BleepingComputer.com: Windows media Pre-burning Too slow!

My aunt is giving me her laptop PC because she is going on a spiritual journey
and at the convent they will not allow her her own PC.

this computer has had problems, apparently when new it somehow got a "virus" or the OS was just bad,
so a computer expert freind of hers set up a new user account to bypass the bad one and it worked.

the computer a few years later got infected by "firesearch" adware, I deleted it with malwarebytes. (MSE will not work on this comp)

The thing is I want to do a new OS install and I cannot find the original disc. Can I use a 3rd party disc? is it cheaper to
do an OS re install myself or have an expert do it? the computer will NOT go into safemode. If you try it will BSOD.

Windos STOP 0000000EEEEEE An exception has occured 000000EEEE FATAL ERROR 00000EEEEE

This post has been edited by hamluis: 08 July 2011 - 09:10 AM
Reason for edit: Moved from XP to Am I Infected, merged topics.

But a Windows OS CD, boot to it, format, install. Then install all drivers beginning with the chipset driver. Then install a good anti virus app. Then go to Windows Update and install all updates (except for hardware / driver updates - never get them from Windows update). Then you're good to go.

Since it's a laptop...you could simply contanct the manufacturer for the appropriate recovery disks...or invoke the recovery mechanism that's probably built-in.

With a history of malware...I'd go for obtaining the appropriate recovery disks.

Louis

hamluis, on 07 April 2011 - 02:25 PM, said:

would HP still have discs for a 6 year old laptop?

I need this laptop to DJ and do schoolwork on.

They might still have them.

Can you give us the model number of the system & we might be able to find a link for you.

It's way too slow! It akes at least an hour to two hours just anylizing
and pending.

This is the same laptop that I had to remove trojan Zlob and fake from.

No internet acess, no WEP key. hasnt had a win update seince 2007

Its an HP DZe2700.

This post has been edited by hamluis: 08 July 2011 - 09:06 AM
Reason for edit: Moved from XP to Am I Infected.

Hi -
Please note that the correct designation for your notebook / small laptop is HP - Compaq Presario 2700 Series,

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Are you connected to internet in any way, (wireless or direct wired/ethernet) or can you connect directly via a router / modem ?
If you look in Control Panel do you find any connections listed under Network Connections ?

Thank You -

Raymond Lee Leggs, on 27 June 2011 - 02:27 PM, said:

Did you do this on your own or did BC's staff help? If you haven't done so already, you might want to let the BC Malware specialists work with you to make sure your system is clean.

Hi Allan -
Please read this linked thread ? ? http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic389734.html/page__view__findpost__p__2198848

He has never completed that one yet -

Thanks -

Thanks noknojon

Allan, on 27 June 2011 - 05:24 PM, said:

I did this on my own. I will be welcome to allow BC's staff to help me clean the computer.

I looked on HP's website appears they have a disc. but I don't think its the OS