Andy wrote:
My hard drive died.
I had Windows XP and Linux installed.
I have the BOUGHT and PAID for installation disk for XP.
When I tried to re-install it, it said it was shutting down to protect my computer.
What the hell is going on ?
I have two partitions, an ext3 one and a fat 32 one.
Many thanks for any positive responses. :-)
Andy
At a guess.
1) You're using a WinXP Gold installation CD.
This might be circa 2002.
2) You are then connecting the WinXP Gold computer
to the Internet, without an IPV4 NAT router. Computers
running a copy of SASSER, still sit on the Internet
and can still infect unpatched directly connected computers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasser_(computer_worm)
You're being infected from the Internet, LSASS is dying,
the 60 second timer starts.
You should have made yourself a slipstreamed installer
disc *long ago* , using NLiteOS and a copy of SP3 standalone
or similar.
Possible install options (use any one method from the list):
1) Install WinXP Gold.
Install xpsp1a_en_x86.exe 131,170,400 bytes
Install WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe 331,805,736 bytes
Install IE7
Now, connect new computer to Internet.
Run Windows Update (long wait until menu appears)
(xpsp1a_en_x86 is a copy of xpsp1 with MSJAVA removed
as a result of the court settlement)
2) Install WinXP Gold.
Install WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe 278,927,592 bytes
Install WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe 331,805,736 bytes
Install IE7
Now, connect new computer to Internet.
Run Windows Update (long wait until menu appears)
3) Get a copy of NLiteOS slipstreaming software.
Load WinXP Gold CD into it.
Load WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe 331,805,736 bytes
Create WinXP SP3 disc.
Install WinXP SP3.
Install IE7
Now, connect new computer to Internet.
Run Windows Update (long wait until menu appears)
4) Install WinXP Gold
Install any free AV program which carries its own
up-to-date virus definitions. So it doesn't have to
connect to the Internet immediately to be functional.
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_...irus_setup.exe 216,055,296 bytes
Use the rest of some part of the other methods.
For a WinXP computer to work with Windows Update, sometimes
there is an issue with the copy of IE on there. The last
time I had to do it, I installed IE7_standalone long enough
to do Windows Updates up-to-date, then uninstalled IE7 to
return the OS to "pristine state". Without that, there may
be some sort of HTML problem with the copy of IE.
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...XP-x86-enu.exe
15,452,536 bytes
And you cannot connect your IE7 enhanced OS to the Internet,
until you're patched well enough to stop SASSER.
To verify you have SASSER onboard, you can use the
Kaspersky rescue CD and scan the system. Kaspersky is
a Linux based CD that boots the computer and it then
does an "offline" scan of the WinXP C: .
[ Where it says ~375MB, that's the ISO9660 you want
to download and burn. ]
http://support.kaspersky.com/8092
*******
This is SP3.
WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe
331,805,736 bytes
MD5 = bb25707c919dd835a9d9706b5725af58
SHA1 = c81472f7eeea2eca421e116cd4c03e2300ebfde4
SHA256 = 62e524a552db9f6fd22d469010ea4d7e28ee06fa615a1c3436 2129f808916654
Last known good location:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe
Note - the following link wastes the bandwidth of archive.org .
Consider giving them a donation.
WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe (Click the Start Download button if it doesn't start)
278,927,592 bytes
MD5 = 59a98f181fe383907e520a391d75b5a7
SHA1 = 33a8fef60d48ae1f2c4feea27111af5ceca3c4f6
SHA256 = 8e4c617eb3b8c61f5d8011aa0e692829a5166bd73e9064e5d3 18f4579dcc8dfa
https://web.archive.org/web/20120420...35-SP2-ENU.exe
Note - the following link wastes the bandwidth of archive.org .
Consider giving them a donation.
xpsp1a_en_x86.exe (Click the Start Download button if it doesn't start)
131,170,400 bytes
MD5 = 363af75cf99d554f8c4420448f2e0669
SHA1 = 33326bbe6b0a06726a4d5e9d27ae4fb2169d2f7f
SHA256 = 265bcb1f9bd3ee01dad3d1271a3d149a468d50413b0fc46e6f 42f0f79038899e
https://web.archive.org/web/20060209...p1a_en_x86.exe
Rules of thumb (from memory):
An SP3 computer - just use Windows Update
An SP2 computer - install SP3 cumulative
An Sp1a computer - install SP3 cumulative
A gold computer - install SP1a and SP3 *or*
install SP2 and SP3
- while SP3 is cumulative, there is some issue
with applying it directly to Gold.
Other notes. Microsoft is vindictive. They have been known
to use Copyright takedown to remove materials from archive.org .
And if we "burn a hole" in archive.org, the webmaster there
can also remove content which is driving up the download bill.
Strictly speaking, archive.org doesn't appreciate the uncovering
of large large downloads, that really should be provided by
Microsoft. So when I provide example links above, look in
your file collection first and maybe you've already got the
files in question.
I'm not an IT guy. I haven't tested all these recipes.
I don't own a WinXP Gold CD, which is why I haven't
tested them. I keep the above materials, for patching
the computer of a relative. As well as a copy of Wsusoffline
with a WinXP archive, to reduce the need to do updates over
dialup.
HTH,
Paul