Windows XP wont boot

[Anmol]

I scanned my pc with mbam, it asked for a reboot, and it wont start up, i just get a bunch of errors, something about userinit.exe, svchost.exe, atixx.exe(dont remember the exact file name) missing, it wont even start in safe mode, had to login using the directory services restore mode.

[Anmol]

and i cant find my xp disc

i have my vista home premium disk, though i doubt if it'll be of any help

[Firefox]

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[user123451]

You can get copies of xp off the internet

[mountaintree16]

fin97,

Unless the CD that you are looking to purchase matches YOUR system, service tag etc ENTIRELY, then you should NOT just randomly buy a copy... it could be the wrong one.

& yes, what Firefox wrote below me, randomly downloading some copy of XP is not only illegal its probably also malware infested.

[FinnishSaint]

I scanned my pc with mbam, it asked for a reboot, and it wont start up, i just get a bunch of errors, something about userinit.exe, svchost.exe, atixx.exe(dont remember the exact file name) missing, it wont even start in safe mode, had to login using the directory services restore mode.

Maybe sime virus attached itself to those files you mentioned(2 system files, one of ATIs video card driver file or sumthing). The Mbam detects the malwares in those files and as set as default, it deleted the infected files.

I recommend you to set Mbam to rather quarantine infected files than remove the so you don't lose important system files.

Ps. When do the error messages pop up?

[Firefox]

You can get copies of xp off the internet

Please do not attempt to download any copies off the Internet, as they could contain viruses and are probably not legal....

You can get a copy of your restore CD by contacting your computer manufacture....

[Anmol]

k, thx^^

posted a new topic in the malware removal section

[Firefox]

thats great, you should get expert help shortly, but please be patient as they get very busy there, and it may take a couple of days for them to get back to you.....