you know when you right click on the desktop and go to properties. then you see tabs on the properties box called desktop, screen saver, appearence, effects, web, and settings.
i cannot change my appearence on my computer and when i do my computer freezes, this never happened before. also my screensaver(which is a very simple one) freezes. do i have a virus and what should i do to fix it.
2006-11-16 13:50:03 · 8 answers · asked by Niceyguy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Check if your graphics card is properly configured..Also try to update your graphics driver..If still nothing shnages and you belive there is a virus in your system, install an antivirus solution like norton or mcfee.....In case you do not have any such softwares handy, go here http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
and click on the free panda activescan logo...It will do a full system scan for viruses and spywares..
2006-11-16 13:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by Rooney 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2
2016-08-26 15:51:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Step one look in the clock bar on your pc and turn off all applications that you arn't using.
Step two run a antivirus scan avast is a very good free one
step three run a spy/ad ware scan using Lavasoft Ad-aware also free
step four install a fire wall zonealarm is a good free one.
Step five reboot your comp.
if problem still persists back out important files and reformat your pc.
2006-11-16 13:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by marfeen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not a virus. But the only way to be certain is to do a full virus check. If you do not have one installed, you can go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ to do a free virus scan.
2006-11-16 13:52:59 · answer #4 · answered by Cris 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may be having some problem with your drives. I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems.Some hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful
2006-11-17 19:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by RICH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doubt that its a virus, you've probably done something wrong. Try system restore, it usually fixes my problems.
2006-11-16 13:58:52 · answer #6 · answered by margo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
run adaware from download.com disclean and defrag to see if that fixes it first..then run avg free to see if you do have a virus.
good luck
2006-11-16 14:00:14 · answer #7 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:
http://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
Get one!
2006-11-17 20:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋