[FittleSticks!]

Hi everyone,
I hope someone can help me. I have a PC with Windows XP Pro. I got a Smitfraud virus and was trying to repair it using smitfraudfix.exe I tried booting up in safe mode and when it asked for user and password it wouldn’t log me in. So, I logged in normally and went to: run>msconfig>boot.ini and clicked "Start in safe mode" Now it will only start in safe mode and still will not except user name and password. Also, I don’t have the WINXP CD. Is there anyway way around this or am I SOL? LOL

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Welcome to GTG.

Right click on My Computer and go to Properties. Then go to the Advanced tab and click on the Settings button under the Startup and Recovery section. Now click on the Edit button there to open up your boot.ini file. You should see a line there that has the work /Safeboot in there somewhere. Remove it. If it has a colon and another parameter there, you should remove that as well. Just to be safe, you may post the contents of that boot.ini file here and we can tell you exactly what to remove and what you will end up with so it doesn't screw things up even more.

If the boot.ini file is marked as read-only, you might have to go into the properties of that file and uncheck the read-only permission. The file is located at C:\boot.ini

[greyknight17]

Welcome to GTG.

Right click on My Computer and go to Properties. Then go to the Advanced tab and click on the Settings button under the Startup and Recovery section. Now click on the Edit button there to open up your boot.ini file. You should see a line there that has the work /Safeboot in there somewhere. Remove it. If it has a colon and another parameter there, you should remove that as well. Just to be safe, you may post the contents of that boot.ini file here and we can tell you exactly what to remove and what you will end up with so it doesn't screw things up even more.

If the boot.ini file is marked as read-only, you might have to go into the properties of that file and uncheck the read-only permission. The file is located at C:\boot.ini

[FittleSticks!]

Thank you for the welcome and thanks for the response!

The problem is, I cant get into Windows at all to make any changes. It isnt excepting the user name/password at the log in screen. I have to ctrl-alt-del in order to to log on to windows and it wont take the normal username/password. It's like I'm locked out of the system?

Maybe I should have used the title "Cannot log into windows XP". I am stuck and dont know what to do now. Is there something I can change before Win boots up?

Here's a pic

Edited by FittleSticks!, 12 November 2008 - 08:11 PM.

[FittleSticks!]

Well, after reading a few threads I tried logging in with user name "Administrator" and no password. That worked and I was able to change the start up back to normal. However I still have this annoying virus

[Broni]

I logged in normally and went to: run>msconfig>boot.ini and clicked "Start in safe mode"

One lesson learned. Never try the above, because, often you'll end up with unbootable computer.

As for infection, travel to Malware Removal - HijackThis™ Logs Go Here

[FittleSticks!]

Thank you!
(Yes, that little inner voice said it wasnt a good idea but I still did it.)

[Broni]

that little inner voice said it wasnt a good idea but I still did it

LOL...

[tee2green]

I just wanted to say Thanks to greyknights comments regarding safemode. I could not get out of safe mode after removing a trojan. Microsoft would not help, HP wanted money to fix and things are tight right now. Just unreal. Anyway, Thanks a ton...