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ryancacophony
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« on: December 21, 2007, 08:44:59 PM »

Alright, so, a few weeks back All of a sudden all of my programs returned errors and everything started shutting down.  So, I shut off my computer.  I turned my computer back on to see the lovely windows loading bar show up, even begin moving.  Then, abruptly, there was a black screen, and my computer had restarted-back to the BIOS.

Initially worried, I booted my linux partition.  My windows partition was completely viewable.  I backed up all my files.

For a few weeks, I just camped out on linux.  But I want to get back on my windows again.

So, first thing I do is do the whole recovery console deal- back up the SAM, system, security, software, default.  replace them with the ones in the repair folder.  I restart my computer-  same old problem, boot screen loads, the bar goes for a couple of rounds then it abruptly restarts.  No warnings or errors listed.  Now, only, there is a bigger problem- I can't even mount the windows partition to linux anymore, it say's it's unreadable!


Any Ideas?  Im in no MAJOR rush, and I can work back and forth.  My linux also has ntfs read AND write support.

Thanks in a advanced, if you need to know anything more, post.
-Ryan
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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2007, 03:14:58 AM »

Can you start in safe mode?

If you can get to that, I'd run a virus check and system file check (SFC).
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« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2007, 07:24:42 AM »

Nope, last known config, safemode, safemode with networking, etc never worked :/
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« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2007, 07:56:56 AM »

You'll need an XP disk for this:

Boot from the windows XP CD, press the "R" key in the setup in order to start the restoration console. Select your windows XP installation from the list, and enter the administrator password.

Enter the command: "FIXMBR" (without the quotes) at the input prompt and confirm the next question with a "Y" (without the quotes). Use exit to restore the computer.
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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2007, 12:16:41 PM »

Sounds like it might be the virut virus - currently uncleanable as it injects code into all executables that are run
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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2007, 12:36:54 PM »

Wow, that sounds deadly.

Im currently at work, but before I left I quickly tried to start in safe again- it loads all the way up to mup.sys, then stops.  It may be mup.sys that is corrupted, or whatever comes after that (help on that?).

I was thinking it was the MBR though that made it disappear.

We'll see what happens....I hope to god it isn't that virut crap
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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2007, 05:18:21 PM »

If it is Virut then the only safe option is to reformat that drive rather than try to repair it
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