xp log on then log off after virus control

murk1

Hey, so, I foolishly downloaded crap off the net, got some kinda bug, AVG did not catch it, Kaspersky did a big kill to get it, reboot, then I log on, desktop flashes, then saves settings and logs off. Over and Over. I have tried to copy userinit.exe to wsaupdater, can't find it. I have rebuilt the reg in dos according to another sites direction, did not work. Tried doing a repair from xp disk, no go. Downloaded some repair disk that is like the xp disk, but added a fressh userinit file from this laptop, ran that, starts the xp repair, then goes to blue death screen. Houston, we have a problem. Any ideas? I just needed to burn a video clip to disc for work, now I am stuck in a technical weekend killer. bummer.

Tub Refinisher

Can you boot it up in safe mode?

murk1

yes, and still not be able to log in

Tub Refinisher

Sounds like you're in for a complete rebuild. Your operating system is corrupt. I'd pull the drive and slave it onto another computer to backup the data, or just install a brand new drive (they're pretty cheap nowadays), reinstall the o/s, then slave the existing drive. Needless to say you'll have to reinstall all your software, drivers, etc. I feel for you.

Barry

AdRock

I agree, slave it to another drive. If you slave it you might be able to use the master to check, test, and repair it.

LordX

I am a computer tech and I have run accross that problem in the field.

It is definately a wipe/reload scenario.

Be careful when slaving the drive that you do not copy over the virus as well..

Try to focus on pics/documents/video, and avoid copying ANY files with the .exe extension.

Definitely have some AV running while copying the files, as it may pick up a problem before files are copied.