Help Needed .

[mumof4]

Nothing to do with cars,sorry..but i really need help as it has taken me nearly 4 hours to manage to stop my pc from going loopy so i could connect.

 

Which F key is it that starts your pc in safe mode?..i cant remember.

 

I had 267 pages of internet explorer up b4!!everything has gone to pot.Not sure if a virus as nothing is coming up.I cant scan,email does not work,msm isnot 100%, everything is slow,my tower is making god awful noises and keeps beeping,i can get on here..its the only site that will load,i cant get into microsoft or any other site,if i disconnect,i wont be able to get back on so im going to be on here all day!!

Any help would be great.

I have AVG free edition antivirus,that is showing as disabled but my firewall is still up..im running a risk but im out of options.

 

And b4 you say take it to someone,no one can look at it for a week as ive lready tried that..

 

Sorry if i annoy any of you with this totaly unrelated prob..but i cant get anywhere else to ask any one else!!..Ive tried!!

[mumof4]

Anyone??what is the key for safe mode startup??? :D

[mumble_bee]

f8

[mumof4]

Thank you :D !!.I cant get into my start menu to create a backup/recovery disk so im flying by the seat of my pants here.Im goint to go now and i may see you all later!! :D

[mumble_bee]

ok heres some advice if you're up for it..

 

Start->run-> Msconfig->startup->disable all

then click services->hide all microsoft services->disable all

 

of course this will also disable your firewall - which isnt good - unless you have xp firewall.

 

but at least while you're not connected to the internet you can see if its working fine.

then you can re-enable your firewall etc.. from the startup and services tab - but thats step 2.

[mumble_bee]

and I think your avatar is the virus :D

[mumof4]

ok..i have a firewall up but i dont know if windows one..i am assuming so as i have xp

[mumble_bee]

beeps are bad

[mumof4]

i thought about doing a total system recovery,but thats a last resort which i dont really want to have to do.I cant save owt so ill lose everything;.

[mumof4]

Oh well..guess im gonna find out how bad!!.Catch you all later if i get it sorted.xxxxxxxxx.Marian.xxxxxxxxxx

[mumble_bee]

you dont need to do a recovery - I havent re-installed in I dunno 4 years or something - worst case scenario is a registry restore - unless you've recently installed NEW PS2 Drivers from something like a logitech wireless kit.. then you're in trouble

[mumof4]

I havent installed anything..hubby looked at porn!!!!!!!!!!!1

[mumof4]

i know that my partition table is reading error..would this have something to do with it all?

[mumble_bee]

partition table error - on the system drive - well in windows - thats almost unusable

however unless we're talking about physical damage - ie: bad sectors - you should be able to sort it out

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other browsing can be more dangerous.

 

you really need a combination of: firewall(+nat if possible), anti-spyware/adware,anti-virus

[mumof4]

I had all that and now look at me..cant do bloody anything.Everything was ok till hubby decided to look at porn :D I have adaware se,

[mumof4]

I darent disconnect at the mo as i know i wont be able to reconnect..nothing is working on my desktop,nothing in my start menu(cant get in to it),i managed to connect by fluke as i dont know much bout pcs.Registry??no idea.

[mumof4]

My pc wont shut off,have to switch it off at the plug in the wall which i know is not good,i know that for the last week my pc has kept expanding the virtual memory..i havent got a clue what this is as its never happened before.

[mumble_bee]

well tbh - the best thing to do in that case is

 

1) msconfig - disable all non ms services and all startup

2) delete/rename any unknown exe files in c:\ or c:\windows\temp or c:\windows\system32(

2) disconnect from the net (or just engage an internet lock or whatever its called)

3) run your antivirus - ideally updated- if not (as yours is avg-greyed -skip this)

4) run your adaware - deep scan

5) reboot and do step 2)

6) adaware again

7) check msconfig - have any new programs added themselves to startup ? if so they are your problem, if not then we're 1 step closer to fixing it

8) if 7 is NO - then make sure your firewall is up and go to a free antivirus site - like www.antivirus.com - they are trend av - use their HOUSECALL product its free and java based, if 7 is yes.. then you need an antivirus that can pick up that stuff

9) pray

[mumble_bee]

pc not shutting off is not a HUGE problem - its common in loads of scenarios like: driver conflicts, hdd read errors (non-phys), etc....... (oh also when you have spyware)

 

you can just press the power on button for 4 seconds - or to the count of 10 - whichever is longer :D

[mumof4]

Ok.thanks for that.going to disconnect now!!see you all soon.xx

[mumble_bee]

how do you know its been expanding the virtual memory ?

[mumof4]

I get a message saying the virtual memory is too low so windows is expanding it and any programmes using it will be affected..a little yellow box appears

[mumble_bee]

hrm windows shouldnt do that

if its managed by windows itself ...

 

it sounds like you may actually have some hdd issues.

or you have very very little ram and very very little free hdd space on the designated v.mem drive

and too many memory resident programs

[mumof4]

No idea what you mean,my pc has 256mb ram,40gb hard drive,1.8ghz.Look,ive got to go out as i want to get some floppies just in case,ill leave it connected till i get back.On here.as i have no idea what hdd means!!

[mumof4]

Ill be back in an hour or so.