My sons PC has a problem whereby it will boot to desktop (xp home) but when
within about 20 seconds a process starts ( a little icon with what looks
like a devils face appears) and then it goes to the BSOD. I have tried
everything except a clean install. He would prefer me not to do this as the
pc contains all of his coursework. I have tried safe mode, system restore
but that doesnt work, i have run cwsshredder, that found and destroyed a
coolwebsearch variant. I ran AVG, only with the signatures that were
available when the machine started playing up. I ran driver cleaner, to see
if it is a driver problem, I ran memtest, with no problems. can anybody
help?

Is there a AV prog that will run with full signatures in safe mode, ie one
that I can download to disc and run on the infected machine?

Disable that in msconfig's startup tab. Start > Run > msconfig

Sometimes simple things can do big things...

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"T5" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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: My sons PC has a problem whereby it will boot to desktop (xp home) but
when
: within about 20 seconds a process starts ( a little icon with what looks
: like a devils face appears) and then it goes to the BSOD. I have tried
: everything except a clean install. He would prefer me not to do this as
the
: pc contains all of his coursework. I have tried safe mode, system restore
: but that doesnt work, i have run cwsshredder, that found and destroyed a
: coolwebsearch variant. I ran AVG, only with the signatures that were
: available when the machine started playing up. I ran driver cleaner, to
see
: if it is a driver problem, I ran memtest, with no problems. can anybody
: help?
:
: Is there a AV prog that will run with full signatures in safe mode, ie
one
: that I can download to disc and run on the infected machine?
:
:

I cannot use the run command so how do I do that?
"Ayush" <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Disable that in msconfig's startup tab. Start > Run > msconfig
>
> Sometimes simple things can do big things...
>
> --
>> Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]
>
> For any query, search > www.Google.com
> Want to know about a term > http://en.wikipedia.org
>
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>
> "T5" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> : My sons PC has a problem whereby it will boot to desktop (xp home) but
> when
> : within about 20 seconds a process starts ( a little icon with what looks
> : like a devils face appears) and then it goes to the BSOD. I have tried
> : everything except a clean install. He would prefer me not to do this as
> the
> : pc contains all of his coursework. I have tried safe mode, system
> restore
> : but that doesnt work, i have run cwsshredder, that found and destroyed a
> : coolwebsearch variant. I ran AVG, only with the signatures that were
> : available when the machine started playing up. I ran driver cleaner, to
> see
> : if it is a driver problem, I ran memtest, with no problems. can anybody
> : help?
> :
> : Is there a AV prog that will run with full signatures in safe mode, ie
> one
> : that I can download to disc and run on the infected machine?
> :
> :
>
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
> My sons PC has a problem whereby it will boot to desktop (xp home) but when
> within about 20 seconds a process starts ( a little icon with what looks
> like a devils face appears) and then it goes to the BSOD. I have tried
> everything except a clean install. He would prefer me not to do this as the
> pc contains all of his coursework. I have tried safe mode, system restore
> but that doesnt work, i have run cwsshredder, that found and destroyed a
> coolwebsearch variant. I ran AVG, only with the signatures that were
> available when the machine started playing up. I ran driver cleaner, to see
> if it is a driver problem, I ran memtest, with no problems. can anybody
> help?
>
> Is there a AV prog that will run with full signatures in safe mode, ie one
> that I can download to disc and run on the infected machine?

I ran into this on a computer the other night, but it was because I
changed motherboards... It's simple to keep all of your data and repair
the system, if it was working before there is a very good chance that a
"Repair/Reinstall" will work for you.

Get your Windows XP CD, google for XP Repair Reinstall, and then follow
the directions. In about 2 hours you will have your system back and you
can then reinstall drivers and all of your data will be there.

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T5 wrote:
> My sons PC has a problem whereby it will boot to desktop (xp home) but when
> within about 20 seconds a process starts ( a little icon with what looks
> like a devils face appears) and then it goes to the BSOD. I have tried
> everything except a clean install. He would prefer me not to do this as the
> pc contains all of his coursework. I have tried safe mode, system restore
> but that doesnt work, i have run cwsshredder, that found and destroyed a
> coolwebsearch variant. I ran AVG, only with the signatures that were
> available when the machine started playing up. I ran driver cleaner, to see
> if it is a driver problem, I ran memtest, with no problems. can anybody
> help?
>
> Is there a AV prog that will run with full signatures in safe mode, ie one
> that I can download to disc and run on the infected machine?

Avast! can be set to do a boot scan. I don't know that it will help;
just a suggestion.

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Joe =o)

T5 wrote:

> My sons PC has a problem whereby it will boot to desktop (xp home) but
> when within about 20 seconds a process starts ( a little icon with
> what looks like a devils face appears) and then it goes to the BSOD. I
> have tried everything except a clean install. He would prefer me not
> to do this as the pc contains all of his coursework. I have tried safe
> mode, system restore but that doesnt work, i have run cwsshredder,
> that found and destroyed a coolwebsearch variant. I ran AVG, only with
> the signatures that were available when the machine started playing
> up. I ran driver cleaner, to see if it is a driver problem, I ran
> memtest, with no problems. can anybody help?
>
> Is there a AV prog that will run with full signatures in safe mode, ie
> one that I can download to disc and run on the infected machine?

Answered in detail in your other post. Please don't multipost; it makes
more work for everyone and will get you *less* help, not more. See this
for why:

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

If you have forgotten where you posted or can't find your post, use
Google Groups Advanced Search and search for your name.

Malke
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