NO VOLUME PICKED UP A VIRUS AND HAD TO REFORMAT CUMPUTER, AND HAVEN'NT HAD VOLUME SINCE

Are you meaning scanning for virus?

Have you installed an anti virus software?

Can you please explain your problem in detail so that we can help you ...

Easy enough To format your hard drive, insert the installation DVD(Vista) and go through the options until you get to choose which partition to install Vista on and just click the button at the bottom that says "Format".

Much the same in XP

sounds like you may have a virus. if your virus/malware software cannot find it/them then you might need to format the hard drive and re-install windows

try to ran it from

c:\windows\system32\ cmd.exe

rightclick on it and select run as.

if its not working from there then in that case your system profile may be corrupted.In that case you need to reinstall windows.

First Run the Norton Removal Tool and then try to install It

no worries..I'd suggest a clean drive approach, yes.

Why in the world are you trying to crash your computer??? Just download a virus utility, such as Trend Micro or McAffee, and let it deal with the virus. If you are having problems logging in, restart your computer, and after it goes through the BIOS screens, before it brings up the screen that says "Windows XP" with the little progress bar, press F8. Select safe mode with Networking, wait for it to go though all of the MULTIDISK screens, and then download the virus utility. If this doesn't help, please report back and elaborate on everything. What computer you have, what you mean by "crash it" (reformat???), what drivers you need to reinstall... etc...

reformat your hard disk and install new windows operating system

Redownload firmware from iRiver's website