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major computer problems
ok i have a few questions:
1)what would make a hard drive go bad on a 2yr. old computer?
2)my computer won't stay on for more than a minute without restarting itself (i've unchecked the box that says "restart in case of system failure") so yeah and i asked a question about it on here earlier last month around mid october and someone said that i would probably need a new hard drive. i also tried the other suggestions to do a system restore but when the computer restarts after the system restore is complete is says that it couldn't restore it. so how much does a hard drive cost? i have a dell xp home edition, not sure of the model number.
3) my dad is very computer savy. i want him to look at it because he'll most likely know whats wrong with it but i've looked at porn on that computer and i didn't clear my internet history before this happened. so, could porn have destroyed my hard drive? i would die if he somehow found out that porn is what destroyed my computer.
please help and thank you very much for reading
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My answer:
1. theres 2 type of damage! software and physics by Over heat, bad sectors, sudden chatter, lightning strike, sudden plug out, ETC
2. the hdd is OK! the problems is your PC got infected by virus, the power supply unit is damage! but since the system restore won't work it MUST be the VIRUS!
#. fix it by your self! let me tell u how:
ERASING the hdd!
1. insert windows XP installation cd (just copy the original version! to save your money!)
2. follow the step
3. format your hdd on drive c!
4. reinstalling windows (if it's necessary)
System on save mode (kill the virus!!!):
1. restart your PC and before the microsoft logo appear press F8 on the keyboard
2. in boot option choose save mode, make sure you are logged in as administrator
3. after entering the save mode use the serch apllication by pressing windows logo on the keyboard + F buttons
4. search for all files and folders
5. choose more advanced option and make a full checklist in every option
6.Type .exe in the available search criteria
7. search for local harddrives in "look in" dialogues
8. after the search is finished, find and delete some .exe extension with peculiar names such as SEXY.exe, Shit.exe, winhelp32s.exe or whatever the name is as long as it is not one of your installed programs and doesn't have any affiliation with windows services, re-start your PC!
notes:
you might need software called "unlocker"
to delete anything perfectly!
most virus came from porn sites! be SAVE!
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I will just help you the best to my knowledge. I haven't fixed computers in YEARS and I never actually worked on a hard drive itself(but i did try to repair them.. )
1) Hard drives get old. They break. It's happened to me and I tried to fix it very badly, but I couldn't. I got a new one, and quite honestly I'm happy I got a new one.
2) Don't bother. Hard drives very in cost though. A good one would probably be around 50+ dollars. I got a really good one for 25 dollars though (80 GB) so look out for sales!
3) Porn did not destroy your computer. Unless you are talking about viruses, because then it is possible. But if your hard drive is malfunctioning, then probably not.
The last bit of advice I have is that if you want to get your stuff back, try to see if you can conect a second hard drive. Then boot into that one (keep the other one connected too though) and go to "My computer." Then you will see the other hard drive there and you can copy and paste things to your new hard drive. You can also delete whatever you don't want your dad to see. This is only if your hard drive is somewhat good though. If it is completely fried, then it might not work, but I don't think it's that bad.
The only thing I'm questioning is if your hard drive is bad or just your computer (like files and stuff.) But I hope I helped!
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Hard drives will randomly fail after 2-6 years. That's why you're supposed to back up your data regularly.
It may be a problem with the hardware. Unchecking that should solve any software restarts. Take it to a tech support place. Any hard drive problems you have could be related to this; if a computer loses power unexpectedly data on the hard drive is sometimes lost.
You could have gotten malware from the porn sites, but he won't be able to tell where you got the malware. No need to worry.
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