Re: Please help, PC gone crazy!

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

Try this first:

"Symantec Virus and Security Scan"
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/home_homeoffice/index_virus.html?src=hho_us

To permanently erase your hard disk:

"How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348

To prevent this from happening again:

"Security at home: Protect your PC"
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/Default.mspx

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"Notgoodwithlaptops" <Notgoodwithlaptops@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:17AC324A-8D18-498F-91B2-9E089D35B95A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> After using a shareware program I think I have something nasty on my
> computer! It's very strange, sometimes my laptop runs fine, but other
times
> it won't let me use Internet Explorer or any of the programs. It says that
> there is insufficient memory to run the programs but this isn't true, I
have
> lots of space!
> Have tried running all my antivirus software and the microsoft malicious
> search and they all come up blank.
> A friend suggested I 'format' my computer, ie: wipe everything off and
start
> again, how can I do this? Thanks for your help.

.

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