Computer problem after registry cleaning?

December 11, 2009

I somehow caught a virus on my laptop(thanks to my little brother) and i used the smithfraudfix(used it twice before with no probs). I cleaned the registry in safe mode and rebooted the pc in normal mode. Starts with blank blue screen and takes about thirty minutes for icons to appear on screen. cant execute any programs or click on any icons. Do I have to reinstall windows again or is there a way i can get around to make it work? I have a sony vaio vgn1nb130 with 2 gb memory running windows xp media edition.

Computer problem after registry cleaning?

August 11, 2009

I caught a virus on my laptop(thanks to my lil brother). I have a sony vaio with 2gb memory running windows xp media edition. I cleaned the registry(have done it once before with no problems to get rid of a virus). computer starts with blank screen and takes about 30 minutes to load icons. Cant click on icons or start any programs. Do i need to reinstall the OS or is there a way to fix this?

Hard Drive Failure-out of warranty-should I use manufacturer or buy hard drive and install windows?

July 10, 2009

I have a HP Pavillion DV8000T notebook that i purchased from HP directly. The notebook is 13 months old and out of warranty. My hard drive failed and I will need to have it replaced. This is the second time my hard drive has failed (previous instance was during the warranty period) My options are:
(1) Use HP and pay 0 – this includes a new hard drive and installation of MS Windows XP Media edition. It comes with only 90 day warranty.
(2) Buy the hard drive myself – I have Windows XP software. I would have my office IT desk install the hard drive and the Operating System. Cost 0.
My Concern is:Will I be able to get all the drivers that I need to get the most of my machine. This is a high end machine but I am extremely disappointed with HP service. There is only a 90 day warranty on a 0 repair which represents over 33% of what I paid for the entire machine. Since the hard drive has failed twice already-I figure if it fails again, I will buy new notebook.