Jake
December 5th 03, 10:11 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a computer running XP that over time has gathered
a bunch of
>viruses, including the latest "blaster" virus. I
patched the XP OS
>with Window's Updater and also updated Norton Anti-Virus
to get rid of
>the viruses. At least I thought I got rid of
everything. The
>computer was still acting funny so I decided to
reinstall XP. This
>seem to go fine. I did not reformat the hard drive
before
>reinstalling the XP.
>
>One of the issues that kept coming up was that I could
not uncheck
>programs (like Real Player or MS Office Startup) that
were in the
>Start-Up folder (run/msconfig/startup folder). I would
uncheck a
>program, reboot the computer, and on startup I got a
message saying
>that the computer started in the Diagnostic Mode and
that I would need
>to go to the General Tab and check the "Normal" button.
When I
>checked the "Normal" button I had to reboot and when I
went back to
>the Startup folder the programs that I unchecked were
once again
>checked. I am not able to deactivate anything in my
startup folder.
>
>So, my question is, does anyone know if a virus is
causing this to
>happen? I run XP on other computers and I can easily
check and
>uncheck programs in the Startup Folder. Perhaps because
I did not
>reformat the hard drive there is still a virus
lingering.
>
>Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
>.
>Next time do not reinstall XP, but do a REPAIR install.
Below is a website that will remove the virus if you
still have it:
W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool - ZDNet Downloads
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2092-10219754.html?
tag=lst-0-4
The next URL is for "How to Perform a Repair Install"
How to Perform a Repair Install with Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>I have a computer running XP that over time has gathered
a bunch of
>viruses, including the latest "blaster" virus. I
patched the XP OS
>with Window's Updater and also updated Norton Anti-Virus
to get rid of
>the viruses. At least I thought I got rid of
everything. The
>computer was still acting funny so I decided to
reinstall XP. This
>seem to go fine. I did not reformat the hard drive
before
>reinstalling the XP.
>
>One of the issues that kept coming up was that I could
not uncheck
>programs (like Real Player or MS Office Startup) that
were in the
>Start-Up folder (run/msconfig/startup folder). I would
uncheck a
>program, reboot the computer, and on startup I got a
message saying
>that the computer started in the Diagnostic Mode and
that I would need
>to go to the General Tab and check the "Normal" button.
When I
>checked the "Normal" button I had to reboot and when I
went back to
>the Startup folder the programs that I unchecked were
once again
>checked. I am not able to deactivate anything in my
startup folder.
>
>So, my question is, does anyone know if a virus is
causing this to
>happen? I run XP on other computers and I can easily
check and
>uncheck programs in the Startup Folder. Perhaps because
I did not
>reformat the hard drive there is still a virus
lingering.
>
>Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
>.
>Next time do not reinstall XP, but do a REPAIR install.
Below is a website that will remove the virus if you
still have it:
W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool - ZDNet Downloads
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2092-10219754.html?
tag=lst-0-4
The next URL is for "How to Perform a Repair Install"
How to Perform a Repair Install with Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm