Post: Having trouble starting up my computer.
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11-25-2011, 02:06 AM
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BlueOak
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11-26-2011, 05:45 PM
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Originally posted by The
What LiveCD are you running? Not just any will work... Sorry if I didn't clarify that.
That's not true. It may* fix his problem. If there is a virus then he could potentially still be at risk. Yes I agree he needs to repair from the windows XP CD, but he also needs to take other measures to ensure the safety of his computer.
I would recommend downloading Hiren's Boot CD (Google it). Burn that to a CD and boot into that. Then from that CD boot into "Mini XP". Inside of mini XP there are several scanners such as Avira and Spybot which are very good. You should scan to fix any viruses or problems. After that you should find a windows XP CD (can be found on torrent sites. Look for untouched and official copies, as you do not want a copy that's been cracked or tampered with.) Burn it to a CD. Run it and select system recovery when it starts.
But honestly, above all else, I would recommend to BlueOak that he not do these things himself if he is inexperienced. Sometimes it is best to ask someone more experienced or to pay to have it fixed.
That's not true. It may* fix his problem. If there is a virus then he could potentially still be at risk. Yes I agree he needs to repair from the windows XP CD, but he also needs to take other measures to ensure the safety of his computer.
I would recommend downloading Hiren's Boot CD (Google it). Burn that to a CD and boot into that. Then from that CD boot into "Mini XP". Inside of mini XP there are several scanners such as Avira and Spybot which are very good. You should scan to fix any viruses or problems. After that you should find a windows XP CD (can be found on torrent sites. Look for untouched and official copies, as you do not want a copy that's been cracked or tampered with.) Burn it to a CD. Run it and select system recovery when it starts.
But honestly, above all else, I would recommend to BlueOak that he not do these things himself if he is inexperienced. Sometimes it is best to ask someone more experienced or to pay to have it fixed.
Yep you may be right my friend had a blue screen similar not so long ago it turns out he had a un-readable file on windows xp, repair did work. but if there is a virus it may change the story like you say..
11-26-2011, 07:40 PM
#12
BlueOak
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Originally posted by The
What LiveCD are you running? Not just any will work... Sorry if I didn't clarify that.
That's not true. It may* fix his problem. If there is a virus then he could potentially still be at risk. Yes I agree he needs to repair from the windows XP CD, but he also needs to take other measures to ensure the safety of his computer.
I would recommend downloading Hiren's Boot CD (Google it). Burn that to a CD and boot into that. Then from that CD boot into "Mini XP". Inside of mini XP there are several scanners such as Avira and Spybot which are very good. You should scan to fix any viruses or problems. After that you should find a windows XP CD (can be found on torrent sites. Look for untouched and official copies, as you do not want a copy that's been cracked or tampered with.) Burn it to a CD. Run it and select system recovery when it starts.
But honestly, above all else, I would recommend to BlueOak that he not do these things himself if he is inexperienced. Sometimes it is best to ask someone more experienced or to pay to have it fixed.
That's not true. It may* fix his problem. If there is a virus then he could potentially still be at risk. Yes I agree he needs to repair from the windows XP CD, but he also needs to take other measures to ensure the safety of his computer.
I would recommend downloading Hiren's Boot CD (Google it). Burn that to a CD and boot into that. Then from that CD boot into "Mini XP". Inside of mini XP there are several scanners such as Avira and Spybot which are very good. You should scan to fix any viruses or problems. After that you should find a windows XP CD (can be found on torrent sites. Look for untouched and official copies, as you do not want a copy that's been cracked or tampered with.) Burn it to a CD. Run it and select system recovery when it starts.
But honestly, above all else, I would recommend to BlueOak that he not do these things himself if he is inexperienced. Sometimes it is best to ask someone more experienced or to pay to have it fixed.
I downloaded unbuntu. Sorry I didn't say before but I have windows 7(Don't think it makes too much difference). This of course is on my personal laptop with a lot of important photos. Where I am currently on my work laptop. Do you have any experience with unbuntu? I would prefer to have you try to help me than rely on someone else for I don't know any reliable computer savvy people.
11-27-2011, 06:41 AM
#13
The Open Minded
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Originally posted by BlueOak
I downloaded unbuntu. Sorry I didn't say before but I have windows 7(Don't think it makes too much difference). This of course is on my personal laptop with a lot of important photos. Where I am currently on my work laptop. Do you have any experience with unbuntu? I would prefer to have you try to help me than rely on someone else for I don't know any reliable computer savvy people.
I actually use Ubuntu on my desktop and laptop. Haha. I have XP and Ubuntu dual booted on both.
If you would like to back up any important files and documents from your XP drive you should be able to boot into the Ubuntu LiveCD, select the option to try Ubuntu without installing, access your XP drive via the file manager, and backup photos and other documents to a USB drive.
The problem is that a Ubuntu LiveCD will not help you repair Windows and it will also not allow you to scan drives for viruses. This has been my experience.
After you have backed up important files, I would recommend attempting what I stated above about repairing Windows and using Hiren's Boot CD to scan for viruses. You will have to substitute the XP CD for a Windows 7 CD. This is where it gets tricky. While an XP iso is small enough to fit on a 700mb CD, the windows 7 iso is not. It is around 1.5 to 2 GB and will require being burned to a DVD, which has a capacity of around 4 GB, or to mount the iso to a USB drive and boot from that.
Right now I would say that repairing Windows needs to be the first step. After that you can do one of two things. Use Hiren's Boot CD to scan your windows partition. Or you could boot into your windows 7 in safe mode and install a virus scanner (I recommend Avira and SpyBot). The only problem is that when you are dealing with a potentially infected operating system you should not use USB flash drives while booted into the infected OS. This brings the risk of the virus spreading to the USB and then onto other computers. Installing them via CD with the programs and latest update packages (available on the websites of the makers of your scanning software) burned on is the safest way to go.
I know this is a lot of info and I hope it is not like I am speaking gibberish at you, I am not sure of your level of knowledge or skill so I am doing my best to make this all thorough and easy to understand. While I know quite a bit about computers, my communication skills are not quite as good.
EDIT: Additional info - For reference about the scanners not working in Ubuntu. Ubuntu is very different from windows. It will not allow you to run windows executables or ".exe" programs. That is why I had recommended Hiren's Boot CD. It allows you to boot into a session of Windows XP and run pre installed virus scanners.
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