my pc is dead as a doe doe DUE TO A VIRUS i need some one to come and wipe it clean for me an reinstall everything,i don't expect it doin free i', willing to pay the going rate..any offers? need it sorting soon as it possible..

If youve got the original windows disk, all you need to do is put it in and follow the on-screen instruction.

Well, maybe not quite that easy but it will get you most of the way there.

I had to do it twice last year and basically first you have to format the hard-drive then re-install windows, which both should be relatively easy from the CD.

i aint got an xp disc

laptop or a pc?which one is it

read the title!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:

i think they meant laptop or desktop??

ie:- is it movable to somebodys prolly

Now I'm confused.

Dont reformat the hard drive until you've backed up all of your data files because otherwise you've lost all your work on the hard drive.

If it's a virus then there should be no real need to loose everything and start again.. what does it do at the moment when switched on?
Might be able to help if you can't find anyone else quicker.

were you looking at porn old chap?:D

...no offence intended!

Originally posted by neeeeeeeeeek
If it's a virus then there should be no real need to loose everything and start again.. what does it do at the moment when switched on?
Might be able to help if you can't find anyone else quicker.
when its switched on it just freezers when i try to open up a programme

Originally posted by UnkleBob
were you looking at porn old chap?:D

no i wasn't:|

Originally posted by UnkleBob
...no offence intended!

not taken:)

If you turn it on and go into safe mode then try to open any anti virus software you have it may clean it up (if you have a virus) if you've recently downloaded or added any software thats caused it to lock, then again go onto safe mode then remove the program and see if it works thereafter.

Kirky, will be down at about 3pm to sort this out for you.
Came last night but no one was in....

you must have gone to the wrong house then coz i never went out

thanks to dj shadowman the problem is sorted,also a big thankyou to everyone who pm'd me offering to help

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Originally posted by kirky
you must have gone to the wrong house then coz i never went out
LMFAO

how do you go into safe mode ????? please

Originally posted by davy111
how do you go into safe mode ????? please

once u start it up press f8

thanks zinger 549

Originally posted by davy111
thanks zinger 549

no probs. it worked ok then

when i started this thread someone pm,d me a phone number for someone called john (of the forum) i'm thinking he could sort out my networking so could i have the number again please:thumbsup:

Kirky- just wondering, did you have any antivirus or firewall sortware on you PC when you got the virus?

Sounds a silly question, but if you have I just wanted to know which a/v and firewall you were using.

Cheers mate.

well ... there is one way to avoid all this virus trollop with Windows

Use Linux!

I'd recommend SuSE. It's a doddle to install these days and there is so much free software available for it you never need to have to worry about not having disks again.

Amazon.co.uk sells it at less than £50. I have a bona fide copy of XP, with CD and haven't used it all year except to boot into it to get the latest set of updates for it from Microsoft.

Originally posted by LesleyB
Amazon.co.uk sells it at less than £50.

I've got it here for approximately £50 less than that. Just download whichever distro you want and all the manuals from Distrowatch (http://www.distrowatch.com) and go from there. I've got loads of different flavours for experimenting, some are less fun than others but that's the fun of the fair!

Originally posted by ANGELUS
Kirky- just wondering, did you have any antivirus or firewall sortware on you PC when you got the virus?

Sounds a silly question, but if you have I just wanted to know which a/v and firewall you were using.

Cheers mate.

i was using norton,it turned out not to be a virus btw:)

So at the end of the day what was wrong with it ????