what a frustrating last few days. i managed to get a computer virus that totally crippled my computer. it blocked my access to my c drive and my control panel, took away my administrative priviledges, either deleted or hid a bunch of icons from the desktop, and it turned my entire desktop background into a clickable link that wanted me "buy" virus protection.
i managed to get rid of all the spyware and adware, but i couldnt get rid of the virus
so i took it to a computer guy, and he basically told me that it couldnt be deleted. it would just rebuild itself. he said he could back up my hard drive and wipe it and reinstall windows.... for almost $300.
so i said nevermind. i took it home, and said fuck it. I bought a new computer. cant really afford it right now, but thats why god gave us credit cards.
i managed to save all the files i needed onto cds, but the only thing i'm worried about is my itunes.
Does anyone know how to transfer all of the songs to my new computer? i have over 6000 songs, and i've literally spent hundreds of hours working on my music collection. about a quarter of my playlist are from downloads, purchases on itunes, and borrowed from other people, so it would be almost impossible to replace
i managed to get rid of all the spyware and adware, but i couldnt get rid of the virus
so i took it to a computer guy, and he basically told me that it couldnt be deleted. it would just rebuild itself. he said he could back up my hard drive and wipe it and reinstall windows.... for almost $300.
so i said nevermind. i took it home, and said fuck it. I bought a new computer. cant really afford it right now, but thats why god gave us credit cards.
i managed to save all the files i needed onto cds, but the only thing i'm worried about is my itunes.
Does anyone know how to transfer all of the songs to my new computer? i have over 6000 songs, and i've literally spent hundreds of hours working on my music collection. about a quarter of my playlist are from downloads, purchases on itunes, and borrowed from other people, so it would be almost impossible to replace
here maybe This is new so not how I did it, but it seems easier.
Here is how I did it.
Good Luck
Anyway, bald_eagle pretty much has the same idea. I often troubleshoot my friends' computers, and find I sometimes have to run antivirus software TWICE in SAFE MODE before the offending cybermicrobe is exterminated.
Also, 3 or 4 viruses I've gotten rid of for people were not able to be vanquished by Norton. One of them Norton couldn't even detect, then McAfee detected it but couldn't fix, and finally, AVG Free Edition got rid of it. Point is, if you have Norton, and it doesn't work on it, AVG's free software may very well fix it. I don't know what antiviral stuff you have, though.
As to transferring songs, I'd use a zip drive or some kind of external hard drive.
Good luck!