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Can't reformat WinXP due to trojan

Started by liesl1689 , Dec 22 2008 11:12 AM

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liesl1689

Posted 22 December 2008 - 11:12 AM

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I got a trojan from a key generator that my sister installed on my computer and now I can't reformat it... I have the Windows XP Pro CD. I've tried booting from the cd but it won't let me and I've also tried running it from Windows and when I click on Install a message pops up saying the setup cannot continue because the version I have on my computer is newer than the one on the CD and that if I choose to delete the newer version everything will be lost, etc. There's a continue button that is "blocked", and the only enabled ones are Cancel and Details. Basically, it won't allow me to re-install Windows XP. Is there any other way to reformat? What keys do I press to make it boot from the CD? Please help me!!