after installing sp2 i can no longer update

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james

i click on windows update it checks the version when i click on
install i get an error The page cannot be displayed
 
Dealing with Trojans & Hijackware

A. Trojans

1. Check in at Windows Update and install all critical updates & reboot.

2. Download and run Stinger (http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/); then...

3. Update your virus definitions, enable Show Hidden Files
(http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2002092715262339)
and then run a full system scan in Safe Mode
(http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406)
with nothing else running in background. Note the files identified and
removed then find the corresponding page for the file at your AV maker's
online support pages (e.g.,
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.winfavorites.html)
and follow *all* Removal steps, including editing the Registry if directed.

WinXP Only (WinME similar): If this scan finds anything, create a new
Restore Point then:

Disk Cleanup > More options > Delete all but the most recent Restore
Point.

B. Hijackware

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm

CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

Run these tools in the following order with nothing else running in
background:

1. CWShredder v1.59.1 (no updates available currently; fix all found)

2. Ad-Aware SE (reconfigure per Post #2 in
http://aumha.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5877; fix all found)

3. Spybot (RTFM but generally fix everything in red)

Important: You must seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each and
every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://forum.aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to
use. It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
**Post your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**

[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

WinXP SP2 Release Notes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;835935

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org
 
Hello James,

I know this problem and Yes, this happens many times.
Please boot to your windows cd and select repair your OS.
Once it is done, then you'll have to go out to the
windows update site and download ALL updates again.
<SMILE>

If you would like to correspond further, I have created a
temporary email address you can contact me at:

(e-mail address removed)

Sincerely,

Craig
 
Do NOT email this poster! If he had reasonable suggestions for you, he
could have posted them here. That he didn't is highly suspicious, James.
 
PA Bear said:
Do NOT email this poster! If he had reasonable suggestions for you, he
could have posted them here. That he didn't is highly suspicious, James.
Click to expand...

Is MS ever going to give up on the stupid :
X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 ? :-)
 
Sunny said:
Is MS ever going to give up on the stupid :
X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 ? :-)
Click to expand...

I wish! Nope, they say they're commited to the web interface...cos users
*prefer* it (!)...and a new version with all the bells 'n whistles is
supposed to be released in October...*2003*. Oops, they missed, but it's
still "coming soon".

Fuhgeddaboudit, MS!
 
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