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Cantankerous 08.27.2006 02:19 PM

go buy a back up hard drive, back up what you want to keep, wipe your existing hard drive, reinstall xp, and put your files back on your existing hard drive.

porkmarras 08.27.2006 02:20 PM

Yeah but i can't get to the files,damn it!!!!

Cantankerous 08.27.2006 02:22 PM

buy a new computer.

Alex's Trip 08.27.2006 02:22 PM

Is there anything that you can't get a hold of again. I thought you said you backed some of it up?

porkmarras 08.27.2006 02:26 PM

Most of the music files are all backed up(as well as photos,programs etc).It's only a chunk of my music that might get wiped off.If i put the windows xp cd in it seems to slowly connect to the internet too(i have broadband).Is there a way to get rid of adware or spyware?Both my flatmates havent come back yet so we'll see.

porkmarras 08.27.2006 02:27 PM

[quote=Cantankerous]buy a new computer.[/quot
Hush up Saturnine!

Cantankerous 08.27.2006 02:28 PM

i'll pay.

Alex's Trip 08.27.2006 02:29 PM

Depending on what music and how much and whether or not they could easily be replaced, I would probably reinstall anyway. But wait for you flatmates before you do anything.

porkmarras 08.27.2006 02:30 PM

I am.Why does it take so long to reinstall windows?

Cantankerous 08.27.2006 02:31 PM

that's a lot of shit to reinstall. it's a fucking operating system.

porkmarras 08.27.2006 02:32 PM

By the look of it,it will take a good hour and a half.

Tokolosh 08.27.2006 02:33 PM

That's what happens when you fuck around with rightwing extremists pork.
Those bitches have taught you a little lesson. :D
Nah! It's probably you knowledge about computers that's causing that.
Deal with it.

porkmarras 08.27.2006 02:34 PM

Sod off.

Cantankerous 08.27.2006 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkmarras
By the look of it,it will take a good hour and a half.


oh no, a whole 90 minutes of your time.

Tokolosh 08.27.2006 02:36 PM

Is that all you can say. Hush up, Sod off.
I was only teasing you. Reeelax.
Tongue and cheek, remember?
What's the problem? Maybe I can help.

Alex's Trip 08.27.2006 02:37 PM

It only took my computer about 30 minutes. It took more time reinstalling things like the video card, and sound card.

porkmarras 08.27.2006 02:40 PM

Tokolosh,read the thread,damn it.My flatmate reckons that it's fixable.Never had to deal with this before so.............

Tokolosh 08.27.2006 02:49 PM

You're reinstalling windows so now it doesn't matter.
You should get a good firewall and regularly delete your cookies and temporary internet files?
It could also be your Harddrive that's maybe seen it's days.
Once you've reinstalled windows it should be ok, otherwise let us know.

porkmarras 08.27.2006 02:53 PM

I'll try that but my hardrive is fairly new.Thanks anyway.

HaydenAsche 08.27.2006 03:38 PM

Hmm... Never heard of anything like that. A while back my computer was starting up windows and allowing me to log on but then the screen would go black. I started it in safe mode and ran a virus program and it fixed whatever was wrong I guess. Try just letting your computer chill. Sometimes, after being on for long periods of time, they just fuck up like that. Shut it off for a few hours.


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