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HELP.................When i turn on the .PC. , its starting up but i have no desk top programmes. Im only able to access this through windows task manager .

Have i got a virus or is it something simple ??

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Loz , when you get a miniute ok dude
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Can you access system restore via

Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools - System Resotre

 
Dont think i can access them Loz, my screen saver/Background is the only item coming up on start.

Can only get onto task manager by ctrl/alt/delete.

 
No worries , im willing to sell the wifes body , sorry , im willing to offer the wife free of charge to anyone who can solve the problem .

So looks like im buying a new P.C. then .
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So looks like im buying a new P.C. then .
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Bit hasty that mate. Can you get anything displayed if you press and hold control and then press ESC?

Also, this is described, with a load of possible solutions in

http://www.winforums.com/showthread.php?t=9996
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One of the likely things to try is to open Task Manager, click New task and type in explorer.exe - Then see what happens

Kev

 
No worries , im willing to sell the wifes body , sorry , im willing to offer the wife free of charge to anyone who can solve the problem . So looks like im buying a new P.C. then .
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Certainly too soon to be talking about a new PC (unless the one you have is ancient and you are considering replacing it anyway) - if you can't get anything sorted yourslef you can always take it to a computer repair store and ask them if they can give you a price to repair it (before you actually commit to anything) - then decide from that whether it is worth forking out to have it fixed or paying the extra to get a new PC.

My brothers and I just had to chip in for a new PC for my Mum and we got a decent enough spec off Dell for ?420 - and today I saw a decent enough spec (well decent enough for fairly standard day to day use) in Woolworths (of all places) reduced to ?250. So this gives you an idea of whether the repair bill is worth it.

Do you have the original set up disks for your operating system? Worse case scenario is that you can run a restore from them which basically wipes your whole PC and will rebuild the PC as it was when you first got it. of course this way you would lose all your data so if you have anything you really don't want to lose then again consider a computer repair shop as they may well be able to save your data files.

 
The nightmares of two weeks back come flooding back to me..

Had something exactly like that, which looked to be a virus. Ended up restoring the lot, and still in the process of gaining PC back to how it was. The Virus Program installed and firewall were not enough to stop it.

Can you start it in safe mode at all? Think its F5 keyed when you start PC.

 
Id hate to lose all my files , all very important and would be difficult to replce a lot of information. I have a lot of work related items, music , contact info etc etc .

Probably will have to bring it to local .P.C. repair shop , there not too expensive .

Any help on how i can keep all related files .

Appreciate all the replies by the way .

 
My personal advice would be that if the files are that important definitely go to a repair store. Don't screw around with it too much yourself.

Once it is sorted and your files (hopefully) have been saved then invest in a decent back up facility so that you are never stuck in this situation again. Back up your data regularly and at least you will have piece of mind over those files.

 
download these programs:- avg antispyware 7,5, adaware and spybot s&d. restart in safemode (f8 normally) and run these.

 
Could you at least describe what operating system you have? Windows XP? Windows 2000? Whichever it is, definitely try to get it booted in safe mode if possible. Borrow a friend's PC to get some of the antivirus/antispyware software already mentioned burned onto CD so you can get them installed. I am guessing your PC is riddled with spyware or infected with a virus, if not both.

 
Managed to run a virus scan and it picked up 35. Deleted them from the system so its back to normal . Ran a spyware scan too , same result . It was riddled with them .

Everything seems to be operating ok , but im leaving it with a guy tomorrow to run a full check on it . And also time to save my files onto something just to be safe .

Anybody tell me how i can save files, data etc etc ??

Cheers

 
What will you be using to store your backup files in?

 
Open to suggestions mate , never done it before so im looking for advice .

 
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