I'm stuck, viruses have taken over the os and I can't reformat hd CAUSE I can't get to a dos prompt or recovery console. I changed the boot sequence to cd/dvd, but when the screen says enter any key to boot from cd nothing happens and it goes straight to hard drive. I can't get in safe mode either and the login screen is asking for an administrative password which I don't know. Any suggestions??? What happens when you try to get into safe mode.

Also, post us a log of the HIJACKTHIS. Might help us reveal more detailed info about ure system.I won't go to safe mode anymore. It goes straight to normal login and says the computer is locked and needs an admin password. I set the boot sequence to cd/dvd, but it doesn't respond when it says press any key to boot from cd and still goes to normal login. Do you have a friend that you can TAKE the hard drive to, hook it to their system and have them format the drive?

Alan <>< Or try to make a .bat file with the format command.
If you don't know how post it here.Well I stuck the drive in ANOTHER computer we have as a slave and reformated it. Now I'm not sure if I can just put it back in the other computer and it will be ready to reinstall the operating system. We'll see.1)Go to start>run> then type in "notepad"
2)In the notepad window, type in "format c:"
3)Save the document as format.bat. Choose as all files.
4)Exit, then double click the format.bat. (It should look LIKE a .BAT) This should format your pc.