Uninstall And Reinstall Windows 7 On Computer To Get Rid Of Spyware And Malware?
Jan 5, 2013Do I really need to uninstall and reinstall windows on my computer to get rid of spyware and malware?
View 3 RepliesDo I really need to uninstall and reinstall windows on my computer to get rid of spyware and malware?
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I've decided that I would like to reinstall Windows 7 on my computer. I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop, and I am currently running Windows Home Premium, 64 bit, which came with the computer, already installed when I bought it.However, since my computer came with Windows already installed, it did not come with an Windows 7 installation disk. Is there any way around this? Can I download an .iso for the CD somewhere or something?
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First of all yesterday I messed around with my windows services to make my pc run faster, everything seemed fine until I tried updating my java (the same error shows up when I try to install/uninstall any other program on my pc.Heres the error: I think this may have been caused by a windows service that I may have disabled in services.msc?
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