I'm going to have to reboot my pc, because there is a virus on it, How do I Save my Music, Can I save my iTunes Library and I have a memory stick, but it'll only hold 25 songs max, Is there any other way I can save the music?
2007-07-01 02:00:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Why do you need to reboot the thing - downlaod a good virus scanner for free and run a scan to remove.
www.grisoft.com AVG FREE EDITION - restart in SAFE MODE and run virus scan to remove virus.
2007-07-01 02:05:27 · answer #1 · answered by jamand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can go on safe mode (You do that by pressing F8 continously while the laptop or PC starts loading)... Well, I had this incidident which I had to reinstall Windows but drive D and E wasn't wiped, so my iTunes music was still there... and you can also save them by saving the library onto a memory stick or U.S.B. ... Or why not just get an anti virus program to clean them off?
2007-07-01 09:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by Hatiyo Bugo Wuvo Wery 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your music files are already saved to your hard drive then you do not need to save them again.
DO NOT GET PARANOID.
Viruses are easy to remove. The question is "how do you know that you have a virus?" What is telling you that?
Do you have an anti-virus program installed that has displayed a message?
Have you downloaded a trojan (a fake program) that is telling you this?
If you have an anti-virus program then it will try and fix the problem.
If you have a trojan then you do not have a virus but you need to get rid of the trojan. Find out the name of the trojan and then do a Google search to find out how to remove it.
2007-07-01 10:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save it all by just downloading and updating a good free virus software like AVG. If you reload the OS you are going thru way too much trouble.
Good Luck
But you should always back up your stuff anyway
2007-07-01 09:06:19 · answer #4 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume that you mean that you want to reformat (a reboot is turning your computer off and turning it back on). If you have malware on your computer, you may not need to reformat/reinstall your operating system. Follow the steps below, hopefully it should rectify your problems.
Firstly update and run your anti-virus product. You can also run a free online scan as well as some malware can actually corrupt or disable your resident security products. Here are a few online scans you can run:
Trend - http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda - http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm
Norton - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
Second download, update and run scans using the following products:
SuperAntispyware
http://superantispyware.com/
Spybot S&D (free version requires manual updating)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
AVG AntiSpyware
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5
Adaware from Lavasoft (free version requires automatic updating)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
(These programs can be run in Safe Mode after downloading and updating)
Third, after cleaning your system, disable System Restore, reboot and re-enable System Restore when you log back on. This will clear the malware that may still be lurking in System Restore, which could be reinstalled should you need to rollback at some point. Additionally, a reboot may be required to complete the malware removal process.
Lastly, you may also want to install the following tool. It is free and requires you to check for and enable updates manually once a week or so. It uses no system resources.
SpywareBlaster (inoculates, not a spyware removal tool)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
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If you cannot get it removed after the above, you may want to join a tech group that specializes in providing manual instructions on malware eradication.
Free technical help forums
AumHa Forums
http://aumha.net/index.php
Bleeping Computers
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
Spybot S&D Forums
http://forums.spybot.info/
Lavasoft Forums
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
Spyware Info Forums
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=79038
GeekstoGo
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/forums.html
2007-07-01 09:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by MLM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Back up all personal data from your PC to CD / DVD or an external hard drive.
2007-07-01 09:06:23 · answer #6 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boot your PC in safe mode ...for booting in safe mode..keep pressing F8 key as soon as boot screen passes...and then select safe mode..from there backup your data..
2007-07-01 09:07:21 · answer #7 · answered by Akash Jain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put all music onto disc mp3 format then just copy them back when re formatted pc
2007-07-01 10:28:37 · answer #8 · answered by Snot Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋