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.
>
>