[pchelpers] Re: Computer won't boot

The latest virus that was delivered xmas eve to run at midnight wipes 
the HDD clean, in some cases the only file left was the Windows folder 
and it is empty. I have heard this virus called several different names 
due to what each version does the one I like is the Santa virus. I 
believe you mentioned that  you tried to do a repair indicating that you 
have the OEM cd restore disk. What would help a great deal is knowing 
what OS we are dealing with and What brand computer. Some OEM's will not 
let you choose the option to repair just reinstall. If you have been hit 
with this virus trying to save the current setup is hopeless. drop in 
your restore disk and reinstall the entire OS do a clean install. You 
have access to another computer goto bootdisk.com and download a DOS 
boot disk. download it to the desktop of the computer, The computer must 
have a floppy drive. Once downloaded put a formatted floppy in the drive 
and double click the file you downloaded from bootdisk it will copy  the 
files to the floppy. take the floppy to your computer and reboot, it 
will boot from the floppy, delete the partition and reformat the drive. 
If your computer does not have a floppy download partition logic from 
majorgeeks.com it is and ISO make an image of it to a CD-R take the disk 
to your computer and boot from it. delete the windows partition, if this 
is a Dell do not delete the 16MB partition. once deleted create a new 
partition with partition logic then take your restore disk and reinstall 
the OS. The reason you need to delete the partition first and reformat 
is because when you reinstall the OS over the current OS the files are 
overwritten not deleted and with this virus a part may remain somewhere 
on the drive the is not overwritten. I hope this helps.

Jo Wells wrote:

>It won't let me get that far.  Can't get into Safe Mode - SetUp - or 
>CD Rom.  There is no A Drive.  When I turn it on, it immediately does 
>the initial writing on the screen before it goes into 
>Windows.....then I hear a 'click' and it goes to the screen to choose 
>how you want to boot (safe mode, windows, etc.).  No matter which I 
>choose it will briefly show the Windows Logo screen as if it is 
>booting up.....THEN it goes right back to the screen to select how 
>you want to boot.  I can't get anywhere else.  There is a blue screen 
>that flashes with writing - but it is so fast, I can't read a word of 
>it.......then it starts all over again.
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Gregory D. Watts
Poneyboy
Certified Computer Specialist
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