Thread: Quick Help Needed!!!!

hey guys!!!!!!!
i need a quick help:
my dad's Laptop is too slow with vista in Intel Pentium Dual-Core......i thought of installing xp................but there was an error 0x0000007B and to prevent your computer from damage-------------------

i think my dad's laptop is affected by a boot sector virus!!!!!!!!!
and i scanned with kaspersky and then also there's no recovery!!!!:48:
How to can i remove it???????
plz help quick!!!!

just boot from a win98 boot disk
in dos type
fdisk/mbr

this will clean everything from the MBR (Master Boot Record)
if there is any Virus it will be removed...!

don't have win98 boot disk!!!!
is there any other easy way

Originally Posted by theplayer

don't have win98 boot disk!!!!
is there any other easy way

98 Boot Disk (requires floppy drive)


Alternatively, start xp setup CD, goto to rescue mode and use format or diskpart to format/delete partitions...

MORE INFO PLZZ
what is ur laptop model ?
how are u running the xp setup ? from cd or copied the cd to hdd
does the hdd light flash during xp installation startup( loading drivers) ?

Are u sure that its a boot virus ? It may be a hardware issue too (if vista boots successfully ).
Note : XP cd does not support SATA hard disks & gives an error (on most laptops ). Change the hard disk settings to "compatible" in the BIOS.