home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   alt.os.windows.xp      Another Windows XP fan forum      2,222 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 1,912 of 2,222   
   softnfurry to graham.menospam@btinternet.com   
   Re: Help!   
   16 Aug 09 14:22:34   
   
   From: softnfurry@nospam.com.   
      
   "G"  wrote in message   
   news:_ZWdnT6qArgEkhrXnZ2dnUVZ8judnZ2d@bt.com...   
   >   
   > "JimH"  wrote in message   
   > news:Xns9C68657EAC949hahadotdotdot@74.209.136.82...   
   >> "G"  wrote in   
   >> news:nr-dnVKRoutmORvXnZ2dnUVZ8ludnZ2d@bt.com:   
   >>   
   >>> Running XP SP3   
   >>>   
   >>> I got up this morning and turned on my PC but it wont load to the sign   
   >>> in screen.  It runs fine until then, just XP splash, then it goes blank   
   >>> just before you get the sign in screen but it just stays blank at this   
   >>> point.   
   >>>   
   >>> I have tried 'start from last good configuration'  I have also got in   
   >>> with safe mode and tried a restore from a recent 'checkpoint' but still   
   >>> the same.   
   >>>   
   >>> I have never seen this problem before can anyone give me something I can   
   >>> try.   
   >>>   
   >>> Thanks for any help!   
   >>>   
   >>> Graham   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> It's a long shot, but worth a try:   
   >>   
   >> Boot into safe mode and run your virus scanners. Some viruses will also   
   >> infect restore points.   
   >   
   > Tried this and it found one trojan/worm but once deleted I still have the   
   > same problem!   
   >   
   > Thanks anyway for your reply!   
   >   
      
   Get a rootkit detector like reanimator or F-secure backlight run it on boot.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca