computer genius required
18 February 2006, 10:12 AM
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computer genius required
Anyone out there a genius on computers ?
a yorkshire chappie prepared to visit would be nice!
my computer is poorly.
i would reformat but loads of info i would rather not lose!
windows loads up then freeze, been having problems with it starting then hanging up or shutting itself down!now its dead.
fortunately i have a spare drive ,but would like other drive recovering ,or data saved before formatting!
cheers in advance!
a yorkshire chappie prepared to visit would be nice!
my computer is poorly.
i would reformat but loads of info i would rather not lose!
windows loads up then freeze, been having problems with it starting then hanging up or shutting itself down!now its dead.
fortunately i have a spare drive ,but would like other drive recovering ,or data saved before formatting!
cheers in advance!
18 February 2006, 10:44 AM
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Sounds like it has a virus or trojan on it. My stepson's has a similar problem and it ain't easy to fix. Well I ain't sorted it yet anyway.
Good luck.
Good luck.
18 February 2006, 01:52 PM
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Can't you replace the poorly drive with the spare one, re-install Windows from scratch, then fit the old one as a D drive and copy the data you want to save?
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18 February 2006, 02:11 PM
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why dont you use the other drive to install a frsh copy of windows and disconnect the drive with all yer important files on,,,then once you have the frsh copy of xp running, install good a/v and introduce the poorly drive back to your pc
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18 February 2006, 05:04 PM
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- REMOVE the faulty drive.
- Replace it with the SPARE.
- Install Windows FROM SCRATCH on the SPARE drive
- As furrydice79 also says, install a good AV program on the new system (the one on the SPARE drive).
- When you are happy with the new system (on the SPARE drive), re-insert the FAULTY drive as an ADDITIONAL DRIVE.
- Boot the new (SPARE) drive, and you should hopefully see the old (FAULTY) drive as a new drive letter (most probably D: ).
- Copy the files that you want to keep from the old (FAULTY) drive to the new (SPARE) drive.
- When you are happy that you have a working system on the new (SPARE) drive, reformat the old (FAULTY) drive to use as data storage (and thus overwriting any viruses or corrupt Windows files).
- From this point onwards, consider storing ALL of your data on what was the faulty drive, so if Windows gets broken, you simply re-install without having to copy data around.
- Think seriously about backing up your data on a regular basis, so you don't end up in this situation again
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Originally Posted by spectrum48k
Althought a little ****, it definitely helps get his points across, don't you think ?
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22 February 2006, 12:35 PM
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If you are still stuck mate, you can send me your "broken drive" and i will try and recover your data and then i shall burn it to DVD or CD for you and send it back.
This really is not a big job.
This really is not a big job.
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