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  • 06-02-2011 5:21pm
    #1
    corny
    Registered Users Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭


    A couple of days ago while browsing i think i stumbled upon a virus of some sort. The display changed, i wasn't able to connect to the internet and tools like system restore stopped working. Anyway, ran Avast and it found a couple of problems but didn't return me to normal. Eventually restarted my computer but all i get now is a blank screen when windows should be loading. Tried pushing F8 to start up in safe mode and nothing happens. Lost patience and tried to reboot windows from a CD and it comes up "push any button to launch from cd" but again nothing happens when i push bittons. Keyboard is fine btw. I'm nearly 100% its not a hardware issue as everything happened when i visited a certain site and system restore even urged me to restart the computer. Anyone ever come across this or offer any help? Thanks.


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  • #2
    MASTER...of the bra
    Closed Accounts Posts: 411 ✭✭MASTER...of the bra


    That's a toughie since you can't even get it on, Is re-installing windows a no go? Connect the hard drive to another computer and run Malwarebytes on it?


  • #3
    corny
    Registered Users Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭corny


    MASTER...of the bra wrote: »
    That's a toughie since you can't even get it on, Is re-installing windows a no go? Connect the hard drive to another computer and run Malwarebytes on it?

    Yeah i tried to reinstall windows but the computer won't let me on startup:(.I'll try removing the hard drive. Cheers.


  • #4
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,520 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    corny wrote: »
    A couple of days ago while browsing i think i stumbled upon a virus of some sort. The display changed, i wasn't able to connect to the internet and tools like system restore stopped working. Anyway, ran Avast and it found a couple of problems but didn't return me to normal. Eventually restarted my computer but all i get now is a blank screen when windows should be loading. Tried pushing F8 to start up in safe mode and nothing happens. Lost patience and tried to reboot windows from a CD and it comes up "push any button to launch from cd" but again nothing happens when i push bittons. Keyboard is fine btw. I'm nearly 100% its not a hardware issue as everything happened when i visited a certain site and system restore even urged me to restart the computer. Anyone ever come across this or offer any help? Thanks.

    i test the hard drive sounds like a hard problem. check the hard drive manufacturer hard drive testing utility.


  • #5
    corny
    Registered Users Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭corny


    Was able to rescue most of the important stuff on the hard drive before wiping it and re-installing windows. Starting from scratch now but problem solved.:)


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