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-- Posted by HeyYo17 at 10:39 am on June 12, 2008

So how do I just clean up my computer and have it like when i just bought it??? I wanna delete EVERYTHING...


-- Posted by Crazy snake at 10:40 am on June 12, 2008

Format your harddrive


-- Posted by boombabyy at 10:41 am on June 12, 2008

Contact a computer specialist they will correctly tell you how to empty your flash drive. and if it is a spam that says " OUr detector can tell you have a virus" Click cancel, it can tell you to download a newer version but that Is ALSO a virus.


-- Posted by Cyanotype at 10:41 am on June 12, 2008

Buy a Mac.

or you can just go through like CCleaner and the whole uninstall with add/remove programs thing


-- Posted by Tubbz at 10:46 am on June 12, 2008

Quote: from akallen at 6:41 pm on June 12, 2008


Buy a Mac.

or you can just go through like CCleaner and the whole uninstall with add/remove programs thing


Yeah everyone needs a doorstop.
Macs aren't better than PCs in any way the only reason there's less viruses is because they aren't capable of running useful scripts which is what viruses do, use your processor to do someone elses work.


-- Posted by Cyanotype at 6:37 am on Aug. 5, 2008

Quote: from Tubbz at 1:46 pm on June 12, 2008


Quote: from akallen at 6:41 pm on June 12, 2008

Buy a Mac.  

 or you can just go through like CCleaner and the whole uninstall with add/remove programs thing


Yeah everyone needs a doorstop.  
Macs aren't better than PCs in any way the only reason there's less viruses is because they aren't capable of running useful scripts which is what viruses do, use your processor to do someone elses work.


I think you just made your statement invalid....

"Macs aren't better than PCs in any way..."

but yet..

"They aren't capable of running [the virus's] useful scripts"


-- Posted by nikki at 6:49 am on Aug. 5, 2008

Restore your system, but this will delete EVERYTHING, so back up anything you need to keep.


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