Hi, I'm not sure you will have the answer to this. I heard on "marketplace,"
a program on NPRadio today that Microsoft has a flaw that could allow viruses
and other bad things to enter our computers. They are supposedly trying to
work on a patch. I'm not a technologically savvy person, but I want to
protect my computer. I have windows xp. I am trying to find out about this
problem. I went to microsoft for updates and didn't see anything about this!
Can you imagine? Please respond if you know what to do. Thanks, JB
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JB


"Dixonian69" wrote:

> do you have a floppy drive and another working xp computer??
> format a floppy. copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini files to floppy disk
> and boot from floppy drive.
>
> or go to www.bootdisk.com and download XP Quick boot file. then do the same.
>
> once booted up, repair your boot.ini file!!
>
> "Steve" wrote:
>
> > I forgot to mention that the system won't boot from the CD (I happen to have
> > MFG OEM versions). Regardless of whether the CDROM is even 1st in order, it
> > won't start the CD up. Thanks
> >
> > "Dixonian69" wrote:
> >
> > > Do you have a retail or MFG OEM Win XP version?
> > > boot to the win xp cd. select repair "R" for recovery console.
> > > At command prompt> bootcfg /rebuild
> > >
> > > The bootcfg /rebuild command scans the hard disks of the computer for
> > > Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP installations, and then displays
> > > the results. You can add the detected Windows installations.
> > >
> > > You may receive a message that is similar to the following message:
> > > Total Identified Windows Installs: 2
> > >
> > > [1] C:\Windows
> > > Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All):
> > > Enter Load Identifier: (Custom description for an operating system loading
> > > from the Boot menu)
> > > Enter Operating System Load Options: (that is: /fastdetect)
> > >
> > > [2] D:\Windows
> > > Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All):
> > > Enter Load Identifier: (Custom description for an operating system loading
> > > from the Boot menu)
> > > Enter Operating System Load Options: (that is: /fastdetect)
> > >
> > > should do it!!
> > >
> > > "Steve" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I had a backup machine that I inadvently installed 2 copies of Win Home XP
> > > > on. I decided to clean things up, and now have a problem. I installed SP2,
> > > > and removed the 2nd version based on an article I found in the Knowledge
> > > > Base. Lastly, I edited the Boot.ini according to the instructions. When I
> > > > reboot my machine I get the following error at the DOS prompt:
> > > > <Windows Root>\system32\hal.dll is missing or corrupt. More likely, the
> > > > Boot.ini is probably the corrupt file, but I can't get to it since NTFS is
> > > > installed.
> > > >
> > > > Someone suggested that I download the Windows XP 6-disk restore set, which I
> > > > did. When I run it, the 2nd disk produces the following error message:
> > > > 'File /ntkrnlmp.exe can be loaded- error Code 7'. I looked in the tech
> > > > database which suggested that I select the install SCSI driver, and then
> > > > by-pass by clicking F7. The restore software ignores installing the SCSI and
> > > > just terminates back to DOS.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have a suggestion beyond re-formatting the drive?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, Steve
> > > >