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I think this will be a hardware problem. If you have a plug-in sound card, try unplugging and reseating it. Otherwise there is little you can...
Print that out so that you can easily follow it and also make for easier detection of the necessary spaces in the commands. If anything...
Hi kits, This procedure will only work IF System Restore was enabled on the drive at the time of the failure to boot. I'm sure you knew that...
Yes, you'll have to rebuild the boot.ini again but let me suggest an easier way to do that. Click Start > Run > type cmd > press Enter > then...
Thanks sovelled, That's pretty incriminating evidence against what could be called a MS IE8 Malware. You'd think they would at least test their...
Thanks for the feedback sovelled. I'm not sure if gwiner7041 has read this yet but it would tend to give him a ray of hope. ps. Acronis True...
I presume it worked. :)
Please relate as to whether you were able to get to the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" screen and if so did you try selecting "Last Known Good...
A Repair install would seem to be in order. If severely infected, it will require a full clean install.
Beethoven, Try this: Click START > RUN > type msconfig press Enter > Boot.ini button > Check All Boot Paths. It should detect that the...
Garry, I see from your log on the Malware forum that you have IE8 installed. There have been reports of the exact problem you are having that...
Yes, if you get the screen you are referring to, just select Hard Drive > press Enter, and then press the F8 key immediately. Sometimes it's best...
No, the screen I am referring to will say "Windows Advanced Option Menu" in the first line on the screen. What it says after that depends on...
Try this: Right click Start > Properties > Customize > Clear
Press the F8 key immediately after the POST screen fades. That will get you to the Windows Advanced Options Menu. If not, you may have pressed...
As they say on TV, "But Wait, There's More "... You can use the Recovery Console when the system will not boot to any other mode and sort of...
I remove the "Compress Old Files" option from the Cleanup applet on any all my family and friends computers. It can sometimes cause a hangup...
That's good info Terry and will surely be helpful to many. It may also be helpful to note that if the system can't boot to a Windows session,...
Here is what a typical Restore Point consists of on my system: Directory of C:\System Volume Information\_restore{0A438C3B-A487-4C6D-850C-C76C...
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