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When your computer is disabled by a virus, it can be tempting to throw the thing in the garbage and buy a new one. Surprisingly, a lot of people do just that. Fortunately, every virus-riddled system, no matter how bad it may seem, is recoverable one way or another. This guide focuses on the automatic recovery tool found in most modern name brand computers.

Think about your data before your proceed.

Fully fixing a virus infestation will erase all of the data on your computer. This may include personal data such as pictures, documents, music, and so on. You will also lose all of your saved settings, browser history, and favorites. If there is something invaluable on the computer that you cannot afford to lose, you might be in a bind without some technical knowledge. If the computer is operable at all, you can try to copy the file to a thumb drive or burn it to a CD or DVD. Really, it's best to make regular backups of important, irreplaceable data.

If it is too late for that step, the data is still savable, but if you are not comfortable with taking your computer apart you might need to find someone to do it for you. Remember, if you hit a wall, you can always pay a tech to do it. Make a decision now on whether the price of paying someone to fix it outweighs the cost of having to replace the file. You can rewrite a resume, and you can get people to send pictures back to you, but financial records are trickier. If you use internet banking, check and make sure the software or website you use has backups of your financial data. Quicken has an automatic online backup program, but they make you pay extra for it.