why cant boot normally

May 19, 2008

My xp, dont seems to be able to boot normally. So I did a chkdsk /r in the

Recovery Console, but this does not help.

I can F8>Advance boot menu>safe mode and clear temp files,defragmentation

etc but when I try to boot normally, it will boot to the stage where it will

show xp logo and then disappears and appears again with the led light moving

lef to right. (its seems to be restarting itself)

At Safe Mode, I run the AVG7.5 (free edition) it says

Boot sector of disk Reading error C:

Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD

C:\autorun.inf

and Instop and AVG and it says it fix an infection. So I reboot normalyy but

the symptons remains, I just cannot boot normally.

So at the moment running the AVG scan and let it finish. In the meantime,

can someone advice what can I do? Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

?? TIA

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

"christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

> Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

> ?? TIA

Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on it first

(in a command prompt).

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

can you please show me rhe steps to do that, TIA

"Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>

> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

>

> > Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

> > ?? TIA

>

> Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on it first

> (in a command prompt).

>

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

Command Prompt (in Programs|Accessories)

C:

CD \

attrib -a -s -h -r autorun.inf

del autorun.inf

(ENTER after each line)

HTH

"christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:974CBE98-25AC-40B2-AA6C-48E52EC31F76@microsoft.com...

> can you please show me rhe steps to do that, TIA

>

> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>

>>

>> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

>>

>> > Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

>> > ?? TIA

>>

>> Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on it first

>> (in a command prompt).

>>

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

Christine

You should run AVG in Safe Mode rather than normal mode.

An explanation of the Worm -cannot locate one in AVG Encyclopaedia

http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32autorunbd.html

http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=143707

With regard to System Restore you will need to

http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.aspx

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

christine wrote:

> My xp, dont seems to be able to boot normally. So I did a chkdsk /r

> in the Recovery Console, but this does not help.

>

> I can F8>Advance boot menu>safe mode and clear temp

> files,defragmentation etc but when I try to boot normally, it will

> boot to the stage where it will show xp logo and then disappears and

> appears again with the led light moving lef to right. (its seems to

> be restarting itself)

>

> At Safe Mode, I run the AVG7.5 (free edition) it says

> Boot sector of disk Reading error

> C: Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD

> C:\autorun.inf

> and Instop and AVG and it says it fix an infection. So I reboot

> normalyy but the symptons remains, I just cannot boot normally.

>

> So at the moment running the AVG scan and let it finish. In the

> meantime, can someone advice what can I do? Shall I just delete

> autorun.inf from c:\ ?? TIA

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

Will that solve the problem given what the Worm does?

~~~~

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Uncle Marvo wrote:

> Command Prompt (in Programs|Accessories)

>

> C:

> CD \

> attrib -a -s -h -r autorun.inf

> del autorun.inf

>

> (ENTER after each line)

>

> HTH

>

> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:974CBE98-25AC-40B2-AA6C-48E52EC31F76@microsoft.com...

>> can you please show me rhe steps to do that, TIA

>>

>> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>>

>>>

>>> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

>>>

>>>> Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

>>>> ?? TIA

>>>

>>> Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on it

>>> first (in a command prompt).

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

Yes, but then you have to get rid of the worm.

I've had a PC with it on, there's loads of info in the net about eradicating

it. Most of it works.

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:uTDF74auIHA.396@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Will that solve the problem given what the Worm does?

>

> ~~~~

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Uncle Marvo wrote:

>> Command Prompt (in Programs|Accessories)

>>

>> C:

>> CD \

>> attrib -a -s -h -r autorun.inf

>> del autorun.inf

>>

>> (ENTER after each line)

>>

>> HTH

>>

>> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:974CBE98-25AC-40B2-AA6C-48E52EC31F76@microsoft.com...

>>> can you please show me rhe steps to do that, TIA

>>>

>>> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>>>

>>>>

>>>> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

>>>>

>>>>> Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

>>>>> ?? TIA

>>>>

>>>> Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on it

>>>> first (in a command prompt).

>

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

At command prompt, it shows

c:\doc & setting\christine> cd\

c:\ >cd\ it still give me c:\>

c:\>attrib -a -s -h autorun.inf

c:\>del autorun.inf

c:\>exit

and reboot, its still the same situation. But firstly I dont know if I

follow yr steps correctly. which I it 'enter' after eah line/step

After the above, I try again and when I typed in attrib -a -s -h -r

autorun.if 'enter' it says file not found -autorun.inf

but it still cannot boot up normally.

"Uncle Marvo" wrote:

> Command Prompt (in Programs|Accessories)

>

> C:

> CD \

> attrib -a -s -h -r autorun.inf

> del autorun.inf

>

> (ENTER after each line)

>

> HTH

>

> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:974CBE98-25AC-40B2-AA6C-48E52EC31F76@microsoft.com...

> > can you please show me rhe steps to do that, TIA

> >

> > "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

> >>

> >> > Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

> >> > ?? TIA

> >>

> >> Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on it first

> >> (in a command prompt).

> >>

>

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

It sounds to me that although you have/had the Worm, you have removed the

autorun which will stop it booting normally. I suspect that the reason for

not being able to boot normally is something else like a driver.

Have you done a boot with logging and had a look at the log?

Is there anything suspicious in the registry under Run/RunOnce etc?

There are a couple of files that this worm copies itself to but most of the

antivirus stuff will disinfect these files as well.

"christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:798F364F-E36C-411B-B6B5-6002A4530516@microsoft.com...

> At command prompt, it shows

>

> c:\doc & setting\christine> cd\

> c:\ >cd\ it still give me c:\>

>

> c:\>attrib -a -s -h autorun.inf

> c:\>del autorun.inf

> c:\>exit

>

> and reboot, its still the same situation. But firstly I dont know if I

> follow yr steps correctly. which I it 'enter' after eah line/step

>

> After the above, I try again and when I typed in attrib -a -s -h -r

> autorun.if 'enter' it says file not found -autorun.inf

>

> but it still cannot boot up normally.

>

> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>

>> Command Prompt (in Programs|Accessories)

>>

>> C:

>> CD \

>> attrib -a -s -h -r autorun.inf

>> del autorun.inf

>>

>> (ENTER after each line)

>>

>> HTH

>>

>> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:974CBE98-25AC-40B2-AA6C-48E52EC31F76@microsoft.com...

>> > can you please show me rhe steps to do that, TIA

>> >

>> > "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>> >

>> >>

>> >> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

>> >>

>> >> > Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

>> >> > ?? TIA

>> >>

>> >> Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on it

>> >> first

>> >> (in a command prompt).

>> >>

>>

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

Christine

Have you run a full AVG scan in Safe Mode and turned System Restore On

and Off after doing so?

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

christine wrote:

> At command prompt, it shows

>

> c:\doc & setting\christine> cd\

> c:\ >cd\ it still give me c:\>

>

> c:\>attrib -a -s -h autorun.inf

> c:\>del autorun.inf

> c:\>exit

>

> and reboot, its still the same situation. But firstly I dont know if I

> follow yr steps correctly. which I it 'enter' after eah line/step

>

> After the above, I try again and when I typed in attrib -a -s -h -r

> autorun.if 'enter' it says file not found -autorun.inf

>

> but it still cannot boot up normally.

>

> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>

>> Command Prompt (in Programs|Accessories)

>>

>> C:

>> CD \

>> attrib -a -s -h -r autorun.inf

>> del autorun.inf

>>

>> (ENTER after each line)

>>

>> HTH

>>

>> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:974CBE98-25AC-40B2-AA6C-48E52EC31F76@microsoft.com...

>>> can you please show me rhe steps to do that, TIA

>>>

>>> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>>>

>>>>

>>>> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

>>>>

>>>>> Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

>>>>> ?? TIA

>>>>

>>>> Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on

>>>> it first (in a command prompt).

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

After the above, I run the AVG in Safe mode and now it does nto find these 2

items that it found initially that is

Boot sector of disk Reading error C:

Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD C:\autorun.inf

and I have uncheck everything in msconfig - still unable to start normally.

I have tried to restore to a number of points but the same situation persist,

guess will keep trying Restore point. TIA

"Gerry" wrote:

> Christine

>

> You should run AVG in Safe Mode rather than normal mode.

>

> An explanation of the Worm -cannot locate one in AVG Encyclopaedia

> http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32autorunbd.html

>

> http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=143707

>

> With regard to System Restore you will need to

> http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.aspx

>

> --

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> christine wrote:

> > My xp, dont seems to be able to boot normally. So I did a chkdsk /r

> > in the Recovery Console, but this does not help.

> >

> > I can F8>Advance boot menu>safe mode and clear temp

> > files,defragmentation etc but when I try to boot normally, it will

> > boot to the stage where it will show xp logo and then disappears and

> > appears again with the led light moving lef to right. (its seems to

> > be restarting itself)

> >

> > At Safe Mode, I run the AVG7.5 (free edition) it says

> > Boot sector of disk Reading error

> > C: Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD

> > C:\autorun.inf

> > and Instop and AVG and it says it fix an infection. So I reboot

> > normalyy but the symptons remains, I just cannot boot normally.

> >

> > So at the moment running the AVG scan and let it finish. In the

> > meantime, can someone advice what can I do? Shall I just delete

> > autorun.inf from c:\ ?? TIA

>

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

Think I will use the system recovery cd and save all the hassles of hunting

down the worms. Many thanks for all your help.

"christine" wrote:

> After the above, I run the AVG in Safe mode and now it does nto find these 2

> items that it found initially that is

>

> Boot sector of disk Reading error C:

> Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD C:\autorun.inf

>

> and I have uncheck everything in msconfig - still unable to start normally.

> I have tried to restore to a number of points but the same situation persist,

> guess will keep trying Restore point. TIA

>

> "Gerry" wrote:

>

> > Christine

> >

> > You should run AVG in Safe Mode rather than normal mode.

> >

> > An explanation of the Worm -cannot locate one in AVG Encyclopaedia

> > http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32autorunbd.html

> >

> > http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=143707

> >

> > With regard to System Restore you will need to

> > http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.aspx

> >

> > --

> >

> > Hope this helps.

> >

> > Gerry

> > ~~~~

> > FCA

> > Stourport, England

> > Enquire, plan and execute

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> > christine wrote:

> > > My xp, dont seems to be able to boot normally. So I did a chkdsk /r

> > > in the Recovery Console, but this does not help.

> > >

> > > I can F8>Advance boot menu>safe mode and clear temp

> > > files,defragmentation etc but when I try to boot normally, it will

> > > boot to the stage where it will show xp logo and then disappears and

> > > appears again with the led light moving lef to right. (its seems to

> > > be restarting itself)

> > >

> > > At Safe Mode, I run the AVG7.5 (free edition) it says

> > > Boot sector of disk Reading error

> > > C: Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD

> > > C:\autorun.inf

> > > and Instop and AVG and it says it fix an infection. So I reboot

> > > normalyy but the symptons remains, I just cannot boot normally.

> > >

> > > So at the moment running the AVG scan and let it finish. In the

> > > meantime, can someone advice what can I do? Shall I just delete

> > > autorun.inf from c:\ ?? TIA

> >

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

If you did not make any typo errors in this post, then you did in the command lines.

If the computer reported "file not found -autorun.inf" you put a - in front that should not be

there.

Command lines are unforgiving in respect to typo errors.

"christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:798F364F-E36C-411B-B6B5-6002A4530516@microsoft.com...

| At command prompt, it shows

|

| c:\doc & setting\christine> cd\

| c:\ >cd\ it still give me c:\>

|

| c:\>attrib -a -s -h autorun.inf

| c:\>del autorun.inf

| c:\>exit

|

| and reboot, its still the same situation. But firstly I dont know if I

| follow yr steps correctly. which I it 'enter' after eah line/step

|

| After the above, I try again and when I typed in attrib -a -s -h -r

| autorun.if 'enter' it says file not found -autorun.inf

|

| but it still cannot boot up normally.

|

| "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

|

| > Command Prompt (in Programs|Accessories)

| >

| > C:

| > CD \

| > attrib -a -s -h -r autorun.inf

| > del autorun.inf

| >

| > (ENTER after each line)

| >

| > HTH

| >

| > "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

| > news:974CBE98-25AC-40B2-AA6C-48E52EC31F76@microsoft.com...

| > > can you please show me rhe steps to do that, TIA

| > >

| > > "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

| > >

| > >>

| > >> "christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

| > >> news:4EAD1A15-A585-4584-AAC5-EEAAD425959E@microsoft.com...

| > >>

| > >> > Shall I just delete autorun.inf from c:\

| > >> > ?? TIA

| > >>

| > >> Yes. You may (probably will) have to do an attrib -a -s -h -r on it first

| > >> (in a command prompt).

| > >>

| >

May 19, 2008

Re: why cant boot normally

Christine

Using the System Recovery CD could lead to a lot of work. I would not do

that yet.

Access the Event Viewer System log in Safe Mode and post a copy of any

Error Reports as they relate to the most recent attempt to boot in

normal mode.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,

Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double

click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a

button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event

Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of

the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from

Event Viewer.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

christine wrote:

> Think I will use the system recovery cd and save all the hassles of

> hunting down the worms. Many thanks for all your help.

>

> "christine" wrote:

>

>> After the above, I run the AVG in Safe mode and now it does nto find

>> these 2 items that it found initially that is

>>

>> Boot sector of disk Reading error C:

>> Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD C:\autorun.inf

>>

>> and I have uncheck everything in msconfig - still unable to start

>> normally. I have tried to restore to a number of points but the same

>> situation persist, guess will keep trying Restore point. TIA

>>

>> "Gerry" wrote:

>>

>>> Christine

>>>

>>> You should run AVG in Safe Mode rather than normal mode.

>>>

>>> An explanation of the Worm -cannot locate one in AVG Encyclopaedia

>>> http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32autorunbd.html

>>>

>>> http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=143707

>>>

>>> With regard to System Restore you will need to

>>> http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.aspx

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> Hope this helps.

>>>

>>> Gerry

>>> ~~~~

>>> FCA

>>> Stourport, England

>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>

>>> christine wrote:

>>>> My xp, dont seems to be able to boot normally. So I did a chkdsk /r

>>>> in the Recovery Console, but this does not help.

>>>>

>>>> I can F8>Advance boot menu>safe mode and clear temp

>>>> files,defragmentation etc but when I try to boot normally, it will

>>>> boot to the stage where it will show xp logo and then disappears

>>>> and appears again with the led light moving lef to right. (its

>>>> seems to be restarting itself)

>>>>

>>>> At Safe Mode, I run the AVG7.5 (free edition) it says

>>>> Boot sector of disk Reading error

>>>> C: Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD

>>>> C:\autorun.inf

>>>> and Instop and AVG and it says it fix an infection. So I reboot

>>>> normalyy but the symptons remains, I just cannot boot normally.

>>>>

>>>> So at the moment running the AVG scan and let it finish. In the

>>>> meantime, can someone advice what can I do? Shall I just delete

>>>> autorun.inf from c:\ ?? TIA

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