ok, post it there and then throw me a link

lol

after a review of all the posts in this thread, i have a conclusion

1 the computer wont boot, but will in safe mode, which uses default drivers

2 will work in another computer, which also uses...

go ahead and post a log

then i have a question, can you get into your wireless router?

to use tight vnc, in my opinion the best remote assistance, you would need to port forward, i actually...

convert to ntfs
then because its fat32 now, it might not work, put after that i have a way for you to change the permissions

and if that doesnt work

i CAN get you into ANYTHING you want

ok, go to start then press run (in xp and just type in search on vista) and type msconfig
that should bring up a nice box, with tabs, press the startup tab and it should have a bunch of stuff...

hmm

well one thing is fat sucks, this should not be happening, try to upgrade to ntfs (can xp run on fat) (or is it fat32) if that doesnt help, are you running as admin?

if so then is it home...

oh and, try to organize, its all one big paragraph, i know you were scared (lol) or nervouse, but that is one of the biggest assets with computers, to be patient

lol

c ya

ok, calm down, this is NOT a real virus

its easy

i got this after downloading a program

all it does is change your background and your screensaver, it also locks your taskmanager, so google...

ok, make sure the server has a static ip and that dhcp is enabled and configured correctly on the server, after that if you are stil having troubles, we can troubleshoot

also, try going to

http://portableapps.com

they have a portable anti virus that can be installed on a flash and say, used in safe mode

sometimes microsoft uninstalls go bad, if you go to the microsoft site, they have an uninstall cleaner, which may help, i will try to find it and post a link

ok, this program is about thirty dollars, but you can get a free trial, it can do many things and i highly recommend it, to any noob, it is easy and can get the job done without major mistakes
...

if it was the malware, as you suggest, why would it not work in only one computer, it almost cannot be anything on the hard drive so, that is why i asked for the hardware

i will try to look into...

hmmm, can you right click on the actual program, or text file etc and open it?

hmmm

ok, if it worked in another computer that isnt the problem, its not your hard drive, not your os

so it could be anything else

can you tell me everything you are using?

video card...

do you use an onboard or offboard videocard?

try booting into safe mode and see if the same thing happens

if not we will continue from there

well, if there's any important data on it, i wouldnt even try, BUT what is the make and model of your drive?

as far as i know, active directory can ONLY be done on a server, i dont know, i could be wrong, though, you can go to microsoft.com and download a release candidate for 2008 server (free) and use...

when you put it in the mac, did you format it to a mac proprietary file system?

can we get the exact make and model, if so it MIGHT have a built in recovery partition built into it, SOMETIMES these recovery partitions give you the option to repair without losing data, if not,...

ok, i would try scanning your drive for bad sectors

all the programs you listed generally run out of the system32 directory, so there may be a problem in there

i agree to the sfc.exe /scannow...

i think he means an emergency boot, and as far as installing, are you an admin?

if not thats ur problem

if so, what are you trying to install?
did you download ANYTHING after re-install? this...

ok.
your e drive is probubly lost, don't fret though you may get luck, i just dont know how

as far as converting, xp comes with a fat(32) - ntfs converter

should be in start >> all programs >>...

are u using the local ip or the remote ip?

some routers and switches cannot, unless set up correctly route the outside ip back to a local machine, so if you are using a domain name (eg...

im looking back over your first post, and im guessing you got sp3 recently, because you say sp2 in your initial post, so perhaps this is the problem?

ok, before i were to try anyhting, i would ask you if it ran well beofre xp sp3

if so, then i would like to help you, however, to get it running as smooth as possible, because remote assistance,...

ok, for the most part this is correct, however, if you are going to do this please remember that many programs require keys to be added to the registry or dll files to be modified.

if this is the...

fixboot and fixmbr dont edit any files on the hard disk, just on the boot sector, you shouldnt lose anything at all

ty

ok, well my mentor gave me an idea to tell you

rename the admnistrator account to something outrageous as said before

then make a new limited account named administrator

this way, anyone...

is it only command prompt?

if so that usually means command prompt is blocked, what are you tring to do? you may be able to write a batch script for it

yes, as long as it is the same version (pro home etc) it should work

no, not without downloading something, or actually, if you got a program that was

"portable"

you could use it without installing, say, from a flashdrive

google portable firefox

$10k

$10,000

lol each

this would be a good idea, but may not be the most realistic, he may not be able to lock the case, though renaming the administrator to something like

Billybobjoerulesthisoffice

would prevent...

many times, as at my school, these thisngs are blocked within the firewall itself, and may not be able to be gotten around without a proxy, which normally does not support video,

try going to...

ok, do you have any idea as to the specs of your computer

processor type and speed

ram

hard disk size and usage

the internet may be going slow if you have a slow connection

is it possible the disk is corrupt? if it hasnt been used recently on another machine then it may be un usable, if there is a chance, try another cd, if it still doesnt work, im at a loss

good luck

do you have hijackthis? it might help to determine what the error is