Virus or HD issue?

[Kenbrown2]

A while back, I had issues with my computer starting - It would get to the windows loading screen and crash. I tried playing around with bios settings and I tried booting from the Windows CD to see if I could repair it or just get into some area where I could try some fixes...but nothing worked. I had my computer turned off for like 6 months...then I turned it on today, and I had two options (which neither worked in the past): boot Windows 7 or Windows 7 (recovered).

I chose Windows 7 and it crashed as usual...then it loaded to the same window again and I chose Windows 7 (recovered) and it worked...not sure what caused the issue, but I'm sure it will happen again if I don't do anything, so I'm looking for help!

Here are my computer specs:

CPU: Inetl Core 2 Quad Q6600@2.4GHz
MoBo: Gigabyte Technology P35-DS3L
Memory: 3 - 2GB DDR2, GSkill Dual Channel, PN: F2-6400CL5-2GBPQ
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Power Supply: Rosewill RP550-2
OS on Solid State Drive - C300-CTFDDAC128MAG ATA Device
Hard Drive for data - WDC WD3200AAKS-61L9A0 ATA Device


Not sure what the issue is, but please help! Thanks!
Ken

 

[Abdullah Aqqad]

so if i were you i will format everything and put a fresh copy of windows (OS) ... and i assume that a pc with 6 months no use will not have that important data for you so ya u know watta am talking about 😛 .... but lsn this pc is tired ... spend about 250 -300 $ for knew one $$

 

[Kenbrown2]

I'd prefer not to format everything, I'm not going to upgrade anything at this point unless I have to, and I have plenty of data on here that I would like to access in the future. I just want to try to prevent the issue from occurring again. Anyone have anything else I can try?