ecp1603 Posted March 26, 2011 ID:405212 Share Posted March 26, 2011 HeyBeen using MB for some time, always found it reliable and useful..I was performing a scan one someone else's laptop (Packard Bell, oldish!) & it found some viruses (one of the TDSS kind & also trojan.hiloti.s amongst others). Was asked to restart to complete the removal of the viruses, but then got the "No bootable cd in atapi cd rom" message when it restarted!Incase anyone asks.. no, there isn't a CD in the drive when I boot up I've gone back into the BIOS & change the primart boot device back to HDD, but I just get the black screen with a cursor.Thus, I cannot enter into Windows XP I have tried a few things, but they haven't worked, I'm assuming I did them correctly! I have tried the following as I have the Windows XP CD (courtesy of my Dell desktop)1) Windows Install - previous successful installation, followed by Chkdsk2) Windows Install - Repair - R3) Created & tried using a bootable linux USB, but get a "Boot Error" message (I assume this is due to laptop BIOS not being able to perform this, as the Bootable USB works fine on the desktop)4) I tried the following command in Windows Recovery Console: EXPAND -R d:\I386\atapi.sy_ C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\atapi.sys but got Invalid Parameter message, have I typed something wrong, and is it even relevant? (saw it another part of this forum)Just can't seem to sort this out, and it's a bit frustrating as you can imagine. I'm assuming the only other options are to create a bootable CD, and attempt it with this. I did burn and try Hiren's Bootable CD, but neither laptop nor desktop recognised it for some reason! So might try this again with another Bootable CD?I'm wondering if MB deleted ATAPI.sys related values? All this is leaving me a bit puzzled, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!Thanks in advance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted March 26, 2011 ID:405213 Share Posted March 26, 2011 The TDSS is a MBR RootKit.It appears you are able to boot from an XP CD into the Recover Console.Try using this command by typing in:fixmbr \Device\HardDisk0If you're at the C:\ just try fixmbrType Exit and reboot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecp1603 Posted March 26, 2011 Author ID:405521 Share Posted March 26, 2011 The TDSS is a MBR RootKit.It appears you are able to boot from an XP CD into the Recover Console.Try using this command by typing in:fixmbr \Device\HardDisk0If you're at the C:\ just try fixmbrType Exit and rebootHi, thanks for your prompt response!!Yep, a wonderful rootkit. Hopefully doing your suggested command will resolve the issue. I will be trying it shortly, just wanted to make sure that none of the personal files/programs will be affected by the fixmbr command?Thanks againI will be trying the above shortly, just wanted to check that none of personal files/programs will be affected by performing the fixmbr command? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecp1603 Posted March 26, 2011 Author ID:405560 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Hi, thanks for your prompt response!!Yep, a wonderful rootkit. Hopefully doing your suggested command will resolve the issue. I will be trying it shortly, just wanted to make sure that none of the personal files/programs will be affected by the fixmbr command?Thanks againI will be trying the above shortly, just wanted to check that none of personal files/programs will be affected by performing the fixmbr command?All sorted!! Thanks a lot for that. Appreciate you taking the time out to help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecp1603 Posted March 27, 2011 Author ID:405581 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Hi, thanks for your prompt response!!Yep, a wonderful rootkit. Hopefully doing your suggested command will resolve the issue. I will be trying it shortly, just wanted to make sure that none of the personal files/programs will be affected by the fixmbr command?Thanks againI will be trying the above shortly, just wanted to check that none of personal files/programs will be affected by performing the fixmbr command?Ok... counted my chickens before they hatched!I get the Windows XP Home Edition logo (GREAT!).. then I get the light blue Windows Setup screen saying "Setup is being restarted............." after which I see a black screen with the mouse cursor and then the laptop reboots itself, and this cycle repeats itself!!Any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted March 27, 2011 ID:405601 Share Posted March 27, 2011 It appears you are able to boot from an XP CD into the Recovery Console.If you're at the C:\ just try fixbootType Exit and rebootIf that didn't work try chkdsk /r<---Note the space as it needs to be there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecp1603 Posted March 27, 2011 Author ID:405624 Share Posted March 27, 2011 It appears you are able to boot from an XP CD into the Recovery Console.If you're at the C:\ just try fixbootType Exit and rebootIf that didn't work try chkdsk /r<---Note the space as it needs to be thereFixboot didnt work and neither did chkdsk /r Incidently, I seem to have a Option 1: E:\Minint and Option 2 C:\Windows in Recovery Console, but performed both of your suggestions on C:\WindowsI've had a search online, and not sure if it can be fixed as the repair installation of XP was interupted by myself (idiot). I panicked when I saw the Repair appearing/implying it was going to reinstall the operating system. I switched the laptop off and here I am. Apologies for not explaining earlier. It's key to maintain the data, installed programs & settings if possible! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted March 27, 2011 ID:405784 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Windows XP Repair Installhttp://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htmHow to Perform a Windows XP Repair InstallOr:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecp1603 Posted March 27, 2011 Author ID:405842 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Windows XP Repair Installhttp://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htmHow to Perform a Windows XP Repair InstallOr:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspxThank you for persisting with me. I've tried what you have suggested above but this doesn't seem to have made a difference, the problem still exists!Do you think it's worth trying Section B on the following link http://www.myfixes.com/articles/system ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted March 27, 2011 ID:405968 Share Posted March 27, 2011 At this point you don't have anything to lose in trying that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted March 30, 2011 ID:407853 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Do you still need help with this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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