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Name: sandyc
Date: May 25, 2009 at 14:26:49 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Product: Everex / Step note n series
Subcategory: General
Comment:

laptop hit by virus psilove i think, can i hook up usb from pc to laptop and run adaware virus scanner from pc to laptop. will adaware take care of the problem. granddaughter has graduation files and pics on laptop its in 3 days.
please help



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Name: jdk (by neoark)
Date: May 25, 2009 at 14:36:30 Pacific
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Can you login windows via normal or safe mode?

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Response Number 2
Name: sandyc
Date: May 25, 2009 at 14:49:39 Pacific
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after power on everex flashpage then black screen with "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:\windows\system32\config\system
it says I can use the original setup cd-rom. Select r. When i put in disk it does not appear to boot only run.
Thank you


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Name: jdk (by neoark)
Date: May 25, 2009 at 14:58:10 Pacific
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Follow http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545 <---. What do you mean by "When i put in disk it does not appear to boot only run.". From bios did you set it to boot from CD drive before harddrive?

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Name: sandyc
Date: May 25, 2009 at 15:29:08 Pacific
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yes - i did not follow all the instructions in Microsoft How to recover from a corrupted registry.
Can't I hook the two computers, my pc which im on now and the laptop and run the adaware program to rid that computer of the virus. won't it start then?


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Name: jdk (by neoark)
Date: May 25, 2009 at 15:31:55 Pacific
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No it won't you will have to fix windows registry first then get rid of whatever is on it.

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Response Number 6
Name: sandyc
Date: May 25, 2009 at 15:43:31 Pacific
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ok, thanks.
Now how do I get to the recovery console.
I don't have the windows start up disk both of my computers came with software loaded.


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Response Number 7
Name: jdk (by neoark)
Date: May 25, 2009 at 15:57:52 Pacific
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Try this link or call up your computer support to find out if they have recovery partition: http://commandwindows.com/recovery.htm Read: Accessing the Recovery Console Without a Windows CD

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Response Number 8
Name: sandyc
Date: May 25, 2009 at 16:32:56 Pacific
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ty
i have to go and eat
if you are still here i will holler at you.


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