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need help with possible virus
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| rockster77 |
i did a reboot on my computer yesterday only to find that windows did not boot at all...
i did a step-by-step boot and nothing happened...it just went into DOS and said that my C:\himem.sys file was missing. i checked my C:\ drive for the himem.sys file and it was there...so i replaced it with a copy from my friends computer.
i checked my C:\ drive and found that my config.sys file was not there, and i found that my C:\windows\command\ebd directory was also missing. i went up to my buds place again and copied some of the files and directories and finally got windows to boot up.
now when i reboot, windows does not boot. it gives an error message saying that my essaudio.sys file is missing or corrupt.
the only way i can get windows to boot is if i type C:\windows\win. when i bootup, my system seems kinda unstable. another wierd thing happens when i open up winamp. after right-clicking on an mp3 file and clicking on "enqueue in winamp," some files appear in the direcory of the mp3 file that i opened. one file is a .gif advertising "mjuice.com" and an other is some kind of .tmp file. also a new folder is created that contains all the .bmp files for the winamp skin that i am using...really strange.
i downloaded an updated .dat file for my virus checker and did a scan of my system. it found no infected files.
i don't know...either my system is really ed up or i have some sort of unknown virus...can anyone please help !!!
if anyone has a rescue disk containing up to date virus definitions, please e-mail it to me...my virus checker doesn't seem to be working properly. |
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| Paul Griffiths 1 |
| It depends how in depth you go in your file scan. If you just did exe or com files, the virus might be in a .doc file or anywhere else for that matter. Perhaps you should do a scan on EVERY file just to make sure, if you haven't done so already. |
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| Sandman |
yep... and try a good virus scanner.... I use AVP
and this one is really good.
ever tought of using a firewall in the future? |
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| rockster77 |
| i have tried scanning all of the files on my drive paul...and, sandman, i don't know how to set up a firewall...i don't know a whole lot about computers. |
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| cyberdude |
Ok
i would suggest Conseal Pc Firewall & BlackIce for windows.
Norton Antivirus if very good to if you update it every week/every ... days ... |
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| AndiH |
hey cyberdude...BlackIce is hard to set up...I'd say ZoneAlarm (www.zonelabs.com)
the 'essaudio.sys' is a file you need to make your soundcard (ESS688 chip) work...the file could be delteted so you should install the drivers and software of your soundcard again... |
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| rockster77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by AndiH
the 'essaudio.sys' is a file you need to make your soundcard (ESS688 chip) work...the file could be delteted so you should install the drivers and software of your soundcard again... |
i was not having any problems with my sound card...after my computer said that i was missing this file, my sound card worked perfectly...
...i just recently did a reboot and it no longer says anything about the essaudio.sys file...strange...
...one other thing that i found out while trying to edit my boot option (using a program called startpro), was that i am missing my msdos.sys file...so i did a search for the file and i found in my root directory...why isn't this file being recognized ?
i don't really know what msdos.sys file does, but i think it must have something to do with windows bootup cause the only way i can boot windows is to type C:\windows\win...
how can i make windows boot automatically like it did before? |
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| AndiH |
edit you msdos.sys...it should look like this:
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS <- Windows won't boot without that
HostWinBootDrv=C
[Options]
{not important}
lots of ;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
if it doesn't look like this, you got a problem... |
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| rockster77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by AndiH
edit you msdos.sys...it should look like this:
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS <- Windows won't boot without that
HostWinBootDrv=C
[Options]
{not important}
lots of ;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
if it doesn't look like this, you got a problem... |
i don't even have an msdos.sys file anymore....help !!! |
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