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re: Boot fails after asking for 'dfs.vxd' file. Monday, March 6, 2006 at 4:58 am Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) Have you entered the file name in any search engine? Even the one here for the forums? Because I'm relatively sure I saw similar questions going through here before now. If my memory is halfway accurate, your symptoms may point toward a malware infection. Run the local search at least. . Kiwi ** On Sunday, March 5, 2006 at 6:54 pm, Jon wrote: >Hi, on booting I am informed that there are files missing that windows might need >and to press any key to continue. When the boot gets to the last one of these (there >are about 3 I think) 'dfs.vxd' and after I have presses a key the boot process freezes. >I have to then switch the computer off at the mains and select a start up with step >by step confermation which, if I'm lucky, will enable me to start Windows. I have >done a SFC and it finds no files missing. What can I do to get my system booting >normaly ?...... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Boot fails after asking for 'dfs.vxd' file. Monday, March 6, 2006 at 5:35 am Posted by Jon (112 messages posted) Hi, yeah I did have a google. It seemed too complicated so I have reinstalled windows. Now I can start my computer. Thanks for the reply. On Monday, March 6, 2006 at 4:58 am, Kiwi wrote: >Have you entered the file name in any search engine? Even the one here for the forums? > Because I'm relatively sure I saw similar questions going through here before now. > If my memory is halfway accurate, your symptoms may point toward a malware infection. > Run the local search at least. > > > > > . > >Kiwi > >** > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Boot fails after asking for 'dfs.vxd' file. Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 4:36 am Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) The definition of "too complicated" is a subjective one. Too typically, I have a ton of stuff on a PC and a reinstall is not at all simple here on my systems. On the other hand, with a Ghosted Image of the boot partition, a wipe and replace is fairly simple to perform. . Kiwi ** On Monday, March 6, 2006 at 5:35 am, Jon wrote: > >Hi, yeah I did have a google. It seemed too complicated so I have reinstalled windows. >Now I can start my computer. Thanks for the reply. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Boot fails after asking for 'dfs.vxd' file. Friday, March 10, 2006 at 12:28 am Posted by Jon (112 messages posted) Actually my solution may not have been the best really. For starters the re-install wiped my Linux partition and as I didn't do a full wipe and install it's quite possible that the malware that might have been causing the problem is still there/here. My subscribed connection isn't working at all so prehaps I DO need to do what you suggested the first time around........... On Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 4:36 am, Kiwi wrote: >The definition of "too complicated" is a subjective one. Too typically, I have a >ton of stuff on a PC and a reinstall is not at all simple here on my systems. On >the other hand, with a Ghosted Image of the boot partition, a wipe and replace is >fairly simple to perform. > > > > . > >Kiwi > >** > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Boot fails after asking for 'dfs.vxd' file. Friday, March 10, 2006 at 1:15 am Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) |For starters the re-install wiped my Linux partition | Jon Are you sure it didn't just clear out your boot loader? Microsoft is a real bastard when it comes to the boot sector. Windoze always thinks it is the *only* OS and overwrites the boot sector without any consideration. Getting Linux back may be as easy as this: http://www.google.com/search?q=reinstall-LILO [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Boot fails after asking for 'dfs.vxd' file. Friday, March 10, 2006 at 9:51 pm Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) Your duplicate thread is gone now. So is a caution that was addressed to you in it. Dealing with online P2P file sharing is merely asking for infections; it's a "poorly policed" (Ha!) environment in which the files are as likely to be loaded with malware as they are to be clean. . Kiwi ** On Monday, March 6, 2006 at 4:58 am, Kiwi wrote: >Have you entered the file name in any search engine? Even the one here for the forums? > Because I'm relatively sure I saw similar questions going through here before now. > If my memory is halfway accurate, your symptoms may point toward a malware infection. > Run the local search at least. > > > > > . > >Kiwi > >** > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum