The viruses affect my pc in annoying ways eg refuses to shut down. Instead of sending it to computer shop to reformat the hard disc, I want to know how to do it on my own. The computer takes 2-3 hours to do the work. Why does it take so long?
2006-11-01 09:22:15 · 7 answers · asked by tjk k 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Before we get THAT far, why aren't you using antivirus or staying away from these places that give you viruses and spyware?
It's like smoking and wondering why you have cancer all of the sudden.
2006-11-01 09:27:18 · answer #1 · answered by Ken G 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At this point the simplest and first troubleshooting answer is to download a free LiveCDrom that you simply boot with in the CD.
It will spin up the system, report all hardware malfunctions, and open up a wonderful desktop, with 1900 free games and programs.
That will mean the trouble is NOT with your hardware, but, with your software and Operating System! At that time, you may open the hard drive by clicking on the hard drive icon, and save the personal files over to a external USB stick, or external drive, or even to a CD or DVD in a burner.
Then, you will have rescued your files, and you can do a complete install of what ever system you desire, and to install this Linux, you click on the INSTALL icon!
It will bring up a program to install and to wipe your hard drive clean of all the "114,000 Microsoft Virus Definitions"!
Lots of advice and guidance are there in the docs, on the screen, at the website, and the forums... most folks don't need them, and the kids won't bother with them!
Microsoft runs all their 45,000 computers for Microsoft.com, MSN.com, and Hotmail.com, and the Redmond Corporate Campus, and the Systems Labs, and the Firewalls, and the routers, on Linux.
Linux is virus proof, upto 50X faster, and is FREE! The shareholders are thrilled! So are the other Fortune 1,000 Corporations, because Linux runs over 78% of the Internet, most major Universities and colleges, and 165 nations governments!
So easy that my Third Graders do the download, burning to CD, and the rebooting, so we can run much faster, on the old school systems! Yes, it can run in the CD like a game or music CD, or it can be put on the Hard Drive, for faster action!
2006-11-01 10:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to format your hard disk and reinstall your operating system then just boot up with your OS cd. you should choose the option to install (winxp, macos, linux) on the drive that's affecting you. It will have an option to reformat. Reformat. Presto, wait a good half hour, and you're back to normal.
2006-11-01 09:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by lookup613 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
get virus protection and ad-aware protection here r two amazing free protection avast anti-virus and ad-aware se personal edition from lavasoft get those if that don't help then ur going to have to format just pop in the os disc and follow on-screen instructions and hit install and it will give u an option to format the partition do that it will take a wile to finish like 30 min then re-install windows and get ur programs back just get the protection on it first good luck
2006-11-01 09:56:50 · answer #4 · answered by Caboose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the computer freezes during shutdown it is most commonly caused by out of date Video Drivers. Go to your Computer and/or Video Card manufacturer web site and download the newest Non-Beta drivers.
2006-11-01 14:52:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deadliest?, i'm unsure What you propose. The quickest to Kill, in all probability some "Ebola ssp.", the type of Deaths, in all probability some "Orthomyxovirus ssp." (especially, Inf. A), BTW, Malaria is brought about by capacity of a Parasite, no longer a virulent disease.
2016-10-21 02:45:30 · answer #6 · answered by hosford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have said what virus it is. so all we can do is give you general help now.
★★ SECURITY SOFTWARE & TIPS ★★
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☞ http://www.spywareinfo.com/
☞ http://www.spywarewarrior.com/
☞ http://www.google.com/search?q=adware+info
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◙ Before downloading email attachments in Gmail and Yahoo Mail click on the link that says, "Scan With Norton Antivirus".
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◙ A lot of the download sites like http://www.download.com/ and http://www.tucows.com/ scan software before releasing it to the public. But just for safety sake you should still scan it yourself.
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☞ http://www.zonelabs.com/
◙ Here is a really great article on browser hijacking. This will show you how to get rid of it. There is a tutorial and software to get rid of part of it. You'll need to make some changes to your computer's registry to get rid of the rest of it. Click on the chatroom link on their main page if you need help.
☞ http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/
◙ Here is Yahoo!'s Internet Security section.
☞ http://security.yahoo.com/
◙ Below is Mcafee's Site Adviser. Type in a URL in the form here and you will find out if the site you want to go to is known for phising (getting your personal info under false pretenses), viruses, spyware, and many other things. You can use the tool on their site or download an program to do that.
☞ http://www.siteadvisor.com/
◙ Get more information at these PC Magazine Web sites.
☞ http://www.pcmag.com/
☞ http://www.smartcomputing.com/
◙ Top 100 Computer & Software Magazines.
☞ http://netvalley.com/top100mag.html
★★ TOOLS FOR SPECIFIC VIRUSES & TIPS ★★
◙ Sometimes you'll get a particularly nasty virus that cannot be removed with conventional tools. For times like these you can (quite often not always) download a removal tool for that specific virus. Below are some sites you should look at.
☞ http://www.grisoft.com/doc/Utilities/Ing/us/tpl/tpl01
☞ http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html
☞ http://www.bitdefender.com/site/Download/browserFreeRemovalTool/
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2006-11-01 09:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋