edit critical system services?

[blackbelt27]

i recently had a computer with some heavy virus damage, i removed the viruses, then restarted and xp just loads... and loads.. and loads, i remember getting a svchost error when i could get in, so i think hte virus has labeled its process as a critical system service, and now that its removed, the service never loads, so the xp boot never completes, so is there a way to edit the critical system process list from a boot cd utility such as mini xp or the tools found on hirens boot cd?

[Rik from RCE]

Have you tried booting it in safe mode? If not - http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#02

[blackbelt27]

safemode ONLY boots critical system services, and it just stops in the middle of loading the .dll's

[BlackFetus]

..repair your OS..^_^..