No Windows - Noel

I couldn't reply to the response you gave me on my first
post. Nothing shows up on the Safe Mode other than those
two files from McAfee. I'm using Microsoft ME and I've
installed a 3rd party DVD using the USB connection and a D-
Link Wi-Fi card (which was all working until...I tried to
remove the kazaa icon in the tray). System crashed and
only rebooted to the screen without any icons. I tried
using the System Disk, but the DVD doesn't respond. I
changed the sequence from Hard drive to CD in the bios but
that didn't work either. I can use the F8 button to get
to the normal, safe mode, or step by step. Here's step by
step:
process the sytem reistry?
create a starup log file (bootlog.txt)
enable SMARDRV disk cache
loading and initializing IFSHLP.SYS sriver
load all windows drivers
vnetsup.vxd
ndis.vxdjavasup.vxd
vnetbios.vxd
vredir.vxd
dfs.vxd
PELMOUSE.VXD
MRTRATE.VXD
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VSHINIT.VXD
TURBOVBF.VXD
msmouse.vxd

I then get the mainscreen, ms logo sound and the McAfee
logo. When I close the program, all I get is the 2 McAfee
programs - that's it.

Subject: No Windows
From: "Noel Paton"
Sent: 6/13/2004 1:13:17 AM

Neither of those programs should be loading in Safe Mode
(they belong to
McAfee AntiVirus, IIRC)
what shows in Safe Mode?
What OS? - if There's no floppy and no CD, how do you load
new
programs/data?


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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"rickyb" wrote in
message
...
I have this Sony Vaio PCG SR17 toy computer that has
neither a CD nor floppy drive. When I boot up I get as
far as the screensaver with nothing else - no start
button, no icons, no windows. I've tried f8 using the
back door to the Safe Mode, but it still does the same
thing. When I hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to see what up, I only
get
two programs loading: Vsstat and Vshwin32. Anybody have
any ideas?
Thanks
rickyb

Oh Gawd - at least we probably know the cause - viral infection through
Kazaa!!
You'd need to change the boot order to boot from the USB, rather than the CD
to have a chance of that working - and I have no idea whether it would
anyhow. (most motherboards until recently didn't support booting from an
external drive, and I'm not sure that the ME boot disk can cope with it
anyhow, but it's worth a shot)

Unless you can get an internal drive of some description (preferably
floppy), you may be reduced to having to slave the HD to another PC, run a
virus scanner over it, and see if that cures it.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"rickyb" wrote in message
...
I couldn't reply to the response you gave me on my first
post. Nothing shows up on the Safe Mode other than those
two files from McAfee. I'm using Microsoft ME and I've
installed a 3rd party DVD using the USB connection and a D-
Link Wi-Fi card (which was all working until...I tried to
remove the kazaa icon in the tray). System crashed and
only rebooted to the screen without any icons. I tried
using the System Disk, but the DVD doesn't respond. I
changed the sequence from Hard drive to CD in the bios but
that didn't work either. I can use the F8 button to get
to the normal, safe mode, or step by step. Here's step by
step:
process the sytem reistry?
create a starup log file (bootlog.txt)
enable SMARDRV disk cache
loading and initializing IFSHLP.SYS sriver
load all windows drivers
vnetsup.vxd
ndis.vxdjavasup.vxd
vnetbios.vxd
vredir.vxd
dfs.vxd
PELMOUSE.VXD
MRTRATE.VXD
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VSHINIT.VXD
TURBOVBF.VXD
msmouse.vxd

I then get the mainscreen, ms logo sound and the McAfee
logo. When I close the program, all I get is the 2 McAfee
programs - that's it.

Subject: No Windows
From: "Noel Paton"
Sent: 6/13/2004 1:13:17 AM

Neither of those programs should be loading in Safe Mode
(they belong to
McAfee AntiVirus, IIRC)
what shows in Safe Mode?
What OS? - if There's no floppy and no CD, how do you load
new
programs/data?


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2
7pmvp.asp

"rickyb" wrote in
message
...
I have this Sony Vaio PCG SR17 toy computer that has
neither a CD nor floppy drive. When I boot up I get as
far as the screensaver with nothing else - no start
button, no icons, no windows. I've tried f8 using the
back door to the Safe Mode, but it still does the same
thing. When I hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to see what up, I only
get
two programs loading: Vsstat and Vshwin32. Anybody have
any ideas?
Thanks
rickyb

Thanks Noel, I'll pick up a floppy drive and see if I can
get the system to reboot that way.

Thanks for all your help
rickyb
-----Original Message-----
I couldn't reply to the response you gave me on my first
post. Nothing shows up on the Safe Mode other than those
two files from McAfee. I'm using Microsoft ME and I've
installed a 3rd party DVD using the USB connection and a
D-
Link Wi-Fi card (which was all working until...I tried to
remove the kazaa icon in the tray). System crashed and
only rebooted to the screen without any icons. I tried
using the System Disk, but the DVD doesn't respond. I
changed the sequence from Hard drive to CD in the bios
but
that didn't work either. I can use the F8 button to get
to the normal, safe mode, or step by step. Here's step
by
step:
process the sytem reistry?
create a starup log file (bootlog.txt)
enable SMARDRV disk cache
loading and initializing IFSHLP.SYS sriver
load all windows drivers
vnetsup.vxd
ndis.vxdjavasup.vxd
vnetbios.vxd
vredir.vxd
dfs.vxd
PELMOUSE.VXD
MRTRATE.VXD
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VSHINIT.VXD
TURBOVBF.VXD
msmouse.vxd

I then get the mainscreen, ms logo sound and the McAfee
logo. When I close the program, all I get is the 2
McAfee
programs - that's it.

Subject: No Windows
From: "Noel Paton"
Sent: 6/13/2004 1:13:17 AM

Neither of those programs should be loading in Safe Mode
(they belong to
McAfee AntiVirus, IIRC)
what shows in Safe Mode?
What OS? - if There's no floppy and no CD, how do you
load
new
programs/data?


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
2
7pmvp.asp

"rickyb" wrote in
message
...
I have this Sony Vaio PCG SR17 toy computer that has
neither a CD nor floppy drive. When I boot up I get as
far as the screensaver with nothing else - no start
button, no icons, no windows. I've tried f8 using the
back door to the Safe Mode, but it still does the same
thing. When I hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to see what up, I only
get
two programs loading: Vsstat and Vshwin32. Anybody have
any ideas?
Thanks
rickyb

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