Windows XP Pro Recover (Not Recovery Console)

[lurker]

I've done this many times before on other systems but something is different now.

I have an eMachine about two years old that got a bunch of trojans and other demons on it. The most recent
(BraveSentry) seems to have done something nasty. The machine now does recursive reboots somewhere between the Windows
XP PRO splash and switching the console to graphics mode. It fails the same way in Safe mode.

There is NO recovery partition and neighbor know nothing about a recovery CD

I pulled the Hard Drive and mounted it as a slave in another machine. I scanned the HD with Anti Virus and CounterSpy
to clean it up, and some manual cleaning of other known demons in the System32 directory (that slip by the super sleuths).

Reinstall Hard drive, and symptoms have not changed. It still reboots.

I used a new, never installed OEM Windows XP PRO CD to boot from in order to perform system Recovery. This is not a new
procedure to me. What changed is this:

After copying all the setup files, asking for Zone and KBD configuration, it's supposed to reboot.
It did NOT reboot. Instead it asked me for the 25 character Product key.
I am not about to use this never before used product key from a new CD. I am not installing. I am doing a Repair.

I tried the eMaching key on the Certificate of Authenticity tag.
Invalid Key!

When I reboot, it comes back to the same place.

I have tried a new XP HOME +SP2 retail CD.
I get a new problem at that same point...

Error:
The signature for Windows XP Professional Upgrade is Invalid.
800b0100
No signature was present in the subject.

I go back and try the first OEM Windows XP PRO CD again.
Same problem as above.
I can't seem to perform a REPAIR.

Help!!

lurker

 

[cucu]

I've done this many times before on other systems but something is different now.

I have an eMachine about two years old that got a bunch of trojans and other demons on it. The most recent
(BraveSentry) seems to have done something nasty. The machine now does recursive reboots somewhere between the Windows
XP PRO splash and switching the console to graphics mode. It fails the same way in Safe mode.

There is NO recovery partition and neighbor know nothing about a recovery CD

I pulled the Hard Drive and mounted it as a slave in another machine. I scanned the HD with Anti Virus and CounterSpy
to clean it up, and some manual cleaning of other known demons in the System32 directory (that slip by the super sleuths).

Reinstall Hard drive, and symptoms have not changed. It still reboots.

I used a new, never installed OEM Windows XP PRO CD to boot from in order to perform system Recovery. This is not a new
procedure to me. What changed is this:

After copying all the setup files, asking for Zone and KBD configuration, it's supposed to reboot.
It did NOT reboot. Instead it asked me for the 25 character Product key.
I am not about to use this never before used product key from a new CD. I am not installing. I am doing a Repair.

I tried the eMaching key on the Certificate of Authenticity tag.
Invalid Key!

When I reboot, it comes back to the same place.

I have tried a new XP HOME +SP2 retail CD.
I get a new problem at that same point...

Error:
The signature for Windows XP Professional Upgrade is Invalid.
800b0100
No signature was present in the subject.

I go back and try the first OEM Windows XP PRO CD again.
Same problem as above.
I can't seem to perform a REPAIR.

Help!!

lurker

When you intall your system you should backup it to your other hard
disk wiht ghost software


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[Rock]

I've done this many times before on other systems but something is
different now.

I have an eMachine about two years old that got a bunch of trojans and
other demons on it. The most recent (BraveSentry) seems to have done
something nasty. The machine now does recursive reboots somewhere between
the Windows XP PRO splash and switching the console to graphics mode. It
fails the same way in Safe mode.

There is NO recovery partition and neighbor know nothing about a recovery
CD

I pulled the Hard Drive and mounted it as a slave in another machine. I
scanned the HD with Anti Virus and CounterSpy to clean it up, and some
manual cleaning of other known demons in the System32 directory (that slip
by the super sleuths).

Reinstall Hard drive, and symptoms have not changed. It still reboots.

I used a new, never installed OEM Windows XP PRO CD to boot from in order
to perform system Recovery. This is not a new procedure to me. What
changed is this:

After copying all the setup files, asking for Zone and KBD configuration,
it's supposed to reboot.
It did NOT reboot. Instead it asked me for the 25 character Product key.
I am not about to use this never before used product key from a new CD. I
am not installing. I am doing a Repair.

I tried the eMaching key on the Certificate of Authenticity tag.
Invalid Key!

When I reboot, it comes back to the same place.

I have tried a new XP HOME +SP2 retail CD.
I get a new problem at that same point...

Error:
The signature for Windows XP Professional Upgrade is Invalid.
800b0100
No signature was present in the subject.

I go back and try the first OEM Windows XP PRO CD again.
Same problem as above.
I can't seem to perform a REPAIR.

You can't use a XP Home CD to repair a Pro installation. The license key
for the eMachines install will only work with an eMachines installation CD.

Contact eMachines for their recovery CD.

 

[NewScience]

You did not say if you tried to run the Windows Recovery Console. Have you
tried that?
If you can, you can run the application listsvc(s). This lists all services
that start up.

Maybe you can compare this to another system. You should also be able to
compare the Registry Files in the C:\windows\system32\config folder and
check the differences between the and the *.sav versions.
Compare the dates.

 

[lurker]

I did not find anything real useful in Recovery Console regarding this situation.

Boot in Debug mode does not create even the error log.

I do have TWO new CDs.
One is OEM and one is XP Home Retail.

Repair using the HP Home creates a problem that may be related to the fact that I am trying to repair XP professional.

Repair using the XP HOME new CD creates the problem described herein.

Using Drive Image, I have restored this HD two times now. That means I have tried the Repair function (to which I am no
stranger) three times. I get into the Repair function:

- Windows XP Professional Setup
--- To repair the select Windows XP installation press R.
--- To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows... press ESC

Creating list of files to be copied ... etc.
etc... copies files a long time.

Then the screen for configuring time zone and keyboard.
Next
[screen for entering product code]
But Hey!
The window title now says "Windows XP Professional Upgrade".
Huh?
Upgrade? Of course I need the key.

Here is what I think is happening, one of these:

1) Something is detected that triggers "Upgrade". But what and why. Has Microsoft implement some more anti piracy changes?

2) The OEM CD is actually an upgrade CD, but no hint of that is on the CD label.

What to do.
Three times now; you can be sure I read every screen carefully.

lurker

 

[NewScience]

So using the listsvc command gave you no insight on what drivers and
services are being installed?

Have you tried doing any sort of Windows XP System Restore?

I did not find anything real useful in Recovery Console regarding this
situation.

Boot in Debug mode does not create even the error log.

I do have TWO new CDs.
One is OEM and one is XP Home Retail.

Repair using the HP Home creates a problem that may be related to the fact
that I am trying to repair XP professional.

Repair using the XP HOME new CD creates the problem described herein.

Using Drive Image, I have restored this HD two times now. That means I
have tried the Repair function (to which I am no stranger) three times. I
get into the Repair function:

- Windows XP Professional Setup
--- To repair the select Windows XP installation press R.
--- To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows... press ESC

Creating list of files to be copied ... etc.
etc... copies files a long time.

Then the screen for configuring time zone and keyboard.
Next
[screen for entering product code]
But Hey!
The window title now says "Windows XP Professional Upgrade".
Huh?
Upgrade? Of course I need the key.

Here is what I think is happening, one of these:

1) Something is detected that triggers "Upgrade". But what and why. Has
Microsoft implement some more anti piracy changes?

2) The OEM CD is actually an upgrade CD, but no hint of that is on the CD
label.

What to do.
Three times now; you can be sure I read every screen carefully.

lurker

I've done this many times before on other systems but something is
different now.

I have an eMachine about two years old that got a bunch of trojans and
other demons on it. The most recent (BraveSentry) seems to have done
something nasty. The machine now does recursive reboots somewhere
between the Windows XP PRO splash and switching the console to graphics
mode. It fails the same way in Safe mode.

There is NO recovery partition and neighbor know nothing about a recovery
CD

I pulled the Hard Drive and mounted it as a slave in another machine. I
scanned the HD with Anti Virus and CounterSpy to clean it up, and some
manual cleaning of other known demons in the System32 directory (that
slip by the super sleuths).

Reinstall Hard drive, and symptoms have not changed. It still reboots.

I used a new, never installed OEM Windows XP PRO CD to boot from in order
to perform system Recovery. This is not a new procedure to me. What
changed is this:

After copying all the setup files, asking for Zone and KBD configuration,
it's supposed to reboot.
It did NOT reboot. Instead it asked me for the 25 character Product key.
I am not about to use this never before used product key from a new CD.
I am not installing. I am doing a Repair.

I tried the eMaching key on the Certificate of Authenticity tag.
Invalid Key!

When I reboot, it comes back to the same place.

I have tried a new XP HOME +SP2 retail CD.
I get a new problem at that same point...

Error:
The signature for Windows XP Professional Upgrade is Invalid.
800b0100
No signature was present in the subject.

I go back and try the first OEM Windows XP PRO CD again.
Same problem as above.
I can't seem to perform a REPAIR.

Help!!

lurker

 

[lurker]

Windows XP will not complete the Boot initialize Windows process. There is no way that I know of to do an XP Restore.
I sure would like to because I know on what date the problem started.

I have since resized the partiton, installed new partition and installed Windows 2000 as a Miantenabnce partition from
which I can run virus scans, chkdsk, defrag, recover data, etc. The troublesome XP partition still exists and I really
need to get it fixed. I need a viable way to do a Recover.

Carl

So using the listsvc command gave you no insight on what drivers and
services are being installed?

Have you tried doing any sort of Windows XP System Restore?

I did not find anything real useful in Recovery Console regarding this
situation.

Boot in Debug mode does not create even the error log.

I do have TWO new CDs.
One is OEM and one is XP Home Retail.

Repair using the HP Home creates a problem that may be related to the fact
that I am trying to repair XP professional.

Repair using the XP HOME new CD creates the problem described herein.

Using Drive Image, I have restored this HD two times now. That means I
have tried the Repair function (to which I am no stranger) three times. I
get into the Repair function:

- Windows XP Professional Setup
--- To repair the select Windows XP installation press R.
--- To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows... press ESC

Creating list of files to be copied ... etc.
etc... copies files a long time.

Then the screen for configuring time zone and keyboard.
Next
[screen for entering product code]
But Hey!
The window title now says "Windows XP Professional Upgrade".
Huh?
Upgrade? Of course I need the key.

Here is what I think is happening, one of these:

1) Something is detected that triggers "Upgrade". But what and why. Has
Microsoft implement some more anti piracy changes?

2) The OEM CD is actually an upgrade CD, but no hint of that is on the CD
label.

What to do.
Three times now; you can be sure I read every screen carefully.

lurker

I've done this many times before on other systems but something is
different now.

I have an eMachine about two years old that got a bunch of trojans and
other demons on it. The most recent (BraveSentry) seems to have done
something nasty. The machine now does recursive reboots somewhere
between the Windows XP PRO splash and switching the console to graphics
mode. It fails the same way in Safe mode.

There is NO recovery partition and neighbor know nothing about a recovery
CD

I pulled the Hard Drive and mounted it as a slave in another machine. I
scanned the HD with Anti Virus and CounterSpy to clean it up, and some
manual cleaning of other known demons in the System32 directory (that
slip by the super sleuths).

Reinstall Hard drive, and symptoms have not changed. It still reboots.

I used a new, never installed OEM Windows XP PRO CD to boot from in order
to perform system Recovery. This is not a new procedure to me. What
changed is this:

After copying all the setup files, asking for Zone and KBD configuration,
it's supposed to reboot.
It did NOT reboot. Instead it asked me for the 25 character Product key.
I am not about to use this never before used product key from a new CD.
I am not installing. I am doing a Repair.

I tried the eMaching key on the Certificate of Authenticity tag.
Invalid Key!

When I reboot, it comes back to the same place.

I have tried a new XP HOME +SP2 retail CD.
I get a new problem at that same point...

Error:
The signature for Windows XP Professional Upgrade is Invalid.
800b0100
No signature was present in the subject.

I go back and try the first OEM Windows XP PRO CD again.
Same problem as above.
I can't seem to perform a REPAIR.

Help!!

lurker