http://www.usefulfreeware.net/2009/01/08/clean-your-computer-with-free-antivirus-rescue-cds/ A blog about freeware, open source software, programming and more Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.usefulfreeware.net/2009/01/08/clean-your-computer-with-free-antivirus-rescue-cds/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Laptop is screwed! Need an answer! - TechSpot OpenBoards Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:59:28 +0000 http://www.usefulfreeware.net/?p=180#comment-53 [...] Since you can't get anything to run and you don't have any boot cds, the only possible approach to your problem (as i see it) will require you use a friend's computer to >> Download bootable CD images you can then burn to CD >> Then use that CD to boot up to try to fix your computer As snowchick7669 noted, running an A/V is a good first step. What A/V do you use? As it might be good to see what they offer by way of bootable 'rescue" CDs. Or see this page. Would recommend trying. Avira. You might also try check first if you can simply do any "online" scan first as well (might work as an online scan with needing to do any program downloads) See this link [...] [...] Since you can’t get anything to run and you don’t have any boot cds, the only possible approach to your problem (as i see it) will require you use a friend’s computer to >> Download bootable CD images you can then burn to CD >> Then use that CD to boot up to try to fix your computer As snowchick7669 noted, running an A/V is a good first step. What A/V do you use? As it might be good to see what they offer by way of bootable ‘rescue" CDs. Or see this page. Would recommend trying. Avira. You might also try check first if you can simply do any "online" scan first as well (might work as an online scan with needing to do any program downloads) See this link [...]

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