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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Denmark, Europe
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OS: Win XP
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What to do to this computer
I have just got this old IBM it has got both Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Pro installed on it. It has got quite slow, I reckon it is because of viruses and that sort of crap, what should I do in order to make it run nicely again?
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If you really think you are infected click on these steps
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Yes you can, but I doubt that is causing your problem. You will lose all the programs you've installed under '98 and unless you already have them running in 2000, will have to reinstall them.
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Well I do not think that is what is causing the problem. It is just I never use Windows 98 so it just fill up. And I have not installed anything under 98 so that will not be a problem. But how to get rid of it?
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Diddy;
if I were in your shoes I would extensively check for viruses ad spyware / try very hard to rid them / then if succesfull back-up any critical data you may now have on your drive, then zero fill (wipe & erase) the drive with Boot n nuke= free utility (see my favorite tools in my signature) then do a clean install of win 2000 nothing runs as fast and stable as a clean install! should be done at least every two years, I personally clean install every year
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In that case, you will have to uninstall '98. I assume you have dual boot at present. Have a look at this link to see how to do it. I then suggest you do a full virus check as I described before in my first reply.
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you need an OS install disk for Win 2000 sooner or later (sounds like sooner)you will need to have that disk to exist and work within that OS environment. Have a look on ebay you may be able to buy one cheap.
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definetly not
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