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Sonam

Yesterday I loaded avast! anitvirus on my PC. When I ran
it, it detected several viruses on my system. I allowed
it to delete the infected files as it couldn't repair
them. When windows started again it would not load any
programs found in the start menu. It would not allow me
to run anthing from the desktop either. It kept showing
the following error message when I clicked on
anything "Windows cannot find 'C:\program
files\xxx\xx.exe' Make sure you typed the name correctly,
and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start
button, then click Search." would pop up. When I ran the
search the file is indeed in the folder. It's as if
Windows can't find them anymore.
I tried repairing the OS by booting from the CD and
running setup, but that didn't help. During the process
it claimed it couldn't find a bunch of files that are in
the WINDOWS folder on the C: drive.
Programs installed after this give the same problem.
Please help if you can.
 
They call me bob..... :o) j/k

See if this helps:

EXE and LNK Fix for Windows XP - Line 12
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
 
Sonam said:
Yesterday I loaded avast! anitvirus on my PC. When I ran
it, it detected several viruses on my system. I allowed
it to delete the infected files as it couldn't repair
them. When windows started again it would not load any
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As an aside, a virus may attach itself to a file or merely be a virus
file itself. Often, when viruses get deleted the call(s) to them are
still in the registry. If this
is the case, find the calls to the virus file in the registry and delete
the keys.

Yes you have to know if the file itself was the virus or in fact, if it
actually attached to a legit file and couldn't be removed.
 
In
Plato said:
As an aside, a virus may attach itself to a file or merely be a virus
file itself.
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It's a technical definition and usually doesn't matter a whole
lot, but if it falls into the category of "merely [being] a virus
file itself," it's a "worm," not a virus.
 
Ken said:
As an aside, a virus may attach itself to a file or merely be a virus
file itself.
Click to expand...

It's a technical definition and usually doesn't matter a whole
lot, but if it falls into the category of "merely [being] a virus
file itself," it's a "worm," not a virus.
Click to expand...

Ahh, we could go on, on this, but take for example, if you will, the
thousand or so boot sector viruses that can reside by themselves in the
mbr, be run in ram by themselves, and be downloaded by themselves. ie
not or never attached to any other file.
 
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