Marty Mayes Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 As the topic say's ^ Im using McAfee & so is my other half tho i dont think it's quite picking up on everything my home computer seem's fine but my other half's pc has been getting the blue screen when she try's to load up her pc so there has to be something wrong. I would reinstall windows but i cant find the original disc does anybody have any thought's what this could be when i got the blue screen on my own computer i ended up just gettin a new pc built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuro Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 The BSOD (blue screen of death) is a major error and it could be anything mate, maybe not your antivirus's fault... for instance you may have downloaded a program and installed it, and it's a big buggy and has messed things up (that would not be your antivirus fault necessarily if you didn't run a scan on it before running it...) Our university was kind enough to give us McAfee for free, which we're not meant to use on any mahcines not connected to the network but of course it's possible to install it on any computer now Sounds obvious but first thing obviously is to get everything you need off that PC right away - immediately - so that when you start fiddling around with it it doesn't matter if you wipe it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mayes Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 all i need to back up is her photos and main programs really how can i burn them 2 cd or dvd mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Kane Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 AVG Resident Shield is my anti-virus, also have Spybot Search & Destroy installed. Realtively small & easy to install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mayes Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 i had spybot myself at 1 time until i got McAfee then it asked me to remove Spybot Right im backing up the photo's and programs now!! when i get that done il wipe the hard drive only problem is i dunno how so if anyone know's please give direction's!! :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Brown Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I have AVG Free installed on my computer and it works well. Also have ZoneAlarm (firewall) and Microsoft's Windows Defender (Anti-spyware). I used Spybot Search and Destroy for several years but changed to Windows Defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Avast. Marty if you can get to safe mode hook up a usb memory stick job or hd and drag files across>??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mayes Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Avast.Marty if you can get to safe mode hook up a usb memory stick job or hd and drag files across>??? Hey Jason i got the programs and photo's saved to dvd's lastnyt all i have to do now is wipe the hard drive and reinstall window's!! If anyone knows how plz do help :boohoo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I use McAfee at work, and Norton at home. Both are equally as good as each other (i'd say probably the best out there). I tend to favour Norton slightly more because it lets you know when its doing things, whereas McAfee just does things 'silently' in the background, so you can't always be sure its doing what it should be (even though there's no reason why it shouldn't be working). Of course, antivirus software is useless if you don't keep it up to date via online updates, or if you had a virus before you installed the software. Vorus software only kills the virus - it doesn't cure the problems the virus created, so if you had a virus before it was installed, the damage was already done. Hey Jason i got the programs and photo's saved to dvd's lastnyt all i have to do now is wipe the hard drive and reinstall window's!! If anyone knows how plz do help :boohoo: If you're using Windows XP or Vista, then it'll install directly from the CD. All you need to do is switch your PC on, and hold down the 'esc' key to enter the BIOS screen (Its usually the 'esc' key, but can sometimes be the delete key - depending on which BIOS your PC has). One the BIOS appears (a rather horrid blue looking screen with various options), look through the menu's until you find the one that says "bood sequence" - and then change the boot sequence to CD-ROM, Hard Drive then Floppy (It may be shown as letters on some BIOS's - D, C, A). Once you've changed the boot sequence, exit the BIOS, and when it asks if you wish to save the changes, select 'yes'. Once you've quit the BIOS, put your Windows CD into the CD drive, re-boot your PC, and then it should boot Windows directly from the CD. If it asks if you want to delete, create or overwrite partitions, delete every partition that is on your hard drive, and start with a completely new partition. That way, your hard drive will be formatted fresh again, and there's no way of any previous virus re-appearing in the future. You'll be be starting with a 'as new' hard drive. BE WARNED: You will need your Windows key that came with the CD/PC. If you can't find that, don't remove Windows until you find it, otherwise you'll be stuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakey Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I use AVG free. I got the BSOD this morning for the first time in ages, after microsoft installed some updates on my computer last night? Coincidence? I think it might be as my computer then downloaded just the one update this morning, maybe to fix this problem!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I use AVG free. I got the BSOD this morning for the first time in ages, after microsoft installed some updates on my computer last night?Coincidence? I think it might be as my computer then downloaded just the one update this morning, maybe to fix this problem!? haha good old Microsoft! One day they might actually test a product fully before making it available to the masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberduck Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I use avast. Can't fault it really and obviously it's free!! I also have the basic Windows Firewall etc. The only problem with avast is that when it picks up a virus or similar, it sounds this bloody alarm with no warning and it scares the s*** out of me :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mayes Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I use McAfee at work, and Norton at home. Both are equally as good as each other (i'd say probably the best out there). I tend to favour Norton slightly more because it lets you know when its doing things, whereas McAfee just does things 'silently' in the background, so you can't always be sure its doing what it should be (even though there's no reason why it shouldn't be working).Of course, antivirus software is useless if you don't keep it up to date via online updates, or if you had a virus before you installed the software. Vorus software only kills the virus - it doesn't cure the problems the virus created, so if you had a virus before it was installed, the damage was already done. If you're using Windows XP or Vista, then it'll install directly from the CD. All you need to do is switch your PC on, and hold down the 'esc' key to enter the BIOS screen (Its usually the 'esc' key, but can sometimes be the delete key - depending on which BIOS your PC has). One the BIOS appears (a rather horrid blue looking screen with various options), look through the menu's until you find the one that says "bood sequence" - and then change the boot sequence to CD-ROM, Hard Drive then Floppy (It may be shown as letters on some BIOS's - D, C, A). Once you've changed the boot sequence, exit the BIOS, and when it asks if you wish to save the changes, select 'yes'. Once you've quit the BIOS, put your Windows CD into the CD drive, re-boot your PC, and then it should boot Windows directly from the CD. If it asks if you want to delete, create or overwrite partitions, delete every partition that is on your hard drive, and start with a completely new partition. That way, your hard drive will be formatted fresh again, and there's no way of any previous virus re-appearing in the future. You'll be be starting with a 'as new' hard drive. BE WARNED: You will need your Windows key that came with the CD/PC. If you can't find that, don't remove Windows until you find it, otherwise you'll be stuck! Cheer's carl im gonna print this and try it on sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Cheer's carl im gonna print this and try it on sunday No worries mate! Just a thought - before you change the boot sequence, as mentioned above, just try putting the CD in your CD drive and then re-booting your PC. There could be an outside chance that your boot sequence is already set to boot from the CD drive first. If it doesn't boot up, then you'll have to follow the above instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakey Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 haha good old Microsoft! One day they might actually test a product fully before making it available to the masses. I know! I realised I typed that wrong, was meant to put that it doesn't seem like a coincidence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mayes Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 No worries mate!Just a thought - before you change the boot sequence, as mentioned above, just try putting the CD in your CD drive and then re-booting your PC. There could be an outside chance that your boot sequence is already set to boot from the CD drive first. If it doesn't boot up, then you'll have to follow the above instructions. ok mate so windows xp cd in the drive and if it works fine then just carry on ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuro Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Yeah usually if you throw a CD in the drive and restart your PC - when it boots up, it will attempt to see if anything is in the CD drive and try to run it if it's a Windows XP CD or similar... so you may not have to change the boot sequence (I certainly don't have to). The idea is that this CD runs before anything else is started by the computer that could interfere with it. Once it recognises the CD, just follow the instructions. As long as you have all your important gear already copied off your PC, you are fine as everything will be wiped. Also be aware that the first time you connect to the internet after a fresh reinstall, you'll have to download all the windows updates from the year dot, which might take some time, and also download the latest updates for your antivirus software / Spybot before you do anything else. A doddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I have AVG Free installed on my computer and it works well. Also have ZoneAlarm (firewall) and Microsoft's Windows Defender (Anti-spyware). Our McAfee subs ran out a while ago, but I was able to get a free 12 month subscription from my Internet Bank provider. However, this slowed my computer down enormously. I have now completely removed McAfee and installed your 3 recommended programs Chrissie. It has put my computer back to normal speed nopw, so thanks very much for the tip off. The only thing is the Zone Alarm - I'm not too sure what I should be allowing or denying. Sometimes the program titles aren't all that much help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 After years of using Norton, i've decided i'm sick of it slowing my PC right down due to the amount of system resources it takes up (processor and memory usage). After seeing Kaspersky getting loads of 9/10 and 10/10 reviews in magazines, I decided to try the 30 day free demo - and i've now decided to stick with it. Its the best anti-virus software i've ever used, and it doesn't hammer your system resources either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Isn't it a bad idea to tell everyone what we have? Anyway, I was using Macafee as it came free with sky broadband but after some very harsh viruses within about 2 months I changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakey Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Why is it a bad idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I dunno in case of spies! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzY-LogiC Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 used Panda, McAfee, AVG and a bunch of others. I'm now back on McAfee and feeling fine.... mind you, i've only had two viruses. (no, i'm not preaching) Sasser (catched it when i turned on my laptop at a LAN party) and some old virus back in 99... it fried my bios = new motherboard :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 What's a LAN party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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