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c:\resycled boot.com is not a vaild

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Name: benerjee27
Date: October 16, 2008 at 22:45:52 Pacific
OS: win xp2
CPU/Ram: 256MB
Product: intel
Comment:

i have formatted my system and installed os in c:\ drive it opens but when i am opening other drives d:\,e:\ then iam gettting this error "c:\resycled boot.com is not a vaild win32 application" how to solve this is it virus r drivers missing?how could i open drives without loosing data?

BENEREE



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Name: CompexVI
Date: October 21, 2008 at 12:43:29 Pacific
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This is a virus. Start Windows in safe mode, then click Start -> Run. Type in regedit and click okay.

Now at the top of the registry editor, click Edit -> Find. Type boot.com and click Find Next. Every time it finds a new boot.com, press the delete key and then enter. It should find a dozen or so copies.

Now, plug in any external drives or flash drives you have used with this computer. Open My Computer. Click Tools -> Folder Options -> View and select "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and click okay.

For each drive, open it and delete the resycled folder and autorun.inf. Back up each autorun.inf before deleting them off external drives, because they might be important.

Restart the computer and the problem should be gone.


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