Double click it to run it (If running Vista or Windows 7, right click on it and select "Run as an Administrator").
It will produce D:\DiskReport.txt log please post results from that log here to me.
Not sure how far you want to go, but we can keep trying.
Please download GMER from one of the following locations and save it to your desktop:
Main Mirror This version will download a randomly named file (Recommended)
Zipped Mirror This version will download a zip file you will need to extract first. If you use this mirror, please extract the zip file to your desktop.
Before scanning, make sure all other running programs are closed and no other actions like a scheduled antivirus scan will occur while the scan is being performed. Do not use your computer for anything else during the scan.
If it gives you a warning about rootkit activity and asks if you want to run a full scan…click on NO, then use the following settings for a more complete scan..
In the right panel, you will see several boxes that have been checked. Ensure the following are UNCHECKED …
Sections
IAT/EAT
Drives/Partition other than Systemdrive (typically C:\)
Show All (don't miss this one) [external image: Posted Image] Click the image to enlarge it
Then click the Scan button & wait for it to finish.
Once done click on the [Save..] button, and in the File name area, type in "ark.txt"
Save the log where you can easily find it, such as your desktop.
**Caution**
Rootkit scans often produce false positives. Do NOT take any action on any "<— ROOKIT" entries
Please copy and paste the report into your Post.
I guess my chances of having a clean system are looking grim?
If you think so then I'll start backing up my files, its mostly just my music and a few other files(pictures etc etc) i need to back up
most of the other programs I can restall and download
I'd try this first as the drive you don't have connected right now won't boot and the error you received: can not read data, so anything you do with that drive won't do any good at this point.
Connect that drive only, startup by booting with your Windows CD.
Note To start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, you must configure the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer to start from your CD-ROM.
To run the Recovery Console from the Windows XP startup disks or the Windows XP CD-ROM, follow these steps:
Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD drive, and then restart the computer.
Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive if you are prompted.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you must access from the Recovery Console.
When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the appropriate commands to diagnose and repair your Windows XP installation.
At the windows prompt type in: Fixboot and tap enter key
Type in Exit and try to reboot normal.
If that doesn't work, go through the same steps but use: FIXMBR and tap enter key
Type in Exit and try to reboot normal.
Note To start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, you must configure the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer to start from your CD-ROM.
To run the Recovery Console from the Windows XP startup disks or the Windows XP CD-ROM, follow these steps:
Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD drive, and then restart the computer.
Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive if you are prompted.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you must access from the Recovery Console.
When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the appropriate commands to diagnose and repair your Windows XP installation.
At the windows prompt type in: chkdsk /r <–note the space it needs to be there and tap enter key
It completed and said
"A error which cannot be recovered from"
I think im just going to go with a clean format
shitty deal, but i did manage to back up most if not all of my files =)
Running from the D drive
•Log on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group
•Click on START and choose Control Panel
•Click on Performance and Maintenance Note: If you do not see Performance and Maintenance listed, click on Switch to Category View on the left pane of the window.
•Click on Administrative Tools
•Double-click on Computer Management
•Click once on Disk Management under Storage on the left
•Scroll down the list of drives until you find the drive marked as (D:)
•Right-click on the drive marked as (D:) and click on Change Drive Letter and Paths…
•Click on the Change… button change it to C:
•Click on OK and click Yes to the confirmation prompt