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can I reinstall windows 7 after virus attack?
I have an ASUS laptop - K52F. Fitted with a french version of family windows 7.
I (unknowningly) put an infected USB stick into my computer. It asked to repair the stick. I said yes. Then my up-to-date MSE told me it had destroyed a virus ("yeltminky"something). Now the computer runs very very slowly and sometimes just switches itself off. It can still do some things (sometimes), provided I ask for one thing at a time and then WAIT a long time.
I installed BitDefender and it couldn't find the virus.
I have no discs delivered with the computer.
Can I repair it? If I can, will I loose everything on it?
Another point: I live in a very dusty environment and another computer has begun overheating and stopping. The laptop fan makes lots of noise. Could it be a coincidence or do I have a virus?
I have been using another laptop but now must give it back and so will effectively be without a computer, if I can't repair my Asus. I will return to England and not the France. I still need to be able to type in french, so perhaps I can't use an English version??