My computer is dead, but nothing seems to be wrong!

[Toller]

My computer (a emachine T1860, running WXP) was running "Winfixer"
repeatedly. I don't know what it is,
except I sure didn't put it there and wanted to get rid of it.
To do that I ran an antivirus program call "Stinger".
Before "Stinger" completed, my system would and rebooted, over and over
again.
In safe mode I got as far as MUP.SYS
I took it to a repair shop. They said it was full of viruses and I had to
reload the operating system.
I did, but it still stopped at MUP.SYS.
I connected the drive to my 2nd computer and formatted the disk (it denied
having FDISK?!)
I loaded the operating system again, and it stopped at MUP.SYS.
I put an old WIN98 disk on the computer, and it runs fine.
I connected the disk to my other computer and loaded that computer's
operating system on it. (both WXP, but different models of emachine, and
the 2nd one is on DVD which the 1st computer does not have)
It runs my second computer just fine.
I put it on my first computer. It stops at AGPCPQ.SYS. Progress, it is
about 3 steps later than MUP.SYS.

It was suggested to me to run disk diagnostics on the disk. They showed a
dozen errors.
I ran a lowlevel disk formating process. It said the disk was bad. I tried
loading the OS again but got the same results.

In disgust I took my W98 disk and loaded WXP on it. I got the same results;
it hangs at MUP.SYS.
So it is not the disk.

What the hell is it? The CD is not defective, since a disk loaded by it
runs fine in my other computer. Memory?
The computer runs W98 fine, but I understand that is less demanding.

I am reloading W98 at the moment, and expect that to take another half day.
Had I known what I was in for, I would have bought a new computer; but do I
have any other options at this point?

 

[GF]

I cannot find a mup.sys file on my computer, running Windows XP.
It might be a virus. Is you WinXP CD a copy or the original ?

 

[GF]

I found this in a newsgroup, using Google :

«Ok, this is weird. I tried booting up in safe mode, and got hung up on a
wup.sys file. I was writing the whole extension «down when it booted up in
safe mode. So... anyways, I figured if need be, I can use safe mode. I
deleted runwin32.exe «as well as windial32.exe from my Cownloads file.
Since then, I have not had any pop ups advertising spyware «software or
anything. Trojan Hunter has also not come up with any Trojans, Norton has no
virus's, and here's a log of «my most recent Hijack this Ok, this is weird.
I tried booting up in safe mode, and got hung up on a wup.sys file. I was
«writing the whole extension down when it booted up in safe mode. So...
anyways, I figured if need be, I can use safe «mode. I deleted runwin32.exe
as well as windial32.exe from my Cownloads file. Since then, I have not
had any pop «ups advertising spyware software or anything. Trojan Hunter has
also not come up with any Trojans, (...)

 

[GF]

Go there : http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/
It does not seem to be a virus, but not easy to fix anyhow.

 

[GF]

I goofed. Was looking for wup.sys. I did find mup.sys
on my computer.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1109669974

 

[Toller]

I goofed. Was looking for wup.sys. I did find mup.sys
on my computer.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1109669974

I appreciate the help!
How do install drives if I can't get the system to boot; even in safe mode?

 

[RonK]

You have to do a Repair Installation of XP:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm