Re: Free antivirus protection??


"Virus Guy" <Virus@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:43AD6A50.5E374D7E@xxxxxxxxxx

>
> Detailed instructions:
>
> 1) Make sure the computer has at least 256 mb of ram. Ram is cheap.
> 2) Download this and burn it on a CD:
> UNOFFICIAL Windows98 Second Edition Service Pack 2.1a
> main page: http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html
> download site: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4131.html
> Direct download link:
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=4131&file=11&evp=f7b03d47937ac8f5241010dcfe035f33
> Filename: sesp21a-en.exe
> 3) Make sure you have driver CD's for your various hardware devices
> (video card, motherboard, sound card, ethernet card, etc). Go
> to various hardware vendor web sites and obtain the latest
> drivers for those items.
> 4) Wipe the hard drive clean and install windows 98 se. Find a cd
> from someone. Make sure you get a serial number. I'm sure some
> are posted on the net. When asked about hardware drivers during
> the install, have the items mentioned in (3) ready to feed it.
> 5) After you install Windows 98 se, update it with the above
> service pack mentioned in (2).
> 6) Obtain AdAware, Spybot (search & destroy), and a hosts file
> and install these items.
> 7) Find an old Norton Anti-Virus CD (or Norton System Works).
> Versions 2001 or 2002 are preferred. Install it. You will
> have 1 year of free updates, and despite the fact that the
> product is 2 or 3 years old you will have the most up-to-
> date protection that is available from Norton/Symantec.

By the time he does all that the kids will be grown, get jobs and purchase their own computers ;-)


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