Fortiter in Re, Suaviter in Modo
Whoever said reformatting is the only way out
to troubleshooting your PC should get a sock stuffed in his mouth. The
disturbing trend with a lot of computer users is that whenever their PC is not
functioning well, "Hey, let’s hit the format key!"
Bad! Not to mention stupid! With reformatting, you lose all your data.
Additionally, you waste time installing all your drivers and your essential
programs such as the OS you need. While reformatting will definitely expunge
your computer from malwares, it doesn’t efface your bad habit to linger to the
unsafe sites that plant into your computer all the bombs. The verdict?
Reformatting your computer is like waging war to solve an oil-crisis. We all
know such action doesn’t lead us to the point, so why are we doing it?
It’s amazing too, because I know quite a
number of people who can assemble their PC, yet have absolutely no clue as how
to troubleshoot internal problems besides reformatting. Just what is it with
reformatting that appeal to them so much? What makes them think it’s a sane
decision? My crotchet is that reformatting must always be only the last ditch
effort. And it’s not a panacea to your computer getting infected habitually.
“So what do you suggest is
the better way” you ask. Let me tell you the possible cause of your computer’s
internal dysfunction. With Internet being widespread, so does the potency of
malwares finding it’s way into your PC. Truthfully, whoever produces them need
to get a life. But while they’re not going to change anytime soon, here are the
ways where you can get rid of all those loser and those loser’s product.
Install your PC with an
antivirus and an antispyware program for protection. Even when you’re already
encountering the problem, try as much as possible to find a way to do this.
It’s safe to bet that while your Windows may no longer function under normal
operations, you still can get it to work under Safe Mode. To go into safe mode,
press F8 when your computer is booting. Do that, then use your drivers to
install all the antivirus and antispyware programs.
HOWEVER, not all antivirus
or antispyware programs are authentic and certified. Some of them are actually
viruses or spywares that poses as antivirus or antispywares, and the bad news
is that those kind are usually the most notorious. Examples of them include
SpyFalcon and BraveSentry. Abbreviated, and you have a lot of BS exhausting
your computer’s resources when you have BraveSentry.
The antivirus you need to
install is AVG, and the antispyware you need to install includes Lavasoft
Ad-aware, Spybot and Microsoft Antispyware. If you’re confident about your
skills, you can try hijackthis. It’s among the most effective, but also the
most dangerous to use since with it you can delete nearly all kinds of third
party software. And for removal of antispyware posers, use SmitFraudFix. With
the exception of the last, you can find all of them at www.download.com. With SmitFraudFix, you have to google for it.
The reason why I am saying all of these is because three days ago, one of my
colleagues asked me to fix his PC. It was an arduous task, since practically
all resources have been exhausted by an adroit spyware installed in the
program. With the computer I can’t connect to the internet, can’t get in the
desktop, can’t add or remove program in the standard mode, and in a nutshell,
the computer is wasted. Two days since, another colleague kept insisting that I
format the computer instead. I admonished them that “You’ll lose all the data.
Since the spyware refuse to let you access any drivers, you can’t backup your
data.” Even though they cling to their reformatting principle obstinately, so
do I with finding an alternative way. Finally they acquiesced to give me just
one more day to fix the PC.
Then a while ago, at 10:10, doing exactly as what I’ve told everyone in this
entry, I got the computer to work in a normal condition again. Without having
to reformat. I’m willing to bet that 60% of troubleshooters would’ve
capitulated. Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo, I managed to expunge the
resource-eating spywares from the PC, without the expense of cleaning up all
the data.
My colleague, after finding out what I did, commended me and said “I’m a
genius”. Au contraire! In my opinion, there’s no such thing as a genius in
troubleshooting. Proficiency in troubleshooting should be attributed to
prudence and pragmatism, and I’m glad I’m not one of those who impetuously resort to
reformatting, because soon after I fixed the computer I found out: there were many important documents on that computer, and I prevented those from being forever lost.
So my message to you: invest your time in learning to keep your computer
protected. Get the antispywares and antiviruses programs I’ve listed a while ago.
And for goodness sake, be careful with all your surfing and contain the urge to
download all the time!
