ok.. heres my problem.

my stupid friends downloaded all kinds of crap on my computer, and it installed over 6000 infected files on my computer. spyware, adware.. all that. i deleted and quarantined all infected files, and in about an hour, they would all come back.. so compaq told me my best option was to restore the computer

after restoring the computer, it goes into the "new computer setup" and halfway through that, it FREEZES..

i've tried putting in all the factory cards etc, but it STILL goes to that screen when i restore the pc.. i dont know if this can be fixed.. it might be screwed.

oh, and i already tried restoring it again.. same prob..

any help would be lovely tho..Restore?! LOL  Here's the BEST option.. Go buy a REAL operating system CD, and Fdisk the drive, and install the operating system from the CD... Not from those crap restore CDS...

[glb]Flame[/glb]Take the following steps:

1. Format Hard Disk Drive
2. Reinstall Windows XP
3. Take security measures before connecting to the Internet.

Make use of the following (free) programs:

AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP HOME and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options
But go out and BUY Windows XP. No more of this restore stuff...

[glb]Flame[/glb]Sometimes, the restore DISKS contain a full and legit copy of an operating system. Don't judge a book by it's cover. In this case, the CD.