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There's a good guide here: [url]http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/8572be9b-8580-49f7-9719-b3a4c42749fe1033.mspx[/url]

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It could well be the power supply. My understanding is the PS doesn't have quite enough oomph to start, but can manage when the machine is warmed up by the first attempt. I've seen this several times. Anyhoo, I have found these devices invaluable: [url]http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=246[/url] They even sell them in …

I had the same infection, and a combination of Malabyte and Spybot solved it immediately. Safe Mode: Reboot, press F8 until the Safe Mode screen comes up. Yes, go to step 9. This is a very nasty piece of spyware.

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Does this happen with any and all picture and music files? If not, which ones are causing the problem? What changes have you made recently? Have you done a Virus/Spyware scan? Is your system up to date? Look in Control Panel/Admin Tools/Event viewer for System or Application errors in red.

Is the right monitor being detected? Uninstall the Nvidia driver, reboot and reinstall.

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This sounds like proof of Darwinian evolution. Some people just can't be protected from themselves. In the larger sense, I'd suggest some mandatory training with gun purchases.

What OS? If XP, try recovery console. Fixboot may solve your problem. In any case, I'd copy those files before doing anything else. I don't think this is a hardware problem, as you can see the files and it passes the Seatoools test. I don't think an image would help.

Assuming you've set the boot order properly, logic suggests: A bad CD drive or, Your CD is not bootable.

Apparently, you need a 64 bit driver that doesn't exist, so you're out of luck. Vista will run 32 bit programs in almost all cases.

See here for Safe Mode: [url]http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm[/url] It might make more sense to download this program on to a CD or flash drive and load it on the infected machine from there.

Virus damage is limited to software, although some viruses can require an OS reinstall. [url]http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/glossary.aspx#H[/url]

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How did you go about this deletion? I saw this once, and the person had used msconfig. Simply reversing this selection in msconfig fixed it.

Try re-seating the memory. Might as well re-seat everything and do a little cleaning while you're in there.

More details: What OS? Do you have a router (If not, get one to make this substantially easier). Do you need wireless access? [url]http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/HomeNet-start.asp[/url]

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Why do you want to do this? Vista is a fine OS. If you're having problems with it, ask, and we'll help. Have you found drivers for all your hardware? Some machines can't downgrade due to a lack of XP drivers. What hardware do you have? XP doesn't recognize SATA …

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This is unlikely to be a software problem. sparkax is on the right track.

How are you executing cmd? At the command prompt, run Path. The path statement must include C:\windows\system32

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Possibly corrupt data. See here for some ideas: [url]http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2005/08/fix-format-usb-flash-drives/[/url]

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You'd probably get an error message if it was the HD. The fan problem needs to be solved, as they are probably causing the no boot situation.

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In my experience most AV programs do their job well. Most of the infections I see come from users too ignorant or lazy to keep their software up to date. This happens even after repeated warnings from the program itself ("Your AV is out of date/expired", etc.) Spyware is an …

Be very careful. Deleting duplicates can hose your computer. Determine which file is needed before doing anything rash.

It might be possible if you can find all the drivers. Start with the Toshiba web site and verify it's possible. Why would you want to do this?

Try System Restore. Enter the site's URL manually.

What are the specs on this machine? (Make, model, RAM?) How much HD space do you have left? You still show entries for AVG and McAffee. My choice would be to uninstall McAffee and Trend Micro and reinstall AVG to use less memory. Did you run Mbam.exe?

Have you tried Last Good Configuration? You may have to do a repair install. [url]http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm[/url]

Boot to the Safe Mode screen and try Last Good configuration. Try a repair install: [url]http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm[/url] If all else fails, it's relatively simple to remove the HD and copy the files to another medium.

Why not just make it available as a download?

As zeroth said: Your computer seems to be configured correctly, let's look at the router. First, hook a cable to the router and see what your IP address is: Start/Run/cmd>return and type ipconfig /all Then, disconnect the cable, get "connected" wirelessly, and see what your IP address is. If you're …

Are there lights on both ends? How do you know it's not being detected? Any errors in device manager? Is there a router involved? Describe your setup.

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Try a startup manager like this one: [url]http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml[/url] Somewhere, a blank file is being loaded and should be easy to find.