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Maybe I should be contacting ACER, but maybe u know.... I have a program on here called eRecovery Management. And, looks like there is an option to "restore system to factory default". Would that work? (i'm not at all a computer guru....so hopefully these questions dont sound stupid... )

Sorry maybe I should be more specific.... Specs: Acer Aspire 5100 Windows XP Media Center Ed I do not have the OS disc....(I think because this is a demo computer?....got it for a really good price) I have a "Express Upgrade to Windows Vista DVD", and a "Acer Upgrade DVD".....which I never used. I also have a back-up disc from a LONG time ago.....made it closer to the time I purchased the computer, but I dont think I made it upon first use.

Hi, I'm wanting to sell my laptop and wondering what I need to do to it to "clean things up" Can anyone suggest a website or something with step-by-step instructions? Thx

oops...i meant SpywareGuard,and Spyware Blaster..... which were recommended downloads from the person who helped me in the "Spyware Hell" section. 448mb RAM Windows XP Media Center Edition version 2002 Service pack 3

My computer is really slow upon start-up. I dont think it's virus related cuz i just recently went thru my comp with someone on "Spyware hell" and cleaned off a bunch of stuff. I use Norton Antivirus,Ad-Aware,Spyblaster,SpyGuard,CCleaner...and i defragment monthly (when i remember) Maybe i should be deleting/disabling some programs?....i know there are some i need,but others i'm not too sure about. suggestions?

OS: Windows XP-Media center ed. Is there such thing as an audio virus? I keep hearing these sounds at any given time(browser open or not/no music applications running). Sometimes its music, sometimes sounds like advertising, and sometimes it's a splash of water sound. I've scanned with the lastest version of Norton(found some trojans that were removed), i've also run CCleaner and ad-aware many times. What else should i do??