Re: Starting Over
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:24:29 -0800
Lunchbox wrote:
I randomly got a virus on my XP laptop. This bug makes all my icons disappear and reapear unexpectedly. I cant seem to open any programs, and some of the processes look shady. I want to delete it all and start over. One problem, i dont have the discs that the laptop came with, and it seems like a strech to pay 200 dollars for a whole now OS. What are some of my options?
Since you have a laptop, contact the laptop's mftr. for replacement restore disks. Depending on who that is, the cost may be very little. HP for instance only charges around $20.
If that isn't feasible, then see if your laptop has a restore image on a special partition. Refer to the laptop's manual or the laptop mftr.'s tech support site for details.
And if neither of those options are feasible, take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). They can reinstall Windows for you with a branded OS install disk, they may have restore disks for your model, or a generic install disk and use the Product Key from the sticker on the bottom of your machine. This will not be free of course, but will probably cost quite a bit less than buying a new operating system (at least it does when I do it - YMMV because of where you live, etc.).
Malke
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