Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

This post provide furthur information about Microsoft Windows Support. It contain the information about Microsoft malicious Software removal tools.

This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed. The tool creates a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder.

Note that x64 version of this tool will only run on Vista x64, Windows XP x64 and Windows 2003 x64 computers.


This tool is not a replacement for an anti-virus support product. To help protect your computer, you should use an anti-virus product.


Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month. New versions will be made available through this web page, Windows Update, and the Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site on Microsoft.com.

To have the newest versions automatically delivered and installed as soon as they are released, set the Automatic Updates feature to Automatic. The version of this tool delivered by Windows Update runs on your computer once a month, in the background. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time you start your computer. If you would like to run this tool more than once a month, run the version that is available from this Web page or use the version on the Malicious Software Removal Tool Support Web site.

Windows XP support for the Opteron processor

This post outlines the computer support policy for using 32-bit Microsoft Windows XP with the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Opteron processor.

Microsoft Product Support Services will support x86-based Windows XP Home and Professional versions when they run on AMD Opteron-based systems. The level of support for Windows XP on specific hardware is determined by one of the following criteria:

• Whether the hardware and drivers have completed the Microsoft Hardware Logo Program
• Whether the hardware is listed on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

To download the latest Windows HCL, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx

For more information about the support of non-HCL hardware, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Microsoft support policy on hardware not on Windows NT HCL

Note the following about AMD64-based systems:

• AMD64-based systems can run both 32-bit versions of Windows and any 32-bit application that is supported by x86-based systems.

• 32-bit versions of Windows on AMD64 cannot execute 64-bit code. Running 64-bit code requires a 64-bit operating system.

• AMD64 processors cannot run Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for Intel Itanium processors. The differences in architecture between the two processors prevent each from running Windows XP compiled for the other one.

How to Install Windows 7 using USB Memory Stick

Windows 7 is doing really good with the netbooks. With me using HP Mini 2140 running on VIsta, Windows 7 beta was a welcome chance. What mattered was, how I replaced the pre-installed Vista to install the Windows 7 Beta. The real concern was that my machine lacked a built in media drive or even I didn't have an external USB DVD drive. But I got it done with a simple hack. Take this.The trick was simple.

Follow the steps:
Step 1
To begin with I had my 4GB USB 2.0 reformatted to FAT 32.

Step 2
The next step was to copy the contents of the Windows 7 Beta ISO image to the memory stick using

xcopy :\*.* :\ /e /f

(e:was my DVD drive and f: the removable drive )


The windows installation was not just easy but as quick that I could have clocked the time. It was much faster than those DVD installations on Desktops.

I must add, with Windows 7 it was a better netbook experience than previous operating systems.