I learned a year ago never to use the window update icon on the task bar,
after a virus used the same icon to trash my computer. Fortunately my
computer was still under warrantee, and I was able to get it reimaged,but
McAfee was asleep on the job instead of scanning for viruses, so they got
"fired" on the spot
I always go to the start, all programs, windows update. It's saved me a lot
of headaches.

"Greg" <gregandcandy04@NOSPAMalltel.net> wrote in message
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> Yesterday I ran windows update because it was on the taskbar saying
> updates
> ready. It reset and came back to system disk error and has been dead ever
> since. It won't let me run the system recovery or it won't boot to my
> recovery cd's I made when I first bought the computer either. What the
> heck
> happened? I tried following the online help from Compaq but got nowhere. I
> reset the bios defaults made sure the HDD was showing now the online help
> says to replace the hard drive. It was good yesterday AM until I updated
> Windows, does this make sense? I don't have another full copy of XP to try
> and boot to but mine worked about 6 months ago when I restored the system.
> Any direction here would be great, I'm lost and about ready to throw it in
> the pile of junk.
> Thanks
> Greg
>
> Compaq Presario
> Win XP 2000mhz
> 512 Ram
> 1 year old system.
>
>