XP 2008 Virus Removal?

Question

Okay... I have this virus on my laptop. It is the XP virus. I have taken it to TWO computer repair shops and neither can get it off. My laptop has a partitioned hard drive because one half I use for work and the other half I use for Internet. Essentially, it is two computers in one. The drive that has the virus (D:) cannot get online. It just comes up to the blue screen saying you have a virus and then stops. My question is do I need to download some kind of remover online, save to a jumpdrive and then install on my operable drive (C:) or am I totally screwed? I am tired of spending money on this... please let me know if my question is not clear. I am not a computer person so I may need to post additional info.

Answer 1

Is there any warning that tells you what the virus is? Which kind of virus it is? Download Spybot Search and Destroy:

www.safer-networking.org

It will help, I promise. I had 4 trojans on my computer yesterday, my Avast antivirus didnt detect them, and Spybot deleted them.

Answer 2

Follow the instruction on the link below to clean your computer

10 easy step virus and spyware removal using free software

http://www.review-ninja.com/2008/08/10-e...

Answer 3

Your only option is to install CLAMWIN.

ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows

that uses the GNU General Public License by the Free Software

Foundation and is free (as in freedom) software.

There is a portable version of ClamWin where it can be install into an USB pendrive as small as 64 MB.

First use another PC to download Clamwin portable anti-virus

and install Clamwin portable on a USB thumb drive.

http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/c...

Update the latest anti-virus definition files.

Set the preferences to delete or move virus to a quarantine folder.

How to configure ClamWin

http://support.real-time.com/open-source...

When the USB pendrive is ready.

Boot up the infected PC in safe mode.

If possible, disable system restore on the infected PC.

Run the Clamwin Anti-virus that is installed on the USB drive to scan the infected PC.

Scan all hard drives for viruses.