I've had to wipe the hard drive twice. The first time was because it had crashed and needed to be reset. The second was because of crippling viruses (computer over, virus=very yes). Now my files and shortcuts are losing data. I've had to delete and replace shortcuts multiple times, and I've been unable to open SNES files with an emulator, which I have been able to do until now. Plus, it is becoming mind numbingly slow. Sure, it's an XP about six years old, but it shouldn't be this bad, right? What do I do?
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Anonymous2007-09-15 8:24 ID:/+kIqh8r
Seriously, if you don't play any commercial games or use any Windows-only programs, install Linux on your machine. Both ZSNES and SNES9X are available for Linux. Your computer will likely run faster with any variant of Linux than with a clean install of XP.
If you want/need to use XP, then keep reading.
First: Backup everything important.
Second: Reinstall Windows, yet again. You are unlikely to remove the cause of the problem. Get the security updates immediately.
Third: Learn not to download files or programs from non-reputable site. Do not use Bearshare, Kazza, Limewire, or whatever may be similar to these now. Stick with torrents; the sites that you can get them from usually have a way to judge the quality with a comment section or whatever. Do not use Torrent Spy, they now keep logs of user activity.
Fourth: Get a good anti-virus program, until you learn not to download viruses.