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Solve : Would replacing a hard drive remove the virus?? |
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Answer» I received a 2002 HP desktop with XP as the OS. It was free, so the price was right. LOL However, it seems to have a virus that I can't get rid of. Would replacing the hard drive get rid of the problem, or is the virus stored in the RAM some how? I've replaced hard drives in desk tops before so this wouldn't be difficult for me, and spending $80 for a desktop that works and does what I need it to do would be great! Thanks for your input!Nothing is stored in RAM when the power is off. You could just format the drive USING a Windows CD and re-INSTALL. Actually you should delete the existing partition, then format, then reinstall. This will take care of any virus in the boot sector / mbr. Good catch, Allan! That like having brain SURGERY for a routine HEADACHE... The first notion should be a virus scan from a bookable CD Google "rescue CD and FIND: Kaspersky Rescue CD BitDefender Rescue CD F-Secure Rescue CD Avira Antivir Rescue Disk Trinity Rescue Kit CD Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disc Utility Dr Web Live Bootable Antivirus CD ..and maybe others I like the Alvira. But all are good. After it is done thou should be able to scan your drive with more conventional scanners to beat out the last vestige. You can download the ISO and burn the disc and do the scan in about the same times it takes to install Windows. Worth a try! |
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