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  • My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

    OK so lately I noticed my MBAM Pro wasn't working anymore, so I followed some instructions I found to do a clean removal & reinstall.

    It works, and then I run it to remove any crap + spybot (all in safe mode) and reboot once to make sure it's all still there and it is, but then when I go to reboot again or my PC crashes (which it does a lot, faulty GPU I think idk my machine is falling apart on me) it then won't start. So I have to do the process all over again and it's extremely annoying, especially when after that 1st scan nothing malicious has popped up.

    Just yesterday I tried to run Norton Power Erase to be super sure nothing bad is on my machine and THAT wouldn't run, which is bothering me a good deal. And just a moment ago in safe mode MBAM wouldn't install right after running the clean thingy which I re-downloaded and it's now installing just fine once more, though I forgot to put my machine in safe mode.


    So I'm at a loss here. I can't really afford (nor would it be worth it at this point) to take my PC to the shop and pay them $100+ to try and fix it.
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    Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

    Can you get to your files to back stuff up? If so you really ought to just reformat. It'll be easier and faster than trying to troubleshoot whatever the fuck's going on with your machine.
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    • #3
      Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

      Inconsistent performance could be a lot of things. Maybe a CPU that's got a fried circuit or two, maybe a memory stick that's going bad, maybe a hard drive with an IO interface that's dying. GPUs rarely cause system crashes when they start going bad - usually you'll see visual artifacting like lines or discoloration or snow or something under load as the GPU starts to break down.

      No way to tell which it is unless you have other components to swap in and test.


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      • #4
        Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

        A friend of mine thinks my PC's on its last legs and I think he's right.

        For one thing the system fan doesn't want to work, ever, no matter how much I clean the damn thing. At this point I'm just praying I don't get any nasty malware on here and that it holds together until I can afford a new one :/
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        • #5
          Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

          Originally posted by Malacite View Post
          the system fan doesn't want to work, ever
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          • #6
            Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

            There's your problem.
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            • #7
              Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

              yeah but I can't figure out why - I've cleaned the damn thing time and again and it still gives the error message.

              Thing is I can hear it running though so wtf?
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              • #8
                Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

                Norton is terrible. It's routinely disabled by foreign programs. That's why I switched to McAfee.

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                • #9
                  Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

                  So yesterday my PC actually booted up fine with MBAM running! O.O

                  and today it's not working again. I don't even...
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                  • #10
                    Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

                    A broken fan can lead to any one of the following:

                    1) Damaged CPU
                    2) Damaged GPU
                    3) Damaged Motherboard
                    4) Damaged RAM
                    5) All of the above
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                    • #11
                      Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

                      Just back up your data and format. It'll be easier than dealing with whatever's wrong with your system unless it's a hardware issue, in which case formatting will let you confirm that it is a hardware issue.
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                      • #12
                        Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

                        What Cid said. Reformatting fixes a lot of stuff and you don't need a disc for it. Basically just download the Windows whatever version you have ISO from the Microsoft website, and find out your CD key with something like Magic Jelly Bean.
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                        • #13
                          Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

                          No it's hardware I know it is. Machine's been reformatted twice already and the problems persist, just takes a while before they start up again. IIRC the guy at Canada Computers told me last time that there was major damage to my harddrive from the virus they removed for me a couple years ago, that there was partial failure. It's probably just been getting progressively worse.

                          My rig is 7+ years old now anyway time to replace it, just wish I had the cash.
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                          • #14
                            Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

                            You could replace it piecemeal. Start with the fan.
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                            • #15
                              Re: My PC is driving me batshit, need help!

                              Can somebody remind him that there may be a lot of paying jobs in oil boom towns, with qualification as low as "warm body"?

                              Canada should still have some oil boom towns. (e.g. Canada's surprise light oil boom) Job = money to replace computer. (Though, I think he'll appreciate the increase in self-esteem more.)
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