APPCRASH - solved and shiny thanks!

FruitTree · Thu 08/04/2010 15:11:43

ugh my computer broke!

I've ran nummerous virus scans and none of em can find anything!

explorer keeps crashing so I'm not able to do anything except surf the net!

I wish I could provide you guys with some more info, but I'm just not that techie!

any help would be greatly appreciated!

arj0n · Thu 08/04/2010 15:18:48

Windows install CD -> Repair windows.
Or place a new windows over the old one, but then you will have to reinstall all installed apps too....

Heinz91 · Thu 08/04/2010 16:46:51

Go Ubuntu!

But seriously now,
Get AVG and Spybot if you don't have them already and see if they can find a virus. If no luck after that, I would just go with arj0n's idea and reinstall windows.

xenogia · Fri 09/04/2010 00:19:05

I would go back to Ubuntu if I didn't have to dual boot into Windows to use After Effects

Domino · Fri 09/04/2010 01:11:09

Are you able to enter Windows Safe Mode?

If so, from what I read online, see if you can do a defrag of the hard drive. Not sure it will help. If you can, scan the drive for errors and see if that works.

FruitTree · Fri 09/04/2010 08:30:34

AVG and the likes of it can't find anything!

I'll try to repair windows, I won't lose any personal files then right?

arj0n · Fri 09/04/2010 08:55:19

FruitTee
When choosing repair: no loose of personal files, it's perfectly safe.
Only C:\Windows will be repaired, "my documents" for example will be untouched.
So, it will leave your applications and settings intact, but Windows updates will need to be reapplied.
A Repair Install will replace files altered by adware and malware, but will not fix an adware, malware problems.

Succes met repareren

FruitTree · Fri 09/04/2010 21:35:12

ugh could not repair for some reason! (could be I'm doing it wrong!)
I could re-install but I'm still kinda scared of losing all my pictures and drawings and recorded music en lyrics and such!

but I seem to have found a certain file on my desktop that makes everything crash!
everything! no matter what program I use to try to open this mpeg (from nero to media player and from picasa to VLC etc) they keep crashing! even when I use ctrl+o and I browse through my desktop files the moment I see this file it crashes!

I getting really frustrated!

FruitTree · Sat 10/04/2010 08:44:17

last update!

I used a register cleaner on my computer and with it I could locate that one file and finally delete it!
then I ran severe antivirussus and everything seems to be shiny now!

this thread can be locked - thanks for all of your help folks!

Chicky · Sat 10/04/2010 11:48:54

Ahh, the old BigGayBalls.mpeg trojan.