Joe Aston Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 i recently reinstalled windows after getting a virus (waits the abuse for watching porn) but i installed the os onto a hidden partition which was only 3gb not an issue. The problem i have is that the other partition is still full of data so i was wondering can i just delete all the data off it or will this course problems.Also can i copy program files from one program file folder on one partition to the other program files folder because i have some software which i no longer have on disk which i would rather not lose i no its a long shot and probably wont work but just wondered if it might.Thanksjoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 with your first point, do you mean you have (for instance)Partition A: WindowsPartition B: Dataif so, do you know that your data is infected? If so, then you can clear that partition with no worries about losing windows or anything. For the second point, no, unless you have a backup of your registry as well... in which case you could take the bits and pieces into your clean registry and hope you dont take anything infected across. Other than that it's a case of aqcuiring the programs again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Aston Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 i think i may be wrong by using the term parition i have one hard drive but one section is 3gb and has the new install of windows on it and the other section is 70gb and has all the old data on it such as program files from the old install of windows. Hope that cleared things up and about the second point i dont have a back up of the registry so looks like il be buying new software bummer. thanks for your help. joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 i think you are right to use partition by the sound of it, in my computer does it look like it has 2 hard drives when you only actually have one? Then you've got partitions In which case what i said before should be about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 I'd recommend deleting your system32 folder.C:/WINDOWS/system32Delete that, and everything will be OK.None of the above is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 I'd recommend deleting your system32 folder.C:/WINDOWS/system32Delete that, and everything will be OK.None of the above is true.someone used to a unix based machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 someone used to a unix based machine?Use too much internets, didn't think, heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 ~$ sudo /rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 o m g nerdy dont u ef offf ye?no1 lieks yu hre, k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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