Build 2526

[Jeremy Arthur]

I have XP Pro build 2526. I can't get the Blaster worm
patch to work on my computer, and now, I have the worm.
Aside from buying overpriced virus software, how can I,
with my odd build, protect myself?

[Balberith]

> I have XP Pro build 2526. I can't get the Blaster worm
> patch to work on my computer, and now, I have the worm.
> Aside from buying overpriced virus software, how can I,
> with my odd build, protect myself?

I would have thought that having fallen victim to a virus you would hardly
consider anti-virus software overpriced.

As for details on the worm itself, how to remove it and how to not get it in
the first place - this has been covered countless times in this newsgroup
already. Just scan down earlier messages and you'll find the information you
seek.

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Balberith
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If you don't say what you mean,
Then how can you ever mean what you say?

[Will Denny]

Hi

Build 2526 is better known as Release Candidate 2. You will have to =
purchase a legal copy of build 2600 - RC2 isn't supported any more.

Will

"Jeremy Arthur" > wrote in message =
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> I have XP Pro build 2526. I can't get the Blaster worm=20
> patch to work on my computer, and now, I have the worm.=20
> Aside from buying overpriced virus software, how can I,=20
> with my odd build, protect myself?


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[Prototype XP Jeremy]

Ah, how the blind speak. Perhaps you missed that I have a
prototype, i.e. pre-launch version of Windows XP, and I
would like to know what I can do, with my odd, beta test
build, to protect myself. I find it insulting that on a
help newsgroup, one can be so snide to someone that asks
for help.

[Balberith]

> Ah, how the blind speak. Perhaps you missed that I have a
> prototype, i.e. pre-launch version of Windows XP, and I
> would like to know what I can do, with my odd, beta test
> build, to protect myself. I find it insulting that on a
> help newsgroup, one can be so snide to someone that asks
> for help.

And how overly and unnecessarily defensive those that know themselves to be
in the wrong are. I am well aware of the version numbers of XP and what they
relate to as I had such versions myself via MSDN.

Whilst you may not be able to install the Microsoft patch, due to still
using one of the unsupported, Release Candidate versions of Windows XP, you
can still repair your machine and take other measures to defend yourself in
the future. As I mentioned, these things have already been mentioned in this
group already.

I am terribly sorry if you found my reply objectionable, but you will find
that people here are most receptive to help those who at least try to help
themselves. For example by:
1) Quickly scanning the list to see if the answer is already there
2) Taking sensible measures to protect themselves, eg. running
anti-virus software
3) Running supported versions of Windows

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Balberith
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If you don't say what you mean,
Then how can you ever mean what you say?

[Frank]

Balberith wrote:
|| I have XP Pro build 2526. I can't get the Blaster worm
|| patch to work on my computer, and now, I have the worm.
|| Aside from buying overpriced virus software, how can I,
|| with my odd build, protect myself?
|
| I would have thought that having fallen victim to a virus you would
| hardly consider anti-virus software overpriced.
|
| As for details on the worm itself, how to remove it and how to not
| get it in the first place - this has been covered countless times in
| this newsgroup already. Just scan down earlier messages and you'll
| find the information you seek.

Most antivirus software does not work and if you pay anything at
all it is over priced. Microsoft came out with a patch for this on the
18 of last month. So where was the need for AV software. One
needs a good firewall. People bring computers to me all the time
that are infected and I have never been able to get rid of a virus
with AV software. Most of them come from kaaza type programs.
Just my .02 worth. Build 2526 is a really old build, before SP1.
The PC is not well maintained.


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[Balberith]

> Most antivirus software does not work and if you pay anything at
> all it is over priced. Microsoft came out with a patch for this on the
> 18 of last month. So where was the need for AV software. One
> needs a good firewall. People bring computers to me all the time
> that are infected and I have never been able to get rid of a virus
> with AV software. Most of them come from kaaza type programs.
> Just my .02 worth.

I do agree that the majority of viruses can be prevented by taking sensible
precautions with e-mail, peer-to-peer download programs etc, but most people
do not take these precautions and I cannot agree with the blanket statement
that most AV software does not work. As for being overpriced, well that
depends upon the value to you of your machine. If you don't mind being
without your machine for a period of time and potentially losing information
in the case of a serious viral infection, then the software is overpriced.
If the use of your machine and the integrity of your data is important to
you then that does change things.

AV software is however only of any use if kept constantly up to date, which
is why I only ever recommend variants which auto-update without need for
user intervention and which do so regularly. Many of the personal machines
that I maintain for people locally have been saved from viruses by their AV
software. Others, with no AV software or with out of date AV software have
been wrecked by viruses.

Getting rid of a virus with the AV software once a machine is infected is
often more difficult, particularly in this day and age when the virus
writers have learned to target the AV software as part of their payload. Not
a feature of all viruses of course, but far from uncommon and so when I do
have to repair infected machines I also do so manually first, followed by a
thorough scan using up to date AV.

If a home PC owner takes the time to get good advice then they should be
told to take steps to secure their machine, regularly use Windows Update,
configure a personal Firewall and (in my opinion at least) install good
Anti-Virus software. There is of course no guarantee that they will heed
this advice though.

Basically we all have different opinions, as we should, but I tend to
recommend AV software as sadly these days you need to take every precaution
you can. Missing any one thing out leaves you vulnerable. Working in a
corporate support environment, I do regard desktop AV protection as the
absolute last line of defense, but sadly I do still find it necessary.

> Build 2526 is a really old build, before SP1.
> The PC is not well maintained.

Most definitely agreed.

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Purchase and install a legitimate copy of WinXP. The license for
the pre-release versions expired on 25 Oct 2001, when the final
version of WinXP was released to the public.


Bruce Chambers

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"Jeremy Arthur" > wrote in message
...
> I have XP Pro build 2526. I can't get the Blaster worm
> patch to work on my computer, and now, I have the worm.
> Aside from buying overpriced virus software, how can I,
> with my odd build, protect myself?