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Restore second-hand computer help
I recently traded a friend for his computer. Its an Alienware X51. He said I only needed to get a antivirus and it would work fine. Turns out the virus is a lot more intense than he let on. It makes normal system restores practically impossible. It also has somehow managed to lodge itself somewhere in the system, so that even when it is removed by the antivirus, it will re-appear in a few days. Now, because I bought this from a friend, I have no windows discs. He also didn't create a point to restore to factory settings. I want to do a full wipe while leaving the OS intact if possible to avoid, naturally, having to pay to but another one. Any help would be appreciated.