Blaster virus and inabilty to reach C: drive

[Josh]

I was hit with the Blaster virus and I am unable to get XP
to boot. I get a brief screen saying something about my
hard drive needs to be checked but that flashes too quick
to read. then I get the b&w screen of "sorry for the
incovience" would you like to boot in safe mode..... None
of those work. I've tried to reinstall the OS but it
wants me to delete the partition which i do not want to do.

The recovery option wants an administrators password which
i never had. Is there a way around that?

Also when I boot from a floppy, C: is not a valid drive.
Does this mean my C: is hosed?

Thanks.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Josh;
Try a Repair Installation:
Repair Installation:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm
Windows Updates will need to be reinstalled.
Install Service Pack first and by itself.
Then install ALL Critical Updates no more than 4 at a time,

Disconnect the network/modem cable before starting repair and do NOT
reconnect the cable until repair is completed and firewall is
installed/enabled.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673