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Computer Switches Off on Own
Can anybody tell me how I can search my computer for
viruses without going into Windows 98. I believe I have a virus as cannot start Windows. Cannot start in safe mode. Is there software available that can be used in DOS so that I can scan my hard drive from the 'C' prompt and find out which virus I have or do I have to format my hard drive and reload Windows 98 (which will cause me much stress as I have no backups - yes I know, when will I ever learn - PLONKER is tattooed on my forehead!!!). System shutsdown before Windows starts. Any advice will be much appreciated. |
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More info please. What exactly happens when you start to boot? Is there an
error message? Is the computer powering off by itself? Any screens before shutdown? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Boo" wrote in message ... Can anybody tell me how I can search my computer for viruses without going into Windows 98. I believe I have a virus as cannot start Windows. Cannot start in safe mode. Is there software available that can be used in DOS so that I can scan my hard drive from the 'C' prompt and find out which virus I have or do I have to format my hard drive and reload Windows 98 (which will cause me much stress as I have no backups - yes I know, when will I ever learn - PLONKER is tattooed on my forehead!!!). System shutsdown before Windows starts. Any advice will be much appreciated. |
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Thanks for responding - Switch on; 1 beep; memory test;
verifying DMI pool data; Windows 98 logo; verifying DMI pool data; Windows Start menu; straight to Safe Mode; I then hit enter on safe mode = verifying DMI pool data; screen goes black with different error messages each time I go through whole process. Howevevr, I cannot pause screen to read the individual error messages as the system shuts down by itself too quick. One message I was able to read = error loading gdi.exe. Another one (sorry I could only see part of the message) read, error loading vxd. Hope the above gives you some pointers. I now respectfully await your reply. Regards Boo -----Original Message----- More info please. What exactly happens when you start to boot? Is there an error message? Is the computer powering off by itself? Any screens before shutdown? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Boo" wrote in message ... Can anybody tell me how I can search my computer for viruses without going into Windows 98. I believe I have a virus as cannot start Windows. Cannot start in safe mode. Is there software available that can be used in DOS so that I can scan my hard drive from the 'C' prompt and find out which virus I have or do I have to format my hard drive and reload Windows 98 (which will cause me much stress as I have no backups - yes I know, when will I ever learn - PLONKER is tattooed on my forehead!!!). System shutsdown before Windows starts. Any advice will be much appreciated. . |
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It is tough to help with such limited info. The gdi error may be being
caused by missing fonts. See this article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=188094 To replace a missing or corrupt file with an original copy, you must locate the file in the .cab files on your W98 CD or from whatever source media that contains the file. (Note: the file may not be in a .cab file and if so, disregard the instructions on .cabs and simply copy the file to a floppy disk.) Using the machine you are posting with, open Explorer and select the folder containing the .cab files. Open the Tools menu, click Find, Files and type: *.Cab in the Named box. Type the name of the wanted file in the Containing Text box and click Find Now. This lists the .cab file your wanted file is located in. Double click the .cab file to see what's in it and right click to extract the wanted file to a floppy disk. Boot with a floppy start up disk--CDRom support is not required. If you do not have a start up disk, make one with the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the W98 CD: tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd. At the A: prompt, put in the floppy containing the file you extracted. Assuming you are replacing a .dll file named xyz, type: Copy A:\xyz.dll C:\windows\system\xyz.dll and hit enter. Once the file is copied, remove the floppy disk and reboot. While .dll files are filed in the system folder, other files may be filed elsewhere so make sure you specify the right folder. ********** Since you don't have anything backed up, what you may want to do if you have enough drive space is an install of Windows over the top of the existing system from DOS. See these instructions: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html If you have an OEM disk, it might give you an error message about an existing system and if so, see the info he http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html ********* If all else fails, you might be able to get into the system using the technique in the following article. If you can get in, you can back up your data. Once that is done, wipe the drive clean and start over. Recovering From a Failed Internet Explorer Upgrade in Windows 98 http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;249191 -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo wrote in message ... Thanks for responding - Switch on; 1 beep; memory test; verifying DMI pool data; Windows 98 logo; verifying DMI pool data; Windows Start menu; straight to Safe Mode; I then hit enter on safe mode = verifying DMI pool data; screen goes black with different error messages each time I go through whole process. Howevevr, I cannot pause screen to read the individual error messages as the system shuts down by itself too quick. One message I was able to read = error loading gdi.exe. Another one (sorry I could only see part of the message) read, error loading vxd. Hope the above gives you some pointers. I now respectfully await your reply. Regards Boo -----Original Message----- More info please. What exactly happens when you start to boot? Is there an error message? Is the computer powering off by itself? Any screens before shutdown? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Boo" wrote in message ... Can anybody tell me how I can search my computer for viruses without going into Windows 98. I believe I have a virus as cannot start Windows. Cannot start in safe mode. Is there software available that can be used in DOS so that I can scan my hard drive from the 'C' prompt and find out which virus I have or do I have to format my hard drive and reload Windows 98 (which will cause me much stress as I have no backups - yes I know, when will I ever learn - PLONKER is tattooed on my forehead!!!). System shutsdown before Windows starts. Any advice will be much appreciated. . |
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Ron
Thanks a million. Have managed to get back into system using your instructions and have managed to back up all that's necessary. Have re-installed Win98 and am currently putting back all that was backed up - phew! Yes, this has taught me a very serious lesson - backup, backup, backup (thankfully, PLONKER has now been removed from my forehead!). Cheers - your advice/instructions are life savers -----Original Message----- It is tough to help with such limited info. The gdi error may be being caused by missing fonts. See this article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=188094 To replace a missing or corrupt file with an original copy, you must locate the file in the .cab files on your W98 CD or from whatever source media that contains the file. (Note: the file may not be in a .cab file and if so, disregard the instructions on .cabs and simply copy the file to a floppy disk.) Using the machine you are posting with, open Explorer and select the folder containing the .cab files. Open the Tools menu, click Find, Files and type: *.Cab in the Named box. Type the name of the wanted file in the Containing Text box and click Find Now. This lists the .cab file your wanted file is located in. Double click the .cab file to see what's in it and right click to extract the wanted file to a floppy disk. Boot with a floppy start up disk--CDRom support is not required. If you do not have a start up disk, make one with the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the W98 CD: tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd. At the A: prompt, put in the floppy containing the file you extracted. Assuming you are replacing a .dll file named xyz, type: Copy A:\xyz.dll C:\windows\system\xyz.dll and hit enter. Once the file is copied, remove the floppy disk and reboot. While .dll files are filed in the system folder, other files may be filed elsewhere so make sure you specify the right folder. ********** Since you don't have anything backed up, what you may want to do if you have enough drive space is an install of Windows over the top of the existing system from DOS. See these instructions: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html If you have an OEM disk, it might give you an error message about an existing system and if so, see the info he http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html ********* If all else fails, you might be able to get into the system using the technique in the following article. If you can get in, you can back up your data. Once that is done, wipe the drive clean and start over. Recovering From a Failed Internet Explorer Upgrade in Windows 98 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;249191 -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo wrote in message ... Thanks for responding - Switch on; 1 beep; memory test; verifying DMI pool data; Windows 98 logo; verifying DMI pool data; Windows Start menu; straight to Safe Mode; I then hit enter on safe mode = verifying DMI pool data; screen goes black with different error messages each time I go through whole process. Howevevr, I cannot pause screen to read the individual error messages as the system shuts down by itself too quick. One message I was able to read = error loading gdi.exe. Another one (sorry I could only see part of the message) read, error loading vxd. Hope the above gives you some pointers. I now respectfully await your reply. Regards Boo -----Original Message----- More info please. What exactly happens when you start to boot? Is there an error message? Is the computer powering off by itself? Any screens before shutdown? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Boo" wrote in message ... Can anybody tell me how I can search my computer for viruses without going into Windows 98. I believe I have a virus as cannot start Windows. Cannot start in safe mode. Is there software available that can be used in DOS so that I can scan my hard drive from the 'C' prompt and find out which virus I have or do I have to format my hard drive and reload Windows 98 (which will cause me much stress as I have no backups - yes I know, when will I ever learn - PLONKER is tattooed on my forehead!!!). System shutsdown before Windows starts. Any advice will be much appreciated. . . |
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