Fixing Computer Looking For Xp Home
Mar 15, 2007
I'm fixing a computer for someone at work. He had an Emachines computer where the ps failed and took the mobo with it.Hard drive is intact and i'm hoping to still use his license of windows and just update it or something. Is this possible, or does he have to go and repurchase windows now? Also, he's upgrading to a core duo processor and mobo, and on the back of the mobo box it says, "Intel EM64T requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, OS, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel EM64T. Processor will not operate (including 32-bit operations) without an Intel EM64T-enabled BIOS."Does this mean he needs the 64 bit version of windows now as well, or is regular xp home fine? Is this true for all 64 bit processors?
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MS Windows XP Home edition with Service Pack 2
I.E - 6.0
CPU Intel Pentium 4A 2400MHz
MOB - Intel Silver Reef
Chipset Intel Brookdale
System Mem 512 MB (DDR SDRAMM)
Nvidia GeForce FX5200
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this is my log:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 1:02:11 AM, on 10/8/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:WINDOWSSystem32smss.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32winlogon.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32services.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32lsass.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSExplorer.EXE
C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32hkcmd.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32igfxtray.exe
C:Program FilesNETGEARWPN511UtilityWPN511.exe
C:WINDOWSBCMSMMSG.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon.exe
C:Documents and SettingsOwnerApplication DataU335155111AD82C629LaunchPad.exe
F:Blow your mindHijackThis.exe
C:Documents and SettingsOwnerApplication DataU335155111AD82C629285E6953-BF3C-4445-9376-3FE5D7F645B2ExecinSignupShield.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32wuauclt.exe
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:WINDOWSSystem32msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM..Run: [IgfxTray] C:WINDOWSSystem32igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:WINDOWSSystem32hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [AS00_WPN511] C:Program FilesNETGEARWPN511UtilityWPN511.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM..Run: [BCMSMMSG] BCMSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:WINDOWSSystem32ctfmon.exe
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:WINDOWSweb
elated.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:WINDOWSweb
elated.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:WINDOWSNetwork Diagnosticxpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:WINDOWSNetwork Diagnosticxpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O23 - Service: Firebird Server - MAGIX Instance (FirebirdServerMAGIXInstance) - MAGIX� - C:Program FilesMAGIXCommonDatabaseinfbserver.exe
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End of file - 2272 bytes
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