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funkyCable · 27-04-2009, 11:53

Hi,

I think my machine is infested with spyware or possibly a virus.

My current setup is as follows:

Dual boot from same harddrive
1 Ubuntu 8.10 and 2. win xp sp3

Ubuntu seems to be working perfectly I think its just my xp setup that has gone crazy. Things like when I try and download spybot it tells me the spybot site is down. If i google something and click on any links it takes me to other websites. On this site as soon as I click on a text field the pop-up blocker goes crazy blocking all the pop-up but only when I click on a text field.

I know windows does not play nicely with another OS on the same harddrive so I thought I would ask for some advice. Do I just run xp setup again and reformat the xp partition and install xp as normal? If I do this wont it break the grub? how do I get ubuntu up and running without a fresh installation.

Thanks for your help.

27-04-2009, 11:53	#1
funkyCable THE FUNKIEST ON THE BOARD Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canvey Island, Essex Services: SERVICES FROM 26/08/05 TV XL services 2MB BROADBRAND UNLIMITED TALK PACKAGE V+ Service (Since 18 Posts: 1,195	advice needed for clean install Hi, I think my machine is infested with spyware or possibly a virus. My current setup is as follows: Dual boot from same harddrive 1 Ubuntu 8.10 and 2. win xp sp3 Ubuntu seems to be working perfectly I think its just my xp setup that has gone crazy. Things like when I try and download spybot it tells me the spybot site is down. If i google something and click on any links it takes me to other websites. On this site as soon as I click on a text field the pop-up blocker goes crazy blocking all the pop-up but only when I click on a text field. I know windows does not play nicely with another OS on the same harddrive so I thought I would ask for some advice. Do I just run xp setup again and reformat the xp partition and install xp as normal? If I do this wont it break the grub? how do I get ubuntu up and running without a fresh installation. Thanks for your help.