system restore for windows xp. I got up today, and my computer was acting as it had viruses.?

do all this will get you going

Safe Mode Bootup

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Slowly tap the F8 key while the computer is powering up

Just after Verifying DMI files occurs the F8 key will point the computer to a menu where safe mode can be selected.

Note if you mistakenly tap F8 key again, it will continue through to normal boot

Scroll and select last known good configuration.

then try this in normal boot

Slow computer IE freezes

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Note: only have to do Safe mode if the files will not delete in normal mode. Try normal first.

Slowly tap the F8 key while the computer is powering up

Just after Verifying DMI files occurs the F8 key will point the computer to a menu where safe mode can be selected.

Note if you mistakenly tap F8 key again, it will continue through to normal boot

Scroll and select safe mode with network

Use explorer to delete the contents of the folder datastore.

Datastore can be found in c:\windows\softwaredistribution.

You may have to do this regularly when the computer slows.

The folder rebuilds itself and the contents are to do with windows updates and logs for errors. There is no harm in deleting the contents.

Reboot.

Also

Over time IE7 seems to set its own (or programs do) tick boxes in the advance tab.

In IE7 (IE6) Tools >Internet Options >Advance Tab

Click Restore advance settings defaults

Tick empty temp files when browser closes (this empties the cache)

Bullet disable phishing filter

Delete Browser History, cookies the whole lot regularly.

Close the browser to set the settings.

Also while your computer is in good nick you should download and install superantispyware because when malware gets going you will not be able to access the net.

Clean Up Computer

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Download and run superantispyware. I was put onto this program because of an annoying popup (XP or Vista plus all OS preceding)

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Superantispyware is a good program and remember to update it before scanning. A scan may take 45mins.

afterwards clean up the registry with this

Clean up pc and IE

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To clean up run this Microsoft’s windows live program. It does registry, spyware , virus , disk clean up and defrag

It takes 2 hours or more so once it starts to load x file of x you can leave the computer and go to bed etc.

XP Users http://onecare.live.com/site/en-ca/defau...

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-au/default.htm

Vista Users http://onecare.live.com/site/en-ca/cente...

Run the full safety scanner, then at the end of the scan it asks you to set it running full time.

Think twice about setting it to run in the background as it could be another thing to slow you down. However, it may be worth while if you have no other security programs running.

Consider the following options:

I personally run Norton 360 which is full internet security and run superantispyware when I want to.

So if you don’t have a decent internet security program then perhaps run the superantispyware with your antivirus in the background.

If you sick of antivirus programs that don’t work perhaps run onecare full time and run superantispyware whenever.

Now you should be flying and Onecare has even set up a new system restore point for you.

Note onecare does other stuff as well. Click on the menus on the LHS column.

add onecare to your favourites

you did not save a system restore point thats why. You are not suppose to go on the internet after you freshly installed your computer. Make sure your firewall is turned on. And go to sites that you can trust like hotmail.com get an anti virus software and download that. Now your computer is protected.

you would have had to have set up those dates in advance. restore points. you can, however, burn your files to dvd's and then do a complete system restore, or reformat. your computer will be like brand new. i used to do that a few times a year on my desktop. my laptop is still brand new and has the awful vista so who knows!

try it in safemode..system restore will have a better chance of succeeding in safemode..tap the F8 key when you see the keyboard lights blink when you turn the pc on.then choose safemode.run system restore from there.good luck