hi folks,
Novice alert!
i just installed avast, didnt uninstall norton first, did the boot scan, thought I moved (poss deleted?) all the troublesome files, most of which were system files, as it wouldnt let me repair, and now my PC is a mess.
The taskbar clock is frozen; none of the items on the taskbar load; the pointer becomes an hourglass on the bottom bar; won't let me access the the start menu; a 'mobile device properties' message flashes up saying ' the TCP/IP network transport is not installed' and I've never had this before; only by using the task manger run option can i get into anything, but no running prog's even show up @ the bottom.
I've since unistalled Norton but it hasnt rectified the problem. Have I deleted system files by accident? Is there any way to restore the system? I've tried the F8 thing but can't seem to find the right point to press (before/after I enter password).
any help/suggestions would be much appreciated!
cheers y'all
neal