system restore / screen saver virus

i can not get my f10 to work at all and i have a virus or something that will
not let me access windows xp at all. I get some sort of screen saver that
says this computer has been deactivated please contact (Dave) never herd of
this person before and also to enter password to reactivate any ideas what
this is and how to fix i can not get to desk top at all.
thanks
bobbi

bobbi wrote:

(snip multipost)

Asked and answered in the other newsgroup to which you posted. Please don't
multipost; it makes more work for everyone and will get you *less* help,
not more. See this for why:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting

If you have forgotten where you posted or can't find your post, use Google
Groups Advanced Search and search for your name.

Then answer the questions I asked you in the other thread so you can get the
help you want. I won't be monitoring this thread.

Malke
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