HELP COMPUTER WILL NOT START UP AT ALL

[Justin]

when ever I start up my computer it will boot up normally then something will
pop up and say"BootSector Write!! Virus:Y/N" then when i press no it wont
boot up so then I press Y Then it will boot to windows XP but then go to a
blue screen but i do not have enough time to read it then it reboots then it
says something like this"Your computer restarted probly to save your files.
If this was an unknown reason choose "boot windows normaly" if other wise
choose "Last known good configuration"" Then I would choose Last known good
configuration and it would do the same thing as above then I would try boot
windows normaly and it still would do the same thing as above. another thing
is before it started doing this i installed norton to get rid of that problem
it was having(like rebooting every half an hour) but each time it would try
to fix it or quorentine it, it would reboot it self but not all the way like
turn on but not start up.

Like is there any way of booting it into DOS then fixing it there like i did
with my ME(I booted it into DOS then typed "ScanReg\ Restore" then i choose a
date"

 

[smlunatick]

when ever I start up my computer it will boot up normally then something will
pop up and say"BootSector Write!! Virus:Y/N" then when i press no it wont
boot up so then I press Y Then it will boot to windows XP but then go to a
blue screen but i do not have enough time to read it then it reboots thenit
says something like this"Your computer restarted probly to save your files.  
If this was an unknown reason choose "boot windows normaly" if other wise
choose "Last known good configuration""  Then I would choose Last knowngood
configuration and it would do the same thing as above then I would try boot
windows normaly and it still would do the same thing as above.  anotherthing
is before it started doing this i installed norton to get rid of that problem
it was having(like rebooting every half an hour) but each time it would try
to fix it or quorentine it, it would reboot it self but not all the way like
turn on but not start up.

Like is there any way of booting it into DOS then fixing it there like i did
with my ME(I booted it into DOS then typed "ScanReg\ Restore" then i choose a
date"

There is "no" DOS on any XP versions. You need to have a XP install
CD and boot the PC from this CD. Then, access the "Recovery Console"
and then "attempt" to solve you problem.

It seems that your PC might be "infected" with some type of virus.
You would possible need to use a "commercial" anti-virus as these tend
to have a "boot" CD in order to "remove" these style of viruses.

 

[Gerry]

Justin

Try System Restore -see link
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/safemode.html


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Elmo]

Whenever I start up my computer it will boot up normally then something will
pop up and say "BootSector Write!! Virus:Y/N" then when I press no it won't
boot up so then I press Y, then it will boot to windows XP but then go to a
blue screen. But I do not have enough time to read it then it reboots, then it
says something like this "Your computer restarted probably to save your files.
If this was an unknown reason choose "boot Windows normally". If otherwise,
choose "Last known good configuration"". Then I would choose "Last known good
configuration" and it would do the same thing as above. Then I would try boot
Windows normally and it still would do the same thing as above. Another thing
is, before it started doing this I installed Norton to get rid of that problem
it was having, (like rebooting every half an hour) but each time it would try
to fix it or quarantine it, it would reboot itself but not all the way, like
turn on, but not start up.

Like, is there any way of booting it into DOS then fixing it there like I did
with my ME? (I booted it into DOS then typed "ScanReg\ Restore" then I chose a
date.)

Burn one of these to a CD (using a working machine) and boot the
infected machine with it. A couple of the CD's also have MBR repairs
and other utilities:

http://www.techmixer.com/free-bootable-antivirus-rescue-cds-download-list/

 

[Patrick Keenan]

when ever I start up my computer it will boot up normally then something
will
pop up and say"BootSector Write!! Virus:Y/N" then when i press no it wont
boot up so then I press Y Then it will boot to windows XP but then go to a
blue screen but i do not have enough time to read it then it reboots then
it
says something like this"Your computer restarted probly to save your
files.
If this was an unknown reason choose "boot windows normaly" if other wise
choose "Last known good configuration"" Then I would choose Last known
good
configuration and it would do the same thing as above then I would try
boot
windows normaly and it still would do the same thing as above. another
thing
is before it started doing this i installed norton to get rid of that
problem
it was having(like rebooting every half an hour) but each time it would
try
to fix it or quorentine it, it would reboot it self but not all the way
like
turn on but not start up.

Like is there any way of booting it into DOS then fixing it there like i
did
with my ME(I booted it into DOS then typed "ScanReg\ Restore" then i
choose a
date"

XP doesn't have DOS, and while there is a Recovery Console, it isn't very
friendly to use at all. It's a tool for intermediate to advanced users.

It sounds to me like your PC has some serious issues, quite possibly
virus/malware infections. It may be time to have a decent tech have a look
at it..

The first thing to do is to attach the drive from your system to another PC
running XP (one that has up-to-date virus protection) and copy your data
off. If you value your data at all, do not skip this step or do anything
else first.

It may be that the fastest way to recover this - not the only option, just
the fastest - is to wipe the machine and reinstall Windows and all your
apps, then put the data back on via the backups you made.

If the system was rebooting every half an hour, that may actually be a
hardware issue. These can be difficult, meaning expensive, to diagnose.

HTH
-pk