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windows 7 crashing

  • 11-08-2010 10:56pm
    #1
    LuckyFinigan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭


    i have a dell inspiron with window 7 and over the last two days it keeps crashing. any programs i have open doesnt matter what it is will crash and then ever thing freezes, itll be fine for about half a hour and then it just goes. I have to shut it down with the power button because nothing is responding. cant even run the task manager. any ideas whats wrong before i have someone look at it

    cheers.


Comments

  • #2
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    stinks of a virus , run an on line scan from trend or something.

    windows 7 is usually quite flawless (for me anyway)


  • #3
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    what spec is your dell....?


  • #4
    LuckyFinigan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭LuckyFinigan


    it has four gigs of ram and a duel core precesser.its only about 6 months old. ive just noticed that windows needs to update on shut down but its not doing it. any recomendation for a online scan?


  • #5
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    trend micro


    and malware bytes anti malware

    should sort you out.

    windows 7 is really robust and a different kettle of fish compared to vista (re crashing)


  • #6
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    I gotta agree. Certainly seems like a virus / malware issue.


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  • #7
    LuckyFinigan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭LuckyFinigan


    it look like its needs to be wiped theres a serious virus on there its even interfering with the anti virus software. when i got the laptop there were no disks or anything, everthing was preloaded. how would i go about wiping it.


  • #8
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    not sure about dell but most laptops and desktops have automated factory reset where it goes back to the way it was when you bought it...means all data will be deleted so try to back up...try pressing F8 or other buttons around that when your in boot/bios screen


  • #9
    phill106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,826 ✭✭✭phill106


    LuckyFinigan wrote: »
    it look like its needs to be wiped theres a serious virus on there its even interfering with the anti virus software. when i got the laptop there were no disks or anything, everthing was preloaded. how would i go about wiping it.

    Instructions are for a different computer, but basics should be the same
    http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/document?c=us&l=en&s=gen&docid=336966


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