How to clean up a hard drive on your puter? Have to give it back to work and I dont want them to see my junk!?

October 1, 2009

I have to give my laptop back to work. I want to erase EVERYTHING I possibly can. I know how to do the basics with deleting history and cleaning out temp files but I want all of the stuff that is deep in the recesses of the hard drive GONE any help is appreciated! THANKS!

BSOD: Copied over /repair/software and now can’t login!?

September 28, 2009

BSOD: Copied over /repair/software and now can’t login!?
My work computer recently stopped working. When I boot it up, it gives me blue screen with hive message can’t find system32\config\system. I went into recovery console but it wanted admin password which I don’t have and corporate won’t give me. I don’t want to send it in and wait to get it back, so I hooked up hdd to a desktop and copied c:\windows\repair\software to c:\windows\system32\config\sof… Put hdd back into laptop and booted up and it boots into windows! However, it doesn’t recognize my username/password anymore. What can I do to fix this?

Thanks!
i’m not hacking it; i’m simply fixing it like i would if it were mine, but now my username/pw no longer works; i’m in IT, but i’ve never run into this problem before; they can’t give me the admin pw because it’s the same for the entire company, but i can fix it on my own to save the company a lot of money; and i’ve made backups so everything i do is reversible; i simply need this to work so I can do my job
Well this is the answer I get? And from a "top contributor" at that.

Computer hangs going into Sleep or Hibernate mode after removing Norton, What can I do?

September 25, 2009

I have a Compaq Presario notebook running Windows XP Prof. I removed Norton using Revo Uninstaller which scrubbed the registry clean too. I also ran a registry cleaner to check for unwanted entries. But the system hangs going into sleep or hibernate. And I don’t dare using HP/Compaq’s system restore because it will just put Norton and a host of other unwanted programs back on my system. Did try using a legit copy of Windows XP Pro to try and do a repair but the screen keeps coming back that there’s an administrative password when there is none. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Turning off hibernate and sleep modes on a laptop is not really an option. Maintaining a windows session to move a laptop takes less time than shutting it down, rebooting, and finding all of the necessary files once more to show to someone. Sleep and Hibernate worked just fine while Norton was on the system.

What's the best solution to internet security? All in one or a combination of free programs? If so, which ones?

September 24, 2009

I’ve tried Trend Micro, McAfee, Norton, Registry Mechanic, CA, and several freeware programs like Zone Alarm, AVG, Advanced System Care, Spyware Blaster, Easy Cleaner, and most recently COMODO Internet Security. It seems to me like they all worked somewhat well for a while. Seems like either the program gets too cumbersome or the PC ends up slowing way down. Even had 3 PC’s die after getting slow. Got a laptop now that’s really slowed down. Do you just need to switch security providers frequently? Who do you trust??

BSOD: Copied over /repair/software and now can’t login!?

September 24, 2009

BSOD: Copied over /repair/software and now can’t login!?
My work computer recently stopped working. When I boot it up, it gives me blue screen with hive message can’t find system32\config\system. I went into recovery console but it wanted admin password which I don’t have and corporate won’t give me. I don’t want to send it in and wait to get it back, so I hooked up hdd to a desktop and copied c:\windows\repair\software to c:\windows\system32\config\sof… Put hdd back into laptop and booted up and it boots into windows! However, it doesn’t recognize my username/password anymore. What can I do to fix this?

Thanks!
Please people, I know it is tempting—but please do not answer unless you know the anwer or are at least somewhat familiar with the issue.

I asked this same question last night and a "top contributor" told me to "stop hacking" my work computer and to "send it in to IT"

I am in IT

I work for a large Corporation

They won’t give me the admin password because this would give me access to EVERYONES computer.
I am trying to repair my work computer so that I can access files which are important. Otherwise, I will have to send it in and take weeks to get it back costing me valuable time.