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General => The Lounge => Topic started by: DeadManWalking on April 26, 2010, 03:28:03 pm

Title: Computer Problems
Post by: DeadManWalking on April 26, 2010, 03:28:03 pm
Last night my computer was hit with a rather nasty virus and now won't boot correctly (Even in safe mode).  So, now I'm on another computer trying to figure out how to make a boot disk and get startup repair if possible.  Can anyone help?
Title: Re: Computer Problems
Post by: DeadManWalking on April 26, 2010, 03:38:03 pm
Btw, I'm running Windows Vista and I don't have the installation disk.
Title: Re: Computer Problems
Post by: philsov on April 26, 2010, 04:01:23 pm
1) call up the manufacturer and get a system restore disk mailed to you.  Dunno about the vista thing though.

2) Attach the infected harddrive as a slave drive to a working computer, and then blitz the bastard with anti-virus utilities.
Title: Re: Computer Problems
Post by: DeadManWalking on April 27, 2010, 04:22:03 pm
Well, I found an ISO of the recovery disk, downloaded it and installed Nero to try to burn it... now the CD/DVD-Burner on this computer doesn't seem to work because of that...
Title: Re: Computer Problems
Post by: Lijj on April 27, 2010, 05:08:03 pm
Crap DMW! I don't what to say... but that sucks cuz you're like the most valuable spriter presently.
I got blocked from the site somehow So I was gone for a minute too.
Title: Re: Computer Problems
Post by: DeadManWalking on April 27, 2010, 05:28:51 pm
Thanks.  I had to reinstall the drivers, and was able to burn the disc, and now I'm waiting to see if it can fix my computer.
Title: Re: Computer Problems
Post by: DeadManWalking on April 27, 2010, 07:22:03 pm
Fixed it.
Title: Re: Computer Problems
Post by: Mari on April 27, 2010, 11:34:38 pm
Hurrah! Now go download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.
And if you have a friend from the army.. Well, they have access to the best anti-virus stuff.
Symantec has an Anti-Virus program they made specifically for them, so if you can get ahold of that, it works really nicely.