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Can't logon into Windows XP SP2
Hi there,
I have a serious problem: During my failed attempt to rid-off my laptop pc from malware I deleted a bunch of registry sub keys in the Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon reg key (please, don't ask :s). Now, I can't logon into Windows. It starts up and then logs-off right away. I've tried to boot up in save mode and all other options when you hit F8 during restart with no luck. My PC did not come with a Windows XP CD so I can't do that either. Anyone know how to fix this without having to re-install the OS? Thanks, B. |
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peterk -- Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. - Steve Wozniak "B-man" wrote in message ... Hi there, I have a serious problem: During my failed attempt to rid-off my laptop pc from malware I deleted a bunch of registry sub keys in the Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon reg key (please, don't ask :s). Now, I can't logon into Windows. It starts up and then logs-off right away. I've tried to boot up in save mode and all other options when you hit F8 during restart with no luck. My PC did not come with a Windows XP CD so I can't do that either. Anyone know how to fix this without having to re-install the OS? Thanks, B. |
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"B-man" wrote in message ... Hi there, I have a serious problem: During my failed attempt to rid-off my laptop pc from malware I deleted a bunch of registry sub keys in the Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon reg key (please, don't ask :s). Now, I can't logon into Windows. It starts up and then logs-off right away. I've tried to boot up in save mode and all other options when you hit F8 during restart with no luck. My PC did not come with a Windows XP CD so I can't do that either. Anyone know how to fix this without having to re-install the OS? Thanks, B. If you have system restore turned on, it may be possible to get back to a previous restore point. You'd need to have a bootable CD that can access the drive, like the Windows CD that you don't have, or you can use something like a BartPE disk. Or there are disks that can be used to access the registry from a bootable CD; mostly they're useful for resetting the password, but you can get to other keys as well, if you know what you deleted and you can recreate the key. Or you could put the drive into another computer and manipulate the files that way. Honestly, though, the fastest, easiest, and most foolproof way to fix your problem is with a repair install with a Windows CD. Mucking around with the registry now could cause even more problems. And if you end up paying someone to fix the computer in the end, the less you do to it now, they easier it's going to be for them to get it back in working order. If you search MSs knowledge base, I believe that's where the information you need is on doing the system restore from a command line. At that point, you'll be back to having the spyware entries in the registry again, but at least you'll be up and running. Was it "nail.exe" you were trying to delete? |
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Yeap...nail.exe...
"D.Currie" wrote: "B-man" wrote in message ... Hi there, I have a serious problem: During my failed attempt to rid-off my laptop pc from malware I deleted a bunch of registry sub keys in the Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon reg key (please, don't ask :s). Now, I can't logon into Windows. It starts up and then logs-off right away. I've tried to boot up in save mode and all other options when you hit F8 during restart with no luck. My PC did not come with a Windows XP CD so I can't do that either. Anyone know how to fix this without having to re-install the OS? Thanks, B. If you have system restore turned on, it may be possible to get back to a previous restore point. You'd need to have a bootable CD that can access the drive, like the Windows CD that you don't have, or you can use something like a BartPE disk. Or there are disks that can be used to access the registry from a bootable CD; mostly they're useful for resetting the password, but you can get to other keys as well, if you know what you deleted and you can recreate the key. Or you could put the drive into another computer and manipulate the files that way. Honestly, though, the fastest, easiest, and most foolproof way to fix your problem is with a repair install with a Windows CD. Mucking around with the registry now could cause even more problems. And if you end up paying someone to fix the computer in the end, the less you do to it now, they easier it's going to be for them to get it back in working order. If you search MSs knowledge base, I believe that's where the information you need is on doing the system restore from a command line. At that point, you'll be back to having the spyware entries in the registry again, but at least you'll be up and running. Was it "nail.exe" you were trying to delete? |
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Thought so. That's a particularly evil one.
"B-man" wrote in message news Yeap...nail.exe... "D.Currie" wrote: "B-man" wrote in message ... Hi there, I have a serious problem: During my failed attempt to rid-off my laptop pc from malware I deleted a bunch of registry sub keys in the Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon reg key (please, don't ask :s). Now, I can't logon into Windows. It starts up and then logs-off right away. I've tried to boot up in save mode and all other options when you hit F8 during restart with no luck. My PC did not come with a Windows XP CD so I can't do that either. Anyone know how to fix this without having to re-install the OS? Thanks, B. If you have system restore turned on, it may be possible to get back to a previous restore point. You'd need to have a bootable CD that can access the drive, like the Windows CD that you don't have, or you can use something like a BartPE disk. Or there are disks that can be used to access the registry from a bootable CD; mostly they're useful for resetting the password, but you can get to other keys as well, if you know what you deleted and you can recreate the key. Or you could put the drive into another computer and manipulate the files that way. Honestly, though, the fastest, easiest, and most foolproof way to fix your problem is with a repair install with a Windows CD. Mucking around with the registry now could cause even more problems. And if you end up paying someone to fix the computer in the end, the less you do to it now, they easier it's going to be for them to get it back in working order. If you search MSs knowledge base, I believe that's where the information you need is on doing the system restore from a command line. At that point, you'll be back to having the spyware entries in the registry again, but at least you'll be up and running. Was it "nail.exe" you were trying to delete? |
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:38:47 -0600, "peterk"
Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. - Steve Wozniak Spoken like a true laptop salesperson! -------------------- ----- ---- --- -- - - - - "If I'd known it was harmless, I'd have killed it myself" (PKD) -------------------- ----- ---- --- -- - - - - |
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