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Hi CPW that is great news...please make sure you untick the SAFEBOOT option if you have not done so already.. glad you have got it sorted. RandyL your too kind mate,lol regards danzil :)

Hi Give this a try,,,copied from FreePCHelps malware policy.(actually i pasted it from RandyL's Post's, but the same none the less) It is in your best interest to note the following: Please disable your resident security applications (such as AVG, Spybot, WinPatrol, etc.) before performing the below procedure so that they do not interfere with the process. Perform all the steps in the order listed to avoid any conflicts. If unsure, please stop and voice your doubts. You might be required to go offline during the disinfection process. Therefore, it is recommended to print off the instructions below for ease of reference. If you stick to the above guidelines, all should go smoothly. ================================================ STEP 1 Download ATF-Cleaner by Atribune. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click on the file to run the program. On the Main tab, check the Select All button. Next, click on the Firefox tab (if applicable) and check the Select All button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Firefox, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Now, click on the Opera tab (if applicable) and check the Select All button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Opera, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Press the Empty Selected button and click OK to acknowledge the corresponding prompt. Click on the Exit button to quit the program. ================================================ STEP 2 Please click here to download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. At the end, make sure a check mark is placed next to: Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware [*]Click Finish. [*]The program will download and update itself if it finds the necessity to do so. Please allow this. [*]Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan. Note: Depending on your computer specifications, the scan may take some time to complete. Please wait patiently and do not interrupt the process. [*]When the scan is complete, click OK, and then Show Results to view the results. [*]Make sure that every entry is selected, and click Remove Selected. [*]Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 3 Please click here to download SUPERAntiSpyware (Free Version). Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click SUPERAntiSpyware.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. Open SUPERAntiSpyware. Under Configuration and Preferences, click the Preferences button. Click the Scanning Control tab. Under Scanner Options make sure the following fields checked: [*]Click the Close button to leave the control center screen. [*]On the main screen, under Scan for Harmful Software click Scan your computer. [*]On the left, make sure you check mark All the Fixed Drives. [*]On the right, under Complete Scan, choose Perform Complete Scan. [*]Click Next to start the scan. Please be patient while it scans your computer. [*]After the scan is complete, a Scan Summary box will appear with potentially harmful items that were detected. Click OK. [*]Make sure every entry has a check mark next to it and click Next. [*]A notification will appear that Quarantine and Removal is Complete. Click OK and then Finish to return to the main menu. [*]Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 4 Please visit the ESET Online Scanner, using Internet Explorer to initiate the scan. Note: If you are running Windows Vista, then you will need Administrative privileges to complete the latter part of the procedure. To do so, right-click on the Internet Explorer icon in the Start Menu and select the Run As Administrator option in the shell context menu. Check mark the YES, I accept the Terms of Use box. Click the Start button. Click the Install button on the following screen. Click Start. This will will initialize and update the scanner engine. Check mark the box beside Remove found threats. Click the Scan button. This will start the scan. Please be patient while it is in progress. Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 5 Click on Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and select System Restore. Choose the radio button marked Create a Restore Point on the first screen and click Next. Give the restore point a name then click Create. The new point will be stamped with the current date and time. Keep a note of this so you can find it easily should you need to use System Restore. Next, click on Start > Run, type Cleanmgr and click on OK. Click on the More Options tab. Click the Clean Up button in the System Restore section to remove all previous restore points except the most recent one. Close browsers before scanning Scan for tracking cookies Terminate memory threats before quarantining

NO not memory sticks (usb) i mean the physical RAM, this will be inside your machine itself. this will be either under the keyboard or on the underside of the laptop. i will see if i can find a manul and have a look to be sure.. do you know how much ram you have installed in your machien at the moment.... i would first remove one stick from the underside of the laptop. it will look like a rectangular circuit board with microchips on it....about 3inches by 1.5inches ish... leave it with me i will find a ,anual and let you know for sure. regards danzil

hi [boot Loader] Timeout=5 Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup" you need to remove this line C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup" you will have to be in safe mode to save the changes....tap f8 at startup and choose safe mode... delete the line above then restart all should now be ok. post back if not.... regards danzil

hi have a look at this You receive a "Stop 0x0000000A" error message in Windows XP look up the part regarding memory mismatches etc. i agree the most likely cause is going to be bad RAM how many sticks do you have installed. if you have more then one, try removing one and retesting, if no good pop it back in and remove the other one. try to determine which stick is bad regards danzil

i have picked each of these options many times and each time the computer will take me back to this black screen. so safe mode is not an options.... do you have an XP cd so we can get into recovery console... regards danzil

hi i think the install has editted your boot.ini file. can you post the contents of the file.so i can be certain what you can remove. the boot.ini is in the root of your system drive..usually your C: drive..you may have to show protected operating system files...this is in tools>folder options. please make sre you do not edit this your self accidently, this may make your PC unbootable. regards danzil

hi at startup means when your pc is at POST, basically when you see your machine counting your ram and system drives etc.....if that is not working then the only other thing to do is: do a normal boot into windows then go to start>run type in (without quotes)"msconfig" now go to the "boot.ini"tab click on "/SAFEBOOT" now click ok.and click on restart. when the pc restarts this should take you into safe mode. rename that file as instructions above, go back into "msconfig" and remove the "SAFEBOOT" option.. restart and that will hopefully be it. post back if not regards danzil

hi set the router backup so the vista machine can connect to it. on the xp machine go into the wlan device properties and remove your old connection from it. it may still be trying to use your old key. now when you browse you should be able to see the connection, and it should prompt for your wireless key. regards danzil

Hi have you installed any new hardware recently. this is usally caused by a corrupt or mis installed driver, or a memory issue., try downloading memtest and run that to check your ram. this can take a few hours to run so please be patient post back your result... do you have your XP cd to hand. regrads danzil

hi what was you doing before this happened. has the pc had a bad shutdown (loss of power suddenly). do you have an XP cd. regards danzil

hi have you checked your hard drive for faults. go to start>run> type in "cmd" (no quotes) then in the dos box type in. chkdsk /f /r this will require a restart.restart your PC then it will run a test on your hard drive. please post back the results. also defragment your hard drive. start>all progs>accessories>system tools>disk defragmenter>defragment. see what happens after that. also when you went into msconfig did you notice anything programmes that you, do not know. if so please note them down for us..(in the startup tab of msconfig). regards danzil

hi you may want to try cleaning the CPU heatsink and fan. this may be clogged with dust etc. you may have to remove the heatsink though, this can be done by removing a few screws, alternativly a can of compressed air may zap it away, but beware you will end up pushing the dust else where. if you remove the heatsink you may want to change the thermal paste to, if it is old an dry. try checking "event viewer" as well to see if anything stands out start>right click "my computer">manage>event viewer>system check for red entries regards danzil

To left4dead. That is good advice, but the best way is to "go into msconfig"...then disable "NON" microsoft service, some service you need for system stability etc. the startup tab you can pretty much disable all....temporary because this may knock of your anti virus also. regards danzil

hi any luck yet mate regards danzil

HI When the computer blue screens, are you recieving any error codes, looks like 0x0000??? can you note the code and post it back. if the screen goes to quick and reboots, tap f8 at startup and choose "disable auto restart on system failure", regards danzil what cd do you have that has anti virus on it

hi you may have to boot into safe mode to as jelly bean suggested. regards danzil safe mode = tap f8 at startup

hi have you tried botting into safe mode,,, tapping f8 at startup...then choose top option "safe mode" then log in as administrator. browse to c:\windows locate the folder called "softwaredistribution" right click it then click on rename....add .old to the end of the name. should appear as softwaredistribution.old. restart and log on as normal...see if this removes the need for installing the update. may not work but surely is worth a try, this will not effect any other updates previous or in the future. regards danzil

Hi what is the exact model of your motherboard. are you def plugging it into the pci slot and not attempting to plug into the pci express slot. when plugging in the pci card are you making sure any case mounting are removed...(some cases have a cover that you lift of before inserting agp/pci/pci e devices.) also are you making sure the card is not touching the case and causing it to not look like it fits. regards danzil can help more with motherbaord make,,,and maybe caase make :)

need to know what beeping you got.... normally on boot up the pc will give 1 beep then continue to POST then load your OS.... did you get more then one beeping....like 1 constant lng beep or a constant beep beep....(sorry sound like road runner right now). if the board does have on board graphics try using that,,,basically want to use onboard grahics with 1 stick of ram and power supply then power on to test. regards danzil

Glad yu got it working regards danzil RandyL you know me to well already.lol

check msconfig as suggested, (start>run>msconfig) tick anything relating to your type of keyboard... reboot and re-test. regards danzil

i agree with RandyL following tootech's advise and you will be up and running in no time at all. post back if you have any problems.... regards danzil

what happens when you press the power button. re check your front header wiring for the power switch/reset./hd led etc it maybe that. what is the full spec of the system,,,,,is the yellow n black 4 pin p4 connector plugged into the motherboard as well (if its a pentium board). is the psu known to be working..... have you tried dissconnecting all internal cards then leaving the system as barebone. ie jsut the the one stick of RAM CPU power supply and motherboard....then re try regards danzil :)

to clarify when you first power on the laptop. you constantly tap F8,,,(ignore the beeping this is the keyboard buffer) you should be presnted with an options screen... worth a shot, when you go into the bios, try setting all the values to default...there is an option for this, called "load bios default's" or wording to that effect post back and let me know your findings. regards danzil