dose upgrading from xp to vista get rid of spyware and virus?

Question

hi i'm using xp at this point of time and have some how got virus and spyware on my laptop. i have tryed many ways of removing them but have failed each time. for many mounths i have been thinking of upgrading xp to vista and now that i have these problems (spyware) i was thinking dose upgrading just make the pc diffrent yet keeps the infected files . so i am wanting to know if upgrading ill remove all these problems and lead me to a better life or will i have to some how clean the all of costing me even more money before upgrading?
p.s sorry about my spelling thanks for reading and comment asap xxx

Answer 1

You can only get rid of them when upgrading if you format your hard drive ,otherwise they will still be there ,try moving your important data to an external disk and format your drive when upgrading.

Answer 2

I agree with the above. You should really just save any important documents on an external HD and reformat and install a fresh OS.



Not only will this make installation go smoother, but you will remove any viruses/trojans/malware.



Might as well spend the few extra hours for a little more piece of mind. Before reformatting, make sure you have all the drivers for the computer!!!

Answer 3

No, absolutely not... and if you have an infection, there is a very good chance the upgrade would fail, leaving you with an un-bootable computer.



Get SAS from http://www.superantisypware,

The 30 trial version of NOD32 from http://www.eset.com

and Spybot Search and Destroy from http://www.safer-networking.org



Run each, 1 at a time, and let them clean up anything they find. Reboot your machine and run them again... if they still find stuff after the reboot, report back here.

Answer 4

bro i suggest used kaspersky internet security 30 days trial it will remove all the virus from your computer. Trust me. The best anti virus and spyware. download it here http://www.kaspersky.com/trials then click on free internet security download thats only for 30 days trial good luck. Install it to your pc. Then do a scan in safe mode.

Answer 5

You should only upgrade a clean computer, if its not clean then you really will have trouble.



If you allow e-mails I 'm happy to help get you clean. E-mail me.