Hi there,
I appoligize if this is not the correct area to ask this, and I see that so many others here are asking for help removing viruses which I think comes first but I couldn't find an area to correctly place question at. I am taking a best guest that this is the best spot considering that it also discuses about other computer related problems. Otherwise here is my question
I don't want to make a long story in so to make it short but still to the point, I will briefly explain my situation. First off when Windows XP SP2 was released in the united states, I immediatly followed the procedures needed in order to run new service pack on my system. About 2 weeks ago, I think somone haked into my computer and installed a rootkit. I ask almost everyhere except for here what should I do, and they all basically said that it would be less headacke work by running a system recovery than to scrunttinize the problem. So I did. However a week latter, and before I got a chance to re update my computer I got another huge virus. This time I got some help from an export in this fourum which I think he is the god of virus killer. Anywho, though this has nothing to do with my question, I thought I mention my story before anybody comes here and laughs at me becuase my computer is so behind in updates.
Now to my point of question. I am now ready to start updating my computer, but doing so and I guess because I am so behind, when I went to windows update site it said that they have udated there site and before you continue, windows update needs to update your system. When you are ready to continue, please click on the install now button. And that is all it said. It didn't say what it was going to install. I was affraid to click on the the install button becuse for its' poor description, I was affraid that it was just going to install sp2. However, so that my computer doesn't crash, it is critical that I install sp1 first so that I can run the updates from my computer manufacture prior to installing SP2. This is because the manufacture updates require sp1 and at there site it is in bold print to download and install these updates prior to installing SP2.
So my question is what is this installment that they say I need to install before continuing through the windows update site? The last time I went to windows update, was when it use to just scanned my computer and then I could put a check mark on the downloads that I wanted to do download, but this didn't do that. Meaning I thought it was going to first scan my computer and then provide a check box for the installment of sp1, but this isn't what happened. It just said install now. Should I just do a search on Microsoft website for sp1 download or aren't I suppose to use windows update to get sp1?
