My computer's dead and I'm at work

[Minnie_the_Minx]

To have windows 2000 on a machine because its whats at work and when told that the data is probably fine, to ask 'are my photos lost' suggests that doing the above isn't going to happen.

Not sure what you're saying here but the reason I told him Windows 2000 was because it was what I knew how to use at the time and if I was going to teach b/f how to use computer, I felt it best that I taught him something I knew how to operate. As it is, I've given up teaching him anything PC related

Luckily I have the valuable photos (ie. holiday ones) on disc and some are on Photobucket, but there's loads that aren't.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That is the tricky thing. Hardly anyone on urban has a computer at all.

erm, yes, but I meant people I know that I would be happy to ask.

So, helloooooo there. Do you want to do this disc thingy?

 

[quimcunx]

erm, yes, but I meant people I know that I would be happy to ask.

So, helloooooo there. Do you want to do this disc thingy?

I am happy to. As long as I know what I'm doing.


Do I need a special disc or any old writable CD?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Do I need a special disc or any old writable CD?

You're not asking me are you?

 

[quimcunx]

You're not asking me are you?

No! don't be silly.



I'm asking the thread in general.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No! don't be silly.

Good

I think I may have both types

 

[mhendo]

I am happy to. As long as I know what I'm doing.


Do I need a special disc or any old writable CD?

Any regular 700Mb CD will work fine. Just not the older, 650Mb discs (do they still make those?), because it will be too small.

You'll also need software that can burn an ISO disc image to the CD. Nero does it fine, but so will a bunch of other burning programs.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Any regular 700Mb CD will work fine. Just not the older, 650Mb discs (do they still make those?), because it will be too small.

You'll also need software that can burn an ISO disc image to the CD. Nero does it fine, but so will a bunch of other burning programs.

ISO?

 

[kained&able]

ISO is an image file for a dvd/cd. Basicly just a clone of a dvd/cd that sits on the computer you need to put this onto a blank dvd/cd using a piece of burning software.

www.majorgeeks.com is where i go for all my free software.

any writeable cd will be fine to use as long as its 700mb.

dave

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

ISO is an image file for a dvd. Basicly just a clone of a dvd that sits on the computer you need to put this onto a blank dvd using a piece of burning software.

www.majorgeeks.com is where i go for all my free software.

any writeable cd will be fine to use as long as its 700mb.

dave

I think all my disks are 700mb anyway.

I'm still awaiting the Windows 2000 disc from Ireland which he apparently posted on Saturday

 

[boskysquelch]

plaice, chips & can of Vimto.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

plaice, chips & can of Vimto.

huh?

 

[boskysquelch]

huh?

u owes already.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

u owes already.

You are quite right. I may have to buy you a chip

 

[boskysquelch]

chip!?

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

My laptop died last week.

I get something to do with win32 (I think, but can't remember) and system and something else and file missing or corrupt.

My friend says reinstalling Windows 2000 might work but it's quite possible it won't help at all. Obviously I don't have a Windows 2000 disc and even when I do get one, if it doesn't fix my computer, I may have to take computer to Ireland.

ok what i'm guessing you had is what i got last week and it's a fucker....

win32virut.ce dropped on 6 February and has been killing off machines left right and centre ever since it has a number of different names and details but basically nukes your machine and is very difficult to remove.

it infects your exe files and your sys files and does so very quickely indeed it lives on as remenant files and also in memory between reboots.

there is no one fix to sort this out or repair the problem, and there is no anti virus protection from it at present although most AV programs will detect and remove it they do so by removign the entire infected exe or sys which prevents the computer from working correctly....

It's a viccious bugger and can infect over networks.

It is in essence a root kit virus but an excpetionally potent one which opens up a back door IRC channel and a spam mailer as well.

Good news is that you can clean it off your machine, bad news is that it mgiht have already wreaked sufficent havok on your machine to make a full flatten and re install the only way to resolve it.

in some cases it might be possible to do a repair install however you are likely to spend significantly longer doing this than flattening and rebuilding. so it's only really adviseable if you really need certain files you've not backed up.

on the other side if you have a bit of knowledge about using programs you can run the following which will clean your system.

run this first.

Kaspersky online scanner

which detects the win32 varient.

then run this from command prompt

AVG Win32/Virut removal tool

save the file to your destop then follow these instructions.


to do this go start > run > type cmd then hit enter (Vista start > search > cmd > enter)

then type

CD desktop

hit enter

then type rmvirut.exe c:\ and hit enter this will launch the program from the command prompt which you've saved on your desktop....

it may at some point say these files are loaded in to memory and it will need to reboot do so and the virus cleaner will run at restart before windows loads to stop the virus loading back into memory.

This is a cleaner as well as a removal tool and should clean up your entire c drive (to add further infected drives append c:\ with the other drive letters such as d:\ e:\ etc)

once this is run re run the kaspersky to see if it's really gone...

then not done yet i'm afriad you need to run another tool...

btw when you machine reboots you need to do this by shutting down completely as in turn off turn on and leave around min 30 seconds in between this which purges the memory of the machine...

Ok still with me...

http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/global/removal_tool/threat_writeups/FixVirut.com

download this...

and follow the instructions...

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022016-4444-99

this is one of th emost complex viruses out there at the moment and it appears that none of the top people are on it in terms of a onesize fits all infection dependant on what it has done to your machine it doens't appear to effect much on the machine but it seems to infest it.

feel free to pm me and i'll take a look if you're london based and you desperately need the data of the machine otherwise it's new install time for you and keeping your fingers crossed that someone either knows of a way to prevent it or the AV companies sort it the fuck out...

It's also know as :

• Submission details:
  • Submission received: 7 April 2009, 15:18:25
  • Processing time: 6 min 20 sec
  • Submitted sample:
    • File MD5: 0x9B41FB94090BCE645D83372DF98026B2
    • File SHA-1: 0x74D6A44E7D7A1D790D23D76E19AD73410669B183
    • Filesize: 211,968 bytes
    • Alias:
      • W32.Virut.CF [Symantec]
      • Virus.Win32.Virut.ce [Kaspersky Lab]
      • New Win32 [McAfee]
      • Mal/HckPk-A, W32/Scribble-B [Sophos]
      • Virus:Win32/Virut.BM [Microsoft]
      • Win32/Virut.F [AhnLab]

http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=9b41fb94090bce645d83372df98026b2

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

chip!?

I'm looking after your health bosky

two chips if I'm in a generous mood

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

ok what i'm guessing you had is what i got last week and it's a fucker....

Haven't read that as I thought I'd show you the error message first in case you'd missed it

"Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMced startup options for windows 2000"

 

[boskysquelch]

too late for me tbh.

but zeriously take up Garf's offer to help ...think of it as Care in the Community.

do it

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

BTW the reason you can login is because it's fucked your login

all you need to is run the repair console and then type cd system 32 then type copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe and this will then allow you to log in again then follow the steps above...

 

[boskysquelch]

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

Haven't read that as I thought I'd show you the error message first in case you'd missed it

yeah it's the same virus what has in essence happened is that it's infected one of your main system files which your AV has then quarentinned or deleted (dependant on your systems set up) meaning it's no longer at the address it should be so when windows comes along and says the next file i'd like to load is kept here... oh wait it's missing... well that'll never do i think i'll fall over now...

and so it does...

it's there it's just been detected as a virus because the append virus has infected it and been removed to either your virus vault or been deleted.

a repair install will sort it or rolling it back then doing as stated.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

too late for me tbh.

but zeriously take up Garf's offer to help ...think of it as Care in the Community.

do it

Why's it too late for you? Care in the Community?

BTW the reason you can login is because it's fucked your login

all you need to is run the repair console and then type cd system 32 then type copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe and this will then allow you to log in again then follow the steps above...

Yes, I can't even get in in safe mode. By repair console, do you mean the Windows 2000 disc that's being sent over from Ireland?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'll buy you a whole newspaper full

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

My disk has arrived.

Fingers crossed I get my laptop back working, although I think considering my luck...

 

[quimcunx]

Do you not need me now, then?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Do you not need me now, then?

I don't know. It depends what happens after I've done whatever needs to be done with this disk.

If it doesn't work, I may well be

 

[quimcunx]

I will do whatever it takes to get you back online, minnie.

Too many grouchy people and not enough of the fun people around here lately.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I will do whatever it takes to get you back online, minnie.

Too many grouchy people and not enough of the fun people around here lately.

Maybe others prefer it that way

































Miserable sods

 

[boskysquelch]