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    Quick question about "hard" shutdowns

    <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: PurdueRy I think the reset button is no better than just holding down the power button</end quote></div> Ah, k. Found this picture http://www.v2premier.com/techs...erms/resetbutton.shtml But my computer does not have that reset...
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    Quick question about "hard" shutdowns

    You know when a computer just locks up all of a sudden and you can't do anything on it, even when hitting CTRL+ALT+DELETE? Is there any way to avoid a hard shutdown in that situation? I googled hard shutdown and was reading sometimes about a computer "reset" button. I was just wondering, do...
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    ugh, what did i do?

    <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: PurdueRy <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: parabola <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: PurdueRy <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: parabola BTW, I really appreciate all the...
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    ugh, what did i do?

    <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: PurdueRy <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: parabola BTW, I really appreciate all the help everyone.</end quote></div> Try running CWShredder to see if any major trojans are still around.</end quote></div> It...
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    ugh, what did i do?

    BTW, I really appreciate all the help everyone.
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    ugh, what did i do?

    Well on the microsoft site, a pop up came up and recommended a solution for me ; which I executed through cmd >> run> and executing like 7 .dll's It fixed the problem; the computer is running perfectly now. I guess I"m just wondering if it's OK to install windows XP over itself? that...
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    ugh, what did i do?

    I actually got the windows updates to work. Everything is working 100% normal now. And i also did a virus scan and none came up. Do you still think it's necessary to reformat, since I never did? I feel like if it's not broken, don't fix it...And i will be sure not to download any...
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    ugh, what did i do?

    What is the best way to format? Shoudl i just right click on the C drive? Also there are several options, such as Allocation unit size, quick format, enable compression, etc.
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    ugh, what did i do?

    I can install a free antivirus through my university...I'll do that now. Also, what can I do about these darn windows updates that keep failing?
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    ugh, what did i do?

    What steps should I take now? Now when I try to access windows updates they all fail...
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    ugh, what did i do?

    Basically I wanted a new antivirus program -- nod32 antivirus. I downloaded it through a torrent, and installed it exactly how the readme instructed me. After installing, my PC required a reboot. While the computer was loading back up, it seriously took like 15 minutes for it to load up -- which...