hispeed120
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Hello all,
I recently downloaded a program that when installed, transferred many viruses to my system, one of which I believe to be a boot sector virus. I have been unable to resolve this issue on my own, and after contacting HP, M$, and reading countless forums, I have decided to post my unique (or so I think it to be) issue.
I originally purchased a HP m7060n about four years ago with a 3-year extended warranty. Conveniently after the 3-year warranty expired, my motherboard failed, so I replaced it with a superior board for much cheaper than HP wanted to charge me for their replacement.
Here I am, sometime later, with a huge problem that I cannot seem to resolve. I am unable to boot XP MCE in any mode: normal, safe, last known good config, etc. I can get the initial Windows screen with the scrolling bar across the bottom, but afterward it hangs/freezes on a black screen before I can get to the login screen.
I am able to get into the BIOS, and all devices are recognized. However, this is about as far as I can get. I have successfully ran Ubuntu 8.10 from a live cd, which I booted from my optical drive. I can mount my hard drive with XP MCE in Ubuntu, and have transferred all important files.
I received the recovery cds from HP, and unfortunately, since I don't have the original hardware that came with the computer (had to replace motherboard), I am unable to use these recovery cds. I was thinking that I could circumvent this by copying from the cd through DOS, but I cannot get into DOS either.
I really want XP MCE back on my system. I liked it a lot, and I paid for this operating system, albeit an OEM version. I think it is very stupid of HP to not include the original installation disc with the purchased system.
Anyway, I would be more grateful than you could imagine if someone could help me resolve this issue! Let me know if I can provide any further information to help you otu with this.
Thanks,
Rob
I recently downloaded a program that when installed, transferred many viruses to my system, one of which I believe to be a boot sector virus. I have been unable to resolve this issue on my own, and after contacting HP, M$, and reading countless forums, I have decided to post my unique (or so I think it to be) issue.
I originally purchased a HP m7060n about four years ago with a 3-year extended warranty. Conveniently after the 3-year warranty expired, my motherboard failed, so I replaced it with a superior board for much cheaper than HP wanted to charge me for their replacement.
Here I am, sometime later, with a huge problem that I cannot seem to resolve. I am unable to boot XP MCE in any mode: normal, safe, last known good config, etc. I can get the initial Windows screen with the scrolling bar across the bottom, but afterward it hangs/freezes on a black screen before I can get to the login screen.
I am able to get into the BIOS, and all devices are recognized. However, this is about as far as I can get. I have successfully ran Ubuntu 8.10 from a live cd, which I booted from my optical drive. I can mount my hard drive with XP MCE in Ubuntu, and have transferred all important files.
I received the recovery cds from HP, and unfortunately, since I don't have the original hardware that came with the computer (had to replace motherboard), I am unable to use these recovery cds. I was thinking that I could circumvent this by copying from the cd through DOS, but I cannot get into DOS either.
I really want XP MCE back on my system. I liked it a lot, and I paid for this operating system, albeit an OEM version. I think it is very stupid of HP to not include the original installation disc with the purchased system.
Anyway, I would be more grateful than you could imagine if someone could help me resolve this issue! Let me know if I can provide any further information to help you otu with this.
Thanks,
Rob