hey i am pritty good with pc's and i wounder id there is smarter ppl. my windows is messed up(lil bro fault) he has installed a lot of retarted programs has files, hacks everywhere ect.
symptoms
loong *** boot times.
long *** opening any file.
reg messes up and dont have a backup
3 HDD partitioned to 6 drives
firefox slow still better than IE tho.
ect ect.

i just wanna save all my passwords to everything. i wanna keep all my custom setting but i know thats not ganna happen. and try to remember all the names to the programs i want.

question can u dual boot win xp and vista but not have vistas boot loader carp thing? i like the old plain boot file. i know its ganna be a pain in the ***. its ok. screw mac tho

 

not sure about the dual boot thing, but you can create a xp install disc (slipstream) using n-lite (http://www.nliteos.com/) which lets you customize your installation from the beginning. this wont fix your current problem, but it will allow you to revert easily to a default installation for you should it ever happen again.

 

I think you can dual boot but i cant really tell you how to do so. its all a matter of doing the right thing at the right time. Do some google searches and you can find a wealth of information on the topic that will help you out.

 

If you want to Dual Boot Windows Xp and Vista, try using this site http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vi...creenshots.htm I have used this way before and it will work if you already have Xp Installed. If you have Vista installed already there should be a link somewhere on the page. There's a couple programs you have to download and install first, but it is really a simple process.

 

To fix your current problem, I would do a "Repair Install"
It will keep your stuff intact but will just repair windows system files. All you need is a Windows disk.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

oh i know how to dual boot. its easy. except vista has its own dual boot loader and i hate it. soo much. it overwrites the win xp loader thats what i wanna stop/

sounds good. ill try it

 

But it won't fix his spyware problems...

 

It will get windows back to a usable state. From there he can use one of the numerous spyware programs out there.

 

Windows is already in a "usable" state (he can boot right?)... just full of spyware. So how exactly replacing system files will fix his problem? As soon as he boots up his repaired windows installation, all the spyware apps will go right back to work and his symptoms will be back. It's a waste of time.

First you find out what kinds of spyware are causing all these issues.. then you make decisions on how to fix it.