I need computer help
#1
I need computer help
Edit: I'm trying to restore my computer to the factory settings but it wont let me. When I boot from the XP CD it says there is no drive installed that is compatable. Anyone ever had this problem?
I havent had an anti-virus on my computer for over a year and I have so muchbad crap on here. What is the best anti-virus? I know the main two are McCaffee (sp?) and Norton but I always see mixed reviews about them, plus my computer doesnt have a big enough CPU or enough RAM to run smoothly with those. Is anyone having a better experience with anything else?
I havent had an anti-virus on my computer for over a year and I have so muchbad crap on here. What is the best anti-virus? I know the main two are McCaffee (sp?) and Norton but I always see mixed reviews about them, plus my computer doesnt have a big enough CPU or enough RAM to run smoothly with those. Is anyone having a better experience with anything else?
#2
RE: best anti-virus software
AVG is free and works great. Stands for Anti-Virus Grisoft or something. I used it before my college resident networkrequired that I useSymantec. Pretty much all scanners are going to be big resource hogs, but AVG tends not to have a lot of the bloated GUI stuff that others have.
#4
RE: best anti-virus software
Mcafee is a piece of crap. Nod32 is supposed to be real good. get "Adaware" too, it scans your computer for adware and show you what to get rid of. I use it often and love it.
#5
RE: best anti-virus software
ORIGINAL: Red98
Yeah AVG is really good also why dont u just reformat ur HD and which xp do u have?
Yeah AVG is really good also why dont u just reformat ur HD and which xp do u have?
#6
RE: best anti-virus software
ORIGINAL: kokasian
I'm pretty sure its SP2 home edition. I've tried to reformat but it always fails. I dont really have the funds to take it to a repair shop right now
I'm pretty sure its SP2 home edition. I've tried to reformat but it always fails. I dont really have the funds to take it to a repair shop right now
#8
RE: best anti-virus software
For virus protection you might look at webroot as well. I work at staples in electronics. I would definitely go with webroot over anything else, it catches alot of stuff that norton doesn't and the files for it are alot smaller therefore does not take as much to run.
#9
RE: best anti-virus software
How could my HDD be bad when I'm using it right now? I only have one in my setup. By fail I mean that when its preparing to boot XP from my disk, I get an error message saying there is no compatable drive. Even if I try to reinstall it by running the disk while XP is already up and restarting it does the same thing
#10
RE: best anti-virus software
Ok so u do get threw the partion stage and xp installs but wont boot up? What type of PC do u have because it should work also just so u know xp sp2 requires u to re-register ur OS in 30 days so make sure u have all u need.