Re: Will reformating HD get rid of a virius

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Loanshark <Loanshark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for the reply, I was concerned the virius could remain in the
memory. Is that possible?

In RAM? No.

"Malke" wrote:

Loanshark wrote:

I have a nasty virius and cannot access the c drive, task manager,
registry,
or run. Will reformatting the drive and reinstalling windows
remove the virius?

Yes.

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install
How-To
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows
- What you will need on-hand

Malke
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