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mmkay, this is what happened to my pc today 1) i wake up this morning, turn on the pc, get annoyed by the speed of the thing my computer is full of crap, so i figure reinstalling windows, deleting old crap and defragging the hd would speed things up 2) i stick my windows xp cd in the drive, choose 'install over current installation' or something like that 3) installation finishes, virusscanner does not work properly anymore, and bang!. i caught the blaster virus. i fixed it more or less, virus is gone now but the pc only boots 1 out of 5 times, my taskbar is fucked up, its even slower than before HELP! |
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oh yeah i meant to ask if i reinstall windows completely instead of just use the 'update windows installation' thingey, will it keep my files? i dont feel like losing 20 gigs of mp3s, all my .docs, my own tracks etc |
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3) the same happened to me the other day it seems that viruses can hide in System Restore folders, because no antivirus scanner is allowed to scan those folders.. So, I reformatted AGAIN |
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If I were you, I'd partition my drive and install the OS on a separate drive, and archive everything else (mp3, pr0n, shit, this and that) on another partition. |
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fuck this shit. i want to pressure torture the motherfucker that made that virus i tought i was safe w/ my virus scanner... :( this shit is driving me nuts |
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it's a good idea to disable system restore, as this is a potential hideout for a virus. just download the msblast-fix from symantec.com |
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im scared of partitions. i made one once on my old computer, and it was impossible to get rid of afterwards.. so my HD was split in half for the rest of its life im desperate tho, so if you could tell me how to do that .. please props to jedi chris for sending me the patch, without that i would still be seeing 'windows will shutdown in 1 minute' warnings |
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"i fixed it more or less" Better REALLY fix it cause it could lead to some BADDDD problems. Stop using anti virus's and get your self a nice firewall (Black Ice Defender is a good software one) Keep in mind "Computers always do what they are suppose to, and never what you want them to do" Find out what is screwing it up and fix it. Sorry for not being more constructive but I have no clue what to say : \ |
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i already used that, the virus is gone now, but my pc is still fk'd |
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if you're not comfortable with partitioning in DOS, I'd highly recommend Partition Magic, which can be downloaded freely from any p2p application. |
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post was replying to nlogax oxygenfad: its too late now for really fixing it |
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Run - Msconfig - Start up - Uncheck everything, that might speed things up. also Ad aware is amazing for finding spyware CACA, and panic ware have a nice FREE POP UP Stopper.... |
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black ice is shit! |
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sigh this is shit ill lose the partition if i format my hd... :s |
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go on iMesh or Kazaa and get yourself a copy of partition magic. There's a tool in there that lets of you repartition and move files around I think. Might be what you're after. |
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maybe I should read threads before posting :) |
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yeah, maybe :) but, no harm in emphasizing I guess |
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can i keep my files on the partition and still format the hd without loosing it? |
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i've had a mac for years, how come i've never came across a virus? are they pc only? :) |
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I think it's possible if you use partition magic, yes, but there is a slight risk |
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just install another windowsXP or 2000 on the same partition and then back up your files with it. you should be able to pick which OS you want to start when you boot the pc |
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Bad idea....who needs two versions of Windows on the same system? He's got a virus, thats all.....reformatting will fix it. But it how he backs up his work before, is the problem. Partition Magic may work, but seriously Jareon if you on have 30% free, I am not sure whether that is large enough for you to create a partition large enough for what you were talking about keeping. And as Nlogax said, there is slight risk....I wouldn't personally mess around with third party products that do things to the disk. But thats just my opinon. |
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yeah, backup all your shit to cd-r's and format the whole disk |
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but im desperate man and from what ive read, partition magic works... i only need 16.5 gig to back my data up, and i have 46% free space left on my hd (just checked and deleted some useless files) i think im gonna try it, buying a new hd to back my shit up just costs too damn much |
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Tread careful |
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good luck, you'll need it :) hope it works out fine |
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