Noel
Thu Jul 22 13:21:05 CDT 2004
Since you've used the 'Recovery CD' from your OEM - you've already done the
'FDISK thing' in all likelihood!!
You may have a virus/spyware hijack
download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe
- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.
Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/CWShredder.exe
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip
download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1d3201c46fcd$60100d20$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If I understand you right, the following apply
> >the computer starts OK when.....
> >1) you start in Safe Mode
> >or
> >2) you Start and bypass AUTOEXEC.BAT.
> >
> >That's a pretty good pointer to there being something
> nasty running from
> >autoexec.bat.
> >
> >Since Win ME doesn't use Autoexec.bat on booting, your
> friend must be using
> >some other operating system - probably Win 98??
> >
> >Try this -
> >Once the system is booted, open MSCONFIG (Start|Run and
> type "MSCONFIG"
> >without the quotes - click OK)
> >Look there for any entries that seem strange, and
> uncheck them
> >compare entries with this list if in doubt
> >look here for instructions on how to clean up your
> startup axis, preventing
> >unnecessary programs loading
> >
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
> >
> >Then click on OK, and reboot. - see if that helps
> >When you've isolated the one(s) causing the problem,
> post back with the
> >identity for more info.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> >
> >Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >
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> >
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >
> >Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
> messages to NG's
> >
> >"ANONIMUS" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:2cb6d01c46993$3c847840$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> A friend of mine has a compaq presario computer,
> >> everytime he turn it on, it says
> >> "NOW PREPARING TO START YOUR NEW COMPUTER"
> >> "PRESS CRTL ALT DLETE TO RESTART"
> >> THE PC RESTART JUST FINE AND IT GOES BACK TO THE SAME
> >> SCREEN.IT ALSO WORKS FINE AND SAFE MODE AND IT ALSO
> WORKS
> >> FINE IN NORMAL MODE JUST IF I USE STEP BY STEP
> >> CONFIRMATION SKIPING "AUTOEXEC.BAT". SINCE HE IS AN OLD
> >> MAN HECAN'T EXPLAIN ME WHEN OR HOW THIS THING STARTED.
> >> WE WILL APRECIATE ANY KIND OF HELP,
> >
> >
> >.Well first of all thanks for your suggestions but they
> didn't work. I tried all that i unchecked all entries and
> restart every time but still got the same results. I also
> use the recovery cd that the computer brought and put it
> back the way it came from factory and still no help. i
> downladed the latest virus definitions for norton and it
> found nothing.Just one more favor before i do the fdsik
> thing, can you please reply with any other suggestion
> that you might have forgotten the last time. thanks
> >