No Safe Modes....boot sector virus???

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Professor Joe

got another machine donated to us from the family of a person who
passed away.

Cannot do safe mode in this, has more stuff on it than I ever knew
existed LOL (probably not)

Will go into VGA mode,etc.etc.

just no safe modes...then and only then we get a 7B error/blue screen.

Machine runs great normally...

Went to MS and most of their 7B error stuff does not (I think) apply to
this machine.

Ran Blacklight frwr from F-secure just now and it found nothing.
Have run 4 of our always-used antivir-spyware-trojan progs and cleaned
it out, rebooted, and still problems in safe mode.

We would like to get this cleaned up and clean so we can use this also
in the library here at the univ.

Much thanks, you great people here :)
 
I would try Error Checking the drive, and then running SFC /SCANNOW. There
is probably some corrupt file on the hard drive.
 
Professor Joe formulated on Friday :
got another machine donated to us from the family of a person who passed
away.

Cannot do safe mode in this, has more stuff on it than I ever knew existed
LOL (probably not)

Will go into VGA mode,etc.etc.

just no safe modes...then and only then we get a 7B error/blue screen.

Machine runs great normally...

Went to MS and most of their 7B error stuff does not (I think) apply to this
machine.

Ran Blacklight frwr from F-secure just now and it found nothing.
Have run 4 of our always-used antivir-spyware-trojan progs and cleaned it
out, rebooted, and still problems in safe mode.

We would like to get this cleaned up and clean so we can use this also in the
library here at the univ.

Much thanks, you great people here :)
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just turned off sys restore, rebooted, no change.

ran chkdsk /f /r, no change

been deleting the more mundane programs (that might not affect hardware
issues), rebooting every couple I uninstall, with still no change.
Deleted Nero due to several mentions on the web with the 7B error
caused by Nero.

Ran reg clnr when I was done, rebooted, no change there either.

just an update.

We have a conference tonight, I'll check back afterwards for any
wonderful ideas you fine people have here.
 
Mark L. Ferguson wrote on 4/27/2007 :
I would try Error Checking the drive, and then running SFC /SCANNOW. There
is probably some corrupt file on the hard drive.
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thank you Mark..............did the sfc scannow, pls read my post just
now. I'll be back later....
 
Professor Joe formulated on Friday :
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just turned off sys restore, rebooted, no change.
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ran chkdsk /f /r, no change
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did sfc/scannow
been deleting the more mundane programs (that might not affect hardware
issues), rebooting every couple I uninstall, with still no change.
Deleted Nero due to several mentions on the web with the 7B error caused by
Nero.
Click to expand...
Ran reg clnr when I was done, rebooted, no change there either.
Click to expand...
 
Hello,

I got the same error when I deleted the Safe Mode branch in the registry
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/17de1e720cb59c1b

It was fixed when I did the Last Known Working Configuration.

Alternatively, you may want to copy the branch of
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot
from another computer by exporting it using Registry Editor (Start > Run >
Regedit > OK) to your computer

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SingaporeWebDesign has brought this to us :
Hello,

I got the same error when I deleted the Safe Mode branch in the registry
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/17de1e720cb59c1b

It was fixed when I did the Last Known Working Configuration.

Alternatively, you may want to copy the branch of
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot
from another computer by exporting it using Registry Editor (Start > Run >
Regedit > OK) to your computer

--
Singapore Website Design
http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
Singapore Web Hosting
http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
Windows XP FAQ
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Have been last config with no change.

thanks for the suggestion, will copy it over and report back. Stand by
:)
 
Professor Joe wrote on 4/28/2007 :
SingaporeWebDesign has brought this to us :
Have been last config with no change.

thanks for the suggestion, will copy it over and report back. Stand by :)
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ok singapore here is the update on info:

all of our machines donated previous happened to be xppro.
This one is xphome.


The xppro machines have
Minimal and Network as subdivisions under SafeBoot.


this xphome we are working with you on:
has a
CourrentControlSet with SafeBoot........................... FastReboot value of 1

and no division of SafeBoot at all under the CurrentControlSet.


I yahoo'ed the Courrent and everything is in an Asian language, so uncertain about how to go from here.


PS wouldn't the sfc/scannow I ran yesterday (system files) have fixed this issue, or is the scannow not working properly either???

Much thanks.
Professor Joe
 
Hello,

The branch is located under CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL. You have to go
inside CurrentControlSet first.

From your working machine, right-click the SafeBoot key on the left, Export,
Save.

Transfer the file to your problem giving machine and execute the file by
double-clicking it in it.
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http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
Singapore Web Hosting
http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
Windows XP FAQ

Professor Joe wrote on 4/28/2007 :
SingaporeWebDesign has brought this to us :
Have been last config with no change.

thanks for the suggestion, will copy it over and report back. Stand by :)
Click to expand...

ok singapore here is the update on info:

all of our machines donated previous happened to be xppro.
This one is xphome.


The xppro machines have
Minimal and Network as subdivisions under SafeBoot.


this xphome we are working with you on:
has a
CourrentControlSet with SafeBoot........................... FastReboot value
of 1

and no division of SafeBoot at all under the CurrentControlSet.


I yahoo'ed the Courrent and everything is in an Asian language, so uncertain
about how to go from here.


PS wouldn't the sfc/scannow I ran yesterday (system files) have fixed this
issue, or is the scannow not working properly either???

Much thanks.
Professor Joe
 
SingaporeWebDesign laid this down on his screen :
Hello,

The branch is located under CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL. You have to go
inside CurrentControlSet first.

From your working machine, right-click the SafeBoot key on the left, Export,
Save.

Transfer the file to your problem giving machine and execute the file by
double-clicking it in it.
--
Singapore Website Design
http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
Singapore Web Hosting
http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
Windows XP FAQ

Professor Joe wrote on 4/28/2007 :

ok singapore here is the update on info:

all of our machines donated previous happened to be xppro.
This one is xphome.


The xppro machines have
Minimal and Network as subdivisions under SafeBoot.


this xphome we are working with you on:
has a
CourrentControlSet with SafeBoot........................... FastReboot value
of 1

and no division of SafeBoot at all under the CurrentControlSet.


I yahoo'ed the Courrent and everything is in an Asian language, so uncertain
about how to go from here.


PS wouldn't the sfc/scannow I ran yesterday (system files) have fixed this
issue, or is the scannow not working properly either???

Much thanks.
Professor Joe
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thanks Singapore.
Again, under CurrentControlSet/Control/there is NO safeboot,
there IS under CourrentControlSet/Control/

will export complete Safeboot from xppro (Minimal and Network factions)
and import into xphome.
Will be back.

Professor Joe
 
Professor Joe submitted this idea :
got another machine donated to us from the family of a person who passed
away.

Cannot do safe mode in this, has more stuff on it than I ever knew existed
LOL (probably not)

Will go into VGA mode,etc.etc.

just no safe modes...then and only then we get a 7B error/blue screen.

Machine runs great normally...

Went to MS and most of their 7B error stuff does not (I think) apply to this
machine.

Ran Blacklight frwr from F-secure just now and it found nothing.
Have run 4 of our always-used antivir-spyware-trojan progs and cleaned it
out, rebooted, and still problems in safe mode.

We would like to get this cleaned up and clean so we can use this also in the
library here at the univ.

Much thanks, you great people here :)
Click to expand...

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(((Singapore))) FABulous, just FABulous! I bestow on you 20 stars
behind your name, much thanks, we are all smiling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another hurdle accomplished!

Again, why didn't sfc/scannow fix this issue? Do you know?
 

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