Spyware/Adware crashing problem

[R3dXMod]

Ok this is my pretty much my first post here. anyways i just wanted to get some opinions on what 2 do. I have a Dell Dimesnion 2350 thats in need of repair i fixed the boot problem in 10 minutes or less but now when i got it to boot their is overr 500 critical objects found by ad aware 818 to be exact.
but the problem is that before i can tell adaware to delete the files the comptuer crashes in a matter of about 15min after boot.So therefore i can just delte them with a spyware remover even in safe mode the comptuer crashes. i have googled and read other fourms before i poseted as 2 not waste anyoens time think u for ur reply ahead of time.

-R3d

Athlon Xp 1.24 ghz
512mb of Ram

ya ya i knwo i goota upgrade pretty soon

[public_eyesore]

Save any inportant info like taxes, then reformat your harddrive.

[R3dXMod]

Ah yes i knew i forgot something i dont exacly have the benfit of reformating i dont have the disks to reformat ;\

[R3dXMod]

i mean i ofcourse can reformatt it but then im stuck wiht a blank harddrive

[public_eyesore]

didnt dell give u an oem disk set, or back up files on ur pc?

[R3dXMod]

actualy i have solved the problem i dont knwo y i didnt think of this eariler. i simply made another user and it didnt crash as fast so i had time to get rid over a 1000 critcal spyware problems. Thanks for the assistnace

[snickells]

Id still reformat the HD and install a fresh copy of XP. Think of it as spring cleaning, you gota do it every few months.

[Rankenphile]

One thing to make sure you do when cleaning up spyware, viruses and such is to turn off System Restore. It often will create a backup of malicious apps like spyware that will restore themselves on your next reboot.

[onelegout]

Id still reformat the HD and install a fresh copy of XP. Think of it as spring cleaning, you gota do it every few months.
One tip just incase - If you don't have a floppy drive, dont even think of trying to get a fresh install of xp without one!

[Rankenphile]

I've never had a problem re-installing XP without a floppy.

One thing I need to do is set up a "Windows in Your Pocket" usb key for this sort of thing. it's great to be able to boot without spinning up your HDD, allowing you to reformat very easily.

[onelegout]

I've never had a problem re-installing XP without a floppy.

You are lucky. If you ever need to install drivers at xp install you can only do it via floppy drive, which is SO ANNOYING if you have no floppy. I had to burn my own version of the xp disk with the drivers on it.

[R3dXMod]

I am am diskless so i cant afford to reformatt