Recent content by 1WaffleIron

I'm not quite sure how I'd check but I assume so. Wasn't support dropped for that?

I've been unable to install important updates KB4516065 , KB4474419 and KB4535102 (as well as other optional updates) for a while now. I've tried many methods of troubleshooting Windows Update, most recently booting into Clean Boot (which allowed me to download and install a few non-essential...

Hi everyone, I recently recovered my W7 computer to what I thought was a safe backup because I had made some driver and setting changes I wanted to roll back. After recovering I ran Malwarebytes and nothing came up. Then I did a scan with Windows Security Essentials and it picked up a couple of...

Thank you once more. Got windows installed. Now the issue I've been dealing with is that the fresh windows installation wont recognize my modem for some reason and is unable to find any drivers for it since it's offline. I've got it plugged in via ethernet but it just wont work. Netgear doesn't...

So it looks like the drive was already wiped? When I started the install it seems like I had 100% unallocated space. There was one partition with a 100mb that i deleted. Now I'm left with a blank Disk 0. It won't even give me the option to delete it. I'm thinking maybe when I tried to use my...

Last question i promise, and then i'm off to work on it. I read a few articles that suggested doing a low level format in addition to the wipe and reinstall for a Boot virus like this. Would that be overkill?

Also I'm running windows 7 not 10 so is it ok for me to just use my Windows 7 install disk?

Thanks for the quick reply. I have a D drive for my data, should I be wiping that as well? Can I just wipe the system drive? In doing a full wipe does that also mean I should be reformatting. Sorry if i'm coming off like a rookie, I just want to be 100% sure. I didnt get the oppurtunity to...

Hi all, Last night a friend I thought I could trust when it comes to this stuff, shared a cracked program with me, telling me that it was safe. I scanned it with Malwarebytes Pro and it came back fine. I stupidly downloaded it and immediately realized the installer was doing something shady...

I built my first rig a few years ago and haven't had too many major issues with it until today. Here are the specs: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard Intel Core™ i7-3930K SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Solid State Drive Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard...

So, I just finished building my brand new rig on 7/12 and of course 4 days later managed to mess things up somehow. I have a 2 drive setup. C:A Samsung SSD with my Windows 7 operating system. This was my boot drive. F:A 2TB Seagate that I was using for all my storage needs. Now, I haven't...