# Virus help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virus-help/75233>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 7, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virus-help/75233 "2005-01-07T01:30:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virus-help/75233/1 "2005-01-07T01:30:10Z")

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im guessing my laptop has got a virus. I ordered a textbook from a guy off ebay and he sent me an email. When i opened it some weird stuff started happening with my computer. it was running really slow and when i restarted it several times it started getting to the windows loading screen and not going any farther. it would just load forever. then i restarted it and it said an error message asking me to boot up in safe mode. when i restarted from that it said operating system not found. ive rebooted countless times, sometimes with the windows cd sometimes without. but i cant find a way to format the harddrive and start over. it seems like im stuck. anyone know a way out of this or know a way i can retrieve all my info without sending it in to some expensive computer repair store? :cons: