Oh. Now the home page is fine.

Good grief...

Try using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Scan with that, sounds like your computer is infected with something. How old is the motherboard and memory? Is it just the internet that is scrambled?

Also, it is best not to do anything with the computer while it is defragging as it usually causes it to freeze.

Today it turned off and rebooted while I was logging onto explorer...

No beeps?

Memory could have failed, but that doesn't seem likely. For a minute it was kind of sounding like your graphics card was shot, but if it is rebooting randomly you might have a shot power supply or connection. Either way, it sounds like you have a hardware issue, and since I'm not there to run through a check list with the machine you might be better off taking it into a shop or getting an entirely new computer.

If it is still under warranty you can call the manufacture up and have them assist you, if not you might still be able to get help from them but it would be limited.

Is it an acer? I've had two acer laptops in here with powerup woes. If you look on goog, you will find that acers are plagued with strange acpi bios and/or hardware issues that some people claim that bios flashes can fix. I gave the laptops back and told them to take em to a qualified tech. I didn't want the liability of possibly killing them with a bad flash.
I have a third acer laptop that someone gave me because she thought it was broken. (she was gonna crunch it. i said NO! i'll take it) Mash on the power button and power light comes on and looks like it'll boot then craps out. I can get it to boot by taking the battery out and plugging it back in while mashing the power button. It'll run ok for abt a half hour before it starts freakin out with acpi errors. And it's not hot, either. One of these days when I'm bored but ambitious, I'll flash the bios and see what happens.
So the thought for you is (after my rambling) is make a partition for linux or, at least, load up a linux live cd and keep an eye on system messages. Even if it isn't an acer it could give you some insight. If it runs fine for some hours with no errors, you might chalk it up to a windohs fail. In that case, you might as well install linux and be done with the windohs silliness. But if you must have windohs, you will know you'll need to re-install.
Good luck, man

I don't even know how old it is....I got it refurbished for free (the official going rate was $99) as part of a deal for a work term with a particular computer repair shop. They obtained the computer from a university.

Don't even get me started on Acer...this thread is about my desktop---I don't even know the brand name because there's no marking anywhere---but my laptop is an Acer that has given me nothing but grief over the past year.

Probably time to look for a new computer.

Dell has top-notch support for the most part, if you are a gamer AlienWare has top of the line computers with decent support. Or you could build yourself a computer for roughly a grand that will last you for years.

Honestly though, your current rig isn't really worth saving.

u do have a virus 4 shure..........
be very carefull messing around in ur bios menu. if u have just one sttiing set wrong u will crash it..lol
then u will be paying sum one like me 150 bux to get u back up running..

i am almost 100% shure u have a malicious program on there.
witch could include a keylogger so dont log in to ur online bank ..lol
witch means all those files u backed up r not safe either. dont transfer any file to other computers.
u would not kiss a sick person would u?? transfering infected files is the same thing..lol
considering u had problems with both computers, u could have picked it up from a email or file transfer.
u need to get a virus removel program that u can run from cd rom.
u have to boot from the cd rom and not hard drive at start up.
the scan could take a few hours even over nite depending on how gud ur system is.
anti virus programs like norton 360 will do u no gud untill u get rid of it first.
anti virus programs have to be instaled on a clean pc or the virus will just hide from it..lol
dont try any down loads from the infected pc. the virus will only infect it too.
go to a clean pc and google "pc cleaner".. researh any down loads b4 u take a chance.
hope i was of sum help. im still learning this stuff my self, and have save 720 bux so far..
gud luck bro..


sorry about the grammer. not my strong point lol..

He definitely has a virus, but with the possibility of multiple hardware failures an anti-virus ran from CD-ROM or his harddrive is going to do him no good at all.

I'm pretty sure the power supply is going out or is gone already, but it could be cables in the computer, the motherboard, RAM, or really anything in the computer itself.

If he backed it up properly he can pick and choose what files to put back on his computer when he gets it fixed or a new one. System files or really anything outside of the Program Files folder or documents are going to be unnecessary once he gets his computer up and running.

But honestly, his PC is shot.