Why would you buy a PC that requires you to go through such pain to simply keep it running?? Get a Mac. No AV software needed. It will run for 10 years and be fun to use to boot.
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Help please.
Do you recall the name of the file you deleted?
Have you tried to run the ‘safe mode’ during start-up? [Not sure how in Vista]
Hey guys, cut it out.
I love ya’ll, but I just needed help...not a PC/mac flam war.
My PC is already paid for and needs to remain serviceable until finances are not as tight.
I am requesting helpfulness, not snarkiness.
Peace.
This sounds to me like a hardware failure. I would suggest you open the computer, and disconnect all the peripherals, and see if the computer will boot without the CD ROM, harddrive, memory installed, and other add-ons connected. If still it doesn’t boot, it’s probably the motherboard/CPU. If it does boot, reconnect each of the disconnected items to see which one is causing the boot failure.
We tried everything but eventually had to revert my system to the "new" state of when I bought it. Luckily, I was able to save my critical files in "safe" mode. But reloading all of my software was a nightmare. I'm almost positive this is what you'll have to do.
I’d use this as a chance to upgrade to win 7, its much better than Vista.
I’d try to get it booted into safe mode and then restore the file.
Its also possible to use the windows disk to repair the OS problem without reinstalling the OS. Choose the repair option.
My guess is you’ll need to reinstall the operating system.
Do you have the Dell Vista DVD that came with your system? Try booting the PC off of that, and getting into Vista setup. There is an option there to Repair, and it will scan the Vista installation on your C:\ drive and repair/replace any missing core files. You will need to re-update any MS patches or service packs, probably.
NFP
I have the worst possible news for you.
The rootkit gave a false positive on a bit of information on the drive that Windows uses to validate the OS as legitimate.
You deleted something you shouldn’t have and will have to reinstall your OS. You won’t be able to recover otherwise. You should be able to save all of your data
when turning on the machine, try going into BIOS mode by pressing down on the DELETE or ENTER key (depends on the motherboard) and get the BIOS screen. If you have a Live CD (which boots a mini OS on RAM), in the BIOS choose the CD/DVD to be the first place the computer look for an OS. Exit BIOS mode. The computer will look for an OS CD/DVD. When the LIVE CD OS is installed, transfer all your files you have worked on to a USB. Some Live CD carry some anti-malware and anti-virus programs.
I avoid such virus problems by using 3 products:
1- Deep Freeze.
2- Sandboxie.
3- Avira (something like AVS)
I would pull the hard drive and scan it on another system with AVG, IObit or clamwin for viruses, and then with Antimalware and Spybot for malware.
You can get these programs from www.majorgeeks.com.
If you don't understand everything I said (without needing to look anything up), do NOT proceed further and find a local Dad or a kid who KNOWS his stuff, and fork over $50 and dinner.
You need to make sure you’re powered down. The power switch on the PC is a soft switch, and does not usually fully cut power to the system. So unplug it and let it sit a minute or two, then plug back in and power on.
Now, if you bought this system new, there should be a Windows OEM install partition, with all of Vista on it. You need to get to that. It sounds ike you may have deleted, via your AV software, a vital system file. This also means that you’re running your system with SysAdmin privileges. And when you get you’re system repaired, you need to set up an basic user account that you run from unless you’re installing software.
Can’t really help you much more than that. I left the widows verse long ago.
There is a way to put a dell computer into a diagnostic mode on boot. I think you hold down the left function key when booting. This would allow you to run diagnostics on everything and determine if you have a hardware issue. IF you had a virus its possible it damaged your drive.
My bet is the OS is just messed up and you’ll need to reinstall. You can call Dell and they will walk you through the process, although you may have to pay $35 or so. Cheaper than taking it somewhere but you’ll lose the data.
I pay 55 bucks a year for Carbonite and I've probably needed it more than any other account they have.
I'm stuck, changing the OS means new scanners, new printers and some of my expensive software.
If this computer would work with XP I'd go back to it in a heartbeat.
Try esc key to get you in at startup.
I don’t know how to restart your computer but I did have problems with AVG slowing down everything on mine. Got Avast! now and everything is fine.
I have a 4 or 5 year old HP with Vista bought from Walmart.
I don’t bother trying to save it when files go bad, I just go and buy another computer, to me they are totally disposable.
I made the mistake years ago buying top dollar, both on a PC and a laptop and both times I was bit in the rear, the Toshiba laptop was $3000 and lasted less than 6 months when it totally died, I still have it, I should just burn it.
Sorry I am not giving you any advice, its just that when the PC gets bad I just get another one because they are so cheap, and these cheap puters are more than adequate for any use I will put them to.