when i start my windows, i get sum error message that "click search and find some .pif file"
and then i work on my laptop for 10 mins or so and my system restarts and the loop continues
and now i cant even surf the net!
i ve tried smitfraud, roguefix, spybot, AVG free edition, panda online scans and almost everything i cud possibly !
on the other hand, i cannot format my computer coz i dont have the CD and i dont hve enough cash to buy one PLUS i do not know how to install drivers and so on.
i need help ASAP becoz im unemployed and need to search for a job using this laptop and its all messed up
i ve seen a similar questions in yahooanswers and i ve tried them but nothing seems to work
You can use the system restore option to restore your system to a previous state when it was working properly…
To know how to do that visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx
If restoring works properly I would suggest you to install "SpyBot search and destroy" to keep your laptop save in future….
To download it visit:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
Best Of Luck for the job…I wish you get the best one…
1-800-suicide
they should help you
i had some vicious spyware a while back and malwarebytes.org fixed it up. its free.
If you don’t know how, learn how to restart the computer in SAFE mode. Once in safe mode, go to Start–>Run; type "msconfig" and go to the "startup" tab, uncheck everything on that list and restart the computer in normal mode.
read:
http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=126
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-pif-file.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_Information_File
Try a free online scan lets see if its a virus:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Run a lot of anti-malware, see links.
AND PUT SOME SECURITY on your machine.