Some virus installed in my main Windows XP partition actually delete my Boot.ini file each time I start my Windows XP Computer. This results in a fake error message saying that "Hal.dll" file is missing or corrupt. Does any one has an idea of what kind of Virus is this ? All the anti-Virus I tested have no effect.I found a site that fix the problem by regenarating the Boot.ini : http://mapage.noos.fr/michel.kunzler/ But the virus is still there. If anyone has any information about it, thank you to tell me about how to inoculate it. Thanks to the very good site I found. If you have same problem go on this site, it will save your life. -------------------------------------------------------- http://mapage.noos.fr/michel.kunzler/ --------------------------------------------------------

When you scan to delete the virus... first disable the sytem restore option; scan and when "clean" reboot; then re-enable system restore if system boots thru' to normal desktop etc. OK. Ideally scan in safe-mode; and if possible do an on-line freebie scan too (Trend Micro offer Housecall - a freebie on-line util). And if you have a Linux variant on a cd/dvd (Knoppix or Ubuntu) you could boot with that; then go on-line and scan (Trend freebie) that way... Once system is clean - also clean out (as in delete) anything in the virus isolation area. Can't remember what it's actually called but it's where most a-v utils dump/isolate nasties when found?