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Answer» i'm running windows 98 and i've tried to clean up my computer. i ran a defrag but it said that there were errors so i had to run scandisk. what do i do? how am i supposed to clean my computer properly? Quote When was the last time you updated your virus definitions? update them, and scan for viruses. same for other malware. Virus scanners AVG Free -- Anti virus scanner Trend Micro Housecall -- Online anti virus scanner. Anti spy/malware Microsoft Antispyware -- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only. Spybot Search & Destroy -- Anti spyware scanner Adaware SE Personal -- Anti spyware scanner Firewalls Use both a hardware and software firewall. Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems ZoneAlarm Free -- Free firewall - more user friendly Sygate Personal -- Free firewall - more configuration options Removal tools The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above. They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind HijackThis -- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested! McAfee Stinger -- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner! CWshredder -- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker. Easy Cleaners -- Freeware registry scanner Registrar Lite -- Excellent replacement for Windows Regedit Crap Cleaner -- Freeware registry scanner/history cleaner Caution is advised when using these programs! Create backups of all important files before proceeding.Re-boot pc hold down the f5 key.......start pc in safe mode now run scandisk or defrag.use scandisk in pure dos <--- Likes M_2's Ans. Heather: P.S. If scandisk reports that it finds *Bad Sectors* then your hard drive is starting to die. Consider buying a new hard drive and having some geek (someone like myself ) add it to your computer and install Windows 98 on the new hard drive. He will then be able to help you copy your vital files to the new hard drive before the old one KICKS the bucket. If scandisk just finds file errors, then don't sweat it. Regards, DocIf you have a Windows '98 BOOTDISK or can boot to DOS and get a C:\> prompt then type: C:\>scandisk /all /surface , and see what happens then when you press Enter. It will take about an hour to scan your 10 GB drive. |
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