Reboot my laptop, withou losing files

Hi My computer is runing very slow and sometimes non responsive: I have virus protection but unfortunetly I got few trojans and they were only patrially removed. Am I better off rebooting or what: Help Please: Dont wanna lose pictures etc: My laptop is...

Windows XP. Also have No Reboot CD

Appreciate any help and instructions; Thanks

 
System Restore

You could try going back to a System Restore Point dating prior to the time of your current problems.

Start Help and Support Pick a task = System Restore

Restore my computer to an earlier time

Next

Select a date

Next and follow instructions.

Also, you must not have a very good anti virus program if it let trogans in.

You should have a good anti-virus program that you run at least once a week (daily if other people use your computer or you do a lot of browsing and downloading on the net).

You should also have a good spyware program which you should run at least once a week.

You should also have a good Registry Cleaner program which you should run at least once a week.

I use all of the programs listed below. Besides being good programs, and FREE, you also have the ability to continue working on your computer (online or offline) while the program is running.

AVG is a FREE anti-virus program that is excellent

http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

Spybot - Search Destroy removes spyware and it's FREE.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner is good and relatively fast.

http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm

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Rebooting simply means restarting.

If you mean reformatting - I'd suggest you do that as a last resort...although it will be difficult without the Disc.

Why not back up your photos and other important information to an external harddrive or other computer and then reformat your pc.

or

What you could always do is format the pc, but instead of deleting the original version of windows installing an extra one on the same pc and then see if the performance improves (It helps in some cases)