After this didn't seem to help, I used Dr Web (I think that's what it's called) and ran a complete scan and there were a lot of win32/virut and so it healed them all. Then, I restarted my computer.
Now, I use Windows XP Professional, and although I can boot my computer up, when I try to log in I only see my background, my cursor and I can get the task manager up.
This happens on both my account (Alex) and on the Guest account (Guest) and also happens on both Administrator and Alex in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking and Safe Mode with Command Prompt (I think that's what it's called). However, in Safe Mode with Command Prompt, the Command Prompt screen also comes up.
Also, I don't have my Windows XP CD.
Please could somebody help me out with this?
Thanks a lot in advance
EDIT:
Until somebody replies, I'm going to put the things I try and the results below here: (the ideas are from a similar thread I'm reading through)
I have logged into Safe Mode with Command Prompt. The background is black with 'Safe Mode' in all 4 corners, and I can only see my cursor, no desktop, toolbar, or anthing else. However, I can get the task manager up. Command Prompt is also open.
Clicking 'New Task' and typing "explorer.exe" and pressing enter comes up with the following message: "Windows cannot find 'explorer.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search."
Clicking 'New Task' and typing "regedit" and pressing enter comes up with the following message: "Windows cannot find 'regedit'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search."
Clicking 'New Task' and typing "regedt32.exe" and pressing enter does not come up with any message, but it does not open either.
Clicking 'New Task' and typing "C:\windows" and pressing enter comes up with a window called 'Open With'. Underneath the title, it says "Choose the program you want to use to open this file:' Underneath that, it says "File: windows". Then it has a list of recommended Programs to open it with, and then has an 'Browse' button. Unfortunately, on the thread I am using for ideas, the person with a similar problem did not get this window when he typed "C:\windows" into 'New Task' so I don't know what to do from here. I closed this window.
Clicking 'New Task' and typing "cmd" and pressing enter brings up a window called "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe". I closed this window as I already have 'cmd.exe' open, as I am in Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
Typing "%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe" into Command Prompt after 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator' and pressing enter makes the following message appear: "'C:\WINDOWS\system32\restore\rstrui.exe' is not recognised as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file." Then, there is another prompt called "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>".
Typing "explorer.exe" into Command Prompt after 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator' and pressing enter makes the following message appear: "'explorer.exe' is not recognised as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file." Then, there is another prompt called "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>".
Typing "regedit.exe" into Command Prompt after 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator' and pressing enter makes the following message appear: "'regedit.exe' is not recognised as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file." Then, there is another prompt called "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>".
Typing "control" into Command Prompt after 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator' and pressing enter makes the following message appear: "'control' is not recognised as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file." Then, there is another prompt called "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>".
Typing "appwiz.cpl" into Command Prompt after 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator' and pressing enter makes the following message appear: "'appwiz.cpl' is not recognised as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file." Then, there is another prompt called "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>".
And now the other thread ran out of ideas... but the conversation over there gets pretty technical and hard to understand. I can't really follow it but he's saving his files. I don't have many super important files on my hard drive but I do have some moderately important ones and I would like to save them.
Please walk me through the steps; firstly any last ways to get my PC working... and if all hope is lost, please tell me what I have to do after that. Would I have to buy a new computer? I'm not a computer genious but I have moderate experience... I will understand most of what you say but try not to use too much technical jargon.
Once again, thanks in advance... I appreciate all the work you guys do here.
Edited by alexkershawftw, 21 June 2009 - 04:04 PM.