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re: 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 9:19 am Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) "I tried reparing Windows" What did you do exactly? Do you have a full-install CD for WXP, or do you have a recovery disk from the computer manufacturer? What kind of computer? On Friday, March 17, 2006 at 6:33 am, Andrey Korikov wrote: >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)? [Reply or follow-up 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! Friday, March 17, 2006 at 9:20 am Posted by Terry G. (119 messages posted) Check Google. Here is one page that helps: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000217.htm TG. [Reply or follow-up 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! Friday, March 17, 2006 at 9:22 am Posted by Terry G. (119 messages posted) The link didn't work. Here it is again: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000217.htm [Reply or follow-up 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! Friday, March 17, 2006 at 10:09 am Posted by Bobcat (274 messages posted) You might be able to fix it using this: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/intro/ Create the bootable CD on another computer using the same operating system. On Friday, March 17, 2006 at 6:33 am, Andrey Korikov wrote: >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)? [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 XP Discussion Forum