Hi: When I go into the Recovery Console, the choice I get is #1 C: drive. When I installed XP or did a recovery, don't remember, my main drive changed to F: Drive by itself. I can't get the repair to work to get me out of the log on loop to do a repair of USERINIT. How can I change my choice to F: Drive. thanks...Gene
"Wolverine Gene" <Wolverine Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item news:F09C4180-85D0-469B-893E-9325B1AE21D5@microsoft.com... > Hi: When I go into the Recovery Console, the choice I get is #1 C: drive. > When I installed XP or did a recovery, don't remember, my main drive > changed > to F: Drive by itself. I can't get the repair to work to get me out of > the > log on loop to do a repair of USERINIT. How can I change my choice to F: > Drive. thanks...Gene Do you have a problem while in Recovery Console mode or while in Normal mode? Also - what is the recent history of this machine?
"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: > > > "Wolverine Gene" <Wolverine Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in > news item news:F09C4180-85D0-469B-893E-9325B1AE21D5@microsoft.com... > > Hi: When I go into the Recovery Console, the choice I get is #1 C: drive. > > When I installed XP or did a recovery, don't remember, my main drive > > changed > > to F: Drive by itself. I can't get the repair to work to get me out of > > the > > log on loop to do a repair of USERINIT. How can I change my choice to F: > > Drive. thanks...Gene > > Do you have a problem while in Recovery Console mode or while in Normal > mode? Also - what is the recent history of this machine? > I go into Recovery Console mode without any problem. I don't know what you mean by Normal mode. I built this machine maybe 6 years ago and it preformed flawless until I got Netsky and Rootkit virus's plus whatever else in it. After I ran Spybot, I got in the log on log off cycle mode?
"Wolverine Gene" <WolverineGene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item news:54FBC572-6052-4777-B4F2-2FC23CF2106E@microsoft.com... > > > "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: > >> >> >> "Wolverine Gene" <Wolverine Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in >> news item news:F09C4180-85D0-469B-893E-9325B1AE21D5@microsoft.com... >> > Hi: When I go into the Recovery Console, the choice I get is #1 C: >> > drive. >> > When I installed XP or did a recovery, don't remember, my main drive >> > changed >> > to F: Drive by itself. I can't get the repair to work to get me out of >> > the >> > log on loop to do a repair of USERINIT. How can I change my choice to >> > F: >> > Drive. thanks...Gene >> >> Do you have a problem while in Recovery Console mode or while in Normal >> mode? Also - what is the recent history of this machine? >> I go into Recovery Console mode without any problem. I don't know what >> you mean by Normal mode. I built this machine maybe 6 years ago and it >> preformed flawless until I got Netsky and Rootkit virus's plus whatever >> else in it. After I ran Spybot, I got in the log on log off cycle > mode? With "Normal Mode" I meant the way Windows normally boots up, i.e. not Safe Mode and not Recovery Console. To me an infected machine is a compromised machine. I never try to fix them because I no longer trust them. You can modify the System drive letter back to C: by booting up normally, then running regedit.exe and renaming this value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\F: to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\C: If the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\C: already exists then you can delete it safely. Whether this will solve all of your problems is another question - see above. Remember that virus scanners are here to keep viruses out. They cannot possibly fix all the damage done by viruses.
"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: > > > "Wolverine Gene" <WolverineGene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news > item news:54FBC572-6052-4777-B4F2-2FC23CF2106E@microsoft.com... > > > > > > "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> "Wolverine Gene" <Wolverine Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in > >> news item news:F09C4180-85D0-469B-893E-9325B1AE21D5@microsoft.com... > >> > Hi: When I go into the Recovery Console, the choice I get is #1 C: > >> > drive. > >> > When I installed XP or did a recovery, don't remember, my main drive > >> > changed > >> > to F: Drive by itself. I can't get the repair to work to get me out of > >> > the > >> > log on loop to do a repair of USERINIT. How can I change my choice to > >> > F: > >> > Drive. thanks...Gene > >> > >> Do you have a problem while in Recovery Console mode or while in Normal > >> mode? Also - what is the recent history of this machine? > >> I go into Recovery Console mode without any problem. I don't know what > >> you mean by Normal mode. I built this machine maybe 6 years ago and it > >> preformed flawless until I got Netsky and Rootkit virus's plus whatever > >> else in it. After I ran Spybot, I got in the log on log off cycle > > mode? > > With "Normal Mode" I meant the way Windows normally boots up, i.e. not Safe > Mode and not Recovery Console. > > To me an infected machine is a compromised machine. I never try to fix them > because I no longer trust them. > > You can modify the System drive letter back to C: by booting up normally, > then running regedit.exe and renaming this value: > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\F: > to > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\C: > If the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\C: already > exists then you can delete it safely. > > Whether this will solve all of your problems is another question - see > above. Remember that virus scanners are here to keep viruses out. They > cannot possibly fix all the damage done by viruses. > I have no Normal Mode, all I get is a log on screen and then it instantly goes to log out screen. Can't even run safe mode. I was just hoping to run this crippled until I put in a new drive and a new reload. You are 100% right about fixing a compromised machine, they always have problems and never run as fast as they should. thanks for helping...Gene >
"Wolverine Gene" <WolverineGene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item news:8A0D5EB8-DD96-4823-99AA-6D0E1BE8F800@microsoft.com... > > > "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: > >> >> >> "Wolverine Gene" <WolverineGene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in >> news >> item news:54FBC572-6052-4777-B4F2-2FC23CF2106E@microsoft.com... >> > >> > >> > "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> "Wolverine Gene" <Wolverine Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this >> >> in >> >> news item news:F09C4180-85D0-469B-893E-9325B1AE21D5@microsoft.com... >> >> > Hi: When I go into the Recovery Console, the choice I get is #1 C: >> >> > drive. >> >> > When I installed XP or did a recovery, don't remember, my main drive >> >> > changed >> >> > to F: Drive by itself. I can't get the repair to work to get me out >> >> > of >> >> > the >> >> > log on loop to do a repair of USERINIT. How can I change my choice >> >> > to >> >> > F: >> >> > Drive. thanks...Gene >> >> >> >> Do you have a problem while in Recovery Console mode or while in >> >> Normal >> >> mode? Also - what is the recent history of this machine? >> >> I go into Recovery Console mode without any problem. I don't know >> >> what >> >> you mean by Normal mode. I built this machine maybe 6 years ago and >> >> it >> >> preformed flawless until I got Netsky and Rootkit virus's plus >> >> whatever >> >> else in it. After I ran Spybot, I got in the log on log off cycle >> > mode? >> >> With "Normal Mode" I meant the way Windows normally boots up, i.e. not >> Safe >> Mode and not Recovery Console. >> >> To me an infected machine is a compromised machine. I never try to fix >> them >> because I no longer trust them. >> >> You can modify the System drive letter back to C: by booting up normally, >> then running regedit.exe and renaming this value: >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\F: >> to >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\C: >> If the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\C: >> already >> exists then you can delete it safely. >> >> Whether this will solve all of your problems is another question - see >> above. Remember that virus scanners are here to keep viruses out. They >> cannot possibly fix all the damage done by viruses. >> > I have no Normal Mode, all I get is a log on screen and then it instantly > goes to log out screen. Can't even run safe mode. I was just hoping to > run > this crippled until I put in a new drive and a new reload. You are 100% > right about fixing a compromised machine, they always have problems and > never > run as fast as they should. thanks for helping...Gene > You now need to edit the registry in off-line mode. Here is how it's done: 1. Get yourself a 32-bit Windows 7 Repair CD from http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/. 2. Boot the machine with it and select Repair, then Command Prompt. 3. Locate your WinXP drive C:. It's probably drive E: or F:. I shall call it Q:. 4. Launch regedit.exe. 5. Load the System hive (QWindows\System32\config\System) and modify the system drive letter as previously described.
Pegasus, I'll give it a try and really thanks for the help...Gene "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: > > > "Wolverine Gene" <WolverineGene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news > item news:8A0D5EB8-DD96-4823-99AA-6D0E1BE8F800@microsoft.com... > > > > > > "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> "Wolverine Gene" <WolverineGene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in > >> news > >> item news:54FBC572-6052-4777-B4F2-2FC23CF2106E@microsoft.com... > >> > > >> > > >> > "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "Wolverine Gene" <Wolverine Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> said this > >> >> in > >> >> news item news:F09C4180-85D0-469B-893E-9325B1AE21D5@microsoft.com... > >> >> > Hi: When I go into the Recovery Console, the choice I get is #1 C: > >> >> > drive. > >> >> > When I installed XP or did a recovery, don't remember, my main drive > >> >> > changed > >> >> > to F: Drive by itself. I can't get the repair to work to get me out > >> >> > of > >> >> > the > >> >> > log on loop to do a repair of USERINIT. How can I change my choice > >> >> > to > >> >> > F: > >> >> > Drive. thanks...Gene > >> >> > >> >> Do you have a problem while in Recovery Console mode or while in > >> >> Normal > >> >> mode? Also - what is the recent history of this machine? > >> >> I go into Recovery Console mode without any problem. I don't know > >> >> what > >> >> you mean by Normal mode. I built this machine maybe 6 years ago and > >> >> it > >> >> preformed flawless until I got Netsky and Rootkit virus's plus > >> >> whatever > >> >> else in it. After I ran Spybot, I got in the log on log off cycle > >> > mode? > >> > >> With "Normal Mode" I meant the way Windows normally boots up, i.e. not > >> Safe > >> Mode and not Recovery Console. > >> > >> To me an infected machine is a compromised machine. I never try to fix > >> them > >> because I no longer trust them. > >> > >> You can modify the System drive letter back to C: by booting up normally, > >> then running regedit.exe and renaming this value: > >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\F: > >> to > >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\C: > >> If the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\DosDevices\C: > >> already > >> exists then you can delete it safely. > >> > >> Whether this will solve all of your problems is another question - see > >> above. Remember that virus scanners are here to keep viruses out. They > >> cannot possibly fix all the damage done by viruses. > >> > > I have no Normal Mode, all I get is a log on screen and then it instantly > > goes to log out screen. Can't even run safe mode. I was just hoping to > > run > > this crippled until I put in a new drive and a new reload. You are 100% > > right about fixing a compromised machine, they always have problems and > > never > > run as fast as they should. thanks for helping...Gene > > > > You now need to edit the registry in off-line mode. Here is how it's done: > 1. Get yourself a 32-bit Windows 7 Repair CD from > http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/. > 2. Boot the machine with it and select Repair, then Command Prompt. > 3. Locate your WinXP drive C:. It's probably drive E: or F:. I shall call it > Q:. > 4. Launch regedit.exe. > 5. Load the System hive (QWindows\System32\config\System) and modify the > system drive letter as previously described. > >