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Boot up problem

Original Message
Name: msquared
Date: December 29, 2007 at 11:13:31 Pacific
Subject: Boot up problem
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: AMD Athon64
Model/Manufacturer: HP Pavilion
Comment:
Been trying to clear smithfraud and in the process changed wininet.dll to wininet.dl - notes I found said that a clean version would reappear, but not sure if it did. After restarting computer in normal and safe mode I have only black screen. Can you help?

Lost


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Response Number 1
Name: Johnw
Date: December 29, 2007 at 18:04:19 Pacific
Subject: Boot up problem
Reply: (edit)
This site says replace the dll's with good ones, then reboot.
http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum...

Try a repair.
Boot off of a clean Windows XP cd ( your bios has to be set to boot from cd rom 1st ) choose Install ( Not > To Repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R ) at the first prompt.
It will then search for a previous copy of Windows.
When it finds your copy, it will stop at the next prompt and ask if you want to do a repair. Hit R at this screen.
If it does'nt mention a repair > DO NOT continue.
It will then copy a lot of files and appear to be doing a reinstall ( But its not. All your programs and data are safe, all you will lose, are your Windows updates )
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...


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Response Number 2
Name: msquared
Date: December 29, 2007 at 19:28:19 Pacific
Subject: Boot up problem
Reply: (edit)
Thank you, got it.

Lost


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