[Hubbard521]

After performing the last step, the advanced repair menu was reduced from the previous 7 or 8 options down to two: System Restore and Dell System Recovery. I ran the system restore; it did nothing. I then ran the Dell System Recovery. After that whenever I start my computer it says that it's unable to boot and it keeps prompting me to press ctrl+alt+del. When I do that, it tries to boot, can't, and then repeats the screen. The only point of interjection I've found is that when I press F8 when it's starting up I can choose to run a CD/DVD.

[Essexboy]

We will use an mobile operating system called xPUD, and a script called rst.sh to restore your computer.

Download http://unetbootin.so...dows-latest.exe & http://noahdfear.net.../xpud-0.9.2.iso to the desktop of your clean computer

• Insert your USB drive
• Press Start > My Computer > right click your USB drive > choose Format > Quick format
  
• Double click the unetbootin-xpud-windows-387.exe that you just downloaded
  
  
• Press Run then OK
  
• It will install a little bootable OS on your USB
  
• After it has completed do not choose to reboot the clean computer simply close the installer
  
• Download the following tool and save it inside the bootableUSB
• rst.sh
  
• Remove the USB and insert it in the sick computer
  
• Boot the Sick computer
  
• Press F12 and choose to boot from the USB
  
• Follow the prompts
  
• A Welcome to xPUD screen will appear
  
• Press File
• Expand mnt
  
• sda1,2...usually corresponds to your HDD
  
• sdb1 is likely your USB
  
• Press Tool at the top
  
• Choose Open Terminal
  
• In the open terminal window, type in the following:
  
  bash rst.sh
  
  
• Press "Enter" and let it run uninterrupted.
  
  (The program lists available Restore Points and will save a report enum.log located in the USB drive.)
  
  
• The program is finished when it say's "Done".
  
• Type "Exit" to close the terminal window.
  
• Please attached the enum.log file in your reply. (You may remove your USB drive when transferring log to a clean computer).

[Hubbard521]

Once I opened xPUD on the sick computer a menu popped up prompting me to to choose a language. Once I selected a language the program stopped working correctly and I was unable to select from a menu as you mentioned. Rather, the screen turned to simple text and command lines. It said "please consult the x.org foundation support."

[Essexboy]

OK give me a bit to check that out

[Hubbard521]

Any luck on this yet?

Thanks again.

[Essexboy]

No there is no apparent solution to this - do you have the windows CD so that we can run system repair ? If not I will give a link to download the recovery console

[Essexboy]

Due to lack of feedback, this topic has been closed.

If you need this topic reopened, please contact a staff member. This applies only to the original topic starter. Everyone else please begin a New Topic.

[Essexboy]

Download the following three programmes to your desktop :

1. Wintoboot
2. Windows 7 64bit RC
3. Farbar Recovery Scan Tool x64

Extract wintoboot to your desktop
Insert a USB drive of at least 4GB
Run Wintoboot



Drag and drop the Windows 7 ISO to the programme in the space indicated
Tick the Format box and accept the warnings
Press Do It

You will see it progressing



It will let you know when it is done
Then copy FRST to the same USB




Insert the USB into the sick computer and start the computer


When you reboot you will see this although yours will say windows 7. Click repair my computer


Select your operating system


Select Command prompt


At the command prompt type the following :

notepad and press Enter.
The notepad opens. Under File menu select Open.
Select "Computer" and find your flash drive letter and close the notepad.
In the command window type e:\frst64.exe and press Enter
Note: Replace letter e with the drive letter of your flash drive.
The tool will start to run.
When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
Press Scan button.
It will make a log (FRST.txt) on the flash drive. Please copy and paste it to your reply.[/list]

[Hubbard521]

Thanks for re-opening this.

When I try to run the flask drive on the damaged computer I keep getting the message "Could not find kernel image: linux"

Thanks.

[Essexboy]

If you could use the different method that I have posted above this will by pass the need for a Linux shell as we will be using windows recovery console and FRST to repair the system

[Hubbard521]

Hi,

I'm actually uncertain of what you're referring to. I downloaded the files to a flash drive as stated in post #23. When I inserted this flash drive into the infected computer the only way I could get it to open the flash drive was to hit F12 and select to use USB input. This is the point where it repeatedly showed that Linux message. Am I missing something?

Thanks.

[Essexboy]

Do you have the computer set to boot from USB ?

And was it a clean install on the USB i.e. it was a formated stick

[Hubbard521]

Yes, I had to select from a menu to boot from the USB.

I deleted everything from the drive before I added those 3 files. I'll try reformatting another drive to see if it makes a difference.

Thanks.

[Essexboy]

The reason I ask is because there is no Linux on the new USB it uses the windows recovery console so it should go straight to the repair my computer bit

[Hubbard521]

I tried using a different flash drive and this time it says "Invalid system disk / Replace the disk, and then press any key."

After that it shows a few messages and then says "Operating System not found."