card Helper
> >>* Turn off Portable Media Serial Number
> >>* Turn off Remote Registry
> >>* Turn off Error Reporting
> >>* Turn off Security Centre
> >>* Turn off Windows Firewall (not Sygate)
> >>* Turn off Messenger
> >>* Turn off Alerter
> >>* Turn off Remote Desktop Assistance
> >>* Turn off System Restore (it doesn't work anyways and is more
> >>than just a waste of disk space)
> >>
> >>Quite a bit of work just to get ONE workstation up and running
> >>properly, don't ya think?
> >>
> >>And folks freak out when I tell them how much it basically
> >> costs to do a re-installation (that is, until they SIT and SEE
> >> what has to be done and how it affects their system, then they
> >> shut up because they're humbled at what is necessary to have a
> >> safe box).
> >
> > Good heavens, Stephen. And I thought I was done...
> >
> > Is everything turned off in the "Control Panel" ? - or from the
> > apps themselves ?
> >
> > In order to be able to install a real OS besides this crap I
> > tried to shrink the shit with Knoppix, but noticed an
> > additional partition, called d:\ (hda2). It contains
> > something Billyboy calls "restore" or some such. Can I safely
> > just wipe it ?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Kaj Haulrich.
>
> Kaj; The best way to make a killing with Windows is to finsih all
> the modifications as suggested in this thread, then defrag the
> hard drive, and Ghost the whole partition to either a CD, DVD, or
> a storage hard drive somewhere.
>
> When your Windows Users come back (and they will - count on it!),
> you can restore their systems in less than an hour and charge
> them for 4 hours!
>
> Or, you can simply set them up with their own set of restore
> CD's.
Excellent advice - will do so tomorrow. After that I'll never touch
a Windows box again. that's for sure...
Thanks
Kaj Haulrich.
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