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    aww man.. i just want this infection gone asap... thanks . almost finish downloading..
     
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    I believe you :)
     
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    It says:
    Device Not Ready (Medium Not Present).
    Assuming, you have some CD in, it must be something wrong with your burner.
    Remember, you had same issue with burning the other CD?

    I hope, you have some other computer, you can burn the CD on.
     
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    omg.. this computer fails .. this is the only computer in the household. i'm so sorry..

    isnt there a program for somebody to take control of my computer and fix it? could you do that?
     
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    I'm sorry for your problems :(
    Unfortunately, I don't do any remote fixes.

    Possibly, you can find a friend, a neighbor....who could burn that CD for you.
     
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    is this the only way to fix this infection or are there any other methods =]?

    I recently found a Dell CD , i dont know if this a recovery cd though..
    Re installation DVD
    it says "Microsoft windows XP media Center Version 2005 with update roll up 2 "
     
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    If this is for your computer, you could use it, but all your data will be lost.
     
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    aww man this is not my computer , i'm using the guest account with administration access.. is there any other method without using a CD ?
    thanks for still helping me and your corporation.
     
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    Unfortunately, those two files can be replaced only from the outside.
    CD is the only way.
     
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    okay lets go back to this method
    You're welcome

    Be extremely careful, when performing the procedure listed below.
    We'll be replacing crucial Windows file(s).
    Watch for "spaces" in listed commands and make sure, there is no single misspelling.

    Restart computer
    When you reboot you will see an option to boot into the Recovery Console or the normal Windows installation.
    You have to use the up/down arrows to choose the Recovery Console. Then press Enter but you only have 2 seconds by default.

    (If you find this hard to do then you can go into Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Settings. Where it says Time to Display List of Operating Systems, change it to 10 or more seconds. OK Then reboot.)

    You must enter which Windows installation to log onto. Type 1 and press enter.

    It will then prompt you for the Administrator's password. If there is no password, simply press Enter.

    You should get a black screen with a C:\>Windows prompt.

    http://icrontic.com/draco/images/art...rc_console.gif


    Type the bolded text below, pressing Enter after each line:
    (If it asks you if you are sure then say "Y ".)

    ren c:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe c:\windows\system32\winlogon.old (<---- watch for "spaces ")

    copy c:\winlogon\winlogon.exe c:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe (<---- watch for "spaces ")

    ren c:\windows\explorer.exe c:\windows\explorer.old (<---- watch for "spaces ")[/i]

    copy c:\explorer\explorer.exe c:\windows\explorer.exe (<---- watch for "spaces ")



    Reboot computer.

    Post new SystemLook log.


    this symbol "\" is acutally this symbol "/ "right?
    because i dont see this symbol "\" in my keyboard.
    __________________
     
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    NO. That's probably why it doesn't work.
    I said to be careful and not to make any mistakes...

    "\" is right above "Enter" key.
     
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    OMFG I "M BLIND , how did i not see it wow , um brb , i'm try and do this again...
     
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    Ok :)
     
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    I put in the correct phrase this time but when i pressed enter is said "Access is Denied" is this suppose to happen?
     
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    What prompt do you have on your screen?
    C:\>Windows
     
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    yeah i think so
     
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    That's strange....

    Go back to Recovery console and type this first:
    SET AllowAllPaths = TRUE
    Press Enter.

    Try my commands again.
     
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    ... i typed in everything correctly in the black screen, i even typed it out in notepad and matched it with your's and it matches but it keeps saying parameter is not valid...
     
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    I can't guarantee, it'll work...
    In fact, I can't guarantee, this recovery console trick will work, but....
    Skip command #1 and #3 (ren)

    Perform only both "copy" commands.
     
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