PC issues...
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PC issues...
Argh...
I'm a bit frustrated guys. One certain unnamed teenybopper was on my pc. Found on of those "Get 10 bazillion free smilies...click here" type deals, and proceeded to trash my pc.
I think that I have all of the virus removed, but the registry is trashed. No, I don't have the windows software to just format the darn thing. I've tried various registry repair programs, none of which seem to solve the issue.
So, now I'm on the girlfriends pc, running around the net downloading various fixes, sending them to floppy disk, and running them on my pc. I am making progress, but the thing is not repaired.
I've got no desktop, and seem to be missing registry files.
Windows 2000 NT.
Any ideas?
I'm a bit frustrated guys. One certain unnamed teenybopper was on my pc. Found on of those "Get 10 bazillion free smilies...click here" type deals, and proceeded to trash my pc.
I think that I have all of the virus removed, but the registry is trashed. No, I don't have the windows software to just format the darn thing. I've tried various registry repair programs, none of which seem to solve the issue.
So, now I'm on the girlfriends pc, running around the net downloading various fixes, sending them to floppy disk, and running them on my pc. I am making progress, but the thing is not repaired.
I've got no desktop, and seem to be missing registry files.
Windows 2000 NT.
Any ideas?
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Hopefully you are not logged in on the local admin account.
Log in as local admin and got to
C:\documents and settings\<username> and delete all files that start with NTUSER. you will have to "Show hidden files". Then log back in as the affected user and the profile will be recreated.
Log in as local admin and got to
C:\documents and settings\<username> and delete all files that start with NTUSER. you will have to "Show hidden files". Then log back in as the affected user and the profile will be recreated.
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Hmmmm. I really can't log in as anyone. I don't get a start up bar, or start up button. I get a blank screen. I can use task manager to run various commands, but that's about the extent of my abilities at the moment.
I have managed to open several of the anti virus programs and run them, and the issue now seems to be missing registry files, as opposed to corrupt ones.
I wonder if I can download specific files from another pc and copy them over?
I have managed to open several of the anti virus programs and run them, and the issue now seems to be missing registry files, as opposed to corrupt ones.
I wonder if I can download specific files from another pc and copy them over?
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Um, apparently not. Anytime I give a command to print something, or save to a disk, it accepts the command, but does not perform the action.
Right now, I'm showing four non existent files, and four empty registry keys.
Right now, I'm showing four non existent files, and four empty registry keys.
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> I really can't log in as anyone
Look for a file called 8kernel*****, it is a virus. Delete it.
Did you happen to create a repair disk even once with the -rdisk command?
If you have data you want to save, you can make your C: drive your secondary, install a new hard drive, make it your primary, and install a new OS.
Look on your C: drive for a bunch of .CABS, you might be able to reinstall the whole OS or IE.
Can you run CMD to browse your drives or run your virus program?
Look for a file called 8kernel*****, it is a virus. Delete it.
Did you happen to create a repair disk even once with the -rdisk command?
If you have data you want to save, you can make your C: drive your secondary, install a new hard drive, make it your primary, and install a new OS.
Look on your C: drive for a bunch of .CABS, you might be able to reinstall the whole OS or IE.
Can you run CMD to browse your drives or run your virus program?
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run system restore to a date before the teen got to the pc. this should isolate the bug. then run a good antivirus to clean it up.
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I don't have a system restore option...that I can find anyway.
Yes, I can access command prompts. No, I don't have a rescue disk.
I don't have another hard drive laying around, and do NOT want to mess up the pc I'm using as it is borrowed. Humph.
I'll go look for .CAB files, but I haven't noticed any yet.
Yes, I can access command prompts. No, I don't have a rescue disk.
I don't have another hard drive laying around, and do NOT want to mess up the pc I'm using as it is borrowed. Humph.
I'll go look for .CAB files, but I haven't noticed any yet.
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Terry, at the command prompt, can you run msconfig
On windows xp, you can access windows restore after typing in msconfig. Not sure if it is an option under windows nt.
On windows xp, you can access windows restore after typing in msconfig. Not sure if it is an option under windows nt.
Last edited by glruff; May 20, 2007 at 05:01 PM.
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Originally Posted by glruff
Terry, at the command prompt, can you run msconfig
I'm at "c:\Documents and Settings\Terry>_
And can't seem to get much of anywhere. If I reboot the system, I can use task manager to get to some of the windows components, but not all of them. I can get to registry editor, but I'm not able to fix a problem that I can't identify.