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This PC has been hanging, and when I did a scan a little while ago F-secure found nasties that it couldn't remove and suggested I try to handle manually. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cattitude did a little research, and basically I'm stuck. So, backups and (re)install the OS. Given that Microsoft is mostly dropping XP support, that almost certainly means going to Windows 7*, which in turn means I need to buy a copy.
And there will be all sorts of unfun things I will ask Cattitude for help with, to make sure that I don't wind up porting a virus with my backups.
I will attempt to maintain normal connectivity (well, except for the part where I'm going to Wisconsin in a few days; I may take the eee, but won't be online a huge amount even if I do), but it may be grumpier.
*I'm already running a certain amount of abandonware, given that I'm not prepared to walk away from either my Palm PDA or Eudora.
cattitude did a little research, and basically I'm stuck. So, backups and (re)install the OS. Given that Microsoft is mostly dropping XP support, that almost certainly means going to Windows 7*, which in turn means I need to buy a copy.And there will be all sorts of unfun things I will ask Cattitude for help with, to make sure that I don't wind up porting a virus with my backups.
I will attempt to maintain normal connectivity (well, except for the part where I'm going to Wisconsin in a few days; I may take the eee, but won't be online a huge amount even if I do), but it may be grumpier.
*I'm already running a certain amount of abandonware, given that I'm not prepared to walk away from either my Palm PDA or Eudora.