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#61 Re: Malware cleaner.
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#62 Re: Malware cleaner.
Phil have you got backups of essential files, if worst comes to worst & have to junk it, can reload it all onto a new machine?
If not, might be a good idea to do it now. USB sticks are brilliant for this.
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If not, might be a good idea to do it now. USB sticks are brilliant for this.
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#63 Re: Malware cleaner.
I've swapped in a hard drive from another laptop into the troubled machine.
If it goes a week without the old problem I'll assume it was a hard drive problem and order a new one.
If it goes a week without the old problem I'll assume it was a hard drive problem and order a new one.
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#64 Re: Malware cleaner.
Unlikely, hdd issues don’t manifest themselves in that way. Maybe the data on the drive is corrupted or you have a main board issue.
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#65 Re: Malware cleaner.
Possibly Phil actually means corrupted data, as opposed to HDD hardware. (?)
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#66 Re: Malware cleaner.
Sadly the computer had another BSOD today, with the replacement hard drive fitted, so I suppose I can rule out the original hard drive as the problem.
I'll investigate the availability of a new motherboard.
I'll investigate the availability of a new motherboard.
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#67 Re: Malware cleaner.
Wouldn’t it be easier just to buy a new laptop?
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#68 Re: Malware cleaner.
Well Shane, that is a possibility.
The Lenove T540p (with gen 4 i7 processor) was quite expensive new (1K ish). I did purchase it 2nd hand so it only owes me about £400.
I'll see if I can do anything with the Toshiba laptop that has a duff keyboard.
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#69 Re: Malware cleaner.
i opened the file, what am I supposed to do next ?
Computer thicko.
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#70 Re: Malware cleaner.
In the end I reloaded W10 (via update and security section) and so far, I've had no further problems.
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#71 Re: Malware cleaner.
Famous last words.
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#72 Re: Malware cleaner.
A few days after my last post the Lenovo care ap did a BIOS update.
I've had no problems since then.
Coincidence ?
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#73 Re: Malware cleaner.
Not ignoring you, just not sure what to contribute.
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