autochk problem

hi been struggling with this for a couple of days i think i got a virus on my laptop. i done a scan with avg and there were about 9 minor problems which i cleared and then shut down the computer. when i started the laptop again i got a message windows/system32/config problem i managed to resolve that with something i seen on the web but i now get a message on a blue screen saying autochk program not found - skipping autocheck. i have also installed another windows xp on the same drive. i have also copied the autochk program from the one that works into the one thats not working and tried again but it gets to the blue screen and then reboots every time and can't start it in any mode.

 

This web site might help resolve your problem:
How to Fix "Autochk Program Not Found" error when Windows Boots

 

windows/system32/config problem would indicate a Registry problem. I don't know what you did to correct that but likely it didn't work.

Boot the healthy copy (your parallel installation) and browse to the Windows\System32\config directory of the crippled system. Look for any files with a .bak extension. Report back if you find those.

If no .bak files exist, look in the C:\System Volume Information folder of the crippled system. If you had System Restore enabled, there should be several Restore Points in that folder. They can be used to restore the system to a date prior to the problems. There are instructions for doing that in the "Sticky" at the top of this page. You may want to get someone to help you if you think it's too confusing. Backup your personal files first.

If none of those are available, you can consider running a Repair Install but with a Registry problem, that sometimes doesn't help. Still worth a try though. That will require you to have an XP setup CD that has the same SP as your system.

The last resort would be a clean install that wipes all data from the system drive and installs a completely new copy of Windows. That means you would want to use your parallel installation to copy any personal data that is important to you onto some other media.

 

how do i do this as i do not have a floppy drive or the availbility of one.
can i put it onto a cd or a usb stick to see if this would work for me.
thanks for the post.

 

hi there is no bak files in the config folder struggling to find the systemvolume folder though where abouts can i find this
thanks for the information

 

looked in the restore points but there is no restore point far enough back for me i probally didn't turn it on more fool me for this.
any other help for this would be gratefully recieved. i also have the disc that i got with the laptop which i had used to get the other windows on.

 

Your system is so severely crippled and you have found no registry .bak files or System Restore files so you should copy your personal data off the old system to some separate media. Then wipe the drive and install a completely new copy of XP.

 

i have a home computer which is also xp is it possible to do anything using any files from that computer. i also tried to see if the windows disc could do a repair but the windows folder did not show up

 

No, nothing I know of.

Forget the Repair Install, go with deleting the partition, creat a new one and install a new copy of XP.

Clean Install XP

 

can i put the data onto the d drive on the laptop before performing a clean install of xp also does doing this clear any viruses that were on the laptop
thanks for the help on this subject i will no doubt be back when i have done the new install to get most things back up and running once again thank you for the help

 

follow the following Microsoft articles

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913502

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312569