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no i knwo it isnti  virus its just a corrupted file, when ever my  computer comes in contat with with like sees it or something while im scrolling it craasshes, and its just not my E drive its Mt docoments and My Music as well.  I had a partiion program and tried formatting hte partition and it said it didi it but it didint.

Maybe you should boot off of the Windows CD then choose to reinstall the OS. It will just replace your system files, not format your HD or anything, and I've used it more then once with damn good results.

really?, hmmm, that would solve everything.


Then why is there programs like reg mechanic when all u can do is reinstall windows or w/e

I've never heard of Reg Mechanic, so I don't know. But repairing your Windows installation should work.

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Originally posted by -dt-
yes it does because safe mode dosnt load any startup items so the virus probly wont load

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viruses can inject themselves in system files such as explorer.exe so safe mode can't do $#!+, but since it's not a virus then whatever

reinstalling OS won't solve anything since the hd is corrupted
make sure when you format your harddisk you are formating completely and not doing a quick format
if you did a real format and still doesn't work, you might want to try clearing the partitions and then reformat the hard disk

registry mechanics doesn't help in this situation, all it does is "clean" out the registry of any useless keys such as any useless keys or incorrect shortcut, it doesn't save a corrupted harddisk

EDIT: i shouldn't conclude that the hard disk is corrupted, maybe windows is corrupted, in that case, re-installing windows may work... Have you tried accessing the disk from command prompt yet?

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Originally posted by gnownoskcid

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Originally posted by -dt-
yes it does because safe mode dosnt load any startup items so the virus probly wont load

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viruses can inject themselves in system files such as explorer.exe so safe mode can't do $#!+, but since it's not a virus then whatever

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thats why i said probly and in windows xp you get that nag screen if files try to modify the defult system files

noname22, before you go all format-frenzy, can you first be clear about:

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Originally posted by raceprouk
Start > Run
Type "cmd" and hit Enter.
Then, use the command line to get to the folder and delete the files.
Useful commands:
    <drive>: - Switch to that drive
    cd - change folder
    del - delete file

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Originally posted by noname22
that didnt work i tried it about 40 diff times and nothing, is ther another way, im very desprate!

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What didn't work after which command? When you type "e:" did you go to the drive? When you type "cd that folder' did you go to that directory? Could you do "dir"? What errors dit you get? etc, etc...

Well i would at least scan for viruses by getting a free virus scanner of your choice or u can do a free online scan at a couple places one that i always use is http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

Try this simple program I made in 2 minutes.
It uses VB's simple Kill function.
I doubt that this will work but you can give it a try.
I know other 2 ways where you are able to delete a file.
If this doesnt work, then I'll program it to use another method to delete a file.

i tried the program but i got run time error 53 i think i need VB runtiemes.... n e wayz...wat it does is delete files without opening the folder??

its a currupted file i know it is!

i fixed it one time but i forget how.

it gets corrupted when i try opening a file through limewire or winmx  drive  E: and my documents folder  are my download destination folders. im positive its not a virus. its a corrupted file.