Posted on 12/22/2009 2:06:56 PM PST by GeronL
There is this older Toshiba laptop running Windows XP. It loads but I can not log in. It says it is loading the settings but then it logs off, the desktop never loads.
I tried safemode but AVG is hard to use in safe mode.
There may be a virus but why would it do this?
I think AVG may have quarantined a file the computer actually needs or something.
Does anyone have a clue?
Get rid of AVG.....it caused me all kinds of trouble.
But, I had to be on the internet to do it.
Perhaps you can delete without logging in...try it.
Get rid of AVG.....it caused me all kinds of trouble.
But, I had to be on the internet to do it.
Perhaps you can delete without logging in...try it.
Get rid of AVG.....it caused me all kinds of trouble.
But, I had to be on the internet to do it.
Perhaps you can delete without logging in...try it.
You can say that again!
Your still triple posting without it. heh.
I cannot fully load Windows XP for some reason. Thats the immediate problem.
Check the barrel, it lists the proper caliber to load.
Wait, what?
First, do you have any data you need on the machine. If so, we need to do a couple of other steps before what I recommend.
If you are backed up already, I would recommend popping the XP Disk into the drive and booting to the disk. XP has a couple of repair options on the installation disk. That would be the first thing I would try to fix it.
Wow, you ain't kiddin'...
Can I fix this in safe mode? I can use a USB card and load it from a different computer.
You may need to update that SW, or you may have a contracted something it didn't catch. Or a whole host of other issues, but based on what you've provided, that's a place to start.
You might also want to, if you don't already, have a CD bootable OS and AV software from which you can scan your system.
Safe Mode is for loading only essential drivers to determine whether Windows can boot. It doesn’t load drivers necessary for other software, so AVG, or other programs aren’t initiated. Safe Mode isn’t intended for regular computing.
Log into Safe Mode, then use [Start] [Run] then key ‘msconfig’ in the window that apears and click [OK]. When msconfig boots, go to the [Startup] tab and de-select all applications that aren’t essential. Then, select the [Services] tab and do the same.
Now, reboot and let the computer boot normally into Windows. Does it now boot? If so, you can go back into msconfig while in Windows, selecting the unmarked items one at a time and rebooting after each item is selected (this will be a long process). Keep tabs on each item because if Windows fails to reboot, you’ve likely found the problem and will have to go back into Safe Mode to de-select it again.
no disc
I forget, safe mode is F8?
Yeah, I believe so.
Hmmm, I suspecting a corrupt OS, so that would be my first shot. Do you have another system that you can slave the drive into?
safe mode popped up a warning
worm.win32.skynet detected on your system blah blah
Does Windows do that? or is this malware?
BTW, not all XP configurations provide ‘msconfig’ as part of the install. It’s available for download off the Internet, however. If you have another PC, you can download it then move it to the problem PC by a flash stick. It belongs in the Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder.
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