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Originally Posted by Wofl  i too would suggest a complete reinstall of windows...
also check the SMART info of your hdd, it will tell you how close it is to failing (at least an estimate)
and make sure to use good antivirus/firewall/antispy software, to keep this from happening again |
The only Win discs I have were made off the possibly infected partition, so that may not help. May go ahead and do it anyway after I back up the rest of my personal files.
Downloading HDDHealth right now to check SMART info. Had never really heard of it's use until now, even though I grew up around this stuff. I'll load that and see what comes up.
I'm covered in terms of antivirus and antispyware. I do need to think about a real firewall if I keep Windows around. That built-in XP firewall is a bit, well... not a firewall really. It seems to be a great connection logger though. Heh.
Thanks for all the help so far. I'm likely to ask more questions, thanks for not giving me the "rtfm n00b" business. Ubuntu Community<3