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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: royst1100 on May 26, 2013, 07:21:52 AM

Title: computer down
Post by: royst1100 on May 26, 2013, 07:21:52 AM

about 2 weeks ago i think i got a virus or something. kept on getting adds. anyway after some time the screen kept on shutting down. ive run avg and register cleaners to no avail. now windows starts up but no screen at all. its a laptop running xp but cannot format as i cannot get to safe mode or see anything

Title: Re: computer down
Post by: Streak on May 26, 2013, 07:45:40 AM

Hi Roy sounds like it needs a full re install of windows, do you have all the disks and everything that came with it?

I am happy to do an overhaul on it for you if you want to bring it up the hill to me

Title: Re: computer down
Post by: StinkyPete on May 26, 2013, 07:47:35 AM

Pop Up advertisements can be a real pest and can be missed by your Virus Software.   There is a freely downloadable program called "Malwarebyte" which will clean out the pop up advertisements.   I use the free "MS Security Essentials" as my virus software and find it most satisfactory.

Title: Re: computer down
Post by: royst1100 on May 26, 2013, 10:05:20 AM

due to the fact the monitor is not working i was able to reformat but seems either video card or monitor is cactus. can just see screen with sun on monitor but unable to finish settup  :||||  :||||  :||||

Title: Re: computer down
Post by: Brian on May 26, 2013, 11:51:16 AM

Hey Royce,
Why not give MissyTec from the redlands a call I'm sure shed look after a fellow Ulyssian