fatman wrote:So transfering stuff over wont be infected? Im not sure.Daiichidoku wrote:extra, external or even large usb flash drives to save all the vital stuff then wipe the system with a reformat
pain, but piece of mind
pics and text can easily be sent to an emailbox for safe storage, you can scrutinize each item later before you put it back in comp
forget about programs etc, just re download and install them
shitcan the music and videos though, as its so large and shit is sometimes hidden in it
as long as you are ready able and willing to accept that you MAY lose some stuff, you gain the benefit of knowing that your comp, once reformatted, is a pure as the driven snow machine with not an iota of virus/trojan et al
but then again, im sure you will just get right back into the amputee-midget-bdsm-manseks-roman shower-porn and mess up the system again
reformat is an all day process and is a drag, but nothing like a clean fresh system ready to go