What the hell is wrong with my laptop?

Darrenmckee · Post by **Darrenmckee** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:31 pm

when i turn it on it starts to get really slow and when it comes onto the desktop it show a message saying Windows cannot find the file
C:\system32\system 32.exe or something like that.And i downloaded this think off a kazaa which is called games.exe and i think its a backdoor to my computer because someone keeps trying to access my computer.And i got a virus alert which said i had a virus called backdoor.sbot and some others too.So i tryed to run a full system scan with norton antivirus but when i do this the busy light comes on and my laptop starts getting really slow and the virus scanner stops.Someone please help.

Strap · Post by **Strap** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:33 pm

You have a virus.

Try safe-mode?

Darrenmckee · Post by **Darrenmckee** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:59 pm

i tryed safe mode.the same shit happened

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:02 pm

Sounds like your only option is to format the hard drive. Unless you have System Restore?

Darrenmckee · Post by **Darrenmckee** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:04 pm

how do i do that?and wont that delete everything on it

Strap · Post by **Strap** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:34 pm

Make sure that you have a Windows cd to reinstall it (or whatever the operating system was)

or you could try that emergency disk? (I think that everyone loses that thought)

or you could boot from a diskette, get to dos mode, and do "fdisk" to wipe your computer. (fdisk=fuckdisk

)

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:32 pm

Sounds like what I caught... w32.pinfi...

Only thing to do is format all of it.

SuperH · Post by **SuperH** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:59 am

The problem is actually that you don't beat your computer quite often enough. Everyone always says computers are like children, the faster you make them go, the more fans they need, etc. Well the metaphor also extends to beating. Just like a good kid needs to be hit in the face with a sledgehammer whilst misbehaving, a computer needs to be punched repeatedly in the monitor when it doesn't function perfectly. I gaurentee if you hit hard enough, and follow up with a nice key-popping elbow drop, it will never again run slowly.

airsoft guy · Post by **airsoft guy** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:16 am

He's right, smacking electronic equipment does work, a couple days ago my monitor's colors were all shot to Hell so I shook it like a British nanny and now it works again, of course I still need a new monitor because something is loose inside causing the colors to go funny, I would have it repaired but it's expensive so I'll just buy a new one.

You know what else it might be? It could be because you're black.

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:12 am

C:\system32\system 32.exe or something like that.And i downloaded this think off a kazaa which is called games.exe

You got a virus for attempting to download pirated software again right? Serves you right.

Anyway try a program called "THE CLEANER" by MooSoft, it's the shiznit.

Darrenmckee · Post by **Darrenmckee** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:19 pm

i got it sorted.I reinstalled windows xp and did a full system scan.That did the trick.

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:26 pm

A full system scan with *what*? ScanDisk?
You the fool yo, if so! Get Norton AntiVirus 2k3...
Pirated or not, screw that, I ain't paying for it.

Darrenmckee · Post by **Darrenmckee** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:37 pm

no i did it with norton antivirus 2003 pro.

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:54 pm

Oh. Alright then =)

....But, how come you caught the virus in the first place then?

Gameshark · Post by **Gameshark** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:55 pm

Norton Antivirus a pirate downloaders heaven. Its saved me plenty of viruses.