OK this is what happened to me. I downloaded Avast 5 two days ago. Uninstalled 4 then installed 5. Everything worked ok till I started Google Chrome. As soon as I clicked the chrome shortcut I got the blue screen of death and I mean death.
Restarting the computer it tried to boot from the third boot device which is network. It was telling me no cable is plugged in. Could not find the hard disc.
I used my Ultimate boot disc to start the pc and it did not find the hard disc either. Starting to panic I put in the recovery disc in and tried to install the operating system only saving my files. Still no hard disc was found.
I got a hold of Vista ultimate and tried a repair, this time the hard disc was found but could not boot the system. All I got was a flashing curser and no hard disc activity.
Ran Ultimate Boot Disc and this time it found my disc and I was able to copy my files to an external drive.
Then I ran my recovery discs and tried a full recovery, still no boot.
Next I used the Vista disc and did a complete install and the pc booted up. Noticed that while it was installing it did a repair on the hard disc. I then put the recovery disc in and got the pc back to factory default. Now all works fine.
What I would like to know is why did Avast and chrome kill my hard disc and has anybody else have this happen to them.
so avast 5 and Chrome killed your hard disk hey ? do you realize that what you’re saying…? I’m afraid you don’t too bad your hard disk is dead now and you can’t send the memory dump. Neither Avast nor Chrome nor any software in this world can kill a hard disk OK ? You had a hardware failure due to whatever reason, and that’s why you got the blue screen. Topic should be locked, it’s getting boring. What’s next, your house collapsed after you installed Avast 5 ?
You know something. I don’t care if you believe me or not. I’m tellig you wat happened to my pc after I installed 5. Everything was working fine with 4. Infact 5 had no issue with Explorer and firefox.I got blue sreened as soon as I clicked chrome. It did not even load. Spent hours getting my hard disc to work again.
If I’m understanding correctly, I think what you mean is that avast and/or Chrome has caused problems with your operating system (Windows Vista) as opposed to your hard drive. This is a software issue. Your hard drive, as a mechanical device (hardware,) appears to be working fine.
That’s why there’s a little misunderstanding here.
Right, I just meant that a lot of folks, including ones I’ve helped in the past, don’t understand the difference between the hard drive and the OS that’s installed on it, it’s the same thing to them. I’m sure that’s how the OP is seeing it as well.
exactly, I even heard of people replacing their hard disks after an infection, persuaded the infection killed the hardware, HDD, RAM etc… ;D … and of course resellers are too happy to confirm the theory
Define what you mean by “damage HD”. Clearly malicious or buggy programs
can corrupt a hard disk’s data and control structures. Early trojans were
often simple programs which silently began deleting all files on your hard
disk or reformatting it. Malware that corrupts or deletes the operating
system’s components or alters the MBRs can render a computer unbootable
from that hard disk. That’s why we have recovery disks.
The OP’s final comments make it clear that there was no claim that the hardware was totalled, since recovery was possible and achieved.
Logos,
This thread was started by a newbie who had experienced a “Blue screen of death”, as indeed has been reported by others in the forum. He came to this forum to report his problem. That he chose to title his post perhaps not in the most appropriate terms, it is certainly no worse than many other titles found on the forum.
At the risk of offending you, your post quoted here I believe is both condescending and downright rude, and certainly does not present a good image to a new forum member. If you find other peoples posts so boring and you have nothing to contribute to help them, then respectfully perhaps it would be better if you refrained from posting replies to them. That is my opinion, please feel free to differ.
At the risk of offending you, your post quoted here I believe is both condescending and downright rude, and certainly does not present a good image to a new forum member. If you find other peoples posts so boring and you have nothing to contribute to help them, then respectfully perhaps it would be better if you refrained from posting replies to them. That is my opinion, please feel free to differ.
here’s what I do with your opinion:
;D
…not taking any lesson give me a break OK ? :
And? If you’re taking “kills My HD” to mean “rendered the hardware totally unusable”
then you have read too much into the expression. Reading it in the context of the
full message it’s clear the OP meant “renders the HD corrupted to the point of making
recovery from external media necessary”.
I had never experience HD not working because of the software installed or viruses infected the system.
It happens. Usually the HD can be restored via external means, which may require
reformatting before restoring the OS and data. But if the drive’s firmware gets
corrupted then it may have to be replaced or returned to the manufacturer to have
a flash memory restoration. Some newer Seagate drives recently had a firmware bug
which after certain activities became totally unusable. Firmware can be altered via
downloads.
too bad your hard disk is dead now and you can’t send the memory dump. Neither Avast nor Chrome nor any software in this world can kill a hard disk OK ? You had a hardware failure due to whatever reason, and that’s why you got the blue screen. 
