# HELP! Windows Update? **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [August 21, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008 "2003-08-21T02:07:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![redViper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@redViper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redViper)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/1 "2003-08-21T02:07:47Z")
Hey, Ok, my burner wasnt working, so the computer company told me to format it and reisntall windows. DONE! Then, I went to windows [update.com](http://update.com) to make sure i had everything good to go… then SUDDENLY, i had the friggen Blaster virus! So I then formatted and did it all over, AGAIN. So I went back to Windows update, and didnt do anything else online … and SURPRISE! Blaster, again! So is it possible that [windowsupdate.microsoft.com](http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com) has been screwed over? Anyone else having problems? I heard about them changing [windowsupdate.com](http://windowsupdate.com) to [windowsupdate.microsoft.com](http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com) becuase they were gonna target the domain … do you think they still got through? and… does anyone have the SyncMaster 763mb Monitor from samsung? I cant find the driver anywhere… and its too big ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/2 "2003-08-21T02:13:27Z")
yeah someone told me that they took that site down ☹ i dont know if that was true but that is what i heard. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/3 "2003-08-21T02:15:20Z")
I don’t know about normal connections, but I got the virus from just plugging my ethernet card into the wall. Couldn’t even get to any sites. But I was on a big network, so don’t know if that’s why. Just go to a friends house or work or something and burn the cd there. Or just dl the patch and burn it to a cd while you have the virus, then format and patch the comp before you get online. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/4 "2003-08-21T02:17:24Z")
they took the original site down, the blaster code pointed to the “old” url…microsoft had a url redirection setup and took it down so the denial of service attack would hit the old url and not just be redirected to the “proper” spot…smart move on microsoft’s side, however today a new version of the blaster virus emerged…and its counterpart that was sent out to seek and destroy it, has in fact slowed down things… so my job has been hectic lately…lol…prstudio (virus hunter) as far as getting it by just going to the site, got me man, must be something else you are doing, i doubt that their server has it… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/5 "2003-08-21T02:18:28Z")
no i dont have the virus anymore … because I havent gone to windows update … if I would have gone to windows update, I would be re-installing windows right now … but since I havent gone there, i’ve gotten no virus. and usualy windows updates get drivers back … and I cant get any of mine … I need one for my monitor and speakers … and I cant find them… ack! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/6 "2003-08-21T03:15:30Z")
redViper you can download the blaster patch (actually it’s just a windows update file) here [http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10219739.html?tag=list](http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10219739.html?tag=list) as for your drivers, i would check at [http://www.driverguide.com](http://www.driverguide.com) when you go to download a driver from them, they’ll ask for a username and password…use “driver” for username and “all” for password if you still can’t find your drivers, pull out your cards (physically from your machine) copy down all the s/n, p/n, and make and model info and i can try and help find them too 🙂 -teet ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/7 "2003-08-21T03:16:47Z")
oh, one more thing…why the heck do you need a driver for your monitor? > **[hk](http://www.samsung.com/hk/)** > > Samsung助你探索更多關於智能手機、流動平板、電視及生活家電等各式各樣配備尖端科技的家居電子產品。 [edit]just realized that the file on the site doesn’t go anywhere…stupid samsung[/edit] -teet ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/8 "2003-08-21T06:54:00Z")
ok, ok… thank you for your help teet… i didnt need a driver for my monitor, i needed a driver for my graphics and audio … and after 2 hours … i figured to go to the intel site, and download it all of there… haha . and it worked. thank you … i dont have blaster now, but can i install that thing you provided (which im doing now) and I will be protected? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/9 "2003-08-21T13:59:08Z")
what version of windows are you using? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-windows-update/29008/10 "2003-08-21T16:40:23Z")
yeah…you should be protected from blaster once you install that patch (assuming you are using windows xp…if you’re using windows 2000 you have to get a different patch). i’m not sure what’s up with the whole windows update thing…strange…i always do my windows update automatically with windows xp though… -teet