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| Apex Techie Wannabe | I haven't had any anti-virus software on my comp for the last year or so. Now that the viruses have taken over and majorly messed my comp up, I regret it. I want to reformat my comp(its that messed up), but i dont have the windows install cd anymore. So I was wondering if its possible to reformat my comp(or something similar to it) without deleting windows? | |
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Sadly, Zer0s is right. The viruses don't just take over nothing; more-than-likely, they've corrupted and infected crucial Windows files, but you didn't state what the symptoms of your infection are. What I'd reccomend is you get some anti-virus software now. You would probably be able to clean most of your system, as long as you can still access programs and such. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| errrmm..hmmmm....pffff..... OK thinking over. I would go along the lines of this:
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| Apex Techie Wannabe | well, it all started with that AIM trojan(there was a thread about it in general dis.). Yes, I was actin REALLY noobish and clicked it......NEVER AGAIN WILL I CLICK LINKS......o well. It would send the same thing out to all the people in my BL every so often, so I started using Trillian. Until about a week ago my internet connection went out the window. So I decided it was time to install norton, I install it, restart windows, it must have a second install/config window after you restart windows and it wont work. I click next but it doesnt do anything........ Ive run adaware but that didnt help. I defragmented my HD, that didnt help. I tried system restore, that didnt work. SO other than reformating I dont know what to do. But I have the windows CD anymore....UGH Ill try what nev said later today..... | |
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Well instead of browsing threads with trojans embeded, or switching to Trillian, learn about your trojan and get some good anti-viral software. You can go about cleaning up the trojan manually, or your entire computer for that matter but judging by the fact that you think not clicking links will keep you virus free you better invest in a full featured protection software. Or at the very least scam a copy of your favorite version of windows. As much as people knock around the anti-virus software makers for not being efficient enough, your simple every day virust program (even past versions of the programs if up-to-date) can protect you against the most common threats. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Apex Techie Wannabe |
I plan on doin that. I was just sayin that i will NEVER click another link i dont know about....... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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You cannot reformat without deleting Windows - you "may" be able to repair your PC for the most part but it will be a hard long struggle and will require quiet a bit of knowledge. Even then the result will be far less than optimal. Your best bet is to find an installation CD. Do you have the license code to reinstall Windows??? If you atleast have this I could help you out.....the CD itself is not that hard to come up with. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| On another note if you have a Compaq or dell or whatever supplier built rig that came with windows preinstalled you may have a recovery partition with windows setup on it. This was the case on my gf's dads comp. The amount of cack that was on there was rediculous, and the annoying thing was that I sorted it all for him, firewalled, antivirus'd anti-spyware'd him up and a week later had all the same sort of **** back on it. Some people just aren't meant to have computers in my humblest of opinions. Damn needed to get that rant out my sytem. But yeah check if you got something like what I described, would solve your horrible lack of disk issue! | ||
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| Apex Techie Wannabe |
Its a custom built rig......Im enough of a geek to build my own computer, but I clicked on an unknown link. Go figure ......But, I have learned my lesson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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