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More info?)
Adrian, I urge you to follow Noel's good advice. We are ready to help you
once you describe your problem in enough detail to aid us.
Perhaps this will help:
How to Examine Detailed Error Messages in Windows Millennium Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;264938
and this:
http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
Help us help you:
http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
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"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:OGmCHdLCFHA.4008@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Now with details......
>
> What made what worse???
>
> removing viruses may have made your system more likely to either
>
> 1) not boot
> 2) not connect to the internet when it does boot
> 3) take a long time to do anything
> 4) behave unpredictably
> 5) any combination of the above
>
> In most cases the cure is fairly simple - at least to get the system to a
> state where you can save your data, and then do what's necessary to make
it
> secure.
>
> The more detail you can give as to your problems (and the viruses you
found)
> the better - we have all the time available you're prepared to spend!
>
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>
> "adrian" <adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:87641ABE-6872-4C4D-A212-EF76D3CFBFE2@microsoft.com...
> >I got several viruses, and downloaded several "cures" that made
everything
> > worse. I think that I even modified the registry keys, following advice
> > from
> > another website. Probably I did it wrong.
> >
> > "Noel Paton" wrote:
> >
> >> It's unlikely that a System Recovery disk will work from an external
> >> drive
> >> that wasn't in the initial configuration.
> >>
> >> Why not try curing your problems?
> >> What problems are you seeing that make you want to reset the system?
> >> EXACT error messages are you seeing?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
> >>
> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >>
> >> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's
> >>
> >> "adrian" <adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E7ED400A-FB21-4CAA-AB6D-CE6FEB43F896@microsoft.com...
> >> > hi
> >> > I want to use the recovery cd in my laptop, but it is not reading any
> >> > cds
> >> > (i
> >> > think it's broken). I can read cds using an external usb drive. But i
> >> > don't
> >> > know how to use the recovery cd with it.
> >> > Thanks
> >> > Adrian
> >>
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