Posts by caperjack

reinstall and the remove it

sounds good!thanks

try this ,Click start> run> in the run box type "sfc /scannow" without the quotes.
Note the space between the c and /.
Have your xp cd ready...windows file protection will ask for it.
Reboot when done.

c:/documents . -

is this a typo as it should be C:\Documents
I think you problem could be a virus or trojen ,releaded !Try these 2 free online scans '
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp

spybot and adaware should be run first ,then hijackthis ,I think

. It appears that its trying to send an at command? .

What is an at command .!!And how do you know its trying send one !1never heard of a computer that could boot when shut down !

That why salesmen ask those ??'s,

You have a browser hijack causing you some problems ,the 'fntldr.exe' is a coolwebsearch parasite variant. I would like to help you with it but still learning how!!go here for a program to remove it from your system .
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

Don't remove anything with this program with out help from the people in the fourm.
http://tomcoyote.org/forums/

Get and run Spybot and Ad-aware ,maybe even Hijackthis,and go to the hijack forum for help with the log ,

i need cd
more help

Heres one ,got it Oh ,you droped it !!:)

Have a Read .
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

sounds like blaster worm. check this out .if you don't install the winxp patch for this worm when you install xp you will get the worm as soon as you connect to the internet .try this site

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

A bit more info would help . like computer specs!
The full error you get .ect.ect .

Have you tried CD\i386
don't forget the \

before you go into View . General ,browse folders, is it checked there to open each folder in its own window !

and you are going to run that in a micro case !!

I copyied your log to the hijackthis fourm and got this answer .So if you wantto do as suggested ,and post a new log I will post the new log there to and get back to here with there suggestions .This from hijack fourn ..

You have a number of issues, and I therefore suggest you proceed as follows:
Download Spybot - Search & Destroy http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

After installing, you MUST first press Online, and search for, put a check mark at, and install all updates.
Next, close all Internet Explorer windows, hit 'Check for Problems', and have SpyBot remove/fix all it finds.
That ought to get rid of much of your spyware.

Subsequently restart your computer, run Hijack This once more, repost to this forum thread, and show us a fresh log.

There will be more to do!

My Opinion .stop using the adaware popup stopper and get the goole tool bar ,with popup blocker .Workes great ,I have been using it for months now .

http://toolbar.google.de/

Right click on you desktop / properties /desktop/custiomize desktop and check off the icons you want to appear on the desktop .

Hi,
No I'm not to familiar with the dos commands. I know alittle, but not alot. At the A: prompt, which looks like this to me, A:\> I type A:\>i386 then enter or A:\>setup.exe or A:\>winnt.exe, and get the result of bad command line. I have switched drives, so I have typed A:\>c:, which changes my prompt to C:\>, now I type the same info above on drive c:\> with the same result. Now I have also tried this on drive D:\> with the same result as above. If I am doing anything wrong please let me know.
Thankyou

Did you follow these instructions from the micrsoft site i posted !!:)

Starting Windows XP Setup from MS-DOS
Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Start the computer to an MS-DOS prompt with CD-ROM support. If your computer does not have MS-DOS already installed, or does not allow you to choose to start to an MS-DOS prompt in the Boot menu, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
187632 How to Create a Windows 98 Startup Disk that Supports FAT32

Start SMARTDrive if it is not already started. To do this, change to the folder that contains the Smartdrv.exe file, type smartdrv, and then press ENTER. If you do not use SMARTDrive, you may notice that the portion of Windows XP Setup that copies files to the hard disk performs slowly.
At the command prompt, type drive:, and then …

You do have to be careful with cwshredder ,it can disable things like internet connections and printer drivers ect ect

I am not sure what I can do to avoid this cycle. I was wondering if you knew any ways to avoid this.

Yeah ,don't shut down you computer in the middle of install updates ..
also look here .
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

well if you don't need the bigger and better{runs cooler } case, then you probably don't need the extra power !

Try going to Sun.com and downlad java .
click the download on the free download
http://java.com/en/index.jsp

Win98 should support usb ,support for usb started with win95B, it wasen't loaded default ,but the drivers are on the win95 cd.
Have you check the Device manager to make sure thatthe usb drivers are loaded,look for any yellow ! if they are there with problems ,uninstall them and reboot windows it should reload the drivers .

Hotmail, most likely a problem with the ActivX loading!

Are you trying to format from within window !! if yes use a win boot disk to do it .
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q255867

time to run some spyware removal programs .

Thank you I didn't know that ,I did search and found these instructions ,Thanks for the heads up!:)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307848

Not all micro atx cases take smaller dimension power supplies,but i do believe your does .you would be better off buying a full size atx case with power supply,and transfering all you goodies into it !

Thats because you need to use the xp bootdisk or the xp cd to install it , winxp does not use Dos!

You shouldn't loose any programs ,at worse you'll just have to create some new shortcuts ,you can actuall go into c:\ documents and settings,your user name and backup your desktop and IE favorites ,documents and what ever else and copy them into the new username,and when you feel you have it all the same as now ,but with out the side bar delete the old username .Been there done that ,twice !!:)

What are computer specs,like cpu,ram hardrive ect ect
Can't you go into the bios and change the boot sequence so that it boots to cdrom first

The computer is crashing because of a hardware error mostlikely .
You need to set computer so it doesn't reboot but shows a blue screen error so we can search it to find the culpert.to do this right click mycomputer go to properties /advanced /startup and recovery/settings ,in systen failure area uncheck ,Automatc Restart and check to write and event to the system log .

I have ME version of windows and now have the Windows PRO .

I do NOT know how to get started??? How do I install the Operating Software with out loosing my Windows ME ???

Some people say to download the Windows PRO but first UNINSTALL ME windows. THE SYSTEM WORKS MUCH BETTER. Is this true ???

NEED HELP...A BEGINNER AND A SIMPELTON WHEN IT COMES TO COMPUTERS.....HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for all and any help that is offered;
Cappy2362

It is best to format you drive and install xp ,you don't need win me hanging around and causing conflicts .
Just boot to the xp cd and run the install ,you may need to change the boot sequence in Bios so cdrom boots first .

Hi,
I am having troubles booting up my pc. I have tried to run in safe mode and I wait a few minutes and then finally something happens, I see a blue screen quickly with writing, I couldn't tell you what it said, and then the computer restarts itself. I choose start in safe mode with networking and still the same result. I try to load windows xp from a last good known configuration, but still the same end result, my pc restarts itself. I try starting windows normally, and it actually makes it to the loading windows screen, but then reboots itself. I tried running a win xp bootdisk and it comes up with an error saying "file \biosinfo.inf could not be loaded".
The error code is 4096. Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.
Can anyone please help me.
Thankyou

Did you try the xp repair
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

You can download full version here,download it ,and just click on the exe and install it !
http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit

You should,t make fun of retarted people ,most of them wouldn,t do such a silly thing !:) http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Anyway get a win98 boot disk here and if you know the names of the files you moved you could use the dos copy command to move them back if you don't know the names and where they belong you will have to format and reload windows .also some dos commands here
http://www.ameriwebs.net/groupworks/bob/doswin.htm

also this one might help .although it didn't for me in winxp pro
http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak1494.aspx

You need to enable APM ,these instructions arre for win2000 but should be the same for xp i think .
http://support.premiopc.com/faqs/w2k-apm.htm

Yes the windows. I have windows 2000 and what do you mean by specs?

Computer info like CPU size ,HDD size ,how much ram ,video card ,ect ect ect

in Internet Explorer go to tools /internet options /General / clear history

Try to post in orignal post as it makes it easy to follow what was already suggested you try doing to fix problem .
? Hitting F8 on bootup and picking last good configuration didn't make and difference ,

You have other isues with you computer ,scandisk and defrag ,get more ram maybe if needed , how is your hard drive and burner setup on the IED chanels ,best is to have hardrive mastered of the primary and burner master of the secondary.

Make sure monitor cable is connected to the video connection on the back of the tower properly .Try the monitor on another computer if possiable

I don't use Roxio ,so you should look for one with the Roxio name in it maybe ,and i.m also going to reccommend the burning program Nero !Much better than Roxio

Depends what you wanted deleted bro... I can't help ya unless you tell me what you dont want.

If you know how hijackthis works you should be able to tell them what to remove !

Also I would suggest going to the hijackthis fourm ,more people there who know how to read logs and help you remove the bad stuff ,A few things stick out in the log but i don't know all the bad stuff ,still reading on how to distinguish the good from the bad .
Fourm::: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=23177

info on bad stuff;;;
http://www.spywareinfo.com/bhos/

and more info ;;;;
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

and search to see if something is bad or good ;;
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

To find all log file on you computer go to start /search,and type in *.log

reload winxp with out ME ,you'll be better off anyway

I had a lexmark and now have a Epson and I had this option with both its called photo printing wizzard and its part of winxp.
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/digitalphototips/ht/printwizardxp.htm