. . do a clean install. But it's an HP. It has a Windows license number on the sticker, and another I recovered from Windows itself. No, they don't match, and I know from experience that neither one will activate with Microsoft. They don't give you the 30 days either - they want it NOW! I don't have an HP Windows CD for the Vectra series and the client didn't get one when he bought the PC (used).

No, the root kit scan found nothing. There were some minor infections which had been removed by previous scans with other products.