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First thing I'd do is open a beer, slave it to another computer, open a beer and scan it as a data drive with updated scanning signatures (the hard drive).
Repeat beer as needed.
I assume you do all this for a living and I'm missing something.
Have to say the disk space error isn't something I've seen before. What kind of disk usage is there? How much room?
I agree with the pull the HD option.
Slave it to another PC, back up data, scan w/ Malwarebytes and MS Security Essentials.
Replace in system, repeat scans.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
7e errors suck....they're rather vague. Could be faulty hardware, faulty driver, more often "some" service that's loading that's tanked.
What steps were done prior to getting this Stop error? I've seen XP sp2 do this on cheaper Via based motherboards when installed.
I'd do the same....slave the drive, manually drill into via Explorer and clear out the temp files...especially cleaning out the users profiles hidden temp folders inside of Docs 'n Settings (since lots of malware loads from there)
And then scan it with MalwareBytes, MSE, SuperAntispyware, Spybot.
Then put it back in the rig and try to get into safe mode.
When you're trying safe mode even...does it dump after loading the users profile? Or before you even get to the login screen?
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CableDude wrote:Can I do a repair like install or ...... I know you guys are going to say..... CLEAN INSTALL.
Do a manual system restore..slave the drive, go in and copy the registry files out of the system restore snapshots and restore them into system32\config. Takes about 10 minutes.
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YeOldeStonecat wrote:Do a manual system restore..slave the drive, go in and copy the registry files out of the system restore snapshots and restore them into system32\config. Takes about 10 minutes.
If it's loaded with spyware, don't waste your time. It's the owners fault and a clean install is in order. I'm done wasting my days on people that load their machines with crap, then I clean it, and they go right back to the same damn sites and load it up again.
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This is the last resort step if we can't format/reinstall that works probably 95% of the time on heavily infested rigs that we can't get cleaned out. Just pick a restore point a few days before you think the rig got hit by the malware.
Basically you're just browsing those system restore directories...and selecting a snapshot of the 5x registry files and restoring those.
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blebs wrote: I'm done wasting my days on people that load their machines with crap, then I clean it, and they go right back to the same damn sites and load it up again.
This is called "repeat business"
As long as they are paying me to clean it I don't really care....
take out the drive, put it into a external case, pop a new h/d in, reload and you are good to go. Pull any info you need off the external drive via usb.
Naturally!
Although sounds like one of the PCs from your office, in which case...MSE is licensed only for home and home-office use, not in the business place.
MalwareBytes only finding 8x things though....hard to believe it's that tanked.
Seriously, try the manual restore of the HIVE files...it's quick and a great final effort for rigs that no longer boot up due to corruption.
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