If Your Computer won't turn on because of a virus, does it still record your internet history?

Answer 1

If you are meaning, "My computer is broken and I am sending it in, and I don't want my internet history to be found out." You've got a 50/50 chance. Chances are, whoever is fixing your computer may not check the history - or they may even clear it all as a standard policy. However, I have also witnessed times where internet histories have been checked (especially if the computer is being fixed to be sold). It is not likely that the virus wiped your history before the computer crashed.

On the other hand, if you want to keep your internet history, there is a good chance that it will be there again as long as you don't have to reinstall your operating system, internet explorer or wipe the memory.

Best of Luck!

Answer 2

Yes the history that you already had, but your computer is still aware of the duration on how long will it keeps the history because you have a bios battery inside your computer and its main purpose is to update the date and time of your computer, even if its turn off.

Answer 3

if you have been on the internet before your computer went down then the history will still be there yes,
now what makes you think you have a virus that won't let your computer boot up? it could be one of a dozen reasons for not booting up....

Answer 4

if the computer will not turn on then nothing can be recorded to your computer. when the power is off the only thing running is the bios clock.
anything recorded on the hard drive should still be there even if the virus erases it, with recovery software you should b able to clean the hard drive and then recover all the data you had prior to the virus attack. assuming you have access to another personal computer that you can take partially apart.
remove the hard drive from yourt crashed computer now insert the hard drive out of a known good computer if that turns onand startts to boot make sure not to run a full boot (the moment you see the starting windows (or whatever your operating system is be sure to use the power button to turn the computer off.
Now replace the working drive back in the computer it came from. next remove the Dvd. power up that computer, now run the virus update to make sure you have the most upto date virus / malware defences available. now power off the computer and insert the drive from the system that will not power up. now once the system boots run a full virus scan on the entire system.
once completed if the drive reports as clean, run defrag and check disk (on windows operating systems) (or equivelents on your O/S).
once completed replace the drives back where they originally came from and powerr up the systems. your system should now be as good as new.

however if your computer simply will not power up your problem could be that your PSU has failed (they do that naturally and it is not malware that does it) a powersurge such as leaving the power in and on during a lightening storm when not protected by a surge protector can kill your PSU.
A new PSU can be purchased realatively cheaply these days depending on your power needs.
though your power supply could have failed due to the load placed on it so if you overloaded it your system would start by appearing slow and sluggish your hard drives may start making clicking noises as they stop and start for example, warning signs your PSU is under stress (exceeding full load) it can not sustain that load forever, so it fails either completely and requires complete replacement or it may just need to be opened and have the internal fuse replaced and the load placed on it reduced.
how do you know your computer problem is virus related?
if the computer is powered on at the mains and at the switch on the PSU but presents as off and you can't power on you could have a broken power switch.
if however your computer is powering on and reporting a virus is attempting to write to the boot sector then the only thing to do is to remove it to an alternat system, however if that system reports the same problem, place the disk back in the computer it came from allow it to write the boot sector. now use spin rite to recover the drive.
if you have not attempted to power the system off at the mains for a minute following this problems appearance make sure to power off completely for one minute this should clear anything in the computers RAM. when you power on the system should boot or provide error beeps before successfully loading the operating system.
if you get nothing when the power switch is pressed you should replace the PSU.
350 to 450W for a basic two drive system with a couple of USB ports and up to five PCI or AGP cards.
however running more than that and you will need serious power such as a 650W to give you same level of PCI and AGP, plus numeraous USB ports, lots of cooling fans etc.
Only you know what spec your system is to get the correct PSU.
oh and if there is no power at all getting in to the computer try the mains lead see if the fuse needs to be replaced. the easiest way to do this is to take the power out of your monitor and connect that to the computer then power up the computer if the computer starts replace the fuse in the PC power cable. if not then it is more likely the PSU. you can check this on some boards by seeing if there are any leds on the motherboard if they are lit when you power on and nothing else then you could have a lose cable somewhere so push all the connectors into there seats properly. make sure the CPU has not become dislodged and or the heatsink to it is correctly fitted, if not replace it properly.

so many possible solutions to this problem, it is hard to be specific, because you have listed a virus causing your system to not power on. while there may be one out that could kill a psu it is more likely that the psu has failed or a simple fuse has blown in the mains lead both problems are relatively easy to resolve costing as little as under £50 (if you go for a 650W PSU) and a fuse well they are pennies to buy.
I hope this helps.

Answer 5

Ummmmm... no.

Your computer system won't still record your Internet history because you can't GENERATE an Internet history because you can't BOOT your computer in order to GET ONLINE.

Think of it like a telephone that's been disconnected... will you generate a call log? No, because you can't make calls on a disconnected telephone.

TX Griff

Answer 6

if a internet site brings a pop-up onscreen, then it relatively is going to likely be recorded interior the historic previous, yet i'm skeptical of his assertion. Your undemanding browse would not do this, and the elementary virus might additionally no longer do this. the historic previous should additionally prepare any yahoo or google searches and what became into typed.

Answer 7

well it cant record much becuase it wont turn on- but it shouldnt forget what it had already recorded unless hard drives have been disabled or distroyed or the ram- it also depends on the operating system.... whether or not it is still intact or has been lost from the viro

Answer 8

How cn it read your internet history if its turned off

Answer 9

If your computer wont turn on, what is the to record?

Answer 10

if your computer is off nothing is runnig other then bios battery.