J jmarie123 New Member Oct 13, 2010 #1 i have a major virus attack on my laptop i need help on how to remove it idk what the name of it is. but my ENTIRE desktop is white none of my icons pop up absolutely everything is white. i cant see anything it wont let me do anything D:
i have a major virus attack on my laptop i need help on how to remove it idk what the name of it is. but my ENTIRE desktop is white none of my icons pop up absolutely everything is white. i cant see anything it wont let me do anything D:
Broni VIP Member Oct 13, 2010 #2 Can you bring up Task Manager by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL? Can you boot into Safe Mode? Same desktop problem there?
Can you bring up Task Manager by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL? Can you boot into Safe Mode? Same desktop problem there?
J jmarie123 New Member Oct 13, 2010 #3 yeah i can do that i can bring up the task manager and then do what??
Broni VIP Member Oct 13, 2010 #4 Click "New Task". Type in: explorer.exe Click OK. Will it bring your desktop back?
J jmarie123 New Member Oct 13, 2010 #7 it says "Windows cannot find 'explorer.exe' Make sure you typed the name correctly then try again"
Broni VIP Member Oct 13, 2010 #8 Let's see, if we can look at your computer booting from an external source. Please download OTLPE (filesize 120,9 MB) When downloaded double click on OTLPENet.exe and make sure there is a blank CD in your CD drive. This will automatically create a bootable CD. Reboot your system using the boot CD you just created. Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps here Your system should now display a REATOGO-X-PE desktop. Depending on your type of internet connection, you should be able to get online as well so you can access this topic more easily. Double-click on the OTLPE icon. When asked Do you wish to load the remote registry, select Yes When asked Do you wish to load remote user profile(s) for scanning, select Yes Ensure the box Automatically Load All Remaining Users" is checked and press OK OTL should now start. Under the Custom Scan box paste this in: /md5start explorer.exe /md5stop Press Run Scan to start the scan. When finished, the file will be saved in drive C:\OTL.txt Copy this file to your USB drive if you do not have internet connection on this system Please post the contents of the OTL.txt file in your reply.
Let's see, if we can look at your computer booting from an external source. Please download OTLPE (filesize 120,9 MB) When downloaded double click on OTLPENet.exe and make sure there is a blank CD in your CD drive. This will automatically create a bootable CD. Reboot your system using the boot CD you just created. Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps here Your system should now display a REATOGO-X-PE desktop. Depending on your type of internet connection, you should be able to get online as well so you can access this topic more easily. Double-click on the OTLPE icon. When asked Do you wish to load the remote registry, select Yes When asked Do you wish to load remote user profile(s) for scanning, select Yes Ensure the box Automatically Load All Remaining Users" is checked and press OK OTL should now start. Under the Custom Scan box paste this in: /md5start explorer.exe /md5stop Press Run Scan to start the scan. When finished, the file will be saved in drive C:\OTL.txt Copy this file to your USB drive if you do not have internet connection on this system Please post the contents of the OTL.txt file in your reply.
Broni VIP Member Oct 13, 2010 #11 Assuming, you have at least USB port, see here, how to create bootable USB OTLPE: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=216844
Assuming, you have at least USB port, see here, how to create bootable USB OTLPE: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=216844