Broken computer

[memoryburner]

So...my computer is basically dead..( Im on my parents computer). my friend downloaded porn...."to play a prank", and ended up getting me a virus that ruined my computer. Oh well :rasta:

[reality0]

lol thats what they all say... "My friend downloaded the porn" haha :jointsmile:


haha sorry i had too.. but on the real that sucks.. ive had 2 comps die on me before for stupid shi* like that.. they cost so much damn money now

[dankitydank]

just reformat LAWL

[Breukelen advocaat]

I've got a Dell Windows ME computer that's fucked, but I'm 99% sure it's not a virus. Since I have stuff I need on it I'm going to try taking out the hard drive, put it in a hard-drive enclosure w/USB, and run it to my Windows XP laptop. Has anybody here done this?

[dankitydank]

yeah putting it an a 2.5" usb enclosure would do the trick. or if youve got a working desktop computer u could open the case up and see if theres an available IDE cable for hard drive and just hook it to that to transfer it over

[Breukelen advocaat]

yeah putting it an a 2.5" usb enclosure would do the trick. or if youve got a working desktop computer u could open the case up and see if theres an available IDE cable for hard drive and just hook it to that to transfer it over


Thanks! I think I'll go with a new 2.5" usb enclosure, because I only have a laptop working right now, but I'll keep your other information handy.

[memoryburner]

I did try to fix it...and it worked for maybe an hour...now it doesnt even start windows, the screen just stays blank

[recz0r]

reformat windows noobie=)

[jdon]

...and if you purchased your computer from one of the mega-companies, use the restore disk. If not....stick in the Win CD and boot from CD. Enjoy the fresh install.

[memoryburner]

i did reformat windows, and it worked for about an hour, then stopped working again..so now im just hopping from office desktop (horribly slow...) to my parents laptops. im definatly(sp?) not going to be logging in as frequently

[The Hippie]

Uh...if you have a virus, reformating WILL get rid of it, along with EVERYTHING else. So it might be a hardware issue...
~Bryan~

[mute]

Uh...if you have a virus, reformating WILL get rid of it, along with EVERYTHING else. So it might be a hardware issue...
~Bryan~

probably is a hardware issue if the monitor is "blank" on boot-up.

is your video card working properly?

[choppile420]

Um... just clean out your hard drive man. Cant really explain how to do it though.. You have to mess with the little jumpers on the back of your hard drive.. Or wait is that to switch over from slave to master or vise/versa...? Either way i still think thats correct. Try it out man. It'll get rid of everything on your computer, but if you want it back badly enough you will try it.