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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-16 06:07:34
November 16 2009 06:06 GMT
#1
350 bucks for what, I can't adjust the volume anymore for some fucking reason I cant get into Mcafee which is also my firewall the computer actually says it is gone for fucks sake! My comp is at the same snail's pace if not slower, Web Root is still going all over the place taking around 47% of the CPU totally at random! I tried launching Champions Online and there is a 217mb patch the dl is horrible I should dl that in no time, I left it to dl and after 30 minutes it hasn't even reached 5%!

Worst of all I am now getting pop ups on firefox, for fuck sake. Have no idea what I am right now pissed, confused, or just stunned. I am glad they got rid of SOME virus but apparently they missed something. They seem to have done more damage than an actual virus.

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"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
November 16 2009 06:07 GMT
#2
Time to cut your losses and just reformat or get a new harddrive T_T
FyRe_DragOn
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada2056 Posts
November 16 2009 06:10 GMT
#3
u can try downloading avast, it worked for me
aka DragOn[NaS]
paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13196 Posts
November 16 2009 06:11 GMT
#4
350 couldve bought you a netbook u_u;;
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Gryffindor_us
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States5606 Posts
November 16 2009 06:13 GMT
#5
I don't understand the usage of an anti-virus. Not to resurrect Zatic's argument but I use a HOSTS file and I don't have to deal with shit at all, ever. Then again, I don't visit risky sites or download questionable files( not that you do either) . And yeah, sounds like a reformat is in order.
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iceburn
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States303 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-16 06:14:20
November 16 2009 06:13 GMT
#6
first off, windows key and r, type msconfig, then go the startup tab and disable everything and restart. well work on getting rid of any viruses first then going back to fix the audio

i recommend running "hijackthis" http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/

then posting the log it generates to this http://hjt.networktechs.com/

afterwards, uninstall all other anti/spyware/malware/virus

then install nod32 http://www.eset.com/download/free_trial_download.php

just go for a free trial. if you like it you can buy it,

after all that jazz, spybot search and destroy. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

now after everthing get combofix http://www.combofix.org/

run that in safe mode,

if you don't understand anything post back, once we get rid of all that shit, we can work to fix your audio and internet


oh yea, if you don't want to deal with it, and save time, do a format
illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
November 16 2009 06:14 GMT
#7
I never trust those people, to be honest. Those so-called geeks are only there to do that kind of jobs because they failed to get their computer science degrees and cannot find any other job to do - so I'd rather kill myself than paying those retards to work for me. If I need something fixed, I just learn to do it myself.
:]
Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
November 16 2009 06:14 GMT
#8
I think you now know to do a bit of research before you blow 350 dollars on something.
CorsairHero
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada9491 Posts
November 16 2009 06:15 GMT
#9
hopefully you have partitions set up or another hard drive installed -_-
© Current year.
vAltyR
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States581 Posts
November 16 2009 06:17 GMT
#10
Forget paying for tech support, TeamLiquid > Geek Squad.
내 호버크라프트는 장어로 가득 차 있어요
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20088 Posts
November 16 2009 06:18 GMT
#11
You visit TL yet still thought it a good idea to blow 350 to get a couple of newbs to rid your computer of a virus?

a) a ton of ppl here can help you do that for FREE

b) you need to reformat

c) you could have bought a new computer for that price.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
November 16 2009 06:18 GMT
#12
On November 16 2009 15:14 Athos wrote:
I think you now know to do a bit of research before you blow 350 dollars on something.

This. I hope you learned a valuable lesson.
CorsairHero
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada9491 Posts
November 16 2009 06:22 GMT
#13
On November 16 2009 15:17 vAltyR wrote:
Forget paying for tech support, TeamLiquid > Geek Squad.

lol this is true
while geek squad probably has people who took computer class in highschool, TL has people who major in math, CS, engineering etc...
© Current year.
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
November 16 2009 06:24 GMT
#14
On November 16 2009 15:11 paper wrote:
350 couldve bought you a netbook u_u;;


Yep, I wouldn't really ever trust geeksquad for that type of stuff
blue_arrow
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
1971 Posts
November 16 2009 06:29 GMT
#15
i wouldnt trust geeksquad with my lightbulbs
| MLIA | the weather sucks dick here
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
November 16 2009 06:38 GMT
#16
On November 16 2009 15:29 blue_arrow wrote:
i wouldnt trust geeksquad with my lightbulbs


haha
HEY MEYT
Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
November 16 2009 06:39 GMT
#17
On November 16 2009 15:29 blue_arrow wrote:
i would trust geeksquad with my girlfriend

fix'd
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Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21244 Posts
November 16 2009 06:49 GMT
#18
Lol Geeksquad....yeah no. You have the internet, compendium of the entirety of human knowledge at your finger tips, not to mention TL which can guide you along, and you chose to drop 350 bucks for nothing :<
TranslatorBaa!
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22258 Posts
November 16 2009 06:50 GMT
#19
Why the FUCK would you call geeksquad up??? Are you kidding me?? T___________T

I know a few guys who work there... most of the people have no clue what they're doing, they just come equipped with a CD with some general programs and that's about it. The ones that do know what they're doing, or even have their certs, don't even do residential calls. You're 10x better off hitting up a local computer repair shop or something, or yeah, just posting here for software issues. My god... $350?
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Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
November 16 2009 06:57 GMT
#20
Oh yeah btw, next time you have $350 to throw away, host a tournament or something ^_^ Then bring your PC there and people would fix it for free
aiyeeta
Profile Joined June 2007
United States199 Posts
November 16 2009 07:03 GMT
#21
I worked at Best Buy for awhile... Geek Squad's majority are lazy nerds who consider all of their customers "inferior" (after hearing a customer ask "Can you install myspace on my computer?" I don't blame them).

Best to seek computer advice from a reliable source: Friends, forums, or relatives (at your own discretion).
"...And that was the first time I got crabs"
OhThatDang
Profile Joined August 2004
United States4685 Posts
November 16 2009 07:04 GMT
#22
when i read your other thread. I knew this was coming.

troi oi thang map nai!!!
MassArbiterFTW
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Australia52 Posts
November 16 2009 07:06 GMT
#23
Considering the amount of money you spent, it may be worthwhile pursuing the possibility of a refund. After all, you paid them to fix your PC and they didn't. As to solving your problems, iceburn's advice looks sound.
In Bisu we trust
SanguineToss
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada815 Posts
November 16 2009 07:06 GMT
#24
On November 16 2009 15:57 Sadistx wrote:
Oh yeah btw, next time you have $350 to throw away, host a tournament or something ^_^ Then bring your PC there and people would fix it for free


that is a very sage advice.
Realpenguin
Profile Joined December 2006
8253 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-16 07:18:11
November 16 2009 07:13 GMT
#25
A while back I got Geek Squad to install a video card on a computer because my dad gave me money (about $50 iirc) and insisted on it "just to be safe," even though I knew how to install one. I said "why not" because I was lazy and gave them my computer and the video card.

When I got it back, I opened up Team Fortress 2 to test it out. My screen went completely apeshit and wouldn't go back to normal.

I rebooted it and it fixed it, and after messing around a bit I found out they didn't uninstall the old drivers and just installed the new ones right on top of them. Fixed it by installing the new drivers properly.

Thanks Geek Squad, for taking my $50 and making me wait 2 days when I could have done it myself. I feel dumb looking back on this. T_T

Google pretty much solves all problems now And Geek Squad is terrible (but maybe it depends on which Best Buy you go to)
<Wolfpox> i remember when MVP beat that one guy, and everyone was like 'whoa' except that penguin dude.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-16 07:51:01
November 16 2009 07:45 GMT
#26
Well ComboFix deleted some stuff less lag or so when I launch firefox, CO patching is still shit.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Kurosaki
Profile Joined August 2008
United States158 Posts
November 16 2009 07:53 GMT
#27
How much did you buy your computer for?

I'm surprised people even think about using geeksquad. Helping you 'setup' for your ps3 for only $129.99? Hell of a deal there.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
November 16 2009 07:55 GMT
#28
On November 16 2009 16:53 Kurosaki wrote:
How much did you buy your computer for?

I'm surprised people even think about using geeksquad. Helping you 'setup' for your ps3 for only $129.99? Hell of a deal there.


This computer cost me around 4.5 - 5k when I bought in sometime in 05-06 can't really remember, it is paid off now.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
phosphorylation
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2935 Posts
November 16 2009 08:00 GMT
#29
I would have fixed your computer for 200.
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Kurosaki
Profile Joined August 2008
United States158 Posts
November 16 2009 08:02 GMT
#30
On November 16 2009 16:55 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
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On November 16 2009 16:53 Kurosaki wrote:
How much did you buy your computer for?

I'm surprised people even think about using geeksquad. Helping you 'setup' for your ps3 for only $129.99? Hell of a deal there.


This computer cost me around 4.5 - 5k when I bought in sometime in 05-06 can't really remember, it is paid off now.

Wow...
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I can't believe you didn't buy a new computer since 06
Loanshark
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
China3094 Posts
November 16 2009 08:17 GMT
#31
Wow lol
No dough, no go. And no mercy.
Bearigator
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States233 Posts
November 16 2009 08:47 GMT
#32
So since you brought it up, I am having a very similar problem set with my computer. Any luck getting it fixed yet, and if so how?
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
November 16 2009 09:02 GMT
#33
On November 16 2009 17:47 Bearigator wrote:
So since you brought it up, I am having a very similar problem set with my computer. Any luck getting it fixed yet, and if so how?

Can you make a screenshot of the process explorer?
T.O.P. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
November 16 2009 09:20 GMT
#34
Geek Squad pays their employees $10 dollars a hour, what kind of talent can they get for $10 dollars a hour?
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
November 16 2009 09:24 GMT
#35
How the fuck do you spend 350 dollars on a computer repair. rofl
madnessman
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1581 Posts
November 16 2009 10:02 GMT
#36
yeah google and all those tech help forums can practically solve anything now. if you don't want to reformat i recommend posting your problems on one of those forums.

geeks to go has saved my life a couple of times already.
JSH
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4109 Posts
November 16 2009 11:05 GMT
#37
On November 16 2009 16:53 Kurosaki wrote:
How much did you buy your computer for?

I'm surprised people even think about using geeksquad. Helping you 'setup' for your ps3 for only $129.99? Hell of a deal there.


and its probably sad that there are people who actually use the PS3 service...
:facepalm:
"It's called a miracle because it doesn't happen" - Just like my chances of reaching C- on ICCUP
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
November 16 2009 11:14 GMT
#38
Using geeksquad or any ot her service is a retarded thing to do.
1. Install Malwarebytes
2. Run
3. If that doesn't work, go the Hijackthis rout
4. If that still doesn't work, just reformat.
The best part is, all of that is entirely free.
U Gotta Skate.
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
November 16 2009 12:28 GMT
#39
What??? You spent 5k on a computer?

O_O
EscPlan9
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2777 Posts
November 16 2009 13:02 GMT
#40
On November 16 2009 16:45 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Well ComboFix deleted some stuff less lag or so when I launch firefox, CO patching is still shit.


Other than CO patching, is your computer still having some problems?

Also, I HIGHLY recommend asking for a refund from Geek Squad. They did a terrible job there.
Undefeated TL Tecmo Super Bowl League Champion
Always
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States376 Posts
November 16 2009 14:07 GMT
#41
On November 16 2009 15:57 Sadistx wrote:
Oh yeah btw, next time you have $350 to throw away, host a tournament or something ^_^ Then bring your PC there and people would fix it for free

Legit idea
"Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error." - Linus Pauling
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
November 16 2009 14:16 GMT
#42
On November 16 2009 21:28 Snet wrote:
What??? You spent 5k on a computer?

O_O


And now he spent more than it is worth now, to basically NOT fix it. Depreciation is a bitch
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32097 Posts
November 16 2009 15:01 GMT
#43
Good lord. Don't mean to beat a dead horse, but as here first and proceed from there... never use geeksquad.
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artofmagic
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
United States1951 Posts
November 16 2009 15:30 GMT
#44
am i the only one who is disappointed that the OP with 4k+ post went to geeksquad for help rather than TL?
evolve or die
Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
November 16 2009 15:49 GMT
#45
i would trust tl to teach me to how to perform open heart surgery

on myself
Watch me fail at Paradox: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397564
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
November 16 2009 15:52 GMT
#46
legit caller

real legit.
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