Hi
My pc is infected with all kinds of crap and runs so slowly that it takes 60 seconds to open a word file.
I have run AVG, Norton and all kinds of spyware removers but it's still as slow as a week.
What I want to do is copy any important stuff from it onto a USB stick and reformat the HD and start again.
My dilemma is this though. I haven't got the original Windows XP disk anymore. I do have however one from work. It is missing the Microsoft Certification sticker and it says only to be shipped with a new PC but it doesn't state which one so I imagine it's a generic disk??
Can I install this onto my PC and use the activation code on my Microsoft Certification sticker with this disk??
Or.....would I be better off getting a keygen copy from a bitTorrent site instead and installing that??
Also, to do this, I imagine I only have to format the dist and reboot from the WIndows XP cd or is this much more complicated than I think?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My pc is infected with all kinds of crap and runs so slowly that it takes 60 seconds to open a word file.
I have run AVG, Norton and all kinds of spyware removers but it's still as slow as a week.
What I want to do is copy any important stuff from it onto a USB stick and reformat the HD and start again.
My dilemma is this though. I haven't got the original Windows XP disk anymore. I do have however one from work. It is missing the Microsoft Certification sticker and it says only to be shipped with a new PC but it doesn't state which one so I imagine it's a generic disk??
Can I install this onto my PC and use the activation code on my Microsoft Certification sticker with this disk??
Or.....would I be better off getting a keygen copy from a bitTorrent site instead and installing that??
Also, to do this, I imagine I only have to format the dist and reboot from the WIndows XP cd or is this much more complicated than I think?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.