How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! Friday, March 17, 2006 at 6:33 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Andrey Korikov (1 messages posted) I found an adware on my computer which was in the file "smss.exe" located in the "system 32" folder. I removed it from the folder and restarted the computer so that I could then delete it. But then Windows wouldn't start up! It gave me a blue screen with an error message, then restarted again and this was happening in cycles. I tried reparing Windows, and it just froze in the middle of the instalation. I don't want to compleatly re-install Windows since it'll delete the My Documents folder. Is it possible to start Windows from the CD so that I can move that file back to its original folder (I moved it out to the desktop before restarting)? Responses to this message: re: How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! (jcw: Friday, March 17, 2006 at 9:19 am) re: How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! (Terry G.: Friday, March 17, 2006 at 9:20 am) re: How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! (Bobcat: Friday, March 17, 2006 at 10:09 am) All messages in this thread [show all] How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! (Andrey Korikov: Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 6:33 am) re: How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! (jcw: Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 9:19 am) re: How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! (Terry G.: Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 9:20 am) re: How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! (Terry G.: Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 9:22 am) re: How do you start Windows using the CD? I 've accidently removed the file that is responsible for system start up! (Bobcat: Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 10:09 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum