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Wiping everything but the OS?

by May 12, 2013 6:28PM PDT

I wish to use our old computer for a minecraft server, but it is virus-ridden and slow to the point that not even a boot scan with Avast and many hours of cleaning out programs is enough.
I want to get rid of everything but the OS. Everything. Unfortunately, we don't seem to have any sort of re-install or recovery disc to use. Is there any way I can bring the computer back to nothing but OS even without a disc?

Note that it is running Windows XP.

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Re: w[ping everything but the OS
by Forum moderator May 12, 2013 7:01PM PDT

No, that isn't possible.

Viruses can be in the Windows folder and in the subfolders of Program Files that are filled during a Windows installation. And you can't remove all non-Microsoft things from the registry either.

Kees

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Sorry no,
by Forum moderator May 13, 2013 1:39AM PDT

This is not a feature of the OS.

But since a minecraft server can run on Linux that's a clean install.
Bob

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