Sorry for all of the HTML garbage, I copied this from another board.


Alright..this all started the other day. I turned on the computer, and everything was normal. It did the BIOS stuff, the RAM stuff, then went to the Loading Windows 98 screen. It will keep doing this until a certain POINT, and then a BLACK screen pops up and says something along the lines of \"The following files could not be found. If you intentionally deleted it, then reinstall the program to get the files back\". It said that SYSTEM.INI was pointed to that driver. I don\'t remember exactly what it said, but it was something like that, and it listed the file

lmouse.vxd


and said press any KEY to continue loading windows...



after this, it continues loading windows.  Then, it goes to the Log-on screen like it usually does. However, and error box pops up and says something about not being able to load NPROTECT.exe, which is associated with Norton Systemworks.(This is the error box that when you click details, shows that \"Invalid Stack Dump at...00ad\" stuff). Then, I will try to login. The login box will dissapear, and that\'s it. I\'m looking at the blue background. I can move the mouse AROUND, but that\'s all. When I Ctrl-Alt-Delete, there are NO programs listed.



Sometimes, if I\'m lucky and my DOS tinkering \"tickled Mr. PC the right waY\", it will go further than that. After the blue background/move the mouse thing loads, sometimes the startmenu/task bar will flash for a split second, then vanish. in these cases, it will also give me different errors, such as MSGSVR32.exe (I disabled that with a SpyBlaster, I think).





So, this is a strange problem. It might just be a simple file used for start up that got messed up. My guess as to why? My sister. Everytime something goes wrong, it\'s after she used the computer. I use Firefox, but she doesn\'t. It takes like 10 seconds to load initially, and I guess she can\'t wait for that. SO, she keeps using IE. Maybe some spyware is responsible?





I\'ve tried lots of things.  I can use system disks and such like that. So, I went in DOS and did the \"EDIT\" command on the SYSTEM.INI. I don\'t see ANY entries that point to LMOUSE.VXD.  I don\'t know what else to do.



I\'ve run all sorts of things...I made a Norton Rescue DIsk set and tried everything: The Disk Doctor, the DoS-based virus scan, and the \"Surface Scan\" for bad sectors.  I don\'t know what to do. I WOULD go to MSCONFIG and tell it NOT to load NpROTECT, but I can\'t do that through DOS.





What do you guys think I should try? It\'s obvious that the hard drive is fine, because I can do anything with DOS. I have the Norton Rescue Disks, my third Party BIOS disk (Western Digital Data Recovery). In the norton disks, there is some \"Unerase program\" that allows me to do all sorts of stuff..like edit hex values. If I knew which file needed what editing, I could change it.





Any help would be appreciated. I have another computer, a CD-RW disk, and a flash drive, so obtaining files/programs willl be no problem. Any help, as I said, will be appreciated. Thank you for reading this.Does the scanreg/restore after the a:\prompt work or scanreg/fix....... nsw should have norton goback on it......try it....a system restore......If at all possible, I'd like to actually fix the problem, not just undo everything that was DONE to the computer for the past month.


Actually, I don't think I have access to Norton "GoBacK" as you called it...the rescue disks I made came from the only operational computer in the house, which has norton systemworks 2002. I'll look again, but I don't think it's in there. If it is, I haven't been making silly "restore points". Don't get me wrong, SYstem Restore is useful, but it doesn't actually FIX the problem, and you don't learn anything  .

Thanks. The scanreg/restore command option is for the user to make his/hers pc back to when it was running ok....even by ten minute intervals??  of which is different to system restore ?>the scanreg/fix mends the registery ?? ......its seems you have been playing with bat files??>>>>(The following files could not be found. If you intentionally deleted it, then reinstall the program to get the files back\". It said that SYSTEM.INI was)

or try using the system backup feature>>win98se....I've been messing with my .bat files? No, I haven't. I don't touch my windows files. That's like trying to take apart your car. You'll F something up. So, I don't mess with my Windows files. Same idea. So. I didn't do it. It happens after my sister uses the internet. SHe doesn't use Firefox. She still uses I.E.. WE use the Free Netzero service. Spyware? Trojans? THis has happened before. It will screw something yup. No, I'm pretty sure that I haven't been messing with my .bat files, unless my sister is 1337 [email protected] I don't think so. So, it's just either malicious script action, or a Windows Anomoly. Yeah.

System Restore? I'm pretty sure I don't have that. I had the minimum stuff runnign neccessary for windows to run. I wouldn't waste my valuable resources on saving a snapshot of thje computer every 10 muibntes. I hab't type, because I'm angry. PLease forgive me.

So, am I crazy, or can spyware mess with your system files? Maybe? Just wonderin.

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