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Old September 11th 04, 04:53 PM
ozzmnstr2004
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I am working on a win98 computer. Customer was unable to
access anything on the internet. I found tons of spyware
and what looks to be a trojan. After removing these entries
I opened control panel, but was denied access??? I rebooted
computer, on reboot windows starts then alert message,
EXPLORER.exe has a problem, close box.
Now the computer has not fully booted up since.
I started DOS from start-up disk and ran edit msdos, I
checked AUTOEXEC, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, and MSDOS.SYS, and
one of them was corrupt, just can't recall which one.
Any suggestions would help.
I ran a test on different computer with win 98, started
from dos and ran SYS c:, and this computer worked just
fine. I think this should fix it but not sure.
Again, any help would be nice.
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Old September 11th 04, 08:52 PM
Menno Hershberger
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"ozzmnstr2004" wrote in
:

I am working on a win98 computer. Customer was unable to
access anything on the internet. I found tons of spyware
and what looks to be a trojan. After removing these entries
I opened control panel, but was denied access??? I rebooted
computer, on reboot windows starts then alert message,
EXPLORER.exe has a problem, close box.
Now the computer has not fully booted up since.
I started DOS from start-up disk and ran edit msdos, I
checked AUTOEXEC, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, and MSDOS.SYS, and
one of them was corrupt, just can't recall which one.
Any suggestions would help.
I ran a test on different computer with win 98, started
from dos and ran SYS c:, and this computer worked just
fine. I think this should fix it but not sure.
Again, any help would be nice.


I've seen MSDOS.SYS corrupted more than once... filled with gibberish
and wouldn't let the computer boot. If it looks trashed, empty it out and
cut and paste this in:
------------------
;SYS
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
BootMenu=0
BootMenuDefault=1
BootMenuDelay=8
DoubleBuffer=1
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.10.2222
;
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be 1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs
------------
That one is customized a bit, but it should work just fine, if that's
where your problem was.


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Old September 11th 04, 09:06 PM
Ben Myers
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Inability to access Control Panel is sometimes due to a corrupt
"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE" file. I also suggest starting
Windows with "Step by step confirmation" to isolate other problems.

Ben

"ozzmnstr2004" wrote in message =
...
I am working on a win98 computer. Customer was unable to
access anything on the internet. I found tons of spyware
and what looks to be a trojan. After removing these entries
I opened control panel, but was denied access??? I rebooted
computer, on reboot windows starts then alert message,
EXPLORER.exe has a problem, close box.
Now the computer has not fully booted up since.
I started DOS from start-up disk and ran edit msdos, I
checked AUTOEXEC, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, and MSDOS.SYS, and
one of them was corrupt, just can't recall which one.
Any suggestions would help.
I ran a test on different computer with win 98, started
from dos and ran SYS c:, and this computer worked just
fine. I think this should fix it but not sure.
Again, any help would be nice.

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Old September 12th 04, 08:40 PM
PCR
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I don't know this is a full cure, but when "access denied" is mentioned
for the Control Panel, one should Extract a fresh copy of Rundll32.exe.
Here is what mine looks like in Win98SE...

RUNDLL32.EXE
Desc: Run a DLL as an App
Loc: C:\WINDOWS
Size: 24,576 bytes
Mod: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM
Ver: 4.10.1998

If it comes to reinstalling it, that is old enough never to have been
Windows Updated. Therefore it will be fine right out of the .cabs.

Here is how to do it in DOS...

(a) DIR /s /a C:\RUNDLL32.EXE
Will say whether you have it, & where it is. Should be in "C:\Windows"

C:\DIR /s /a C:\RUNDLL32.EXE
Directory of C:\WINDOWS
RUNDLL32 EXE 24,576 04-23-99 10:22p RUNDLL32.EXE
1 file(s) 24,576 bytes

(b)
"EXTRACT /a /L C:\Windows LOC\Base4.cab RUNDLL32.EXE"

That is all one line between the quotes, but do not enter the quotes.
It will offer to overwite, if one is already there.

LOC is the location of "Base4.cab". This may be discovered as
follows...

C:\DIR /s /a C:\base4.cab
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
BASE4 CAB 168,960 04-23-99 10:22p BASE4.CAB
1 file(s) 168,960 bytes

If you have the .cabs on a CD, you will use your CD-ROM drive letter,
instead of "C:\" in that DIR command.

So, in my case, the command is...

"EXTRACT /a /L C:\Windows C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\Base4.cab
RUNDLL32.EXE"

All one line: no quotes: there are 5 spaces in the line, including one
after "Base4.cab".


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"ozzmnstr2004" wrote in message
...
| I am working on a win98 computer. Customer was unable to
| access anything on the internet. I found tons of spyware
| and what looks to be a trojan. After removing these entries
| I opened control panel, but was denied access??? I rebooted
| computer, on reboot windows starts then alert message,
| EXPLORER.exe has a problem, close box.
| Now the computer has not fully booted up since.
| I started DOS from start-up disk and ran edit msdos, I
| checked AUTOEXEC, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, and MSDOS.SYS, and
| one of them was corrupt, just can't recall which one.
| Any suggestions would help.
| I ran a test on different computer with win 98, started
| from dos and ran SYS c:, and this computer worked just
| fine. I think this should fix it but not sure.
| Again, any help would be nice.


 




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