Joined: Mar '09
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this is REALLY off topic and i appologize for that but dont know who else to ask and know there are some really smart ppl on this site.. anyways i bought my toshiba laptop about 3years ago. had a year free antivirus which worked out great! then for a year and a half up until just about 3months ago i never had any!. anyways i am now kicking myself for that as my computor is slow as s**t, always stalling. kicking me out of poker sites, off the internet ect. when i open the browser if it freezes i have to hit ctrl alt del and open up the task manager for things to start working agin!.
what i need is a step by step guide on how to wipe my computor writen in words i can understand lol i am using windows vista.
if someone can help me i am very very thankful as it has froze 4times during writting this post
Joined: Feb '11
Location: Germany
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Also had the same problem with my laptop a few years ago - it had windows vista but the hardware was too weak to handle it... What I'd recommend and what I did was using something to save your important datas on it,and reinstall windows. Not sure if that's the best solution though.
Just install an anti-spyware program and let it scan. Then remove all spyware, that should do the trick. IF NOT then contact me and I will help you formatting (removing whole windows and reinstalling it again). I owe you that
hey arsenej1 if your reading this and your computer isnt sorted out yet, il help you fix it step by step, if you want also what anti virus program you using at the moment
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Location: United Kingdom
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BeMyATM is right. Re-installing windows is straightford so long as you have the original Windows Vista DVD. The most important thing is to back everything that you can't afford to lose. You can get a cheap external hard drive for this. Also make a note of all the programs you have installed and bakup the installers if you have them.
If you don't have the original DVD or a copy of it there are many places on the web where you can download it but you will need your Windows product code which should be on a label somewhere on the latpop. If you can't find the product key download this keyfinder and run it http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
Once you have backed up and got the key just stick the Vista DVD in the drive and re-boot, it should start from the DVD and ask if you want to re-install.
Just install an anti-spyware program and let it scan. Then remove all spyware, that should do the trick. IF NOT then contact me and I will help you formatting (removing whole windows and reinstalling it again). I owe you that
this is the best way to do it imo, also c clean it
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Canada
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i downloaded the free avg antivirus for now...this computor is all messed up lol i scan it every few days and still plenty of issues. dont have windows cd nor product code lol soooo hummmm?
------------ i do have a 1 trig external hard drive but really dont care about anything on this computor kinda wanna start from scratch
------------ whats c clean it dozn01? i dont know nothing about this s**t lol i can play poker watch/ look up porn and thats about all i know
------------ i also only use 1porn site no popups and updated daily so dont think that hurt me none
also download CCleaner which is a free system cleaning tool easily googled,, if this doesnt work try a system restore this option can be found by going to start, all programs , system tools , or accessories( select the oldest restore point available),, also download a good free anti-virus utility such as (AVAST-antivirus) this is also a freeware program
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if all else fails Currys have a sale on at the moment,
also watching porn is highly detremental to the life of your com-screen and highly detremental to your eyesight, stop now before, more harm is done , try spanking and not wxxxxxx this may be of help
Joined: Mar '09
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sorry hadda restart twice..alright my firewall has been turned off since i bought this computor..big deal??? when turned on i can play poker for sum reason
------------ another fking restart blahhhhh turned firewall back on gonna download avist wish me luck
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download avast and the antispyware , both are free, run a scan with both, remember to reboot as instructed after the scans , both scans will take some time perhaps as long as an hour depending on how much stuff you have on your com,, be patient, you might have to tweek the anti-virus to allow some programs , but do the scans first , go to control panel, remove programs and go through all your programs , remove everything you dont need , defrag your harddrive this option can be found in the start-all programs , system tools section, this also will take some time hours even if you have not done it for some time!
this also is a really good 1 button maintenence program try it and see,, it is free,,,this will also defrag your registry and clean it . it can also optimise memory have a look its simple
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Canada
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thanks everyone for the help! have went through and done most of the things above, updated everything that needed updating (which was alot) computors working 100X better then before still abit of a b!tch but alot better
------------ defragging now, scanning with windows defender and avg..thanks agin everyone starting to remember how it feels to be able to write a post without the "not responding" message coming up 5-10 times in between thanks so much for the help!
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since you have so many problems and the laptop is 3 years old the best thing you can do is format-reinstall windows from the beginning. Even after defrag and scan for viruses and stuff its 100% sure that your computer will have lots of unwanted crap slowing it down. So back up the files you need if you have more than one hard drives format them and then reinstall windows in main hard disk. The difference will amaze you I format and reinstall at least twice per year
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Hey arsenej, I had a similar problem with my other laptop recently - also a three year old Toshiba. I was running it without anti-virus (we don't use this computer much), when my wife downloaded a very persistent virus. The first rainy day that came along I reinstalled the operating system, installed Avast antivirus and Lavasoft AdAware, and now it runs like a charm! GL
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You need your origonal disk or a new one you should be able to register it with your origonal OEM but if you got the restore it would be a lot easier as it will have the right drivers. I don't want to say its hard but if you have never done it before it might get trick. Is your hard drive partitioned if it is then put any files you want on the partition , if not dont forget to back up all the stuff you want. As for anti virus I dont use it that much I use something called go back or smart card but its quite time consuming to explain exactly what both are so maybe stick to the antivirus.
But if you really want to know more let me know as I am in fact a total expert on this type of stuff I do this type of stuff for a living for about 15 years or so. ToX
no popups and updated daily so dont think that hurt me none
