how do u reboot |
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 Feb 9 2005, 05:14 PM
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How do u reboot ur computer and clear up your whole hard drive? my dad once did that..because there was a virus..and after he rebooted the whole comp..there were NO PROGRAMS in my user account. none. they all got removed. except IE. how do u reboot ur whole comp like as it was when u first started it?
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Feb 9 2005, 05:39 PM
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 This bitch better work!  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
maybe if you "de-frag" it.
 i think that is what it is called. i think if you do that, it will take out all the unnecessary(sp?) files.
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Feb 9 2005, 05:41 PM
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 baker o.O Group: Member Posts: 446 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 97,190 |
you could do a system restore
if that doesnt work... you should try and looking in your program files and see if anything is in there if not you lost anyeverything :/ |
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Feb 9 2005, 06:25 PM
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Put in your Windows CD that your computer should have come with. Then hit re-install.
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Feb 9 2005, 10:15 PM
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System restore that comes windows doesn't work very well on viruses b/c the files that are infected may still be kept even after you restore... So! Best idea is to reformat your HD and install a fresh Operating System. x)
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Feb 10 2005, 04:44 PM
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 Ne0 Is The One Group: Member Posts: 1,348 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,349 |
the computer term to start from scratch is "Reformat".
I would recommend System Restore since if their is a virus, it can just pass to the files you restored. To completely remove the virus and to start from scratch, I would do a reformat which means you need to start your computer using a bootup floppy disk. Then you need to reformat (delete everything on your harddrive) then install your windows from windows cd. |
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