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« on: 08 February 2009, 22:15:32 »
had a virus on my laptop in c windows ???winlogin.dll i think
ran avg and it took it out when i restarted my computer i put in my password and it says starting up about 20n seconds later it says logging off and shuts down
it does the same thing in safe mode anyone got any idea on what i did wrong and what i can do
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Re: xp help
« Reply #1 on: 08 February 2009, 22:18:40 »
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had a virus on my laptop in c windows ???winlogin.dll i think
ran avg and it took it out when i restarted my computer i put in my password and it says starting up about 20n seconds later it says logging off and shuts down
it does the same thing in safe mode anyone got any idea on what i did wrong and what i can do
thanks
after any compromise, best option is rebuild.
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Re: xp help
« Reply #2 on: 08 February 2009, 22:21:15 »
do you know of any way in so i can salvge some work
i have tried fixboot and fixmbr but that did nothing :'(
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Re: xp help
« Reply #3 on: 08 February 2009, 22:33:27 »
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do you know of any way in so i can salvge some work
i have tried fixboot and fixmbr but that did nothing :'(
You need to boot to an alternative OS - if you destroy certain subsystems, including winlogon in this case, that OS is toast.

You **may** have some joy doing a repair from the XP CD.
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Re: xp help
« Reply #4 on: 08 February 2009, 22:36:21 »
ok thanks jamie ill give it another half an hour trying different things  then if i cant log on
ill go and cry like a baby ;D
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Re: xp help
« Reply #5 on: 08 February 2009, 23:18:44 »
If you have a spare hard drive you can probably retrieve some of you stuff by disconnecting the screwed up drive install windows on the other then re connect the screwed up hd and should recognise it then you can access the drive hopefully & copy stuff you need to your windows install :y
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Re: xp help
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« Reply #7 on: 09 February 2009, 15:28:03 »
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was told to try one of these do you know if they are any good/would salvage some work

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-5-Inch-SATA-to-USB-Hard-Drive-Caddy-HD-Enclosure-Case_W0QQitemZ350163951280QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_LaptopAccess_RL?hash=item350163951280&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

they are very useful..  but you can also take the disk out and mount to another system to take the backup :y
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Re: xp help
« Reply #8 on: 09 February 2009, 16:36:04 »
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do you know of any way in so i can salvge some work
i have tried fixboot and fixmbr but that did nothing :'(

Hang the Drive on another machine as an removable drive is your best option.

Dont forget on XP, to untick the 'use simple file sharing' box within explorer so you can take ownership of the removable drive.
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Re: xp help
« Reply #9 on: 09 February 2009, 18:00:05 »
but you can also take the disk out and mount to another system to take the backup
only have the one laptop and my desk top has different connections i did look but got confused lol  :)
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do you know of any way in so i can salvge some work
i have tried fixboot and fixmbr but that did nothing :'(

Hang the Drive on another machine as an removable drive is your best option.

Dont forget on XP, to untick the 'use simple file sharing' box within explorer so you can take ownership of the removable drive.


whetr do i find that?
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Re: xp help
« Reply #11 on: 09 February 2009, 18:56:29 »
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do you know of any way in so i can salvge some work
i have tried fixboot and fixmbr but that did nothing :'(

Hang the Drive on another machine as an removable drive is your best option.

Dont forget on XP, to untick the 'use simple file sharing' box within explorer so you can take ownership of the removable drive.


whetr do i find that?

I'll do a how to, a bit later, XP Pro I assume and you had Password Protection at Admin Level on the old drive?
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« Reply #12 on: 09 February 2009, 19:23:51 »
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but you can also take the disk out and mount to another system to take the backup
only have the one laptop and my desk top has different connections i did look but got confused lol  :)

You can buy an adaptor to convert the lappy HD to fit an IDE (i assume your desktop has an IDE connector, even if SATA drive/s fitted)

Ive got one somewhere  ::)
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Re: xp help
« Reply #13 on: 09 February 2009, 20:01:15 »
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do you know of any way in so i can salvge some work
i have tried fixboot and fixmbr but that did nothing :'(

Hang the Drive on another machine as an removable drive is your best option.

Dont forget on XP, to untick the 'use simple file sharing' box within explorer so you can take ownership of the removable drive.


whetr do i find that?

I'll do a how to, a bit later, XP Pro I assume and you had Password Protection at Admin Level on the old drive?

If you hang the drive on another machine and the old drive was password protected at Admin level you will not be able to access all your drives files, try this first:

This is for XP Pro. First check: (you need to be as Admin on the Host machine), My Computer, Right click, Properties, do you have a Security Tab (probably not) if not do this:

My Computer, Tools, Folder Options, View Tab, Advanced Settings, go all the way to the bottom of the list in Advance Settings, you should see ‘Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended)’, Un tick this box, apply and OK.

Now, My Computer (open fresh window), Right click, Properties, you should now have a Security Tab.

Click Security, Advanced, Owner, you can now select to take ownership of your selected Hard Drive, its takes about 10 mins to do a 60g drive and this will now give you full file access of the drive whilst on the Host machine.

It sounds messy, but it’s fairly easy.

Good Luck.  :y


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Re: xp help
« Reply #14 on: 09 February 2009, 20:11:22 »
You can buy an adaptor to convert the lappy HD to fit an IDE (i assume your desktop has an IDE connector, even if SATA drive/s fitted)
i will go have a look at egay and see what i can find thanks
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