Re: HELP my pc is freakin out...
Yeah if you reboot in safe mode(press F8 when your computer is first booting) you should be able to run your spyware removal tools and virus scans faster. I recommend using spybot search & destroy in combination with ad aware. But if you really want to reformat, you can boot from your windows cd, if you dont have 2000 or XP, you might as well get it, and make sure to download the service packs right away and update all of your virus defs before you do anything.