Argh... Die computer, die!
Hmmm, haven't made a topic in computer tech before, mainly because I don't really know much about computers, but my computer is going crappy right now and I don't know how to fix it.
Before anyone says that it would be a better idea to search for a site with information and stuff, I have to tell ya that I'm trying to get this done quickly before the computer decides to reset itself or something AGAIN.
My computer is...
800 mhz intel celeron processor
128 mb sdram
20.4 gb ultra dma hd
with Windows ME.
It's an HP Pavilion... I dunno if I just said anything relevant just then, but that's what it says on the sticker on the hard drive.
Here's the problem: my computer has been acting up really bad for no reason at all lately. It only started a couple of days ago and I scanned the computer for a virus. It found one, but it's deleted it now. It was called indexars[1].htm. I don't know anything about that virus, meh.
The problems have persisted though. They are as follows:
*Computer just decides to freeze up before it's even finished loading from startup. I can fix this usually but it's annoying nonetheless.
*Sometimes when I open a folder or the internet (it usually lets me connect before it decides to do this) the screen just turns grey and there's nothing but the mouse left.
*Sometimes the taskbar decides it doesn't want to be a taskbar... er... it functions fine apart from the fact that it doesn't have the thingies that you click on to open windows... jeez I'm bad at explaining these things... they're those little button thingies in the middle of the taskbar!
*Often if I press ctrl+alt+del to fix one of these problems the entire screen goes green, and graphics become patchy. I just decided to keep using the computer like it was the first time this happened (yesterday, ugh) and it was kinda entertaining to see what everything looked like. I tried running some emus but they wouldn't work because of graphics problems, and I captured a couple of screenshots of the green version of windows and saved them with paint. After a while the computer froze up and had a weird picture of like green static... I had to shut it down and I looked at the pics later and they looked like they should normally, so yea...
I think there's more but I can't really remember, any help with this would be greatly appreciated, as I'm getting really annoyed with it.
well, to not waste your time in trying to figure out what one or even two things are screwing your computer, the best thing to do is do a format and re-install your o/s. Especially after a virus was found on your putter, the best way of guarenteeing that any virus is truely gone is to format. Also If you can switch to a better o/s like windows 98 or windows xp. A defrag shouldn't help your situation.
