Need some computer help

[JohnS.]

I have gotten rid of plenty of viruses by removing them and not reformatting. I've saved my computer from hell on a couple occasions where most people would've recommended a reformat. Honestly, it's not hard. It just takes time and patience, depending on the severity of the problem.

Reformat should be the last option.

And enough with the cat fights. This isn't high school.


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[Assault800]

It hasn't even been turned on in a year.... Just reformat. Wow.

 

[JohnS.]

You don't have to be condescending. I never said not to reformat. I'm simply saying a reformat should be the last option to take.

Reading threads on a tiny phone screen (yes, even on tapatalk) makes me skip on a lot of the other posts. I didn't notice the computer has been sitting for a year. It would still be worth trying to boot up if the OP hasn't tried yet.


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[Hecz]

i have a feeling that, if there was a horse race.. between a horse called Formating and horse called Trying to fix whatever it is that is wrong with it. The Formating horse would win.

 

[Assault800]

It definitely would.

I have a laptop that I haven't touched in a year. Fan was busted. I took it apart, replaced fan, upgraded RAM, haven't yet put it back together, it had all kinds of viruses an malware etc. GUESS WHAT IM GONNA DO! Reformat HD and install Linux. Windows sucks.

I know that has absolutely nothing to do with anything, but I'm bored.

 

[Billy.]

I've been on board with the "reformat boat" since my first post only because he hasn't touched the pc in a year. Obviously there's nothing on it that needs to be saved, and the OP doesn't know how damaged the system is from viruses. There's no point in wasting time trying to diagnose. Reformatting and reinstalling the OS would guarantee a fresh machine and probably take less time.

I am a system technician for a consolidated 911 center and PC hobbiest on the side. I help maintain 22 consoles each with 3 PC's, and 18 servers. Hopefully my opinion counts for something lol

 

[toneekay]

Reformat that hoe!

If you guys got a problem with me saying that, COME AT ME BRO!

 

[JohnS.]

Reformat that hoe!

If you guys got a problem with me saying that, COME AT ME BRO!

We'll duke it out asian style. Fight to the death!

 

[toneekay]

We'll duke it out asian style. Fight to the death!

Let's do it! Make sure you bring 6 more of your homies John!

 

[Billy.]

slap fight?

 

[Hecz]

I've been on board with the "reformat boat" since my first post only because he hasn't touched the pc in a year. Obviously there's nothing on it that needs to be saved, and the OP doesn't know how damaged the system is from viruses. There's no point in wasting time trying to diagnose. Reformatting and reinstalling the OS would guarantee a fresh machine and probably take less time.

I am a system technician for a consolidated 911 center and PC hobbiest on the side. I help maintain 22 consoles each with 3 PC's, and 18 servers. Hopefully my opinion counts for something lol

Yup.

and Nice!

Reformat that hoe!

If you guys got a problem with me saying that, COME AT ME BRO!

Nope. No problem at all.

 

[toneekay]

slap fight?

Is that what you do with your buddies and y'alls "light sabers?"

 

[Billy.]

I didn't know Asians could say the word "y'all." Learn something new everyday I guess...

 

[toneekay]

I'm from Texas foo!

We're a bunch of wranglers and cowboys out hurr!

 

[lotz6996]

I hate her dell with a passion. It has been a pile since day 1. I found out I don't need my $200 text book for class so I'm getting her a new one as an early graduation gift. Walmart has an hp g6 model wih 4gb ram and 500 gb hdd for $300

 

[Billy.]

I doubt its the PC that has been s***ty. It was probably a bunch of crummy software that came loaded on it. Save your $300 and fix the dell

that HP you saw at walmart is already way old technology. 4gb ram is like the minimum nowadays, especially if its low speed economy memory on windows 7. My home pc has 8gb of 1600mhz memory and that's average, not good, not bad.

*edit*
for curiosity's sake, do you have the service tag number for the dell?

 

[lotz6996]

The security tag number is 829s9g1.

 

[Billy.]

verifying its an Inspiron 1525?

Probably came with vista 32bit installed. Should have a backup OS disk and backup drivers disk. Also, the harddrive should have a partition dedicated solely to a backup installation of Vista, approx 9gb in size. You can possibly do a system restore from that partition.

Funny thing is I actually refreshed one of these just a couple weeks ago. The lady didnt want anything recovered from it, and she hated vista so I installed XP Professional 32bit and it ran better than new

 

[lotz6996]

It is a 1525. But it has xp for the os. I have the discs for it. But will need someone to help me get started with doing a system restore

 

[lotz6996]

Ok. I started it up and did a system restore on it again as far back as I could go (jan 2010) and for the moment everything appears to be working. And I know it did not do that a when I did that 13 months ago