The dam netbook caught a virus and even after disinfecting it with AVG, "localhost" would not point to the WAMP server. The virus had set the browsers to connect via a proxy. Fixed that. Wasted time looking for a solution on the net. Went searching on the computer and fixed the hosts file and LMhosts but still no joy.
Gave up.
WIN7 REINSTALL PROCEDURE
1 Find Asus1005 recovery DVD.
2 Place in USB DVD drive and connect to computer
3 Power on, Press F? to get to the bios. Set DVD drive as the first boot device.
4 "Press any key to boot from CD / DVD" -> Pressed Enter.
(This was the only time I pressed the key. It will reboot its self several times during the installation process. I need to leave the DVD in the drive as it seems to extract drivers etc on subsequent boots but do not press a key in response to this question or the whole boot process starts again"
5 Selected the option to install to partition 1 (Partition 2 has XP on it)
6 Let it go. Took a while. Chose Australia, no administrator password, GMT+10
7 Now it has loaded all the drivers and wants me to accept the Trend Micro Security Free trial. -> No
8 Delete Trend
Start>Control panel>uninstall a program> Choose Trend. Click Uninstall. Restart Now.
9 CONNECT TO WIRELESS LAN
Function F2 turn on wireless. Click the icon on the bottom right side of the screen. Enter wep key.
Trusted work network
(Gee I wish for the XP version of start>Connect to>show all connections. It was so much clearer)
10 INSTALL EXPLORER 8
It wanted to do that and who am I to argue.
11 ANTIVIRUS - Ah better install very early. This time we will try the microsoft offering.
Searched for "Microsoft security essentials" mseinstall.exe 8MB. Ran, installed, restart.
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