usualobject0

well i did run some anti-virus software on my comp and there was no trojan
horse.

"Michael Solomon" wrote:

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> "usualobject0" <usualobject0@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CFB4670A-B8AC-4A43-9A1E-FCF403300F70@microsoft.com...
> >i use windows vista. a few weeks ago i had gotten a trojan horse on my
> > computer so to get it out of the system i reinstalled vista. there is
> > problem
> > though. after i did that, every time i open my comp it shows the `Windows
> > Boot Manager`screen and asks me which Microsoft Vista version i would like
> > to
> > use. Not only, after reinstalling vista, something happened to my video
> > card. i called the place where i bought my laptop and they said that i
> > have
> > to delete my hard drive. the only problem that i have is how do i delete
> > my
> > hard drive....
>
> The reason why you now have a boot screen is you probably have two versions
> of Vista installed.
>
> You don't get rid of a Trojan or any virus by installing the OS over itself.
> You need to use antivirus software and there are some sites online that will
> also scan your computer and remove viruses. Once that is done, you can then
> certainly move on, format, delete or whatever you want but your best bet
> right now is to boot back into your previous Vista version and properly
> remove the Trojan.
>
> Once that's complete, you can't be sure the Trojan isn't the cause of other
> problems you mentioned, you can then move on to Formatting your hard drive
> or specific partition on which Vista is installed, you may need to find all
> instances of a Vista installation and do this and then reinstall Vista.
>
> Assuming you have a retail version of Vista and not a recovery disk, you
> would boot from the Vista DVD and during setup when you are presented with a
> partition map, a list of the partitions on your hard drive, you would format
> the ones on which Vista exists and it's possible both your Vista installs
> are on the same partition. If you are unsure about this, take it to the
> place where you purchased it and let them resolve this for you but first,
> you must properly get rid of that Trojan.
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> Michael Solomon
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