XP Hangs on Start Up

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Hi. I had a problem with a DDOS Trojan that kept taking me
to thehun.net whenever I clicked a link.

I found a user with same problem at www.forums.spyware.com
(another hun.net issue) & did the following...
.........................................................
"Copy the following text to Notepad. Save as Remove.reg
(Save as type: 'all files' ):

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main]
"YAHOOSubst"=-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main]
"YAHOOSubst"=-

After saving file, exit Notepad. Close all browser
windows. Doubleclick on your Remove.reg file, and answer
Yes when prompted.

Reboot after that and see how the PC is now"
..........................................................
I did that & the system now fails to respond at all. I can
start it but it totally fails to function before
eventually crashing to a blue screen with a long winded
message that starts "Run a diagnostic utility supported by
your hardware manufacturer. In particular a memory
check..."

When I restart it I get an MS Error message saying the
system has recovered from a major fault (or words to that
effect) but it still remains the same.

I have tried to get it to start in Safe Mode but it fails
to respond to the F8 command when booting up.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Ray
 
Assuming you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, try a Repair
install as follows:
NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.

Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD, it
should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if you
wish to boot from the CD press any key.

Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.

Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.

The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.

If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite limited. You can
either purchase a retail version of XP which will allow you to perform the
above
among other tools and options it has or you can run your system recovery
routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your drive, deleting all
files but will restore your setup to factory fresh condition.


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

Ray said:
Hi. I had a problem with a DDOS Trojan that kept taking me
to thehun.net whenever I clicked a link.

I found a user with same problem at www.forums.spyware.com
(another hun.net issue) & did the following...
........................................................
"Copy the following text to Notepad. Save as Remove.reg
(Save as type: 'all files' ):

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main]
"YAHOOSubst"=-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main]
"YAHOOSubst"=-

After saving file, exit Notepad. Close all browser
windows. Doubleclick on your Remove.reg file, and answer
Yes when prompted.

Reboot after that and see how the PC is now"
.........................................................
I did that & the system now fails to respond at all. I can
start it but it totally fails to function before
eventually crashing to a blue screen with a long winded
message that starts "Run a diagnostic utility supported by
your hardware manufacturer. In particular a memory
check..."

When I restart it I get an MS Error message saying the
system has recovered from a major fault (or words to that
effect) but it still remains the same.

I have tried to get it to start in Safe Mode but it fails
to respond to the F8 command when booting up.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Ray
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