System starts and shuts down

[Guest]

I can get to the point of viewing my desktop and get a message the system has
recovered from a serious error.
The error report contains the files C:Windows\Minidump\Mini\ 092505-16.dmp
and another"Wer8.temp sysdat.xml" in a temp folder but cant keep the system
on long enough to get the full path.
This was caused by a virus from a website.
Should I give up and wipe the hard drive or is there anything I can do to
save any of my recent files?

 

[James B]

1. Safe mode and virus scan.
2. Boot disk with NTFS support and virus scan.
3. CD boot and recovery console to isolate the problem files.
4. Wipe and load.

 

[Guest]

Thank you James you pointed me in the right direction. I was able to do a
system restore in safe mode and have access to my files. I continue to get
the annoying "system has recovered from a serious error" message but the
system no longer shuts down after 1 minute.
If you or anyone else knows how I can stop the error message from appearing
on startup that would be a bonus, but is a small price to pay all things
considered.
Thanks again,
dusty