Cure Sick Windows Pcs With This New Linux 'fix-on-a-stick'

#1 PCWorld

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Posted 14 July 2012 - 09:13 AM

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#2 databaseben

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Posted 14 July 2012 - 10:17 AM

its a novel concept.

the unfortunate aspect with infected pc's is not as simple as removing the malware and voila, windows is infection free.

the reality is that infections corrupt the system files and the corrupted system files have to be replaced with genuine ones from a installation cd.

#3 MichaelPfeiffer

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Posted 14 July 2012 - 10:38 PM

sounds alright, but $35 for the software and an 8GB USB Stick seems a little bit too expensive for the average person. It is not guaranteed to work on any infected PC but the concept sounds good. I will consider but a trial/demo would certainly help me decide about the software.

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Posted 15 July 2012 - 06:42 AM

I'd be interested if/f beyond malware removal it would diagnose any hardware issues and, assuming none, be capable of activating the full Windows Recovery process from the Windows partition. Then I'd feel I could either fix the problem or reinstall Windows from a non-booting machine.

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Posted 15 July 2012 - 07:01 AM

I'd like to buy one without the expensive pledge.

#6 mamafanfan

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Posted 15 July 2012 - 09:58 AM

no i wouldnt bother to try. a bloated pc can be caused by to many different problems. malware is just one of them.

at $35, i'm sure there are other alternatives that are equally sound and equally useless.

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Posted 15 July 2012 - 11:25 AM

There probably has been as many PCs screwed up by "cleaning" supposed malware/bloatware as there are PCs that don't work because of the supposed problem.

I find it unfortunate that malware seems to be seen as the cause of every PC hiccup.

If I ever got a serious malware problem I'd just revert to an old image of my OS/apps.

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 07:59 AM

Running Puppy Linux from a flash drive or cd allows users to access, and save, their windows files. Puppy is free. There are also a number of linux utilities disks which have many tools, and are also free.

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:00 AM

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:36 AM

There are free linux programs which run from flash or disk which will do the same things. If it's necessary just to retrieve files, and more is possible, simply install Puppy Linux to usb or disk. While the gadget could be useful, you can make your own for less.