Windows XP Home Edition users... help needed.

[skanks]

this isn't really a tech forum.
http://www.experts-exchange.com/
is the one I go for.
If are going to replace your OS, Replace with XP pro.
XP home is... well not recommended. Personally I don't even know why they hell the made it. Most Techs I know shelf it with WinME and I agree with them.

If that tool bar isn't spamwear its most likely a cookie.
Delete all cookies from you internet settings and raise the security settings should prevent it.

[fyrtenheimer]

Format and reinstall, eh?

You could try making a Windows XP <a href="http://www.pornstarguru.com/page.php?x= ... ootdisk</a>, booting to a command prompt, and formatting from there. Of course, I don't use XP, so I'm not quite sure how well the bootdisk works in that regard.

If Windows is telling you it can't format because of other programs, try running MSCONFIG (Start, Run, type in MSCONFIG and hit Enter). Choose Selective Startup, and uncheck Load Startup Items. Click OK and reboot, and try formatting again.

As you probably know, you'll lose all your data on the partitions you format...

As for backing up, get a CD-RW or another hard drive and toss data files you want to save on there. You could also, if you wanted to repartition your drive, make a partition strictly for Windows, and make another for applications and data. You'd have to reinstall your applications and drivers and all that, but it beats losing a lot of data.

Whoa, Mark.

Digging that porn, eh? Huar huar boom boom
This is why we all love you.

[kthulhu]

Yes, it was one of those dumbass web games. I have no idea it was in my clipboard, and why I didn't check the URL is beyond me.

My FUCK is SHIT.

[fyrtenheimer]

That was annoying.

I clicked on it, and those stupid "do you wanna install this xxx dialer you sick fuck?" things kept popping up.

IF YOU CLICK NO, YOU CAN'T GO TO THE SITE.