I was messing with msconfig because the new version of mbam would not run.
I have no icons in safe mode or in the safe mode admin account either.
I compare things to my healty computer and I don' t have the forementioned
files in the msconfig startup at all.
System Information report written at: 05/26/10 20:25:43
System Name: GATEWAY-6CVRK65
[System Summary]
Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name GATEWAY-6CVRK65
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model 510 2900457
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~2992 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. BF86510A.15A.0060.P11.0402181802, 2/18/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name GATEWAY-6CVRK65\Owner
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 642.43 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.66 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
So mbam is not working I will try the other, if it starts it probably will
take a long time.
Thank you.
"Jose" wrote in message
news:e9433a4b-574a-4d1e-8d9f-acd9b94118e2@o12g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
On May 26, 12:12 pm, "Sirius" wrote:
> It's happening in safe mode also.
> Is there a way to manually extract a copy of the registry from a restore
> point?
>
> "Db" wrote in message
>
> news:C1615B6A-FD0F-408B-ACAE-77D6C8439838@microsoft.com...
>
>
>
> > sometimes when the desktop
> > fails to load,
>
> > it is a sign of a problem with
> > the registry hive.
>
> > you might try opening the
> > task manager and killing all
> > instances of explorer.exe
>
> > then launch a new instance
> > of explorer.exe
>
> > however, given that you are
> > also unable to amend the
> > startups in msconfig,
>
> > the issues above may be
> > indicative of a serious problem
> > with the registry hive
>
> > the registry hive, like any file
> > on the disk can become un-
> > indexed by the mft.
>
> > there is also a possibility that
> > a program has locked up the
> > registry to keep it from being
> > modified.
>
> > the above can be caused by
> > malware or some anti viral
> > program that was intentionally
> > installed.
>
> > because there are several
> > methods to address the issue
> > or issues above,
>
> > my first suggestion is to
> > simply boot into safe
> > mode.
>
> > in there you can see if
> > performance is better than
> > in normal mode.
>
> > in there you can use system
> > restore and see if there is a
> > functional point to execute.
>
> > in there you can amend the
> > startups and services via
> > msconfig;
>
> > disabling all startups and
> > non microsoft services.
>
> > --
> > --
> > db·´¯`·...¸>
>
> > DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
>
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > This NNTP newsgroup is evolving to:
>
> >http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
>
> > "Sirius" wrote in message
> >news:e3sPxWN$KHA.5916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> Hello People
>
> >> This is my friends computer - again. It seems she really got it messed
> >> up.
>
> >> Also some programs missing from the start menu also, like system
> >> restore.
> >> I was able to access system restore from the help and support, went
> >> back
> >> about a month, but the icons did not come back.
> >> Some minor spyware and adware infections were found.
>
> >> Also, in msconfig I can't turn off some startup items. After I uncheck
> >> them they keep coming back. They are:
>
> >> ntuser.dat, ntuser.dat.LOG, ntuser.ini, and ~ (tilde file).
>
> >> Is there any way to get back her icons - I'm not even sure what she had
> >> exactly -? Or are they gone forever?
>
> >> Thank you.
If I were you, I would stop "trying" things. You can try things all
day long nd it doesn't seem to be working very well.
Did booting in Safe Mode help you at all? Describe what you learned
from that exercise and what you will do next.
You need to have some known starting point so get there and then work
on the issues. Nothing you describe sounds too terrible, but some of
the ideas to get your system working are way overboard - but, you can
do what you want of course.
You should stop messing with msconfig, turning things off and on,
don't worry about extracting just registry files from a restore point,
etc. If SR is missing or borken, no problem - we can fix it later
but first you need to get stabilized.
If your system boots and can get on the Internet, you con't need to
slave it in another machine - fix it where it is.
To eliminate questions and guessing, please provide additional
information about your system.
Click Start, Run and in the box enter:
msinfo32
Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select
All, Copy and then paste the information back here.
There will be some personal information (like System Name and User
Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just
delete it from the pasted information.
Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining
issues:
Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware
detection programs:
Malwarebytes (MBAM):
http://malwarebytes.org/
SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS):
http://www.superantispyware.com/
They can be uninstalled later if desired.
