Win XP Sound card prob?

[brittney420]

OK.. i got the Sasser virus on my comp and i couldnt do SHIT. So i reinstalled win xp over my existing one. Anyway, stuffs not quite running the way it should and its telling me my computer doesnt have a sound card. Im assuming its just not recognizing it?
What can i do? Should i reinstall something? Help. :(

[Neiladin]

you shoulda jut formatted...reinstalling window hardly ever fixes anything, especially xp.

[brittney420]

So what can i do now? I dont even know what reformatting is :(

[Tiny Tim]

[QUOTE=brittney420]So what can i do now? I dont even know what reformatting is :([/QUOTE]

I would find someone that knows how to work on computers.

[Tiny Tim]

[QUOTE=brittney420]So what can i do now? I dont even know what reformatting is :([/QUOTE]

It is erasing your hard-drive and starting from scratch.

[brittney420]

[QUOTE=Tiny Tim]It is erasing your hard-drive and starting from scratch.[/QUOTE]
o h no no no no i dont wanna do that. If thatwas the case, id just go buy a new comp. Theres just a lot of shit i want to keep on there, hundreds of songs, vids, and pics of the kiddo and such.
:(

[Hunt4m3x]

[QUOTE=brittney420]o h no no no no i dont wanna do that. If thatwas the case, id just go buy a new comp. Theres just a lot of shit i want to keep on there, hundreds of songs, vids, and pics of the kiddo and such.
:([/QUOTE]



Its not hard. You backup your mydocs and photos. If you buy another computer, how are you going to get that virus infected data off the old one? Geek Squad will rape you up the fucking ass.

[brittney420]

[QUOTE=Hunt4m3x]Its not hard. You backup your mydocs and photos. If you buy another computer, how are you going to get that virus infected data off the old one? Geek Squad will rape you up the fucking ass.[/QUOTE]

im not going to buy a computer, thats the poitn im trying to make. If i wanted to erase my entire hard drive, id just go buy another computer instead and start from scratch. But i dont wanna start all over. I want to keep all the shit i have. YOu guys know how to do all this backing up your files and what not, but i dont.
Which is why i made this thread...
so could SOMEONE please instruct me?? :(

[Tiny Tim]

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000208.htm

[brittney420]

thanks!!!

[ceyko]

[QUOTE=brittney420]thanks!!![/QUOTE]

Seriously, you should learn how to do backups. A software failure you can recover from. Once that hard drive goes tits up you will not recover anything. Drive space is cheap these days. Also, it is best to backup all your data, format and THEN install your OS...patch and then install all your apps.

You're on borrowed time if you are not backing up your data.

Take care,

[brittney420]

What do i need to back up? Like a zip drive and stuff?? or do you just mean to save my shit to disks period?

[ceyko]

[QUOTE=brittney420]What do i need to back up? Like a zip drive and stuff?? or do you just mean to save my shit to disks period?[/QUOTE]

I prefer copying/using an app to copy stuff from one drive to another. The only time I use CDs/DVDs is to archive data...pictures, vids, OS images...etc

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/backup.mspx

That'll get you started. It does not need to be anything elaborate...buit all that music and other junk needs to be copied/backed up periodically. I only do my backups about once every 2-4 weeks. It sure beats losing everything.

Take care,

[brittney420]

fucking awesome!