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Can't boot Compaq 6820s because of virus

post #1 of 4
11/12/09 at 1:11pm
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I got a new 250GB hard drive for my HP Compaq 6820s hard drive a few weeks ago and now I can't boot from it as it's been infected with a virus which prevents it from booting. [I get a brief flash of the infamous "Blue Screen" before it returns to the HP screen.

Is there any way; software-wise that I can clean the hard drive of any viruses if I put it in an external caddy?
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post #2 of 4
11/12/09 at 1:15pm
Probably, but then I doubt that it can catch everything from within the external. You can also try a system repair, and then the virus scan afterward?

I believe that your best bet is just to take the loss and reload the OS anew.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 4
11/12/09 at 4:29pm
Given that this virus seems to have an appetite for destruction, I doubt there would be much repair you could do plugging the hdd into a usb adapter or the like. You can always attempt to use any number of boot disk based anti-virus solutions, but it'd probably be far easier to use your caddy to backup whatever critical files you need (like C:\DocSets\XXX\ApplicationData) and reinstall the OS from scratch.
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post #4 of 4
11/12/09 at 4:48pm
Try starting in safe mode w/ networking. You can then hopefully d/l or run a prog you may already have.
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