hello everyone.

I have huge problem and i will try to be as simple as possible.

I have pentium III from 2001 (I know! - 512ram, 933mhz, 2hdds 40gb). It worked ok, 
so far, more or less.
This weekend I somehow lost my mails in outlook express and downloaded some program 
through emule to recover them. I started the exe file (which was zipped while downloading) 
and my pc was restared.

After that My pc just restarts on its own. 

Safe mode was unreachable. It just write some lines/text and restarts.

At first i succeded doing start with last configuration that worked and windows xp 
pro sp1 started. but after few minutes bluse screen appeared and i had to restart 
pc. It happened again and again. I think that even that text on blue screen chnaged 
from time. It did mention hardwere software and disk space or something. After couple 
of times it started restarting even without bringing up windows. It stopes and restarts 
itself on the moment logo of windows appeares and then restarts.

sfae mode still doesnt work
last configuration that worked doesnt work anymore

i couldnt find my xp installion disk to check that.

a few weeks ago i changed my power supply. I had some problems after that. Like power-start 
button on pc didn't work. But it was all ok.

I am helpless. Maybe it has to do with that program i tried to exectute, maybe it 
is hardware. maybe it is my old pc 

maybe all of that.

I just want my pc working again as soon as possible.

Thank you!

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If you cannot use "last known good" or boot off of a XP CD, then you might have one option, to make a set of boot disks, then try to get to the recovery console.. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994/ then: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

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So I should make those disks on some other pc... Since I can not do anything with 
my pc. 

I will try to get windows xp cd tomorrow, since i couldn't find my own. and try to 
recover windows, and maybe solve the rpoblem or minimize one reason from the list 
of possible problems

thank you for taking note on my problem, anyway!

any other suggestions...

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That way I mentioned would be the tough way..if you can get a XP CD and boot off of it, you could possibly get to the recovery console or perhaps do a repair install...

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Hi Jeff

You may be able to get Recovery Console on a boot CD - 

http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso
http://www.mharding.net/downloads/xp_recovery_cd.iso

Try Windows Advanced Options menu - Safe Mode F8 again - Disable automatic restart 
on s f  

This may reveal the blue screen as a Windows Stop error and give a pointer to the 
problem

David







On Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 5:19 pm, Jeff wrote:

>hello everyone.

>

>I have huge problem and i will try to be as simple as possible.

>

>I have pentium III from 2001 (I know! - 512ram, 933mhz, 2hdds 40gb). It worked ok, 

>so far, more or less.

>This weekend I somehow lost my mails in outlook express and downloaded some program 

>through emule to recover them. I started the exe file (which was zipped while downloading) 

>and my pc was restared.

>

>After that My pc just restarts on its own. 

>

>Safe mode was unreachable. It just write some lines/text and restarts.

>

>At first i succeded doing start with last configuration that worked and windows 
xp 

>pro sp1 started. but after few minutes bluse screen appeared and i had to restart 

>pc. It happened again and again. I think that even that text on blue screen chnaged 

>from time. It did mention hardwere software and disk space or something. After couple 

>of times it started restarting even without bringing up windows. It stopes and restarts 

>itself on the moment logo of windows appeares and then restarts.

>

>sfae mode still doesnt work

>last configuration that worked doesnt work anymore

>

>i couldnt find my xp installion disk to check that.

>

>a few weeks ago i changed my power supply. I had some problems after that. Like 
power-start 

>button on pc didn't work. But it was all ok.

>

>I am helpless. Maybe it has to do with that program i tried to exectute, maybe it 

>is hardware. maybe it is my old pc 

>

>maybe all of that.

>

>I just want my pc working again as soon as possible.

>

>Thank you! 

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It says:

"A problem has been detected...

Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. if a driver is identifiednin the stop 
message, disable the driver or check with manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing 
video adapters.

Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable Bios memory options 
such as cahing or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, 
restart your comp, press f8 to selecet advanced startup options and thens elect safe 
mode.

technical information:

*** STOP: 0x0000007e (0x0000005, 0xF26B4C7d, 0xF8A0D300, 0XF8A0D000)

*** srosa.sys - adress F26B4C7D base at F26B4C7D, datestamp 00000000"




so that's what is written after I start in suggested way. Blue screen appears during 
windows logo.

I know i tried already disabling shadowing but it didn't help. 

what do you suggest!

Thank You very much

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Hi Jeff

srosa.sys

Google search on this - see the reports that this is malware

Read -
http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/security/malware.html
Dealing with Spyware and Other Malware

How Malware is Installed - refers to e-mule

Examples of places to go to register for expert help that have been mentioned on 
the Forum are -

Spyware Beware
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17

GeeksToGo
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Must-Read-Before-Posting-Hijackthis-Log-t2852.html

Tom Coyote 
http://forums.whatthetech.com/Before_Posting_A_Hijackthis_Log_self_Help_t57813.html

David







On Monday, January 21, 2008 at 2:08 am, Jeff wrote:

>It says:

>

>"A problem has been detected...

>

>Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. if a driver is identifiednin the 
stop 

>message, disable the driver or check with manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing 

>video adapters.

>

>Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable Bios memory options 

>such as cahing or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, 

>restart your comp, press f8 to selecet advanced startup options and thens elect 
safe 

>mode.

>

>technical information:

>

>*** STOP: 0x0000007e (0x0000005, 0xF26B4C7d, 0xF8A0D300, 0XF8A0D000)

>

>*** srosa.sys - adress F26B4C7D base at F26B4C7D, datestamp 00000000"

>

>

>

>

>so that's what is written after I start in suggested way. Blue screen appears during 

>windows logo.

>

>I know i tried already disabling shadowing but it didn't help. 

>

>what do you suggest!

>

>Thank You very much 

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Yeah, and it's a Rootkit Trojan (Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Bagle.cu). 

Jeff should get on it ASAP. Get to one of those malware forums. Downloaders continue 
to d/l and install more malware.


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