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Solve : Cant Access Pc, Wont boot any mode or system disk?

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Hi All,  Please Help .

Im sure its viral but may be wrong,

win xp sp 2
amd xp3000

I THOUGHT i had a virus when not fully covered by
malware and virus software. LONG STORY.
the crux of it is I now cant access my pc at all
other than the bios settings.
When you boot normally a message appears while booting ...........
windows\system32\config\system.......... missing or corrupt.............
you are at this point prompted to use system disk to repair etc.

When I tried to boot from my cd I et as far as the same message
( yes it is booting from cd and not HDD )

I can't boot in safe mode as when the menu comes up after hitting
F5 it will not let me select another option.
I even have tried re-formatting as above but as I said the same system missing or
corrupt message appears.

I cannot therefore access my PC other than to the bios setting.
incidentally during boot up I have noticed the Hz changed on its own
such that the processor was registering as 2200, ( should be 3000 )
I have chenged this back but this did not help.

any ideas ??

thanks

alan c. :-?I think you have lost your bios settings, go into bios setup and load bios defaults and save and quit then try INSTALLING XP.

CigarmanHi Mr King Edward ( my favourite cigar  when i used to smoke ).  Tried it already -- no joy. I am sure this is a virus. Early days the first thing that happened was I could not get into safe mode also frequency changed on its own to indicate a different processor . Its all gone pete tong ( wrong ) from then on.  there seems to be no way of even getting in to re-format , unless.............Is it possible to use a boot floppy i.e. from win 98 ( not win xp cd ) to boot up and format c:\ then re-start with xp cd.  or other suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks for reply

alan c.If you are able to get into the bios , reset bios to default settings , then change the boot sequence to cd-rom 1st boot.  Then put your win xp cd in the cd-rom and reboot the pc ..........it should boot and allow you to do a format and a complete reinstall.

dl65  thx for reply man,  tried it  already ,  it comes up with same message as booting normally, yup it is booting from cd first , but still says windows\system32\config\system..............  missing or corrupt.......... im puzzled.     :-)Is there anything on the hard drive ?
You have an original winXP cd dont you.

dl65  yup,
genuine windows xp.
its a mesh computer sysem cd with windows xp.
im stumped,
can i re-format from a win 98 floppy disk.  
dont know where ill get 1.
then re-format the hard drive and
hopefully re-install the xp system
.


help

alan c ,

As I said in my first message,  I have set up boot order for cd drive to boot first, but,  it still comes up with same message ?

cheers

alan c HelpMaBoab.... You were asked .......
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Do you have a genuine Windows CD or a restore disk?
you replied ......yup, genuine windows xp.   and then you added .....its a mesh computer sysem cd with windows xp.
You must have a restore disk......... Is this the cd which came with your computer or did you aquire it somewhere else ?  
An original Win XP cd only contains the M/S XP O/S and Service packs .

dl65  
 

APOLOGIES for my ignorance in this, and I appreciate your help.

I have 2 pc's one is a mesh original the other is not.  The mesh 1 is the one I am typing
this reply on.

I only have the 1 cd. ( this is an original official mesh system disk with everything on it including
such as microsoft works and windows xp ).

If I try it on this pc to see if it boots from cd will I cause any probs. i.e. will options allow me to leave this pc without any changes.

thanks for your patience alan cIm afraid not.
the INFECTED pc came with pre-installed win xp .
bought it on the cheep thru e-bay.
( regretted it ever since )

Am i right in saying this is why the cd is not working ?

any suggestions as to how to proceed

thanks again

alan c 

eureka,  its a start,   During the process you described in your last reply, the cd would not boot up.

I have just realised I have had a homerism, My wife bought my son one of these fancy keyboards which lights up. It also does not work until the pc is fully booted up.  DOH !!

The mesh recovery / system cd I have now works ,  you recommended I do not use it ?
is it possible to use it in the short term to get him back up and running ?
if so what course of action would you recommend ?
It is currently sitting on awaiting my command with 3 options.

the option the pc tells me to pick is the press " r " to go to repair /  recover menu.

personally i would be happy to re-format the whole lot...........

any advise would be appreciated,  otherwise thanks again for your assistance in this.
It has been a learning curve as I have not looked at pc's since dos 5.0


cheers

alan c hi,

the original machine is the mesh,

win xp system
amd xp1800 processor
40 gig
nvidia mx-400 graphics card
sound blaster 5.1

the new pc which has gone pear shaped..

amd xp 3000
120 gig
nvidia 5200
onboard sound .

correct me if im wrong
I have nothing to loose if i try because the machine is riddled with viruses and malware
such that even before it went totally wrong I could not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  just realised something here .

I cant boot in safe mode POSSIBLY because of that dam stupid key board that my son was using.

im away to try and install anti mal ware and norton av,  can this be done in safe mode ?
as when i try in normal mode a virus is possibly kicking norton av out during load up.


thanks again,,, im due you a g few beers.

alan cI can now get into the safe mode menu and pick safe mode
unfortunately the pc still has the message relating to the system file
is corrupt or missing.

recovery cd worth a try ?

cheers

alan cbackdated,  many thanks for your help,  I think I need to buy a win xp cd,  the pc wont boot at all now I think the mesh cd wiped th eboot sector something like that .

cheers again for your time on this


alan c


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